LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 August 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man named John Fahey, a resident of Allanton, dropped dead in the city yesterday, stated a Dunedin message."

The Hawera Highland Pipe Band will play i.n tihe streets of Man aid tonight, when a collection will be taken up for the uniform fund. The original ambulance wagon that was provided for the Opunake district is now doing duty as a sleeping car at a contract job. It is better suited for that work, comments the Times.

The spell'of wet weather which has prevailed lately in Poverty Bay has had a serious effect upon the hogget Hocks in the district. The losses through lungworm have been very high on some stations. The members of the Eltham Fire Brigade are working energetically in preparation for the annual . ball, to be aeld on Monday night next. There were six bankruptcies recorded jn the office of the Deputy-Official Assignee of Ha we r a (Mr. R. S. Sage) during the month of July. This was an increase of four on the figures for the corresponding month of last year. Some of the gear from the wrecked steamer Cyrena at Wanganui has been sold at bargain rates. A big anchor realised 10s, and the propeller brought 12s 6d. There was little competition for these articles, the average buyeT not having any use for same. The Hawera Municipal Band will hold its fortnightly pleasant Sunday afternoon in Kipg Edward Park tomorrow. The programme that has been arranged by the conductor (Lieut. Fox) is a good one, and it is expected that many people will take the opportunity of a promenade in the park to the music of the band. The Assessment Court dealing with valuations in Hamilton concluded its session, when judgment was delivered in connection with the objections lodged by property owners in Victoria Street. it was decided that iaJl properties to the valuation, of which objection bad Ibeen raised situated between the post office and the railway line should be reduced, 'by live per cent. A reduction of 7) per cent, on the Viotoiia Street properties between, the railway line and Liverpool Street was also made.

The monthly, meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held in the Methodist Bible Class room on Thursday, at which twenty members were present, Mrs. Reid presiding. It was just fourteen years since the late Mr. T. E. Taylor’s death, and the president spoke of bis good work for the temperance cause. Mrs. Hill was appointed evangelistic superintendent. She gave an interesting talk on “Impressions of the conference held recently at Waitara.” Two new members were enrolled. It was decided to hold a “Cradle race day” on August 11, during the afternoon. All mothers were invited to bring their babies. The prediction by the Minister of Railways (Hon. J. G. Coates) that the new railway tariff would be in operation about the first week in August seems likely to be fulfilled (says the Dominion). The Minister stated that the. Railway Board had 1 nearly completed its work on the tariff, which would be in the hands of Cabinet this week for final review and would probably be operative next week. “The luxuriousness of railway travelling in America is greatly exaggerated,” said Mr 11. E. Yaile, in the course of a lecture on the United States at Auckland, recently. “Pullman cars are the most uncomfortable things that have ever been invented. They make one think that the. Main Trunk express is not the worst train inj the world. In my opinion, England easily comes first from the point of view of comfortable railway travelling.”