LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is eleven years to-day since Britain declared war on Germany.

Between £2OOO and £3OOO will be paid out at Hawera, to-day by the Native Trositee ito native owners of land heild under the West Cba'st Settlement Reserves Act. The money paid out really repiv.se(its the rents pan; to the Native Trustee by the .European lessees.

At Lyttelton yesterday morning there was no response to the call lotmen to discharge bulk phosphate from the Pearl moor. The watersidens demand 3s an Ihorn*, while the award rate Ls 2s 7.id. There is a large quantity of .shipping in port and one or two ycsselKsi are working short-handed.

A “shop day” in aid., of the Boy Scouts is to be held-in Morrissey’s shop in Union Street on Saturday, August 8. The promoters would greatly appreciate donations of produce of all Kinds, to be devoted to this worthy cause. Further particulars appear in a notice in our advertising columns. A Melbourne message says that Cyrus Braby, charged with tire murder. of Southwick, was remanded for ten days for medical observation. The police gave evidence that there was no douibt Draiby was quite mad. Southwick was a well-known wealthy estate agent, who was found dead, with his head blattered, in his garage in South Yarra.

The geysers at Whakarewarewa have been ,very busy- lately, both night and day. Poliutu has had a week out, setting a lead to all the little geysers in a perfect outbreak of thermal dissipation, says the Rotorua Chronicle. The mud geysers, in their heavy way, are also responding to the general spirit of gaiety. Steam jets are visible throughout the whole of the long valley which extends from Whakarewarewa across the old Taupo Road.

’lhe Health Department figures show, a substantial increase in diphtheria, there being 30 notifications this week, 11 more tnan last week. A case of leprosy from the Wairarapa district was notified. The patient is not a white man. The last case was notified in 1922. The Nelson and Marlborough districts are free from disease of any nature. The figures for the week are: Taranaki and Horowhenua districts— Diphtheria 15, tuberculosis 3, influenza 1, pneumonia 4, septic abortion. 1. Wairarapa and East Cape districts — Scarlet fever 2, diphtheria 4, enteric fever 2, tuberculosis 4, pneumonia 1, leprosy 1. Central Wellington district —Scarlet "fever 4, diphtheria 11, tuberculosis 2, erysipelas 2, puerperal' fever 1. The cases total 58, an increase of 12.

A case was heard at the Arbitration Couyt at Oamaru yesterday, in which Catherine Ann Bolton claimed £750 as compensation from the Waitaki County Council in respect to the death of her husband. Deceased was a surfaceman in the employ of the council. During the performance of duties he sustained an injury to a finger, and septic poisoning resulted. He was admitted to hospital, and died a few days later. The hospital surgeon stated on the certificate that the cause of death was pneumonia. The statement of claim alleged that pneumonia was the result of the poisoning of the finger. After hearing medical evidence the court gave judgment for the defendants, holding that the evidence did not disclose that pneumonia was th<Ji result of the injury to the finger as alleged.

A. meeting which may prove the fore_ runner of an important movement was held by u number of country visitors, wives of delegates to the, Farmers’ Union Conference at Wellington. They met for the purpose of forming a! country women’s division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. Among the objects are getting into touch with the women who live .in the country districts, particularly those in the backblocks, and holding out to them the hand of friendship. An executive was set up, consisting of Mrs. Poison (president), Mrs. C. C. Jackson, and Mrs. W. Matheson (vice-presidents), and Mrs. Pow (secretary). Everyone present was enrolled a member and each pledged herself to secure two others, equally to pledge themselves to get two more, and so on until they gathered in size and momentum. It was hoped by the formation of branches in the various country districts to reach many of the more or less isolated settlements and farms.

Convalescing in Wanganui is Dorothy Annabel, aged 13, who was recently the victim of a terrible accident a,t iNgamatapouri, inland from Waverley (says a Wanganui exchange). The girl was .sitting m front of the .stove preparing a school lesson, when a terrific explosion occurred. Her mother, who was milking some distance away, found the child writhing in agony, and holding up the stump of her hand. After first akl a motor was procured, and a start made for Wanganui Hospital, an eight hours’ journey. At several places horses had to be procured to haul the car out of the mud. 'lhe explosion was heard by other settlers a mile away. The girl had three fingers blown clean ofi : , and the pencil .she was writing witn was shattered to fragments. It is supposed a detonator was in the coal. •

Oar lliverlea correspondent writes that arrangements for tlie grand ball to be held there to-morrow (Wednesday) evening are wed In hand, and that a great night io expected. Tit© ladies of the district held a meeting last week to make final arrangements for the supper, which will be quite U P to me best ever given in Riverlea. The music—piano, violins and drums —will t;e provided by Boulton’s Orchestra, which is a prime favourite amongst dancers all over Taranaki. Special attention i s to be given to the floor, and members of the committee are to meet on Wednesday morning for this purpose, and for decorating and other work at the hall. Alaiden and open waltzing competitions are to be he'd, and special novelty dances also, the arrangements for which are in the capable hands of Air F. Schmidt, whilst Alessrs E. Wills, A. Gibson and AY. E. Hev have been appointed Al’s.C. For .1,1 competitions good prizes are to be f iveil, and all who attend ar© sure of a most enjoyable night’s outing. This evening a lantern lecture will l>e delivered at- the Church of Christ, Wilson street, by Air Coulter, who has recently returned from mission work in Southern Rhodesia. Air Coulter will have associated with him Air and Airs Bowen, who are on their way to South Africa to take up missionary work. The public is invited to be present. OTJTRED’S. Just opened all new season’s goods. Spring Alillinerv, featuring models, smart English and American ready-to-wear s, exclusive and original creations. Great variety of smart dressy tunics in serge, gabardine, knitted silk - and / printed crepe de chines. Latest costumes, showing smart sporting tweeds, gabardines and serges. We invite your inspection. —Outred’s, High St., where the smart goods are.—Advt. Misery from corns Progandra cures them: 1/0. —Advt.

The body of William Crisp, who was entombed in the Rothburg colliery on July 21 lias been recovered, says a Sydney message. ,

Father Moore is shortly leaving Eltlram on a health recruiting trip to Ireland, and .is to be farewelled by the ELtham and Kiaponga ohurch members in the Town Hall, Elt-ham, Wednesday evening. Under the auspices ol the Hawera Accountants Society, a public lecture is to be given by Mr. G. R... Duncan in the Borough Cllianilbers to-morrow night on the subject of “Co-operative Diairy Companies.” This is a subject, which vitally affects the welfare of the district, and there is certain to be a large attendance is Mr. Dm ,can is an authority on co-ojperativo organisation of iliairy companies. A special invitation is extended by the society to dairy company secretaries and directors.

The Hawera agent of one of the principal steamship lines trading between .New Zealand and England informed a Star representative that the boking of passages for London for autumn sailings has commenced much earlier than usual this year. He expressed surprise at the large- number of bookings, as a result of which all the best accommodation for steamers s-ail- - in February, March and April has already been booked. As he remarked, there 'is evidently still a good deal of money in the country. A conference- at which Auckland, Wellington, • Christchurch, Dunedin, Napier, Invercargill, New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Timaru were represent, ed, has been held at Wellington to con. sider the competition of private ’buses with tramways, but it was not- open to the press.

“Many rumours are current, I know, but thev are quite unfounded,” said Dean Carrington, when askede if it was true that the committee of delegation set up to elect a bishop for the diocese of Christchurch had failed in its third- attempt. “That is not true, ’ he said. “We will not know anything definite for a month.” Dean Carrington said that there had been no decision to hand the responsibility of electing the to the Archbishop of Canterbury. t