LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 August 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During Monday night the shop of 11. and W. Hel.laby, butchers, ait the corner of YalLley Road and Dominion Road, Auckland, was broken into, the liafe being blown open with explosives and over 825 in cash secured. At the Ohangai smoke concert very appreciative reference was made to the kindness of Air J. E. O’Shea in proA'iding such a fine ground for the matches. The Union and the duo Avere much indebted to him.

While being conveyed in a motor-oar to tine (JhrLstcluircli hospital, the death occurred yesterday afternoon of Glen Cross, aged 23 years, avlio resided at Lincoln, Clrosts Avas suffering from a swelling on the neck, and he Avas being taken to the hospital an a motor-car driven by Dr. Cooke, of Lincoln. Opportunity Avas taken by Air P. Slieahan, Air Tidswell and other speakers at Ohangai last night to acknoAvledge in very flattering terms the consistent and enthusiastic support giA-en to niid-Aveek Rugby by the. HaAvera Star. That assistance, they agreed, had been a a-cry material help and encouragement to the Union and to the clubs.

The Avomen of the United States spend 0,000,000 dollars (about £1,200,000) daily in beautifying themselves, according to a report submitted at; the Beauty Specialists’ Convention, held in. Chicago this month. In 1925 .17,850,000 boxes of rouge, were used, and also hair dye to tlie Auilue of 7,000,000 dollars (about £1,400,000). These facts and figures might be summed up as the. association between the Dollar Princess amt the dolling process.

A.ii unidentified motor-ear party of ymitlis and girls ran down John Law, a married man, avlio was cycling on a country road on Sunday afternoon, says a Press Association message from .Waimate. They left him unconscious on the road, where he AA-as found and sent to hospital by another motorist. His injuries were painful, though not serious.

Oil Monday night there Avas a narrow escape from a serious accident at lflotoma. Two heaA r y cars, one a twelveI cylinder car owned by Kusabs and driven by a man named Hira, met a seven-seater oar owned by a man named Lowrie and driven by a man aiamed Woods-in Tutanekai Street. Both cans Avere badly smashed. Woods Avas badly bruised and cut, but the other occupants escaped injury. The matron of the Public Hospital acknowledges with grateful thanks the receipt of donations as beloAV : Fknvers from Presbyterian Church P.AV.AI.IJ., Mrs Sinclair (Manaia), Airs Pease and Mrs Hunter (HaAvera), Mrs A. Larcom (Ararata), ladies’ committee school jubilee; papers and 1 magazines from Air Lonsdale; magazines from Airs Buckrell, Mrs A; Gray, Airs AVestwood 1 ; books for children, Airs Smart, Jackie and Alickie Dolman (also toys); cakes and sweets, Air C. Gifford; eggs, Airs Arbon and Airs Duggan; butter, Airs Dahinden; vegetables, Mrs Wright; fiA’e gramaphone records from an expatient. New rules for the trials of defended divorce actions haA-e been made by the Judges of the Supreme Court. Where in a defended cause adultery is the ground, or one of the grounds, on Avliich relief is sought, the cause shall be tried before the Judge and a common jury of 12. Ail other causes, Avhether defended or undefended, shall be tried' before the Judge alone. Subject to the provisions of sections 24 and 38 of the Act, any cause may be ordered to be tried otherAvise than is proA-ided, and Avhere, in a cause in Avhieh an ans Aver lias been filed, neither the respondent nor any corespondent attends in person, or by counsel nit (the trial, the cause, in the discretion of the Judge, may be tried without a jury. The Westpoat-Stockton Coal Company had a successful, trial on Saturday of its flume for conveyance of coal by water five and three-quarter miles from the mountain top to the raihvay line. Everything AA-orked Aveil, 65 tons of coal traversing the full distance in 36 minutes and arriving at its destination Avithout any apparent damage. While several other mines are worked on this principle, the West-port-Stockton’s is on the largest scale yet attempted in the Dominion, and the success attending this work is regarded as likely to have a big effect bn the transport of coal from all other mines Avorked under the present gravitation conditions. So far as Stockton is concerned, it will cut down considerably transport costs, as Avell as ulloav greater production, the fiuining displacing tho costly electric motor Avork at present in use.

“Laugli that one off” is a part tif the American language that one hears among the me not the fleet. Pome Jackies make use of the; phrase a dozen" times a day, or wheneA-er anything seem s tb bore them ' and they don’t want to talk about it. They have a language of a similar khid about dancing that is apparent'y qu tc popular and certainly expressive. Anyone who takes a girl to a dance “drags.” He is a “sheik” and she his “sweetie,” his “sweet mama.” or his “Sheba.” To throw one’s Aveight about is to “high-hat,” and to try ty> be too fashionable is to he “Ritzy” or “snappy.” Feet are “dogs’’ or “puppies” ; money is “jack” or “dough’' ; anything that is silly is “bunk” or “hull” : and a si’ly person is a “dixzv.” Other Americanisms that almost ‘ explain their own meaning are “beat it,” or “shove off” ; “gadget,” “'can it,” “guy.” ‘Fk>»>,” or “bimbo.” “hooch” and “chow.”

Or.kikeite.rs .in 'Tia.iia.ma.ki Avill be interested to learn that Air H. Lambert, member bf the Stratford .senior cric-ket team, has been awarded the bat- donated by Messrs. Bennett and Sutton for the best bowling average last season among players in the South Taranaki competition. This evening a. lecture will he given ■t the Borough Council Chambers by Mr. John. Houston, L.L.B. on “Partnerships.” This is a- matter Avhieh is of.prime interest, to all business men, arid the Accountants Students’ Society, under- whose amp ivies the lecture Avill I>e ig.iv-en. invites them to lie present.

All interested in the work of the Oh awe Beach Improvement Committee are reminded that a meeting will be held on Friday evening next in the Star Office. Tit- is hoped that a large ’number Avill attend, for there is much work that can be done by the committee. There are still a feAv lines of oddments left OA-er from the Afelbourne’s Sale, and these are being put in at absolutely glve-aAvay prices in, order to clear. These are a feAv instances — Men’s tAveed coats and vests,. 16/11; double bed white blankets, 45/- pair; men’s cashmerette neglige shirts. 5/6; ail drapery remnants at half price.— Advt. . ’

Teeth can scruDch without aching after using Barraclough’s Magic Nervine ; 1/6. —Advt.

More than SOO lives were saved along the New South Wales coast by members of the Surf Life-Saving Association of Australia during 1923 and 1924, according to a statement made by” ’a deputation recently to the Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page). The visit of the American fleet means the circulation of a large sum of money. It is estimated, lor instance, that two million pounds were spent in Australia, and that in New Zealand fully half this amount will change hands. Three Stratford business men the other day canvassed the town with a view to obtaining subscriptions i n aid of the Massey Memorial. They did not meet with a refusal, and the result of the canvass was entirely satisfactory (the Post says). The Wanganui Harbour Board is verv anxious to get rid of the remains of the oil carrier Cyrena, and has requested the owners to do away with them by means of a charge of gun cotton, the board offering to pay half the cost, “Auckland is half the siz e of a New York oemietery ancl twice as dead,” was the opinion expressed by an American sailor of the Queen City of the North. The New Zealand Herald admits that Auckland, if not actually chilly, has not opened her heart to the visitors.

Frank !/eslie Anderson, chemist, aged 37 was committed for trial at Auckland on a charge of having forged the names of A. Gillon and )\. Smith ,in a, retailer’s opium hook kept by him with the intent that they he acted on a.s genuine. Accused was at the tune manager of tho Friond'y Societies’ Disnensarv, Devoirport. ‘ He was arrested in Wellington on August <j, just betore the Maunganui sailed for Sydney.— Press Assn.

A. Westport man questioned the fairness of the balloting for jurymen, so the Magistrate invited him to go and see how the lists were prepared and the ballots conducted, and even allowed him to draw th e names from the box. He did so, and the first name he drew from the box was his own. Some fellows have all the luck. The. Supreme Court opened befoiro Mr. Justice Sim at Invercargill yesterday. Leslie Charles Holiday pleaded guilty to bigamy. Mix Honour said it was absuird to talk of probation in such a case. He sentenced accused to on© year’s imprisonment. James Gibbs, found guilty of incest with a recommendation to leniency, was sentenced to two years’ reformative detention.

To break open and interfere with the contents of about a dozen postal boxes was the work of a thief or thieves operating in various parts of Christchurch yesterday. Addington, Fendalton, Riccartom and Bealley Avenue were visited, and the amazing part of the offences is that they were carried out in the broad daylight of the late afternoon. How much the thieves interfered with the mail matter will not be known until the post office receives inquiries for missing letters. The second hearing of a charge of wife murder against Frederick Peter Mouat will be started in’ the Supreme Court at Cthristehui’ch on Monday next before. Mr. Justice Reed, says a Press Association message from Christchurch. The first hearing in the Supremo Count occupied several d ays early last May. and after a lengthy retirement the jury announced that it could not agree. Grea-t interest was taken in the case, in the course of which remarkable scientific evidence was called, and each session of the court was watched by a crowded gallery.