LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 31 August 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man aged 40 to 50 years, Mhose name is not known, was knocked down in Symonds Street, Auckland, by a motor ’bus about six o’clock on Saturday night, and he died later in hospital. . , It is. expected that during this week Parliament will make progress with legislation.'' It looks impossible to get through the whole of the remaining Estimates this week, but it is most likely they will be disposed of next week. This will clear the way for the Public Works Statement and the Public Works Estimates. There are two more reports cf commissions yet to come before the House, one on agricultural education and the other on university education. Botli should be available soon. ' .

Word has neon received by the Department of Agriculture that the hist consignment of natural enemies for the control of pear midge, so disastrous to pear growing in New Zealand, will arrive shortly in the Dominion. Considerable difficulty was experienced in securing material, which has been procured by the Imperial Bureau of Entomology under instructions from the Department. It is hoped that the parasites will survive the journey from Europe Full arrangements have been made by a biological , laboratory lor feeding the insects in order to test out their efficiency in the coming season.

Conjecture as to what would have been the fate of Henry Ford if that great American industrialist had been in New Zealand during the past few years formed the basis of some interesting remarks by Mr. C. M. Ollivier, tlie newly-elected president ol the Canterbury Em plovers’ Association. •‘lf Henry Ford had been in New Zca. land,” said Mr. Ollivier, ‘‘l Ivelievo ho would have been hounded out of the country. He might have survived if he had contributed to the party funds—or he might have got a knighthood. He might also have, floated his business into a limited liability company, and chosen as his directors men •who are politicians, and thus have secured immunity from attack, and probably have been able to use the machinery of the* Government to attack his trade competitors. . I am not saving this in a n idle spirit,” Mr. Ollivier added. “You will find there is a great deal in it if you watch events in this country. Power is always abused unless the tenure of that power depends on equitable administration. The politician of to-day is trading upon ths patriotism of the people.” Great bargains will be the order of the day at Harrops Ltd. Great End-of-Season Sale, commencing Thursday July 30th. Goods of fashion and oddments will be simply given away, and substantial reductions quoted on all other lines. —Harrops Ltd.