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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 22 September 1925, Page 4

At :i meeting, of the Christchurch Tramway Hoard it was reported that tie deficit for the current financial year, commencing April 1, was £7478. A motor cyclist had a lucky let-off whilst riding on the Fraser Road on Sunday afternoon. An electric power pole had fallen across the road, and the cyclist, coming np over a rise, crashed into the obstruction. He hit the wires attached to the pole- first, but fortunately the lino had not been long erected, and had not been livened up. The leopard which escaped from the Auckland zoo lias evaded all efforts to capture it. It was seen in a garden at Mount Albert, hut it made off stealthily into neighbouring cover. A close watch is being kept. Efforts will be made to capture the beast alive.

The body of a young woman, which was washed ashore near Terawhiti, Wellington, oil Sunday afternoon, has not yet been identified. No one has been reported, missing from Wellington. It is suggested that the. discovery may have a. bearing on the recent Fox ton' boating tragedy. At the Riccarton (Christchurch) racecourse on Saturday an elderly man Jell down and expired within a few minutes. There was nothing about him by which he could he identified, but yesterday the body was identified as being that of George Vincent, a well-known resident of Mount Peel. He had suffered from heart trouble for some time, and an inquest will not be necessary.

A vivid display ol the gorgeousiy coloured Aurora Australis was observed in Masterton last evening. The phenomena commenced shortly before seven o’clock, lasting for thirty minutes, and the kaleidoscopic changes of the richly-toned orange, pink and red, relieved with faint rays heavenward, resembling a searchlight display, presented a rare spectacle.

A lady resident of the South. YY airarapa, noted as an amateur driver of merit, is having constructed a caravan body on a lignt motor lorry chassis with which she intends to tour variotts parts of the Dominion. The ‘ ‘house” is a compact two-roomed structure, fitted with three .bunks, under one of which is concealed fi bath. A wardrobe with a full panel mirror is built into inis room. The rear room_ is used as a kitchen and living quarters, containing a kerosene stove, table, stools and cupboards. The structure is amply ventilated with windows, and is equipped with electric light.

An inquest was begun yesterday at Wellington on the body of a child found at the Tliorndon station luggage room. Dr. Lynch, pathologist at the Wellington Hospital, described the body as that of a fully developed male, which had breathed. ‘ Death occurred within seventy-two hours of birth. He could not say whether the injury to the head was the actual cause of death. It- could not have caused death if the child had received proper attention. The inquest was adjourned. At a meeting the Otago Radio Association at Dunedin last night the following motions were passed: —“That this association views with great concern the. recent decision of the Government to erect two broadcasting stations only instead of four, as promised, and, further, that- this association considers the above decision to be a breach of faith with listeners-in; that this association .urge the Government to immediately carry out their promise and erect the stations previously agreed upon or take over the stations at present in operation and make such alterations and additions as are necessary to bring them uu to date.

Under the will of the late Hon. C. H. Izard, M.L.C., of Wellington, a very large sum is left on trust for charitable ana education purposes after the payment of certain legacies. The bulk of the estate is left, subject to a life interest to the widow, upon trust on the following terms for such charitable or educational purposes or objects to be carried out or effected within the Dominion of New Zealand as the Wellington City Council shall from time to time by resolution direct or appoint, and in such share or proportions (if more than one object or purpose) and in such manner and form in every respect as sucli council shall from time to time by resolution direct or appoint. A brutal assault on an elderly woman was committed at Northland by an unknown assailant shortly after midnight on Saturday (says a Wellington Press Association message). Mrs J. Read, of Wilton road, who had been to the Town Hall, was about to enter her gate when she was suddenly attacked by a man from behind and received a severe blow in the face, which dazed her considerably. Her hag, which contained a purse* with a tram ticket and a few coppers, was snatched from her hand and the assailant made off. Mrs Read was later found by her daughter and assisted home. Her hag was recovered in some gorse by the roadside. Mrs Read, who is 57 years of age, sustained injuries which necessitated her removal to the hospital.

F. J. Stewart, aged 30, a single man, was killed at Perrin’s Ford, Kaiapoi, through the car in which he was ,a passenger overturning. At the inquest on Stewart. L. C. Inder stated that he was returning from .Amberley through Rangiora to avoid the Main North Road to. Christchurch under the direction of Stewart. As he approached Kaiapoi he did not- notice a bad corner at Forest’s Ford. He got slightly off the road and attempted to recover the road at the corner, but the grade of the road was. against the turn and the sharp corner caused the car to. overturn. The verdict was that death was due to injuries received in a motor accident at the. Forrest's Ford corner. The coroner recommended that it was desirable that a white fence, should be erected at the corner to warn motor traffic at night.

The annual report of the directors of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. (says a message from Christchurch) contains the following: “The confident 4 anticipations expressed last year have been fulfilled, and we feel that the accounts now presented to you null be considered satisfactory. The gross profit amounted to £224,531 15s, against £191,281 5s lOd last year, an increase of £33,250 9s 2d. The net profit unon trading operations amounted to £60,183 17s lOd, from which has been deducted the cost of renovations and alterations to* premises, and any bad debts dealt with during the year have been written out of the profits, thereby 'caving our reserve for doubtful, debts intact. In fact it has increased to £45,000. Presuming the proposal for a reduction of the capital, etc., as recentlv submitted to shareholders and which was carried by an overwhelming majority, is confirmed, it is proposed to pay a six months’ dividend to preference shareholders.”