LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 13 October 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Through an. avalanche, at Mount Cook, Ball Hutt, fourteen miles from the Hermitage, was swept away. This hut was at a height of 3402 ft, and was built by the Government in 1891 on the site of the Rev. Mr Green’s fifth camp.

Two suspected .cases of infantile paralysis, in, girl aged 16 from Cheviot, and a boy aged one year from Riccarton, are under observation at the Christchurch Hospital.

At the Magistrate’s Court at Rangiora yesterday, John Teporia Martfin Piki was remanded on bail on a charge that on, or about December 16, 1924, at Nelson, being a, postal officer, he did steal the sum of £7 2s, the property of the Postmaster-General. —Press Association.

There was an accident at Blpketown yesterday (says a Greymouth message). A boy named Dalton Kelly was walking oii stilts when he fell fracturing both legs. A Sydney message says that the totalisator investments at the Randwick spring meeting amounted to £272,912, compared with £306,513 at the previous spring carnival. Throughout the year there has been a marked decrease" in totalisator investments generally. The construction of the new Public Works settlement at Tangararakau Flat is being pushed ahead, and already thirty huts for single men have been erected. A start has been made with the building of a cookhouse, which will measure 51ft x 33ft. Provision has also been made for the erection of forty cottages for married men, and four of these have been completed already. The water supply is brought by means of a pipe line from an old Maori fortification some distance away, and it is thought that from this source sufficient water power will be obtainable to generate electricity for the lighting of the village. Realising that they will have to provide their own amusements,' the workmen held a meeting on Wednesday night last, and decided to contribute £lO each for the purpose of establishing a picture show. —Stratford Post.

OUTRED’S SALE. Closing down underclothing department. Corsets 2/6, 3/11, 5/11, 6/11; Brassieres, 1/11, 2/3, 2/11, 3/11; Winceyette Nightdresses, 5/11; Spencers, 2/6; W. Cream All-Wool Vests, 3/11, 4/11, 6/6; W. Cream Ribbed Vests, 2/9, 2/11, 3/6, 3/11; Cream Woollen. Bloomers, 4/11, 5/11; Fleecy Lined Bloomers, navy and grey, 2/11; White Cotton Bloomers, 1/11; Tussore, Fuji and Jap Silk Bloomers, 5/6, C/ll; Cream and Natural Woven Combinations, 3/11, 4/11. Great reductions. Watch windows for further bargains.— A.dvt. BOOT REPAIRS. H. 8., Hawera, are experts at boot repairs, and the material they use is of the best. We sole, heel, pump, hand sewn or rivet soles with Evar-Wear leather. Bring us your repairs; our repairer is an expert at the, New Zealand Clothing Factory, Hawera.—Advt.

Tlie baby carnival, with 22 entries, which has been running for six weeks, lias just concluded at Pahiatua. It realised over £I2OO. Other amounts bring the total to over £1600., which will be devoted to the: fund for the erection of a Plunltet room and dental clinic building.

At a meeting held recently in. Carterton a branch of the N.Z. Friesian Association for the Wairarapa was formed, and it was arranged that the judges to select the Friesian team for the Royal Show should visit the Wairarapa herds to select any suitable animals for inclusion.

A fall of stone in a small eolliery worked by five men co-operatively at Dobson yesterday afternoon caused the death of James Ford, aged' 67, a miner, who had his thigh and two ribs fractured, dying from shock soon after being brought out. Deceased, who came a. couple of years ago from Scotland, was at the time taking out a pillar of coal. He leaves a grown-up family. A letter from one of the members of the Katana party, written from San Francisco, states that various residents there have shown great kindness to the party. One of these was free passes for a trip on the railways for a 500-inile radius. This was arranged (in return foil* kindneßS fill-own to officers of the American Fleet by Maoris while in New Zealand waters.

From October 1, seven square miles of coral-girt territory in the Pacific Ocean came under the control of New Zealand, instead of under the Colonial Office. The Tokelau Islands will be. administered from Apia by the Administrator of Western Samoa (MajorGeneral Sir George Richardson).

Special attention is drawn to the Farmers’ Co-op. pedigree Jersey buil fair to fee held at the Farmers’ .saleyards, Hawera, .to-morrow. The offering comprises 95 head, land are some of the ibest butterfat bulls to be offered this season. The sale commences at 12 o'clock and should attract the attention o.f a large number of buyers. A belief that there must of necessity be a serious slump after the Exhibition is the rather pessimistic notion held by a number of tradespeople. That there is no justification for such a pessimistic outlook, however, was stressed by Dunedin business men (who also happen to be keen students of economics). The principal of a large building concern said that everything pointed to boom times continuing for an indefinite period as far as his trade was concerned, and in order to give strength to his content tion he brought out an armful of plans and specifications of works that are to start immediately the Exhibition is disposed of.

“You can look at the booze, in. s« many ways,” says the Hawera “Sport” whose comments on this topic will be recited by Miss Joan Tonks at the Opera House, Hawera, to-night. Following this opening, Lionel B. Fletcher, one of the greatest platform orators in New Zealand, will review some of these “many ways”, in .liis rousing challenge to the pride and patriotism of all true-hearted citizens of “God’s Own Country.” All who regret the decay of fine oratory are invited to the Opera House to learn that there ,are still great speakers in the land.

After a chequered history of 63 years the old Post Office at Nokomai, near Athol, was closed down on September 30 (says the South-land Times). During this period four sub-postmasters have had charge of the office, the last being Mr. Alexander Cameron, In the early 70’s, it may be recalled, a man named Shepherd lost his life near there while endeavouring to -cross the Mataura while it was in flood, with, mails for Athol. Some inconvenience will probably he caused the settlers in this district until other arrangements for the disposal of the mails can be made.

» On a Southland mn of 4000 acres the rabbit is getting littlei rest, as Avar against him ha.s been declared)' in earnest. During the last 12 months nine rabbits to the acre, or 36,000 in all, have, been accounted for, and the fight is still going on. With the profits from the skins rabbit-proof netting is .being procured, and thus “Brer Rabbit” is helping to extinguish himself. If other runholders and farmers tackled the rabbit problem in the same manner, says a writer in an Invercargill paper, their numbers Avould soon be reduced.

The unusual sight of a man, formerly one of the leading criminal lawyers of New Zedland, but who has since, been struck off the rolls, appearing, not in the capacity of a solicitor, but as the employee of a mercantile firm which was concerned in a small judicial matter, was witnessed at the Magistrate’s Court in Hamilton recently. Although he appeared simply in the capacity of a private individual, like the old) war horse, he scented battle from afar, and made the most of his opportunity for cross-examinatidn. People sitting in the Court, unaware of his identity, sagely informed one another that he was “a bit of a lawyer ’ ’ —little dreaming that this employee of the business firm had previously handled some of the most complex lawsuits, in the Dominion. Since fthe war England' has gone ahead at a remarkable pace in her loading schemes, remarks Colonel Symonds, a roadmaking expert now in New Zealand. But there are still problems to be solved, the congestion in London being one of them. An arterial road circling the city was almost completed, having a radius of seven' miles, with Trafalgar Square as its centre. Hitherto the passage from one point on the diameter of London to another had often to be made through the congested streets of the city. Most important of recent developments, perhaps, had been the new roads from. London, to the Dover coast and to Southend. All three were 120 ft. wide and ran with remarkable directness. Americans, says Colonel Symonds, have, been advocates for concrete roads, but now they are finding the concrete cracks, and they are putting on a bitumen surface. They do not allow solid-tyred lorries to pass over fheir concrete- roads, but in spite of this precaution the concrete, it seems, is not lasting as well as it was expected to do.

A grand dance! in aid of the Football Club’s fundi will be held in the Ohangai Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening.

Our new dress department, with greatly increased space and, perfect lighting, is now completed, and a visit of inspection will be appreciated. We have just landed direct from British and Continental markets the newest in dress fabrics, comprising silk and wool Ottoman cords and Marocains, featuring the new shades of. nectarine, burnt amber, bois de rose, aqua marine, etc.; all-wool French delaines, rayon silks in beautiful multi-coloured effects, checks and self colours, novelty spun silks, all-wool and silk and wool costume tweeds, floral cotton marocains and voiles, linens, zephyrs, lingerie fabrics in silk and cotton, etc., in great profusion. Novelty designs and colours are in short lengths. Inspect while the selection is> at its best. —Harrops Ltd. —Advt.

Mr Richard Hampton has been appointed Dominion secretary of the New Zealand Railway Officers’ Institute. Mr Hampton was president of the A.S.R.S. until his promotion to the first division. It is interesting to note that Mr Hampton frequently expressed the opinion that there should be only one society tor the whole of the service,

The banking returns for the last quarter disclose generally a very satisfactory position. The shipping strike has not affected the figures so much as was expected. There is the customary reduction in deposits and advances as compared with the June quarter, but compared with a year ago the growth in deposits is a million and a half more than the advances. The deposits this year total £51,459,752 against £47,853,799 in 1924; advances £43,565,077 against £42,519,584 in 1924 v Of the deposits, £26,811,762 are free, £20,941,663 fixed and £3,706,327 Government. r rhe note circulation is £6,566,308, which is higher than since .1921, and the coin in hand stands at £7,724,228.

“I can’t help thinking what a great benefit the National Park will be to the people of New Zealand- when they realise what a really beautiful place it ie,” said the Mayor of Wellington, who has just returned to the city after a visit to the park. Mr Norwood said the board of control was exerting its best endeavours to increase the comfort of visitors to this great national playground. Further accommodation, he said, was being provided almost immediately, and it was hoped that a hostel worthy of the National Park would be provided at no distant date. “It may be that private enterprise will have an opportunity of providing such an establishment,” he added.

A very interesting and instructive lecture w r as delivered by Staff Captain E. T. Holmes last evening in the Salvation Army Hall on the subject of “Love, Courtship and Marriage,” The speaker dealt eloquently with his subject and interspersed his address with humourous anecdotes. Love was defined as a state between two persons—a state which was inexpressible in words. Courtship was dealt with fully as being a necessity for two persons to discover whether it would be possible for them to live harmoniously together. While short courtships did not necessarily tend to an unhappy marriage, they were to be discouraged. Before contemplating marriage, the parties should consider health and religious questions, it being desirable that they should be of the same sect. Before the lecture was given the large congregation joined in singing several hymns. The pool in connection with exchange on. London, arranged between Australian trading banks, including the Commonwealth Bank, in October of last year, in order to finance the export of Australian produce, proved of the greatest service. The pool is' still in being, and is continuing this season. Its chief work will again be the financing of export of primary produce, of which the season has now commenced. As before, e.aicli buyer will negotiate his documents Avitb. the bank which he prefers, but the bills in their sum total Avill be distributed between all the banks in certain agreed proportions. During the past eleven months the scheme has been closely Avatched by the banks, and a few adjustments have been m,ade, but there has been no alteration ini principle or in significant detail from the first accepted proposals. No term has been set for the agreement, and any bank is at liberty to withdraw.

The question of the suppression of names of persons appearing in court continues to occupy considerable attention at Auckland. “I should like to speak of a matter that is worrying me considerably,” said) Archbishop Averill at the annual meeting of the Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society, “and that is the growing practice of suppressing names of men who appear in the Police Court. The present position is absurd. A doctor was recently found drunk while driving his car, and when he AA T as charged in court his name was suppressed. Mr R. Marsack (ex-Super-intendent of Police): “Why should it be? It is not right that there should be one laAv for the rich and another for the poor. It is all very well to suppress the name of a first offender m some cases, but the thing has been done to death.” “It has not only been done to death,” said the Archbishop, “but it is even a direct encouragement to crime.” “That is so,” remarked Mr Marsack. “Publicity is the greatest of all deterrents, and there is no doubt whatever about it. The whole system of the suppression of names is being flagrantly overdone.”