LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 9 December 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

W®. aie advised of an error in the supplied report of the annual meeting of the W.C.T.U., Hawera branch. The secretary elected was Miss Kelly. The Financial Times (London) istates that, it -is understood the Wellington loan is just about cove-tod. lu order to ensure a good attendance of players lor the Hawera Tennis Club’s championship and handicap tournament, which takes place on December 20, 28, and 29, the- president left this morning to visit the tennis clubs in the Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay, and Wairarapa districts.

It is announced that broadcasting station WBBM, Chicago, 226 metres. 1500 watts power, will broadcast a special test programme for New Zealand on Monday, December 14, at 7 p.ni. New Zealand time. Prizes are being offered iii connection with the test. This station has been heard exceptionally well by a- number of New Zealand listeners on several occasions. WBBM is anxious to hear from those who are successful in tuning in on its sending. “The devil himself could not have done better, in. devising means of employing his Aviles to evadei payment of his debts,” stated Mr L. A. Taylor, in referring to a nath r e judgment debtor at the Haivera Magistrate’s Court this morning. “I ha\ r e had dealings with him for seven years,” continued Mr Taylor; but that gentleman ’.s stern attitude ivas completely broken down when the Magistrate (Mr •T. S. Barton, S.M.) interjected l interrogatively: “Who? The devil?”

A motor collision, which fortunately did 1 not result in personal injury, occurred at the High Street-Vogel Street intersection shortly before 7 o ’eloc"k last ei’eniug, when a native named Moku, of Taihape, Avho ivas driving a car away from the centre of the town, met a delivery van driven by Mr R. Roive, Avitli the result that the native’s car struck the back of the van Avitli such force that the impact smashed all tlie spoke® out of the back Avheel on the other side of the van. The ear ■merely sustained damage to a mudguard.

A fire at- 2 o’clock yesterday morning completely destroyed a 16-roomed boarding-house at Jva-ka- Point, a seaside resort fourteen miles from Bal-clut-lni. The proprietor, J. O. Shore, was the only inmate at the time, and he had barely time to escape from the burning building. The building Ava-s a wooden one, and as no water was available to fight the outbreak, the building Avas quickly demolished. The insurance on the building was £550 in the Norwich Union Office. The contents -Avere valued at £250, but Avere uninsured. The building Avas valued at £I2OO.

The following message in. a corked bottle; was picked up on the Moliaka beach on Sunday: “S.S. Ripple. Engine trouble; dark and stormy night; sinking fast. One; boat got away, but don’t think it will reach shore. — Engineer Nielson.” The manager of Rfelitar,dson and Co. at Napier is comparing the message with Neilson’s handwriting. He doubts whether it is a genuine message from the ill-fated Ripple. In an interview upon his arrival at Christchurch from Dunedin, the Hon. W. Peniber Reeves urged that New Zealand should keep up its standard of immigrants at all costs. He would not say English people were averse to coming to the Dominions. The. trouble was that 75 per cent, of the population was urban or suburban, and were not able to find: a place, in New Zealand. There was not a great surplus of agricultural labourers in England. New Zealand should not grudge; expenditure on the selection of suitable immigrants. A smart arrest was made at Whakatane yesterday (says a Press Assocition message)‘by Constables Cummings and Quin in connection with a burglary at Bridgets drapery premises the previous night. After making investi(rations the police visited a surface* man’s camp near the town and discovered the stolen goods in a paddock nearby. They afterwards arrested Matthew Murphy, county surfaceman, and Albert Alfred Ellis, a labourer. The accused will be brought before, the Police Court to-dlay and be charged with the robbery.

In the Supreme Court at Dunedin application ,was recently made by the New Zealand Hardware Company (now in liquidation) for a decision as to whether preference shareholders were entitled to have arrears of dividends paid up. Mr Justic Sim ruled that the articles of association ga,v© the preference shareholders the right of dividends. In winding up he considered that- the articles should be construed as «iviii° r preference shareholders; the right to be paid the amount they would have been entitled to as dividends out of profits while the company was a rroing concern had there been sufficient profits to- admit of a dividend being paid each year. There is now to be seen in Hawera at Messrs Purser and Suisted s shop a remarkable piece of craftsmanship in the form of a- doll’s house of live rooms, built in the very latest style. Each room contains furniture and fittings of every description, brushed off with due- regard to detail. The house was made by Rev. J. L. 4- ’ . Stratford, and is to be quitted by art union on behalf of the Anglican Church. It will be on view at Purser and Suisted’s for some dayand young ladies will be m ehaige dispose of tickets. Each succeeding year finds the annual atheltjc championship competitions for scholars of South Taranaki I nniaij Schools growing in popularity, dominations for this year’s events, to be held on the Showgrounds, Hawera, on Wednesday next, are bigger than evei. and show a grand total of 882 entries. In addition 43 teams v will compete m the relay races. The 100 yards- championship for junior boys has drawn the biggest entry, and no. less than ou bovs will face the starter in this event alone. No race has less than 39 competitors, while the average for the whole programme is 42. The youthful athletes are training assiduously, and a line day’s sport is assured.

Several “stowaways” are being accommodated at the Turakina Health Gamp, and -they.are probably the best advertise me mt tha.tDr Elizabeth Gunn has for the- beneficial work she is executing in connection with delicate school, children that have been left to her care, .says .the Wanganui Chronicle. lilt- appeals that tltese youngsters took it upon their own initiative to turn up- at the campi on the opening day, and they arrived with all the necessary equipment for going under canvas. Two of the “stowaways,•” as the genial doctor terms them, attended last- year’s camp, and were so favourably impressed with the treatment meted out to them that they could not resist the temptation to join their school mate s and return for more.

The granting of facilities at Auckland for hospital training of sixth year medical students was discussed yesterday by the University College Council. Professor Kenneth McKenzie said the University Commission had suggested that medical students in their final year ait Otago University should be given facilities for hospital work in places other than Dunedin. The commission had .nientioned Auckland Hospital. The chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board bad promised that facilities for sixth year students would be -available at the hospital. There was sufficient staff and apparatus at Auckland for the work, and the staff was willing to teach, under the auspices of the 'College Council. It was decided to draw up a report for the University Senate. Professor Segar: “It may astonish some of the southern people when they see it.” The cordial reception given New Zealanders in every part of the world was remarked upon by Mr. Preston Chambers, who returned to Auckland by the Aorangi. Mr. Chambers said he had found the fact that he was a New Zealander had opened many avenues. A remarkable instance was found while motoring in Canada. The border town of Niagara was reached, and the party came to a large bridge which seoarated the town from the State of New York on the other side of the river. They walked across, but were barred by the military sentries on the far side. However, when they informed the Americans that they were desirous of seeing .their country and had come from New Zealand they were allowed to drive for two hours on a nromise that thev would return. This was despite the fact that they had no passports. Dr Malcolm MacEachern, the highest authority on hospital management and efficiency in the American Continent, arrived by the Aorangi on a special mission on behalf of the New Zealand and Victorian Governments. He wi l ! proceed first to Victoria, returning to New Zealand at the beginning of February to commence two months’ msoection of the Dominion’s hospitals at the special invitation of the Department of Health. His present visit has nothing to do with hospital standardisation, being confined to an inspection of the hospitals of New Zealand and Victoria for the purpose of offering suggestions to the respective Governments. As lie put it himself: “The New Zeafand hospitals are not in need of the same rigorous control as hospitals in America. They have already attained a degree of efficiency that is world known, and from what I know the standard is far also ye what is demanded by my department in America.”