LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 15 February 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A, Chinese named Sum Art, aged 40, was knocked down by a tramcar in Khyber Pass, Auckland, on Saturday night, and wa.s killed. He was married, his wife residing in China. He was a market gardener at Punmure. Jack McLeod, aged six and a half year, residing at 130 a Great North .Hoad, Auckland, was knocked down by a motor-car while crossing the road on Saturday. He had to have his .big toe amputated. .He also suffered a broken leg and injuries to the head. He was unconscious when admitted to hospital and his condition showed no improvement yesterday. Ernest Sutherland, who is wanted for the alleged attempted murder of his wife and Mrs Drummond in connection with the Awahuri arson and stabbing affair, is still at large (says a Palmerston North _ message). Mrs Sutherland is still critically ill, hut Mrs Drummond is improving slowly. Edward Dormer, a single man, aged 45, who died suddenly at the Dunedin Hospital on Saturday morning, had been in hospital since early in December suffering from an injured leg, and was about to be discharged when he collapsed and died. An inquest was opened and adjourned till Wednesday, pending a post mortem.

A position perhaps without precedent in the history of the New Zealand wool industry has arisen in connection with to-morrow’s Wanganui wool sale, says the Chronicle. On Saturday the buyers, under the impression that 16,000 bales of wool were to be put up to-morrow, arrived in the city from Christchurch. They have since learned that the official allocation is 12,000 bales, though there is twice that amount of wool in store, and they have issued an ultimatum to the effect that, unless the allocation is enlarged, thev will not- operate to-morrow. The work of preparing the new issues of postage stamps for the Dominion is now in progress. The Postmaster General (Sir James Parr) made a statement at Auckland that the preparation was well in hand. He expected an issue would he made in a month or two. The issue would affect three shilling stamps. An attractive design showing the King in military uniform would be portrayed on the penny stamp, and the two and three shilling denominations would show His Majesty in naval uniform.

The Opunalce Presbyterian Church is holding a mission from March 14 to 28 next, and a silver anniversary*open-air service will be held in the' church grounds on Monday, March IS, at 2.30 p in. This is to celebrate the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the local Presbyterian Church, and a tree of remembrance is to be planted in the church grounds by the Moderator of the Taranaki Presbytery, the Rev. R. E Evans. Rev. E. J. Orange, of Eltham, will give the address at this service. The fortnight’s mission will be conducted by the well-known Presbyterian missioner, Mr. W. J. Mains, oi’ Auckland, and will he held in the church, except on Sunday evenings, when it will be conducted in the Opunake Town Hall at 8 o’clock, the Opu-na-ke Federal Band having kindly consented to assist with the music. Collections will be taken up and donations: will gladly be received, and all past members are invited to be present at this interesting celebration.