LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 June 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Racing at Napier, trotting at Auckland, representative hockey—lndia v. Otago—at Dunedin and cricket in England will be the leading “foreign” attractions of The Star Sports Edition to-morrow evening. In addition, there will be the usual local reports of the day’s football, hockey and minor sporting fixtures, with two special Rugby articles of historical interest, current racing notes and a varied budget of general sports reading. The Napier Park race meeting will be covered in detail by a special descriptive message. Town and country readers will find the Sports Edition at the usual agencies, to the list of which has now been added the Auroa store. ,The paper may be had at the store after arrival of the late car from Hawera, or, if ordered beforehand, it will be left by the storekeeper, where readers may pick it up next morning. The Federal House of Representatives, after an all-night sitting, passed a Bill providing for a second referendum, relating to essential services (states a message from Melbourne). The Australian Associated Banks, commencing on Friday, will alter the buying- rates o±* bills on -Australia as follows: At sight to £99 per cent; at thirty days to £981; at \sixty days to £9B; at ninety days to £97i (says a London .cable message). The Moat Producers’ Board has arranged for a vessel to load meat for Genoa, and Havre at the (beginning of next week (states a Wellington message). Mr E. Beech, of Matapu, who with his son, is keenly interested in wireless and lias a good set of instruments at his home, has sent us details of a capital programme which was picked up from Brisbane two nights ago. It was comprised of Welsh selections and four or five of the items were delivered in Welsh. Shortly after eight o’clock last night a woman, aged about 40, who had not been identified, collapsed while crossing the Kaiti bridge, and was dead on the arrival of the doctor, stated a. Press Association mesage from Gisborne. The National Party met in caucus at Wellington last evening, when all the members were present. After discussing the party’s position and prospects, the caucus adjourned till 11 a.m. to-day, when Mr. Forbes promises to make a statement.

On the recommendation of the health authorities, to counteract any danger of a. diphtheria outbreak, the scholars in the infant classes and standards one and two have been debarred from attending the town school in Gisborne for a fortnight. This step is taken merely as a precautionary measure. , The results of the weight-guessing competitions at the Plunket shop day held yesterday were as follows: Pair of ducks, won by Mrs Oiwen, BGb, exact weight; ham, won by Mrs T. H. Cresswell, who guessed 16}lb, correct weight Id-Jib. The ham may be had from McGruer, Bone’s. The Plunket Society Committee thank all those who so generously gave to- the shop effort. The takings were £25 6s, with .still a' little to come in.

When travelling from Okahukura to Taumarunui on a- jigger yesterday morning, a man named Drummond, the foreman of the railway carpentry works at R.angataua, collided' with the goods' train which leaves Taumarunui at 9.5 a.m. It is said that there was a. dense <fog. and Drummond did not see the train until it was almost on him. He sustained a broken rib, and) is also suffering from abrasions to his hand and hip. “It was just a drunken escapade. They are making a mountain out of a molehill just because I’m a stranger here,” said Thomas Ryan, by occupation a cook on the schooner Margaret Sterling, when charged in the Magistrate's Court at New Plymouth with the theft of a gold watch and chain valued at £27 10s, a shirt 12s 6d, an overcoat £5, a cardigan £l, and a razor 12s 6d, from the Breakwater Hotel, Sentence of six months was imposed. At a meeting of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition directors, held last evening, an estimated statement of the affairs of the. company was released. ' It shows that approximately £61,231 17s 3d will he available for distribution among the holders of the £82,651 shares, giving a return of approximately 14s lOd in the £. It was decided that a meeting of shareholders be called to liquidate the company on June 30. A peculiar case was before the Petone S.M. Court yesterday Iren ring upon a recent alteration in the law by which an owner who regains possession o,f his house for Ids own use must occupy it- under a penalty which may be £IOO, unless a magistrate’s approval is obtained. A woman got .possession of her house on March 15, and five days later let it to a new tenant. The evidence showed that she had married rather suddenly, ancl the husband wanted to live'elsewhere, but she had not gone to court and obtained). authorisation. In view of the circumstances the Labour Department did not press for a heavy penalty, and a fine of £2 and costs was imposed.—• Press Association.

The Clareville hall, about two miles north of Carterton, was considerably damaged by fire at 9.30 last night. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. A. Daysli, old settlers of the' district, had been celebrated up till eight o’clock, and apparently the fire originated near the copper in the kitchen, from where the wedding banquet was served. Before the Carterton brigade could check the spread of the fire the whole of the rear of the hall' was deLpplished, together with the furniture, piano and crockery. The hall, which was erected in 1906 by the settlei - s of the district, was insured for £7OO, and it will take £ISOO to replace without the inteiior equipment.

A final reminder is given to Otakelio residents ancl all others interested of the Farmers’ Union annual social and presentation of prizes to be held this evening in the hall. A pleasant outing is assured for all.