LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 24 January 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Wellington message states that the New Zealand Times ceased publication last Saturday. The first meeting of the council of the newly constituted Agricultural College will be held on February 1 at the Parliament Buildings, Wellington. At Kaupokonui, sharks have provided an interesting time Jor fisnermen. Several ha\e been about and a second fairly large one was taken last week. i’ish hiue been and still are very plentiful in most. parts or tue coast «nti good catcbes have been secured oil e. ery clay when toe winu and sea were lavouraoie. unawe, at tne mouth ot the liver,on Saturday and yesterday mornings was a very busy fishing rendezvous. Kahawai were numerous and anglers had .a busy time. The Hawera Municipal Band rehearses for the Dominion contest in King Edward Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at seven o’clock and on Sunday mornings at half-past nine. The puolic are invited to attend at these rehearsals.

Advice was received this morning by the secretary of the Taranaki (Jaleuonian .Sports Association (Mr P. H. miliar) tnat It. A. Jtose, New Zealand’s champion distance runner, will compete at the association’s gathering, which is to be held at Hawera on "Wednesday. He has indicated that he tvill compete in the BXO yards and one mile handicaps.

Owing to the lack of demand, the white pine mills in the Hokitika district are taking a longer holiday than usual (says the Westport Times). There is an improving demand for rimu, jvliich enables some of the mil® to resume with a restricted output, but white pine prospects are nob regarded as hopeful at present. An interesting performance will be given in the Ivaponga Town Hall this (Monday) evening by a clever band of Alaori musicians from Ngaruawahia. They are making a tour on behalf of the funds of the Ngaruawahia orphanage and for beautifying the Maori reserve in that settlement. The programme includes imitation of Tainui war canoe, poi dances, hakas, and concerted vocal items. The company have won high praise wherever' it has appeared, and should draw a good house. The Hawera railway station staff was called on yesterday to cope with an unusual volume of traffic for Sunday, when three trains in and three out were handled. The special excursion to New Plymouth, which left at 8.25 a.m. and returned at 7.30 p.m., tarried about 60 passengers from, Haweia, and the railway servants’ picnic •special to Opunake, which departed at 8.-JO a.m. and reached Hawera on the return journey at 6.40 p.m., carried a nappy freight of about 300. A further unusual feature was the special from New Plymouth to Wellington comprising three coaches reserved for the I. C. Williamson “Katja” Company, and two coaches for the general public and travelling to the ordinary express timetable. The accommodation for the general public was well occupied by about 60 passengers, of whom 10 took tickets from Hawera.

A motor cycle ridden by Mr Arthur Sutton, of Hawera, in the direction of Hawera and a baker’s motor delivery van came into collision at the intersection or the Ball Road with the Main South Road about 5.30 o’clock on Saturday evening. Mr Sutton was severely shaken by the resultant fall, and was conveyed to the Patea hospital. It was later reported that his injuries are not serious.

“There is only one sawmill operating at Stewart Island at the present time,” said Mr T. O’Byrne, who has returned from a business visit to that part (says the Southland Times). ‘“There are 17 hands employed. A few years ago there were four mills working there, and 75 men were emp’oyed. The bush,, however, is not all cut out, but owing to the present state of the trade, no further sawmillers intend to open operations there.”

“I’m glad to get back to my fishing home,” said Mr Zane Grey, on the deck of his yacht, the Fisherman. “We are looking forward to having the time of our lives, and of course we expect to catch fish.” Mr Grey, accompanied by his companion, Captain L. D. Mitchell, intends fishing the northern. waters very thoroughly this season. The party, which arrived in Auckland by the Tahiti, also includes Mr Grey’s brother, Mr R. C. Grev; his son. Mr Earner Grey, with a friend. Mr -John Shields: Mrs Mit--hell: and Miss M. K. Smith, Mr O'-ev’s private secretary. Mr C. Alma Baker will meet the party, at Russell, and two other American °uglers to join the party. Messrs F. TC Burnham and J. C. Webb, have loft for the north.—New Zealand Herald.

At evening sports meetings hold lately at Wanganui a number have gained entrance to the ground without passing through the authorised pay-as-you-enter approaches (says the Wanganui Chronicle). After calculating the number watching the proceedings, the officials in charge have found that the gate takings fail to tally with their approximations, and stops to prevent the presence of ‘ 1 deadheads ” are now to he taken. When another electric light sports meeting is held, the fence line will be picketed, so that any who try to squeeze through in the darkness may find an unpleasant reception awaiting them. A lot of those who slink in to the sports meeting through holes in the fence are small boys, but a fair percentage are adults, who should he guided by loftier principles.