LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 12 March 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow afternoon, at Te Ngutu Park, a programme of musical items will be given by the Htawena Highland Pipe Band. Ihe concert programme will commence at two o’clock.

The Anglicans of Ivaponga and district will accord a farewell social and presentation to the Rev. and Mrs. C. VV. Solomon on Wednesday next, March 1(3. All friends are cordially invited. Mrs. J. Winks, of Nolantown, suffered a painful accident on Thursday afternoon, when she missed her footing while going down stairs, and sustained a double fracture to her ankle. She is reported to be progressing favourably, but her injury will necessitate her remaining in bed for at least six weeks.

"People may not know it, but wo have in the Auckland Museum probably the finest collection of Maori curios in the world," said Dr P. H. Buck, at a meeting of the Auckland Institute and Museum (says the "New Zealand Herald"). Dr Buck predicted that the museum would in future yc'ars become a Mecca for tourists studying the (history of the Polynesian race. An accident occurred on the Main South Road, near Otakeho, yesterday, in which a young mian named Snow who works on Mr. N. Iv. MacLeod’s farm, Manaia Road, sustained a broken collarbone-. The accident occurred as he was going to- Opunake to join the Iviaipuni school picnic party there. He was brought into Manaia and afte-r receiving medical attention, was taken to his home.

A practical demonstration of the spirit of the Girl Guide movement occurred in Union Street some days ago. A boy was riding a cycle and carrying three 'boxes of apples. One fell and the fruit spread over the street. There wore crowds of people about, but all save two Girl Guides -watched the lad collect his scattered apples. The Guides lent a ready hand. Two cot cases from the Red Cross Hospital, soldiers bed-ridden since the war, had a little Royal reception to themselves at Newtown Park, Wellington (says the "Evening Post"). Kindly thought on the part of Toe H members had seen that these -heroes should share in the people’s festivities, and they were given a place -of honour at the -foot- of the Royal box. The Duke shook hands with each of them and inquired as to their services, and sunshine was brought into the lives of Mr S. Shaw, of Hawera, and Mr W. Dowdall. of Wairarapa, both of the Otago Infantry. BUCKEELL'S Are the Hawera distributors of the celebrated "HENDERSON HATS" for this season, and ladies are invited, to call and inspect the new models just opened. Don’t be satisfied with* something "just as good." HENDERSON H-ATS are known to bo the best. — Buckrell’s, Union St., Hawera. — Advt.

The work of the Hawera! Amateur Ope.ratii: Society is proceeding in good order. Arrangements are being made for the production of “The Arcadians” in September. The monthly social will be held at the end of March. The exact date will be announced' later. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Union at Timaru yesterday there was a long discussion on the wheat question. The meeting was large and representative, and unanimously decided to promote a petition to the Prime Minister asking the Government to give adequate protection to. the wheat-growing industry.

The ladies’ committee in connection with the hockey dance, which is to be held in Manaia Town Hall 1 next Wednesday night, is working very hard to make this dance one of the best of the season. First-class music, supper and floor will be provided. Efficient- M’s.C. will be in charge. That the large party of American tourists which passed through Wangaaui recently was only the forerunner of many more was the opinion expressed at the last monthly meeting of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce (“Wanganui Herald”). Mr. Brown said that the Americans were delighted with all they saw, several stating it was worth coming all the distance to see the Wanganui river alone. Several of them notified their intentions of returning at a later date to spend at least three months in New--Zealand. The Americans had spent from £6OO to £BOO in Wanganui during their brief stay in the city. Mount Albert (Auckland) is still keeping up its record of putting up a building per day. At the last meeting of the “Borough Council the building inspector reported that for the three weeks ended March 3, permits for 26 buildings, valued at £9906, had been issued. Included in that (number were dwellings estimated to cost. £8720. During the previous three weeks 35 permits were issued, including 10 dwellings valued at £6630. the total amount being £8215. On tlie day of the Duke and Duchess of York’s arrival in Wellington, Mr P. A. Laiwlor, digging in his garden, nnearthed a -bronze medail struck to commemorate the visit to New Zealand in 1901 of the Duke and Duchess, of Cornwall and York, the parents of. the present Duke. On the one side is a picture of the Ophir and on the other portraits of the Royal couple. The inscription is: “Children’s souvenir of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to New Zealand, 1901.”

Maintaining that if the country could afford to pay the King hundreds of thousands annually, it could afford to keep him, Elliott Creswell Stanfield, 54, has preferred l staying in ; a benevolent institution for a quarter of a century rather than work, so the police stated at the Magistrate’s Court at Dunedin yesterday, when he was charged with being idle and disorderly. Stanfield called it a. psychological matter, and accented the magistrate’s offer to go to the Salvation Army men’s industrial 1 home at Addington for two vears in preference to three months’ hard labour.—'Press Association.

The final draft of -tlie stations adopted by the New Zealand Methodist um : ferenee in the Taranaki and district is as follows: New Plymouth, Revs T. R. Richards and P. J. PossumWaitara, Rev. R. B. Gosnell; ln- . trie wood, one wanted; Startford, Rev, G. Si Cook; Eltham, R« v - w * w * Avery; Hawera, Rev, W. J. Oxbrow; Manaia, Rev. H. C. Orchard; Opunake, Rev. T. Coats worth; Raponga, Rev A. Blakemore; Wanganui, Revs E. T, Cox and J. Reid (Gonville); Wanganui North, Rev. W. H. E Abbey Rev. W. Lea; Martou, Rev. A. E. Jefferson, Tafhape, Rev, A. W. Sylvester; Raetihi, one wanted. Hawera' cyclists .should make themselves familiar with section 3 of the amendment to the Lights on Vehicles Act of last year, which stipulates that all bicycles shall be equipped' with a suitable reflector, so placed as to show clearly at night at the rear of the machine a bright reel' reflection of any following light which falls on the machine. The Hawera police informed' a reporter of “Tlie Hawera Star” that this part -of the Act will' in future be rigorously enforced. The police remarked that many people have their reflectors too close under the. saddle, where it is useless for reflecting purposes, and where the rider’s garments prevent the discs having any practical value. Enforcement of this section oi the Act will .no doubt prove, popular among motorists^

The ceremony of laying the f oundation stones of the new -headquarters of the Auckland district of the New Zealand branch of the Manchester Unity of Oddtook place on Thursday afternoon. The ceremonies were conducted by the Grandmaster for New Zealand, Bro. Thomas Aiken, and the District Grand Master, Bro. J. W. Best, respectively. The growth of the Manchester Unity Order in New Zealand was outlined by the Grand Master. He said that the first lodge, the Loyal Nelson Lodge, was founded in Nelson in 1842. Since then there had been a steady increase in the number of lodges, and there were now in tliG Dominion, 16 districts* 12 of which were affiliated to th 6 New Zealand branch, and four came directly under the head office in Manchester.. The order at present -had a membership m New Zealand of 29,500. Of that number 21,000 were under the New Zealand branch, and 8,500 were included in lodges affiliated with Manchester.

Captain Henry, the local inspector for tbe Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals, has had many complaints from bird lovers concerning thoughtless bird-owners leaving their pets exposed to the sun without a -shade to nop to when -they feel inclined (states the “Evening Post.”) Undoubtedly birds love the sun, but they can get too much -of it when cooped up in small cages. A case came before the society aecently where the owners of a parrot went off to the beach for the day. leaving Polly exposed to the unchecked influence of the sun. On their return they found the household pet dead. Such tragic results do not often take place, hut there is no doubt that fnanv a bird in a cage pants with pain because it has no shelter. A laroe leaf or a dark-coloured cloth, properly placed, will add greatly to the- bird’s comfort and longevity.

There was- an interesting meeting on the Queen’s wharf at Wellington. On one side lay H.M.S. IQlomede and on the other the German cargo steamer K-a-rpfianger. In the Diomede are two -seamen who -served in H.M.S. Lion during the Great War. As flagship of L-o.rd Beatty the Lion on two- -occasions fought the German battle-cruiser Seydlitz. The latter -ship was very -badly damaged and narrowly escaped complete destruction in the action of the Dogger Blank on January 24, 1915. The Seydlitz was also- -badly damaged in the Battle of Jutland on May 31. 191(3. When the Diomere’s men found that a seaman of the Karpf-anger had .served in the Seydlitz during the war, they promptly sought him out. and the three exchanged -reminiscences of the battles in which they had fought in the North Sea more than 10 years ago. Talking was “dry work," and it is -related that the British, -sailors hospitably entertained their one-time enemy and newly-found friend at the nearest hostelry.