LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 March 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

11l welcoming the Navy League delegates to the Dominion Conference, the Rev. J. IC. Archer, Mayor el Christchurch yesterday said that up till a few years ago he looked with more or less suspicion cn the Navy League, believing it to be jingoistic, but lately that view of his had been exploded by friends who were members of the league. The league could do good, he believed. promoting international peace. Shyly a young waitress told the Arbitration Court at Christchurch her name. So low was the rntch of her roic-e that Mr Justice Frazer, in an enedavour to encourage her, remarked brightly: “Imagine you are calling out an order for b.oooii and eggs in the kitchen. Don’t l>? afraid to shout!” Colonel Symonds, D. 5.0., lias been asked by the Minister of Mines to advise the Mines Department on the matter of the organisation and training of rescue brigades in connection with the' coalfields of the Dominion (says the “Lyttelton Times’’). He has had considerable experience in this work, having organised a group of rescue stations in Great Britain.

Good progress is still being made with the construction of the bridge across the Mokau River to link the provinces of Taranaki and Auckland by au unintempted highway. Eleven of the twelve piers are complete, says an exchange, and the steel girders to carry the decking are in position, with the exception of the centre span, where the superstructure has to be erected to carry the lifting span to keep the river open for steamer traffic. Both approaches t-o the bridge are complete. Mr. Randolph A. Rose, the champion distance runner, was prevented by the boisterous weather yesterday, and the heavy condition of the \Yhangamoniona district loads, from getting through in time to appear at the Tawhiti sports gathering. Ho arrived in Hawera. by car at 8.‘20 p.m., and left ten minutes later to resume his journey to his home at Masterton, where lie expected to arrive at about 4 o’clock this morning. He is to proceed to Wellington to-morrow to take part in the sports gathering there on Saturday. “We’re deeply greatful to the person who took our ear. not because be took it. but liecnu.se when be bad finished with it be left it undamaged—which was very kind of him.” That is the message that Mr Willis, sends out to the joy-rider, who took the firm’s car on Friday afternoon, and started of on an eighty-mile spin. He took <]ic car from the parking place in Cambridge Terrace near Worcester Street. It bad been left there by Mr E. Lawrence, one of the firm’s salesmen. When Mr Lawrence returned shortly after five o-clock and found that the car bad gone, he reported the matter to the police. Next morning they informed him that it had been found. With the bead-lights burning and handbrake on the car was discovered on the roadside near flic lower sanatorium, Cashmere Hills, early on Saturday morning by two workmen. —(“Lyttelton Times. ’) The County of London rate for the half-year ending March 31 next will, it is expected, be the same as for the current half-year.

The loading of apples at Nelson on tl(e Delphic for London proceeded smoothly Orchard is ts who visited the vessel were impressed with the confidence and keenness of the engineering staff regarding the fruit loaded into the vessel. The condition of the fruit was declared to be perfect, and the engineers were absolutely convinced that it would open up in England in perfect condition. Hie question'was put whether there was any disadvantage in the fruit being loaded IQ days qi a fortnight before the steamer’s departure from New Zealand. The reply was most reassuring, and was to the effect that it was an advantage to have the fruit loaded under the conditions existing for the Delphic’s shipment.

Approximately 100 town and district residents were in attendance the Foresters’ Hall, Hawera bust evening when Mr. P. Fraser, the Labour member for Wellington Central delivered a further address dealing with the Labour Party’s policy. Mr. Fraser covered mainly the subjects, dealt with in his address on Saturday evening which were summonsed in Monday’s issue of “The Star” and he also introduced further aspects of the Party aim for the establishment of “National Housekeeping.” The Mayor (Mr. E. A. Pacey) presided. No questions were asked on the conclusion of the address and a vote of thanks to Mr. Fraser concluded the meeting. After having taken an important part in the visit of the l Duke of York to New Zealand, that of hauling the Royal train, “Passchendale,’’ the big memorial AB locomotive, which returned from the south on Wednesday night of last week went back on Friday to the humble service of drawing a. mixed goods train to Ashburton (reports tho Christchurch “Press”). The engine has had a good deal of limelight since it was built in 1915. It was the first AB turned out at Addington, and on that account was made the war memo'rial engine for the South Island. Later it hauled the train for the Prince of Wales, and subsequently was shown at the Exhibition. “Passchendale” is known in the service as “Dick” Stone’s engine, because the driver. R. J. Stone, lias had charge of it since it went on the rails.

' The manager of British Pavements, Ltd., has written to tho Christchurch City Council stating that hie firm was so satisfied that a hot-mix bitumen carpet would be suitable fur surfacing good tar macadam streets in the city that it was prepared to lay, free of cost, a carpet of approximately 400 to 500 square yards as a demonstrating example. The manager also stated, says a Christchurch exchange, that some of the city roads could be bitu-men-sealed, and if the council desired it the firm would be prepared to cany out a piece of bitumen-sealing free of cost, the council providing the necessary metal chips. The matter lias been referred to the city engineer, and. if suitable arrangements can be made, the offer will be accepted.

A noted chief of ancient lineage, Kiwi Te Amohau, die'd on Friday morning after a lingering illness, from heart disease (write® a Rotorua correspondent of the Wellington “Evening Post.”) He wa® the head of the Ngatiwhakane tribe. He will be remembered as a man of dignified demeanour and splendid physique. He was always spokesman for his people, and surpassed by few as an orator, his speeches being studded with imaginerv and evidence of keen observation. He was about 70 years of age, and until late years was ni’ways a leader in hakas and war dances. As a sportsman the late Kiwi Te Amohau will be greatly missed, especially by the local Rugby Union, of which he was a life member. In his younger days he was a capable whip, driving a four-in-hand. It was his grandfather. Temura Te Amohau, who, at a big meeting in the Waikato, stuirdi,v opposed the King movement, and it was mainly owing to him that the Arawas always k&pt aloof. A tangi of large dimensions is now being held.