LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 13 June 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Paderewski will give a final pianoforte recital in Wellington, the proceeds of which lie will give for the immediate .relief of necessitous cases of New Zealand soldiers who served in the Great War.

. The death has occurred at Itapaki of the Chief Hone Tekao, at the lage of 77. He was a nephew of John Tekao, who signed the transfer of the Canterbuny lands to the British, states a Press Association message from Christchurch. Shortly before eight o’clock on Saturday evening a five-.roomed cottage in the Taruheru district, Gisborne, was gutted by fire. Being outside the boundary, the brigade did not attend. The house was occupied by John Davis and owned by the Tucker’s Estate. The insurances on the house and furniture total £175 in the Yorkshire Office.

The Loyal Masterton Lodge of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows celebrated its golden jubilee at a banquet on Saturday night.' There was a large influx of brethren and sisters from all parts of the Wellington district, while lodges in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury and Otago were also represented. The proceedings were marked with great enthusiasm. An impressive church parade on Sunday was attended by a large gathering of representatives of the order. The liner Kemuera, which arrived at Auckland from Southampton on Saturday, brought .30 boys coming to New Zealand under the Church of England settlement scheme in charge of the Rev. F. Harty, of Frankton Junction. Owing to the operation of winter restrictions on imigration, there were, only 79 general immigrants. At Bishopcourt tiffs afternono, eleven of the boys were confirmed by Archbishop Averill, after which the party was entertained at tea.

A partisan supporter who was among the spectators at the Okaiawa v. Ath.etic Hugby game at Hawera on Saturday was given a. reminder that demonstrations against a referee may lead to unpleasant consequences, when his conduct was noted by a sergeant of police. A move by the sergeant in the di root ion of the “boo” raiser was the signal for the prompt departure of the latter, and shepherded by the officer of the law, he kept going until clear of the grounds. Impudent burgling occurred in a fiat occupied by Mr. Harris, in Cashel Street, Christchurch, on Thursday evening. While Mr. Harris and his wile were sleeping, the burglar entered the bedroom and removed Mr Harris’s trousers, which were hanging a few feet from the sleeping owner. In all about £2O worth of goods was taken. The burglar apparently visited every part of the flat, taking what suited him: Included in his takings was about £5 in money. At the annual meeting of the Manaia branch of the Farmers’ Union, held on Saturday night, the president, Mr,. J. Dakers, referred to the unswerving loyalty to the branch of the Betts family. He said that Mr. E. J. Betts had at-teiid-ed tii-e majority of moe.tiiigs kjinee the formation of the branch. The family had also supported t*he competitions and assisted with social functions. He moved that the appreciation of members should be recorded in the minutes. The motion was .seconded by Mr. L. Stoddart land several members spoke in support before the motion was carried by acclamation. Detectives raided a .room on the fifth floor of the Qhiatfiekl Buildings, Custom Street, at Auckland on Saturday night, and arrested over 30 men, who were later charged with being found in a common gaming house, states a Press Association message. It is stated that the police made their wiay upstairs and silenced the doorkeeper. They then rushed 'inside and surrounded a, table, at which a number of men were sitting and shaking a box of dice. Money and various .apparatus were seized before those present .realised the position. While an exhaustive search was in progress, one or two other men entered the room, and were also arrested. One man was charged with keeping .a common gaining house. Charged with vagrancy, a girl of 17 years, Myrtle. Vera McCutcheon, came before Mr J. S. Ba.rton, S.M., at the \Vaniganui Magistrate’s Court on Saturday (says the “Chronicle.”). “Is it a boy or a girl?” asked the Magistrate, who did not seem at' aT sure of the sex. Detective J. Walsh .assured his Worship that it was a girl. She had been arrested that morning in Guyton Street, and had been noticed by the police during the last three, weeks. She had been living the life of a vagrant, and had associated with a young man, an ex-seamani, who had given her a few shillings. Her parents had not been traced, altliough they were supposed to be in Stratford. Detective Walsh added that the girl was in a very dirty state, and only had the clothes she was standing up in. A remand was granted the girl to remain at the receiving home in the meantime.