LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 September 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are now 1000 Salvation Army bandsmen (in the Dominion, and some of them a,re men of very high technical ability, according to. Commissioner James Hay. In England, the Salvation Army has just commissioned its 1000th band.

What is stated to be an attempt to destroy by fire the Roman Catholic Church at Morn'll sv-ille has been reported to the police. Some books and papers had evidently been collected under the floor of the building and set alight. Little damage was done. A burglary occurred on Friday night at Mr. O. Penny’s residence at Hataitai, Wellington. The owner discovered the place broken into when he returned home at 10.10 p.m. The missing articles were chiefly jewellery, silver and cutlery.

Lucy Lanceiey, aged 19 of Wellington, is claiming £SO damages from S. P. Andrews, jutd., photographers, and J. llott, the advertising agency, for the unauthorised publication of her portrait in a silk stocking advertisement. She was a competitor in the beauty competition last year.—Press Assn.

The Victoria. College nominees lor the 19:28 Rhodes scholarship are Messrs G. J. Sceates and J. F. PlattMills, state's a Wellington Press Association message. Sceates .is an old boy of Gisborne High School, and attended the Auckland University College and Training College prior to 1924. Mr. Platts-M ills’ education took place in Wellington, Marlborough and Nelson College. The lit Hon. J. G. Coates has sent a. cable to the Marylebone Cricket Club expressing New Zealand’s warm appreciation of the hospitality shown to the cricket team, and also* a cable of congratulation to Mr. D. Hay. Appreciative replies have been received.

A farmer resident of Hamilton, writing from British Columbia, says: “1 was amused when. 1 went to get a driver’s license here. They want to know the colour of your eyes and hair, your height, weight, etc., and don't even ask if you can drive a car. Their chief idea, iseems to be to prevent the license .being lent.” 'Referring to the refusal of the Department of Internal Affairs to grant a license for screening a picture in the Auckland Town Hall the Minister,stated that he did net think the management had fully explained the position. The report of the chief inspector said the management had previously shown pictures and knew the requirements ol the regulations. The first application was received by a night telegram on Tuesday, the day of the performance. The department agreed to waive a formal application and the inspector, who happened to be in Auckland, made the inspection, but reported that the propeetion room was not satisfactory as regards construction and ventilation. The room had not previously been approved by the department. The possibility of a panto occurring in the Town Hall, where seats were movable, was greater than in an ordinary theatre, therefore, it was necessary to strictly enforce the regulations. “The testator had am idea that it he died without making a will, the Government, would take ibis estate,” said a witness In the Hamilton Supreme Court. “We have not reached that .stage yet,” .remarked Mr. Justice Herd man. '“There to ia, widespread impression that such, to the ease,” counsel said. An event of interest to people of Mann ia. and district is the annual flower show, which will take place to-morrow (Wednesday) in the town hall. The show will open in the afternoon and be continued in the evening, when there will be a good musical programme. The season has been so good that a remarkably fine display is certain. The lion, secretaries (Miss Mead and Mr T. Bridge) are sparing no effort to ensure success.

l.overs of horticulture are reminded that the entries for the Ivaponga Methodist flower show will close on Thursday next at 8 p.m. with the secretary, Mr N. C. Davies. Schedules are Obtainable on application. The show will bo held on Friday next. For four centimes the massive oak table in St Thomas’ Hospital, Canterbury. ha* been in dai.lv use. It. seats 20 persons, and was intended’ for poor pilgrims to the .slirine of St. Thomas a Beeket.

The matron of the Hawera Hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts: Fruit for children, Mr. H. L. Spratt: flowers, Mrs. Isherwood and Mrs. Larcom; magazines, Mrs. Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Gilianders ; and the Brownies for giving an enjoyable concert and distributing flowers.

While en route from Auckland to Awanui on Saturday, the scow Moa, owned bv the Leyland O’Brien Timber Company, was damaged in a isevere north-east gale, and lost her foremast. She managed to reach anchorage midwav between Honaiiora and Awanui, and on Sunday was seen by the Northern Gomnany’s steamer Apanui, which towed her to the Awanui Heads. It is proposed to tow the Moa to Auckland.

The Pentecostal Mission being conducted by Dr. R. H. Fallon was continued last evening, when there 1 was a good attendance. Dr. Fallon spoke and gave his testimony, while Sister Ada gave an address on the general subject. Six of the Taranaki players selected to play in the All-Black trial game at Wanganui to-morrow D. Johnston (Okaiawa), H. W. Brown (Old Boys), A. Petty (Tukapa), J. Walter, R. O’Keefe (Stratford), and P. Ward (Clifton) —and the emergency, J. Young (Stratford) were passengers on the . south express this morning when the train left Hawera. It was expected that the Patea player, C. Wills, would join the train at Patea. The Hawera player, W. Robinson, who is to play in the front row to-morrow, will travel to Wanganui to-morrow morning. At yesterday’s meeting of the Hawn a Hospital Board it was reported that a number of young trees for planting in the grounds had been received from Mr R. Davis, Mercmere. These included about 100 macroearpa, a similar number of piuus insignis and muriearta, about 200 ake ake and a number of oleagnus trees for hedges. In a letter to the board Mr Davis said he was pleased to make a presentation of-these ami t’O supply the board with any others required. It was decided to send letter of appreciation. When an Eltliam resident applied in the Hamilton Supreme Court on Monday' for an order of restitution of conjugal rights against his wife, Mir. Justice Herdman asked why' the case was brought on at Hamilton, instead of at New Plymouth, (reports the “New Zealand Herald.” Counsel for petitioner explained that the case was called in Hamilton for the sake of privacy. “We have the right to bring it anywhere,” said counsel. “I cannot understand why it is done,” said his Honour. “It does not appear to me to be the proper thing to do.” Counsel said there was nothing in the rules against his action. The J ud-ge allowed the case to proceed. Three fires occurred in Wellington last night. A motor lorry in E. W. Mills’s warehouse was discovered ablaze, but only the vehicle was damaged. The National Cash Register Company’s premises, in a four-storey brick building, were the scene of an outbreak. The contents, as well as the stuff on a floor occupied by Fleming and Lawrenson, manufacturers’ agents, were l damaged, by fire, heat, smoke and water. A large amount of regalia, valued at £2OO, and valuable furniture and records belonging to the local Orde?of Buffaloes Lodge, kept in a twostorey wooden building, were totally destroyed bv a fire, which spread; to a garage in the- same building, the proprietors of which were Ryan and Grove. Several cars were severely damaged. No insurances are -available.