LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 21 September 1927, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

This morning members of the "rounds committee of the Kgmont A. and P. Association held a working bee to arrange the fittings of the produce shed for thg forthcoming show.

The thanks of the Hawera Borough Council to the committee of the ladies’ hockey tourney held at Hawera on June 3 in appreciation of the donation of £5 5s to the park funds, were recorded at last evening-'s meeting of the council.

“The council lias expended £4S6 in unemployment, relief.’’ said the Mavoi (Mr E. A Pacey) at Inst evening’s meeting of the Hawera Borough Council in referring to the fact that such work had been discontinued last. week. “Unemployment to a greater or lesser degree is 'still with us, but the position is not so acute as when relief mens arcs were adopted. I think the coun ci; has, under the circumstances, done very well' in endeavouring to give assistance.”

“Having been troubled considerably with cows almost breaking into my back garden and destroying a hedge I am trying to grow, I would like to know if something can be done to give protection There is a strip of land in the rear adjoining my section, which I think was intended for a plantation,’’ stated a leter received from G. H. Moss, of Dixon Avenue, at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council. He offered” t’O undertake planting if the council would supply trees and take steps to afford protection against stock. —The council decided to supply the trees. The lot of a co-operative dairy company director is not a bed of roses (says the “North Auckland Times”). Recently the directors of the Ruawai Company sold their output up till March next at what was generally expressed as a real good figure and one which would give suppliers a much better price than that which they obtained last year. The directors were complimented on making what appeared to be a good deal; now, however, prices have jumped considerably, and in the eyes of some of the suppliers the directors are everything that is ,bad. At the reception to Miss Violet Cordcry, who arrived in London on July 18, to complete her world tour by car, Lord Dewar came up to expectations with a few epigrams. “Motor cars,” ho said, “ have been increasing by leaps and bounds, and pedestrians have been surviving iby the same means.” Another one was: “The Kangaroo is one of Nature’s abortive efforts to try and made a safe pedestrian.” Here is one more: “In India you must have observed that there are fewer motor cars than in any other country; tout the snakes make up 'for the lack of killing IG,OOO people a year.”

In reply to a request made by the Hawera Borough Council for a Government subsidy to assist in the erection of a memorial on the TuruturuMokai reserve, a letter received from rhe Department of Internal Affairs at last, evening’s meeting of the council, intimated that, in view of the limited tends available for expenditure on scenic and historical reserves, the Minister in charge of scenery preservation regretted he could not favurably consider the application at the present tin e. He had, however, directed that the matter be brought before him in months’ time and lie would then be pleased to review the position.

Fearful of an adverse alteration to the Customs tariff, merchants throughout the Dominion during recent months lifted largo quantities of spirits, tobacco and cigarettes from bond. The fact that the tariff proposals do not affect those items is regarded in Wei-, lington as the commercial joke of the season, with the laugh on the merchants. The following figures (states the Dominion) show as near as possible, what are understood to be the excess quantities of spirits, tobacco and cigarettes, together with the excess amount of duty, cleared as a result of the tariff “scare”: —Spirits, 220,000 gallons, £400,000; cigarettes, .12,000 (thousand), £15,000; tobacco, 210,000 lbs., £2.3,000.

An idea of the extent of the wheatgrowing country of Saskatchewan, Canada, may be gathered from an extract of a letter received here this week from Walter Fantham, an old Hawera boy, who has been farming in Canada for twenty-three years. He states: “We had a very bad hail storm here this summer, and it caused a total loss of 1,300,000 acres of wheat. The storm belt was two hundred and fifty miles long by ten to twenty-five miles unde, and the ordinary hailstones were as large as hens’ eggs, with a number intermingled much larger. All the windows on the north side of houses in Woodrow, my home town, were broken. I may add bail storms only occur here during the summer, and yet many davs are very hot, the thermometer registering to 98 in the shade ”

A Scottish church held a Self-Denial Week in aid of its funds. One of the members, who was not celebrated for his piety, came to the “meenister” at the end of the week and handed over a donation of ten shillings and sixpence, all in threepenny pieces. “This is very kind of you, Mr Spankic,” said the parson, “but pray, how comes it that your contribution is all in threepenny pieces?” Mr Spankic coughed. “Well, you see, sir, it’s ina custom to have the matter of aboot three whiskies and sodas every day, but as we were holding a Self-Denial Week, I thought I’d have to do without something, and —” nodding towards the threepenny pieces, “these are the sodas, sir.” Airs. F. G. Hurt, who disappeared unaccountably from her home at Cluistchureh on Saturday, was yesterday found on the lower slopes of, Cashmere Hills. She had been out three nights, and (Monday night was bitterly cold' and raining. She wore a thick tur coat, however, and when found was warm and dry. Loss of memory, following an attack of influenza, is said to be the cause of her wandering.

It is officially announced by the organiser, Mr Davy, that a branch oi the new political party will be formed at. Wellington with an executive and officers. The headquarters of the movement will also be established there and an office set up. After establishing branches in Christchurch and Dunedin a nomination conference will be held in Wellington next month. Mr. Davy describes the new party as not an offshoot- of either Reform or Liberal, but a combination of the most progressive of both, and speaks of the eager desire of both former Liberals and Reformers to join as most heartening. Daily new apparel arrives at the Melbourne, util., disclosing the way of fashion in frocks for Spring. Fabrics, colours and stylo features arc very c: 1 arming and extremely smart. Ladies v.iil find a satisfaction in choosing from modes when they arc at. their newest and freshest. The Melbourne invites inspection in the show room of these beautiful garments. —Advt. When “Tan-ol” comes in, dullness goes out. A splendid polisher for floors and furniture, leather, and tan shoes. In liquid and paste form. 2

At the Eltham Court yesterday, W. H. James, bridge contractor of Opunake, appeared before Mr R. W. Tate, S.M., to answer a charge of failure to maintain his wife, Ivy M. James, arrears amounting to £lB5 13s being alleged to be in default. The case was adjourned to the Court sittings in Eltham on November 1.

The Nelson Rugby Union has decided to forward a strongly worded protest to the New Zealand Union against the decision of the conference of unions in the Seddon Shield area to fix the gross admission to shield matches at 3s for men and 2s fid for ladies. The gross charge made at Nelson at present is men 2s fid and ladies 2s.

Ten hours’ unsuccessful search for the two missing fishermen, Frank Tryee and Ulrich Jansen, who set out in a launch from Island Bay on Thursday and have not since been heard of, was made in Cook Strait yesterday by the Wellington Harbour Board’s tug Tom. A wide area was travensed, hut nothing was seen that would give any indication as to the fate of the two unfortunate men.

The Wellington Automobile Club is opposing very strenuously any increase in the motor tax for completion of the Hntt Hoad as set out in the Wellington City andi Suburban Highways Amendment Bill now liefore Parliament. The club took a ballot of membens some days ago sending out 2000 ballot papers, and although, members had to mail the replies at their own cost, no less than 842 replied, with a majority of 520 against the Bill.

Members of the Hawera "Volunteer Fiio Brigade met at the station last evening, when an enjoyable recreational programm.e was arranged 'in the form of a teams’ bil'iard tourney. The match l-Bsuited in Superintendent Morrison’s team defeating the side led by Deputy - Superintendent Grace, the respective aggregates being 502 and 399. Twenty minutes only were allowed for each a ame and into nesting play was witnessed. The detaiLs of the scores as follows (the name of the winning team’s player being mentioned first in each instance): —Supt. Morrison 74 v. Deputy-Supt. Grace, 74; Fireman Henry 61 v. Motorman E. Hart 40; Fireman Pettitt 64 v. Fireman Me Beth 99; Fireman Kelson 55 v. Fireman Bryant 59; Fireman Zinsli 89 v. Fireman C. Dowdle 22; Foreman Hurley 48 v. Fireman Powell 41; Fireman Hearn 83 v. Secretary Warner 29; Fireman A. Hart 28 v. Secretary Champion 35.

At the annual meeting of the North Taranaki 'Cricket. Association the request of the South 'that the services of the coach engaged by the North be, if possible, allowed at. some period of the season on terms to be. arranged, was considered. The matter was left to the incoming management committee. The Waimate. Football Club benefit social and dance, which is to take place in the Manaia Town Ha'll on Wednesday, 28th inst., promises to be very successful. The general committee lias preparations well in hand and a first class orchestra will supply the music. A .meeting of all ladies interested in the social will be held to-mor-row afternoon at 2 o’cloex in the supper room of the Town Hall.

A house occupied by W. Sexton, a railway employee, on McCoy Road, Birkenhead,' was struck iby lightning during an electrical storm yesterday afternoon (states an Auckland message). The chimney from the top of one of the front bedrooms was cut off- at the level of the. roof and about four feet of brickwork was hurled to the ground. In addition the flash tore a hole in the roof, removing an entire sheet of galvanised iron. The damage amounted to only a few pounds. Mr Sexton was at home at the time and was attending to the fire when the house was struck by lightning. The poker ho was holding was jerked out of his hand and hurled right across the room, while his arm went numb from the shock. The small mission steamer Southern Cross did not leave Auckland yesterday afternoon for the mission stations in the south-west Pacific as was intended, owing to the vessel not ha, v " ing a wireless set and operators. The Marine Department had previously notified the Board of Missions, which controls the Southern Cross, that she would have to be equipped with wireless in accordance with the Imperial Act of 1919, which, the department contended, concerned steamers of this class. It was considered by the board that as the vessel is a unit of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and not a commercial trader, she would be exempt from the Act and would be controlled by the New Zealand laws. The board is in communication with the Minister of Marine, and it was hoped a settlement would be reached in time to allow the vessel to sail this morning.

Speaking .at the opening of the Dunedin, Savings Bank’© new premises on the thrift -and frugality oi the people of Dunedin, Sir John Robertas remarked that he considered climatic conditions were in a large measure responsible for these characteristics (reports the “Otago Daily Times”). A cold climate, he said, hiad a sombre and restraining influence, but in, a warm country it was noticeable that the people spent more extravagantly and were- apt to be less thrifty than those living in ® colder latitudes. In a minor way, said the speaker, this was illustrated in New Zealand when one compared the saving proclivities of the people of Dunedin with those of Auckland. Sir John then went on to telil of a conversation he had with an. Aucklander during the Exhibition period. The man from the Northern city was apparently pessimistic regarding the business outlook in hi® home town, and considered that a financial disturbance was imminent. His principal complaint, however, appeared to be that • whereas a great deal of money was then being spent on public works and improvements, all this money wa>s coming from Dunedin. “He did not know and I did not trouble to tell him,” concluded Sir John amid laughter, “that I belonged to Dunedin.”

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