LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 September 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The official opening of the cricket season for 1927 will take place to-mor-row (Saturday) afternoon at two o ’clock.

Arrested in High Street yesterday afternoon a first offender, on a charge of drunkenness was later released on bail. Hie did not appear when his name was called in the Hawera Court this morning and was convicted and fined thi’ amount of bail 10s by Mr R. S. Sage, J.P. The Hawera Municipal Band has decided to give a programme in High Street on Saturday night (weather permitting), and also to giro another at the hospital on Sunday afternoon. At tlie latter a collection will be taken up in aid of new gramophone records for the hospital. ~. Some 36 boys from English public schools, coming out under the Church of England Immigration scheme, to learn farming in New Zealand, are due to arrive in Auckland about the middle of October. Six will come to Taranaki, and Mr G. H. Buckeridge will l>e glad to ’earn of any farmers who can take one or more. There is one policeman to every 131persons in New Zealand and 'the upkeep of the force costs os 8A cl -for each inhabitant. No .State in Australia has sc, economical a force, Victoria being the closest with its cost of 8s Ojd an inhabitant. Queensland, which has a pcdiceman to every 743 people, heads tin list in extravagance, the cost being 11s 9d.

Representatives' of the chemists of Now Zealand waited on the Hon. Downie Stewart at Wellington yesterday to protest against the proposed duty on medicine bottles. The Minister remarked that nothing was further from his mind than to injure any section of the community. One could not move in a tariff without treading on somebody’s toes. The matter was one for the House to decide. Parliament always scrutinised any proposal for protection in local industries to see if it was justified.

Two large wards, one on each storey, are being added to the Waikato Hospital, and when they are completed there will be accommodation at the institution for 30u patients. The new wards are built, of concrete and will be ready for occupation at the end of the year. In addition to the wards ample room has been provided by glassed-in la Iconics from which a magnificent view of the Waikato River and the town can be obtained. The wards will be heated wnu steam pipes and radiators and each bed will have an electric light.

In the House of Representatives the Prime Minister read a telegram from the Hon. A. D. McLeod, who is now in the Raglan electorate, referring to the question asked by the leader of the Opposition on Wednesday as to the propriety of a Minister of the Crown receiving deputations in an electorate in which a by-election is being held. The Minister, in his telegram, said that he had told the deputation that they could not expect him to make any promises under the circumstances, as that was not the Government’s idea of what was right. He did no more than to promise to pass their request no to the Minister in charge of the department concerned, and, irrespective of whomsoever the electors chose to elect, the matter would be dealt with on its merits.

A meeting in connection with vacuum packing of cheese will be held in the A. and P. Buildings to-morrow (Saturday) at 11 a.m. to hear Mr Veal©’® report.

New Spring Dross Goods.—■Mc'Gruer, Bone and Co., Ltd., are showing a wonderful range of spring materials. 3Sin Floral Voiles 2/6 2/11. 3/6, 3/11 yard; Fancy Check Ginghams, 38in. at llld, 1/3; and Fadeless Gingham, at 2/3. Wo stock the Britway Cloth in 20 different shades. This cloth is guaranteed fast colour; price 1/94. Ask to see the “Tubby” Utility Cloth for children’s frocks, fast colours; price 38in., 1/6. See our Bordered Voile Ro'be lengths from 8/11 robe up. For the latest in dress goods shop at McGruer, Bone and Cc., Ltd. —Advt.

An enjoyable an<\ highly-suooessfui euchre tournament was conducted at the Savoy last evening by the Hiawera Miniature Rille Club, about 150 players occupying all the available tables. After the tournament, which was concluded about 11 o’clock, the president (Mr P. 0. Veale) presented the prizes. The successful players were : Ladies, Mrs Ollerenshaw 1, Mrs Blaekmore 2, Miss Moss 3. Miss Irving consolation; men’s, Mr V. Warner 1, 'Mr B. Hughes 2, Mr W. O’Brien 3. Mr G. Harding consolation. The evening terminated, with, an enjoyable supper. During the thunderstorm yesterday two ladies playing an. the Seafield links had an alarming experience, says the “Wanganui Chronicle.” A match was being played between the Seafield Ladies’ Club and a ladies’ team from Waverlcy, and two players were standing on a green preparing to putt when a flash of lightning struca me iron pin to which the flag was attached. The flash tore up the ground for nine feet as if a plough had been through it and a sheep at the edge of the green was od instantly, but the players were uninjured, except for shock. The wish was expressed by Sir Worley Bassett Edwards, retired New Zealand Judge, who died recently in Sydned that his body should be cremated and the ashes “scattered to the waves ot the Harbour of Sydney or of the adjacent ocean.” The late Judge took pe l ticular care, too, that the independence characteristic of him in life should be preserved in death. “I desise,” he directed in his will, “that there shall be no religious ceremony or formal ceremony oi any kind in connection with my death or with the disposal of my body or the ashes thereof and that no one whomsoever shall at any time use, or exhibit, any conventional sign of regret or sorrow at my death whether by change of, or addition to, attire, or any part thereof, or in any otner manner whatsoever.” A claim for £SO damages was made in the, Magistrate’s Court at Wellington by Lucy Laneeley, aged 19, against S. P. Andrew, Ltd., photographers, and J. Ilott, Ltd., advertising agents, for the alleged unauthorised publication of her portrait in a- sii’k stocking advertisement. Plaintiff was a. competitor in beauty competitions last year. Evidence for the defence went to show that the firm of S. P. Andrew, Ltd., thought it was entitled to use the photograph as it chose, because Miss Laneeley had been given 13 copies free. The Magistrate said he thought the plaintiff was entitled to something. What he proposed to give, however, would only be small. He awarded plaintiff £1 against each of the defendants, saying lie did not think if she had suffered any annoyance at all it would be worth more than that amount. Owing to the small amount of the judgment the Magistrate refused to grant solicitors’ fees.

A gruesome discovery was made yesterday afternoon by a clerk at the Auckland railway station in the left luggage office, the decomposed body of aif infant being found in a suitcase that had been left on August 8. For the last few days, the men working in the office had noticed a peculiar odour in the place, this afternoon, when .working near this particular suitcase, one of them was nearly overcome. The case, which was not locked, was opened, and inside was found the dead body of an infant a month or six weeks old. Tho body was wrapped in some old rags and a Jersey. Tfie suitcase was ore of the cheap composition kind. The body was removed 'by the police and a post mortem examination will be made prior to the holding of the inquest.