LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 December 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Not one drop of missionary blood was spilt in winning the Maoris from barbarism and cannabalism to Christianity before the Maori Mars took place,” .said the Rev. Seamier, of the Methodist Maori Mission, at Tairadale. The rainfall during November in Christchurch was 68 per cent, in excess of the average for the month. Nineteen days were wet, stated a Press Association telegram from Christchurch. Members of the Toe II movement in New Zealand . will be interested to learn that their “university,” which was established after the war in the disused Knutsford gaol, has sent its first graduate to New Zealand. This is the Rev. H. Whitby-James, who took holy orders after graduating there, - and subsequently spent some time working among the miners of South Wales. He is one of the first of the service candidates to answer what is known in Anglican circles as “the world call” for service overseas. The Rev. Mr. James take® charge of the Tainui parish, in the diocese of Wellington. ‘‘l would like to congratulate New Zealand on having so distinguished a Minister as Mr Amery looking after Dominion affairs,” said Mr I. Tokugawa, Japanese Consul-General, in' a lecture given at the Auckland University. “The unity of the British Empire is not an internal affair,” lie said, “for a, .strong Empire is a guarantee, for the maintenance of tHe permanent peace of the whole world. I say that ns a citizen of a country that ha® had long friendship with Britain.” Speaking at Tara dale. Hawke’® Bay, Make Re wet i: Wharehuia Rangipiura, chief of the Arawa tribe, said: “A hundred years ago New Zealand was inhabited bv 400.000 Maoris and 2000 whites. To-day it has 1,250,000 white oeople and 56,000 Maoris. Where are the rest? We are the remnant- of a strong and vigorous people who are now a dying race. It i® the duty of every European, to help us along—help us set on the ladder, so that in time we will be able to care for ourselves.” “Now Zealand, Japan, Australia and the United States —the countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean —have a common interest in the maintenance of peace of that ocean.” This was the opinion expressed bv Mr I. Tokugawa, Japanese Consul-General for New Zealand and Australia, in an address- at Auckland. He also said that friendly reactions between Japan, New Zealand and Australia, ye re necessary for the maintenance of permanent peace in the PacificA feature of the terrible tragedy on Sydney Harbour, when the ferryboat Greycliffe was sunk, with great loss of life," has escaped .general notice. The ferry wa® the- “school boat,” end was carrying a grpat number of clii'<dren returning home from their schools, but the loss among, these was small compared with that among the adult passengers. A Gisborne resident who was ini-Sydney at the time of the tragedy commented upon this fact, and attributed the escape of score® of children to the fact that few youngsters nowadays are non-swimmjers, while the adult generation still fcontains many people who have not’ developed confidence in the water. A • contributing cause of the higher percentage of loss among the adult passengers would be the habit of the elders retreating to the ferry cabins and .deckhouse, a habit not shared by the majority of the children, to whom the daily crossing - of Sydney Harbour sti 1 ! contained enough novelty to keep them on the open decks. ~ A private box-holder at the Nelson Post Office noticed when collecting his mail that the room at the back of the boxes was full of smoke. He immediately gave an alarm of fire, and the brigade quickly arrived on the spot. The firemen forced their way into the building,- but there was nothing more than, smoke for them to -deal with. It was eventually discovered that the smoke had come from an electric motor used to drive the electric mail-stamp-ing machine. It is thought that the switch must have been accidentally bumped on when the letter® were being sorted and while the current was turned off at the power house. The stamping machine had been thrown out of action for the week-end, and when the current switched on again it heated up the motor and eventually burned the insulation. The postmaster said that nothing beyond the motor was damaged. Neverthless, they were thankful for the prompt- action of the box-holder and the fire brigade, as the smoke might easily have meant a serious outbreak.

To-morrow the Egmont A. and P. Association will hold- a meeting: of the show stewards and exhibitors, when a large attendance is requested. The meeting will be held in the A. and P. Buildings, Nelson Street, and will commence at 1.30 p.m. LADIES! Every McCall Pattern is exactly like the original design—to the last fraction of an inch. The printed cutting lines, numbered notches, and printed inside guide lines make it easy to cut out, put together and fit any McCall style you like. Even if you never made a dress before, you can do so now successfully because all necessary instructions are printed in words and pictures on the pattern pieces. Procurable only from Harrops Ltd. —Advt.. ETJCKRELL ’ S AND CHRISTMAS We have opened an attractive assortment of Ladies ’ Handkerchiefs, suitable for presents, from 2/11 to 12/6 a box; also Gloves, Scarves, Handbags; best makes in Hosiery ‘‘Gold Star. ’ 5 Kayser, Bonds true shape HENDERSON HATS; Frocks, Costumes, Coats. —;BuckrclLs, Ilawera, “The Quality House. ’ ’ —Advt.

“A year spent at a technical college is a year productive of some, good to the pupil, but a similar term at a high school is absolutely wasted,” said Mr A. W. Jones at a meeting of the Southland Technical College Board. As a result of falling from a tree .at Ohislehurst on Saturday last Henry, Taylor the- twelve-year-old son of Mr and Mrs H. Taylor, of Eltham, sustained a double fracture of his left forearm necessitating his removal to the Hawera Hospital. He is reported to be. progressing favourably. At the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday, William Hayward, Normanbv, was granted discharge m bankruptcy on the motion of Mr. L. A. Taylor.

The Thames Valley Rugby Union recently .decided to nominate Mr. H. Frost, of Auckland, for the position of manager of the All Black team to tour South Africa. Word has now been received from the Auckland Rugby Union that Mr. Frost could not make the trip. The Thames Valley Union has now decided to support- the nomination of Mr. James McLeod, of Taranaki.

The- Minister of Health (the Hon. J. A. Young) has approved of the establishment of a post-graduate course for nurses at Wellington beginning on March 1. The course is intended for general trained nurses who have completed three years’ training in a- general hospital and are registered in New Zealand.

The Wellington Radio Society is still dissatisfied with local arrangements and with the reply from the Post-master-General. The secretary at the recent meeting said it was unbelievable that the Telegraph Department had no apparatus to detect howling valves. Resolutions .were passed, demanding the abolition of silent nights, later programmes on Saturday nights, and improvements in details. Explaining that he was unable to attend the executive meetings i-egu-larly, the resignation of Mr. H. E. Batten was received at the monthly meeting of the South Taranaki executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. The president (Mr. H Hodge) said the union could not afford to lose the services of such members in an official capacity. He remarked that at the previous meeting a letter of resignation had been received from Mr. F. Aroa. In this instance it appeared that a misapprehension had occurred, and Mr. Aroa had since agreed to remain on the executive. On the motion of the president it was decided to_ ask Mr. Batten to reconsider his intimation.