LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 27 January 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the conclusion of one of thejnotor by-laws cases, in the Hawera Court yesterday, Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M. ; drew attention to the fact that the witnesses were to be commended for their action in reporting the matter SO' promptly to the police They, had, in his opinion, performed a public duty. Work has been proceeding and is almost completed on the Boylan Road, which will be much appreciated by drivers of vehicles. The broken edges of the tarred sealed surface have been rolled and then top-dressed. The result is that the width of the road has been appreciably extended and vehicles can pass at any point without the risk of ugly bumps caused by the drop off the sealed portion of the roadway. A peasant woman has given birth to four healthy girls, says a cable message received from Madrid last evening. ,

For bringing opium into the country unlawfully, John Corrin, a seaman on the Ulimaroa, was fined £SO at Auckland yesterday. Corrin tried to sell the opium to Chinese in an Auckland laundry.—'Press Assn. A public meeting held at Masterton last night decided to open a fund for the dependants of the missing aviators, Captain Hood and Lieutenant Moncrieff. —Press Assn.

A “silent policeman” dome has just been placed at the junction of the Main !>fortli and Normanhy Roads in ht-or-manby. This has always been an awkward corner and there have been several accidents at the spot. Motorists will have no excuse now for cutting corners or failing to give adequate room to vehicles passing in the apposite direction.

The silver cups presented by Messrs L. A. Bone and J. G. Osborne to the Hawera Fire Brigade for competition among its members are now on: view in Messrs Purser Bros.’ (hairdressers) window. Mr Bone’s trophy, which is allotted; to the squad competitions, is a handsome cup, massive in design, and is tho work of Walker and Hall, England. Mr Osborne’s cup, although not so large as the former, is also an excellent example of the silversmith’s art. The first of the competitions is sc't. down for next Wednesday, when the Osborne Cup will be-competed for.