LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 February 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London message reports the death of Johannes Fibiger, the recipient of the Nobel Prize on October 28 last year for cancer research. The Manaia Municipal Band will play a programme of musical items at Kaupokonui beach next Sunday in aid of the beach improvement fund. The performance will commence at 2 p.m. At an executive meeting of the Stratford Branch of the South Taranaki Automobile Association last night, it was reported that 51 signs were to be erected on the Ohura ltoad between Stratford and Tangarakau. Yesterday afternoon a number of ocal swimming enthusiasts journeyed to Patea to' compete in the carnival there The only successful competitor from Hawera was Miss Z- Spragg, who won the ladies’ diving event and was second in the ladies’ 2-5 yards event. “I have known eases where tohungas have killed children. I think they should be punished and brought to book.” This statement was made at the Native School Teachers’ Association eonierence in Auckland by a teacher from the Tauranga district. A large number of girls, usually employed as shop assistants (reports the “Dunedin Star”) are at present ont of work, and a Trades Hall official stated that fewer casual hands had been placed .this year than had ever been in his experience previously, despite, the fact that outwardly, at least, business had. been quite as good as in previous years. Another alarming phase is that male shop assistants from such outlying districts as Oamaru and Milton are going to the city in search of work, an almost unheard of state of affairs for this time of the year. Resident only ten months in the Dominion, Mrs Mary Ann Buckley left a legacy, estimated at between £ISOO and £I7OO, to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of New Zealand. There is no such society and the Supreme Court has to decide whether the Wellington society was intended to benefit or whether the various societies of New Zealand should share the bequest. All but three of the societies arc represented by counsel. Otago, Auckland and Hawke’s Bay, who are the unrepresented societies, have agreed to abide by whatever decision in reached. The Court reserved its decision.

As W. H. Jones, the Auckland jockey, drove his motor car round the corner of High arid Princes Streets this morning, the rear wheel of his car detached itself and tlie car .slithered to a standstill. Jones was accompanied by his wife and a passenger, and as the trio had. made a fast run from Palmerston North they were, wondering what might have happened if the mishap had occurred a little earlier. Tlie car had just’ come out of the garage after cleaning and painting, and evidently the bolts on the wheels had not been tightened up again. These had worked loose aftd cut right through the metal, eventually allowing tlie wheel to fall off.

Leaflets, posters, and other means of advertising the telephone in Britain cost. £IOOO during a recent 12 months ; this works out at £B3 6s Bd. a month.

' To-night the Hawera Municipal Band will give at the Park its fourth series of dance programmes, and hopes to see a large attendance. The latest novelties will be included. Tenders for the construction of the Massey memorial at Point Halswell will probably be called this month, sufficient progress having been made with the specifications to enable this step to be taken. Advice was received at Auckland yesterday by a private radio message that the steamer Ocean Transport went ashore on a reef at Ocean Island. The ship was a total loss. The crew got ashore safely. The prize for the most brilliant game played at the recent chess congress has been awarded to the late A. W. 0. Davies for his game against the Rev. N. Friberg (says a Christchurch Press Assn, message). The adjudicator (Mr W. S. King) states that “the game was of a high order, with admirable finesse. ’ ’ The Hon. A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands, speaking at the A. and P. Society's luncheon at Feilding yesterday, urged the farmers to organise for business purposes. Referring particularly to the export of pork, he said that when Cabinet decided to grant a subsidy they found the representatives of various sections could not agree as to how the subsidy should be applied It was hoped the Government's decision would give an impetus to the pork export trade.

Two garages were entered 1 at Taihape on Tuesday, the sums of £8 and £3 respectively being stolen. No clue has yet been found. A boarder at the Federal private hotel was robbed of £8 which had been left in his trousers during the night. He had folded his trousers neatly on going to bed, but found them in disorder on the floor in the morning. Notes only were taken in all instances, silver being left.

Mr Judge Adams, at Christchurch yesterday, delivered his interim judgment as an aftermath of the Wright Morgan case in relation to trusts of the will of E. G. Wright, decided by the Privy Council. The present case arose out of power of attorney given by Mrs E'. E. Roberts, a daughter of E. G. Wright to her mother. The effect of the judgment is in favour of the Bank of New" Zealand in regard to deeds connected with the estates. The case was heard on December 12.—Press Assn.

A party of Napier motorists, on visiting Gate Pa, near Tauranga, were disappointed to find that the ground is all being ploughed up and cultivated. “It seems a regrettable thing,” said one, “that this historic site, one of the few’ that are left —could not have been preserved intact. Something should have been done to save it. Perhaps if it had been the scene of a pakeha victory it wouid have been.”

Twelve members of the South Taranaki Master Grocers’ Association, representing the grocers from Patea .to Stratford, were present at a* meeting held last night in the office of the secretary, Mr S. R. Yeitch, for the purpose of considering matters pertaining to the annual conference of master grocers of New Zealand. It was decided that Messrs S. R. Veitch, A. R. Masters' and J. Orr be appointed as delegates to represent the local members of the trade.

On his return to Wellington from the statisticians’ conference at HobaTt, Mr Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician, drew attention to a cablegram published in the Dominion newspapers in which he was reported to have said that the object of arbitration in New Zealand was to increase wages. Mr Fraser states that his remarks were in the nature of a defence of the functions exercised by the court. He said that the court had come to serve a definite purpose in Wages adjustment, and, until something better was found to put in its place, it would be a great mistake to abolish it.