LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 8 February 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thieves ha.ve been busy m tbe suburbs of Auckland during; the past few weeks, hut in the majority of cases only small amounts have been stolen. The heaviest loser was Mr A. J. Hutchinson, Drompre Read, llemuera, whose house w.as broken into and articles and money to the value ol about £6O stolen.

‘ ‘-Christchurch has practically to be rebuilt and if the old insanitary buildings were condemned there would be enough work to employ all engaged in die building industry for a long time,” stated the annual report of the Canterbury Allied Building Trades Association.

Railway officials in Auckland have been advised of a remarkable accident which occurred on the Frankton-Clam-bridge line. A passenger, Mr D. Shaw, fell from the carriage at a point between Ruakuna and Newstead. and had the good fortune to escape uninjured. Apparently the train was travelling slowly at the time.

A New Zealand Club flourishes •at Salt Lake City, Utah, the home of the Mormons. Dr. James Hight, the newly-appointed Rector of Canterbury College, who returned to New Zealand on Sunday by the Aorangi after spending some time at the Leeds University, was invited to lunch with the club when he arrived there on his way home to the Dominion. Dr. Hight met the members of the executive of tbe club, all of whom were anxious to hear of the Dominion. The club has a membeirehip of 300. Only those who lhave been in New Zealand are entitled to membership. Most of the members have been Mormon teachers or missionaries in the Dominion- ‘ 7 Thev are very earnest people,” said Dr. Hight, referring to the Mormons.

According to the latest registrations there are 144 unemployed men in New Plymouth, 92 of whom are married with 322 dependants. Last night a meeting, convened by the Mayor (Mr H. V. iS. Griffiths) was held at the Whiteley Hall to deviise some means of alleviating the position. It was stated that for the first ten months of the present financial year £4240 had been spent by the Tlaranaki Hospital Board. After a lengthy discussion it wa.s decided that an appeal should be made, through the press, for funds to provide work for the unemployed in New Plymouth. The savings y«a will expect by visiting and buying at Harrop’s Sale are really worth while. Note these bargains for men: Men’s Tweed and Worsted Suits in light and dark colours, usual price up to £7/7/-, now 39/6 to 79/6; Men’s Ties in Silk and - Knitted stvles, usual price up to 4/6, now 1/6 2/6; Men’s Pure Fur Felt Hats in Fawn and Grey, usual price 25/6, now 19/6. —Harrop’s Ltd. —Advt.

A 10s note without a number was noticed 'by ai man employed in a Brighton restaurant. It was declared by bank officials to Ik? a genuine note, and it has now been framed.

A public meeting of farmers will be held in the A. and P. Society’s Booms, Nelson Street, Hiawera, on Thursday, February 9, at 11 a.m. The provisions of the Rural Intermediate Credits Act and the method of obtaining loans will be fully explained. A statutory first offender who was arrested in Union Street early last evening appeared before Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., in the Hawera Court this morning and pleaded guilty to a charge of drukenness. He was convicted and fined 12s 6d, the sum found in his passion when arrested.

Owing to the date formerly decided upon for the March motor gymkhana to be held under the auspices of the Egmont A. and P. Association, clashing with the Stratford anniversary celebrations-, it has been decided to hold -the gymkhana on March 21, instead of March 28.

The popular dance series given every Thursday by the Hawera Municipal Band, in King Edward Park, will be continued to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock, the selections embracing all the latest in dance music. There will be a collection to defray expenses.

A severe thunder storm passed round and over Taupo> on Friday evening. The sky was inky black showing up the vivid streaks of forked lightning. The operator in the telephone exchange, Mr Wells, was incapacitated l for a short while ,being dazed and rendered deaf front the effects of a very severe flash of lightning. No damage is reported and very little rain fell.

The Patea Tradesmen’s Association and Patea combined schools’ picnic was held to-day at New Plymouth. A special train, comprising 19 cars, passed through Hawera at about 8.30 a.m. this morning. The seating capacity was taxed to the utmost, there being approximately 900 passengers. School children and parents were conveyed from Patea, Pariroa Pa, Kalcaramea, Ball Road, Manutahi and Mokoia. About a thousand letters were forwarded to-day by Mr. L. O'. Hooker to Oldham and to Swinton (a suburb of Manchester) in furtherance of the reciprocal publicity scheme between English and Dominion schools. Particulars of the scheme have been sent to the ‘‘Manchester Guardian” and the ‘‘Evening Chronicle,” also to the two Chambers of Commerce, There is a fine field of population on which to work in those closely settled communities. The council of the Massey Agricultural College met yesterday at Palmerston North. The Hon. George Fowlds was re-elected chairman. Ten tenders were received) for the- dairy factory. These were fully considered and ai resolution was passed which wil. be published after consultation with thdepartment. The registrar of Victoria University advised that his council had amended the regulations for the Farmers’ Union scholarship so as to permit the scholarship to be open to students of the Massey College. No residential restrictions will be placed on candidates.

The suggestion made to the Minister of Education by the Taranaki Education Board that more employment could be found for teachers by reducing the size of classes obviously too large, is supported by Mr A. Bunts, chairman of the Auckland Education Board, states the “New Zealand Herald.” Mr Burns said yesterday that the Auckland Board had pointed out to the Minister before Christmas that teachers not in permanent positions could, be attached to schools where there were large classes. This would relieve the position to a large extent. The Department, said Mr Bums, had not so far given any indication of its opinion of the .scheme. At tne Magistrate's Court yesterday, Peter George, alais George Robinson, made his appearance -before Messrs LA. Bone and K. 8. Sage, J’sP., charged with being idle and disorderly, with no visibe mean s of support. A sentence of one montn’s imprisonment with hard -abour was imposed. Defendant,* a man of 45 years, was earlier brought before the court at Normanby .on a charge of drunkenness, being convicted and discharged, and ordered to pay 2s fid car hire. As defendant had o;tiy 6s, the Justice returned the 2s 6d to him and Constable Pigeon provided him with a quantity of sandwiches and a pair of socks, at the same time advising him to keep clear of hotels and leave the town. He was discovered later sleeping under a platform used for loading pigs at the station. When arrested the second time his 6s had dwindled to 2d.

The people of America were beginning to realise that there must be something wrong with their system of education, and it was obvious that the trouble lay in the lack of school spirit, said Mr. C. H. Broad, headmaster of Nelson 'College, upon his return from a trip abroad. The United States had spent millions in providing the best possible equipment, and had neglected the school’s chief object—the formation of character. The widespread perjury in the law courts, increasing juvenile crime, and other forms of corruption that permeated America today had led many to ask if it was not the education system that was to blame. Mr. Broad said that it was hard for an Englishman to understand the attitude of the ordinary American towards perjury and bribery. He just laughed ,and seemed to consider it rather a joke. Yet New Zealand sent teachers to America for training. It was to England they should go in order to learn something of the system that turned out such a fine stamp of youth from the public schools. A week’s journey from Timaru to the Mount Cook Hermitage and back again, through Pukeuri—a distance, of 314 miles—cost a boy from the Christchurch Boys’ High School and a boy from the Timaru Boys’ High School exactly sevenpence each- (say® the “Christchurch Sun”).. This must be a record for cheap holidays. The boys started out from Timaru on bicycles, carrying 401 bof baggage each, on a Tuesday, and returned at 1.30 a.m. on the following Tuesday, having gone over Burke’s Pass and through the Mackenzie Country, with a day at the Hermitage thrown ' in. Everywhere they went the boys received excellent treatment, and were fed and lodged free. Their longest ride for a single day was from Ben More to Pukeuri —a distance of 75 miles. The boys are each 15 rears of age, and their trip showed their stamina. Their expenses were incurred by the purchase of a pound of apples, price eightpence, and two threepenny drinks.

A concert flute and piccolo are advertised in to-day’s “Star,” and all particulars may be secured from Mr. H C. *A. Fox.

A few typical examples of great bargains for men at the Melbourne’s Clearance Summer Sale: Hood quality odd tweed coats, all sizes, were 29/6, now 21/-; all-wool dark grey socks, were 1/3, now lOd pair; wire tweed shirts, were 7/6, now 5/11; saddle tweed trousers, were 17/6, now 13/6. The greatest.sale in the firm’s history. —Advt.

Mr J. A. Vinten, of the dairy laboratory, while bathing on Sunday at Turu-turu-Makai, cut his foot on a piece of broken chinaware. He was admittedto tho hospital, where several stitches were inserted. It will bs some days before he will be able to resume his duties.

An interest of interest to local bandsmen will be the combined picnic of the Stratford Band and the Stratford Fire Brigade, which -takes place next Sunday, February 12, at Tahora. A special excursion train will leave Stratford for Taboro at 8.45 a.m. As an invitation has been extended to Hawera, probably a goodly number of local bandsmen and brigadesmen will avail themselves of the opportunity. In. tfie Wellington Community Club’s annual report reference is made to the military pageants Jof 1924 and the tattoo of last ye&r. These functions were so successful that the former realised in Auckland, -Wellington and Dunedin £5140 and the latter in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch £7957. With the exception of £17717 devoted to the Dunedin War Memorial the whole of this money went to the -benefit of teritorials and senior cadets in Auckland, Wellington and I Christchurch. Of Wellington’s share £757 is invested towards the expense of the next pageant.

Hie motor-ship Maui Pomare, which is being built at Dublin to the order of the New Zealand Government is expected to leave the United Kingdom on her voyage to New Zealand toward the end of the month. Oh her maiden run to Hie Islands the vessel will carry a delegation of New Zealand businessmen, representing manufacturing and commercial ante rests in the four centres, besides Government officials. The party will number 30 all told. The vtisiitj" which, is expected to do- much to foster trade between the Islands and the Dominion, will probably be made i u May.

A final payment of id per lb will be distributed on February 8 on all whey butter shipped in the whey butter pooi for the 1906-27 season. This will bring the total payments for the season 1926-27 to the following figures: First grade Is 2 7-lCd; second grade Is 1 7-16 d (both per lb. f.0.b., equivalent to approximately 150 s for first gade per cwt. on London market and 140 s for second grade per cwt. on London market). Creamery butter and cheese pools final account sales are not yet to land, but it is expected the final payments will be made about the end of the month.