LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 March 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Commissioner of Rural Intermediate Credit, Mr. J. W. MacDonald, announces that the Governor-General has appointed Mr. J. Snell, M.A., LL.B., at present controller of the mortgage division of the Public Trust Office, Wellington, to the deputy-Com-missioner of Rural Intermediate Credit.

Norman Rutherford, a pastor a,list of Mendip Hills, has offered £IOO towards the formation of a flying club in Christchurch, movided something a® actually done to form a club within a reasonable time.

Appointed by the Farmers’ Union for the purpose, a local committee field a meeting at Feilding yesterday with officers of the Public Trust, and decided to take the necessary steps, to form a rural intermediate credits association.

At the Hawera Police court this morning, before Mr. R. W. J. McNeill J.P., a statutory first offender vas convicted and lined 10s for drunkenness yesterday. Defendant consented to a prohibition order being taken out against him. Application for a Dominion award in the timber industry was made to the Arbitration Court at Wellington yeeterd'ay, and declined on the ground that insufficient grounds had been shown for departing from the present system of local awards.

A new body to be known as the New Zealand Institute of Foresters, has been established as the outcome of 18 months’ preliminary work by members fo the profession. This step it is contended, will have a far-veacu-ing effect on the future of forestry in tne Dominion.

At a meeting of the boy scouts’ committee, last evening, a large handsome white clock, presented to the scouts’ hall by Mr. J. Brunette, was much admired*. It was unanimously decided to place on record the appreciation and thanks of the scouts to the donor, for his handsome and very acceptable gift.

Further evidence was heard in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington yesterday in the Fire Board’s inquiry into the circumstances swrounding am outbreak of fire which occurred in looms occupied bv Alfred William Phipps, a tailor in .Willis Street, on the; night of January 4. At the conclusion of the evidence, the magistrate (Mr E. Page, S.M.) said he thought the logical inference was that the fire haa been caused purposely, and mot accidentally. “I think.” he added, “that lit was caused bv some person, but the evidence does not disclose who it was.” — Press Association.

The very unsatisfactory state, of the lighting in Albion Street, was the subject of much discussion at the scout meeting last night. There its no light of any kind in the \minify of the hall ,or band room, and several parents who atten , de<i last evening s meeting stated their intention to withdraw their boys from the scouts on account of their having to pass through such a dark street at night. One mother ha® already declined to allow her son to attend on this account. It is understood that representations are to he made to the municipal authorities or older to have the matter rectified.

Leaving Hawera to schedule at 10.53 o’clock la's't evening, the special excursion train 'from New Plymouth to Wellington. Carried 140 passengers. Sixty-three were on board When the train departed from the northern ■centre and the 18 who joined at vanous stations en route were supplemented with a quota of 4o at Hawera, while it was expected that by tho time Aramoho was reached it would be necessary to add to the eleven carriages then comprising the train. All roads will lead to Stratford, next Tuesday, when at 10.30 a.m., the Jubilee procession will take place. During the day sports will be held in the Victoria Park and in the evening the Stratford Operatic Society will stage “The Arcadians.” Wednesday will be devoted to a .sports meeting and record entries have been received, which will tend to make the gathering a record one in all respects, and it might also lie noted that some of the best athletes in New Zealand will be competing. Thursday, the'third day of the celebrations, will perhaps be one of the most interesting, as the band contest, in which eleven wellknown bands are competing will create wide-spread interest throughout the province. Friday will be set aside for a monster excursion to the mountain house, a trip which will bo enjoyed by the host ol : visitors to the town, during the celebrations. Saturday will see the festivities still in full .swing, when the Jubilee motor-cycle sports will be held on the Stratford racecourse. As all the best known champion riders have signified their intention to,, compete, the followers of motor racing will have plenty of thrills in store and some exciting contests are sure to, be the result. In the evening, one of the most important events of the carnival will take place. This will be the ceremony of crowning the carnival queen.