LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 May 1928, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An extraordinary Gazette notice has been issued announcing 'that Parliament is prorogued till June 28. Tlhe body of a fully developed mat? child was found in a lavatory at the Christohurcli- railway station ■ ait’/abaut noon yesterday (states a Press Association message).

To-morrow (Thursday) evening will be held in the Mangatoki Ha’,l the annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union local branch, when it i.s hoped there will be a. large attendance of members. The meeting will commence af 7.30 p.m. During the month of April there were only three building permits issued by the Hawera Borough Gonfticil, two of these being for the erection of private motor garages, and -the other additional and. alterations to the Hawera Opera. House. The total outlay was £205.

Stock slaughtered at the Municipal a bait coirs for the month of April were as follows: —Bullocks 13, cows 81, heifers 45, sheep 380, lambs 62, ealvpis 21, pigs 79. Stock condemned were: Cows 3. sheep 1 and pigs 2. Fees and rents amounted to £lOl 18s 2d (£93 Is 6d and £8 16s 8d respectively), being £9 11 - 9d less than in April, 1927.

Nominations for .the committee of the Egmont A. and P. Association will close on Saturday next, May 19, at 5 p.m. Nomination forms may be obtained on application to the secretary (Mr M. C. Origl.fcn) P.O. Box 148, Hawera. Footballers and supporters of football are reminded of the benefit dance in aid of hit- W. Bradford, who, was serious y injured in a recent match at Kaponga. The dance is to he held in the Rowan Hall to-morrow night, and the promoters have exerted themselves to ensure a good night’s entertainment. Novelty dances and good, prizes will be a feature'.

The Borough Inspector reported at last nigut’s meeting of the Borough Council that there were three prosecutions during the month, two under the by-laws and one under the Motor Vehicles Act. Total fines amounted to £3 15s. Drivers’ licenses: 193 were issued for the month. Dog registration: Total fees £ll 17s 6d. Infections disease: One case of scarlet fever was reported and attended to. Drains: Three drains of a total length of 230 feet were inspected and tested. Mr. F. W. Horner, local representative of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Alusic (London) has received advice that Air. Russell Elliott Chester, B.A. (London), A.R.A.AI., will conduct the practical examinations in New Zealand. He was born in AVinnipeg, Canada, and received his musical education in Brussels, winning the first prize of the Brussels Conservatoire in 1914. He continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music (London), where- he became first sub-professor in 1918, obtaining several prizes in composition and elocution, and later, in 1926, was appointed one of the professors of pianoforte. The Christchurch City Council has rejected an offer of £9475 for the city market site and the buildings thereon. The Labour Councillors argued that tliet price was not adequate and that the market was making a profit, so the Council need not sell the land at a sacrifice. The non-Labour councillors favoured the acceptance of the offer, and one of them suggested that the buyer, who Was the, owner of the Clarendon Hotel, adjoining, was anxious to buy the market to get rid of its smell.

Richard Green, appeared in the ■Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch yesterday, charged with stealing £lO 5s bd, which charge was amended to allege the stealing or £3. The circumstances were that Green accepted the sum of £3 to invest on Padlock at a recent trotting meeting. Padlock won, and the dividend on £3 amounted to £lO 5s 6d. The accused failed to return either the dividend or the £3. He was convicted ..and placed on probation for two years. —Press Association. Comet 1927 k, which was such a brilliant object in the southern skies during tit/? earlv part of last December, bias now made its re-appearance on the opposite side of the sun. It was reobserved by astronomers both at the Cape and Johannesburg in February, fhe protographic magnitude was then 3.9. Tire comet was again re-observed oeally last evening by Mr F. Gawith., F.R.A.S.. of. Hawera. Mr Gawith gives its position as R.A. 18hrs 7min Dec. S. At hough the comet will be visible with the aid of a telescope for some considerable tim£\ it will not be possible to detent, it otherwise..

Whilst a couple of Kakaramea residents were levelling the croquet court on Saturday, they unearthed, about five inches below the surface, two half-crowns,-a wedding ring, and three buttons, all lying together. One halfcrown is dated 1844 and the other 1875 ; both pieces were in a good state of preservation, and. the ring was scarcely tarnished (writes the “Star’s” correspondent). The things must have been there for many years, as the section lias been in grass and fenced for as long as the oldest inhabitant can remember. Although the ground was turned over for some distance, round the spot, nothing more could be found, to indicate the manner in which the articles had been buried. AT WESTAWAY & CO. Coatfroeks Solve the problem for Winter. Now Fabrics, new styles, suitable for every hour of the day. Practical, 'dressy. You’ll find ■just what you are looking for in this interesting section. We have a full range *of sizes from SJS.W. to X.O.S. Also a nice range of Fur Necklets, Capes, and Stoles, in Skunk, Fox, Bear, Wolf, etc, all the newest shapes. All marked at our well-known low prices.