LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 June 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London .press cable message states that in the Empire Week shop display, the Marketing Board’s 100-guinea cup was awarded to a show of New Zealand lambs by Cooper and Company. On his way to Haweia this morning, the Governor-General and party paid a vi.S'.t to the Ketemarae Pa, and were Hospitably received by the Maoris ot the district.

Toe Hawera County Electric Company, Ltd., advertise that, owinft to alterations in the main high tension line, the power will be exit off on the main line to Hawera, including the borotigh of Hawera, on Sunday next, between the hours of 1.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.

The subject of “bobby” calves and their disposal will be discussed at a meeting to be held to-morrow (Saturday) evening in the Manaia Town Hall board room. The meeting is convened by Mr. E. T. Burke, and will commence at 7.30 p.m.

The Gust onus duties 1 collected in New Zealand during the quarter ended 31st March • amounted, to £1,838,115, compared with £2,055,587 for the corresponding quarter in 1927. Excise duties in the same periods .of 1928 and 1927 respectively amounted to £214,556 and £139,241. The total Customs .duty collected in the financial year 1927-28 amounted to £7,593,025, and excise duties' £773,360, as compared with £B,307,040 and £729,053 respectively in (the fmafncial year 1926-27. TJie Hawei a Municipal Band will have a. fine programme for the sacred concert 'to be given by it on Sunday evening in the Opera House in aid of the Ararata appeal fund. Miss Mary Barnes will sing the sacred song “Abide With Me,” and the Methodist Choir will •contribute its. Eitbam test .selections. There will also be a number of other artists, .assisting in the programme. In connection with the Rural Advances Act passed in 1926, the Advances to Settlers Department recently issued a £400,000' nineteen-year 5 per cent, loan at 94}. Although the issue was fully subscribed, the support expected from farmers, many of whom are in a position to .subscribe, was negligible. This bank applied for and took up a large proportion of the issue, stated the chairman, of the Bank of New Zealand at the annual meeting of share- 1 holders at Wellington to-day. The end of June or the first week in July wilt' mark the closing of the electoral rolls according to advice which has been received from the head office by the registrar of electors at Hawera.. Speaking with a “Hawera Star” reporter thus morning, tlie registrar stresed the necessity for electors, who had transferred from other districts or for any other reason were not on the roll, to make prompt application for enrolment.

An interesting event in the work of' the Brownies in Hawera will be celebrated to-mOTrow at -St. Mary’s Hall, when the. second birthday party will be held. The (Brownies Pack will meet at the Scouts’ Hall, Albion (Street, at 2.45 p.m. The monthly meeting of the Hawera Astronomical Society was held at the observatory, Axgyle Street, last evening. Mr A. H. Larkman presided over a good attendance of members. Mr E. J. Booth read an interesting and instructive paper on “The Moon,’’ illustrated bv a. large number of photographs' and drawing projected on a screen by means' of an epidiascope. At the conclusion of the "reading, Mr Larkman thanked the lecturer on behalf of ■the members for the trouble he had taken in preparing the paper and proposed a hearty vote of thanks, -which was carried by acclamation. A general discussion then took place, after which the meeting adjourned; A tota-'l of 70 entries has been received in the window-dressing competition organised iby the Hawera Retailers’ Association in conjunction with the Winter Show Company; _ 44 being in respect of E/mipire goods displays and 26 in .respect of New Zealand- made goods. The displays will be on view during Winter Show week. Ten medals have been presented for award j.u the New Zealand and eight for the Empire goods displays, and a medal is to be awarded for the most attractive window. Judging is to foe carried on by three Hawera ladies.

Approximately £l6, a small proportion of which was contributed in cash donations, was realised yesterday as the result of the effort ..on behalf, of the Soldiers’ Ctuib at- Hanvera. Benches well laden with, a varied assortment of garden produce, confectionery, preserves and meat were attractively arranged ini shop premises in Union Street, placed at the disposal of the committee for the day by Mrs J. M. Odllins, andi under the capable salesmanship of Mesdames J. W. Harding, G. & Harding, T. C.. Hobbs, H. J. Webber, F. C. King, A E. Stevens, and W. Haw kens, almost the whole of the stock was cleared. The Returned Soldiers’ Association, under the direction of which the effort was conducted at the request of the club management committee, wishes to thank the ladies who presided at the stalls, Mrs Odllins for the use of the shop, and the public for the- support accorded. .

Members of the Hawera Male Choir speak very highly of the cordial welcome they received from the officials and committee of the Competitions Society at E'ltham. They were enthusiastic in their praise of the work done by the schools, the folk dancing and the concerted music being particularly good. They consider these were easily the feature of the two days and _ the best they had seen for a long time. The judge (Mr. Taylor) is strongly opposed to solo singing -by school children, and stresses rather the need of school singing being choral. In regard to the Male Choir’s work, the conductor ancl members knew there would be no competition, but were anxious to get the criticism of the judge on their efforts. They agree that this was constructive, kindly, and in every way very helpful. The Eltham Competitions have increased interest in the similar functon to be held at Hawera, and many inquiries have been made for schedules.