LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 June 1928, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The “Eltlvam Argus” states that- Mr \Y. J. Poison.will be the selected candidate for Stratford in the interests of the United Political Party. There is no isign yet. of the whereabouts of Alervyn Hodgkin son, lost since last Monday on the Orongorongo station, states a 'Wellington message. Search parties are still out. The Hatv-era railway station presented a. busy appearance this morning when a- large number of passengers joinpd the mail train for south. Amongst the passengers were about 40 de-legates -to the National Dairy Association conference- to bo held at Palmerston North this week.

At the Police Court- this morning, a statutory first offender, who did mot appear in answer to a charge of drunkenness on Saturday evening, was lined the amount of his hail. 10s. by Messrs L. A. Pone and J. M. Townsend, J’-s.P. An outbreak of fire occurred in the stokehold of the steamer Canadian Challenger at the -Princess wharf at Auckland on Saturday evening. The fire was quickly subflued by the city brigade. Machinery and fittings in the stokehold were damaged, but no damage was done to the cargo.- The vessel was inspected bv Lloyd’s surveyor after the fire and sailed yesterday for Wellington.

The honorary surgeons at Christchurch Hospital have saved the life of J. Turpin, the well-known Linwood toot bailer, wiio was admitted on June 2, with a dislocated cervical vertebrae and was partially paralysed. After an X-ray examination the surgeons decided on a desperate expedent or manipulating the vertebrae into position. The operation was performed twice and success has been achieved to extent that the dislocation has been reduced and paralysis released. Indications are that Turpin will make a complete recovery, out may have his neck in plaster of paris for several weeks, possiblv three months. Turpin received his' injury in the Linwond-Merivlale match on' June 2. He made a hying high tackle, missed his man, and fell heavilv on the back of his neck. The' Minister or Defence (lion. E. J. Rnlleston) stated at Wellington that the Blenheim Borough Council has no tilled the General' Defence Headquarters that it has set aside a portion of the Omaka Domain with an area of thirty acres ns a municipal aerodrome and that hanger accommodation is available. The area is being prepared and sown in grass, and in the meantime, arrangements have been made by the Borough Council for the use of a suitable paddock, situated some hundred yards west of the hangar. The council iusk-s that pilots desiring to make use of the ground shall notify the town elenc oi the date and time of their arrival, and states that upon, receipt of that information arrangements will be made to lay out a landing “T ’ and to indicate the wind direction. The Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand representative cricketer, Mr. T. C. Lowry, lias purchased a large farm from' Mir. M. MorrisOn, of Taihape, and is now living in the Bangitikei district. It is understood that over £5’),030 was involved in the deal. One consequence will probably be that Hawke’s Bay will probably lose for the Hawke Cup'games the cricketing services of the New Zealand captain, whose new residence comes within the confines of the Bangitikei association. Ho is still available lor Wellington, however, .in Blanket Shield games. Bangitikei has now two former Cambridge “blues” in its team, the other being Mr. G. A. Rotherham, who was the slow bowler in the Cambridge team in the year when Mr. Lowry was skipper.

Mr. H. L. Patterson, of Dunedin, reported to the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association conference at Wellington that he had interviewed the Minister of Lands (Hon. A. 1). McLeod). The Minister had said that, the present financial position did not favour further loans under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act tor housing. It had not been repealed, hut at the present time was inoperative. In regard to land settlement, the Minister had said that a large number of blocks were vacant, and although the price had been reduced 50 per cent., many weie still vacant, and if tions were not received irom returned soldiers the blocks would be thrown open for settlement. The speaker agreed that the land could not be allowed to remain idle.

At Invercargill 'on Sunday morning the offices of Roopo and Clo-iupany, brewers, in Alary Street, were entered and >a large safe was blown open by gelignite, the force- of the explosion, driving the do-or of the safe a distance- of 12 feet across the room, smashing, a table to match-wood, breaking windows am-d! tearing a (bole in a -brick wall o-n the opposite side of the room. Siait-u-r----diay’s takings were not in the safe, 44s in petty cash being all the money placed therein. A quantity of silver and copper was found scattered about the floor, -and -it is believed that the marauders did not secure more than las at the outside. The disordered'appearance of the room suggests _ that a considerable quantity of explosive was used and it is believed that- the outrage has some connection with the disappearanoe of sQlbs of gelignite from a magazine- earlier in the week. Hiow a mother stole to buy food for her eip'ht children was related in the Police Court at Wellington on Friday, when a married woman whose name wa-s ordered to- be suppressed pleaded guilty to the theft of £1 ss. Chief-Detective Ward said accused was given the money in a sealed envelope- by a neighbour and asked to take it to -a Government department as house rent. On her return she -said she had given it to a messenger who had -promised to deliver it, but when it wag found the money had- not reached its destination she was interviewed and admitted having stolen it to buy food for her starving children. Restitution has been. made. The accused was convicted and- discharged.— Press Assn.

A deadlock has been reached between Dean Barnett and the chapter of St. Peter’s Cathedral on questions of ritual (states a Press Association' message from Hamilton). At a meeting of cathedral parishioners a chapter was elected, the majority of whom declared their disagrement with the present ritualistic practices. After several meetings and lengthy discussion the chapter, in the absence of Dean Barnett, unanimously passed a resolution that euebaristio vestments should not be used at any services, that- -a purifnetor should l>e used for tlie Communion cup, that the regular services should lie -simplified. The Dean’s letter was read in reply declaring that the form of -services was purely a- matter for the decision of the clergr

Th-C Melbourne Ltd. firo offering a special ii n<e of -morn. Is odd sports coat® in assorted tweeds at 22/6 ea-cli. These -coats arc especially uscf-ul at this time of t-1 to year fot> outdoor -workers and ath-e-rs. ' Sizes 4 to 7 only in stock. — Advt.