LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 June 1928, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. goof, programme lias been arranged for the OkaiaAva Rug’by’ Football Club *s concert this ('Tuesday) evening in the Town Hall. The performers come from Pa tea, EaAvbitiroa, Manaia, Normanby, and Oka'iaAva, showing how wide-spread is the interest in the concert. The committee, under the direction of the 'honorary secretary ((Mr. A. G. Robertson has been working energetically and.confidently looks forAVarcl to a crowded house. A dance Avill folloAA- the concert.

It was decided at the meeting of traffic inspectors at Stratford yesterday that in cases where private cars are engaged to pick up firemen on the way to a fire they must use a siren. This provision is to be rigidly, enforced, otherwise there would be a. grave danger to pedestrians owing to the high speed at which such vehicles travel on such occasions. The chairman deprecated the practice of motorists racing off to a fire in advance of the fire motor, to which preference should always be given. On Thursday evening next there will be a, Bibles Class tea tendered to Rev. M. A. Rvlbnrn, M.A., principal of the Khanai Boys’. High School, Punjab, India, at the Presbyterian Hall. The tea will be followed by a public meeting at 8 o’clock at which Mir Ryburn will! give a. lantern lecture dealing with various phases of Indian life and conditions'.

The 'Melbourne, Ltd., has a fine stock ■of warm blankets, rugs and eiderdowns. Tir ‘blankets best Colonial makes only aise featured such as Tvainpoi, -Petone, Bruce, and Aslibnrfon, at prices as low as 2-1/0 pair for single bed size to 40/pair for large double bed size. These prices are for while blankets, greys being much lower.—Advt. AT WE ST A WAY & CO.’S.

Incomparable values in woollen, garments. For smart and serviceable wear choose one, of these. Ladies’ Cardigans in mill-wool and wool and silk, prices from 0/11 to 39/6; Ladies’ Wool .lumpens in smart effects, prices from 7/11 to 32/0} Girls’ Fancy Woollen Cardigans and Jumpers, prices from 3/11 to. 13/6 each.—Advt.

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Tt shows that -your child has a cold coming. .Start, with Pulmonas at once. The grea test-known warder-off of colds. Children will take Pulmonas when they refuse cough mixtures. A pastille pleases them. The cold will vanish before it matures.

Pulmonas 1/6 and 2/0 from all Chemists. 6

At the weekly luncheon of the Hawera Rotary Club, Mr J. E. Campbell was the guest and speaker of the day. Mr Campbell ; an account of whose journeyings: as given to a representative oi the “Star” appears in this issue, addressed the Rotarians on “Japan”, and so interested were his hearers that Mr Campbell was asked to favour the club with another talk at some subsequent luncheon. A vote of thanks was carried with 1 acclamation.

Work on the new Baptist Church is progressing favourably, and to-mor-row at 2.30 p.ni. the foundation stone will be laid by Rev. F. 13. Harry, of Wellington. There will also be short addresses bv his Worship the Mayor and by Mr/ H. G. Dickie, M.P. Probably no audience outside Taranaki would appreciate iso fully and sympathetically the remark made by' a Taran aid. an yesterday’ when relating some of his experiences during a recent visit to Japa.ii. “It was,” he saild “a remarkable thing that though there was plenty of milk and butter at the hotels we never' saw a cow. We saw water buffalo in the paddy fields, but never a cow. Look here fellows L would have given a quid to have seen a good old cow —1 would really.” The earnestness of the speaker when deploring the lack of this “one little touch of home” brought down the bouse.

The Eltha.ni troop of Girl Guides, under Captain, Mrs R. Foard, attended church parade at the Salvation Army Hlall on Sunday. There was a large attendance of the Guides. Adjutant Rogan, the newly appointed manager of the Boys’ Home, gave an, appropriate address, which, was much appreciated. “Riding the Hobby Horse” will be the title of .a humorous' lecture to be given by Rev, F. E. Harry in the Presbyterian Hall to-morrow evening at 7.45 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Harry, the minister at the Vivian Street Baptist Church, Wellington, is well known in the capital city for his Sunday evening “hot point talks” on matters of public interest. He has visited Hawera on several ■ previous occasions. His Worship the Mayor will preside, and a collection will be taken up for the Baptist Church Building Fund. A billiards team of seven players representing the Figment Tourists Motors, Ltd., visited the Hawera Fire Brigade station last evening. In a series of interesting time limit games tire visitors were defeated by the substantial margin of 146 on the aggregate ’scores, and took individual honours in only two of the seven games. 'Scores were as follow, the (brigade players being mentioned first in each instance: Fireman Zinsili 24 v. R, K. Holland 43; 'Fireman Pettitt 77 v. W. Riae 34; Firehnan A. Hart 73 v. D l . McNeill 37; Firehnan Jackson 59 v. H. L. W/arner 47; 'Fireman Seager 71 v. F. Rae 48; S>ujjj«r'intendent Morrison 66 v. S : . McNeill 'B4; Dep.-Superintendent Grace 105 v. ’J. MceKnna 46. Totals : Brigade 485, Touriists 339.

Specimens of the new silver coinage are already circulating in Auckland, although the issue was first made in England only three months ago (says tire "New Zealand Herald”). These coins have been introduced Ire immigrants and New Zealanders returning from England. The banks* have no immediate need to import silver coinage, as there is ample in New Zealand for .the country’s currency’ requirements. The new designs will therefore continue for some time to be somewhat rare. The most interesting feature of the new coinage is the inclusion of crown pieces, which have not been circulated during the reign of King George, or, in fact, since 1902, the year of King Edward’s coronation. So far as is known, no crowns of the new issue have yet reached New Zealand, nor is it* anticipated there will be any great demand for them for general use, although collectors will welcome them. At last night’s meeting of the board of governors of the Hawera Technical High. School the present system of teachers applying for employment was discussed at some length. One teacher who was recently appointed to the local staff has tendered his resignation to take up another appointment in another part of the Dominion. This was stated to be the result of applying for several positions at one and the same time, and dissatisfaction Avas expressed by member,s of the board at the inconvenience caused through teachers leaving one job to take up another on short notice. “It is not the fault of the teachers,” said one, member. “It is the fault - of the Department, The teachers are entitled to do the best they can foi themselves, but the system is wrong, and it As for the Education Department t 0 remedy the matter.”

A butter-fat record for the Jersey breed in the Wairarapa lias been established by the pedigree two-year-old heher Lisbury Zenith’s Sultana, oAA’ned by Mr. F. Jennings, of Mauriceville. This heifer has just finished her 365 days’ test by the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture with 737.87 lb butter-fat, from 12,184.61 b of milk. She commenced 'her test at the age of tivo years and 138 days. Lisbury Zenith’s Sultana is by the imported bull Bright Sultan—Zenith’s Girl, avlio Avas purchased in Taranaki by Mr. Jennings four years ago, and who herself produced' 7531 b lat AA’hen eleven years old, but. failed by one day to calve in time for the certificate