LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 August 1928, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Air G. V. Pearce lias been approached b v the Hawera committee of the United Political Party and has been oftered nomination as their candadato tor tlie Patea seat. Owing to numerous business engagements, Mi- Pearce is reluctantly eomjieJile-d to decline (states the “Wanganui Chronicle. ’’) Thieves entered the small branch post office at. iP'nincfts Street, # Dunedin, on Monday evening by forcing open the front door. A .small safe was broken into and the contents were strewn about the floor. About 30s worth of coppers, and stamps valued at bet-wen £l4 and £ls were abstracted. i'he postmistress discovered the robbery when she came to work at 8.30 the next morning.

The wreat. assistance accorded the Ifawe ra Trotting Club by the Ivgmont Pacino- Club was the subject, of some discussion last, evening at the nnuunl meeting, and on the motion of A Washer, seconded by Mr short, a vote of thanks to the Egmon't Club was carried by acclamation.

“He’s the most thorough of any councillor on the council,” said a me inner of a local county council at its last meeting. “He has got a list tabulated with the rates due by each ratepayer in his riding.” L*. Pa-ewai. wdio was chosen as fullbade for the- North Island in Saturday’s inter-island Rmgjby game at Ohius-l-ohurcih, will be unable to play owing to illness in his family, states an Andland Press Association. message.

In connection with the recent fatal accident at the -Mhnawapou hivci, All McCallum, a't the dnques't this morning, expressed lii's tlianks and appreciation of the untiring efforts of Sergeant Henry and the local police in their endeavours to find the body of the l'ate Mrs McCallum.

A noted addetion to the Hist of Jersey breeders in South Taranaki will be made in -a few days, when Mr A. O. Lovelock, Glen Moore, Woodville, will settle on the Denbv Road, Hawera, where he ha.s purchased part ot the Fairfield Homestead Estate. Mr Lovelock besides being a. leading pedigree breeder, .is a member for Hawke s Ray on the Council of the N.Z. -Jersey Breeders’ Association. . During a short discussion at, la'st night’s meeting of the Ha-wera Trotting Club, with reference to the broadcasting of racing results the .president pointed out that the police reports in regard to -wireless descriptions while races were being run were unfavourable. It was contended that broadcasting increased facilities for betting With bookmakers, and employers had complained that a great deal of time was wasted through employees listen-ing-in for result's of races instead or ,toing about their work. ‘ ( There should ibe more drastic legislation to eliminate illegal betting,' ’ concluded the speaker.