LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 8 September 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The; Women's Division of the Farmers’ Union for the Dominion has expanded so raj>jdly that at liar; been found necessary to engage a. paid! secretary to give all hi3r time to the .vork.

At a recent meeting of the Stratford Racing Club, the committee decided to reappoint Mr. W. P. Russell to the position of hnndicapper, Mr. C. H. Washer judge, and Mr. A. Morse starter.

The meeking to re-form the Manaaa branch of the Farmers’ Union was fixed for Thursday evening. Mr E. J. Betts was present and Mr E. K. Cameron, provincial secretary, with Mr L. A. Taylor, the .latter to give a lecture attended from H.awera. The exceedingly bad weather, however, prevented attendance of iinemlbeijisi sufficient to do any business and the meeting therefore lapsed. Writing to Mis Carter, president of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand' Farmers’ Union', .a local resident expressed the .pleasure she felt at being able to send books for the Women’s Book Club and appeated to others not to leave books, forgotten on shelves except at spring cleanings, while they could easily be spared to give pleasure and recreation to people less happily situated.

Successes were gained by the following pupils of the Stratford Convent in the music examinations held last week by Mr. Russel Chester under the auspices of the Associated Board: Miss Beryl Masters and Miss Olive Gill gained D.A.B. certificates; Miss Connie Bradley the final grade, with honourable mention; Misses Mary Massey and Hope Grant passed the intermedait.e grade in singing; Misses l Betty Anscombe and Isabel Cuthbert passed the elementary grade with . honourable mention; Miss Loma Wa.ite passed the primary grade with honourable mention.

Till© work pf sending housekeepers to settlers’ farms in the bock country where needed, sis being much appreciated in many localities. A letter was received at Thursday’s meeting of the local branch of the women’s division of the N.Z. Fa miners’ Union from, a fanner’.,g wife alt RabotUi acknowledging the trouble taken by the president in urrnaging for a housekeeper. She also joined up for two years with the division.

A meeting o'f the Whitomo 'Labour Party on 'Thursday night adapted the following resolution: “That this meeting of the Waitomo Labour Party entirely dissociates itself from the statement alleged to have been sent by its secretary to a 'London newspaper. While agreeing that there is much unemployment in New Zealand, it is not correct that many are dying of starvation.” It was the opinion of the meeting that that alleged statement must have been misconstrued from a private letter written by the former secretary to a. London newspaper without the sanction or knowledge .of the branch.

Tiie annual conference of the N.Z. Motor Traders’ Association (wholesale and retail) will he held, in Nelson on the 18th, 19th and 20th of this month. The Taranaki representation will foe a strong one. Delegates from Hawera will be Messrs It. 11. Leeoe, H. R.. Kemp, It. Mortlock, P. Dysons and F. La them. Mr W. O’Clallaghan who' also was appointed will not be able to make the trip.' Messrs J. H. Ashton and E. M. Ferguson (New Plymouth), B. V. Kirvelll ('Stratford), and O. C. Stannous (Eltham), will complete the Taranaki delegation. The Bush Book Club of New South Wales held its 38th annual meeting recently, when in an interesting address Lady de Chair said that the work of the club was really a recognition of responsibility that people in touch with the centre of things owe to the dwellers in the far-off .bush, -who are cut off from so many of the recreations and companionships enjoyed by city folk. The annual report ‘read by the secretary, Miss Beulah Bolton, recorded the fact that during last year between 12,000 and 13,000 books, as well as illustrated papers and magazines, were sent into the country. New groups of readers had boon formed, and 180 isolated readers joined 'the club. Books were now sent to 2252 different places.

At the Police Court at Kaitaia recently, before Mr J, H. Luxford, S.M., Louis King, gumdigger, of Ahipara, was charged with ill-treating two horses. The police story unfolded to the magistrate was to the effect that on August 29, at Ahipara, one horse belonging to accused was found dead with a bruise on the head and blood in the nostrils, the other had a wound eight inches long by three inches deep, evidently inflicted by an axe. When accosted by Constable O’Gorman, accused said that the horses had “played up” when drawing a load) up an incline. One had fallen back on to an axe on the. sledge! and the other had been choked through being entangled in the pear. Mr Luxford said that accused had been guilty of abhorrent cruelty in a fit of uncontrollable passion. ‘ His wife had endeavoured to save him from the penalty of the ofence and had washed away the blood from the sledge and axe. As accused had borne a good' character in the past lie would" be let off with a fine of £2O and costs, in default two months’ imprisonment.

The early Christian ordinance of admit baptism by i mmemion will be observed in, the Hawera Baptist Church on Sunday might. At;, the Church of Christ, Wilson. St-., Pastor F. A. Daws will be the preacher to-morrow. Special attention is drawn to the meeting at 7 p.m.; it will be a popular people's meeting at which there will be a consideration of “The Conversion of a. Bitter Infidel.”

BUCKRELL’S. Wo have now ready for inspection now frocks, costumes, ready-to-wear hats, etc. Ladies a.ro invited to view' the lalte-st in'spring novelties at Buckroll’s, Union Street, Haweora, opposite Central Hotel.

WHOOPING ! There is nothing like Pulmonas to cure whooping cough. It stops the coughing and that painful retching. You suck health when you have a Pulmona. Recommended 'by the medical j profession everywhere. Keep them, by ! you. They're good to have in the I house; 1/6 and 2/6 from all chemists. — Advt.

1 A ca.ll to a dhiimuey fire in Campbell Street-, Nolan town, at about 8.30 last evening was accorded the customary prompt response of the Hawera Fire Brigade and the use oi the “first aid’ equipment dealt with the outbreak before any serious damage was occasioned. Difficulty was encountered, however, just after the return to the station was commenced, the 'back wheels of .the motor sinking, axle deep in some soft earth bordering the street where the machine remained for about _ bain an hour until the united efforts of the brigade members and a number of volunteer assistants succeeded in releasing it. Speaking with a- “Star reporter the superintendent (Mr A. Morrison) expressed appreciation .of the willing assistance afforded the brigade and paid particular tribute to the work of Mr G. Roberts. Seated in the Iront row of the crowded public gallery, Robert Gunter, smiling and well dressed, heard the Auckland City Council debate last night on the report supplied by him to the tramways department which, fortified with imposing credentials, earned him the fee of 1£125. During tlie debate the audience applauded the Mayor tlireatoning to clear the gallery. The committee chairman said until Gunter left Auckland for Australia the department had no reason to believe v ie was other than lie appeared to he. Subsequently a cablegram was sent to London, and the reply stated he was an imposter. When Gunter was appointed to make the report he claimed o hav© been employed as an engineetbv the Loudon General Omnibus Company. As a. matter of fact lie liau actually made suggestions which were •nite' sound and useful. A resolution vns passed that the explanation be accepted .and - the .incident declared -•losed.