LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Normanby 'Dairy 'Company.made a final distribution this week for the 1927-28 season of one-sixth of a penny per pound butter-fat, -making a total pay-out of Is 9d and a sixth for the whole season.

In the leport of the results of tile recent examination conducted by Air U. agerton-Lowe lor the Trinity College o> Music, T the name of Prances H. no Id ham appealed as in the pass list of tin junior violin section. This should hav L read Frances Hoklkam Hamlin.

'lhe 1928 year book of the South Taranaki Automobile Association has just been issued. The publication proves that those, responsible for its production have compiled a journal which will instantly appeal to all members of the association, and motorists generally. It contains much valuable information, is liberally illustrated, and gives a most comprehensive story ol the association’s activities during the past year.

The .Municipal Band ball will be held this evening in the Winter Show building, when old time as well as modern dances will be on the programme, livery possible arrangement has been made by tlie strong committee ol ladies and their helpers, so that an enjoyable and .interesting evening is assured.

An inquest was held at Matamata yesterday in regard to the death 01 Ali-s. Toi Fihama and her child on August 11 as the result of a collision between a motor-car driven by A. E. llandrup, a farmer of Hinuera and a special train from Auckland to Putaruru. The inquiry lasted all day, ana the coroner’s verdict stated that Riandrup did not take sufficient care to avoid an accident.—Press Association.

Alir H. Spindle was loudly applauded at the annual meeting of the O.uton Bowing Club when he again accepted office, as secretary, thus entering upon his 40th, year in the position. Probably this is a record in New Zealand for aii honorary secretary of an athletic club. It is certainly something to be proud of (says the “Taranaki Hena.d.”') Hotel Auckland, the property of the estate of the late John H. Andean, has been sold to a newly formed company for a price in the neighbourhood of 1511)0,000. The property consists of a freehold site, with a frontage <w roughly 37 feet to. Customs Street, running through to Mills Lane. r ljiere is a seTen-storey brick building on the site including about 60 bedrooms and full hotel equipment. A new wing is at present being constructed, this including large bars, a lounge, and from 70 to 80 more bedromos.

Owing to crew trouble the Union Company’s steamer Kaiapoi is held up at Napier. The vessel completed discharge of her cargo from Bluff at midnight on Wednesday night, and was ready to sail for Auckland. One fireman was missing, however, and the ship could not proceed. Yesterday morning another man presented himself for the job and was engaged, but in the meantime the mussing man turned up. Then another man disappeared. the latter wats found, the fireman missing last night had again disappeared and lias not been seen since. Another man presented himself for the job this afternoon, but after going on board declined the en-o-aoement. The position now is that one fireman is still missing and the remainder of the crew refuse to take the Kaiapoi to sea. until lie reappears.

A BUgg€istiofl tb«kt> -strands of wires should be placed along the parapet of Grafton Bridge at Auckland as protection against suicides was made by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., the coroner at the inquest into the death of Aithyn George Taylor, who jumped from the bridge on Tuesday afternoon... In returning a verdict of suicide the coroner said he had had four or five inquests regarding people who had thrown themselves from the bridge. It seemed to have some psychological effect or to be a lure to some people. In the present case the man’s wife was unable to advance any reason for his action. His finances were sound, and he had iust been down to the market paying for fruit. There seemed no explanation at all for his behaviour. The coroner said he would suggest to the authorities that three or four strands- of pig w T ire should l bo strung along the parapet sloping upwards and •outwards. He did not think this would affect the symmetery or beauty of the structure.

The English police have received an aid to the detection of motor bandits, in the form of a portable spiked mat. This has the word “Stop” in red upon it, and if a car ignores this, it runs on and the spikes puncture all the tyres.

Hearing, as a rule, is more acute with the right car than with the left.