LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 15 February 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Suffering from concussion, believed to be the result of a fall from a lorry, a man named Sattler, a resident of Eltham, was admitted to the Hawera Hospital last evening. Many school picnics are held at this time of the year. Kaponga pupils and friends went to Opunake beach on Thursday and Okaiawa had their annual outing at the same place yesterday. On both days there was a programme of sports events, which were much enjoyed, but, in view of the very hot weather, the surf was the most popular part of the day’s proceedings. At the adjourned meeting at Christchurch of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Leslie James Koache and George Edward Stokes, merchants, of Christchurch, a resolution was passed: “That all the papers be put into the hands of the Crown Solicitor with a view to taking criminal proceedings.” The official assignee said that debts totalled £4OOO. The prospects of a dividend were poor, and the books had been kept carelessly. Nominations closed yesterday for the New Zealand delegation to attend the International Labour Conference at Geneva in May. The Hon. T. Shailer Weston, M.L.C., was nominated to represent the employers. Those nominated to represent the workers are Messrs T. Bloodworth (Auckland), A. Cathey (Nelson), E. J. Howard (Christchurch), W. McArlcy (Wellington), W. Nash, M.P. (Wellington), W. J. Reardon (Wellington), J. Roberts (Wellington), H. R. Rushbridge (Christchurch), and W. E. Gill (Auckland). Serious injuries were sustained by Robert Breeze, the driver of a horse and gig, when his vehicle was struck by a train at a level crossing at Templeton, Canterbury, last evening. Breeze was taken to hospital and his condition is critical. The train was a special goods from Culverden to Christchurch. Apparentlj' Breeze did not see it as he approached the crossing. The engine struck the vehicle on the wheel and swept it over the cattle-stops and down the line a distance of 30 yards. Breeze was carried with it some distance and then thrown clear of the rails. He suffered severe injuries to the head and body. ■

At a meeting of the New Plymouth Jersey Cattle Club yesterday, Mr G. H. Bdil reported on :the scheme lor assisting members in the purchase of pedigree bulls. The minimum price at which assistance will be given was £4O and the maximum £3OO. The term ot the lioan was three years. Before purchase it was necessary that bulls be inspected and approved by one or more members of the council. It was proposed that vendors be allowed o per cent, commission.

Reference to this year’s Winter Show at Hawera, to take place ovei a week commencing on June 20, (wins made bv the president of the Haweia Chamber of Commerce (Mr B. C. Bennett) and! other speakers at last evening’s meeting of the council. Mention of the importance attaching to the occasion in that, being the twenty-first, it would miark the eoming-of-age of South Taranaki’s annual winter exhibition, figured prominently in the discussion and on the motion 'f Mr J. B. Murdoch it was decided to give the support of the chamber to an invitation to the authorities to arrange, if possible, for visit of the new Gov ernor-Genoral, Lord Bledisloe, to the show.

The Public Service Superannuation Board held its quarterly meeting in Wellington on Thursday, Mr J. W. MacDonald presiding. Twenty-five contributors who retired by reason of age or length of service were granted allowances totalling £6063 per annum, and four contributors who retired as medically unfit were granted allowances totalling £528 per annum. An application for an additional allowance on account of retirement through injuries received while on police duty was refused. Fifteen widows and five children were granted the statutory allowances amounting to £595 per annum. Several applications for the inclusion of broken service for superannuation were dealt with. Committees were appointed for the ensuing year. Particulars in connection with a fatality at the Avoca coalmine (North Auckland) on Thursday night show that Albert Nightingale, aged 29, of Hikurangi, a member of a partnership of miners working the mine, was engaged operating the engine of the friction hauling winch used to haul coal-laden trucks to the top of a hill from the mine shaft. The wire rope attached to the trucks became entangled round the spindle upon which the drum revolved. It is surmised that there was too much slack. The rope became taut again suddenly and the friction brake jerked upward and struck Nightingale on the neck beneath the right ear, death being instantaneous. A medical man called at the inquest said death could have been caused in the manner explained, and the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death. Deceased had only been married a short time. His parents reside at Whangarei. A complaint that inconvenience was caused in business houses through the absence of employees at military training camps during the. month of May, at a time when 1 balancing and annual stocktaking was in progress, was voiced at last evening’s meeting of the council of tihe Hawera Chamber of Commerce, by Mr E. Dixon, who said he had been requested to bring the. matter to the attention of the chamber. The sympathy of the council with business establishments in any inconvenience entailed was expressed, but as the meeting was not in the position to recommend ,ai more favourable period fir the camp training no definite action was taken.

Arrangements for the visit to Dawson Falls of the party of Australian farmers who are touring the district next month in accordance with the itinerary arranged by Mr L. J. W. Gardner, of New Plymouth, on behalf of Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., have been eonhrmed by Mr L. U. Hooker, ot Hawera, secretary of the south committee of the Eginont National Park Board. The party, is expected to arrive at the resort about 11 a.m. on March 5 and will be intertained at morning tea at the hostel, later resuming the journey from New Plymouth to Hawera. With 60 in the actual coining party and district residents who will accompany the visitors it is estimated the party to visit the Dawson Falls will number approximately 100. The unusual occurrence of lapse in duty on the part of Hawera’s most prominent timepiece took place yesterday, when the Post .Office tower clock stopped at 8.20 p.m. Certain work ,on the tower has recently been in progress, and it is presumed that a particle of some foreign substance made an entry to the mechanism, causing it to fail temporarily. Attention was given by the clock guardian, Mr C. H. Sargent, and within a short time the hands wee again in motion, but owing to difficulty experienced the perfect synchronisation of the four dials was not completed until this morning. The last occasion on which the clock failed to function was due to the disturbance of the June earthquake last year.