LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 22 May 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tilt; Auckland Education Board yesterday decided to abolish corporal punishment of girls, and also that it would be considered an offence for a teacher to strike a pupil on the head. Probate was granted yesterday of the will of the late Sir George Clifford. The will was prepared by Sir George himself and is in. his own hand-writing. It is dated December 18, 19215. It disposes of the whole of the property amongst members of his family. The value of tlie estate as sworn tor probate is £300,000. Benjamin Holmes, aged 35 years, was sentenced to 14 days’ hard labour as a “Peeping Tom’’ at the Hamilton Magistrate's Court yesterday. He was found peeping through a window where a girl, who was usually alone at night, was in the kitchen. Her father gave chase and found accused 1 hiding under a hedge. A second offender for drunkenness, Thomas James, alias Thomas Frederick Perry , an Australian, aged 37 years, appeared before Mr. J. M.. Townsend, J.P., at the Hawera Police Court yesterday morning and was convicted and fined £l. Accused was found in an intoxicated condition in Princes Street, and the offence was his second within six months. The need of reviving interest in Farmers’ Union affairs at Alton was mentioned yesterday at the executive conference at Manaia, and the president promised that he and Mr Cameron would go out some-day soon and endeavour to form a branch. Mr Hodge said there were actually quite a number of members in the district. Occupying three carriages including an observation and dining car, on the Wanganui-New Plymouth express train, the British Rugby touring team passed through Hawera at 11 o’clock this morning for New Plymouth, where the second match of their tour will be played against Taranaki on Saturday. Contrary to the expectation of a. large number of people who -visited the railway station, there was no official welcome. The members of the team did not leave their seats, and the train moved out leaving behind a silent and somewhat disappointed crowd. Accompanying the tourists Was Mr H. H. Stirling, general manager of New Zealand Railways, and several other prominent New Zealand Rugby Union officials.