LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 6 February 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The United States of America has given £IOOO to the earthquake relief fund, states a message from Wellington.

The excellent organisation shown by Mr E. K. Cameron, the secretary of the Farmers’ Union executive in Hawera, in arranging the recent farmers’ rally was the subject of special commendation from delegates at a meeting yesterday. 'They said that he hau been tin; moving spirit and had managed matters ably and economically.

Among donations sent to the earthquake area not previously mentioned are two boxes of butter rrom Kaupokonui Dairy Factory and 125ibs ol honey sent by Mr H. E. Lloyd, of Manaia.

The Government steamer Tutanekai went to her grave on Wednesday, being taken into Cook Strait and scuttled. Heavy rain in the back country has caused the Taieri River to rise and in the riverside district several farms are under water. In the same district tne Outram railway line is covered with water and trains are not likely to get through lor a day or two. “This somewhat irreligious Christchurch,” was .the way in which the City was described by Rev. T. YY. Armour, when preaching recently on the reasons for the ordinary man’s absence from church. Mr. Armour ixnnt-edi out that though many men remained from the church, the last thing they desired was to see it disappear. I'he real causes of their absence were summed up m the fact that the Church and the churchgoers themselves were not so concerned as they ought to be. Teoyie did not go to church just because others did not go—and every person who stayed away carried the responsibility of defection on the part of others. One hundred and fifty-five _ bankruptcies were recorded in the Wellington district for the past year. Of these '62 were in the city and suburbs. YY anganui accounted for 34, Palmerston North for 31, Masterton for 10, Paliiatua for 3, and Taihape for 15. Among callings represented were: Labourers 18; farmers, 11; salesmen 10; builders 7; contractors 6 j fruiterers 6; restaurant proprietors 5; and carpenters o. The total of debts shown for the -district was £201,593, while assets realised aggregated £19,883. The amounts secured to creditors totalled £113,783.