LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 6 November 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I The Maori has solved the problem of j driving the pig to market. At Tolaga Bay a few days ago a Maori was seen walking in front of two pigs, which seemed to be quite (happy to follow. A passing motorist was surprised at this, and was interested in the Maori’s magic, which, on drawing closer, proved to be two cobs of maize tied to a piece of string and kept moving just out of reach of the pigs. In the distribution of protits from the Happy Moments Art Union, which closed on October 21, £IOOO has been allocated to the Taranaki Metropolitan Agicultural Society for the reduction of its liabilities. Taranaki towns will also benefit from the general allocation of £2500 for the relief of distress throughout the Dominion. This is distributed on a pro rata basis of the unemployed registrations at the latest date available among localities showing registrations totalling 50 or more. The allocations to various bodies and for relief total £8175.

The anniversary of -Guy Fawkes, the English conspirator who headed the attempt in 1605 to blow up the British House of Parliament by means of gunpowder, was celebrated in Hawera on Saturday evening without untoward incident. Unfortunately for the children light rain early in the evening interfered with the miniature fireworks displays and the burning of guys, although the explosion of crackers seemed to ho carried on with unabated enthusiasm until a. late hour. No accidents were reported