LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 November 1933, Page 7

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

A Press Association message from Christchurch announces the death of Mrs Alf. Brustad, formerly Miss Aroha Clifford, Prior to her marriage 6he \Vas a flying enthusiast and New Zealand's first woman pilot. The late Mrs Brustad was 25 years of age. Her death followed the birth of a son two days ago. At the inquest concerning the death of Mrs Rose Boyle, whose body was found in the Waiau River, Canterbury, a verdict of accidental death was returned (states a Press Association message from Christchurch). It has been noted in several parts of New Zealand that someone is trying to work the -old “Spanish prisoner” confidence trick once more. A Ha-wera resident is amongst the latest to he admitted into the confiden.ce of the “nrisoner” who writes under a Spanish address to -say that if the -e----cioient will help him t-o pay the eo-St of ohtaininer his luggage, which has been left- in Switzerland while he serves a term in a Spanish gaol, he will give his confiding helper 900,000 Slwiss francs. Judging from the remarks of the Hawera businessman, who received this letter, it is iust as improbable that Spain will receive anv money from Hawera as it .is that Hawera will receive any francs from Switzerland. The annual course of instruction for Central Command members of the New Zealand Staff Corps and the Permanent staff commences at Trentham to-morrow (Thursday) and will continue until December 15. Defence headquarters at Hawera of the No. 8 Taranaki group will he represented by Lieutenant J. N. Henry, N.Z.S.C., And by Sergeant-Maiors A. B. Stevens and Ouayle. N.Z.P.S., who left by the south-bound Taranaki express train this morning for Wellington, en route to Trentham,