Local and General

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 205, 13 August 1927, Page 6

Local and General

The State mine at Greymouth was idle yesterday owing to full bins. Charles William Buakes again appeared at the Christchurch Court yesterday charged with the murder of Gwendoline Scarff, and was remanded to August 26th.

The final winding up of the No. 1 issue of the Hastings Starr-Bowkett Building Society recently took place, and resulted iii the shareholders receiving over £2O per share profits.

A team of footballers and a basketball team, representing the Mahora school, left Hastings this morning for Waipukurau, where they will each try conclusions with the local school teams in the respective games.

There are few public speakers better known throughout the Dominion than the Hon. L. M. Isitt, famous as a doughty champion of anything he undertakes. Mr. Isitt is to speak on Monday evening next in St. Andrew’s Hall, Market Street, on the Bible-in-Schools question. All are invited to attend. His Worship the Mayor has consented to preside over the meeting, which will commence at 7.45 p.m.

The matron of St. Hilda’s Children’s home, Otane, acknowledges with many thanks the following gifts:— Clothing, Mrs. Pattison; jam, Mrs. G. C. Williams, Mrs. Warren; eggs, Mr. G, C. Williamson, Anonymous; potatoes, Anyonymous; apples, Mrs. G, Clark, Mrs. Y. Tod, Mrs. Arthur Williams; toys, Major Warren; children’s newspaper, T.R.; cakes, Mr. T. D. Walker; vegetables, Mr. Allen Williams; buns, Mrs. Arthur Williams.

An instance of that most annoying offence, petty thieviug, occurred iu Hastings ast night, when a car left in the parking stand at the rear of the “Tribune” buildings was relieved of a two-gallon can full of petrol that was secured to the Tuning board. Apart from the actual offence,- such au action may cause considerable trouble to a motorist, and it is hoped that an example can soon be made of the offender.

It is hoped to place a number of unemployed men on work at the Hastings Memorial Hospital grounds at die Ridge next Monday morning, to plant ruse bushes, to lorm the main drive ig> to the building, and to perform other work in oennectwn with the lay-out of the surroundings, the formation of the concrete footpath from Stortford Lodge to the liospial site is proceeding satisfactorily and the work should soon be accomplished

About 10.30 this morning an Italian named Antonia Naunchritei was observed to enter the water in the Breakwater Harbour through sliding down the rail of the launch steps. He immediately went out into deep water and after swimming about returned to more shallow water. He was subsequently pulled out by two Harbour Board employees, who put out in a boat. Naunchtritei was afterwards brought to the Napier Police Station, where he is now in custody.

Fire at 5.45 at Eltham this morning in Railway street damaged the five-roomed residence of William Murnby., The discovery of the fire in the back room was made by Mr. Murnby, and his wife and child escaped. The brigade made a good save though little of the furniture and effects were rescued. The insurances on the house was £7OO in the State Fire Office, and on the furniture £l5O in the South British Co.—Press Assn.

The annual general meeting of the North Island Motor Union will be held in the Napier Borough Council Chambers on Friday, August 26. As the meeting will be an open one at which members will be able to express their views, it is hoped that many will attend. On Friday evening the visiting delegates will be entertained at a social. Messrs. J. H. Edmundson, W. Harvey and J. C. Runciman have been appointed to represent the Hawke’s Bay Automobile Association for voting purposes.

The world still contains some honest people as was shown by an incident in Hastings early in the week. A Maori lady purchased some goods and gave the girl behind the counter short money. This was not noticed by the girl until the employer drew her attention to it and the girl made good the deficiency. However, much to her delight and astonishment the customer came into the shop a few days later and gave her the amount which had inadvertently not. been paid..

An action has begun in the Supreme Court, Wellington, for the issue of a mandamus to the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board directing it to consider the appeal of an officer who was disciplined after the Baume case wherein £lllO was fraudulently obtained from the Post Office savings hank bv means of cheques. All the money but £B4 was recovered and the various officers of the department were fined different sums to make up this amount. Plaintiff was fined £lO and alleges that he was not given an opportunity to appeal.