LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume L, Issue 9001, 25 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In another column Mr Conroy, Secretary *L th< \,? a ™ i Cutest. Committee, *yarns the public that live electrical- wires' ' placed round the Show Ground are'dangerous to all who approach the ground except through the gates. The Secretory reports tliat this notification is necessary as two or three hundred :peoplo crowded along the private road at the grounds to hear the first test selection being played. As the police and assistants were unable, without taking firm measures, to stem this human tide from crowding on to the grounds, the Secretary was called over- and he briefly addressed the people. "They were a well-dressed. crowd, 5 .'- he, told them, - "and appeared well able to. pay 'theircsb.il- ■ lings to hear the music, and; thereby' contribute to the very heavy- expense, under; which the committee labored." He asked . them to move away quietly, and pointed v out that the road was, a private' onfe As there. was some grumbling^. and diEsent, ' Mr Conroy asked the police totake" action, and by official "persuasion", the crowd was promptly, dispersed. '„ '•• ' . ." Miss Beiliy will commence her -first term on Thursday, February Ist. Intend- -. ing pupils may sco her at her . rooms, Hardley's Buildings, an and afteiv that. . date. • • _ . When he was giving evidence before the Orphanage Commission, Dr Clayton ■was asked what was his ideal of institutions such as the Orphanagel The answer was concise- and original: -''One-' that would not provoke le^fi^rs^W^ewspiperß;" A very fine model of a HaWkes and Son's model trombone is at, present on exhibition at the Dresden Piano Company's depot. The full and sympathetic tone of these instruments is very highly spoken oi by soloists. The inspection of visiting uandsmen is invited by tie Dresden Company, who are sole New Zealand agents for Messrs Hawkes and Son! " ' ' At the meeting of Taranaki Education, Board it was resolved that' application be made to the Department for" grant for, additions to residence ai Opunake, tenders' to be called for work if a favorable reply '. is received, but if the Det»rtment decline* ' to make a grant the Board will thoroughly repair the residence and erect a fence around it.

During the past few months upwards of 160 men have been sent from the Oamaru district to co-operative works in.- various parts of the colony, mainly to the Xbrtb Island (saysi the Mail). Of those in the north several have taken advantage of opportunities to acquire small blocks of cheap bush land in the vicinity of their work, and these holdings they spend all their spare time in improving; dc'ng the ' •work assigned to them during the day . and working for themselves in the evenings.. "through sheer ' perseverance and toil men are now building up homes • lor themselves and their families.

A case of alleged, cattle duffing on an extensive scale has come to light in. the Winton district (Queensland). A number of cattle disappeared "f iom' Cork Station, and the police have arrested several persons in connection with tie case. The alleged "duffers" were brought before the Court and were remanded, bail being refused. 'Constable Doyle gave evidence regarding the arrest of two men named Hewitss and Ulley. in whose camp, it is said, .128 calves were found. During, the investigation two racehorses" in training were requisitioned for the use of the police.

One of the strangest of Father Gapon's revelations in -his book, "The Story -of My Life." reoently published, relates to the methods adopted by the secret police of organising Labor movements, and even great strikes, with the object of finding out. who were the natural leaders of the men. and then arresting them. Zuhatoff, chief of the political section of the Department of Police, was the chief instigator of this oleyer scheme, but one of his pre-arranged strikes in. Odessa got .out of hand, the city authorities 'proved- his implication in it, and he was deprived of his post and exiled. Once Father Gapon went, to see Zubatoff , at the Department- of Police- "We passed through a .number of.large rooms, all -of them, filled; with Jittta, back boxes,' which., as- 1 learned afterwards, contained ..the- history and photographs of political suspects in -various parts of the. Empire.- jThe collection, is known in Russia as .t'The Book-of Pate." .

One of the moat radical naval reforms announced in the recent memotaiidtini of Admiralty; policy seems "••to " have .'escaped attention; ' - And -yet-ttoir© could scarcelybe anything winch- wad a< carer index to changes in the navy" than the bald statement: "No 'more contract* for supply ;>f» salt beef have been entered into; as it lias been" decided abolish, this ."Saticle of diet" Almost ever since Britain had a navy -salt beef and -haid tack or bfecmV have been-the mainstay of sear^tations: Now that pretty nedrly every war vessel, apart from «orpeW boafe and submarines, possesses' ooW StOTe&^tn^'iepnbMouger any - necessity fcrteeding Jack- oh-.pr^i served "prl visiona- His- menu has' gradually Tommy Attain enjoys .as****, and L.tfcir last 1 step wiTT cojnplete- the -prooeas o -'•*„

At a late hour last night, Fahey, the jockey, who was injured at the Foxton xaoe9 on Tuesday, had not fully regained consciousness. Fahey is suffering from concussion of the- brain and severe injuries to the eyes and mouth.

The electric light was off in Hawera. last night, and was the cause of much inconvenience in view of the fact that so many' people -were about. It is stated that the fusing of a wire was the cause of no light being available.

A telegram 6tates that the General Secretary of the Liberal and Labor Federation of New Zealand (Mr Culver) was presented with an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns in recognition of his ■cervices to the party. . A presentation wae also made to Mrs Culver. Among those at the function were Sir Joseph Ward and the Hons. Pitt and Duncan.

A telegram states, that the Mayor of Auckland, .at a meeting of the representat'ves of the suburban bodies, submitted proposals 'for "the formation of Greater Auckland The statement"wen t into the whole question very fully, and statistics were given to. show how -the various bodies concerned -would be affected by the changed Consideration was adjourned for six weeks.

A Press Association telegram received yesterday gave some of -the successful students in the recent University examinations. Miss Nellie Young, whose name appeared under New Plymouth, is the daughter of Mr J. S. Young, of the*" Lake road, Hawera. She is- to be heartily congratulated on her success.

The West Coast Farmers' Trading Association, in addition to other lines advertised for Saturday, have a very large entry of fruit, totalling a thousand cases:. This should spell cheap fruit for many households.