LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 27 October 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Mana sailed from Wellington for Patea at 5 p.m. on Monday. The local Stock Inspector. (Mr Elliot) and staff have commenced the inoculation of calves in the district.

The Egmont A. and F. Association are having erected on the show-ground a ladies' lavatory and cloak-room. A lady attendant will be in charge on show days.

The Manaia Bowling Club opens its season to-morrow. If the weather be reasonably good a detachment from Hawera Club will go oufc.

Upon arrival at the Hawera railway station this morning the under-carriage of the train was seen to be smeared with dog. It was said that a big canine was mutilated at Stratford.

The cadets of the* Hawera District High School cannot qualify for capitation because they have no shooting range available. To overcome this difficulty it is suggested that a miniature safety range be erected close to toy?n.

Eltham County Council has decided to take steps to stop the motor waggon traffic on the Eltham road. Instructions were given on Monday to have one of the bridges near Otakeho reduced to such a width that it will be impossible for the motor waggon to pass over.

A meeting of members of the Sunshine League, and of all those who are interested in the League's work, will be held in Mr Hirsts office on 28th inst., and a full attendance is particularly requested. T.he League has done excellent service, and Mrs Hirst is anxious that the good work may be continued. A Stab reporter was assured on reliable authority that there is practicably no second-grade dairy produce being turned out in Taranaki this season, whereas last season there was very I little else. One reason is said to -be that farmers are exercising more care of their milk (which now arrives at. the ' factory for the most part in condition), and another is because of the # splendid condition of dairying stock, owing to the highly' favorable winter experienced and the* consequent rich pastures that were available for^ the spring months. The milk supply at many of the factories in the very -heart of the industry in this province, the Hawera district, has- already passed all previous records, and at some of the cheese factories the managers are in a quandary how to procure enough vats to cope with the supply.

Tlie Catholic. Church bazaar held at Manaia, which closed on Saturday . night, resulted in a sum of £310 being raised. After the necessary amount for expenses is deducted there remains tf sum of about £280. As about £270 was needed to wipe* out the debt for - which the bazaar was arranged, the result is.i nighly satisfactory. The joinfi secretaries (Messrs J. J. and" J. Cpsgrbve) carried out their duties admirably. Mr Meldon. in a J^at speech, gave the ladies full credit fox their share in making the bazaar a suc-V eesfe, and said that through their efforts^ & remarkable result had been achieved. Meldon also thanked the, band members and "the non-Catholio friends who had so liberally contributed, .remarking that at some future date the Catholics would be found rfteiproeatine • tke same friendly feeling and assistance. '• Additions are made in this issue to " dates of Dimock's pig sales. '