LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 1 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The police require an owner for a couple of plough chains, found on the mam South road. Mr Newton King has received the following cable from Sydney re hides— "Eighth higher." Mr E. Barton, Mayor, has kindly consented to open the Port of aH Nations Fair on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The Patea Tennis Club opened their season on Saturday afternoon. Hawera Club courts will be ready for play early next week. Word was received by the Stratford police on Monday morning that a laborer named William Armstrong, aged about 45 years, who had been working for Messrs McCluggage Bros., was found dead in bed near Whangamomona. "The .spectacle of university graduates, really clever men, and eminent in the medical profession, unable to write three consecutive lines without a spelling mistake is," says the Hospital, "one that is not painful, but unfortunately far from rare." Of the 214 officers and men of the first New Zealand contingent which sailed for Capetown, 157 are at present in New Zealand, six in England, three in India, seven in South Africa, 13 unknown, and 28 have passed away. These figures were given out by Colonel Robin at the annual re-union in Wellington. In the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr Kenrick, S.M., judgment was entered for plaintiffs by default with costs in the following cases: — W. Woller v. H. Minhinnick, £4 10s; McCormack, Cook and Co. v. Joe Hokio, £1 2s 6d; J. Jamieson v. T. Briggs, £21 3s 2d. At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Hawera Loyal Union Lodge, 1.0. Oddfellows, held on Monday evening, the resignation of Bro. Co well as permanent secretary was accepted with regret. After the routine business had been dealt will a euchre tournament took place with representatives of the Good Templar lodge, which the Oddfellows won by 23 games to 13. The attention of the public is called to the replace advertisement in connection with the proposed Okarito Gold Recovery Company. The vendors of shares report active business as the period for receiving applications draws to a close. During the last few days approximately £1000 worth of shares were applied for. Messrs James and Glilman will forward application forms to all applicants. Whilst yarding a bull last week, Mr Arthur Powdrell met with a peculiar mishap (reports the Patea Press). He placed a beam about l 20 feet long, aganst one side of the stockyard gate to form a race, one end resting on the ground and the other against a post. The bull ran under the beam, one end of which swung round suddenly, striking Mr Powdrell on the leg, inflicting stfme rather severe bruises. Readers are reminded that entries for the Wanganui Agricultural Show close to-morrow (Wednesday) with the secretary at Wanganui. The list of ©msses is so wide that an opportunity is afforded for everyone to enter. Home industries, art, technical and school competitions are very strong in the schedule this year. Special trophies are allotted for the most points in the harrier division, foi cocker spaniel, Borzois, Irish terrier, setter and Skye terrier. The secretary expects a record entry. A Boston doctor announces that sauerkraut is ten times better food and more nutritious than beans. That is a pretty' brave statement in Boston, but each man has a right to his own. diet. Emerson ate pie for breakfast. The late Edward Everett Hale gave credit for his length of days to corned beef and cabbage three times a week^ Avhile William M. Evarts, the great lawyer and Secretary of . State, said his old age was due to eating anything lie liked and taking .no exercise. Amateur athletics took a prominent place in public favor last season by reason of the widespread agitation that prevailed for the elimination of unfair tactics practised in reference to athleticism. A good deal of enthusiasm was in evidence in West Coast districts, and a number of amateur organisations were formed, including a club at Hawera. The annual report to be presented to the meeting of the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club tonight shows that a successful year has bren experienced. All interested in this form of sport are invited to attend. Particulars are advertised. A half-term class of 6 lessons in beekeeping can be formed on Friday nights for those, anxious to take up this subject, *

An attempt to reach the summit of Mount Cook, a feat accomplished by but fewj is contemplated by Mr T. Gran, ski expert of the Terra Nova expedition. If Mr Gran makes the attempt it will be in the course of a few days' time, and he will use snow shoes for the purpose. Mr Gran has done considerable Alpine climbing, especially in Switzerland, where he has reached the summits of all the big mountains, and it has long been his ambition to conquer Mount Cook. He also wishes to demonstrate the value of snow shoes to people in New Zealand for such work. A good deal of interest is this year being taken in the Egmont A. and P. Association by farmers throughout the district, and the forthcoming annual fixture promises to be an unprecedented success. The membership of the Association has steadily increased during the past few months and on Monday afternoon the energetic secretary, Mr F. G. Treweek, succeeded in enrolling the hundredth member since the annual meeting in May last. It is more than likely that there will still be a number of persons throwing in their lot with the Association before the show. What next? A Cardiff woman was plunged into grief by the death of her pet monkey. Its body was enclosed in a handsome coffin, with a plate on which was the inscription: "In loving memory of my dear Jenny, who died August 21, 1910." Mourning cards were printed, the coffin placed in the chief room of the house, and the woman applied to the Corporation for permission to have the monkey buried in one of the public parks. The owner of the monkey is the wife of a seaman, who brought her the animal ten years ago. "Jenny," she says, "was a dear' creature, so intelligent that she seemed almost human ; she understood every word I said to h«r." The first show of the Stratford Agricultural and Pastoral Association promises to be a great success. The show will be held on the Association's own grounds, beautifully situated on the FHrnt road, just on the outskirts of the borough. Being loyally supported both by townspeople and the man on the land, the Association is in the Happy position of being able to start the first show with the necessary buildings, including a very fine grandstand and produce pavilion. The grandstand overlooks a nicely constructed level oval in which all the events will take place. The schedule of events for the show to be held on December 7 and 8 is of a very comprehensive nature, covering classes in almost everything that is bred or grown on the land. Schedules may be had free on application to the Secretary, Mr E. Jackson, Stratford. A notice to owners and _ trainers is published by the Feilding Jockey Club.