LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 18 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. M. Conroy wires us from Wellington that owing to Sousa's Band leaving the Dominion the first week in September, and all dates being fixed, he has been unable to arrange a matinee at Hawera. There will be two performances at the Opera House, Wanganui, °n Tuesday. The playing is a revelation. The band travels by special all night on Thursday for Auckland.

An important sale of Hawera town property was arranged yesterday, when Mr Walter Blair purchased from Messrs Hardley the land and building occupied by Mr A. Blair, ironmonger, Mr N. McCarthy, saddler, and others. It is understood that the purchase money w*s upwards of £6000.

. Sergt.-Major Millett, of the Defence Department, who was sent to a private hospital on Monday suffering from a wound in the breast, said to have been inflicted by a party of youths who waylaid him on the Hutt road last Sunday night, is making a good recovery, and will probably be able to return to his home at the Hutt within the next two or three days.

A long-felt want amongst officers of the Territorial forces has been supplied by the military library established at the Auckland Defence headquarters. For some time volumes have been secured and arrangements made for storing them, and now the library has opened with a good stock of books on military matters. In order to allow officers in the country districts to participate in the benefits arising from such an institution, it has been decided that books may be taken out from the country and and posted, the Department bearing the cost of postage from the library, and the officer the return postage.

At Wednesday's meeting of the Stratford County Council Cr. Astbury brought up the matter of the recent alterations in electoral boundaries (reports the Post). He said it was highly desirable that the whole of the West Riding be included, in the Stratford electorate. Mangamingi and Omona haa been included in the electorate, but he would like to see these districts exchanged for the West Riding. The populations were practically equal, and the West Riding's interests were all in Stratford. The Chairman (Mr Marchant) said the Cardiff people had something to complain of in the direction, having been connected with various electorates. He thought, however, that the matter was one more for the electors themselves. It was decided that the matter be brought under the notice of the Representation Commissioners.

The boys and girls of Taranaki who are pupils in secondary schools or district high schools are in a peculiarly fortunate position, according to the Minister for Education. Not only have they an equal chance with those from the rest of the Dominion of obtaining university junior scholarships, senior national scholarships, and university bursaries, but they have a rich fund devoted to these university scholarships (called Taranaki scholarships), which are granted on the same examination as those already named, but are confined to Taranaki candidates. The annual income derived from the reserves is sufficient to provide for about tour scholarships a year. During the five years 1906 to 1910 only four candidates in all have qualified for the scholarships. Each of them has been awarded a scholarship. Mr Fowlds, replying to a qiiestion by Mr Okey in Parliament, said he did not see any occasion to make the terms more liberal than they are at present. A Bachelors' Ball will be held in the Mokoia Town Hall on Wednesday, August 23. The distressing inconvenience of a cold in the head and the great difficulty of proper respiration are at once removed by inhalinc: Nazol. A few doses cure. Price Is 6d. • Look at W. H. and A. McSarry's list of properties for sale. Ring up or write to the address, Eltham. •

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is considering the question of the installation of tramways, and has decided to make enquiries into the storage battery cars.

People do not get politics from candidates now-a-days," remarked Mr. Herbert at Maunceville, "they simply get their leg pulled, and it is time tics^ rS dlSCernod Platitudes and poliThe amount subscribed by each, of the seventy-two districts in New Zealand towards the fund which is beinr raised by the Irish delegates-will published by the hon. treasurer (Mr Martin Kennedy) as soon as the money from two of the districts has come to hand. The total for the fo^ZVM!™^ stated >affiount* Owing to the inclemency of the weather there was only a small muster at the fcst. John Ambulance class on Thursday evening. The lecture was postponed until later, the date of which will be advertised. The poultry farming class meets as usual to-night. There is a probability ot the formation of a day class in dressma^ nig meeting Friday mornings. 9.30 to 11.30, at the Technical School. * KfPuni residents are notified that a Methodist service will be held in the hall on Sunday night. These services have been put back a week to prevent clashes Wlth other services. They will be held fortnightly, commencing from Sunday next. ♦ . Next time you feel a slight irritation m your throat, get a box of Zymole lrokeys and stop it. They give general satisfaction.—Advt. Mr Newton King will hold his next cattle sale at Sti-atford on Tuesday, August 22. * A teachers' class in practical agriculture will be taken by Mr R. Browne on Saturday, meeting at 2 p.m. * The best place for Jeweltery: Sargent's, High Street. See our charming assortment of silverware.—Advt. ARE YOU SORE? Does your back ache? Have you n««ralgia? Do you know that Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment will cure you? It is the only external remedy that will take out all the inflammation. It can't help bnt do you goad. v/D----tainable at W. K. Wallace, chemist.— Advt.