LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 2 August 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On the motion of Messrs. Welsh, ""McCarthy, and ODea, probate of the estate of William Taylor, late of Hawera, blacksmith, deceased, was on the 29th July granted by. Mr Justice Edwards to the executors named in the will. In view of the strandings on the coast between Turakina and Otaki rivers, and with special reference" to tho Indrabarah accident, the Wanganui Harbor Board has asked the Government to take steps at once to ascertain if there be rapidly changing ocean currents or other phenomena endangering shipping, and that the mercantile marine be fully advised and warned through the pi-opei* 'channels. The Provincial Convention of the W.C.T.U. will be held in Hawera next week, when a representative gathering is expected. There will be an all- j day session on Wednesday afternoon, and in the evening a public address is to be given by Mr Gilbert Carson on the subject of the bare majority at the licensing poll. At the meeting of the Agricultural Societies' Conference in Wellington on Thursday, the following resolution was passed: "That in all Government ballots for land for settlement lands, experienced farm laborers and the sons of small farmers should be given preference over all other applicants." Messrs E. Hall (Auckland), D. D. Macafarlane (Christchurch), John Grigg (Longbeach) and John Studholme (Ashburton) were appointed to draft a workable scheme for promoting the provision of homes for workers in country districts, and to submit the same to the Government on behalf of the conference. A most enjoyable social evening was held at the South Taranaki Club on Friday evening, fully seventy members and visitors being present. Messrs Carter and Parrington played an exhibition game of billiards of 200 up, and the following contributed songs, which were much appreciated: Messrs Hoddle. 'O'Sullivan, Crump. Robinson (2). Flick and Carter (2). The accompaniments were played by Messrs j Robinson and Barrington. At the con-j cb-.psion tea and coffee were handed j' 'round. «n:l the evening broke up close i upon midnight. J "Got any ntiCviy." "For sure! here's! some Sweet Slice GOLDEN EAGLE." "Just what I smoke and there's none , better; it doesn't burn the tongue."

In Bennett and Sutton's window are iisplayed two handsome gold medals _iven to the Ladies' Hockey Club, to be presented to the most improved forward and back during the season. The Patea Press reports that Messrs Vaii_ Asch Bros.' well-known property at Upper Waitotara has been purchased at a satisfactory figure by Mr G. Waugh. who takes possession shortly. The area of the land is approximately 3000 acres. Postal matter delivered in New Zealand, including that received from abroad, during the year ended March 31 last reached a total of 108,143,256 letters, 6',U58,962 post-cards, 54,U6'8,196 # The Dominion says it is understood that negotiations are in train for the purchase of the Union S.S. Co.'s Pateeua by the Northern S.b. Co. It is thought likely, the paper adds, that if tne sale is completed tne l'ateena may be placed in t,ue i\ew Plynioutn-One-nunga run, in place of the Raraw„, wnh-n will take up the Auckland-Tau-.ranga service. The result of the polling for the Egmont County loans is^ advertised. It will be seen that the machinery loan and the Dridge Joan were cairied, and the road loan was negatived. The rainfall at Ohawe for July was 3.11 inches, and fell on 14 days. Last year 3.71 inches fell on 18 days. The average for July is about 4.75 incheas, and the driest July for the last 25 years was 1902, with 1.17 inches on eight days, the wettest being 101, when 7.40 inches fell on 19 days. The management of the World's Pictures have very kindly invited the scholars of the District High School to be present, tree of charge, at the matinee at the Opera House on Monday afternoon, fiom three to four o'clock. A similar invitation has been not less freely sent to the pupils of the Convent School. At both matinees the marvellous engineering works in connection with tho Panama Canal will be exhibited on the screen. Greater stringency is •to be adopted by the Auckland sanitary authorities in protecting the cleanliness of foods. The city's food regulations are to be made to apply to grocery businesses, and places where sweets and foods are exposed. "Men will not be allowed to open oysters in the streets as they do now," remarked Mr Haynes, the Chief Sanitary Inspector, to a reporter. "I am not going to allow that to go on here, and immediate steps are to be taken to put a stop to the practice. There is a great risk of infection through dust settling on the oysters, and the fact that the bottles might not be always clean." On the occasion of the unveiling of a statue to President Kruger at Pretoria, General Botha sent a message in which, according to a Reuter telegram, he said that when "his Dutch fellow-countrymen contemplated that simple patriot of extraordinary ability, iron will, and deep piety, a pioneer of civilisation, the blood coursed quicker through their veins. His personality also compelled the admiration of their English fellow-countrymen. The thoughts of all turned to that other great man whose name was indelibly inscribed in South African history that sombre form on the slopes of Table Mountain, Rhodes. They meditated on the conflicting ideals of the two races which these two men personified and on the enormous impact as they met in a life-and-death struggle. The ideals of neither had been realised in their entirety. They had to be brought into harmony, and the necessary bond had been found in the love of both races for a common country." It would have been impossible (remarks the Spectator) to express the situation with more wisdom, dignity, and generosity. If General Botha can keep up to this standard he will bid fair to rival even John Blight as a public letter-writer. A ladies' golf match between teams representing Manaia and Waverley was played at Waverley on Thursday, and resulted in favor of the home team by 5 games to one. A plain and fancy dress ball is announced to take place at Manutahi on Thursday. Mr Matthew Logg, a well known Scottish evangelist, is announced to give a gospel address at the Gospel Hall, Princes street, to-morrow (Sun : day) evening at 7 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all. At the Presbyterian Church to-mor-row, the Rev. J. R. Shore will preach in the morning on "Red Letter Days," and in the evening on "The Christian View of Death." At Hawera Methodist Church tomorrow, the Rev. R. B. Speirs will preach in the morning, and the Rev. E. 0. Blamires at night, the subject being "A Great Controversy: Isaiah I. A Bible in schools meeting is convened to be held at Kaponga on Monday evening. Subjects of address at Kaponga Presbyterian Church to-morrow are adver= tised. _,t Kaponga on Sunday morning the members of the Oddfellows' Lodge will hold a parade at tho Methodist Church, when a special service will be conducted by the Rev. F. Rands. An appropriate address will be delivered, and special music rendered. W. H. and A. McGarry advertise a model dairy farm of 96 acres.