LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 23 December 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Star will not be published on Christmas Day or- on Boxing Day.

Reports of the damage occasioned by the recent gale continue to come to hand (says the Patea Press). At Mr Jonas' farm at .Kakaramea a large shed was levelled to the ground and a portion of the roof carried; several chains away. At a Whenuakura settler's farm a large tank full of water was blown over and fell through the roof of the cowshed, narrowly "missing one of the family who was milking at ithe time.

Twelve years .ago rsays the Lyttelton Times). Mr F."A. Hornibrook established a record by lifting two 681b dumb-bells seven times from the shoulder to arms' length above the head. Recently, in ' ihe presence of Drs Guthrie and Simpson, and representatives of athletic clubs, he attempted ,tp better his preVious performance; succeeded in.raising. -the weights ten times.

During November tfca casein factory at Aramoho- made 565 sacks of casein, which was shipped in the s.s '.Nerehana, despite the strike (says the Wanganui Herald. This quantity of casein necessitated ; evaporating 49 tons of water to put the green casein in a marketable form. This 3 ear's output shows a large increase on last year, the output for November, 1912, being 179 bags. Supplies are coming in very freely, and it is expected that December will be a. record month. Fruit-growers will probably be interested to learn that casein is being used as a spray to counteract the ravages of certain orchard blights. The Marlborough Express, in an account of the jubilee celebrations at Blenheim, recalls the fact that the first church in Marlborough was built by the Rev. Samuel Ironsides, -a Wesleyan minister, at Port Underwood, and was opened on August 5, 1842, when the service was attended by whalers and Maoris from all parts of the Sounds. On the following' Sunday 40 couples were" united, in the bonds of matrimony. The lack of wedding rings was not allowed to bar the pro-ceedings,-as Mrs Ironsides produced a number of brass curtain rings, which .served the purpose. "Do you swear absolutely to the identity of these men," asked Mr A. E. Skelton of a witness at the Auckland Police Court on Friday. "To the best of my belief they are the men," replied the witness. Mr Skelton took exception to the answer, stating that there was a,difference between such a statement and swearing definitely, but Mr E. C.i Cutteni ;S.|*..,;hel|; the opposite view. "No man iii this world," he said, "can swear absolutely, to anything; The utmost he can't do is to swear to the best of his belief.. Counsel have' a habit of asking Witnesses to '■. 'swear absolutely,' but it is .merely a I question/* The postmaster at Hawera has been advised as follows: "By special arrangement, Christmas and New Year wireless greeting tejegrams will be exchanged between New Zealand and the Commonwealth. The1 text ©i the Christmas greetings telegram must' consist of not more than four (4) words, 4° read "ComplimTents of the seaaon-, r* or '"Christmas greetings," jind the text of the ls[ew Year greeting 'telegrams must •>read .."Compliments- of the season"* or "New Year greetings," as the sender may desire. A brief but sufficient address and signature will be transmitted free. The' vChristmas greeting telegrams., are to j for accepted up to the .close of any kjSppe to-day (23rd inst.) and the New fm ear -greeting telegrams up to and inKluding the 28th. inst.;: "The. charge .of Kill^tfiiHirigs (4s) per message is to IbpfflHßcted for each message. TAN-OLi ? You .will be so 3aiprgss6d by its eiceTle'tit qualities th«»t. Wgffi vnever use anothei^pblish., TAN•UD^Bhines up leather i goods' in great style, Liquid, Is;'paste, 6d.—^Advt. , Nearly everybody knows what it is 'io worry over the .auction ' "What to fancy handkerchiefs, sunanades and umbrellas, i^fepQ^^iijapiit^i glove and 'handkerchief saton^w, vases, sotip JillOW JHT' 11 I I:''

A performance which is, perhaps, witnout parallel in the history of any school since the institution of proficiency examinations has been put up by Mr Andrew Bain, first assistant at the Invercargill South School. Last year he sent forward 61 pupils. -Of these 60 gained proficiency and-one competency. At the recent examination Mr Bain's contingent numbered 65, and once again everyone succeeded in passing; 64 gaining proficiency, and one a competency certificate.

Since its inception in 1907 the Wellington Discharged Prisoners' "Aid Society has given assistance in 2000 cases. The help has been given at a critical period in the lives of the recipients, many of whom have expressed their deep gratitude . for the assistance extended to them at a. time when they most .required it. The society whose motto is "Give him a Chance," has the satisfaction of knowing that many of those whom it has helped have again become good and useful citizens.

"There's not a genuine tailor-mada suit in Auckland, if tailor-made suits mean hand-sewn suits," said a witness at the Magistrate's Court last Friday (telegraphed the Evening Post's correspondent). "Fifty per cent, of a suit made by a tailor is machine work. In a chart-made suit there is«2s-per cent hand work." The Magistrate remarked on the style of placard used foi chart suits by the defendants in the action, one of which was produced in Court, and read, "Suits to measure, 72s bd. buch a card, his Worship considered, would lead the purchaser to believe that he was getting a tailor-made suit. He suggested . that tEe notice should be "Chart suits to measure, not tailor-made; no try-on given." "Oh your Worship," remarked Mr Clayton, wlro appeared for the defendants "we don t want to drive the customer' away altogether." J