LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 3 September 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A London message states that the Pakeha has arrived from Wellington.

A London message states that the import restrictions, except those relating to the key industries, ceased today.

Our Tokaora correspondent reports •that at Ohawe the rainfall for August was 2.06 inches, that for the corresponding month last year being I.Bb inches.

Several definitions of the word "wowser" have been given, but the latest is that given by a body of young men, according to the Mayor at last night's, public meeting. , It is, "We Only Want Social Evils Removed."

. The snowfall interrupted 'both Lake Coleridge transmission lines to the city (says a Christchurch telegram), and did a considerable amount of minor damage to the telephone and telegraph lines. .

Harland and Wolff have acquired the businesses of D. S. W. Henderson and A. and J. Inglis, Ltd., two of the biggest shipbuilders on the Clyde (reports a London message). Harland and Wolff are now the biggest shipbuilders in the world.

As to war gratuities the Dominion forecasts that the amount _to be asked for by the Government will be in the neighborhood of three millions. If so, then the rate of gratuity will be approximately one pound per month of service.

Mrs Paterson, of Collins street, has received advice from the Base Records that her son, Rifleman Neil Paterson, is returning by the Ayrshire, due on or about tiie 20th inst. at Lytteltqn. Neil went away with the Bth Reinforcements, and with the; exception of a week or two in Egypt has been all the time in France, having had four years on active service.

The development of aeronautics in the "United States is on a scale scaiwly possible of realisation in New Zealand. While in Chicago, Alessrsi Boyce and Fleming, who hk.v^ lately -.returned from a visit to America saw the alerial post leave for Cleveland and Ohio on more than one occasion. The mail (they informed a Southland Times representative) is carried in a gigantic basket arrangement . attached to the aeroplane, j The Chicago evening papers are also earned to the outlying, towns by aeroplane, while one firm-©? clothiers have been enterprising enough t6. adopt this, method of sending out their travellers' to the various towns.... •

Lance-Coi-poral S. B. Williams, an Australian,-called-at Buckingham Palace for ; the autograph of the King and secured the autographs of the King and Queen. Williams wrote a letter to Lord j Stamfoa-dham (the King's private secre-j tai-5:), and called \vith it' at the Palace and said, "I have a letter for Lord Stamfordham." Impressed by his uniform, the footman passed Williams on through many sets of cbitrt officials un-i til he reached Lord Statnfordham, who' secured the autographs for him. Williams, then called on the Archbishop of. Canterbury; who introduced him to 14 bishops^ all of whom sligried his book. Williainsi has now,the autographs of all the leading generals and statesmen, as well &s those of President Wilson, the Prince of-Wales', and Queen Alexandra.

Somevvhat. of a sensation. was caused on Tuesday night (reports the Whaugamomona coiiespondent of the Stratford Post) when news came through from Hahunaroa to the local police tk&t a man was lost in the dense bush on the Wangariui river,.and that he had been missing since Monday morning. The missing; man was'■; found by a. search paj'ty -late on Weflnesday afternoon in. a dense gorge near the Wanganui riyer. He was in a very exhausted condition, having been out for three' days and two nights. After being supplied with hot drinks and food he was able to come out of the bush with the assistance of his-.rescuers,--to whom he owes his'life, as they had been out almost continuously searching for,, him since he weint into the bush, which he entered in search of a wild pig.

A string of thefts of overcoats wascharged against a young Maori, Tommy Clarke, alias Te Karaka (20), whooamei before Mr J. E. Wilson, S.M., at Auckland a-few dayse ago vie Star reports. It was shown that during July and in the early part,of August he had visited hotels and theatres, and had annexed I raincoats, trench coats, and , stylish' tweed ; great- coats, for which there is apparently a aieady market in the sec-ond-tand shops, and which he disposed of in that, channel for fairly good prices. Eventually, he- grot more venturesome, and depaa-tring from Ms overcoat specialty annexed a suiib case <Tpntaining about £15 worth of clothing, which belonged to a married couple staying at the Waverley Hotel. The disposal of these things resulted in Clarke's arrest, and he admitted the theft. Enquiries respecting that theft resulted in Clarke being connected with the stolen overcoats. Tt was stated thai though ihe accused -vas well connected be had been previously in trouble, and apparently had not been improved by his experience with the military forces. Accused wa. s convicted, and ordered \ to' be detained for three years for reformative purposes.