LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue XXXXI, 16 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Holland, M.P., chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party, will deliver an, address in the Foresters' Hall on Monday next, at 8 p.m., on "The Samoan Question and Indentured Labor."

A man arid a woman who were married a week ago made their appearance in the Wellington Court on Saturday to answer charges of drunkenness. They were first offenders, and were each fined a small amount.

"I do not think you could buy a toil of coal beyond your daily requirements," said the engineer to the Lyttelton Harbor Board at a meeting of the Board on Wednesday. "Until the Government have abolished all restrictions on trade it will be impossible to buy anything or do anything."

Some samples of roots grown by Mr Lloyd-Lees on the Wainui Hills, near Whakatane, are on view at the Loan Co.'s office. Two mangolds, Long Ked variety, average 211b each; a Crimson King swede weiglis 151b; and three, field carrots weigh together 51b. These are fine weights for hill property.

Commenting on the Hawera vasei ir<e case, the Auckland Star says: "It is like the scene that occasionally occurs in an English assize town, when a Judge comes down from London iri state to try a tramp for stealing a loaf of bread from a shop. Most people will ask two questions about this Hawera comedy—why was sUch a hopeless case taken up by the 1 Crown and are there no large fish in the Board of Trade's sea that it must go angling for sprats?"

"In view of the high cost ©f living,. I ask you not to inflict a heavy fine," said a solicitor. appearing on behalf of his son in the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch on Friday (reports an exchange). The charge was one of driving a motor car in a manner dangerous to traffic. "The cost of petrol has gone up, and if fines are to go up, we won't be able to live at all/* continued the father. "I can't thrash the boy; he's bigger than I am." The penalty was fixed at £1 and costs.

A most successful meeting was held' at the Central Tea Rooms or* Tuesday evening in connection with the day the Hawera School Committeepropose to conduct at the Red Cross shop on Saturday. July 10. There was a splendid attendance of boys from the school, who have undertaken to canvass the town, and it is hoped that residents will be as liberal as possible with their donations. It might be stated that the money raised is subsidised, and it should be possible for the committee to improve the surroundings of the school for the benefit of the children.

At the meeting of the Stratford Borough Council on Monday night the Hawera JBoroughi Council forwarded for consideration a resolution asking that the Government be requested to immediately take steps for the removal of the duty on children's footwear. The Mayor, speaking in support, said he noticed that the Dunedin City Council had turned down the proposal on the ground that it was treating the cost of living in a piece-meal fashion, but he was of opinion that if even'this amendment could be obtained it would be some relief. The motion that the request be endorsed was seconded by Cr Lawson and carried without further discussion.—Stratford Post.

The Aucklaad City Council has approved the taking of a poll of ratepayers on the proposal to raise a loan of £500,000 for electrical extensions, as recommended by the Mayor (Mr J. H. Crunson). Mr Gunson's further suggestion that, in the event of the poll being carried, the electrical engineer, Mr A. Wyllie, should proceed to the United States and England in connection with the purchase of the new plant, has also been adopted by the council.

A reminder that money, like everything else, is becoming dearer, was brought to the notice of the Lyttelton Harbor Board on Wednesady on a proposal from a special committee that the Board should immediately take steps to borrow for harbor improvements in instalments as required the sum of £150,000 at 5i per cent, for 36^- years, with a sinking fund of 1 per cent. "When the report was received the chairman (Mr H. B. Sorensen) said that 5J per cent, was inadequate, the Tramway Board having found it necessary to give 5^ per cent. It would be wiser to ask the Government for permission to pay 5£ per cent, rather than go for a loan and court a, failure. Mr F, Horrell said that he would like to know whether the Tramway Board had permission to borrow beyond 5J per cent. "Oh, yes,'" said the chairman, "and we will get it." The clause was passed with the rate of interest at 5£ per cent.

The Melbourne's great winter sal: j commences to-morrow morning. As many desirable bargains are to be offered the public are requested to,carefully read the firm's sale; advertisement j in to-daly's issue, so that no time v,i!l j be lost in selecting any particular goods required.—Advt. j Hats for the little chap. We have j just opened a smart line of boys' gar- ; ibardine and tweed hats, very smart ] shapes, 7s 3d and 7s 6d. Jury and Co.. I Hawera. Bring your boot ' repairs.— Advt.

The provisional estimate of the cotton crop of India for 1919-20 is 5,----6<0,000 on an area of 22 5 199,000 acres, as compared with 3,671,000 bales on an area oi 20,497,000 acres, the final estimate of tne year before. An appreciable increase in the production or beth yarn and woven goods in Indian mills is also reported.

If a shopkeeper gives a firearm to a customer in exchange for another, does he commit a breach of the regulations? Mr V. G. Day, S.M., answered that question in the affirmative in the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch last week {says an exchange), though the weapons concerned were only boys' airguns. He also held that it wae illegal to sell to boys round lead pellets for the airguns.

In order to provide funds for beautifying the Kaponga school grounds, and to instal several gymnasium fixtures for the children, the school committee have arranged to hold a grand social and dance in the Kaponga Town Hall to-morrow (Thursday) evening. All arrangements will be of the best, and everyone who comes, non-dancers as well as -dancers, may be assured of a particularly interesting and enjoyable evening. The cause i 8 one that should appeal to all of the Kaporjga people. The committee confidently appeal to them for generous and liberal support.

The Rev W. H. Avery will give an interesting talk to-night at the Normanby Methodist Church, on his four years' residence in/Papua, and will exhibit native curios.