LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 7 October 1922, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■•.■•■,■•-.-• . - ; ■■ ■ f A; meeting of electors who -are not members, of the Reform Party, but who/ desire to support Mr. E. Dixon at the" general election, is advertised to be held on Wednesday evening next at the Islington Tea Rooms. Among,the judges appointed by the Manawatu West Coast A. and P. Association for the spring show ne^fe; months«are: Herefords, Mr. H. Bayly, Kai Iwi; Jerseys, Mr. F. W. Cornwall,' Bell Block; dairy cattle, Mr. F. Hoskin, Matapu. The hearing of evidence in the motor collision case J. MartJn v. E. Henderson and Gordon Porter, a claim tor £82 Is 6d, was continued at the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., yesterday.' Mr. Bayley appeared for plaintiff and Mr. F. C. Spratt for defendants. The evidence "for the plaintiff was concluded and the defence will open next Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. f The concert ta be given by the Hawera Citizens' Band in King Edward Park tor-morrow afternoon has been postponed until to-morro^ week, on account of the* unsatisfactory state of the weather. ~.__. ■ \ The coming visit of Dr. Mary H. Armor to the Grand Theatre, on Monday next, is arousing great interest in the district. As the building will be' filled early, a "community sing" has ,been arranged and Mr. H. Leslie Piper will contribute a few solos. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Dixon, M.P.) will preside. ; Speaking,at the meeting in- connection, with the dairy pool, Mr. Grounds' a tribute to the Tarknaki newspapers on the excellence of the reports of various meetings he had read.' These, he said, were, very m(uch fuller than he expected to finu in any provincial pager, and quite sar,passed those of most country districts. The he added, are serving the people-well.. ";• A further heavy toll of Auckland's pioneer^settlers was . taken by death during September. The obituary lists for i the month contain the names of about forty per sons in the district of the age of 75 and upwards. Of these nearly 30 were between 30 and 90 years of .■■■-age;. One had reached the age of /years, two were 96, and one 90. During the past four months about 150 persons- v of 75 and ov<er have died, the number including no fewer than 14 nonagenarians.. -

Mr. H. Leslie Piper, the famous Australian sacred song soloist, will' hold a special song service. in the "Opera House on Sunday next "at 8.30 p.m. He will be supported by a combined church choir,: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Dixon, M.P.) will preside, Mr. Piper will also \ sing at a short service in ", the Normahby. Town Hall at 1/45 p.m; In addition to the morning and evening services at tKe Methodist Church, which will be conducted by the 'Eev.. F. J. Martin, of New Plymouth, a special afternoon song service will be held- at 3 p.m. for adults and young people. The closing meeting of the mission will be held. on~"T\iesday, conducted by the Rev. if. Ings. Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., is finding it difficult to overtake the accumulation: of work at the Magistrate's Court, Hawera, and stated v yesterday that he had asked the clerk not to> bring any further indictable cases before him till he has cleared up the civil; cases, some ofywhich had been adjourned so many times that there was no further room for. entries on the books. In the mean,time he had arranged for by-law cases to be dealt, with on Wednesdays by Justices of the Peace"* 1" The Magistrate intimatedithat he was prepared to give as much time to the work at Hawera as possible, and he offered, in order to meet Mr. Fitzherbert., solicitor, of New Plymouth, who was interested in a case and had made several fruitless visits to Hawera in the hope.that his case would be reached,, that he would sit on Wednesday evening if that would be of ay,;, assistance. It. was Agreed, however, to. take "Mir. Fitzherbsrt's case on Thursday morning. . For the first time in history, since , the advent of the motor-car at least; the demand for the useful benzine tin has overtaken the supply (states the Manawatu; Daily Times)). ;In addition to" "various familiar domestic purposes they-help to form the concrete-found-ations for ialloiewbuildings; wh/ejje they also serve to make the ascent,of the spiles by .rats and mice impossible.1; Tins "now command a market value of one penny—small, it is true, but it is a beginning. They are good value at a shilling^ atnd doubtless cost that to make ■ They would have been a, treasure to the pioneer families, but had npt then been invented. The rather curious spectacle of a riderless motor-cycle arid,side-car, running an erratic course down Durham Street in Christchurch, was witnessed by a considerable number of clerks from the.; old Government' buildings, states the Press. It went at its own sweet will from the; corner of Armagh Street, where it had dropped its pilot, until it fell foul of. a telegraph post .near Gloucester Street. A motor-car was proceeding in a westerly direction along Armagh Street, when at the.Art , Gallery corner the driver noticed the motorcycle coming south along Durham\ Street. The car pulled up with a screeoh of brakes, but the cycle rider continued to gaze, in the opposite direction, with the result that the side-chair wheel struck the. front wheel of the car, and 0e force of the impact threw him on his back on the ground, from which advantageous he watched^ the flight of'his cycle arid its subsequent downfall, i . A pleasant little concept was given for half-an-hour yesterday afternoon in Hawei-a Main School, when 'Mr. PiperRev. A. Liversedge, Mr. Br^en, and Mr. James Foy entertained the children. ',-Mr. Piper told the story, and then sang, with exquisite taste and enunciation "The Little Hero," and for encore numbers he sang, to the children's delight, "You'd Better Ask Me," "Mother Machree," and "It's Quiet Down Here." Mr. Breen, who has a. fine baritone voice, sang with, Mr. Piper the popular duet, "Watch-' man! What of the Night ?" Mr. ' and Miss Beauchamp played the accompaniments. Master Oscar Anderson (P3) gave a recitation and the infants sang a chorus, accompanied by Master Gilman McConnell (8 years), and Master Rowson (8 years) played for a little dance given by Cushla Tonks. The visitors were greatly pleased with tHe physical drill of the 700 scholars, and of the drawings and esr says of the infants. In the central hall Mr. Foy congratulated the scholars and spoke encouragingly of the pursuit of knowledge. The flag was saluted and the National Anthem was sung. Cheers ( were given as appreciation of Mr. j Piper's singing. . ' Ladies,. come and see the lovely new underwear at the Melbourne Limited. The goods comprise camilawn, white silk, Fuji silk, and fine longcloths. Nightdresses also in stock in new designs and fabrics. Prices, as usual, are extremely moderate. —Advt. ' , Colds vanish in double quick time when "Nazol" comes on the scene. 60 doses, la 6d. Chemists^ and stores.