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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 111, 7 April 1927, Page 6

A Kihikihi carrier named Claude Ja:nes Coutts was fined £lO and had his driver’s license suspended for • a year for being drank while in charge of a motor lorry (states a Hamilton telegram). At two o’clock yesterday morning a six-roomed house in Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch, wa6 destroyed by fire. It was owned and occupied by Mr Albert Pearce, and was insured for £7OO.

The Friendly Societies have decided to nominate three candidates for the Hospital Board electionßro. F. Pycroft (Druids), Bro. W. Cutler (Druids) and Bro. J. Follas (Foresters).

.During the past 60 years the Patea Hcrbour Board has had eight chairmen, six secretaries and six harbourmtsters. During that period there have been 64 members on the board. It was established three years prior to the Wellington Harbour Board. -Due to the visit of the Indian Army team last year, interest in hockey in the Dominion has received a big fillip. It is expected that three new clubs will be formed in Whangarei this season, and the association is making application to the Whangarei Borough Council for more playing areas.

‘‘This is the best year we have ever experienced and it is the forerunner of still better years, but the Showgrounds must be improved,” stated Mr J. M. Johnston at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday. “I hope that, before we leave the room,. 20 of the men present will have promised donations of £IOO each.”

Two meetings of creditors —in the bankrupt estates of John Raupi, labourer, of Foxton, and George Davis, share milker, of Baincsse—were scheduled to take place at the offioe of tho District Official Assignee yesterday, but as there was no appearance of the creditors concerned both were allowed to lapse. The long list of burglaries in Auckland was increased lw three on Tuesday night. The shop of A. Sage in Richmond Avenue was entered, clothing worth £2O being taken. The residence of Miss A. Rose in Manukau Road, Epsom, wa6 broken into, cash amounting to £5 being taken. A bookstall at Northcote wharf, conducted by Walter Griffith, a returned soldier, is also minus tobacco and cigarettes valued at £3.

Charged at Christchurch yesterday that on February 1, at Sydney, he assaulted Stanley Clarence Twigg and robbed him of £l7 12s, Percy Lee, alias Patrick Harris, aged 24, was ordered to be returned to New South Wales. Detective Allan, of the New South Wales police, stated that on March 26 lie arrested accused, who admitted his identity, and in answer to a chargo of theft 6aid that it was not much use denying it.

“That is utterly wrong,” declared Archbishop Julius on his return to Christchurch from England, when he was asked if it were correct that there was a movement afoot at Home to clo6e down many of the old churches, which were now little frequented. “The only change is that there is a tendency, and a very desirable tendency, to amalgamate some of the churches as we do_ in New Zealand, but the difficulty in the matter of vested interests is enormous,” he said.

The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates) informed a deputation at Wellington that exhaustive inquiries were in train to ascertain how much more New Zealand ordinary building timber could be made to fit in with the requirements of the State Advances Office in accordance with the policy of that department. The Mayor of Raetihi (Mr. W. A. Sanford) said that the Prime Minister’s announcement was one that would be welcomed by many people in the Dominion.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that recently a deputation waited on the Mayor of the city and presented him with a petition signed by 4450 ratepayers asking that a poll be taken to affirm or reject the principle that all city rates bo levied on the basis of the unimproved values. As more than the required 15 per cent, of ratepayers signed the requisition, the Mayor has acceded to the request and-a poll is announced to take place on the -date of the municipal elections.

Charged with the theft *of 1000 sacks, valued at £3l, Samuel Crawford Rodgers, a middle-aged man, apg eared before Mr Lawry, S.M., at hristchurch yesterday. He pleaded not guilty and elected to go before a jury for trial. The evidence called in support of the charge rvas that many complaints had been received of sacks being missing, that accused had sold sacks on several occasions, and that a large number of sacks had been found on_ his premises. There was also the evidence of a neighbour, that- Rodgers had been seen abroad very early in the morning.

“The members do not appear to read notices put on the board,” complained Mr L. A. Abraham, secretary of the Manayatu Golf Club, at the annual meeting last night, when emphasising the value of publicity through the Press. “Why,” he added, “I once put up a notice on the pavilion board stating that I would give a sovereign to the first man who claimed it and no one did so within a fortnight.” Amidst laughter, Mr H. R. Cooper, the president, suggested that the rexson might have been found in Mr Abraham’s writing. Anyhow, returned Mr Abraham, what ho had stated was a fact.

A deputation representing the timber interests, both of employers and employees, and local bodies interested in timber royalties, waited on Mr Coates and other Ministers at Wellington yesterday. They stressed that there wrns a great depression in the industry, which was being strangled, and they urged increased duties on im-poi-ted timber. Mr Coates said that the position was very delicate. If New Zealand products could be used in New Zealand very few would disagree witha c utv so long as there was*a competitive element in existence. The Governmeit would give careful consideration to the represntations of the deputation.

There was a curious incident at the military pageant in the Showgrounds at Christchurch. During the musical rida a horse fell, and the next nian cor.ld not pull up his horse in time, and the second was standing astride tho first when it suddenly got up. The second horse promptly shed its rider and hung with its forefeet on the ground and its hind legs over the saddle of the otjier horse. For a moment it looked as though it was going to be difficult to get tho animal down, but after a little harmless kicking by both horses the top one slid off. and the men remounted and continued their rido none the worse.