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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 307, 24 November 1934, Page 6

A despicable theft was committed at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dunedin, when some person removed the contents ot the poor box. ' Following the appeal made by the Palmerston North branch of the loc H movement to the Hospital Board for assistance in providing books for patients, the Rotary Club has taken up the matter, and each member has been asked to bring two used books to the next weekly luncheon.

Five dairy cows were electrocuted as the result of an electric power line snapping during the other night on the property of Mr J. B. Steele, a farmer, of Campbell Road, Walton, Rotorua line. The whole of the herd was in the paddock at the time. There was no wind during the night, and the cause of the break in the line is not known.

The authorities of St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, have decided to hold a jubilee celebration next Easter. The college was founded 50 years ago. St. Patrick’s was the first Roman Catholic secondary school for boys in New Zealand, and was founded by Archbishop Redwood. It is expected that former students will attend from all parts of the Dominion and abroad.

A tribute to the newspapers of New Zealand was paid by Mr P. Malloch, a member of a party of Australian f ru '' ; farmers who are touring New Zealand. He was particularly impressed with the high standard of comment and news contained in the average city daily newspaper. “1 must pass a word of praise for the newspapers of New Zealand,” said Mr Malloch. “I have been particularly pleased by the make-up of the papers, and the presentation of the news. Also, the reasoned and logical arguments contained in the leading articles and comment on the news of the day is of the highest standard, and compares favourably with that in the first-class newspapers in Australia.”

A musical recital by the students of Mr Hamilton Dickson, assisted by the Gleo Members and String Orchestra of the Palmerston North Girls’ Music Club, is to bo given on Tuesday, December 4, in the Rosco tearooms. An item of outstanding interest on the well-varied programme is a string suite written by Mr Dickson, which is being played for the first time. Many composers aro reprosonted, including works by Bach, Mozart, Handel, Chopin, Romberg, Strauss, Sullivan, Popper, Grieg, Gorman, and many others.

During tlio visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Wellington 100 boys from all parts of the Dominion, under the leadership of the Young New Zealand League, will assemble to greet him. The boys will be representative of more than 70 centres from Invercargill in the South Island to Kaitaia in the North. The first accident since work commenced on the construction of the new Dunedin post office occurred on Thursday afternoon when Clement Bright, an employee of the Fletcher Construction Company, fell from a considerable height, says a Press Association message. He received an injury to his back, which was not of a serious nature.

An endowment assurance scheme by which old boys might take out policies in order to help to build up a fund to give .their school more financial independence, has been suggested by the Waitaki Boys’ High School Old Boys’ Association. Under the scheme, old boys will be able to take out policies which will be absolutely assigned to the trustees of the fund, and will thus automatically become the property of the Old Boys’ Association. For about 20 minutes there was a power failure in the Terrace End section of the city’s electrical reticulation system this morning. The trouble developed about 7.15 a.m., being due to a fault developing in the wiring system feeding through Fitzroy Street. A short-circuit in a cable terminal box occurred, with the result that the pressure over the rest of the city diminished until the trouble was rectified.

Full dress uniforms of scarlet, white, and blue ; for the band of the Wellington Regiment, arrived by the llangitane from England this week, and will add a splash of colour to the khaki at the parades of the regiment and associated units on the occasion of the visit to Wellington of the Duke of Gloucester. Line regiments of the regular army in England have recently returned to the old custom of wearing scarlet on ceremonial occasions.

“There is always the risk of physical injury and the mental risk of making a mistake,” commented Inspector S. Rawle, when touching upon the onerous aspect of Police Force duties, at a valedictory function held in honour of Inspector P. Harvey on the occasion'; of the latter’s retirement from the service, yesterday afternoon. “I do not think the public always realise exactly what are these duties, and how difficult at times they are,” he added, saying that the-police officer was sometimes asked to make bricks without straw. The service also had its pleasant occasions, however. The plans for the memorial to South Island Maoris who fell in the Great War, which is to be erected at the entrance of the proposed model pa at Arowhenua, have now reached Temuka, and the stonemasons have commenced work. The structure will stand about 15 feet high, and it will have an arched top into which will be let a broad panel containing the carved heads of the founders of the pa, Maiharoa and his wife. It will be built throughout of Oamaru stone, and the side pillars of the arch will be panelled to allow a roll of honour on each side.

“My one regret is in severing my association with such a fine body of men as those in the New Zealand Police Force, particularly in the Palmerston North district. I do not think one could meet a better band anywhere,” commented Inspector P. Harvery, yesterday afternoon, in acknowledging tributes paid to him on his retirement from the Police Force. Inspector Harvey considered that in the local district there were budding subinspectors and inspectors. One might even become Commissioner of Police, for it had been said that every constable had a chance of reaching that position.