LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9979, 9 July 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

. Fame always follows virtuous and glorious actions.

A sale of work held at Martinborough in connection with the Presbyterian Church realised £235 6s sd.

The Auckland Herald proprietary has been registered as a joint stock company* with a capital of £650,000 in £1 shares.—The Imprint.

Mr J. A. Bayliss has purchased a farm property at Rua Roa (Dannevirke) and intends removing to that district shortly.

No trace of the hody of Mr James Scanlon, who fell while climbing Palitutu on June 28th, has yet been found, states a New Plymouth message.

“Many New Zealand babies cannot have their mothers, because the mothers of the poor babies have to go out and work for the mothers of the rich babies,” said the Mayor of Christchurch in the course of an address on the Labour movement, in Timaru.

The spirit created by the Great War is not .yet dead. When a German dictionary firm wrote to the Hawera Chamber of Commerce on Friday night asking for information concerning the district, the letter was received with the remark: “Cut it out ”

of the 35 employees of Darnell’s mill have been given employment until the new mill is built. This is evidence of a very commendable spirit shown by the building firms of Alasterton.

Roland Walter Neilson was committed for trial at Nelson on a charge of arson in connection with the dwelling occupied by him. and his wife, Cecilia Clara Lillian Neilson, was committed for trial on a charge with making a false declaration in connection with the insurance claim.—Press Assn.

That it pays to advertise was pointedly exemplified last week. A wellknown Waikato firm “starred” a line of ladies’ boots in an advertisement, when they offered a large number of pairs at the absolutely low price of 2s 6d per pair. Within a few days practically the whole line was disposed of, some buyers taking half a dozen pairs.

A Wanganui business man fells that he has a grievance. Recently he employed labour to clear gorse off a section at Gonville, and the work was faithfully carried out. He has now discovered that the work was done on the wrong section, and that the section adjoining, which he does own. still carries as luxuriant a growth as ever.

“When are you and Mr Hawken going to get married ?” was a question asked of Mr J. R. Corrigan, M.P., at a function at Hawera on Saturday night, the questioner referring to the suggested “wedding,” or fusion, of the two parties. Mr Corrigan was equal to the occasion and replied: “There must be a funeral first.”

Apropos of the recent case at Auckland in which the liquor consumed at a sportsman’s dinner was held to have been sold during prohibited hours, it may be remarked that a Napier fraternity whose members one would naturally assume to possess sufficient knowledge of the matter to take all precautions held a dinner in a local hostelry recently, and were informed, it is stated, that they had broken the law. Developments are awaited.—H.B. Herald.

A Wellington telegram states that regulations have been approved dealing with V.D. Doctors are required to report cases coming under their notice, under a penalty of fine. Suspects can be called on to submit to medical examination, and if they fail they can be removed to hospital and placed in isolation. It is a punishable offence to engage in employment whereby food may be infected. Secrecy is enjoined on ail concerned in administering the regulations, under penalty of a £SO fine.

A traveller who returned to Wellington after a motor trip right through the West Coast, states that at Berlins, in the L’idler Gorge, he saw two live kiwis—the first lie had ever seen. They were quite tame and did not mind being handled. They were being kept in a stable with a young pig, but they have since escaped. It is reported that there is quite a number of them in the Buller Gorge, and that they are frequently seen by those who traverse the road at night.

The enterprise of the “sneak thief” is as great as ever (states the Wellington Post). This was proved at tlio expense of one unfortunate mo-tor-car owner, who had left his car drawn up outside a residence on Wellington Terrace with approximately 3j gallons of oil in the well. When the time arrived to go home he discovered that all the oil had been drawn off. Although he had to walk home, he comforted himself with the reflection that it might very well have been the tyres which the thief had coveted.

Asked whether lie had noticed the suggestions made recently that the Dominions might seek to raise loans in America, the Hon. W. D. Stewart said that American bankers were looking abroad for investments in all directions. While in New York, he had had inquiries from a number of bankers as to the jiossibility of their being allowed to subscribe to New Zealand loans. They regarded New Zealand, in its present financial position, as affording a most gilt-edged security and they claimed that they could lend money as cheaply as the London money market.

r A woman passenger joined the Main Trunk express on Friday at Te Kuiti. being booked for Marten, hut on the journey between Te Kuiti and Taumarunui gave birth to a child, a daughter (states the New Zealand Times). Every possible care and attention was given the mother and child on the train, and at Taumarunui they were handed over to medical care and attention. Both are reported to be doing well. Naturally the event created considerable interest among the passengers. It is understood that this was the tenth child in the family.

For the modest sum of £SO. you can procure a Ford car in good mechanical order from A. and 11. Donald. Tyres in good condition and fitted with Prestolite lighting outfit.*