LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9981, 11 July 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Fame” is a glorious thing, hut a regular income is much more satisfactory to the average man. The Pahiatua Egg Circle is paying out this week 3s Id, per dozen for eggs sent in by suppliers. Dannevirke Hospital Board “is contemplating the installation of gas cookers in the institution. Eggs are being retailed at 3s per dozen in Masterton at present. The price in Wellington, according to a Masterton grocer, is 3s 6d. Accounts amounting to £4567 lbs were passed for payment at the monthly meeting of the Tararua Electric Power Board yesterday. A man named Walter Philips, aged 39, died suddenly at Moeraki station (states, an Oainaru telegram). He was cooking in a uamp. An inquest is to be held. No less than 167 applications for tlxo position of cleaner at the 'bus barns were received by the Palmerston North Borough Council. The matter of an appointment was left to the transit committee to retommend. When Alexander James Blackburn was charged with using the Caledonian Hall, Christchurch, as a common gaining house, counsel stated that this was to be a test case in connection with euchre tournaments. A week’s adjournment was granted. A remarkable mortality record lias been established by Oainaru during the quarter ending June 30th. Twen-ty-six deaths were registered, of which sixteen were of persons of seventy years of age, and eight over eighty. The discharge of a gun in a Levin restaurant the other evening caused some alarm in the vicinity. The charge passed through the roof and no one was hurt. The person handling the gun did not know ix was loaded. A serious collision occurred at Wanganui between a motor car driven by R. W. Stent, and a motor cycle ridden by Tim O’Leary, both of Wanganui. O’Leary had his skull fractured, and is in a serious state at the hospital. A cow owned by a farmer m the Fairview district took 111 lecently lronv a cause which was not ascertained until after her death (states the Timaru Herald). An examination revealed a three-inch nail in her heart and numerous nails and staples in her stomach. There is every possibility, states a Taranaki exchange, that before long the south committee of th©£ Egmoiit National Park Board will take steps to have a new and up-to-date hostel erected close to the locality on which the present Dawson Falls Hostel now stands. Many of the sections which have been empty spaces for so long in the residential parts of the Dannevirke borough have now come and are still coming into their own—modern building gracing many of them. Prices have appreciated accordingly, relates the News. The Tararua Electric Power Board yesterday resolved to apply for consent of the Minister of Public Works to borrow, by way of overdraft, on the power fund account, the sum not exceeding 3 per cent, of the aggregate amount of capital expenditure at the end of the present financial year. The requisite statutory resolution was carried. During a dance in a Gisborne public hall the dani'ers were startled by bricks crashing through two windows. A man was found in the street hurling missiles at shop windows. George Arthur Thompson, alias Kemp, was lietore tlio Court charged with having broken five windows of the value of £7O. He had been in gaol for vagrancy. He was remanded lor medical treatment. The management of a theatrical company at Feilding incurred the indignation of a section of intending patrons on Monday evening by refusing to sell back stall tickets at 2 shillings, as advertised. The crowd (says the Star) took a stand in fsont of the box office and gave vent to their feelings in no uncertain voice. Eventually the management declared the prices reduced from 4s 5d to 2s. Free railway passes to lie used by nurses travelling in furtherance «f their professional duties weoe proposed in Parliament by Mr J. Linklater. M.P., in giving notice of a question on this subject to the ’Minister of Railways. Mr I.inklater urged that the concession would cost very little. Hu added that many nurses were working for a very small remuneration and they were doing a grout work for humanity. The conference of delegates to the Electric Power Board’s Association of New Zealand will 1m held in the Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington, on Wednesday, August sth. The chairman (Mr .1. I). Wilson) and tn© engineer (Mr R. L. Gray) will represent the Tararua Board, and the secretary (Mr W. F. Taylor) has also been given permission to attend for the purpose of meeting the secretaries of other boards in conference. In common with all fellow-citizens, the Synod mourned the loss of the late Premier, stated Bishop Sprott in his presidential address at the opening of the Wellington Diot’esan Synod on Tuesday. The Church knew nothing of party politics, but the late Air Massey was more than a party leader. During the most momentous period of history ho \\jas the head of the National Government. All parties admitted that he had the welfare ol New Zealand and tb® Empire at heart, and served them to the utmost of his ability. He had left to young New Zealand an example of publicspirit that it could lay to lie-art and follow. For the modest sum of £.50, you can procure a Ford car in good mechanical order from A. and R. Donald. Tyres in good condition and fitted with Prestolitc lighting outfit.*

It is proposed to illuminate Gnretnment Buddings each iiight dating the stay of tlie American fleet at Wellington, and the Internal Affairs Department is also seeking the eoo|>eratioii of the c-ouncil and business firms and individuals lor the bcflnggir.g of the city during the daytime. It is probable that a ceremonial march will be made through the main streets of the city by the visitors, as was done by the officers and men of the British Squadron. A deputation from the Taranaki Electric I‘snvr Board waited on tlie Hon. G. Coates to ask that the Government should allow the Board to use loan moneys for the development of the whole of its scheme, instead of certain specific items set out iu the loan sclndule. Mr Coates asked wliether it would be possible to ascertain the views of the ratepayers concerned, and on the deputation promising this would be done, the Prime Aliuister said that the clause would be prep ansi for submission to Parliament validating the request Ching Chen, Chinese quartermaster on the Dutch steamer Hermes, from Singapore, was. at Auckland, fined the minimum amount of £25 for being in possession of opium. Mr Penn, acting-Oollector of Customs, said that an-used did not admit ownership of opium in his declaration, but when he was searched three otieounee tins were found. Presumably lie intended to dispose of it. The Magistrate <Mr Povuton) said they did not want accused in New Zealand. If lie imposed the maximum fine Mt £IOO, accused would not be able pa*- it, and that would mean we would get an undesirable immigrant. Therefore, lie iin)>o*ed the minimum. £25, and the money was paid. ‘ In address last year,"* said Bishop Sprott at the opening of the Anglican Synod at Wellington. “I spoke of the dearth of clergy. I am glad and tbaukful to say that, us far as New Zealand is concerned, things appear to be brightening. More of our young men seem ready to offer themselves for Holy Orders. St. Johnis Provincial College. Au< kland, is, \ believe, quite full, and I am loekmg forward to admitting to Deacon’s- Orders in Advent next three St. John's men from our own diooese. What we need now is not so muck a larger simply of. men—though n« need that too—as _ a larger number of assistant curaciex in which to place them.’’ The question was asked by Mi R, dudd, a« the Power Board meeting yesterday, whether, if the Board get its required’ guarantee of 18 per cent, for reticulating a certain area, and afterwards rtsveral other consumers came on. not under the guarantee, if the Board would reduce the amount ok the original consumers' guarantee*, pro rata. The answer was in the negative, Air -J. O. Prechin explaining that if this w«.rs done, the Board would be restricting its revenue perliaps to the 18 per cent., which wax only the b; ©st minimum return accepted by the Board. A return of B per cent, w-nild probably show no hiss to the Board, whereas 20 |ier cent would show a profit, and a small profit was lwessary if ;n«* Board's assets were to be written down c;K-h year M the; di uJJ be Chevrolet Afotor Company made a production record for April, with an output of more than <1 motor vehicles for each worku g day. t'l,e April schedule called nr 52.299 ears and trucks, and ti.i schedule was planned for May and n»- aJ-o This figure has been exceeded only twice in the company's liish ~ At the present rate of prodm tion, Chevrolet will produce its two millionth car in the early autumn; it will be the fii st manufacturer of three-speed, gearshift tvpe of car to attain that total Of the April production. 43.556 cals and trucks were or domestic sale : 5234 were exported, and 35tKi were built at the Ckii -«det plant at Oshawa. Ont. Unfilled cr-lers at tlie factory indicate that production, even at its present record figures, will be at once absorbed. Messrs Jones and Co. are the I - wl agents