GENERAL ITEMS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10427, 23 December 1926, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS

N.Z, AND ABROAD

At a farewell luncheon u Australia House Air Bruce, after referring to the work of the lni|iei-ial Conference and paying a tribute to tlijj Earl of Balfour as the outstanding figure in solving political and constitutional troubles, said he was leaving Kngland with the belief that during the next three years there would h_- seen progress hitherto unexampled. Father Christmas visits 150 children under twelve aboard the Pakchc which is leaving London for Neu’ Zealand with 650 nominated migrants. Single women under forty, and children under twelve are tral telling free. The tennis courts at- the Eketaluiiic District High School are to l«e made available for play to ihc pujmlh and their lriends during the lio’.ida vs. The late Right Hon Sir Robert E Alatlieson, PC., L.L.D.. of town, County Dublin, who was aged 81 i, e ; . rs ’ ." ; s , a wrifcer and lecturer <mi Biblical and prophetic subjects, to which he devoted the earnest study of a lifetime. A copy rf one of Id's works is in the possession of Mrs David Crewe, of the Grange, a very ol<l and valued friend of deceased with whom lie corresponded lor ilia n v .'cars. Although a very busv man Th< always found time to entertain risi tors from abroad and to show visitors tile principal places of interest. Jhe official return of unemplovment n. Great Britain as at Deeen'iT o- 1 ' " i,s 1.410.000. a decrease ot So.OOO, as compared with the week previously, but 283.000 more than a year ago. I lie ex-Sliah of Persia is alxmt to open a perfumer’s simp, sixeinlisin' in the -ale <4 Oriental scents Situ© his dethronement lie lias been lit in~ frugally in Paris, unable to frcqnenZ the restaurants and <abnr©ts where* lie was once an honouied | citron Indeed Ins finances are s© low that • hao to part with number- of jewels A cyclone disturbance, accoiuisiiiici by a severe thunderstorm and hcaiv vsited the Tama here district (Waikato) and wrought consider: bk* damage in its track. At New-tea,! haystacks weie knocked over u,i hay whirled aloft. The top- ot' iwne trees were broken, and fell on she electric and telephone wins. i„te--rupting services. A biuegunt tree o-» one property wa- blown .-©roes tin* road. The iron sheeting covering haystack was blown ever r. nnkj away, ten sheets of iron !>©ing wlii-k----ed up into the air like |x.por \Vhik» the disturbance was going the nois* vas terrifying. The whirlwind travelled on towards Mutangi, <loin>damag© to haystacks and fence®.