LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10430, 29 December 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Why is this world like music? —Because'it is full of sharps and flats. The cricket match, Manawatu v. Southern Hawke’s Bay resulted in a first innings victory for the toi mer. \ London oc.ble states tliat tlie late Sir Adolf Tuck, of the Christmas card firm, left estate valued at 4.321,638.

The Pahiatua Herald will not be published on Saturday (New Year’s Day) but will appear as usual on Monday.

Mr Coate.s, who is staying w itb a relative at Aymestry Court near Worcester, revelled in a real old-fasli-ioned Christmas, including a fall of snow.

The population of France, according to the latest return, includes, 2.495,000 foreigners, of whom a lialflnSllion live in Paris and 150.000, mostly Italians, in Southern France.

During 1926 there were 6128 automobile fatalities in 78 major American cities, whose populations aggiegates nearly 32 millions. New A ork led with 988 accidents, Chicago had 622. and Detroit 325.

Sir Rupert Clarke, who was well known in Australian sporting and theatrical circles, died at Monte Carlo front heart failure. He was a son of the late Sir William Clarke, Bart, and was 61 years of age.

The turnover of the Sydney Stock Exchange this year is easily a record. The shares of banks and most well-established companies are distinctly higher than they were a year ago.

Carrying over 300 tourists from England, Canada, and the LTnited States, tlie 20,000-ton Cunard liner Carinthia arrived in Auckland from Port Moresby, New Guinea, on her second visit to New Zealand.

“After a visit to many law courts in England, I am satisfied justice is being carried out with traditional dignity and incorruptibility,” stated Mr J. Stanton, an Auckland city solicitor who returned from a tour abroad by tlie Rotorua.. He added that both Bench and lawyers displayed efficient knowledge, and the administration of justice was wonderful. The Forestry Department has completed the exchange ot two officers with the Forestry Commission of Steele and E. J. Perrin, forest rangers, have gone front New Zealand to Australia lor the period of six months, while there have just arrived in New Zealand Messrs S. F. Bust, forestry cadet, and W. H. Horne, assistant forester. Mr Bust is now in Christchurch, and goes up to H 'Uimer, while Mr Horne leaves Wellington for Rotorua shortly. “He had apparently been joy-rid-ing all night as there were two girls and another man in the car,” said Sub-Inspector Harvey at the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, when a young labourer named John Fitzger. aid, pleaded guilty to a charge of being in charge of a motor-car in Constable street oji Christmas Day while in a state of intoxication. “This is a very serious offence,” he added. “You will lie fined LlO and your license suspended for three months.” A fortnight was allowed in which to pay the fine.

“Blue and White,” the magazine o St. Patrick's College. Wellington, is to hand. It is a particularly fine production, reflects great credit on the editor, and his contributors, also the printers and publishers. There arc many splendidly illustrated articles dealing with the various activities of the college, and a good deal of space is devoted to tlie excellent achievements of past and present students. Athletics are a prominent feature of the publication. There are also a number of well-written articles on various topics. “Blue and White," which contains over 100 pages, will no doubt be closely perused by its numerous readers and well-wishers.

A dastardly communal outrage is reported. Swanii Shradhandand. a well-known leader, was assassinated hv a Mohammedan, Abdul Rashid. Swami was in bed convalescing, and Ids servant allowed Rashid to enter mi the pretext of discussing a ieligious ixdnt. When the servant was momentarily absent the visitor fired five shots at Swami’s bead and chest, instantly killing him. The servant, attempting to protect the body ot his master, was iseriously wounded. The police arrested the assailant. Delhi is intensely excited by the crime. All shops are closed. The crime will revive communal dliscord, which recently showed signs oi dying out. Strong forces of police are patrolling the streets. Minor disorders resulted, five Hindus and a Moslem being injured.

There was a quiet family celebration of the golden wedding of Sir Robert and Lailv Stout at their home in Wellington. Sir Robert and l.ndv Stout have received congratulatory messages from all over New Zealand and elsewhere. Sir Robert and Lady Si out were married on December 27 1876. tlie bride being the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Logan early settlers of Otago, who had nrr'ved 1 rein Scotland in 185 f. Sir Robert is a native of the Shetland Isles, haviim been born at Lerwick on September -8. 1844. Lady Stout was Kirn at Royal Terrace, Dunedin, on September 29, 1858. Roth have been prominent in New Zealand affairs. Sir Robert in political. Imperial, justice educational, law. Ministerial. rod otlmr matters; and Ladv Stout in philanthropic, feminist, and Plunket movements.

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As the result of a collision between a motor-car and ai motor-cycle at Eastbourne, Joyce Pearson, aged 18. was admitted to the hospn. 1 suffering from fractured ribs.

A cablegram from Paris states that Fresident Doiunergue lias signed a decree remitting all th e sentences passed on the six Germans concerned in the Germersteim affair.

.|'lfe Palmerston North police are stil. inquiring, a Press Association message states, for George Baker, aged 6q, who left his place of residence in Palmerston North nearly three weeks ago, and lias not been heard of since.

On Sunday and Monday rough seas played havoc with the lnilk Monowai, which was sunk at AVliareongaouga (Gisborne) on December 17 to form a breakwater to secure stone for the harbour works in Gisborne. Heavy seas washed half the Alonowai a wav. leaving the bow with a bad list.

Kenneth Port, 19 years of age, son of Air \\ . D. Port, of Feildmg, died in Greytown hospital. With three other youths Port was spending the holidays shooting in the lower while tramping through the bush a. rifle was accidentally discharged, and the shot entered Port’s knee. He was admitted to hospital, where his leg was amputated on Saturday night.

_ There were eleven deaths in the United States during the holiday season due to drinking puson liquor. Dr. Morris, Chiel Medical Examinee of New York, declared that denatured alcohol, which the bootleggers fail properly to re-distill, caused the fatalities. He added that people were even drinking alcohol that can bo bought from any chemist for heating.

The death occured on Christmas Day of Air J. A. Perry at his resilience, 43 Opaki Road, Aiasterton. The late Air Perry, who was 86 veers of age, was a well-known and liigh-l.y-respeeted resident of the Timu and Castlepoint districts for a great, number of years, and only removed to Aiasterton seven months ago. He landed in New Zealand over sixty years ago.

Air J. D. Brouting. of Alahakipawa (Blenheim) caught a blue chequer earlier pigeon bearing a message stating that it landed on the Union Company’s steamer Kaiwarra, bound for Lyttelton from Newcastle, on December 18th when the vessel was a thousand miles from the New Zealand coast. It was liberated at noon on December 20th, off Farewell Spit.

The prevailing hard time duo to the over-rapid recovery ot the franc took much of the joy out c f the Christmas festivities in France. Most Parisians were unable to afford the restaurants’ high prices, and feasted ac home. An unusually cold snap was experienced on the Loire, which was frozen for the first time since the war. Several deaths occurred front cold in the Loire Valiev.

The French newspa-jiers give prominenie t 0 the fact that i lie Rank ot France is equally willing to buy or sell an unlimited amount of sterling at 122 i francs to the LI. T < j* interpreted to mean that the Government i,s preparing legal stabilisation at this figure. This may not be true, but tlie Government is anxious to prevent speculation To ring tl.o fraiK above 120 to fcl as being detrimental to trade.

A London cablegram ,t; i s that in' Roy Scout who accompai ied the Shackle ton Expedition to the Antarctic. James Alarm now Master .f Arts and Bachelor of Science oJ Aberdeen University, has been appointed zoologist to the Discovery Fxi-od • on organised by the Colonial Offlc< . in regard to which two ships, tl <. Discovery and William Score*.by. will investigate dec]>-sea U r e and n.aku scientific surveys in tlie Antarctic. Marr experts to he absent tv: about three years.

The central figure of one Christmas episode is a well-known Aiasterton resident who had been on a visit to a farmer friend and was presented with a prime lamb. On returning to town rather laic, the Mcstertonian took, the lama to a friend’s house to be slaughtered. Getting no response to liis knocking, he deposited tin- hunts in a rli ckcn-liou.se for the night. Next morning, the friend found "the lamb and realised what had oeeurred. For company, lie put a well-natured ewe with the lamb. When The depositol' of the lamb arrived next morning to claim it. he saw only The eweg Without waiting to investigate furl t ier, he expressed the opinion that he must have imbibed too freely siiK'e he had brought home an old sheep in mistake for a lamb. Age.

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