LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10513, 7 April 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

You can buy a dog for moiie|, but it is love that puts the wag m h s tail. A massage from New Plymouth states that the steamer W etere was refloated, apparently undamaged and is now lying at the IVlokau tv half. Due to the efforts of the Mayor and a number of other citizens, tlie local Boy Scouts troop is being revived, and is expected to muster shortly in stronger form. At tho Magistrate's Court at Christchurch \V niiam. J ohn Sulliv an (25) was remanded for a week and ordered to report daily to the police on charges or having committed the.t from a shipping company. The Fuller-Hay ward Proprietary has purchased the property in U lleel J Street, Auckland, at present occupied by Tonson, Garlick Co., Ltd. It is stated that the purchase price is -xou.OOO, which works out at £llOO ft frontage. President Coolidge has ordered a new survey of the proposed alternative to the Panama Canal across Nicaragua. The military advisers are inclined to favour the second route upon the theory that an enemy might easily cripple Panama, while the Nicaraguan Canal could be kept open or vice versa. The supplementary roll of the District Electors’ list definitely closes m a few days. In view of tlie rortncoming municipal elections, we would urge every person entitled to a vote to see that their names are on the roll. Nominations for tlie position of borough councillors and also of Mayor close soon. A piece of wood sent to the Auckland museum, which was found some feet underground near the Avvanui River, is believed to be related to Borneo carvings. It is thought that this and similar carvings found at Kaitaia five years ago open up a field for speculation as to the origin of the Maori, says an Auckland exchange. A Koromautua farmer remarked to a friend mat he had sold iis cull lambs the previous week for i-1s < >! “Not too much of the ‘cull abou the price, was there?” asked tha lati< r • Well, they weie all that were left so what e'-e cculd you call them, ’ was the answer. It transpired that he had received 17s 6d for the lops.

That Frederick James McKenna, a solicitor who used to practise in Patea, was not a fit and proper person to continue in practice,- was the opinion expressed in the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal. In its judgment the court pointed out that arts of professional misconduct had been admitted, and that its drty was therefore plain. A correspondent writes to an exchange:—“lf candidates for the municipal elections would kindly tell the electors the policy they intend to pursue in the coming council (if elected), instead of what the passing council has accomplished, electors would be materially enlightened and votes would be more intelligently cast.” “There are two Kauri trees in Palmerston North which, although glowing many miles south of their natural habitat are in a flourishing condition,’’ stated Major Sandle at the Lunch Club, says the Times. One grew eighteen inches last year, the pair having increased their height over five feet during the past two or three years. • “Broadcasting is only five years old,” said Professor Low in reply to Mr G. H. AY ells’ provocative criticism. “Yet it has increased its circulation more than Mr Wells has. Soon vve shall have television. Mr Wells is one of the most brilliant men living so he should hold to improve broadcasting.” Scores of experts point to the broadcast of the university boat race, adding: “Doesn't that answer, Mr Wells?” Smashed to matchwood the motor car of Sydney Ernest Chap-pell was completely wrecked in Valley road, Auckland, yesterday afternoon, when it crashed into the front of a tramcar that was bound for the city. The accident occurred through Mr Chappell failing to notice the tramcar. It was raining heavily at the time and his windscreen was blurred. Tlie car was struck broadside on by the tram and Joseph Chappell, who was with the driver, had his hand badly lacerated. Mr H. Munro Clark, the .vi ir.cr of the' first prize, £2IXIO. in the “Now oi Never” art union, is an employee in the office of tho organiser, Mr Compton, who states that Mr Clark bought a hook of tickets that bad been returned unsold hv a Rotorua dealer. Mr Clark also won the prize of £SOO allotted to the seller of the winning ticket. He entered his name on the stub of the winning ticket as “Munro,” a contraction of his name. Sir Clark took no part in the drawing, which was by marbles from bags. The final drawing was done by Detective Sullivan. It is stipulated on the tickets that, if the seller of the winning ticket is an employee of the organiser, the buyer of the ticket is regarded as the seller. Volunteers and police were mobilised, and surrounded and raided a notorious waterfront block of houses in the Hankew (China) district. The police were hammering away at the houses, while volunteers with 111a-cliine-guns and armoured cars held the streets. A force of a thousand strong under an American volunteer officer received the order: “You must allow none to escape. Use rifle butts first, but there must be no shooting unless definitely ordered.” They formed a double cordon round a block containing hundreds of houses in which the police believe the extremists’ mils and ammunition are stored. Where the doors were not opened the police hammered their way into the houses, or gained an entry by fire-brigade ladders. There was great excitement among the Chinese crowd.

Don’t wait for the Easter rush. Get vour motor repairs done now See A. and R. Donald or ring 77 foi a:i early appointment.