LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10767, 20 February 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Don’t brood over the past or dream ot rlie future, but seize the instant and get your lesson from the hour. The 100 yards professional world's sprint championships in Melbourne resulted:—Miles 1 Parker 2. Banner 3 Inches separated the men. Time, 9 7-8 seconds. Eel clubs formed at Stratford and Inglewood have resulted in thousands of cels being caught from rivers in these districts. The. Taranaki Acclimatisation Society is taking steps to form one in its district also. Investigations of two brutal murders at Lotopa. near Apia, in October last, culminated in the arrest of a lialf-caiste. a relative of one of the murdered gilds, and also a Samoan, who have not been charged yet. The Prime Minister states that arrangements are being made for postmasters throughout the Dominion to get into communication with all the stttlers in their districts and ascertain whether any labour is required. The principle of unemployed insurance was approved by an ovo-v.helm-ing majority at a me ting of citizens and representatives of trade and business argr.notations convened by the Auckland Council of Christian Congregations. Replying to questions. Sir Samuel Honre (Air Minister) gave tho latest details of Airship 8100. She is capable of a non-stop flight from England to Egypt. which is the first stive of r. normal service to the East, with a hundred nassemreivs and ten lons of mails and freight. Dr. Oertel. director of the AlcOfll Pathological Institute, has announced the discovery *of the presence of mrves in human cancers and other malignant tumours. Dr. Oertel states that this discovery shows that cancer . ivei an independent, self-contained growth, and points to the possible oonnoction of cancerous growths with the. nervous system.—Ottawa message. Huge stocks of Lyres and tubes (Miohelin, Goodrich and Goodyear) have been procured by A. and R. Donald in readiness for the holiday sgason.

Sixteen Filipinos dred of pneumonia aboard the steamer President Cleveland, which arrived at Honolulu from Manilla. There are 15 other pneumonia cases and one of smallpox among 500 Filipinos who are en route to work on the Hawaiian sugar fields.

Dr. Elizabeth Gunn reported ui the meeting of the Wanganui Board of Education that tooth-brush drill in school was not being maintained as it> should be, and that organised lunen hours were not the rule in some schools as they might be. The board decided to send out circulars to schools regarding the matters.

At Woodville Charles Edward AlcKinlay, Robert Campbell, Robert White and Lewellvn Cadwallai er were each charged with carrying a pistol and procuring possession of same without a permit. On the fir.su information defendants were ©adh convicted and fined £l, costs 12s, witnesses’ expenses 2s 6d, and on the second convictions were made and orders to pay costs 12s, also that the revolver be forfeited.

A deputation from the National Council of Women interviewed Commissioner Mcllveney at Auckland, with a request for the appointment of women police under Regulations gazetted September, 1914. The deputation asked for five policewomen for Auckland. The Commissioner said it was purely a matter of finance. The deputation said their request was not for Auckland alone. It would be made a national one. On th© information of George Frederick Davis, Inspector of Factories’, Dick Fan and Kee Sue. of Woodv’lle, were charged with failing to close their shops at one p.m. lor the remainder of the half-holiday. Both defendants were convicted and fined £5 with costs 10s, also 5s witness’ expenses in the. pase of Fan. The Magistrate issued a warning that advantage might be taken of the Act to order tho closing of these shops on the half-holiday in the event of any further convictions.—Examiner. In the Romney section at th© Masterton Ram fair, the highest-priced, ram was disposed of by Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., ior H. H. Gorringe, tho buyer being C. H. Hewitt (Pirinoa) at 75gns. The next highest 111 ice was 70gns paid by the same buyer to W. Perry and Son, through tlie New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co. Ltd., for a twe-ohear ram. Two flock animals, vended by D. R. Daysh, each brought 18gns, the next best price being 16gns. for \Vm. Perry and Sons’ first- prize show pern of four. Described as a bird of passage. Jack Scorringe pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing two razors value 17s 6d, which was preferred against him before Mr S. L P. Free, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court. Sergeant Dyer stated that upon his coming to the police «stat:on on Monday night in a. destitute condition, accused was given accommodation at a boardinghouse, where lie occupied a room with other men. Accused left later to go to a job at Martin borough, and the razors were missed by tho owner. Accused at first denied tlie charge,, but u]>oi! the razors being found in ’ his possession admitted the offence. He was convicted and sentenced to fourteen days’ impriiseament with hard labour.

The Masterton Dairy Company has arranged by which its suppliers will be enabled to cx} cat pigs on consignment. Slaughtering. freezing, etc , will bo done at the Waiugawg Works, and suitable advances will be madeon dead weights. This move by the company may be expected to impart a useful stimulus to a branch of ptrintq£y industry that is at present at rather low ebb. The district is capable of raising a large number of pigs in conjunction with dairying, but hitherto farmers have had little incentive to go in for pig-raieing on account of the absence of facilities foi disposing of pigs at leaiunerativ-j rates.

The Secretary of the Masterton A. end P„ Association announces the following results tor the various weightjudging competitions at the MasterToe Show I—Pony—Correct weight. 684 J il»s. J. Mooch. Pongaroa. 6831 hs. Ilu ce sheep—Correct weight (601 Us. - Gray (Victoria Street. Masterton) 799’1b end T V. Cavorhill (Worksop Hoad. Masterton). 2*M)Jlbs. divide first and seoo'jd prizes. Bullock—Cot-feet weight. tSSOJIbs. Mrs G. S. Napier (EketeJsuna). 68031bs £lO and gold watch l - Cliff Rive. G. Liverton. 6S(Hlhs. Mrs 1). McKenzie. H. C". Rasmussen (Hukamii). W. .7, White (Levin and Co.l. Airs Reader (Mount Bruce). W. H. Is her (Martin bo-rough), 68111)—, <7i~ \ ide second prize. * in© W.F.C.A. drajiery deptitniontis pleased to announce the ojiening. showing of its new reason's goods and can assure customers that a visik to the (showroom, where fashion’s latest modes aire to he seen, wall he most instructive to every woman. The fii ill invite Indies to wander round, at will and a courteous sales .staff wiU be in attendance .should they desire to purchase a new ensemble. The ladies are asked to make a special noink of seeing this advance showing.