LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10918, 20 August 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nothing is there more friendly to y, man than r. friend in need.— Plautus. A profit of 23s lld was made on a recertt smoko concert held by the Woodville A. and P. Assn. Senior cadets this morning commenced their annual week’s training under Staff-Sergt. Major Perrett. Albert Burns, residing at Burwood, Christchurch, when riding a motorcycle on the south belt, collided with a motor car and was admitted to hospital with a badly broken leg. The injured limb was amputated, last night. Burns’ condition is improving. A public meeting will be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 o’clock this evening under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. to consider the Summer- Time Pill. All shopkeepers and others interested r.ro invited to attend.

“I do net know what property my wife lias, but I believe she held a mortgage,” said a bankrupt at a meeting of creditors. “Bankrupts never knew anything about then* wives’ property,” commented the Official Assignee, Mr G. N. Morris. The opossum trapping on Rangitoto Island this year wa s > not so successful as it was last year ; only *2(X> skins were secured compared with 900 skins in the previous season. Thereturn was about £7l. At Marinia and Makomako, success is reported to liav.e attended opossum-trapping operations.

A. property situated in the northern portion of the business area of Main street was submitted to auction by Mr J. D. C. Crewe, at the Mart, on Saturday, on behalf of a New Plymouth resident, and was sold at a satisfactory figure, the pur chaser being Mr J. McKenny, of Pahiatua.

In order to show the large number of motor vehicles in New Zealand, the following figures were presented in the annual report of the North Island (N.Z.) Motor Union, being the registrations at June 30, 1928: Motor cars, 115,701 ; motor trucks, 25,584; motor cycles. 33,166; total, 175,051.

Prince George arrived by the Empress of Australia. Among distinguished men welcoming him was Admiral Hyde of the warship Australia. The Prince leaves at once for Vancauver to join H.M.S. Durban to which he has been appointed with the rank of full lieutenant. —Quebec cable.

Judicial investigations in Tokio during the week into a municipality bribing scandal culminated in startling developments. Evidence was unearthed of grafting extending to further issues besides the original matter. The judiciary is determined thoroughly to probe the position. It is reported that thirteen have already been arrested. The Southern Cross was unable to leave because it is bogged at Maylands, where it landed on arrival from Adelaide. It will probably bo three days before it is able to move, and the weather outlook is still unpromising. Even the Airways’ mail ’plane could not raise with passengers, who were railed to. Geraldton.— Perth cable.

At Parry Sound three train robbers fleeing after looting a mail car of £2OOO routed a good-natured farmer cut of bed to help them when their stolen automobile got into- a ditch then shot him dead for his pains when pursuers overtook them. One robber was captured with his pockets filled with stolen property. The others escaped.—Vancouver message.

The Ekotahuna District High School held it® plain and fancy dress dance. The hall was very prettily decorated for the evening, a large ring in the centre of the hall being the pivot for diverging vari-coloured streamers, and the lights being draped to give the best possible effect. Hie adults were assembled on tlie stage and iji the gallery for the greater part. Mr H. E. Great.head,

and Mr Shimmin were capable organisers.

Sidney Dan, a young man from London, visited the reporters’ room of an Auckland newspaper office, and asked for a glass tumbler, which was handed to him (says a northern exchange). He immediately proceeded to chew it up as if it were a biscuit. Without cutting liis lips or tongue, he ground the glass between his teeth until it was powder and washed it down with water. Dan i s a remarkable with “freak” digestive powers. He eats tacks, nails, plates, jugs, etc.

The. Arbitration Court at Invercargill heard a claim for £SOO by Hugh Lawrence Henry and lus wile. Margaret Henry, from the Ohai Railway Board as compensation for the death of their son, James Lawrence Henry, who was accidentally killed by a fall of earth on May 17. while in the employ of the board. Plaintiffs advanced a plea that the deceased, who was unmarried, partially supported liis family. Judgment was given for plaintiffs for £2OO, funeral and medical expenses also being allowed. The Indian Government publishes an intercepted letter from M. IV. Roy. an Indian Communist living in Berlin, to agents in Lidia saving that the experience of seven years shows that “we cannot build out party legally, therefore wo must build it illegally.” He advises the formation of a band of secret agents who while openly and actively participating in labour and peasants’ movements will not be known as Communists. He suggests revolutionary branches in every factory and active propaganda.

Towards the middle of October a party of between forty and fifty dairy farmers from South Africa will arrive in New Zealand for t-life purpose of making a complete tour of the Dominion. The Department of Agriculture i s arranging a suitable itinerary to enable thorn to see as much of farming in New Zealand as possible. It i s expected that the visitors will be able to visit both tlie Royal Agricultural Show and tlie Manawatu A. and P. Show, to be held at Palmerston North at the end of October and early in November.

The Chief Electoral Officer states that the Electoral Act gives tlie Registrar of Electors authority to authorise any person to witness tlie signatures of persons applying for registration as electors. T (> facilitate ibe work of political and licensing organisations registrars have been instructed that accredited agents of political and licensing organisations may be given this authority I n certain cities and -boroughs where street numbers have been altered bv the Municipal authorities, it lias been found necessary to make many adjustments to the rolls for which purpose letter-carriers, by reason of their Iceal knowledge, have been employed. The Electoral Department is not employing clerks to collect applications for enrolment. A vet.v fine sample of tlie Morris Oxford d“ ir is or. view at Donald’s Garage ... d motorists interested are invited to call and inspect it *

Speaking at the Ottawa Servico Club Lord Lovat said:—“W\ have absolutely held to the theory ami hold the definite policy that each of the. Dominions is independent and seeks to know liow to eo-operatc. “The question of British migration is a great one. It is not unemployment at Home, but proper distribution of the white population within tlia Empire. It is your sympathy, neb your money we want.”

Forty-four started in the Tourist Trophy motor race. Oapt. Malcolm Campbell's Bugatti burst iuto flames at.the second lap and was coni|>iet«ly "destroyed. Captain Campbell was dragged out uninjured. Other comi e-titoj-s were not affected. Ka.v IX >n driving a Le Aponcs won. Cushman in an Alvis was second, and Mason. (Austro-Djimler) third. Don’s til: o was 5 hours 58 minutes 13 seconds.— London message.

A message from Port Au Prince. Haiti, states that it is estimate J that 200 are dead, 10,000 liomelesu. many villages wiped out. and incalculable crop damage caused as ’lie result ot a tropical storm on Friday . Tlie storm was the worst experienced for 40 years. Damage to roads, wi.o communications and public service* approximates 1,000,000 dollars. Many small coastwise craft were sunk er hurled damaged on the beach. Torrential rain continued for 20 hours, the wind reaching hurricane force. Th© Dally News’ Moscow correspondent reports that Muklevitch <.©- dares Britain without a declarati u of war attacked the Soviet in 191 >. sank four ships and bombarded fo ts in an attempt to destroy tlie Revolution. He claims tbat the Bussi: is sank thirteen British warships, including the cruiser Cassandra. 1 i© Admiralty issued a statement tl ifc the L 55 and two destroyers were t le only warships lost in ithe Baltic in 1919. Tlie Admiralty suggested tha' a British »v arship should fetch ihe crews* remains but the Soviet did not reply.

Cook celebrations at Honolulu t. ik the form of public historical addre ses at the Army and Navy Cluh ; ud tlie Y.M.C.A., Honolulu, includ ng one by tlie Governor. Wallace R . Farrington. Discussing Hawaii as a c litre of friendly relations, the Brit sic Consul-General, Mr G. H. Phipps, read Sir Hem-y New fool t’ s paper <u Captain Cook's life and services. D. F. Davis. U.S. Secretary of War. lectured on Hawaii’s contact with the world through Captain Cook’s discovery and Dr. Peter Buck on Hawaii’s relation to Greater Polynesia. The British cruisers H.M.S. Cumberland. H.M.S. Dunedin and H.M.A.S. Adelaide. a.re at Koalakekau Bay, where the American battleshin Pennsylvania joins them to-mor-rov.- in international tribute to Captain Cook.

Declaring that the Archbishop of York’s appointment to succeed the Archbishop of Canterbury nullifies tlie House of Commons' and.the nation’s rejection of the Prayer Book, the League of Roval Churchmen and the Protestant Alliance, Low Church bodies prominently opposed to tho Prayer Book. are petitioning the King to withdraw his consent to the appointment. They allege that the Archbishop of York is generally regarded as the real head cf the party which recently unsuccessfully attempted to subvert Protestantism under the cloak of a revision of the Prayer Book. Therefore it is impossible to believe he will faithfuliv administer the ]aw s and refrain from abusing authority in order to promote the revival of Romanism

Further vindication of New Zealand's administration of the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa is contained in the conclusions of th© Permanent Mandates Commission of the League o>: Nat.ons. the text of whose report on its recent examination of the Samoan question was released for publication by the Prim© Minister (Rt. Hon. J. G. Ccetcs) on Saturday. Holding that none of tlie charges of any importance made against the Administration has Ixe-rv substantiated, the Commission says that every effort seems to have been made to improve the conditions of lite of the natives, and roundly condemns the actions of the deportee. Nelson, and those associated with him. I lie Commission emphasises that New Zetilarid alone is responsible for the maintenance foi law and cider, and hopes for the early reestablishment ot peace and prosperity in the territory by a firm and liberal policy.

Messrs Pringle urge upon intending customers to avail tliemsel ves of the greater reductions in several lines featured for this week. Th© sal© has proved a boon to many and further drastic cuts have been made.

“It looks so good that I wouldn’t mind eating it myself.” was the remark mad© by a farmer recently- “ Things are not always what they* seem, but Tui Call'iueal looks good, smells good, and is good right through. There is net an ounce of disapjxiintnicnt in a ton of it.