LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11024, 21 December 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Keeping busy at the right thing keeps you from, doing the wrong thing.

The champion butter-fat competition conducted by the Horowhenua A. and P. Association has been won this year by Mr N. Horrobin’s Flora with points totalling 106.57. The old Hebrew synagogue on the Terrace, Wellington, is being demolished to make way for a new brick and concrete structure costing £ll,000. The synagogue was built about 1874. The foundation stone of the new building will be laid about the middle of next month.

A gift of £2OO has been made to' the Auckland Hospital wireless fund by the trustees of the Hunter Shaw estate. In making this announcement at a meeting of the Hospital Board, the chairman said that the donation would go far to complete tile task of equipping every bed in the hospital with radio earphones. At present about 70 beds were so equipped.

That salaries of headmasters of schools had not shown adequate advances in recent- years is the opinion held by Mr D. R. E. Campbell, headmaster of the Morrinsville District High School, who is retiring from the teaching service at the end the year. He said that salaries of head teachers had not shown anything like the same proportionate increase as those of teachers in lower grades.

The following new members were elected to the Woodville Jockey Club Messrs A. Brown. W. L. Carrol! am? G. H. Morgan (Woodville), W. J. Forster (Msrkairo), E. Foster. M. R. Irvine, R. A. Payne D. T Sinclair, iDannevirke). C". A. Gibson (Alaharuha.ra), L. E. Humphrey (Konini). A Oliver, L. Russel and Mrs 15. Rein. (Alan g a tail icfk a), M ’ B. Rennet, 1.. V. Russell and W. Sorenson (Harnua.). '

A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at the Salvation Army Barracks at Woodville on Wednesday the contracting parties being Inez Salome, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. P. L. Carrington, of Woodville. and George Bartlett, eldest son of Mr and Mrs B. Tliome.sen, also of Woodville. The ceremony was performed by,. Command: lit. Campion and Sister Lucy Mills played the wedding music.

A grim discovery was made by the sexton o? a cemetery at Geelong, which contains the large vault of the wealthy Armysages, in which thor*. are fifteen coffins, with space for nine more. The sexton discovered that somebody had raided a couple of coffins, apparently' for jewels believed to have been buried with the hollies. The coffins were badly damaged and some of the mountings stolen. The sexton states that the lock had been olf the vault for some time. Another allegation is that the vault had been used by drinking .parties.

One of the earliest, residents of Eketahuna, in the person of Mr T T. Youle, died at. Ashhurst last. Sunday. He carried on the printing business for several vears. afterwards engaging in farming. He was the first clerk of the Eketahuna Road Board, afterwards tile Eketahuna County. Deceased is survived bv a widow and four sons: Messrs. T. J Youle, Kiwitea, Feilding; T. Youle. Thii-uihi Soldiers’ Settlement. Carterton ; (1. C. Youle Poll angina Rpao Ashhurst; and H. You!© of the W.E.C.A Stock Department at Eketahuna. There are nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The new model 65 Chrysler Sedan, a really finished job, can be inspected at A. and R. Donald’s Garage in Main Street.

The .following; resolution was carried unanimously at* a mass nieetin'; of employees held in th e yard ti» Hillside railway workshops yesteror - at the luncheon hour. “This meeting l ; protests against any form of ] .emium or bonus system being intro luecd 1.1 the railway workshops.” The Full Court at Sydney dismissed the appeal on behalf i Martin Jacobsen, of Woy Hoy, against his conviction und sentence to death 1 *r criminally assaulting hi- fornvr hancee. which caused a gr> t <■ t.r owing to the allegation that !■ e girl was a consenting party. The last wool sale till January 14 wa§ held in Sydney yesterd: y. ** » maiket closed with a very confide t tone, prices being the best >r t e series. Comptition was still keen t r comebacks and erossiured- were e y firm. Greasy Merinos sold to SHJThe number of bales sold w; 1 2.30 F.

The steamer Nan Singh, of the Ir-» rayaddy flotilla, foundered bet.we :i Moulmein and Rangoon. The ludi: a crow was rescued, but both European officers were drowned while gh - ing orders regarding rescue mea - ures. Captain Gcaod. the principal port official, fell overboard from • ’ sampan and liis body has not Dee© recovered.

A meeting of the Country p irt ’ was held at Oliaeawai yesterday afternoon to consider pile pavilion in regard to the Bay of Islands ‘-’it. The meeting which was attend* d by party members, was held main v in. camera. A committee was eppou ed to deal with the situation ari ing out of a petition for r nothbr elec: m, which it was understood, is t< be lodged,—AYliangarei message.

In the House of Commons, re yling to Mr Tom Henderson. Lord Headlam said he had no infonra ion in relation to the Babcock. A 1-ox: affair. In the absence ef details, also the fact that there was : n np ication for a stay of proceeding . it would be premature to answer Mr Henderson’s inquiry wa wlicthr th© firm was to be removed from tl list of Admiralty contractors.

The Xmas electrical ilium in; ::ons in Main street were seen for tie first time last evening and they 1- >ketl very well. The street bad a to: h of fairyland and tli e illumination , w ill enhance the appearance of fc”-hia J un s picturesque thoroughfare. A 1 Ate v to the town will no doubt be greariv impressed with the display. l hi", evening the Municipal Brass IJan l will contribute selections in Mai© street.

A section of the monr.seriot o c

“Pickwick Papers” was_ _vo'd at Sotheby’s (London) for £7.500. The work describes the midnight meeting of Arabella Allen with Air Pickwick and Mr 'Winkle at Clifton Down. There was a big struggle for < wne -- ship, but eventually Air Rosenbach. the American was .successful, i, Mr Rosenbach. the American rccMMy secured the original of “Alice in Won der 1 and. ”

The British trade unions and tn« Trad© Union Federation continue t» lase a large number of members. For tile sixth tune in the past seven years, a decline has been reooiiieoi, but for the first time since 1916. the total has fallen below 5.000d> , 10. The membership at the end of 1927 was 4,908,000 a reduction of 299,000, compared with 1926. The largest decreases were in the mining and quarrying unions, which lost 107.000. the railways servicers which had 79.000 refections and the metal groups. 38,000 .

In view cf the near approacii of tli© Christines sca.soii it i 5 intareste ing to note that the mythical person Santa Claus dates back to very ancient times. With great j ersisteucy he survives, and is apparently as merry and bright as ever. Aleut ioning Santa Claus reminds us of Air Geo. Oxley’s advertisement which appear a in this issue. It deals with a fine collection of goods suitable for Xmas gilts—gifts which are good and at the same time low in price—a combination which is sine of a hearty welcome from every intending gilt giver. You should certainly turn to the announcement'—turn to it now—it is your best buying guide.*