LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11025, 22 December 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The closer a man the more distant his friends.

The Postal officials are experiencing a verv busy time., consequent on the Xmas' rush of mails and parcels.

For 20 positions to be filled by the Taranaki Education Board, almost 1000 applications were received.

During the past week intelligence tests have been carried out in several Palmerston North schools m conformity with instructions issued by the Education Department,

The New Year promises to he an active one for the building trade in Hamilton. Plans are out for new buildings to the value of over £IOO,000 .

At the inquest at Napier on Harry Duncan Morton who was found drowned in the harbour on Thursdey, a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned.

Christmas greetings are to hand from the proprietor and staff of the Wocdville Examiner. Alex. Cowan and Sons, Ltd.. Wellington. Mr V. Levy, the Wellington Paper Bag Co., and' Ilott and Co., Wellington, all of which arc heartily reciprocated.

The death occurred at Rotorua of Mr J. C. Burrell, at the age of 88 years. The deceased gentleman was a, very old colonist, and the father oi Constable Burrell, of Pahiatua. Tho interment took place at Dannevirke where a. daughter, Mrs C. E. French, liveis.

From a paddock ot 350 ewes mustered on Mr J. Shortall’s property at Colyton, 33 lambs were drafted out and dealt with at the freezing works. The weights were exceptional for such a large draft averaging 46.381bs and all were prime. These netted Mr Short-all 35s 2d per head. Odd lambs of the draft killed out at as high as GOlbs.

“There is 85 quid of that.” said a witness at the Supreme Court in Wanganui a day or two ago, at the hearing of a claim arising out of the sale o? a motor truck. “You mean 85 pounds, I suppose,” corrected Mi Justice Smith. “There is 12 quid for the body,” continued witness. “I suppose yen mean 12 pounds again,” said His Honour. “Look after your English a little bit.”

In a copyright message from Deception Island. Sir George Wilkins pays: “We made repeated efforts co get off with pontoons, but failed owing to the heavy load. We ran the ’plane four miles out before we ai>;..ndoned the attempt. Meanwhile, the shovelling away of ice and snow is almost completed on the land flying field from which the next attempt will be made when the weather permits.” Soon after the Christmas holidays the adjourned inquest into- tho death of Miss Elsie Walker, aged 17. of Papamoa, whoso dead body was found in some scrub in an old quarry near Tameki on October 5 will be resumed. Four days before the do: d r of the girl was discovered sho disappeared from the homo of her aunt. Mrs Frank Bayloy, of Papamoa, and at the time of her disappearance a. car belonging to her uncle vanished. Next day the car was recovered abandoned in Papatcctoe. The y~tde-> - placed before the coroner will probably be lengthy owing to the wide inquiries instituted, by tile police authorities. “Parents who take their children away before school closes for the holidays, also those who come back after school lias opened, should note that this practice is not. legal and proceedings should he taken in such cases. Where a child has gained r, proficiency certificate, then© are raises where their attendance becomes irregular. Something should be done to stop this as it lowers the average school attendance. Tf a child k"e\v that the certificate mav lie withhold unless the full attendance wa.i put in ii m : "bt imnrovo matters.” rooort«d the Taranaki Education Board. The matter was referred to the teachers’ selection committee for a report. The tip™ model pn rysTer Sedan, a reallv finished job. can he inspected at A. and R. Donald’s Garage in Main Street

Train arrangements and cheap fares ore advertised in to-day - issue in connection with the Oil nstma-T holidr.vs. Special trains and reduced fares are specially featured for the Palinensto-n North Races and Clureville Trotting Meeting to be held during the holiday period. In bis address ct the annual breaking-up teremonoy ot ii '.\ airarapa High School. Masterton. the Director of Education (Mr T. it. Strong) paid among other i.ung , that for far too long hod eti ation been bound by literary and a<. lemic traditions. This was gradually bung altered and the boys and gue attendir.g secondary schools tc-ch y Ii wl the opportunity to ‘find them selvas* and to discover along what gt-n< r. t lines they would like to pursue the r vocations. That five minutes’ delay on the telephone cost 17 lives in the Ryo lifeboat disaster was revealed at the beard of trade inquiry. Tho lifebo: * was launched at 6.4.5 and a message received at 6.50 that the Alice’s <-rt v had been rescued. This origin ntjjjfy from the North Foreland station at 6.12, but took 38 miitutl to roach Rye through various eoapiguard stations, because the call was not treated as a life-saving message. —London cable. Damage to one wing was suff. red by Jlr Douglas Mills’ moth aeropi no when it landed at Bell Block A rodrome Thursday afternoon. It is understood the machine will be he 1 :m here till a new wing arrives tr >m Melbourne. On his arrival from At Inland, en route to Hastings. Mr . ill taxied too far across the ground nd, struck a gorse hedge with one « g, wjule the ether swung round id struck a fence i>o.st. Neither Air . ill nor his mechanic, Air Smith, wis injured. Tlie machine was vcheolt 1 a mile down the road and housed in a shed.—New Plymouth wire. “One strong impression g ned during my last tour of the Cont enfc was the gaiety and happiness i • be found in Germany,' said Mr Ken linpett, who returned to Auc. land by tlie Niagara after living three years abroad. “Tlie average s- , Killjoy to-day is taught to regard Germany as the home of Goethe and Schiller, ami a hundred high- >rcw philosophies. Germany.” he c-. .itinned, “in 1928, seems to me to ■ ffer brighter and better entertain; leufe than any other country in Eu retie. Alunich and Dresden are overflow ing with brilliant in.strumcntal»st.s. ann in both these cities is to be heart; finer music than Prague or Pans can provide. Leipzig, too. is a happy hunting ground for the music-Jover and the piano-student.” This is the season of the year •when it is generally regarded as more blessed to give than to JJflIK to. At the Economic, there is of great values in drapery. The arrival of Father Xmas, at Pringle’s yesterday was the cause of great enthusiasm among tlie juveniles. The adults, too. joined in the fun. Father Xmas was in evidence to-day, and on Alonday he will again, be the host of hundreds of young people. The callers at Air A. J. Fairwc';: fliers’ shop during the past few days have been many, and the genial proprietor and staff bare handled customers in a manner that left a most favourable, impression. Surprise was expressed that such high grade jewellery and Xmas gifts could be obtained at amazinglv low cost. There is a mutual affinity between buyer and seller, and the spirit of goodwill is quite.in keeping with the season of the year.