LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11028, 28 December 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Self-reliance is just faith in life s possibilities. —Anon.

Judge Elbert Gray, late chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, who died on August 15. - left an estate slightly under 13,000,000 dollars.

A farewell social will be tendered Rev and Mrs F. McDonald m the Presbyterian Schoolroom thus evening. It is anticipated that theie will be a very large attendance.

A message from Boston says that plans liave been forwarded i«r the construction of a four-lane motor car highway from Boston to New York, costing a hundred million sterling.

In to-day’s issue will be found particulars of train arrangements for the New Year Holidays. Spetia.l provision is made for the sports meetings at Dannevirke and Masteitoil.

\t a school not 100 miles from Gisborne the examinations were r U. progress (says the Po\ ci t> < Herald). A question asked one ol the senior classes was ‘AVliat is. the Rhine of New Zealand? One bright pupil’s answer was “Cheese.

Vs a result of Christmas celebrations in New Y ork, six died of poison liquor and several cases are reported to be critical. A total of fifty-eight drinkers were taken to hospitals, a number of whom are suffering from delirium tremens. Several women are among those poisoned.

The novelty of seeing Sir Joseph Ward’s signature over the magic words, “Prime Minister,” apnea leu to members of the Hamilton Borough Council at their meeting recently. •The letter from Sir Joseph was handed round tile table the town clerk commenting that the signature was net written as it used to lie.

The Herald’s Xmas Supplement of old and new Pahiatuav> greatly interested many residents. It was especially appreciated bv the, older citizens. who have seen the -steady advancement of the town. A iady living in a neighbouring town, who was well conversant with the district in rhe early days, wrote to the management expressing pleasure at the production.

The Minister of Education (flic Hen. H. Atmore) was accorded a. civic reception at Nelson. Owing 1o the large number attending the gathering was removed from Municipal Chambers to the Church Stops adjoining. Tile speakers included, representatives of all the local bodies, and ex-Mavors. Reference was made to the fact that Mr Atmore was the first native born Nelson member to attain Cabinet rank.

Tragedy brought n sad Christmas to the Wright family of Marrickville. Leo Wright, aged eleven, recoiled a cricket ball from bis father on Christmas, and a few hours later, while lie was playing with other boys the bail was hit on to the. roof of a factory. In endeavouring to recover it, the lad Wright crashed through the glass skylight to the concrete floor below. The ambulance officers smashed in the door and found him dead.

An Imperial Airways official said to-day: “Wo have beaten all records for transport of Christmas seasonable freight across the Channel.” The sterv is repeated by officials of every aii line from London to- Continental cities. 'Aeroplanes carried capacity loads of gifts from Paris in the past week and quantities went from I-on-don to Cologne Amsterdam and Brussels. The heaviest trade of all was this morning, with the shipping of last-minute- gifts.

The latest issue- of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” is filled with a budget of good things. The striking centre pages arc sure to appeal with their gay showing of sunny seaside snapshots. The opening of the English Parliament is the subject of a page of views of Social Celebrities and quaint ceremonies. Breaking-up day at St. Cuthbert’s College and the annual prize giving ceremony at King’s College occupy two pages of happy scholars, masters and guests.

The death occurred on December 25 after a brief illness, of a. wellknown an/1 esteemed resident of Palmerston North. Mr Henry Y ilc. The deceased gentleman who was 68 years of age, was horn at- Gladstone, Wai-iara.pa, in 1860 and was a son of the late Mr John Vile, of Palliatin'.. and a, brother of the late Mr .1 Vile, ex-M.P. For many years be farmed in the YVairarapa and tbe Manawatu districts, and was well known in -stock circles. He took an interest in local affairs and was a member of tbe Northern Bowling Club. For tlic past, twelve years Mr Vile b-'d resided in Palmerston North. He is survived by a widow. Three sons, and two daughters, and a brother and sister.

Tbe new model fin Chrysler Sedan a really finished job, can bo inspeot,„l .. + X. and R. Donald’s Garage it. Main Street

\ notice regarding Saturday iato closing nights is inserted in sue on behalf of the local shopkeepers.

While working on the King's Wharf. Wellington, yesterday morning. YV. B. Greenaway, a waterside worker, bumped against a c.i .~cl. and received an incised wound on t le.u thigh.

Jack Hall, a. taxi-driver, aged 20. of Lower Hutt. was admitted to tl o Wellington Public Hospital at 1- a.m. yesterday suffering from head . iiiuiies caused by tailing off a niot< i-r'cie at Petono early in the morning.

Captain W. J. Rogers. _ inniO’ y marine superintendent at V. l ing n for the Blackball coal company. p *- sec! away at his borne in the city n Saturday, aged 69. He leaves widow' an adult family of three

The death is announced by cade q Lord Lambcurne at the age 81. H » was. as Mr A. R. M. Lockwood. Conservative member for the Epping J - vision of Essex from 1892 to 1917, , when he wa s raised to the peerage. /

Archibald Anderson was fined £7.» for using his premises in Hobson St., Auckland as a common. gaming-hou%„ and his assistant. William McMillan, was fined £25, states a Press Ass, - ciation message from Auckland, uvj other bookmakers were fined £l9 :.nd £25 respectively.

Clydeside shipbuilding and engineering yards have had the bi sicst \ear since 1920. Altogether 229 vessels were launched, oi a gross t- linage of 601.918. compared v.itb t 74 and 462,513 last year. Machinery aggregated 705.762 horsepower. < ■i—pared with 647,878 last year.

Fighting in Cali (Columbia! P; ivlino Uzcudmi won a merited d-.-ci i- a over the Canadian Jack Renau bolore thirty thousand. Tbe next ight on Tex Rickard’s cud is Y rig Stribling and Jack Sharkey, uid after several more eliminations ■ aek Demps jy may again take the ri

Yesterday afternoon. CVptair D. Nicholas, shore representative at Wellington for T. Eokford and ninpany. limited, shipowners, of Bleitlieim, died after a brief illne.s Ho was bora ot Christchurch 54 rears ago and was one of the most p« nlar personalities on the Wellington waterfront for many years. He loa .es a widow, two soils and two daughters.

The death is cabled from London of Sir William Maxwell the famous War correspondent. He accompanied Kitchener to Khartoum, was besieged r.-t Ladysmith, accompanied King George when as Duke of York hir toured New Zealand L-Hoved the Japanese army tlirc-ugh the l’lisstJap war, and alter acting a.- cni-ref pondent in the Great War lie joined the Secret Service.

An unsuitable diet iias re- dte.’- in the death ef cne of the few ostriches in the Waikato, states a Press -W sociation message from Hamilton. This bird, which was the property of Mr N. S. Soper, of Roteskauri. was released in an orchard to pick up •fallen frut. Evidently unable to distinguish ■ between apples and less edible fare, it swallowed a tennis ball. Next morning it v.. , Lund dead.

Over fifty thousand people travelled from Croydon to tbe Continent by air in 1928. a record since tie inception of the service in 1919. Over thirty thousand flew in British air liners. The majority ct t-lie air travellers were women, although an Imperial Airways official says that one of tlte most satisfactory or recent features is the number of business men who are not.' realising the Extent to which airways save valuable time.

The pearling industry at Brooms* shows a revival compared with last year. A hundred luggers were li«ensed during the year and ibo amount of shell raised was 820 ton* worth at £IBO per ten L'147,600 - - Most of the shell was shipped to New York. One pearl was sold for £IO,OOO. The number or divers employed was 168. mostly Japanese, eight of whom perished during the year >n the course of diving operations.

A fire occurred in a large residential area in St. Kilda road, Mdbourne and destroyed fourteigi of thirty-two flats known as tile Florida flats. There were several thrilling rescues. Firemen brought out a number of women. They found Clive Delaney groping his way through smoke at the top of a staircase and sent him down the fire escape, but- not before he had been severely burnt cn the face and anils. He was sent to xlie hospital.

The Manchester Guardian’s Constant iuople corrcsixmdent states that Angora lias ordered the calling up oh January Ist all Turkish citizens between 16 and 40 for instruction in leading and writing in the rcformcil language. The classrooms will hp boflagged. speeches will cm.phas.iso the importance .of universal literacy and b: lids will play the National Ant-lions Heads of families may engage tutons to teach their members and husbands may teach their wives hut all must undergo public examinations.

Although Xmas is past, you may have forgotten a close friend who remembered you. and now is your opportunity to replace the acknowledge—ed gift by selecting from Pringle’s choice array of gifts suitable for ladies, gentlemen and children.