LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11069, 16 February 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Do what von consider right whatever people'think of it. despite its censure and praise.—Pythagoras.

The local .schools observed holiday yesterday for the Show.

It is believed that arrangements are being made to remove Trotsky to Angora where he will be interned in a fmali building adjoining the Soviet Embassy.

In to-day’s issue tlie Raiiway Department advertise train aiiange ment-s and special excursion fares m connection with the Mastei ton S - and Ram Fair.

The usual stock ssi n g competitions were conducted mi half of the A. and P. Association at the showgrounds yesterday but the results will not be available for a leu clays.

A party of eight set out from Lindau (Germany) to walk across a ironen Ink" at (’onstance. and when m 1 lie middle of the lake they foum. thev were on a floating ice floe, Distress signals were not observed till dawn. Three died from exposure, and the others were terribly frostbitten. The New Zealand Shipping Company gave a lunch to Sir C. J- Pair, N.Z. High Commissioner, aboard the new motor liner Rnngitiki. Sir James commented on the excellence of tlie accommodation, which would help to increase tourist traffic. The Rangitiki sailed yesterday with 79 immigrants.

The forces of Ali Ahmed Jan. who was proclaimed ruler of Jalalabad, were defeated by Khugiani and Slimwari tribesmen, who looted the camp of rifles, ammunition and money. They reduced Jelr.la’iad to- ruins, and sacked Jagdalak. There was heavy fighting at Jalalabad. The fort magazine exploded, and 800 were killed or injured. Ahmed fled. It is generally thought that Amanullah will not attempt to regain the throne.

“The fleet is wearing out ar.d the replacement- of a number of cruisers is overdue. Further reduction would endanger our security.” says Mr Cyril Cobb, chairman of the Navy League. in a. letter urging the British Admiralty to carry out the, full 1928JO programme in its entirety. He declares that the making of gestures by dropping vessels bas proved a mistaken policy, because most of the other powers instead of reciprocating have considerably increased tlie building allocation. He points out that since the Armistice Britain has scrapped naval vessels totalling 2,160,291 tons.

News from Chicago states that one o: the most cold-blooded crimes in the city’s history occurred when two automobile loads of gangsters raided a garage, where a cartage company had headquarters and, murdered seven employees with sawed-off shot guns. The police construed the assassinations as the outgrowth of the so-called beer war. and said it was likely some employees of tlie Cartage Company bad been engaged in running beer. The roar of the shots was &o great that persons in neighbourhood thought an explosion had occurred. The victims were treated in the customary gang manner, namely, shot down without a cliancc to defend themselves. All of the murderers escaped.

“I am a decent respectable man. I am devoted to God, and L love my family and people.” This was Dean Barnett’s testimonial to himself when preaching at St. Peter’s Cathedral. at Hamilton. He said he believed that the people should remodel their lives and endeavour to see things in their proper perspective. It was the duty of Christians to cast from them the cloak of interference, which was blinding their spiritual sight- and warping their lives He said that he was greatly moved by Hie trend ol affairs in the diocese. If church people sought the vision of Christ during Lent, and forgot about their differences, said the Dean, they could look (forward to a joyous, happy Easter. There were so many hindrances to the practice of Christian life that spiritual thing; seemed pushed round the corner. It (is understood that, the conference which was held on Saturday between Bishop Cherriiigton and Dean Barnett and their advisers in an endeavour to settle the dispute which has arisen between thtem, proved to be inconclusive.