LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11212, 7 August 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

You do ill if you praise, and still worse if you reprove in a matter you do not understand.

On account of the widespread interest in the Ranfurly Shield match (Auckland v. Wairarapa) to be played at Carterton on Saturday next, in addition to special trains between Wellington and Carterton the Railway Department has also arranged for a special train to run from AVoodville to Carterton. The train leaves Woodville at 10.5 a.m. The return special leaves Carterton at 4.30 p.m. These two trains will stop where required for passengers. Two masked robbers wlio secreted themselves in Michael Briggs’ butcher shop at Redfern, Sydney, bound and gagged Briggs, covered him with a revolver and commenced to hunt for cash. They discovered a bottle of whisky and had impudently consumed a large portion when a woman neighbour, hearing the men’s threats to Briggs,, telephoned to the police, who dashed to the scene in a car hut not before a shot was fired by one at the woman who- gave the alarm.

The Graf Zeppelin made a second westward trails-Atlantic commercial crossing of approximately 5331 miles in 95 hours 23 minutes, ami in 111 hours 46 minutes for the finst trip of 6275 miles. The dirigible landed at Lake Hurst with 19 passengers and one unnamed stowaway, her crew of 40 and a cargo of merchandise and mails. Immigration and Customs inspectors first boarded the shin after which the passengers descended quietly before thousands of cheering spectators.—New York message.

Mr Justice Pike has completed his inquiry into soldier settlements on behalf of the ommonwealtli Government. He severely criticises - the State Governments for buying land unsuitable for soldier settlement, with the result that the majority of soldiers had not the slightest chance of making a success. Mr Justice Pike’s report also condemns political interference, associated with the administration of soldiers’ holdings. The Commonwealth has loaned to date £35,000,000 for soldier settlements.

“The shunting of trains about the Square appears to he one of file reasons for the deviation being wanted.’’ observed Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., during the hearing of a case in the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston North, when a motor car driver was charged with crossing the railway line in the Square when it was not clear. “Traffic is often held up in this way,’’ added Mr Stout. “The railway yards appear to be the trouble. It should not be necessary to have to hold up the traffic in the centre of the town. It is certainly very trying to have a goods train shunting up as far as the Monument and stopping there for some time.”

Mr Kcunetli Holdaiway, formerly of Ballanec, now of AVaihi, sustained a serious accident recently resulting in the loss of sight of one eye. Mr Hoklaway was extracting ai nail at the time when it flew up and penetrated the optic. He wa-s removed to the Waikato Hospital at Hamilton and subsequently to the AVaihi Hospital. The sufferer, who is a.- married man, with a young family of several children, was formerly engaged in the teaching profession. He subsequently entered business in Hamilton, and-n. short time ago took on farming at AA'aihi. He is a brother of Messrs L. H. and E. S'. Hoklaway of Ballance.

“The best quote I could get from the south, for Dakota, potatoes was £9 per ton. f.0.b.” said a AA'cllington merchant. “That means that the price here to me would be about £lO 5s per ton. I am still selling at £lO 10s and £ll but there is that firming influence in the south. The present local price is not justified. It has been created by the market conditions in Sydney and the agitation there to lift the ban off New Zealand potatoes. Evidently those who are holding in the south think there is a- chance of the ban being lifted.

If it is, local prices will go sky-high, as potatoes are bringing £22 in Sydney.” Asked about the talk ol disease in New Zealand potatoes, the merchant said he know nothing of it. and had not encountered any of it this winter.

A peasant with a troubled conscience went to a monk for advice. He said he had circulated a. vile story about a friend, only 'to tinil out that tho story was not true. “If you want to make peace with your conscience, ’ said the monk, “you must fill a bag with chicken down, go to every dooryard in the village, and. drop in each one of them one fluffy feather.” The peasant did as he was told. Then he came hack to the monk and announced he had done penance for his folly. “Not yet,” replied the monk; “take your beg, go tho rounds again, and gather up every feather that vou have dropped.” “But the wind must have blown them all away.” said the peasant. “Yes. my son.” said the monk, “and so it is with gossip. Words are easilv dropped, hut no matter how hard vou may try, vou can never get them back again.”— Exchange. A real beauty t See tbe Cbrvder 75 Sedan now on view at Donald’s Garage. Your opinion will be appreciat-

After 107 years of cont'nuor i business, the John Holdsworth Company ono of the oldest Yorkshire woollen firms, is closing down two spinning mills, “on account of the continuance of bad trade and lack oi sympathy by successive Governments towards industrial matters.”

A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Leonard Oshorre Atkinson, public accountant, who was killed in a motor accident in January last, was held in AA’ellington. It was stated that the total amount set. down as owing to unsecured crel tors was about £1758. The executor or the will stated that the balance of assets after disbursements was £126 12s Bd.

Tho late Lord Loughborough fell from a window into the garden ot his AVest End house and died five hours later. Lord Loughborough fell nearly 60 feet from a foui-tli storey window He was found unconscious with a compound fracture of the foot and. arm and his spine injured. Hr was hurried to hospital, where aii‘>iteration was performed. It is a myWea-y how he fell, but he had previously complained of being unwell.

The whole Empire was represented at the presentation at Arras by Rt-. Hon. T. Shaw, Secretary for AA’ar. of a set of six stained glass windows for the memorial chapel, at the French national cemetery on a spur facing Vimy Ridge. There were thousands of French peonle present. The pilgrim s _ are arriving at London after paying interesting visits to Cistern! and Zeebrugge. They are remaining in London for a week, then will begin a British tour ending on September 3rd.

“This man goes mad when he gets liquor in him,” said Senior-Sergeant AA kitehouse in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s, Court, when John Thomas Gray appeared beiore Air J. L. Stout, S.AL, charged with using indecent language, refusing to gait licensed premises when requested to do so, and with breaking a window. The Alagistrate remarked that accused was evidently under the influence of liquor and fined him £3 on the indecent language charge, £1 for failing to quit licensed premises, and on the charge of breaking the window convicted him and ordered him to pay the cost of the window.

The cold snap of winter Invites the alhlete to indulge in the most vigorous exercises, of which football and hockey take precedence in this district. Every requirement, whether it be balls, sticks or pads, can always he procured from Air A. C. (“Mick"’) Paget’s popular sports depot where the articles are of the best quality and, what is more to the point, the prices are most reasonable. The golfer, too, will find a great arra-- of smart-looking, nicely balanced clubs, and balls, from the cheapest to the dearest, are in full stock. A of inspection is cordially invited.* %