LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12440, 5 September 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the tallow auctions in London 786 casks were offered, of which 290 casks were sold at 6d a cwi less.

The death is reported from Stratford of Mr Adolph Malloy, aged 74. managing director of Manoys. Ltd., a well-known Taranaki business man.

Commander Harold George Campbell R.N. (retired) has been appointed private secretary to the Duke of York, in succession to Mr Patrick Hodgson, C.M.G., resigned.

Mr I’. J. Shanks, at present chief postmaster at Christchurch, has been appointed to the position of Second Assistant- Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, in succession to Mr W. -J. Gov . who has retired.

The death has occurred of the Rev. J. W. Kemp, aged 60, the pastor of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle for thirteen years, and a noted evangelist. He had worked in Scotland, the United States, and Canada before coming to New Zealand.

At Masterton, P. J. Minifie, 28, married, pleaded guilty to failing to account for monies belonging to a bakery company and fraudulently converting them to- his own’use. The accused was detained for one year for reformative purposes. A fire in a large bouse at the corner of Henry and George streets, Blenheim, owned by the Benning estate and conducted as a boardinghouse by Airs R. T. Workman, did considerable damage. Insurance of £7.35 was <Oll the building, and £350 was on the contents.

When H. W Lightband, of New Plymouth, piloted for the first tune by himself an aeroplane at the Now Plymouth aerodrome on Saturday morning 110 brought the Western Federated Club’s total of solo pupils to 66, which number is probably the highest in the Dominion. .

John Hubert Edwards, aged 41, a labourer, who has been in hosi pital since August 16, when he was found with tliroat'wounds in a house in Grey Lynn, appeared in the Police Court at Auckland yesterday, charged with murdering Mrs Christina Cunningham. He was remanded to appear next Monday.

An amusing and touching story was told by Bishop F. A. Ben net 1, addressing the children at a missionary festival being celebrated at Napier. A short while ago a party ot Maoris attending confirmation service at which one Maori woman subsequently admitted she bad walked barefooted 14 miles to attend. She was asked why she bad eomo without shoes. She replied: “I’ve only one pair of shoes, and I wear those out no one will buy me any more. But if I wear my feet out, they'll grow again.”

A call is to be sent to the Rev. James Baird. M.A., of the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington, oil behalf of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. Highfield, Timaiu, to fill the vacancy caused by the letirement of the Rev. Adam Begg. The body of Duncan Stanhope, aged 42, of Hastings, was found lying cn the Taradale road early yesterday morning. He is believed to nave been electrocuted, as there were severe burns on the hands, feet, and -one knee. The man was a patient in the Napier Hospital, but left the institution unknown to the authorities on Sunday evening.

At the Sydney wool sales 13,774 bales were offered and 12,717 sold, mi addition to 1172 privately disposed of. There was very keen competition from Bradford, Japan and Continental sections. The market continued very firm at last week’s closing rates. Greasy merino sold to 22d The average price at last week’s auctions v. as £6 19s 6d a bale, or 17.7 d per lb.

The pressing need to stimulate buying desire on the part of those who could afford to increase their purchasers was stressed by Mr 1 rank Goldberg when interviewed in Wellington yesterday on his arrival by the Maunganui from Sydney. Mr Goldberg said that the greatest known creator of buying desire was advertising It was an essential force which, he considered, would give \elocity to money, leading to greater business activity.

Misfortune has crogged the Australian tramp steamer Barunga, which put into Auckland short of coal. She left Michikata, Japan, 'on July 15, but on August 1 had to land a fireman named H. Sharrack at Nauru owing to a poisoned hand. Head winds delayed the ship, and the voyage from .Japan to Makatea took 32 days. At Makatea John Sinclair, a seaman, fell down a hold. He was taken ashore, but died the same afternoon. He was a son of the wharf

superintendent at Brisbane. Leaving Makatea on August 18, the Barunga encountered a gale for two days, and later cyclonic conditions, in whicn she shipped some water.

That death was due tc natural causes was the verdict of the Coroner, Mr H. C. Hemphill at the adjourned inquest on the late Richard Harcourt Aubrey. The inquest was held at Pataua. near Whangarei. Evidence was given by Mrs Aubrey that on the evening of August 12 her husband, who appeared to be in good health, went to cut down a tree about a mile and a half away from the house. His delay in returning caused anxiety, and Joe. an Islander, who had been living witii the family for 50 years, found his master lying dead near a fallen tree, with his two dogs keeping watch beside the body. The Islander was unable to give a coherent account of anything in English.

An employee of the Wairarapa Power Board, Join Hawker, had a remarkable escape from death while engaged, together with another workman, in painting a transformer through which \vas passing a current oi 11,000 volts. He was descending the ladder when lie noticed a portion of the transformer that the paint had not reached. Grasping the transformer with his right hand, lie reached out and round with the brush in his left (hand. As the brush approached tih.ere was a flash of blue flame from the transformer to Mr Hawker’s wrist. Fortunately the current vent to earth by the shortest route—through the frame of the high tension pole—and he did not receive the full 11,000 volts

A sitting of the Woodville Court was held yesterday, Mr .1. Miller, S.M., being on the Bench. Mervin Edward Kenneth Rossiter pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a car at Papatawa on the Ist inst., and was fined the sum of £ls and costs and had liis license cancelled for a period of 12 months. For exceeding .the speed limit at Maharahara on July 27 last. Gordon Aubrey Hawker, a lorry driver, was proceeded against by YV. E. Yates, traffic inspector. The inspector stated that the lor.-y was laden with 680 gi-llous of petrol and was travelling at a speed «*f 32 miles per hour. the maximum speed allowed for that class of vehicle being 15 miles per hour. A fine of £2 with costs £1 8s 6<J was i;n posed.

Messrs Herbert and Co. are sole agents for Yates and Co.’s seeds. Kohinui prize factory cheese can also be obtained from the firm, in addition to all requirements for the shearing season, garden tools, netting, wire, etc.

Tyres, motor spirit ana oil at keen competitive prices .at Donald’s garage. This firm carries a big stock ot accessories. It executes repairs m first-class style—in fact, there is nothing in motordom but what it cannot do or sell. Of course there is the splendid service the public look for, the geniality and personality that wins and retains customers. Donald’s for skilled workmanship, Donald’s for courtesies and low costs.*