LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12536, 30 December 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Iwo gilts are ours for accomplishment in the days of the opening ; y«> r - These gifts are time and toil! I he days repeat themselves and work upon our character and destiny whether we will or no

In this issue the Railway Department announces the train alterations l" connection with the New Year Holidays.

Fifteen Jews, including two women, were arrested and charged with treasonably meeting and listening to Soviet, anti-Nazi propaganda, on Boxing Day.

w A „ Se I cri> ■ southerly storm struck Wellington in the early hours of yesterday morning, accompanied by hail squauls, thunder and Tt was fine but cold yesterday, with very occasional squalls.

The first shipment of chilled beef to be loaded at Auckland will leave for England by ihe Sultan Star early in January. The consignment consists of 1000 quarters.

Children playing on a vacant section at Gisborne discovered a leather satchel containing 178 spurious coins, florins, roughly cast. Evidently they had been in their hiding place for a considerable time.

A party of 38 secondary school boys from all parts of the Dominion, under the supervision of two masters, will leave Auckland by the Monowai to-day on a month's tour of Australia. The boys, whose age;-, range from 16 to 19 years, aro drawn from 18 different schools.

The Manchester police are investigating a series of suspected cases of incendiarism, following on the discovery in a furniture warehouse of an incendiary bomb which failed to ignite. Similar contrivances have been found in a number of warehouses during the past few weeks.

The world’s doiible-lianded sawing record of 12 seconds for 18-ineh logs was broken to-day at the 31uff Greenhills Society’s sports by Alee and Horace Fraser, who ripped through a white pine log in 11 4-5 seconds. Application is being made to have the record declared official.

Lord Hugh Cecil has petitioned the Archbishop of York alleging that persons holding erroneous and strange doctrines and heretical opinions, have been preaching at Elverpool Cathedral. He contemplates legal action against the Bishop of Liverpool for permitting Unitarians to preach there.

The Nelson case was continued at Apia yesterday and the cross examination of Inspector Braisbv is still proceeding. Defendant has taken advantage of the cross-examination to discuss in detail the history of the Mau since 1926. and the political situation in the territory since 1920. Frequent reference was made to tho official records produced in Court.

In a London cable issued on Friday, December 22. it was stated that Mr Sandford, on behalf of the New Zealand Dairy Board, presented each of five thousand employees of the Vauxhall-Bedford motor" works with half a pound of New Zealand butter. Actually the gift was subscrilied for and was made on behalf of the Vaux-hall-Bedford dealers in Xew Zealand.

Fire destroyed the house of Mr T. Caldwell, at Blackball. yesterday morning. Mrs Caldwell, the only occupant. was aroused by smoke and escaped in her night attire. Mr Caldwell was on holiday in Christchurch. The coutents also were lost, including a sum of money. The origin of the fire is a. mystery. The insurances are £l5O on the house and £125 on the furniture.

Muriel Campbell, aged 13, of Fdendale. was admitted to hospital vesterday with a wound in her back, says an Invercargill message. She was sitting on a window sill at her aunt’s place at Ryalbush, where a cousin was shooting birds, o.ud in some way, not yet known, she was struck by a bullet. An operation was performed, and her condition shows an improvement.

Family tours by aeroplane are not as common in Xew Zealand as they are in England, so that special interest attaches to the arrival at Rongotai Airport. Wellington, of Mr and Mrs Bradshaw in one of the Southland Aero Club’s Gipsy Moths. Mr and Mrs Bradshaw arc making a tour of New* Zealand, and intend spending a few days in Wellington before living off northward. Mr Bradshaw' is the pilot of the machine.

Westport’s Jubilee Carnival is proceeding apace. In fine weather conditions fire brigade demonstrations were held to-day, Westport winning five events and Denniston one. Tonight a swimming carnival was hold with a large attendance and keen racing. A Sydenham team has arrived from Christchurch for an athletic carnival to-morrow, other features of the day being a dinner to pioneers, and a street procession, with dancing on the streets in the evening.

While escaping most of the Dominion s unseasonable weather during the holidays, Nelson’s protecting ranges were unable to shield th fc district from the tail-end of the fierce soutlh-easterly squall which passed over on Thursday afternoon. Narrow sectors experienced heavy falls of hail, which in the Pangatotara. district resulted in the destruction of approximately fifty acres of tobacco plants. Growers in other districts also suffered. The hail was three inches deep in some parts ; and hailstones as big as pigeon eggs, and mostly jagged pieces of ice, foil with unusual force, bouncing like tennis: balls. It is understood that efforts will be made to secure a re-planting, though the season is rather far adva need.

NY hat more suitable or acceptable gift could be made than a ladies’ handbag, and what more suitable shop to make the purchase than at Mr A. C. (“Mick’’) Paget’s sports depot? His distinctive range of handbags, children's purses and ’Xmas novelties make especial appeal because of the low prices. Then there are suitcases, travelling bags and week-end cases in full range, good qualities. There is no better value anywhere. His stock of, tennis racquets alone command your inspection as the makers are world-famed and the prices surprisingly within reach of all. Sporting accessories in all branches of athletics are obtainable here. It is a shop where shopping becomes delightfully easy.*