GENERAL ITEMS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12569, 9 February 1934, Page 7

GENERAL ITEMS.

WTiile motoring home, a Springfield lady picked up a small child, a girl of 10 years, walking along a lonely road carrying a bottle of milk {remarks the Christchurch Times). Knowing where she lived, the lady remarked: ‘‘You have a> long wav to go fc?r the milk,” but the * girl replied brightly: “Oh, no, it isn’t far; only two and a half miles.” That meant a five-mile walk alter tea. “Surely you don’t walk it every night?” asked the lady. "1 es, for a week, and then my sisters and brothers go for a week each,” replied the child, who shyly admitted that she was glad of the lift.

An inquest was held at Masterton on Saturday into the eireumstances surrounding the death of Francis Arthur Bartholomew, a farmer, of * * Rivelin” Station, Tupurupuru, Afasterton, who was found dead in the- kitchen at his home with a gunshot wound in his head and a double-barrelled shotgun lying between his legs. The coroner, Mr J. Miller, S.AI., found that deceased had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was apparent, he said, that deceased was, at the time, in an exceedingly depressed state of mind.

In the Supreme Court at Dunedin, before Air Justice Kennedy, Leonard Francis Heller was charged with using obscene language in a public place, and was fined £5, ln default 14 days’ imprisonment. The wool-pack factory at Foxton is to be opened next month. Frederick Thursby, aged 18, was instantly killed at Mount .Albert, Auckland, when his motor-cycle collided with a bread van.

An official statement gives 7000 deaths m Bihar and 2800 in Negal as the toll of the recent earthquake. Ihe damage in Bihar is incalculable, and m X-epal £750,000. A meeting of about 100 members of the Auckland Drivers’ Union unanimously passed a resolution recording their “refusal to participate m any war that may break out at any time in the near future.” All the new silver coins—New Zealand’s own—should be in eircula-% tion in the Dominion by the end of March.

The death has occurred of Mrs Richard Wanden, wife of the secretary of the Marlborough A. and P. Society, the Automobile Association, and other bodies.

A Press Association message from Auckland states that private advice has been received of the death in hospital in Malta of Air W. A. Horne, a well-known Auckland land agent.

on the footpath in Upper WiJlis Street, Air J. Cameron, labourer, 3o Hollo wav Road received a compound fracture of the left leg. Knocked down by a motor-car at the corner of Featlierston and Bunny Streets, AVellington, Air AI. Bovd pensioner, had his left leg fractured! As the sequel to a recent police raid in the Dunsdale district, WilAlexander Alcßae and his son, W llJiam Robertson Mcßae, were each charged with being concerned in unlawfully making spirits AlcRae, senr., was further charged with being a person on whose place a still suitable for distilling was found. Accused pleaded not guilty to all charges, and the case was adjourned till Friday, February 16, bail being allowed. The death at the age of 70 of Dr. Bernard Hollander, specialist in mental and nervous diseases at the London Hospital, is reported in a cablegram from London. the death occurred at Wanganui of Mrs Susan ESngall, a former wellknown and highly-respected Wairarapa The late Mrs Engall was 70 years of age. The death occurred at the Masterton Hospital of Mr Hugh McAllister a single man. aged 48 years, tor the greater part of the past 17 years, the late Mr McAllister had been in hospital. At Addington store ewes fetched ' *,, for two-tooth lialfbreds. Fat cattle advanced to 255. Fat lambs also showed an advance of 6d to Is per head. The grocers' conference at Hawera protested against Sunday tradmg. ..The throwing of rotten eggs into the Carterton public baths led to the appearance of two youths in the Juvenile Court at Carterton. Both boys pleaded guilty and were placed under the supervision of the child welfare officer for a period of six months. Cecil Edwin Wriglit. 42 years of age, a milk vendor, of Frankton, again appeared in the Hamilton Magistrate's Court charged with dowir actual bodily harm to his wife, ' Alay Wright, at their home, \\ hatn.whnta road, Frankton, on January 20. Accused pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court at Hamilton *for trial, bail being renewed . R • J. Howie, of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Wellington has accepted a call to Malvern, Ale I bourne. At the Sydnev wool sales greasy merino sold to '3lfd for five bales troni the New England district. Dr. Shirley, of the Byrd expedition, is seriously ill.