LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12616, 7 April 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

After making provision for rates, depreciation, mul taxi's, tlie Northern Holler Mills made a net profit of £28,470 last year.

The Grey town Fruitgrowing Compa.ny has already despatched this season between 9000 and 10 000 cases of apples for export.

It is estimated that more than <SO deer-stalkers were seeking: sport in the Tauherenikaii Valley during the Ea ster holidays.

The death occurred in Christchurch yesterday of Air Walter Martin, aged 80; one of the early settlers of Canterbury. He arrived in New Zealand in 1860 and was employed for many years in the Department of Justice until he retired on account of ill-health..

* A Maori woman MiUgaretßarhun, aged 19 years, died under an a ‘ thetic- ill a dentist’s rooms at ruawahia.

The prisoner who escaped from the lock-up at Palmerston North on March 17 is still at. large. His w William Wallace Clifford and he is a labourer, aged 25 years.

There was a good attendance at the Pahiataa Sc bool each r « t° u .” lime nt which was held at fair Hall last evening. The winners were: Ladies, Mrs Brabne and Miss Killery; fteiitlcmen, Mr W. Common, junr., and Mr G. Trior.

Advice was received in Dunedin last night that - R.H.B C. ” care of the Tablet office, Dunedin had non £2OOO in Tattersall’s. The winnei s name is Ron Cusack, a. linotype operator in the Tablet office, about -7 years of age, juid when informed of his (rood fortune he was natulan} liigjbfy delighted. Cusack informed a Daily Times reporter that, this was the first, ticket he had ever taken alone.

Maurice Daniel Cobb, aged 19 veai*s, whose parents reside at Thames, dieci oil Thursday evening, allegedly from the effects of poison It is reported that the mother found her son at the back door, the latter stating he had taken poison. A. doctor was summoned, but Cobb was dead on arrival. A postmortem is probable. It is stated deceased attended a football practice on Wednesday and was in good spirits. He was a promising Thames junior rep. last season.

“The evidence makes it clear how the unfortunate fatality occurred. ” said the Coroner (Air J- R- Bartholomew) at the inquest at Dunedin on Robert Owen Barclay, aged 10, who was struck by the. south express at Burnside on Wednesday evening. “The boy was walking beside the main line, was startled by the train whistle, stepped towards it, and was struck by the engine.” A verdict of accidental death, was returned.

After having been in progress for about two years, construction work on the Devil’s Elbow road deviation on the Alasterton-Tinui Alain Highway has now been completed and the new portion of road was opened to traffic for the first time on Wednesday. The work was carried out by single unemployed men in a camp controlled by the Public W orks Department, and its completion has removed about half a mile of dangerous roadway.

For the period from March 26 to April 3 inclusive 56 marriage licenses were issued at tlie office of the Registrar in Wellington. Of this total. 14 marriages were performed by the Registrar. In the marriages that took place this Easter youth predominated, marriage apparently still being a popular institution with tlie young. Of the 112 people represented by tlie 56 licences issued, 84 were under 30 years of age, and 28 were 31 years of age and over. The youngest person married was a girl oi 17 and tlie oldest «x man of 71—reversal of the figures.

In this isse, Air V. Levy draws attention to a new list of bargains at his establishment. These goods are priced at an exceedingly low figure in order to meet tlie tunes. In men’s clothing lines, fancy goods, household requirements, stationery, ladies* apparel and miscellaneous articles Air Levy has a wide range of fresh goods. This is «a splendid chance to lay in a stock of various requirements for the winter season. Many housewives who know tlie value of chopping at Levy’s. have saved pounds. The thrifty will need no extra persuasion to induce them to buy warm, woollen garments. Recently, Air Levy secured some lines at a big discount. Customers will secure the benefit of his shrewd transaction.