LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 21 August 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Walter Richards, a powerhouse engineer, who was badly injured in a motoring accident on Saturday afternoon on the Denniston Road, near Westport, died on Sunday night in the Denniston Hospital.—(P.A.) A reminder is given of the dance to be held by the Masterton Harrier Club in the Municipal Hall on Saturday night. Music will be provided by the Gaiety Orchestra and the supper arrangements will be in charge of a capable ladies’ committee. The dance should be most enjoyable and patrons are promised a thoroughly pleasant evening’s entertainment.

Neho Hemi Papakura, a Native agent and interpreter at New Plymouth, who pleaded guilty in the Lower Court to forgery and uttering a Native trust voucher for £lB Is 4d, and theft of the proceeds, was admitted by Mr. Justice Blair to probation for two years and was ordered to pay £5 towards the cost of the prosecution. Restitution had been made.—(P.A.)

The Timaru Boys’ High School has received a handsome donation of pictures and books from the trustees of the Carnegie Corporation. The gift includes art teaching equipment, 125 books of reference, and 900 representations of pictures, a large proportion of which are in colours. The set is priced at 2000 dollars in America, but of course is much more valuable here (P.'A.)

“In the public interest the prisoner must be punished and the punishment must not be nominal by any means, ’ ’ said His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) in'the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday before passing sentence upon Theodore Astor Payne, who l had pleaded guilty at Wanganui to driving recklessly and thereby causing death. His Honour sentenced Payne to imprisonment for reformative purposes for two years — (P.A.) The reduction of 10s a ton in the price of flour, announced on Saturday, was stated in Christchurch yesterday by Mr. R. J. Lyon r director of Distributors Ltd., to be the outcome of increased competition for the trade of the established mills. The prices had been lowered by Distributors Ltd. in an endeavour to retain that trade. Asked why flour prices had not been reduced in Auckland as they had been in other centres, Mr. Lyon said that the position there was different. The mills in Auckland were not connected 'with Distributors Ltd.—(P.A.)

An entertainment was given in the Martinborough Parish Hall on Thursday evening last by the members of St. Andrew’s Junior and Senior Bible Classes in aid of the Bible Class fund A playette “Flora Day” was brilliantly staged. Those who took part were the Misses M. Evans, R, Thomas, Pat Beale, Phyllis Cotter, Zena Jenkins, Doris Beale, Alison Br'assel, Nancy Beale, Lula Ivaio and Susia ■ Kaio. A minstrel troupe led by Mr. P'reston Hayman created much laughter. Choruses were then rendered and the Rev. F. E. l-'leury made a few remarks. Ihe, second part of the programme consisted of variety items, magic read■'ing and recitations and concluded with the singing of the National anthem. A complicated position has arisen in respect to the affairs of the St. ■Kilda Borough Council as the result of a member being disqualified to sit because he had accepted, a small honorarium for work done on behalf of the borough. The vacancy was filled by the appointment of a new member, this being done in accordance with the Act, by resolution of the council. The resolution was opposed by the Mayor and three other councillors, who apparently felt that the disqualified member should have an opportunity of being reappointed, since the council as a whole was involved in his resignation. A special meeting last night discussed the matter and after statements had been made by the Mayor, Mr. J. Beattie, and dissenting councillors, outlining their attitude to the new appointment, they handed in their resignations and left, the meeting.— (P.A.' Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Children’s Hacking Coughs. )