LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19841, 16 May 1927, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The scow Scott, 26 tons gross register, is ashore at Waipu, says an Auckland telegram. It is believed that she is undamaged, and is expected to be refloated.

An Auckland message states that Edward John Mckay, aged 30, a steward who escaped from custody on Friday and was recaptured after a great struggle was sent to gaol for six months for stealing overcoats from the steamer Arawa.

The death occurred at the Wairoa Hospital on Saturday of George Thompson, canvasser, as the result of injuries received the previous day through a car going over a bank at Tangitere. Deceased leaves a widow and young family, residing at Masterton.

At a conference of the Mayor of Christchurch with the city milk suppliers, it was decided that the Milk Supply Council be asked to supply a report upon the condition of the city milk supply and to submit recommendations for improvements.

A motor car belonging to C. Caward was unlawfully removed from a street in Auckland on Friday night and on Saturday morning was found burned at Redhill ,about 30 miles from. Auckland. This is the fourth motor-car stolen and burned within two months.

The conference of the New Zealand Educational Institute yesterday discussed a proposal that the executive should issue a statement covering the views of the Institute on the Bible-in-Schools question. The conference decided by 54 votes to 29 that' no such statement should be issued.

Two motor cars collided at the intersection of Dublin Street and Victoria Avenue yesterday afternoon and with one of the vehicles rocked in the side of the other they came to a standstill partly on the footpath on the corner. No personal injury resulted, but damage was done to both cars.

The mine-sweeper Whakahura has returned to Auckland after a week’s cruise with a number of lads undergoing draining. They shaped well at gun drill. They had an alarm of a man overboard, witl# the result that a boat was manned within six minutes. The officers had nothing but commendation for the lads.

The New Zealand Education Institute conference on Friday decided not to issue a statement giving its objections to the Bible in Schools proposals embodied in the Religious Exercises Bill, according to a Wellington Press Association message. In the afternoon a motion deciding to reaffirm its opposition to the proposals (carried last year by 57 votes to 19) was unanimously carried.

i “Wanganui people take a thorough (interest in sport,” declared a South Island visitor to the city to a “Chronicle” man on Saturday. The visitor continued to say that he was impressed by the enthusiasm shown by both players and public at Spriggens Park on Saturday, and commented on the fact that a good number of spectators assembled on the racecourse grounds to watch tho lower grade games.

Allegations of unemployment were made at a meting of the branch of the Labour Party at Pahiatua yesterday and a resolution was passed: “That the meeting views with alarm the number of unemployed here, including married men with large families, and that the Government’s promise of relief works at Mt. Bruce has not been carried out. The meeting urges the importance of an immediate start being made at trade union rates of pay.”

In the Arbitration Court at Invercargill on Saturday a widow, Julia Hunt, claimed £750 compensation from the Wariki Coal Company on account of the death of her husband owing to strain while working in the mine. After hearing the medical evidence Mr Justice Frazer held that death was not due to an accident at the mine, but to shock and haemorrhage following rupture of tho spleen, duo to a fall out of bed. Judgment was given for defendant.

Visitors to strange towns are at fault in delving into the whereabouts of public institutions for which they are searching. This was the case yesterday when a Wellington woman—a strict adherent to her religion—entered a Wanganui church, in the belief that it was one of her denomination. On realising her mistake, she rose during the service and walked hurriedly to the door, but here the verger frustrated her by giving her a hymn-book, taking her by the arm, and smilingly leading her back to a pew.

A record was created in the amount of Public Trust Office business for the year, which ended on March 31 last, according to a survey by the Prime Minister. The value of the estates and fund/; under administration at the beginning of the year was £38,009,480. At the end it was £41,043,523, an increase of £3,034,043. The value of the estates entrusted to the Public Trusrt during the year was £5,551,019, an increase of £899,572. The net profits were £32,650. The expenses for the year, excluding depreciation, a. -ere £226,103, an increase of only £1,813. Investments made during the year amounted to £2,812,643, making a total invested on March 31, 1927, of £25,495,626.

Prior to the Marama’s departure from Auckland for Sydney, the police arrested Nicola Katram, aged 30, a Jugo-Slavian, and Robert Allan Khan, aged 22, for being unlawfully on board. The former was stated to be a prohibited immigrant. A few weeks ago he was before the Court, when the police stated that he had travelled as a stowaway from Italy to Australia, and similarly from Australia to Auckland. He was remanded. Khan pleaded guilty, stating that he was under the influence of liquor. He went aboard to see a friend. Accused used filthy language in the presence of. women and children. Khan was fined £5 or 14 days’ imprisonment for obsccnce language. He was convicted and discharged on the other ’count.