LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19795, 20 February 1928, Page 14

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At a sitting of the Supreme Court in Auckland, 800 Griffiths, with four aliases, ordered to be detained for twelve months for reformative purposes for theft. He was committed the same day as he was released on probation for another offence. Ivy Hazel Kite, for receiving stolen goods, was ordered to be detained for two years for reformative purposes. John Edwin Robinson, aged fifty-eight, was sentenced to five years’ hard labor for criminal assault on a girl. The water shortage, in Auckland city is growing more serious as the days and weeks pass without rain. Supplies to the showers at the public baths and the beach taps are now cut oil'. At a meeting of the Local Government Loans Board forty-four applications for loans totalling £67(3,015 were dealt with, including three renewal loans for £9,290, one unemployment loan for £12,000, and five Joans for £79,600, which had been previously deferred. Sanction was given for £509,867, and £166,153 was declined or referred back for further consideration.

Mr H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, addressed a political gathering in WhangaHii on Saturday night, dealing with the land question, unemployment, and the situation in Samoa. At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanks and confidence in the selected Labor candidate for the electorate was carried.

The Secretary of the General Lost Office has received the following message from Sydney radio (reports a Wellington Press Association telegram) ;—“ Large quantities of driftwood and logs reported at sea around north coast of New South Wales; dangerous to navigation.” It is estimated that 75 per cent, ot the Hineraoa’s cargo of Niue bananas is valueless, and that by Monday its value will have depreciated a further 20 per cent, on account of the busy Saturday morning, when it was difficult to spare men for repacking (states an Auckland message, dated Saturday). With the exception of 500 cases, landed on behalf of a Wellington firm, the cargo was to have supplemented the supply in the Auckland market. It is understood that a good proportion of the bananas was ripe when shipped. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Master Printers’ Federation was held on Wednesday in Wellington, the president (Mr T. Somerville, Dunedin) occupying the chair. In his address, Mr Somerville quoted statistics showing that the printing industry was the largest of the secondary industries, employing 7,223 hands and yielding products to tne value of £4,369,480. Trade had been particularly bad during the past twelve months, and that fact had created many difficulties in the federation. The present was a particularly opportune time to reorganise resources and to put their house in order for the more efficient and economic conduct ot the industry. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:— President, Mr W. C. Cargill (Auckland; vice-president, Mr H. Couil (Wellington); council—Messrs M'Robie (Auckland), Willis (Wanganui), Benzie (Christchurch), Somerville (Dunedin), Woodward (Wellington), Gamble (Christchurch), and Dennison (Inver cargill).

A meeting of the Committee ot Management of the Otago Educational Institute was held in the clubroom on Saturday. The president, Mr F. UL. Forrester, was in the chair. The President made feeling reference to tlio recent deaths of three members, Messrs Buchler, Hoggans, and Gardiner, and moved a motion of sympathy with the relatives, members of tho committee standing as a token of respect. The the year ended December 31, 1927, showing a credit, balance of £lls 11s Sd, was adopted. Mr A. H. Williamson was appointed returning officer for the forthcoming ballot for representatives to the annual conference, and Sir J. A. Moore was ro-electcd as branch representative on the council of the Workers’ Educational Association. The Secretary read a circular from the N..Z.E.1. intimating the new system that would bo adopted at the annua! meeting, whereby the most important remits would be considered first. Tho committee. decided to approve the system. An application from the Shakespeare Club for tho use of the teachers’ clubroom ou Monday evenings was granted, the president and secretary to make tho necessary arrangements. Mr W. F. Abel was again appointed the teachers’ advocate on tho Grading Appeal Board. Special reference was made to the fine efforts Mr Abel had made lapt year on behalf of appellant teachers. It was decided to support the nomination of Mr A. Hall, Auckland. as president of the N.Z.E.T., and of Dir J. P.olson, Christchurch, as vicepresident.