LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19799, 24 February 1928, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The fortnightly meeting of Court Pride of the Leith, A.0.F., was held on Wednesday last, there being a good attendance of members. In the absence of the C.R. the chair was occupied by P.C.H. Bro. R. S. Twose. Arrangements were completed for the initiation ceremony competitions for members of the juvenile court, Pride of the Valley, and P.C.R.’s Bros. T. F. APNatD and R. S. Vercoc were appointed as judges. P.C.R. Bro. J. H. Oliver presented to the court the certificate of membership in the order of his grandfather, the late Bro. 1. L. Oliver. The certificate, which bears the date May 21, 1867, was accepted with thanks, to be placed on tlio walls of the meeting room. One new member was admitted, and the evening closed with cards

The Thames Harbor Board recently obtained authority to raise the sum of £6,000 for the completion of harbor works by means of debentures (says a Press Association telegram). These were offered lo the debenture holders of the original loan of £60,000, and an advertising campaign was in preparation. The secretary of the hoard yesterday received an offer from an original debenture holder in Hawke s Bay offering fo take the whole amount. The offer was accepted, thus saving the board the cost of advertising.

If prices can he arranged New Zealand ships are fo have the opportunity of carrying the coal which is to ho supplied from Australia under the iecent contract let by the New Zealand Government Railways Department. This decision of the contractors (teports a, Press Association telegram from Auckland) was placed by the Prime Minister (Mr J. CL Coates) before a deputation which waited on him jesterday in connection with unemployment among the ranks of jnen who follow the sea as a livelihood. As a result, of the first election of elective members of the Government Railways Appeal Board the following arc gazetted as having been elected as members: —V. R. J. Stanley, hist division; AI, Connolly, traffic and store branch; E. J. Dash, maintenance branch; F. J. Lewin, locomotive running branch; E. Cameron, workshops branch.

Early yesterday morning the Koval Oak Cheese Factory, at Ohiota, was completely destroyed by tire, which apparently originated with the electric jnotor driving the fan in Hie cooling room. The building was insured £2,000 and the machinery for £1,500. The Dairy Control Hoard had a policy over 170 crates of cheese, which were also lost. An hour or two later an eight-roomed house close by was also destroyed. It was occupied by 51 r Evan Haine, and owned by Mr Donald Hnse The insurances are £I,OOO on the building and £2,000 on the furniture. •