LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19803, 29 February 1928, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The fallowing message was broadcast by tlio s.s. Niagara at 9.41 p.m. yesterday :—“ Fishing launch Jka, drifting; position at 5.30 p.m., 35.-14 s., 174.51 e., 202 deg 111 miles from Marotiri; will probably drift E.N.F., about mile per hour. Dangerous to navigation.’'

The Supreme Court sessions were opened at Hamilton before Mr Justice Jllair. There were twelve criminal eases for trial. Edward William Slattery Corloss, a young man, was charged that, with intent to break prison, he attempted to, render Warder John Kennedy incapable of resistance, causing him actual bodily harm, and there was also a charge of common assault. r fhe prisoner conducted his own defence, putting the warder through a rigorous cross-examination. The case is unfinished.

A Press Association telegram from Gisborne says that some anxiety is felt concerning the safety of two men, one named Doing, and the other a Maori known as “ Dummy,” who left Tokomarn May on Monday afternoon in a fishing launch. It was at first thought that the vessel was sheltering in one of the 1 adjacent hays, but a search so far has proved fruitless. The annual conference of Ihc New Zealand Master Painters’ Association was commenced in Wanganui yesterday. Delegates from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, and 'Wanganui were present. The mayor extended a formal welcome to the delegates. At the evening business session the time was largely taken up with the annual report, winch dealt with matters of a routine nature. The report was adopted. The conference will be continued until Friday, A comprehensive programme has been mapped out for the entertainment of the visitors. .

Great enthusiasm was shown at a meeting of St. Kilda ladies, held last evening in the St. Kilda Town Hall, when the arrangements in connection with the projected carnival to aid the funds of the St. Kilda Beach Improvement Society were, discussed. Mrs J. A Race was in the chair, and (ho attendance numbered over 100. Mr C. Conn and Mr Stratton, of the executive of the society, were also present, and they explained the object of the society’s campaign, and what had already been done. It was decided to call 'the carnival a. Sports Carnival, and to have stalls decorated with the respective colors of the various sporting bodies in the city. Various firms have promised special prizes for competition at the carnival. The following ladies were- appointed to take charge of the stalls:—Sweets stall, Mrs Strong; ice cream stalls—Mesdnmes Watts, Robinson, J. Lorraine, and A. Macartney; drinks, Mrs Lacey; cakes, Mrs Fraser; paper hats, Mrs Brown; produce, Mrs I). M. Lister.

O Lnekie (on behalf oC tlio Mayor of Wellington), Sir Francis 801 l (on behalf of the Government), the Hun. J. A Young (iMnister of Health), and Mr Flesher (Christchurch), representing the South Island branches of the Rod Cross Society, were the speakers at a civic reception to Brigadiergeneral Mareman Champain, all paying tribute to Red Cross work generally, and particularly in the Great War.-' Ricss Association.