LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20133, 25 March 1929, Page 13

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Yesterday (Palm Sunday) Bishop Whyte performed the opening ceremony of a new convent at Gore. The building stands as a monument to the Sisters of Mercy who have been teaching in the parish for forty years.

A deputation from the Invercargill Borough Council waited on Sir Joseph Ward on Saturday in regard to unemployment (says a Press Association telegram). Replying to the representations, the Prime Minister said that the only effective way in which the Government could hope to deal with unemployment this year was by an extension of the existing railways, absorbing from 5,000 to 10,000 of, the unemployed. To this end, he added, the Government was straining every nerve.

An alteration to the Act governing contributions to bridges was urged by a. deputation representing the Invercargill Borough Council, which waited on the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) on Saturday. It was stated (says a Press Association telegram) that under present conditions districts could be held, and were held, to be “adjacent” when, in fact, they were a considerable distance from the bridge concerned. Sir Joseph Ward replied that he would be pleased to have | the whole matter examined,' but it would not be an easy one to deal with.

While landing after a flight at Rukuhia on Saturday afternoon an AvroAvian light aeroplane, piloted by Lieutenant W. H. Lett, of. the GoodwinChichester Aviation Company, was damaged. The /undercarriage and propeller were, smashed, and the wings were broken. Neither Lieutenant Lett nor a young man who was carried as a passenger was hurt.—Hamilton message.

A further arrest was made at Wellington during the week in connection with the alleged robbery and arson at the shop of Messrs Shearer, Ltd., Lower Hutt, early in January. On Saturday Hewitt Allan Capon, a young man, was charged with receiving clothing of the.total value of £33 19s 4d, knowing it to have been dishonestly obtained. In asking for a remand the chief detective intimated that it was intended to charge Capon with arson and breaking, also with entering ,at Shearer’s. This is the case in which the alleged ferry mail robbers are already connected.'

Owing to the development of further trouble with her auxiliary Diesel engines, the Tamahin© was unable to proceed from Wellington to Piet on" on Saturday. Repairs are being carried out over the week-end. Arrangements were made for the Anchor Company’s steamer Arahura to caAl at Picton on her way to Nelson, and for the Ngaio , to go across to Picton and back.