GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6544, 28 February 1928, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

A meeting of the Unemployment Committee will bo held to-morrow morning.

The weather conditions yesterday were unfavourable and the cricket match Australia v. Otago was abandoned.

A Maori girl named Mary Klriona, aged 19 years, pleaded guilty to the theft of a night dress and a glass dish at Shannon. The accused was admitted to probation for two years. Mon and .non-commissioned officers of the 7th Battery N Z.A. numbering 105, went into camp at Foxton on Saturday. Next Saturday the Bth Battery will follow them for a week under canvas.

At a field day conducted by Feilding beekeepers over the week-end, it was decided to make a joint display of honey from the Feilding district at the next Palmerston North Winter Show.

The speaker at the Citizens' Lunch Club to-day is Major Potter, who has spent several years with the Imperial tioops in India. Ho will speak on that subject. His chairman is Mr. J. Carter,

"There is too much, of this,” commented Mr J. X/. Stout, S.M. in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when an application was made for the suppression of a name. "Names are only suppressed on very special occasions such as in the case of a young man who has made his first lapse. It is a very special favour. The publishing of a name is part of the punishment”

On Sunday night some vandals of the male species destroyed the notice boards recently put up by the Ruahine Life Saving Club. As they era-’ ployed fire-arms in the borough to perpetrate this mean act; of vandalism, and their car number was taken fcj Mr Lane, they will soon be called upon to give an account of themselves. William Thomas Rowlands was charged at the Dunedin Police Court yesterday with keeping a common gaming house. Accused was the promoter of euchre drives held at the Waratah tea rooms and the prosecution was the result of a visit of a detective in the capacity of a patron on Saturday night. On entering a conviction against defendant the Magistrate said the matter was not one which called for a penalty.—Press Association.

A car load of Palmerston North bowlers had a narorw escape on Saturday when driving to Eketahuna to take part in a bowling match there. The car, which was owned and driven by Mr. W. Prew, was approaching Eketahuna, when it suddenly skidded on a patch of loose metal and capsized. Fortunately, however, the occupants were thrown clear of the body and thus escaped injury. The car, which was little damaged, contained six people, the driver, Mr. W. Frew, Mr. and Mrs W. Harris and Master Harris, Miss Manly and Mr Findlay.