LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is estimated that 100,000 tons of margarine are used annually in London. The monthly meeting of the Loyal I Orange Lodge will be held on Monday evening. , Tho Hawera Rifle Volunteers are notified that they are to parade at the • Drill Hall on Sunday morning for - divine service. The old Presbyterian Sunday school I building is now being demolished. Iti > was purchased Borne time ago by MrJ J. J. Patterson, of Manaia, for aboijß • £35. In a football match, played at Ka- ' ponga on Thursday, Kaponga (this ■ year's champion club team) beat Tara- . naki Association rop. team by one goal i (scored by Robson) to nil. Kaponga had advantage of playing throughout r tho game, and fully deserved their win. ; Yesterday we reprinted from tho New Zealand Times a report that Mungatoki (amongst other factories) had disposed of its output by consignment. This in- ! formation is wrong. Mangatoki direcl tor-> are meeting the buj-ers to-day for^ , tho first time for negotiation. aj There was a good attendance of the ' ptiblic in the Opera House on Thursday evening, when "West's proprietary r again presented f.n attractive set of r cinematograph pictures, which were much appreciated . It was a good programme, and films of an educational " value were "Vulture Hunting in South ' Africa," "Orange Groves in Pales9 tine" (a. particularly interesting film), . and "Views of Paris Streets." There were many humorous comic studies, and of these "An Invisible Burglar" 5 and "Ma-in-law as a Sportsman" were - perhaps the, best. The pupils of the Hawera District > High School a re working assiduously , at the plot set apart for the school l garden, getting it ready 'for seeds. i Yesterday 1600 packages of seeds, com- > prising 32 varieties of. vegetable and ; flower, were distributed among the . pupils. These seeds were from stuff grown by the pupils last year. In addition to the packages given out an--~ other 200 have been forwarded t<7_J|taM Education Board for distri?^3^H among country schools. District breeders are now giving their " show stock careful attention so as to ■ present them with an impressive appearance in the show ring. The Hawke's Bay Show (October 20 and following dates) sets the ball rolling, and 1 others then follow in close succession. Local owners specialise more for Egniont Show, but judging by the splendid animals to be seen -in the district j they are certain to secure the usual . large number of prizes at other important* fixtures. Reporting in writing to the Manawatu A. and P. Association regarding the business done at the Agricultural Conference, held in Wellington recently, Mr Geo. Wheeler mentioned that the retiring chairman in his address threw out a suggestion well worth the consideration of the farming community (says the Standard), whereby a supply of veterinary surgeons, trained at Melbourne under Mr Gilruth, might ?£ «2£ d by mean s of scholarships worth £i 5 per annum. A resolution,continued Mr Wheeler, was passed to give practical effect to this suggestion and thus provide for trained agricultural inspectors. Tho resolution was that the larger A. and P. Associations contribute £5 per annum and the smaller ones £2 towards providing a scholarship to give a five years' trainJ'i«? to a scholar under Profossor Gilruth^ Mr Wheeler moved that this Associat__||___( approve of the proposal and giurfl^^H £5 per annum towards the nivjj__j_________H quired, and hoped that the Aar-MHJsW Department would see iU way vide funds for tho training of more scholars in veterinary science. It was decided that tho motion should ho held over ronding reports received from tho J,u-q Stock Schedule Committee upon [mo whole of the business tran-;i.-:^l at tho Agricultural Conference. -^»> Aewton King will hold a springing hoifcr sale at Stratford on Tisosdav, September 28. ' • 66 *™? of Cookery Class at 8 p.m. in Technical School; also Dressmaking (Miss C. Young), 2—4; Millinery (Miss J. \ounc). 7.30— 9 an J v *

Messrs E. Griffiths and Co.'s latest advices from London show that butter prospects are extremely good and improving. It is considered probable that thp price will advance still further. ? A. rather unique event took place in St. Mark's Anglican Church, Carter-] ton, last week, when the baby daugh- i ter of W. Quin Kee, Chinese fruiterer and storekeeper of that town, was christened by the vicar. ' It is exceedingly satisfactory to note (remarks the Wairarapa Times) that there is a tendency among sheep breeders in other countries to come to New ( Zealand for stud sheep where they forJ merly went to the Old Country. Mr -*v.W. Perry, of "Penrose," has just shipped, per the s.s. Paparoa, five stud Linciln rams, to the order of an Argentine buyer. Quite recently, too, Mr Perry sent some sheep to the United States and received a letter from the purchaser stating that the sheep were about the best he had ever had the pleasure of handling. The schedule of the Egmont Agricultural and Pastoral Association's twentysixth annual show, to bo held at Ha- ■ wera on Wednesday and Thursday, November 24 and 25, bos been issued. In the cattle division is inserted a new class for Shorthorns, suitable for dairy-^ ing. Another novel feature in the class for milch cows (second day) is a section for dairy cow yielding most butter-fat on the ground. The conditions are that the cow is to be taken on to the grounds the night previous to the show and milked throughout the show morning and night. Several new special prizes for champions have been donated. The amount to be given in prizes totals tho respectable figure of £1100. Entries close with the secretary (Mr F. G. Treweek) on Saturday, November 13. L Mr F. " A. Bremer, Okaiawa, has a * notice in to-day's issue in reference to his stud horse Lord Erckine.