LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9634, 14 June 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One case of scarlet fever at Mitcham, aud one case of influenza (not serious) at Rakaia, were reported to the Hospital Board to-day.

As a result of the haro drive held by Mr Colin D. Chisnall at Hinds, a large number, of hares were received both at the Ashburton Hospital and at Tuarangi Home, and were much appreciated by the patients and inmates respectively. -Mr H. McKenzio, sjf Hihda, kindly delivered the game in his motorcar to the two institutions.

Af fcer being detained at Auckland, for two weeks, the Niagara's through passengers lei'c for Sydney • last night on the Moeraki, which secured a crew by offering special inducements to the Australian seamen to re-join the vessel after they, had been discharged. It was found-impossible to secure a complete New Zealand crew.—Press Association.

Among the- suggested improvements for Napier in. connection with town planning ;i-s that a modei-a hotel, <sspeoial'iy for • the aeommodatioii of women and cliilditiii, be . erected-, on the gaol site recently acquired by tha Napier Borough Council from the Prison Department. The site is an ideal one. -. ; ' ...■■ ■ ■ ' '"...'.

A Press Association telegram from Tiiuaru statos that at a meeting of the Returned, Soldiers' Association Memorial Committee it was decided that as the appeal for funds for a combined memorial hall and soldiers' .club had been poorly supported—only £1200.0ut of £10,000 wanted -being received —the Mayor should be asked to.call another public -meeting, a^ain explain the association's objects, and invite further suggestions.

A curious mixed relationship will result through,the..marriage of -Mr John Parker, brother of Lord Morley; and Miss Marjory St. Aub'yn, elder daughter of I/ord and Lady St. Levan, whoso engagement -is just announced, (says a London, p«per); Mr Parker has a. sister, Lady Mary, who a few years ago married Mr Lionel St. Aubyn, brother of Lord St. Levan, _so that he w maiTying his sister's niece, while Miss St. Aubyn .will become the wife of her uncle's brother-in-law. . .

A' Zeciian (Tasmania) telegram to the Melbourne papers states that medical evidence at the inquest on the death of John Maorill, a West Coast hermit, who lived alone in. the bush, and who fell down a.shallow cutting: on the Emu Bay railway, vfas that, deceased wars extremely emaciated from starvation, and the fall, fractured the cervical vertebrae, crushing the spinal cord. For over 20 years' Mackrill's • only companions were two 1 dozen cats.' At. one tiino lie "had 80/ cats in his camp. When tho police removed., the body to the railway station at Five Mikv where it remained for some time, cats came to the; place from near and far.

■ In'regard to the shortage of water in Nftthorby and North-east Town Belt, the chairman of the Borough '"Water Supply Committee (Sir W.-G. Hillier) stated to-day that he was making arrangements on Monday night for the water-cart to visit the - above. districts every .Thursday .to supply '.residents with-water until, such" time as the, highnressure water supply was installed. He explained that tho fire hose had been unable to reach all tho houses concerned, but the water-cart would supply all needs. The pipes for tho Netherb'y water simply were at .present on the way. and he hoped the ineonveaier.ee suffered by Nethcrby residents would coon -'he at an .end. ' "'..,-.

The business of the Land ment under Section 2 of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Amendment Act, 1917, is increasing by leaps and bounds-, both as regards applications for houses and small farms. At a meeting of the Canterbury Land Board yesterday sixty-seven farms, or houses, were dealt with by the board, and advances totalling £87,000 were referred to the Minister for approval. The increase in the number of applications is attributed to the fact that recent returned drafts have consisted mainly of Canterbury men, whereas the earlier drafts comprised, for the "most part, North Island men.

At the Technical School Board meeting yesterday Mr J. Watson stated that he had noticed a good deal of corres-pondence-in the Christchurch papers regarding the opening of technical schools with prayer. Personally he considered it advisable to have, somo ceremony to open the morning's work. He considered that it would also give a good impression to the, public that the board was looking after the moral welfaro 6i'; the pupils, and also let the parents see that technical education was not altogether materialistic—The Director (Mr A. L. Moore) stated that the matter had been discussed several times by tho board. In the first place they had no assembly room, and, secondly, the pupils arriving by train readied tire schooLlater than those in the town. —At the suggestion of the chairman, Mr "Watson then gave notice of motion to discuss the question at next meeting.

" Long period?? between disastrous accidents have helped along; a feeling of indifference; but it takes only one fatal wreck such as tlie t recent Main Trunk disaster to living the travelling public to the realisation that thel enginedriver's brain is the only one tiling that stands between thorn and almost certain death." writes -T. Hickey (Kaponga) to the Hawera "Star." I have been, on the engine o!' a- suburban train that was switched in on top of a stationary mn.il train, tho .suburban train being .pulled np witliin a few yards of the mail train. I havo been on the engine of the Aiiclcliiiul night express when we van from ?vl:i n q:ov,-eka to.• Welling^ton without t'ho iissi.<.-t.!.->.nce of the Westinja:houso brake, it having, failed through no fnult oi' tlio engine-driver. I broughi; a heavy mixed goods and pas-' senger train to n, stop within a few yards of a set of points near Raurimu that had boon jammed open by a piece of chain «.fchat had been dragging at the side of a truck of the previous down train. These are .frist a few of the incidents that almost every engine-driver on our railways can relate, and about which the- public know nothing."

A Press Association message from Dunedin to-day stated that John Henry Wilfred Mcllroy, aged 22. years, a returned soldier, was found dead on the steps leading to his home in Duncan. Street. He left with the -Third Reinforcements when 18 years of age, and. ■ was wounded.' Ho returned in December last, and was two, weeks in .the hospital. suffering from valvular disease or the heart and a septic lung. He had since been an out-patient of,the hospital. Yesterday he complained of feeling unwell. The body was found last night. It is thought that he was overcome with weakness on returning home, after climbing a large number of steps..

The chairman of . the Borough School Commitfceo (Mr W. G. Hillier) informed a ;<' Guardian" reporter to-day that it was intended to erect a roll; of honour, in marble, with" lc^id lettering, to thememory of formpr pupils of the school who had fallen or'served during thepresent war. The school.had'a very: long roll of honour of which it might, justly be proiul. Mr Hillier expected that an unveiling ceremony, would beheld later iii the yeai-, when the weather was more propitious, and;this; gathering might take the form, of a garden party and an opportunity; be* round on that , occasion for a householders' working bee.,/ .;; I-,.

At a special meeting of the: yCant'er—• bury Land Board yesterday the following transfers in the, Ashburtcft -potmty;we're approved:—P.L.Y., 670, gection 5, Dromon? V.S., 20 acres- Thomas' Edward A'tlcinson ,toHelen Ghire;'.L^P.\ r.' 378, sectign '5% -Hoineview' Settlement, estate John White (deceased);-to Emily' Jlowatt; L:P:V. 619, sections'? and 8,: No. 1496, Blpclca ; 9, 13, vAshbnrtonV 20^ acres. WilHani^Hoiiry-.H^arrisorito'Mary-Elizabeth MqDonald f-S.G.R; Run' ft^. Mouafc Peel, 2" 3.5:16 acres. Henry:' 6?.'. Waters"'to Ivor Alforcl Bristol (discharged ; soldier);; Lot 6,-. reserve 1467,. block 10, Ashburtqn, 19 acresl^rood" 22 poles, Fanny Goo<l,. to OJive ,E ■• Cl. Blackburn.. ■< '" '. ' . .. ■-.:.. ;■■.'* V - ■ '

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"It is my opinion " said Mr W B Bnv (b irks Pemiisul >), wl'iJf speaking at tho ccifeifiKc oi New /nl-uid Bee keepois at Wellngt v cm Thursday, "that *lio lin'"l landowners do not want closer si Ulemcnt for eveiy settler, big or srti°ll, lias ■» vpto when a question of iit-iitt money has to bo decided, nnd the Ivjr men ninfc to keep doui rat Qs an,] tnx^s Beekeeping mil alloy of nnitli c'o^er settlement, evon m i scttl d dishict for example, i block of liiid m,i\ be fulK taken up by daiiv firnon, but IV l,eekeepej comes in oil in ie 19 or V*-'! here and theif\ and rmko tV block still more produ'tno ITowcvu, tho landowneis in mint cases ob| cfc to the apiarist coining 111, and I *hiik tint legislation shoald bo pi^id to enable the beektepoi to so into the land on a free hold bisis " >h Bnv pioposed a motion to the t'n'ical eff^^t of his latter rcimil-s bv L 1110 notion was lost Xv 1 'oiv toil tdw iblo lmi^rity. Severl! dcV^ itos <-i\t d th<it Ihnr •expoii onco n,id bt"" Ihtt firmors had no obiwtions to illow mo: firm to set up Apianei on th^u Innd, they recogtnit tons dci iblo benefit accrued from t'lo feit h«=ii ion of clover bj the bees.