LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 62, 10 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Portal authorities advise (hat the Makura, which left Sydney for Auckland on the Bth inst., is bringing Australian mails for Wellington. By consent of a majority of the parents and guardians of children in the Kit birnie School area, the introduction of the Nelson system of religious instruction in that school has been authorised from Standards I. to VI. The KeT. Archibald E. Hunt, minister of the Cambridge-terrace Congregational Church, and secretary of the Congregational Union of New Zealand, has tendered his resignation, with a view to entering the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. The resignation will take effect in November nextl A dangerous corner on the Ohariuroad, oh the upper aide of Fraeer's, is to receive attention from the Makara County Council. It was decided at yesterday's meeting of. the council to njye. the corner cut away and to haye the road regraded. Members of the council expressed warm appreciation of the work done by the foreman, Mr. A. Washing-1 ton, in connection with the new culvert in the Ngahauranga Gorge. Complaints that the Government houses at Miramar have not yet been connected with the sewerage system were recently made by the Seatoun and Bays Progressive Association. The housing branch of the Labour Department states that it approached the late Miramar Borough Council,on the question of drainage before the contracts for the erection of the houses were begun, and everything to expedite the matter has been done. Following discussion of a letter received at yesterday's meetfng, of the Makara - County Council from, the Hutf,, Valley Provisional Electric Power Board, inviting the council to include within its area the Porirua riding of the county of Makara, it was resolved :—"That the Provisional Power Board be advised that the" council is not proposed to allow the Porirua riding to be included in the Hutt Valley hydro-electric district; and that this council enter into negotiations with the Wellington City Council for a supply of power as'soon as the city is connected up with Mangahao." "There was a strong smeH of frying egg at the junction of Fort and Commerce streets at midday to-day," states the Auckland Star of Thursday's issue. " More than one person remarked upon the incident, particularly to the fact that there are no dining-rooms in the immediate vicinity. The cause was discerned in the middle of the thoroughfare, a yellow pancake of egg of extraordinary dimensions frizzling up in the sun's strong heat. How it came there was' the big query, and inquiries showed that a box of eggs which had reclined on a traj had fallen off and become unshelled in the smash. Some few dozens we're quickly spreading out on the road." A paragraph which appeared in Thursday's issue of The Post in reference to a nine-year-old boy who walked 18 miles in seven hours has called forth a letter to the Editor from Master William Buckley, of Paraparaumu, concerning one of his own, efforts. In. his letter the writer encloses a clipping from the Otaki Mail of 29th. December, 1915, which reads as follows:—"An extraordinary walking feat by an Otaki boy aged eight years has been brought under our notice. . The little fellow, being anxious to visit friesds at Paraparaumu, set off to walk, on Boxing Day, and accompljshed the journey from Otaß—fully 15 miles—in the space of about five hours, being nonethe worse for his tramp." The oft-discussed question of the "dimming" of motor-car lights was once more debated by the committee of the Auckland Automobile Ass/Hsatic* on Wednesday evening. Messrs. G. Henning and A. Graysom, in reporting what had been done in reference to the subject at the recent New Zealand Automobile Union Conference, expressed themselves as averse to "dimming" on the ground that it was often a dangerous, as well as an unnecessary, practice. Mr. Hemning said that bright motor lights, dike the sun, should not be looked at, and if this precaution were followed no inconvenience resulted. After reference ihad been made to the provisions in the city bylaws, the matter was referred to ithe legislation committee of the association. There is every prospect of th» barque France making a record paieage Home, if she maintains her present speed. A wireless message received in Wellington at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening stated that the vessel was then 100 miles east of the Chatham Islands. Her calculated speed is seven knots, but it is probable that when she feels the strength of the westerlies shortly, it should be materially increased. Two other sailers, the ship Vercingetorix, and the barque Rewa, are also Homeward bound. The Ver-^ pingetoriz, which hae been out in the stream at Wellington for the past week awaiting a favourable windy railed to-d»y for London, via Cape Horn, and information has been received from Lyttelton to the effect that the British sailer Rewa was awaiting a favourable breeze there. The passage Home of the three vessels will no doubt be a matter of interest to many. Jeremiah Broshaham asked a man for two shillings yesterday . afternoon. He did not get it, but this morning in the Magistrate's Court he got a month's imprisonment. The police evidence given before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., was to the effect that Brosnahan accosted a man in Brandon-street, and demanded two shillings. As Brosnahan's request was refused., he proceeded to knock the other man about. At that time a constable put in an appearance and arrested iß'rosnahan. When in the witness-box. this morning;, Brosnalian politely informed the Magistrate that there had been a slight mistake, but Mr. Hunt said he preferred to believe what the constable ii&d said. For a. month Brosnahan will have no need to worry about money.,

The Southland County Council's temporary loan of £25,000 was over-sub-scribed within twenty.four hours, and within a week more than twice the amount required was offered. Observations throughout the Waipawa district indicate a very satisfactory lambing season (states the Napier Telegraph). Feed is plentiful also, and if there could only be a good downpour of good warm rain, the prospects for the farmers would be decidedly brighter than they have been for some time. At a meeting of the Wairoa Harbour Board it was stated that when the steamer War Lord was leaving for Gisborne a public works officer had to tako his furniture off the vessel, otherwise she would not be. towed out. The board decided to lay the facts before the Public Works Department. Preliminary boring operations have been'completed at the main heads for the, installation of the hydro-electric scheme (it Lake Waikaremoana, and good work. is being carried out in making the road accessible for the conveying of the necessary machinery for the works! The main camp now contains over fifty men, and the prospects of the undertaking being in working order at no distant date is considered to be very favourable. TJie- Island Bay Electors and Ratepayers'- Association contemplates tha erection of a band rotunda on the foreshore at the bay as a memorial to the soldiers from the district who served in the late war. It is proposed that the rotunda -shall be constructed of masonry, with pillars and a dome roof. The base will be surrounded with marble, on which will be inscribed the names of Island Bay soldiers who fought in the war. It is believed that. the rotunda will be » handsome finish to the proposed 'beautifying works to. ibe carried out by the City Council. . A record number of entries have been received this year for.the New Zealand University Degree examinations. Following are the figures, those for 1921 being given in parentheses:—LL.B. and Law Professional, 930 (866); Bachelor of Commerce and Accountancy, 1154 (1074); Bachelor of Agriculture, 16 (16); Diploma in Education, 9 (4); Diploma in Journalism, 9 (4); Honours, M.A., M.Sc, and LL.M., 90 94); Engineering, 123 (90); 8.A., 715 592); B.Sc, 187 (150); Certificate of Proficiency (B.A, standard), 99 (83). "•.-.. "I am afraid we &r» not doing enough 'to induce the youths to remain in tlis country districts," remarked Mr. William Perry, of .Penrose, to a Wairarapa Age reporter. "We are not giving them enough instruction. I think that one of the best ways to do this.is to encourage, the agricultural club "system. It has many advantages. It interests boys, and by interesting t'nem we get the pavents interested. I think tho club proposal has much to commend it. There ate fat too many boys making for the towns, instead of remaining in the country. It ij a matter that will have to engage our serious attention." Members of the Makara County Council, while discussing the question of unemployment at yesterday» meeting of the council, were generally agreed that if a rate has to be struck in the countyfor the purpose of affording some measure of relief unemployed residents of the county should have first call upon the moneys so raised. It wag therefore formally, resolved: "(That the council make its own arrangements to provide for unemployment within its own boundaries, and would advise other local authorities to' make, their own arrangements in like manner, so that it will not be i necessary for the Hospital Board to make the proposed additional levy," The question of tire-tax again came up during a discussion at a meeting" of the general committee of the Auckland-Auto-mobile Association, when Dr.. E. D. Mackenzie urged that such a tax would be more equitable than a flat rate (sa^-3 the Star). This was after Mr. H, C. Jones had given voice to a rumour that the duty on motor-cars was likely to be greatly increased ■ when, the tariff was revised. The > discussion was opened oveiv a letter received from the Garage Proprietors' Association of New Zealand, stating its desire to discuss several questions with local members of Parliament before the coming session, and suggesting that as the interests of the Garage Association and the Automobile Association were identical the two bodies should combine to interview members of Parliament. The meeting' agreed to appoint • deputation to interview members of Parliament as suggested. "Small Landlord" wiii.es to The Post expressing satisfaction that a majority of members of the City Council recognised the unfairness of raising money to .provide work for the unemployed and. levying a special rate to meet it. He ipoints out that owners of .property, although a much-abused section of the community, have had a most unenviable time of it Tinder restrictive legislation and regulations—conditions which the correspondent is confident have had a material bearing upon the housing shortage. "But it is not with that aspect I would dear at the present moment," he continues. "I would like to emphasise how inequitably the present system. of taxation works in the case of owners of property and the upkeep of public hospitals. Tak< my caae :,, it unfortunately fell to my lot to invest my savings in house property, rents from which are the main, source of income of myself and my wife in our "advanced years. I not only have to contribute through general ■State taxation towards the cost of upkeep of our local hospital (and other hospitals), but on my properties I have' ito pay c special hospital rate levied by* the City Council to meet its share of the cost of running the hospital. Ido not object to that in itself. What I do object to is that the man next door to me, whose income is mainly derived from investments in company or similar concerns, and. may be , drawing as many thousands as I, draw hundreds, pays nothing towards the City Council's share of the cost of the Hospital. If unemployment becomes so serious that the Social Welfare Committee of the Hospital Board incurs heavy expenditure, the City Council will have a bigger bill to • foot, and that means a further levy on the unfortunate house^owner, who, in my opinion, is in that,way paying more than his fair share to relieve the unemployment difficulty. My neighbour will pay no more—at least, he is not compelled to, as I am." Eirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., have opened a new Lingerie Fabric—Velma-d, which is wonderfully 10ft -mi velvety, incomparable foi ladies' and children s wear. 40 inches wide, Is 9d, Is lid. Manchester section.-—Advt. Wheatmeal scones and biscuits are more nutritious than thoce made with ordinary white flour. So says the Health Department in urging the public to eat more wheatmeal. Make your > baking richer in body-building food' values. Wheatmeal builds ■ sturdy kiddie* and strengthens grown-ups for the battle of life. Better for the teeth, too.: Remember Snowball Wheatmeal.—Advt. 5 With the fine, bright' days ahead, most men will feel a need, for a smart new suit. See our high-grade ready-to-wear sports suits from 84s, and fino merino worsteds from £6 'lOs to £7 10s. The firm of Fowlds, Manners-streat.— Advt: .-.■;'■■ Housewives of cheerful voice and sunny countenance are very plentiful throughout New Zealand now, thanka to Keep Smiling Pumice Soap. Thompson Bros., Agents for K.S. Pumice Soap.