LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 4722, 20 October 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PRIMATE JULIUS ON PROHIBITION. --

Although I shall not attempt to discuss tho groat political ami social question which is agitating the minu of tho community at this time, I cannot pass it by in silence (said Bishop Julius at the Christchurch Synod). Prohibition, to use tho familiar term, is a question upon which every man must vote according to his conscience, or whatever stands in tho placo of it. Only I may remind him that, unless he votes for prohibition, or makes an honest effort to promote some drastic reform of the liquor traffic, lie oocomes responsible for its continuance and for iU evil consequences. Wlmtever my opinion nnd influence may ie worth, I wish to s- plainly that J vote for prohibition because 1 will not accept responsibility lor the continuance of tho liquor traffic, and have failed to discover any measure ol reform worthy of serious consideration.

THE AUCKLAND GIRL. The Auckland girl is distinctive (writes “Pasquin,” in the Dunedin Times). She has a beaulv essentially her own; a disposition lor gaiety and luvo of life; made merry and expectant bv the charm and call of the climate." She has not the bewitching ijenutv nor the witchery and fascination'of her southern sister, whose complexion clear rings true, and her reasoning real. The Auckland gn wears her clothes with ail air; drosses in .style, but not. with the care and distinction of tho Dunedin whoso, clothes, indicative of character, ai c worn with an easy grace and dignity of refinement. The Auckland girl is seen at her best in Queen street on any afternoon, or drinking China *-,a in a. fashionable cabaret or cate chnntant. Sho would sooner jazz at Dixieland than attend a classic at the concert chamber. She smiles a itn a mono, wears rosemary for leinembranco, but with a difference.

THE MCCARTHY TRUST

At a meeting of the High School Board of Managers last night-, Mr Knight referred to I lie MacCart-ny-Trust as a body likely to make a contribution to the school, especially for the library. He proposed that when next the Trust invites applications for grants, this Board make m application. —Agreed to.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

The Director of the Agncultuial High School reported to the Boat d ot Managers last night, that the School Council had adopted the suggestion made by the Chairman of the Board, that/ an appeal should bo made to the parents of pupils and other* to join tho School Sports Association, and a circular had been printed, setting out tho objects of the Association. The Board approved of the particular step taken, and several members joined u i> at once.

The Star will no! be published next Monday (Labour Day). Supporters of the Hon, D. H. Guthrie in tho Ilalconibe district are notified that a meeting will be hold in Heappy’s Hall on luesdav evening next.

“Rut your shoulders to the wheel, turn every penny you have into sixpence ami put it into the land. ’ was the advice given to the younger settlers by Mr U. Maclean, chairman ol directors of the Paraparaumu Dairy Company at the opening of their new factory last week.

Tho now woman, ill a new role, was in evidence in Hamilton on I.ucsday, when a good deal of interest was occasioned bv two sfockwomen driving a mob of cattle to the sale. The “senior” flourished a stockwhip quite as adeptly as any man, and in such a manner that the cattle just simply hud to wake up nnd take notice, while the dog barked joyously as though quite approving of the new order of things. Tho outlook for cowboys would seem to be rather gloomy.

The largest nursery in New Zealand is suiated a mile from the centre of Hastings. Hastings benefits to the extent of something like £300,000 even* fruit season.

A Manawatu visitor to the village of Parihaka says it now stands almost, ns empty as Goldsmith s deserted village. In the time of Te vvhiti and Tohu it was endowed with modern sanitation and water supply, amt these are still good, but -o not suit, tlio Maori habits of liie. “llow much docs it cost this Council per minute to talk?” asked Lr. Colins at the meeting of the u anganui Borough Council last night. He added that tho cost of discussion had been ascertained in another assembly. “I know how much it is worth, retorted C'r. Burgess. No councillor was curious enough to ascertain Cr. Burgess’s estimate of value ol then discussions.

Disapproval ol certain ways of raising funds for church purposes was expressed by tho I oil. Archdeacon 1 • B. Haggitt, at the meeting of the Anglican Synod at .Christchurch. These methods, he said, wore .unworthy of-the church and were bringing the church into utter contempt11c thought that the cake stalls m tho Square were a disgrace. Splendid work was being done by the oiganisutions concerned, but the speaker felt that the method* used were justifiable only as a policy of despair I hey should not bo used until. al land sundry methods had been tried.