LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, name of Sergeant-Major Mahoney should ha\ r e been included m the parareporting the Haivera Poultry Club s concert.

Allan Bell, a member of the Hawera post and telegraph staff, was injured yesterday afternoon as the result of a Sr a motor car owned by Mr. 0 Dowd, of Okaiawa. The, accident occurred in High Street in front ot Gyde and Barringer's shop, and Bell, who was thrown from the bicycle he was riding, sustained a cut on his leg which necessitated his being attended by a doctor.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received a cables from its representative at Buenos Aires, South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended July 12, 1924, from Argentine and Uruguay: quarters chilled beef, 79,562 quarters frozen beef, 82,032 carcases frozen mutton, ,0,591 carcases frozen lamb Ihe quantity shipped to the Continent f n i ll ?nS during the same period totalled 127,650 quarters frozen beef, carcases frozen mutton

The Hen. W. Nosworthy (Minister for Agriculture') stated in the House that a special investigation is in progress regarding means of effectively dealing with blackberry in particular 4ho question of improved legislation udl receive consideration as opportunity offers, and meanwhile every effort will continue, to be made to properly administer the present legislation.

Damage to a woman’s clothes was an item which was included in a statement of claim in a motor accident case heard in the Magistrate’s Court at Cliri.steni"iroll veeently The owner of ’the clothes was giving evidence as to the loss over a rather damaged-lookinp hat. when counsel suggested that iT might be “done no.” The witness differed. “You would not go down the street with your wife if she was wear--I,li- was the reply. The magistrate (Mr H. Y. YY iddowson): “A priori answer.”

A public meeting to eonsider holding a bachelor’s ball at Kapuni is being" beld in the hall on Mondnv nipht at 8 o ’clock. ' OUTRED’S. Last few dnvs of Out-red’s Sale Coat frocks from 35/6. splendid value;’ velour coats from 49/6, latest styles* Burberry coats, half price; marvellous reductions in all millinery; woollen jumpers from 7/11.—Advt. Notwithstanding the frantic efforts of numerous imitators, our factory has t.o continue at top speed to cope with the ever-increasing demand. The Manufacturers of “ No-Rubbing ” Laundry Help,—Advt.

Harry K. Thaw was formerly released on Monday last when, after IS years’ confinement in mental asylums, •Judge Monaghan signed lii s recent verdict pronouncing him sane. Thi s action (says the Daily Express’ New York correspondent) fallowed the withdrawal of the demand for a new trial by Evelyn Xesbit, Thaw’s former wife

Speaking at ithe opening of the Wanganui Winter Show yesterday the Mayor (Mr. Hope Gibbons) said that it was a toss-up whether the racecourse would be the new railway station site or not. If the people wanted t'o retain it they could do so, as nothing could happen if a large majority of" people wanted to keep it. it had the advantage of being a large and. ample space for shows and similar gatherings.

“There was a time when people no more thought of going into a public hospital than they would a poorhouse; but times have changed, and now the first thing they ask is: ‘Can I go into a public hospital ?’ remarked the superintendent of the Wanganui Hospital when dealing with the question of administration at yesterday’s meeting of the board.

The Taranaki farmers who have taken up land at Tokoroa from the Matarawa Land Company are now arriving (wrote the Putaruru correspondent of the Waikato Times). They are bringing with them cattle, household goods, ect.—at least a train-load in all. Owing to the Government railway trucks not being allowed to travel on the Taupo Totara Timber Company’s line the unloading had to be done at Putaruru, instead of at Tokoroa. The meanest man on earth has been found—he lives near Oamaru (says the Oamaru Mail). Recently he sold his motor car to his brother-in-law. Prior to giving delivery he ran all the oil out of the tank and sold it to a neighbour. This is not fiction, but fact, and can be vouched for by several reputable citizens.

Speaking on the question of holding competitions in Stratford on similar lines to those held in other towns, Mr Ward referred to the choir competitions held in Hawera some two years ago, when a great many Stratford artists competed, and stated that on the night the school choir competitions were held the hall was packed at 7.30. The support of the music teachers in Stratford was assured, and several people had promised trophies. He was satisfied that such competitions would be good for the town. There was nothing to entice people to Stratford in the winter, and this was a good opportunity.

Rabbits appear to be increasing in the Tahora district, which, according to the Agricultural Department, has been free from the pest (says the Stratford Post). During the last few days the Government rabbiter caught a doe with seven young, while five young Animals were discovered in a' burrow, and two others were shot. Adequate measures are being taken by the department to deal with the matter, 'and it behoves the settlers to render 'the authorities all the assistance possible.

“A county council has no morals,” declared Cr Smyth at the meeting of the Waitomo Council recently, when a letter from the Bank of Australasia, appealing that the council should, on moral grounds, nay half the cost of the fence erected by it between the properties of the two bodies was being considered (reports the King Country Chronicle). “Speak for yourself, Cr Smyth,” retorted Cr Thoms. Several councillors commented that the hank was not in the habit of considering anything but legal obligations, and it was decided to adhere to the previous refusal to pay any part of the cost of the fence.

The Yale telescope is definitely lost to Auckland. Advice was received from the Yale University authorities some time ago to the effect that the tests carried out had not been such as would warrant the erection of the telescope in that city. The Mayor, Sir James Gunson, then suggested to Yale that further tests be carried out on Mount Hobson. A communication from the director of the Yale Observatory, read at the meeting of the Auckland City Council oHi Thursday evening, stated that it was unlikely that conditions on Mount Hobson would be materially different from, those of any other point in the locality. “This is seemingly the last of the Yale business,” was the only comment offered by the Mayor.

•'‘Profiteering” is a new word, but what it denotes is as old as civilisation itself. After all, cannot some of us remember hearing not so many decades ago the ideal “buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market” put forward as quite in the natural order of things? A modern housewife, therefore, is not surprised to find that in 1708 her ancestress seems to have suffered from the “get-rich-quicks” (states a writer in an exchange). Of course, many tilings were naturally expensive at that time. We can understand a lemon or orange costing a, shilling each —even though a shilling meant more then than now—also, that a pound must be invested for a pound of tea is understandable enough, but why ehould a pair of silk stockings cost 12s, equal to £2 nowadays, or a quite ordinary dress £2O, and an embroidered apron £2 10s? With the much smaller salaries of those days women must have cost their husbands “something” in what was then termed pin money. We read that a lady spent 10s in having her teeth cleaned, and calling in a physician meant very much what it does nowadays, about £2 2s. The writer rather ironically points out that the lady of the eighteenth century rather resembled the modern woman in some respects, for he notes in her account book Is 6d for charity, and £6O for a piece of point lace. BIG SALE. All over the Dominion H.B. are holding huge sales, and the Hawera branch is among the branches that have received some of the bargains. Men’s sox, 1/3; men’s shirts, 5/11; men ’3 braces, 1/6; men’s suits, 59/6; boys’ knickers, 6/11; men’s pyjamas, 11/6; boys’ pyjamas, 8/11; 'boys’ shirts, o/ll; women’s shoes from 12/11; women’s slippers, 3/3; men’s overcoats, 39/6; blankets, grey, 27/6; bush rugs, 14/6; dressing gowns, 55/-; ties, 1/-; gents’ hats, 8/6; men’s caps, 4/6; boys’ caps, 1/3. Call and get a bargain from onr Hawera store; every article at sale price.—Advt.

The following bargains are v r ell worth buying at the Melbourne’s Sale •-of N. B. Howell’s assigned stock:— Men’s : grey and heather colonial cardigans, 9/6; men’s Petone socks, ]/- pair; black twill sateen shirts, 6/11; neglige striped shirts, 5/6; fleecy lined ringlets and pants, 4/6; Kaiapoi rugs, 27/6; Kaiapoi ten-quarter blankets, 43/6.—Advt. Progandra cures corns euickly; 1/6. — Advt. Be on guard against influenza. Take “Nazol,” the ready for use and moneymviug remedy; GO doses 1/6. —Advt. Barraelough’s Magic Nervine cures toothache; 1/6. —Advt. For children’s hacking cough, Woods’ Gerat Peppermint, Cure. —Adyt.