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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 September 1924, Page 9

It is understood (says an exchange) that proceedings have been instituted on behalf of the Rev. Howard Elliott, claiming damages from the New Zealand Worker and its publisher, in respect of its report of a recent speech by the Leader of the Labour Party. Mr H. E. Holland, M.P. The case is expected to come before the Court at an early date. Strong complaints are made by farmers of the ravages of hawks this spring, among the lambs ‘(states the Timaru/Herald). At a meeting cf the Mackenzie County Council,Mr J. Moffat said that representations should be made to the Agricultural Department on the subject. Recently he had counted 103 hawks in the air when standing at the hack door of bis borne at Cave, and of 18 lambs in one of his paddocks the hawks had taken four that day. In order to save any of the lambs ho had to shift them to one of his homestead paddocks, where they could 'be watched the whole day. Mr F. H. Buckley said he had had the same experience on his farm, where hawks were pi’esent in hundreds, and in his opinion they were worse even than keas. It was unanimously decided to ask the; Agricultural Department to offer a bonus for the 1 destruction of hawks. A suggestion for some better method of selecting immigrants Lhan that now in operation was stressed by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce at a meeting (reports the Auckland Star’s correspondent), when it was decided to forward a remit to the conference of Chambers of Commerce, suggesting a testing-out form on the lines suggested at a previous meeting. Mr. Bisley said that while many excellent emigrants were-coming out, there was also a lot of riff-raff arriving. A police officer recently told him that within a week of the arrival of an emigrant ship no less than five new arrivals passed through his hands for offences against the law. Balls and parties, routs and races, Picture shows and lecturettes, Microbes nestle in tfueh places, Rout ’em out! the little pets. Guard your health and guard your pocket, Make your armour quite secure, Microbe opens door —you lock it! "With the Woods’ Great Peppermint ' Cure. 20