LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 6 September 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ M ‘? ils whi eh left Auckland on August o, via Vancouver, arrived at London on September 4. A shock of earthquake was experiencecl at V anganui at 6.35 last evenMr A. Dinnie, who was chief eneineer of the Mangahao hydro-electric: \ycrks oomiact, lias been transferred to Arapum, where he will represent the Government m the construction of the hydro-electric works by Sir W. (i. Armstrong, hitworth and Company. -A total of £77 6s Id was realised bv “W . , Plymouth sub-centre of the British Red Cross yesterday as the resuit of the sale of shilling surprise packets, the proceeds of an auction sale of unclaimed parcels and snecial prizes, the amount being swelled by donations. It is expected that with further donations a nett sum of £75 will he the result of the day’s effort. Judging by recent valuations in the town district, the general valuation next year, as applied for by the Opunake Town Board recently," should almost. double the present figures on the .'•oil (says the Opunake Times). It may be possible to use the increased revenue derived from rates on permanent road and street work. The election of seven members for the Opunake Town Board, and also two members of the Opunake Power Board will be held on the 17th inst, and nominations will close on Wednesday next, the 10th inst. It is understood that some members of the present Board are anxious to continue in office, and as numerous other candidates aie said to lie offering their services, a poll seems certain.—Times.

'Hie lluwera Operatic Society suspended practice last evening for a time, when a motion of symptahy was passed with the relatives of Miss Lily Darby, of Wanganui, who died as the result of burns suffered during the performance of the “Gay Parisienne” on Tuesday night. The motion was carried in silence, and immediately afterwards a telegram was sent by the society to the parents expressing the members’ sympathy. ” The funeral of the late Miss L. Darby took place at the Aramoho Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the service at the grave being conducted by the Rev. J. Paterson. The interment was private, but the Wanganui Musical and Dramatic Society was Represented by several members. The esteem in which the deceased young lady was held was shown, by the large number of wreaths forwarded.

At yesterday’s meeting of the- Taranaki Local Bodies’ Association Mr G. \Y. Tayler, Mayor o,f Eltham, said that the Eltham Borough Council was being denied any subsidv under the Main Highways Act, in respect of the main road which went through the town. It was agreed that the deputation of Taranaki local body members who. would be waiting on the Minister in Wellington shortly should take the matter up. When Taranaki local body representatives, who met at Eltham yesterday, were discussing the provisions of the proposed Motor Vehicles Bill it was mentioned that the Bill provided for the registration of all garages. Mr Green (Egmont County) enquired what would be the position of a man who kept his car under a pine tree. “That will not help matters,” said the association’s solicitor, “as ‘any structure, building or place’ is the wording of that particular portion of the Bill. A pine tree would therefore he considered as a garage.” A cable from Vancouver announces the death at Victoria (British Columbia.), at the age of 80 years, of Wm. Trent, noted international journalist, associate of princes, statesmen and writers, and participant in most of the stirring events in Britain and Western Europe during the last third of the Nineteenth Century. He gained fame by going through the Paris Commune with George Odger, being sentenced to he shot as a spy. He w - as the journalist who met Disraeli on his return from the Congress of Berlin and gave the wcrld the “Peace with honour” message. His writings on different subjects are considered authoritative text books. At a meeting of the committee of die Park Bowling 'Club last night, the question of. the official opening of the 1924-25 season was discussed, and it was eventually decided that the secretar.f write to the various clubs in the southern division, asking whether it was intended to observe last year's procedure—all open the same day. It was also decided to call applications for the position of caretaker. Mr S. Parkes was appointed green warden. A general meeting of members and intending members will be held at the pavilion on Wednesday, September 24, at 3 p.m. to discuss matters of general interest. Talking of retail business methods in the Old Country, a Hawera man now resident in. London says in the course of a letter to a friend: “The thing in business I can’t understand here is .the two-price system. I mean by this that if I were to walk into a lot of shops with a ragged suit on and a dirty face I would be charged much less than if I were to walk into the. same shops in a respectable suit and with the same face clean. Our assistant cannot understancl our ‘one price for everybody’ principle. She ’often says: ‘Oh! *1 don’t think they’ll pay that much.’ I say, ‘Well, if they won’t I’m afraid I can’t afford to let them have it cheaper.’ On the other hand, in the case of a reasonably decently dressed person, she. will say to me: ‘He is a gentleman or she is a lady, and could well afford to pay 1 more.’ ” , Eltham exhibitors at the spring show at Waitara on Thursday scored heavily in the daffodil section. Mr. Andrew Ohrystal won seven first prizes and one second, and Rev. W. W. Avery won four firsts and four seconds, and was second for the rose howl, class for 12 varieties, which was won for the second year in succession by Mr Loftus Rea, of New Plymouth!, who also showed the champion bloom in the show.' Mr R. Lewis, c.f Eltham, also won one first prize and two seconds. Mu- F. R. Pepperell annexed a first' in the daffodil section and a first in the hyacinth section.—Argus.

Most people are able to appreciate the value of a medical man of what is known as “a good bedside manner.” But there are few outside the cult itself w'ho, if they are asked to explain precisely the points which go to make up this essential qualification, would undertake with any sort of confidence to set out all the required ingredients, in a spirit of geniality (says Melbourne Dr. A. D. Carpenter, a visitor tiorn America, gave a rather" humorsome elucidation of the mysteries of the good bedside manner in the course of an address on Personality which he delivered at the Rotary Club in Melbourne. A,doctor, he said, required a splendid personality, and should radiate health. He should not creep into a sick room on tip-toes and with a long face, lhat was the job of the undertaker, ile should walk naturally and enter the room with a genial smile. After entering he should examine the patient’s tongue, and his pulse, and take his temperature. He should then stand on one side of the bed and look wise, even if he was all at sea. At any cost lie should not get seared, as he would radiate that feeling to the patient an d many patients were actuallv-'scared to death. One doctor in New York had said that 95 per cent, of the people who got sick and sent for their medical man would have recovered if the doctor had never gone near them. The Latin m-e----scnption, which they did not understand. helped people to get better, and the doctor should be experienced in telling good stories to keep the minds of the patients off themselves. For several weeks fast the Bev. B. E. Evans has been giving a series of Rimdny evening addresses from the questions of the Shorter Catechism. The question which falls to be considered to-morrow evening is “What is the Work of Creation ? ’ ’

Mr C. E. Morrissey, who lias specialised in the work of collecting and collating pedigrees of cattle, notifies breeders that he has for sale tabulated extended pedigrees, together with all butter-fat. statistics, of Jersey cattle. Train arrangements and particulars of issue of excursion tickets for Wanganui races are advertised in this issue. The Melbourne Ltd. ’s fine handfinished serge suits' defy competition. As everyone knows there are serges and serges, but only the finest indigo coating made from the best Australian merino -wool is used in Melbourne Ltd. suits. The finest tailors of ready-to-wear clothing in the Dominion stand sponsors for fit, shape and quality of interlinings and trimmings. Price £7 19s fid.—Advt.

A sum 11 sensation in military circles was caused yesterday, says a Wellington telegram, by the announcement that Lieut.-Colonel Avery, Quarter-master-Gene ral to N.Z. Forces, had resigned in order to. enter private business. Be served through the war,_and latep- graduated at the Staff College, Camberloy, and became QuartermasterGeneral in January last. Lieut.-Colonel Pilkington has been appointer successor to Lieut.-Colone! Avery, and Major Puttick, Assistant-Quartermaster-Gen-era.l fcr the King, has been appointed Director of Ordnance Service.

An interesting fact concerning the German flag flown over the Government Buildings' at Apia, Samoa, and pulled down by members of the Advance Party of the N.Z.B.F. on their arrival there, which is generally supposed to be deposited in the Auckland Town Hall, was revealed at- the reunion of the members of the Advance Party (states the Herald). It was claimed that the original flap, which was a. feature of the decorations of the evening, was in the possession of one of the men who actually pulled it down. It was stated by a member of the Advance. Party that the flag presented to the City Council was taken from one of the houses in the town of Apia. The official flag, it was stated at- the reunion, was pulled down by Captain Neely and Private Jones, immediately after the landing of the troops. It is understood a movement is on foot to present the real ensign to the city on behalf of the Advance Party.