LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 September 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An election <of five Commissioners for the Waverley Town Board will be held fern .Wednesday next, /between Messrs A, J, Adlam, E C. Dallison, R. H. Hayden, W. Heginbotfram, R, W. Langdown, A. A. Old,. R, P.-(Palm-er, J. E. Ridge and W. Wicks, who have been nominated.

No higher compliment could have been paid Miss Ethne Swan than the invitation extended to her by . the representative of the Dunedin Amateur Mudidal and Dramatic R|ociety who witnessed the. filial per forma,nee of “The Gay Parisienne’’ on Friday night (says the Chronicle). The Dunedin Society contemplate staging the “Parisienne” early next year, and after witnessing Miss Swan’s delightful impersonation, Major Dampen, on behalf of the Society, heartily congratulated her on her artistic work and expressed the hope that she would he able to see her way to take this role in the Dunedin production. Major Lam pen was also greatly impressed with the excellence of the scenery painted by Mr. “Bob” Howell, and has entered into negotiations for its purchase for the Dunedin Society.

As a result of the special meeting of the Patea Borough Council, held last week. Captain Adams, Secretary Oarev and Councillor Rook left for ‘Elthain on Wednesday, and returned with the Motoi engine that has been purchased for .the local Fire Brigade. The acquisition of this engine to the Fire Brigade s fire-fighting appliances marks a. distinct step forward, and the Brigade and Borough Council («ays the Patea. Press) are to be heartily congratulated on the enterprise and business acumen they have shown. The engine, which is practically new has been acquired at something less'than bait its original cost, its acquisition having been made possible by the fact that the Eltham. Fide Brigade, together with its plant, have lately come under a Fire Board, which has decided ou . t °. n f bigger scale than fo.meily and obtain an engine more "„fer tl thß si “ of ‘ho >e,v

An insight into the local prices for money is afforded by the Mercantile Gazette, wnen it quotes advances made under the headings of comoany charges and mstniments registered*, of rates of interest for debentures, varying from i per cent., p&r cent, and up tc I-t, per cent. Advances secured on live stock and chattels are given at o per cent., per cent., 6 per cent., 6Jper cent., 7 per cent., per cent, 9 per cent., up to 10 per cent.; leans secured on plant and - machinery and stocks are 5 per cent., 6£ per cent., 8 pep. cent.; on oil launches and accessories, 6i per cent, to 10 tier cent.; on household furniture, 7) per cent, to 10 oer cent.; on wool, o> per cent.; on ice cream plant, 5 per cent. There is one instance of a farmer securing a loan of £24 free of interest, secured on cows.

New Zealand, as a country, may be said to be only just commencing to touch upon the fringe of its carrying apacitv—that is when compared to Denmark, Holland and many other countries where they grow tremendous areas of mangolds, ’ swedes, carrots, turnips and other forage crops to carry them through "their hard winters. We are reminded of these facts by Messrs 'U's. the well-known seed growers, of Wellington. The produce of Cooper’s seeds have again been wonderfully successful at Palmerston, Hawera, Hamilton, Dunedin. ■Oamaru, etc. Messrs Mitchell Bros., winners of the most points prize for the 50 guinea cup at Palmerston North, recently staged some dozens of superb exhibits, all of which were grown from Cooper’s seeds, with the exception of one exhibit. Their crop of Cooper’s Prizewinner mangold recently inspected while Towing by a large party of farmers, and weighed in the presence of a number of experts, proved to be over 184 tons per acre.

In the Gazette acknowledgment is made by the Treasury Department of the receipt of conscience money as follows:—£18 15s forwarded to the Tax Department, Wellington, and 5s 6d sent to the Railway Department, Wellington.

A rather unusual- request was received by the -Foxton Borough Council recently, when the borough road staff made application by letter for a boot allowance when working with tar. The council took no action.

An inspection of the lauiulrv at .t-lie* public hospital shows that the'methods adopted for washing and boiling,' for diving and for ironing are eminently labour and time-saving. Clothes can, if necessary, be dried within an hour or two.. The heat is got from an old 6 h.p. Anderson coal-heated engine, and the power required is taken from the Electric Company.

Hansom cabs have almost disappeared from Dunedin. So far a® is known, there are only, five left, and, but two of these are in regular commission, one by day, the other by night. The greatest number ever licensed at one time was 17, and they for. years did brisk business (states the Star). One of the veteran .surviving- 'drivers- say's that in Exhibition' year he was kept going so much that during race week he-got only 18 hours’ sleep. .

An interesting , case came before the Supreme Court at Invercargill recentm which a. local doctor claimed £129 from the executors of a deceased person for operations performed upon tjiat person, who was a lodge. patient (states an exchange). It was contended ,V the plaintiff that anaesthetics had been .administered in. order to perform 9R§ r &tipns,...and that these were excluded from: -the fledge: '.agreement. ThO judge, in giving his decision in favour of the defendants, stated that the anaesthetics administered were only of a local character, and were part- of* the duties of a lodge doctor.

A new idea for keeping meals hot which have to be moved some distance, is now in use at the hospital. It consists of a flat iron receptacle which is filled with boiling water and is covered with a metal shield: The meals are placed Oil top of the water-trough, and thus being covered from the air can be kept- quite hot, no matter how far they have to be moved.

' When presenting the Julian Cup to the .Kaponga Association Football Club on Friday evening, Mr W. Adams (president of the Taranaki Football Association): gave an interesting resume of the history of the trophy since it was donated in 1904 by Mr H. J. Julian, of' New Plymouth, ■ for presentation annually, to the premier ‘‘soccer” club of the province. During the years in which the . cup has been competed far it has been won. by. the following clubs: 1904, New Plymouth; 1905, Wiaitara,; 1906, Eltham;. 1907,. New ~ Plymouth; 1908, Hawera.; 1909, Kaponga; 1910, New Plymouth; 1911, Manaia; 1912, Kaponga.; 1922 and 1923, ' Hawera; 1924, Kaponga. It will thus be seen that New Plymouth, Hawera- and Kapbnga have each held the cup on three occasions, Hawera being the only club to .have secured it twice in succession. . “Excitement on the gold find at Tarawera still continues,” writes a Whakataue correspondent., “The. Native who m#de , the find was pig hunting in the bush country. He chased a. pig into a deep gully and found the outcrop. He. considers the reef to be about 30 feet thick and has traced it for three miles. The correspondent has seen some of the quartz, which is very, like the. Waihi. stone. About 40 years, ago a. quartz outcrop was,.found, out in the fern, country, some miles from where the present find has been made. Another sample of stone brought in by .a Native looks like silver . ore, and has evidently at one time, been subjected to a terrific heat..”..

“Oh,, they eat. one blow-fly a month each, and I have difficulty sometimes in getting them to eat. that,” said Mr C. Burton, who is in charge of the pair of tuatara. lizards which have a home in a. small pen at the Christchurch Hospital. The lizards are of a large size and appear to enjoy a life of ease with regular meals—one a. month —and plenty of water to bathe in. On Wednesday a Star reporter visited the lizards and found one awake. All that could! be seen of the other was a foot ’Sticking out of a piece of drainpipe; the tuataras favourite sleeping place. The animals are cold-blooded and are kept for observation purposes by the medical staff. Most of the time the lizards lie •'still ' and' appear to be lifeless, but when handled they soon show signs of animation by opening their mouths and giving their tails a waggle. A peculiar point concerning these creatures is the length of time they can hve without air. A few days ago Mr. Burton kept one of the pair under observation and found that it lay with its head under water for two hours and then calmly took a breath as if nothing had happened.

It will probably come as a surprise to many smokers, and certainly to most non-smokers, to know that there are something like half a hundred brands of cigarettes sold by tobacconists (says The Post’s Dunedin correspondent). One retailer confessed to 46 brands and about thirty makes of pipe tobacco. In its way this great increase m the cigarette output (for consumption has increased greatly as well ae makes during the past fe\v yea,rs) is an indication of the greater expenditure upon luxuries that has followed the war. I here are also a great-many more women now smoking than formerly, and corfoentraftibn \of mannfateturprs upon catchy ’ names and pleasing methods of colouring and packing has been doubtless due largely to the new market _proyided by the gentle worshippers of My Lady Nicotine.” Two years ago or so new brands of cigarettes were appearing on the market at a remarkable rate, but the output hpis now eased up, although it has far from stopped The general opinion of retailers is that . the variety is much too great. “There is sudden demand tor a brand,” said one, “and we have to .stock it. Then public taste swings to something new again, and the brand we have just stocked probably n s o '. v „ sa^e - The position is not at all satisfactory from our point of view.”

In . connection with the Grand Gymkhana, in aid of Town Carnival Queen, Manaia, to be held Wednesday September 24, a tug-of-war will be held in the Town Hall on the same evening. Nominations close with the secretary on Saturday next, September 20. The prizes are £ls first and £5 for second.

A reminder is given of the dance in connection with the Mokoia Tennis Club to be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening as advertised. All arrangements are complete, and a good time is in store for all lovers of dancing.

When buying a serge suit is not a question of price so much as a matter of quality'. This is where the Melbourne Limited score over competitors. The suit at 159 s 6d is made of the very' best indigo coating obtainable, and is the finest tailored ready'-to-wear suit in the Dominion to-day'. A perfect specimen of tailors’ art.* fit, cut and finish. Out on its own.-~-Advt.

During the month of August the Hawera Borough Council issued nine building permits of a total value of £1565.

It will not be long now before the Waverley swimming baths are an established fact (says the Patea. Press). The response to the appeal for subscriptions has been splendid, over £250 being promised to date. It is ; understood that tenders will- be called for the work immediately. ‘ On Veliaif of the' Mayoress and himself, the Mayor (Mr. L. A. Bone) last night signified, his intention of donating two seats to the East End Park. The Mayor also said he wished to make a donation of an enlargement of a photograph of the water tower, taken by Mr. W. A. MeLachJan. The photogiaph- is a very fine . one and adorns the walls of the Borough Council Chambers.

Eight A. Bates C. E. Betts, N. C.. Davies, J. Dawson, A. J. Herbert, D. J.' Keheley, R. A. Law, and R. E. Williams— -have been nominated for the seven seats oh‘ the Kaponga Town Board. Only, four of the candidates—Messrs. Bates, Betts, Dawson and Law—are retiring commissioners, the other three members of tlie retiring board—Messrs. R., G. ,Cook, W. G. Cran and- L; Shepherd—having, owing to health and business reasons, declined to accept nomination.' To avoid possible misunderstanding on the matter it- should be made known that voting at the election is not confined to . ratepayers only. Any person of 21 years of age or aver who. has resided within the town area for three months prior to the election is eligible to vote; During the month of August the stock . slaughtered the abattoir was as foilqws: 36 bullocks, 72 cows, 45 heifers. 398 sheep, 32 lambs, 13 calves'and 89 pigs. One bullock, two cows, two. sheep and one pig were condemned. Fees and rents totalled £lO7 16s 2d, tlie total fees being £2l 10s 6d less than in August, 1923, but the total fees for the five-, months ending August 31 were £8 2s 9d in excess of those of the corresponding period of the last financial year.

The matron at the Hawera Public Hospital acknowledges with cordial thanks the receipt , of the following donations:—Magazines and books: Dr. Buist, Mr Westwood, Charlie and Edie Hoddinott, Mr Vowless. Mrs Page, Mr Bartlett, Gentlemen’s Club per'Major Cox. Old linen: W.C.T.U., Ncrinanby, and Mrs Gray; Flowers and cakes: Ladies’ Auxiliary, Hawera Methodist Church, Mrs Bright, Mrs Woodward; Mrs Smart, Miss Lysaght (Mokoia), Mrs Stubbs, Miss Hay Mackenzie. Cigarettes and cards for men: Mfr C. C. Moss.