LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 September 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A number of parties took advantage of the beautiful weather yesterday and journeyed, to Mount Egmont. The snow was not very low clown, enabling four climbers to gain tbe summit, while a number of others reached Fantham’s Peak.

That sentiment plays a large part in life is often exemplified, says the Timaru Herald.” At Mr. J. S. Rutherford’s clearing sale the fonr-in-hand coach in which the late Mr. Rutherford drove many notable people around the Mackenzie Country, including a former Governor (the Ear] of Onslow), was sold. The buyer intended to put the historic vehicle—which cost £2OO to land in New Zealand, and still looks as good as new —to some practical, everyday use, but, hearing of. this, Mr. T. D. Brunett, M.P., offered him a profit on his bargain and has secured it to keep as a relic of the early days of the Mackenzie Country. The Advertising Convention at Wembley has come and gone, leaving behind it the conviction that words are the most potent factor in business —that the art of publicity i s the necessary handmaiden of all activities that matter. It has also left behind it a little plesantry—heard at the Advertising Luncheon at Stationers’ Hall—which will be much quoted in future. The London Evening Standard gave this version of it: ‘‘When Columbus discovered America, how did he know it was America ?—Because the look-out inan said, ‘I see dry land, sir.’ The old custom of saying grace before meals is not often practised today, especially in public, but a. gentleman who does so, as a rule, had a rather amusing experience in that connection a little while ago. He was in a public dining room, and, as usual, bent his head and said grace. He had hardly raised it again when the lady proprietor, not understanding what the gentleman was doing, sidled quietly up to him and said: “Is there anything wrong with your meat, sir?” The fact that poverty is not particularly desirable was mentioned by rofessor Murphy in an address at the Masonic Hall, Gisborne (reports an exchange). “When I was at school,’’ he said “I remember reading a poem by Whittier in our reader, discussing the merits of being rich and poor. The poem gave a dissertation on the enjoyment sof the poor ,and disclosed how the poor had no worries. It madei you long to be poor. —(Laughter). The poor were now coming to think, however, that the worries of the rich could not be absolutely unbearable, and they wouldn’t mind being-rich and risking the worries.—(Laughter). The survival of the fittest was good enough gospel provided vou were one of the fit, but very often meant that if you made a lot of money and dodged the Crown Prosecutor, vdu were one of the fit.” ' OUTRED’S. The most prominent line of attractive model frocks, marocains, glace, linen and voiles are now showing. Advance styles in spring costumes and wrap coats, personally selected and at popular prices. A complete line of seasonable millinery just opened. Our trimmed hats are celebrated for style, quality, beauty and low cost. Ornaments, novelty bags, buttons and trimmings, representing the newest Parisian conceits in myriad designs.—Outred’s, High Street, the House of Quality. Everything in millinery goods. —Advt. Refreshments will be supplied at the close. For children s hacking cough Wood* toothache instant.lv: 1/6. —Advt. Progandia quickly removes corns; 1/6.—Advt. Ward off influenza with “Nazol”— nenetrating and germ-killing; 1/6 for 60 doses.—Advt.

A carriage reserved for women and children will be attached to the New Ply mouth-Wellington mail train in future, the innovation commencing this morning. The car will be placed in front of the guard’s van. The Minister for Finance (Rt. Hon. M. F. Massey) has informed the New Zealand Farmers’ Union that the Government has, in addition to the funds already raised for the Advances Department, made provision for the advancing of more money to farmers on rural lands. The additional funds now being supplied, the Prime Minister states, will enable the Advances Department to give prompt replies to applicants for advances wherever possible. On various occasions prediction has been made that there will be serious shortage of stock in New Zealand, and we recently published a paragraph stating that a buyer had purchased 500 calfskins in three days. We have just been shown figures by a Hawera district buyer which reveal the fact that recently in five days he, on behalf of principals, purchased no less than 1000 calfskins.

Replying to a question in the House as to the wheat position, the Prime Minister said: “We have bought suffi cient wheat to last till next harvest commences, and we were fortunate to buy it at a reasonable price before the recent serious increase took place.” Mr. J. Bitehener (Waitaki): “You could sell at a good profit now.” Mr Massey; “Yes, the increase is a fortunate one for the wheat producer, but not for the consumer.” The season had continued dry, he added, and the prospect for the next harvest was consequently not too good. But it was not too late yet, and he hoped we would have sufficient rain shortly to send the harvest forward.

The willingness of the Boy Scouts to be of assistance in all cases where their help is needed is well known, and it is hoped that the public of Hawera will show its interest in and appreciation of the work of the Scouts by attending in large numbers the annua) meeting of the movement in the Borough Chambers on Tuesday evening. Two local gentlemen have offered their services to train the boys for their efficiency badges, and with the advent of warmer weather it is expected that the strength of the local troop will be considerably augmented. At 2.55 p.m. on Saturday afternoon the Hawera Fire Brigade received a call to cope with an outbreak of fire in .a . shed on the South Taranaki Building Society’s section at the corner of Argyle street and Glover road. The outbreak was discovered by a neighbouring resident, Mr J. Jaine, who kept the fire in check with a garden hose while another neighbour, Mr G. H. Brodie, summoned the -brigade. The . brigade, under Superintendent Morrison, were quickly on the scene, and after a few boards had been torn off the floor the outbreak was extinguished. The shed was not used to any extent, and the damage.was very small. There was a good attendance of the brigadesmen.

For som« years past the rapid growth of Sydney’s traffic has given the authorities there a great deal to worry about. Within a few years the popuu r? n °f has increased from half-a-million to a million, and the e £d ls not yet. Mr. C. Turbet, the chief traffic inspector, who is a through passenger to America by the Maunganui, says that he has seen the volume of traffic increase by leaps and bounds, until the united efforts of one way trams, motor buses, and a fine of ferry boats, do not give the satisiaction and transit security that a citizen of a flourishing city such as Sydney is entitled to. The construction of the North Shore bridge and the erection of a central railway sta•r»oTi or a iuhe railway), at Hvd« Park, are not likely to give all the'rehef wanted, so Mr. Turbet has been commissioned to have a look round the populous cities of the United States and learn all he can as to the handling and control of traffic that may be applicable to Sydney’s nianv problems. “ 1