LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 October 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An ingenious American has invented a gadget, half motor car, half flying machine, in which he can skim over bad parts of the road.

. Roses of 450 different varieties, collected from all over the world, are grown in the experimental garden of the Royal Horticultural Society. Fishing from a wharf at Timaru a local fisherman hooked a splendid salmon. The fish, which tipped the scales at 41b, put up a great fight before it was finally, landed. According to a well-known land and estate agent, there is something of a boom in land and business values in Oamaru. Recently the Queen’s 1 Hotel, which was purchased some 18 years ago for £SOOO, changed hands at £IB,OOO. The Commercial Buildings, in Thames street, have also passed into new hands at a cost of £BOOO. These buildings were purchased many years ago for £350. The matter of bills of lading is of such importance to the business community that it w T as unfortunate there was not a, larger attendance at a meeting of the Hawera Accountants Students’ Society last evening, when Mr. J. Houston, LL..8., was to have delivered a lecture on this subject. Though thei'e was a fair attendance, it was decided, in "view of the importance of the subject, to postpone the lecture until Tuesday next at 8 p.m. A striking instance of the saving to he effected by the installation of electric power was narrated to a Standard reporter recently by Mr W. A. Waters, chief engineer of the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board. He stated that an industry at Longburn which recently installed electric motors of a total of 17 horse-power had, in three months, saved the cost of installation and new plant, while the electric drive would result in a minimum annual saving of £7OO. This was in spite of the fact that a steam boiler had had to he retained for heating purposes. Further, the concern could put through in six hours what formerly took nine hours by steam power. The Morning Post tells of a Cockney boy’s first day on a holiday to the country, when he w T as given a glass of milk for breakfast, fresh from the cow. “Where d’ye git this from ma’am?” he asked, after a long, delicious draught. “From the cow, of course,” was the answer. He drank again, then said wistfully, “Wish our milkman ’ad a cow!”

It is reported that spring onions are greatly in demand by Wanganui amateur gardeners, the reason for this apparently being the fact that the cold, wet autumn prevented the sowing of seeds to a large extent. One nurseryman who had large supplies of plants in hand has been unable to cope with the demand for young plants, and it is understood that other nurserymen are similarly placed.

Police w'ho raided the house of John Rooney, the leader of the local prohibitionists •at Duntocher, near Glasgow, discovered two secret stills and 25 gallons of whisky ready for removal. Rooney was fined £3OO, with the alternative of six ‘months’ imprisonment. He is a carpenter, and was regarded as one of the most vigorous temperance leaders in the district. He denounced drink weekly from the platforms as “a national curse.” When the police raided the house Rooney and a companion were found working at the stills. Patrons are again reminded of the euchre and dance in the Foresters’ Hall to-night, under the auspices of the U.A.O.D. Twelve good prizes will be awarded during the evening. OTTTRED’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. EvervtVng in millinery goods.—Advt. TENNIS OR BOWLING OUTFITS.

We have opened up a big range of tennis and bowling outfits, white, or grey trousers, tennis shoes, bowling or tennis blazers, elastic or rubber belts 1/6, fancy or white sox, silk shirts, canoe shirts, bowlers’ hats, ties and r.hoes. Call at H.B. for your outfits. — New Zealand Clothing Factory, Hawera.—Advt.

Parents! Keep the Kiddies free from colds. “Nazol*’ taken on sugar ot inhaled is a sure protection. Sprinkle baby’s pillow; 1/6 for 60 doses. — Advt.

‘‘The honourable member for Waimarino has referred to me as the greatest borrower in the country,” fa id the Prime Minister in the House on Tuesday. night. “I won’t plead guilty to that, but I plead guilty to being the greatest lender the country has seen —a lender of money to the people who actually needed it. . Ido my le*el best to help the whole of the p« ople, and my Department nas lent r ore money to the people who required it than ever before.’’ (Hear, hear). When the express drew in to the Timaru’railway station the other afternoon there was the usual rush for seats (says the Timaru Herald), during which one overburdened husband came to grief. Tearing along the station, urged on by his wife, he was suddenly arrested by the sound of splintering glass, followed by more crashes. To his horror on looking down he found that the well-filled travelling bag which he was carrying had come unclasped, and toilet articles and clothing of all descriptions were scattered over the platform. Abandoned by. his travelling companion, he hastily stuffed the clothing back into the bag, leaving on the platform a quantity of powder, scent, and broken glass, the latter being the remains of a hand-mirror and a scent spray.

“If you guarantee me £3 a week I’ll give up farming to-morrow,” said one of the employers’ assessors in the threshing-mill and chaffcutters employees’ dispute at the Dunedin Conciliation Council (says the Dunedin Star). He submitted figures to show that, when, all charges were paid, a farmer only cleared £1 I2s lOd per acre from a crop of wheat or oats. The Commissioner. (Mr W. H. Hagger) said the figures were very different from those ' submitted at a recent sitting at Waimate, where ope farmer showed that he only made 2s per acre, though this small return did* not deter him from venturing with another crop this year.