LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 November 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the showgrounds yesterday, after the'sale of Mr. John Nicolson’s pedigree Jersey stock, a few cattle exhibited at the show were disposed of by auction. The animals sold included two pedigree Jersey heifers. The first, was Mr. Wells’ Onero’s Doris, which was purchased, by Mr. R. G. Scown for 18 guineas' The other, which was a young heifer, was purchased _by Mr. W. Broderick, of Makirikiri, Wanganui, for 12 guineas. The first and champion Jersev bull, owned by Mr. A. H. Muller, was offered and passed at 80 guineas. Fat cattle sold at ordinary rates, realising lip to 10 guineas.

On one farm in the Manawatu district of only a little over 100 acres, on which the rabbits, have been eradicated, during the season after it had been cleared, 20001 b more butter-fat from the herd of cows was taken (states an exchange). This quantity of tat at Is 6d per lb is equal to'JEISO, or nearly 30s per acre per annum more income, and yet within no great dietance from this farm there is a country which is carrying at least five or six rabbits to the acre.

The powers of-the police when they find men on licensed premises after hours, and the extent of their rights in dealing with alleged offenders, were brought into question at the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North durlng the heanng of a- licensing case. Cohen elicited from a ooliee witness that the six defendants in the case had been locked in the bar and Drought out one by one to give an explanation.

Farmers in the King 'Country are complaining of the shortage of farm labour and although some very hio-h wages have been offered there seems to. be-not response. Considering toe supposed shortage of work, and the amount of„unemployment, this seems to be an incomprehensible state of affairs (says the Otorohanga correspondent of the Auckland Star.

At the Stratford Magistrate’s Court when a young man was charged with a breach of the by-laws, the Magistrate, Mr A M. Mowlem, said (reports the Post) that some men should not be permitted to own cars, because they had no idea of the power of which they had control In short, they lacked Constable Gill, in referring to the defendant in that particular case said he was an only son. “Oh I see said Mr Mowlem, “spoilt !” ’ ’ About 42,000 acres of our reserves are being administered by the Government, and we have received very little revenue from them,” said the chairman at a meeting of the Wanganui River Domain Board. He went on to sav (reports the Herald) that 32,000 ‘acres were taken for soldier settlement, and the board had not yet received a cheque for any of the revenue. “One slur that is cast on Dunedin m the north is that it is too slow.” said one of the speakers at a public meeting held in the South Duriedin lown Hall in connection with the proposal to raise a loan of £BO,OOO for the purpose of constructing a main highway to ,< mid the dairinage of, Logan Park. I have travelled extensively through l\ew Zealand for many years ” he continued, “and it has always been the same old cry. The people in the north sav that Dunedin has no vision, and therefore is not progressive. We all know that this is a wrong impression in many ways, but the time has come when the citizens of this city should cast that slur aside for all time. They can go a long way in such a direction by carrying the proposal and let the people in the north see that tho fine city of Dunedin has vision and intends to progress.” These remarks' (states the Otago Times) were heartily applauded by those present, Buyers of household goods should take full advantage of the savings to be effected at the Melbourne’s Great Rebuilding Sale. Everything has been drastically reduced, -and such lines as calicoes, sheetings, linens, towellings, tickings, blankets, rugs, flannels, flannelettes and shirting are particularly good buying.—Advt. BUCKRELIPS, HAWERA. We are Taranaki Distributors of the “TREO” All-Elastic Corsets, and keep full stocks in Ladies who have not already worn them should do so, as they are the most comfortable corset ever made. Ladies! We shall be pleased to show them to you,—Advt,

An average' of 3501bs of butter-fat from a herd of 50 cows, without a test, is reported to have been secured by a Ngaere dairy farmer, who has not been long on the land (states the Argus). A hen canary belonging to Mr T. Long, Stratford, recently laid eight eggs at one setting, which (the Stratford Post states) Mr Long thinks must be nearly a record.

A Waipukurau resident, reports the hatching of 38 chickens from 39 eggs —l3 out. of 13 eggs in the first, 13 out of 13 in the second, and 12 out of 13 in the third.

It is a common thing (says ' tli© Timaru Herald) for boys when they go into the country, in localities where wild fowl nest, to rob all the nests that they can find. It cannot he made too widely known that to rob the nest of any protected bird is an offence punishable at law. Some lads were detected last week-end robbing the nests of the grey duck.

On Wednesday afternoon a motor car was being-driven across the railway line at the Fenton street crossing, Stratford, and when passing over the centre set of rails, came to a dead stop. At the same instant the bell began to ring denoting the approach of a train, and the motorist, not taking any chances, stepped out of his car, and, to the amusement of the bystanders, pushed it out of harm’s way.—-Post. The question of how much drink a man. can stand without arriving home in a drunken condition ivas debated at length during the hearing of a case in the Invercargill Magistrate’s Court (reports the Southland Time#) • “I’ve been pretty far gone, hut I’ve always to ‘sober up’ after a ten minutes’ walk- in the fresh air,” stated one candid witness. “Yes, but you can stand a good bit of liquor,” suggested cross-examining counsel. ‘‘Oh, no,” replied witness, ‘‘about four drinks and.l’m gone. Still,” he added, ‘‘l’ve always been able to get control of myself by the time I reached home.” A young albatross of sable plumage was driven ashore at New Brighton by the week-end gale (says the Christchurch Press). He was completely ‘‘done in” by the elements, and had not the energy left to spread his sixfeet pinions, let alone flap them. Perhaps the comfort of warm; sand revived him, for later in the day he once more found , the long rollers of the midTasman.

It may not be generally known that rabbits were first introduced to New Zealand bv Mr. Charles B. Carter, a gentleman whose name is perpetuated in a Wairarana township (states an exchange). For the first few years it was regarded as a very serious offence to destroy a rabbit on Mr. Carter’s property. In ten years, however,, the whole district was infested with rabbits and it cost settlers of the Wairarapa an enormous sum to rid themselves of the pest.

In connection with the South Taranaki primary schools sports, to be held in Hawera on Wednesday, December 10, the Taranaki Education Board has consented to grant a holiday to schools whose pupils are taking "part in the competitions, provided application is made on the usual forms to the board bv the masters of the schools concerned. Headmasters whose scholars intend ; to compete should note that they are required to notify the Education Boqvd in order to qualify for a holiday on that day.