LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 September 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier Chamber of Commerce is advocating a full night train service of sleeping cars between Napier and Wellington.. During the month of August two bankruptcies were recorded at the oil he of the Deputy Official Assignee at Hawera,. ’1 live iwreM] non ding month of last, voi.jr showed a nil return.

During the month of August a Hall of 3.59 inches of rain wa.s registered at Hawera. Rain was recorded on sixteen days, and the maximum Tall was .98 inches on August 6. In an advertisement inserted, by Mill. G. Smart, solicitor, yesterday, “Farm to lease by tender,” the area was wrongly given as 35.) acres. It should have been 357 - acres. The victim of the motor ’bus accident in Sy idoikls Street, Auckland, wuis identified last might ins George Vaughan Myers, a married man, aged (SO. He was employed as a drainer's labourer.

Edna Grigg, agent seventeen, years, who lives at St. Hilda, Dunedin, sustained injuries to her head yesterday through being knocked dpwn, by a motor lorry iin the vicinity of the tram sheds. She was admitted to hospital .

The .vital ,statistics for Hawera for the month of August shows an increase in both births and deaths on last year’s figures. The figures ane as follows thoise for the corresponding month of last year being given in pa re n, these,s; Births. 26,(18); deaths 15, (7J, marriages 3, (3). A. Hamilton taxi driver has been fined 10s and costs for neglecting' to hand a rug left in his car to the town cleric’s office. There was no suggestion of dishonesty, but it was stated that the defendant should within 24 hours have handed the rug to the town clerk’s office, but the article was found in his car instead, awaiting personal application by the owner.

Ait. the Police Court at Hamilton yesterday a young lad changed with sending a false report over the telephone wa,s ordered ,a sound thrashing, the father being ordered to pay costs. The evidence showed that the lad rang up a heigllbour, reporting that his daughter had met with a serious accident. The mother hurried bo the shop where the daughter was employed in a great, state of agitation to find her daughter in her visual health. As a result of the shock the mother’s heart was affected. A question regarding the present shipping trouble was asked the Prime Minister by Mr. V. H. Potter (Roskill) in the House of Representatives. Mr. Potter asked if the Government would follow the precedent set down by Australia in that .protection would be given to any British seamen now in New Zealand who wished to keep agreements with their employers. The Prime Minister remarked that the present Government stood for keeping agreements. He would give the hon. member a definite reply in a few days. Mr. L. M. Isitt, in the House of Regave notice to- ask that there should be furnished a return setting forth the number of schools wherein the Nelson system of imparting religious instruction prevails, the average attendance of classes, the number of secondary schools in which religious instruction was given, together with the number of pupils taught, and the number of complaints that have been received from parents or teachers during the last three years in connection with the imparting of religious instruction.

Inquiries as to what the Government intended to do in the matter of the electoral disabilities suffered by people who travelled about the country and were unable to fulfil the three months residential qualification for inclusion in the electoral list were made in the House of Representatives by Mr. A. J. Murdoch (Marsden), who as Iced the Prime Minister if he would indicate what would be done in the matter. Mr. Coates stated that he would endeavour to make a statement on the subject early next week. lie had hoped to have made it earlier, but • there were onei or two legal points that had to be cleared up. As soon as they had been settled he would let the House know the position and indicate how the difficulty complained of might be overcome. Anirablicr wtriking instance of the ■success of New Zealand grown »>eed* (and incideutialily of the well-known firm of F. Cooper., wholesale seed growers of Welling,ton), is accorded by the fact that Mr. Mitchell, Ngatiiri, Fordo !il, has won the fifty guinea cup donated for the “most points prize” lor mangells, carrots, swedes, turnips, and other farm crops. Tot win t'hi« Gup, Mr. M.iitcilielll had to be the winner for five years. With the exception of albout one or two classes each .season the whole of 'his exhibits have been grown from Oooper’.s .seeds. A.s the winner was in.'open competition with the produce of seeds I'roni, the most renowned growers in all! partis of the world, the success accorded to the New Zealand firm's seeds is a matter of congratulation, to them a;s a striking tribute of the excellence of the New Zealand climate, and this firm’s .splendid system of selection and improvement of the prineiijpdl I’armi crops as well as vegetable*. A shipment of damaged galvanised iron wire received at Auckland in January, 1919, lias resulted in continued litigation. The adjourned case came be.ore Mr. Justice Uerdman in the Supreme Court at Auckland lastweek. John Burns and Co., Ltd., claimed £'7534 damages from the own-

ers of the ship Westland for loss on the consignment due to alleged deterioration of the wire in shipment. Mr. Blair said that evidence taken at New York and Chicago would be submitted. It was not. denied that the wire was received on hoard in good condition and when landed at Auckland was corroded. Plaintiffs contended that/ this wa.s <lue to the effects of caustic soda, suffered by careless stowage of the wire. For the defence it was maintained that the wire had been exposed to moisture just before shipment in America, and that this was not m-ani-est at the time of the receipt- of cargo. Rust set in during the carriage on the ship, although every precaution was taken in the stowage. Argument conermng the lengthy evidence is being heard.

OUTRED’S. Just opened all new season’s goods. Spring Millinery, featuring models, smart English and American ready-to-wears, exclusive and original creations. Great variety of smart dressy tunics in serge, gabardine, knitted sillc and printed crepe de chines. Latest costumes, showing smart sporting tweeds, gabardines and serges. We invite your inspection.—Outred’s, High St., where the sniurt goods are.—Advt. Banish coughs and colds and save money by using “Nazol.” •■>ence buys 60 doses —enough to cure the whole bad-cold family. 3

The customs revenue collected at Neiv Plymouth during August amounted to £2600 in excess of that collected during the corresponding month of last year, total amounts being £11,289 "fox’ August of 1925, and £8689 for August of 1924. For the eight months of "1925 just concluded the total increase in revenue amounted to £5962, the amount collected Ixeing £75,196, as against £69,234 in 1924. A party of Hamilton residents went to a neighbouring town, travelling,, as the l-egulations permitted for parties of 12, first-class on second-class fares. Returning, the party was broken up, and not all returned together. The guard demanded that, as there were not 12 in the party, first-class fares for the return journey. This two or three of the pai-ty refused to pay. Informations were laid, and the* sequel will be heard before the magistrate. The .memlbehsi of the ’Haiwera Central Red Tri,angle Club are giving a splendid concert on Thursday evening in the Presbyterian Hall, to enable them to travel to Wanganui to meet the Y.M.C.A. in a return game of football. 'Mr. W. R. Sii.mipison will preside. The “Waiaifea. Four,” which ha« made an impression wherever it bias appeared, will give items, and other contnbuitiion.s to the prograunme will consist of inwtrremen/tal, varal and elocutionary items. An enjoyable evening is assured to all who attend. After tho football match on Saturday between the old boys of Hawera and Stratford Technical High Schools, at Stratford, the Hawera players were entertained at dinner. After the loyal toast had been honoured, Mr ,T. H. Thompson, prsident . of the Stratford Association, proposed the health of the visitors. He expressed lxis appreciation of the visitors ’ 'first official visit, and hoped that it would be returned next year. Mr L. Hulbert responded and voiced the thanks of the Hawera. team for the splendid manner in which they had been entertained.

The old axiom ‘‘set wet, sow dry” is all very well, but what is the amateur gardener or farmer to do? The season is creeping on, seeds are all ready and the ground is waterlogged, and remaining so, says a Christchurch w;riter. No wonder the ground is waterlogged. So far this month the rainfall represents the extraordinary total of 5.785 inches, and figures for the portion of the year from January 1 show correspondingly as great an over-abundance for that period. The rainfall is 25.024 inches, which is 10.869 inches above what fell during the coriesponding period last year. Canterbury potatoes are being eateir with relish in far-away Monte Video, and, like Oliver Twist, the Uruguayans are asking for more.- No fewer than 16,439 sacks of potatoes have been snapped flroni jOantjerbiwy this year to Monte Video, this being a new and successful trade. This total could have been exceeded had ships, at particular times, been available for the purpose. In recent years the potato industry has languished fop the need of an export outlet. Australia had closed its doors, but necessity lately has compelled it to open. them. But Australia, is likely to prove an uncertain customer. Monte Video, however, is never able to rely on the supplies grown in its own country. Its season is early, and once this has advanced, it has depended on Europe to make up a deficit. Tho occupants of a motor-car met with axi accident on Sunday while proceeding up the Hope Saddle, «sayis a Nelson Press Association message. The car contained Mr. and Mrs. Janies Baker, their son. William, Mrs. Fear, her child and E. Irvine, a taxi-driver. Baker was at the wheel and suddenly the car shot over a bank about eight feet high. When the accident happened Irvine, with, great presence of mind, shut off the power and applied the emergency brakes. The car turned a. complete somersault. Fortunately it then caino lb rest at the right side up. All the oxen pants, remained; in, the vehicle with, the exception of the little girl Fear, who was thrown out. All escaped serious injury with the exception of Blaker, whp was subsequently removed to the Nelson hospital, where it was found that he had sustained grave injuries, Ins back being broken. He is completely paralysed in the arms and legs. Two of the commissioners appointed by the Government to investigate the systems of rural finance in overseas countries, Mr IV. J. Poison (president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union) and Mr P. H. Cox (a former inspector of the Bank ,of Australasia) will leave by the Aorangi for Vancouver. The tour is expected to occupy nearly a year. In addition to dealing with rural finance, the commissioners will study the question of immigration, on which subject they will confer with tho Imperial authorities. After visiting Canada, the United States, Brazil and the Argentine, the commissioners will proceed to Egypt, where they. will he joined by Colonel Esson. financial adviser to* the Government, about next February. When in' London the commission will endeavour to develop a practical working basis with the Imnerial Government concerning the Empire Settlement Act, 1922.

It is recorded of Senator la Folette, states the Morning 3?ost, that in thirty .years he had made no one laugh. Still, he might not have endorsed the great Lord Chesterfield’s indictment of laughter as “a low and unbecoming thing, not to mention the disagreeable noise that it makes and the shocking contortion of the face that it occasions. . I am sure that since I have had the full use of my reason nobody has ever heard me laugh,,’ Charles Sumner, the American, statesman, could make a similar boast, and .tldltke came very near to achieving a laughterle.ss existence. Moltke is said to have laughed only twice after attaining years of discretion; once, when he received the news of his mother-in-aw’s death, and again when someone fold him that a military construction just outside Stockholm was considered | bv the Swedes to be a strong fortress. The steps precedent to the election of the first bishop of the new diocese of Waikato are stated by Archbishop Avevill, Primate of New Zealand, in a 'etter published in the Church Gazette. As soon as the new diocese is constituted, the Primate will summon the. licensed clergy working in the area comprising the new diocese, together

with lay representatives from, each parish and parochial district, to a con_ ventjon, when the new bishop will be 'boson. ’ Shortly after the consecration of the bishop, he will summon liis first synod and set up the necessary machinery for th e working of the diocese. Until .such time as a duly constituted trust is set up for the Waikato Diocese the Auckland Diocesan Trust- Board! will administer the Linds of the new diocese. It is hoped 'he convention will be summoned in May, 1926.

Another shipment of the famous “Beatzall” suit cases has opened out at the Melbourne Ltd. These cases are extremely strong and durable, and are (light to carry. Prices are the lowest yet quoted for such quality goods and are as follows: 22-inch 16/6. 24-inch 18/6, 26-inch 21/-, 28-inch 22/6.—Advt.

A Press Association message states that the Christchurch retail price of coal has been raised by 2s per ton as from to-day owing to the new railway tariff '•

An elderly native named Bob Wihakahihi waisi \brought heffore Mr. E A Pacey, J.P., at the Police-Court this morning. Defendant was a second offender. He was fined 10s and ordered to pay 2s 6d expenses.

A public lecture by Mr. T. S. Coldsmith, on “Some Aspects of Practical Banking,” will b e given under the auspices of the Hawera Accountant Students’ Society at the Borough Council Chambers to-morrow night (Wednesday).

The Railway Shunting Inquiry Board was in New Plymouth yesterday and opened its sitting there. During the day evidence regarding the conditions of shunting was taken.' The inquiry will lie continued to-diay. The New Plymouth session will probably finish tonight.

Tho other morning the Grafton (N.S.W.) Land Board conducted a ballot for three homestead farms, comprising .land recently acquired from the Aborigines Board on the Clarence River, near Grafton. Of 2228 applications originally frcfeClived;, 583 were disallowed before the ballot, as these, claims were not considered equal to the others. This left 1705 marbles to be placed in the ballot box. While stressing the important part which the country was playing in the pioviding of funds for the building of the new hospital, Mr G. W. Tayler, a member of the Hawera Hospital Board, at the ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone yesterday, gave/ it as his opinion that the stationing of an ambulance at Eitham would have to be undertaken in the near future. Continuing, he said he was just mentioning the matter then so that when application was made for £2500 to be spent on ambulances the chairman and board members would pass the amount without a murmur.

Captain W. H. Smith, organising secretary for the New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions, is on a visit to Taranaki. He has with him 4000 feet of picture film, illustrating a recent journey of the mission ship Southern Cross amongst the tropical islands of the mission. As advertised elsewhere, the film will be shown in St. Mary’s Hall, Hawera, on Wednesday, and at Normanby on Thursday evening. At the ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone of the new hospital yesterday, Sir Maui Pornare referred to the criticism which had been levelled at the Government by reason of the fact that they had appointed a native to the important portfolio of Health, such a person not being responsible to a white constituency. “In The same way a white Minister for Native Affairs is not elected by a native constituency,” said Sir Maui, “so” (he continued facetiously) “what is sauce for the gander is apple pie for the goose.”

“I have never had the patience for politics,”' said the wife of New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Mrs. J. G. Coates, in an interview in Melbourne. “We women ought to be satisfied with running families. National politics is a man’s job. However, there are some others who don’t think so, as women candidates have contested the last two elections in the Dominion. But the New Zealand Parliament has yet to boast its first woman member.” Mrs. Coates added that the Prime Minister’s family life was govenied by these opinions. • '