LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 September 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairiiua, eu route from ’Frisco to Auckland, is short of bunkers 'JOu miles off New Zealand. The Waihemo left Auckland yesterday morning to tow the W'airuna U> port.

The Taranaki Provincial Grocers’’ Association met in Stratford, last week, when Mr. A. I?.. Masters presided over an attendance of delegates representing all! -towns in the province. The new grocers’ award was discussed at length, and iMesisinsi Wjardi (New Plymouth), Bn Mock (Hanvera) and Masters. (-Stratford) were appointed representatives of the employers at a conference with representatives of the employees, which, will take place at New Plymouth this week. —Post. ‘•The trouble with the farmers is that they will not stick together. 11 they are supplying one organisation at a certain price to their mutual benefit, and another concern offers them a farthing a pound more, they break away,” remarked Mr J. Boyce at a meeting of the provincial executive of the Daily Farmers’ Union at Palmerston North (reports- an exchange). ‘‘Any farmer can he bought for sixpence,” remarked another of tho6e present-. ‘‘Not all farmers,” smilingly observed the president, Mr Neil Campbell.

After many years of neglect . and indifference, the historic graveyard of Russell Church has at last been completely cleaned up and put into a state of order. Like many another old cemetery, it became a veritabe wilderness of brambles and bracken after death had removed the near relatives of those buried _ there, and for many years its condition was a reproach to all who should have made its upkeep their special care. The church itself, which had also fallen into sad disrepair, was recently completely renovated with the exception of the roof. A sum of money for reshingling was subscribed about two years ago, hut the work has not as yet been completed. The Historic War Graves Division of the Department of Internal Affairs recently took in hand the clearing ut) of the graveyard, and the work was completed a few weeks ago.

iSperiiciiisi or the. signs of the times and the repetition of antediluvian vices iii the course of a sermon at Auckland, the Rev. .T. W. Kemp referred to the craving after fleshly pleasures (reports the Star), As it was in the clays of Noah so it was at the present time. Anyone who con'd make a. person laugh ">r look silly could make a fortune. A snail that- could produce bad sketches could command a. higher salary than the President of the United States. Men’s spheres had become distorted and twisted. He dare not, in a congregation such as was before him -that evening. go into details regarding the. flesji- - v>‘ensures of. modern days. They had onlv to look on their streets in Auckland or peruse modern fashions to see : U The "poor puppets of girls who were (.lie slaves to the goddess of fashion, and "'hose appearance caused one to pity them, bore out what lie said, and they had only to look in other directions to see the same sad state of affairs. Yet come ueoole wou'd have them believe that they were improving.

Spring’s new goods at Harrops suggest “off with the old and one with the new.” Oome in and inspect these stylish quality goods. Prices are distinctly moderate.—Harrops Ltd'.," Ha-

Last week’s *Nfe\v Zealand Gazette announces that the sex-vices of th e Kaponga Defence Rifle Club have been accepted by the Governor-General.

At a meeting of the Auckland Competitions Committee it was reported that liabilities totalled £IOOO, receipts L'JOO, leaving a deficiency of £BOO. A committee has been appointed to deal with the matter.

An elderly Maori, who was arrested on a charge ,of drunkenness on Saturday. appeared before Mr G. FT. Buclcer.idge, J.P., at the Hawera Police Court this morning. Defendant, who was a first offender, p.’eadod to be given a chance. After being admonished b.v the Bench, be was convicted and discharged, and ordered to pay expenses. During the month of July nine artisans and 273 labourers were engaged on the Opunake railway construction. Artisans numbering 22 and 131 labourers were also employed on the Sti-atford-Main Trunk line timing the same month.

The latest issue of the Abstract of Statistics gives the official figures: of the number of deaths from infantile paralysis during the recent epidemic. The first death occurred on December 3, 1924, in Wellington. Prom then 172 deaths were recorded, 91 being males and 81 females. Of the total number of deaths 87 per cent, were of children under 16 years of age. That the clothing trade in New Zealand has been hit hard by outside goods was a statement made by Mill. L. Hammond at a sitting of the Conciliation Council. Mr Hammond said that the union in its demands for a new award was asking for reduced hours. Reduced hours would put up the cost of goods to the detriment of both manufacturers and workers. A reduction in the working hours would reduce the output. The union* was seeking to deal the industry a blow with one hand and was holding out the other for a benefit in the shape of increased wages. The Waver ley pastures have an exceedingly barren appearance just now, being the worst seen for many years. It has been pointed out that the cold winds and frosts experienced have wrought havoc with the crops. The lambing season is proceeding well, and docking has commenced. The highest percentage in Waver ley to date is 112 and the lowest about 90.

It has been recommended by the Waverley Automobile Association that the .Wanganui organisation requests the erection of a oscillating signal at the railway crossing near the station.