LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 4 May 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In addition to those reported yesterday, apologies for aosence from the meeting ne.u on \\ ednesday evening to appoint- trustees of the Hawera ii-ois-piml radio mud were received iroin .Messrs i<. Gillanders and J. M. Townsend.

Special mention was made at the monthly meeting of the South' Taranaki Executive of tne Farmers’ Union yesterday of the strong branch formed recently' as the result of the work of .Ur. IS. Gillies, tne organiser, at Whareron. An excellent meeting liacl been ueld, enthusiasm was very keen, and promised well for the future.

The thanks of Mr. W. Graham, of liawera, with respect to the letter recently forwarded t>y the Hawera Hospital Board recording its appreciation of Mr. Graham’s interest in the welfare of -patients, as shown by liis regular visits for many years, were voiced by Mr. A. L. Campbell at the special meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday. ‘‘Mr. Graham say® he values the letter very highly, and has asked, me to express his appreciation to the board,” said Mr. Campbell. In the list of awards at the poultry O'oung biul) show there was an omission man the list supplied of prizes in the lflicd© Island Beds. The corrected list is as below :—Fancy pullet: Rev. H. Curran 1 and 3, W. E. Watson 2. Cocaerel: Rev. H. Curran 1 and 2. Utility puhet. Rev. H. Curran 1,-2, and 3. Utility cockerel: W. F. Watson 1 and 2, Rev. H Curran 3. At the annual meeting of householders at Geo school, Mr. Ross presided over an attendance of 12. The 'following committee was elected for the I ensuing year: Messrs D. Rcss (chairman, re-elected), T. G. Mitchell (.secretary and treasurer, re-elected), M. T. Savwell, b. Simpson, and C. H. .Jones.

The spread of the work in the Farmers’ Union Women’s Division, and the increase in numbers, were remarked upon jester day at the monthly meeting of local members, when Mrs. Cocker, of itawhitiroa, said that she had received subscriptions from se* enty-ibur members in the Eltham district. 'Approval was expressed by all, and Mrs. Cocker said that all should do their utmost to continue the growth, so that the division could exercise the influence it might and should exert among the farmers and in the community generally. The grand finale to the Oeo Sports gathering on Wednesday was the very .successful dance held in the evening at the half. The committee had gone to a lot of trouble to secure the comfort and convenience of patrons, and this was appreciated by the large gathering present. The floor was _in capital order, and all enjoyed dancing to the good music supplied. A nice supper capped the success of the function.

The well-known Friesian cow Rosevale Queen Sylvia Triumph was paraded in the ring at a sale at Messrs. H. North and Sons’ Omimi Road property yesterday (states a Dunedin message), and it was announced that up to the end of April she had produced under test approximately 10001 b of butter-fat. She is the first cow of any breed in the South Island to- make a four-figure butter-fat record. It was also -stated that t-lio cow had another 28 days to go before the record is completed, and as she is milking over 501 h daily' and her last test.,was 4.37 per cent, the performance she will he credited with should- be approximately 10601 bof butter-fat. This row produced 9881 b of butter-fat last year, and will become the first cow in the Dominion to have produced 20001 b of butter-fat- in two successive seasons.

Mr. E. Evans, engineer to the Hawera County Electric Company, and inspector of electrical installations, under tlie Public Works Department, has received a departmental circular with reference to the tetrachloride fire extinguishers. It is poi uteri out in the circular that these extinguishers should be used with the utmost caution as the fumes produced by heating carbon tetrachloride are of a" poisonous nature. The vapour of carbon tetrachloride is an anaesthetic, and from this it seems; that extinguishers containing this chemical should be used with caution, on fires* in closely confined spaces where the user cannot avoid breathing the fumes. This property of carbon tetrachloride is not generally known and where electric supply authorities are required to instal extinguishers, it is necessary that people be advised of the nature of the fumes emitted during use and that caution he exercised in closely confined spares, (las masks of the army type afford sufficient protection against the above fumes and gases. FURS AT BUCKRELL’S.

Beautiful assortment of Fox Necklets—everybody's prices. Australian Reds, Silver, " Pointed, Ban Marten, Blue, Klb, Turkish, Mongolian and South American Foxes from 35/- to £l2 12s. Coats, Marmot, Sealine, Kolinski, etc., from £lO up.—Buekrell's, Hawera.

A meeting is to be. held at the Eltham Town Hall on Monday evening next for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the Egmont seat at the next general election and the appointment of a committee to-further the . interests of the National Liberal Party. Delegates from all parts of the electorate are invited to attend. A suggestion was made by* members present at the Farmers’ Union executive meeting yesterday that the proposal of the Railway Department to make tickets available for the W ailcato excursion for only two weeks was not sufficient, and a recommendation is to be made that the time should be extended to four weeks. Each year there is a rifle shooting competition between - the various branches of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, promoted by the Dominion executive, and this year the only branches competing were from the Wairarapa. The Dominion secretary expressed, in a letter to the South Taranaki executive, much concern over the matter, and declared that “the apathyshown by provinces in this timehonoured ' event was astounding and olearlv calls for some investigation.”

Containing a table of agricultural, stock and varied other exhibitions the world over, a copy of the journal ‘‘Mercuria,” published in Paris and Marseilles, has been received by the secretary of the A. and P. Association, Mr. M. C. Crighton. The particular number covers fixtures for the months of March and April, 1928, and includes notification of shows at Cambridge, Morrinsviile, New Plymouth, Napier, and Rotorua. The dates of the Hawera show days are being notified and will ; duly appear.

The theory that wild d-ucks instinctively know what the ill-fated- first of May -portend® is shown by the large numbers of birds that were- seen- yesterday on some of the nearby lake sanctuaries- (says the “Wanganui Chronicle”). Every year this fact becomes more noticeable. One has only to go up to Virginia Lake the day preceding the opening of the season to realise the- shrewd knowledge with which the birds are endowed. On Monday they were seen coming in from all points of the compass—much to the annoyance of those contemplating a good day’s- sport. Shooting conditions were good, and some good bags were obtained. A party comprising 11 guns obtained 116 cfueks on Mr. S. Stradhnn’s property, Loch Lomond, Moiimahaki..