LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 11 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“The Justice Department has sent a notice to Coroners throughout New Zealand requesting them to ask the newspapers not to mention the name of the poison in a suicide case,”, said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., at the conclusion of an inquest at Christchurch on Monday (reports l the “Press.”) “When the name of a particular poison is mentioned it is found that there is a run of suicides by that means. This has been apparent recently, with respect to a certain poison.” “A comprehensive exhibition should be a success if held about 1931,” said Mr G. Finn, chairman of the Auckland Manufacturers’ Association, in commenting upon proposal by Mr J. S. Fletcher for the utilisation of the Hobson Day area as an exhibition site. Mr Finn added that the scheme for reclaiming Hobson Bay and erecting permanent buildings was a big one, but it would have to be faced sooner or later.

Suppliers of the Hew Zealand Co-op-erative Dairy Company, by ai referendum, rejected the proposal to purchase the fertiliser works of the Challenge Company. The voting wa's 387,469 against and 30,473 for the proposal (stated a Hamilton message). The suppliers also rejected by 290,083 votes to 136,145 a proposal to. reimburse three guarantors of a bacon company who lost a total of £25.000 when the company failed.

The Imperial forestry 'delegates, who returned north by special train from Dunedin yesterday afternoon, inspected the City Corporation’s afforestation work, which they warmly praised. They were greatly impressed with the planting of such a. large area, of over 5000 acres, with another 5000 available. Following the example of other centres, and spurred to action by the visit to the Dominion of the Southern Cross, a largely attended public meeting in Napier last night resolved to form an aero. club. A committee was appointed to obtain information regarding the acquisition of land suitable for an aerodrome.

'Special reference was made at the Baptist. Union Conference at Christchurch yesterday to the appointment, of military chaplains. It was pointed out by the Dev. C. M. Dnncumb that it was possible to have men going into camps who were totally opposed to the spirit of the camps. ‘‘There is,” he said, ‘‘a delicate situation in operation in the camps.” He praised the supervision in training camps, where: the commanding officers were doing their best to 1 stamp out anything undesirable. He wished to stress the need of officers' who are sympathetic, rather than to have men who might be excellent in other directions, but not in sympathy with military work.

The one-legged cyclist, Mr R. Heke, [ who is riding firound- 1 t’lie - was to leave Hawera to-day at 2 p.m. for Patea, and proceeding to Watag-a-nui to-morrow.

A definite decision to contest the Oama.ru -seat as the United Party candidate was announced yesterday by Mr J. A. MacPherson, who represented Oanraru as a Nationalist in 1922-25.

At last evening’s lecture On the Sudan Mission, Mr John Priestley said that New Zealand had a great record in regard la the iSudan, and had sent as manv as seventeen missionaries into that great field, including teachers, nurses, evangelists, etc. After three months of strenuous conflict, the rate war of the Auckland taxi • companies is over. An agree ment• has been reached by representative? of the companies operating in ihe city, and new rates have, come into force. * It. was decided tto reintroduce the scale of fares adopted three years O rr O. 'Speaking on the Sudan United Mission last" evening, Mr John Priest-ley pointed out that Taranaki should be proud of the fact that it had sent the first two missionaries from New Zealand.

Johnnie Leckie, of Dunedin, professional feather-weight boxing champion of New Zealand, was married quietly at <St. Paul’s Church, Wellington, yesterday, to Miss Eileen McGuire, of Greytown. Mr and M!rs Leckic left later for Blenheim, where Leekie is to box Vercoe.

Despite the unfavourable weather prevailing last evening, there was a fair attendance at the •Presbyterian Church hall to hear an interesting lecture on the iSudan United Mission, given by Mr John Priestley. The lecture was illustrated with many excellent lantern slides depicting scenes throughout the upper Nile Valley and the .Sudan, where the missionaries are doing great work .among- the many thousands of people to be met with ill this vast territory.

The Minister of Agriculture at Wellington yesterday announced the Government’s decision to renew for the 1929 season the guarantee on the export of fruit on the same basis as last, season, 11s a ease gross on extra fan'ey apples and pears, and 7s a case on good grade apples. The guarantee will apply only to certain varieties of fruit shipped' under approved conditions.

The annual meeting of the Normanby branch of the W.C.T.U. was held at the residence of Mrs W. Gane am Wednesday afternoon. A good attendance was present. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs W. Bevan; vice-presidents, Mesdames Fletcher, Clements and Irvine; secretary, Mrs W. Game;* treasurer, Mrs J. Meuli; cradle, roll secretary, Mrs Frei; “White Robbon” agent, Miss Dixon. The report disclosed that -good work had been done during the year and that the financial position was- satisfactory. Afternoon .tea was provided by the hostess.

Mr David Jones, Reform candidate •for Mid-Canterbury, addressed a meeting at Ashburton last night. He claim - cd the Reform Government represented labour better rtha-n any Labour Government in the Empire. Regarding finance, he said the interest on the war debt sinking fund amounted to. practically the amount spent on public works last year, so that but for the war burdens borrowing could have ceased. Mr Jones defended the Government’s land .policy, but said further development was essentionl. A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation.

Another consignment of Hungarian partridges for the Auckland- Acclimatisation Society is expected to leave Europe -shortly. Mr D. Roland-, formerly 'of Auckland but now a resident’ of Vienna, who iie at present visiting Auckland, has received a cablegram from Hungary informing him that arrangements have been made to ship 500 partridges to Auckland during the present month. Thus shipment is in addition to other consignments. already received from; the same source. It .should be a uwefiid acquisition to the Auckland acclimatisation district, as- the birds are famed for their hard injess and prolific properties, valuable assets from a spotteman’s ooint of view.

The Vacuum Oil Company has applied to 1 the 'Supreme Court at iChrist-c-hurch for an injunction against the National 'Service 'Stations, Lttd., which acts as selling agents for petrol imported ~to the order of the ‘Canterbury Autobomile Association, states a Press Association message 'from 'Christchurch. The Vacuum Company alleges the service company has been mixing Plume spirit with another, selling it as O.A.A. spirit, and the injunction is sought to prevent the continuance of such action on the ground that it. is calculated to be prejudicial against the operation of the Vacuum Company.

Although the 'Massey Agricultural College at Palmerston North h’as not been long established (writes the Manawa’tu ‘‘Evening Standard”) considerable .progress is being made with the experimental and agricultural work which is being undertaken in collaboration with the Plant .Research Institute. The property bears a very healthy appearance and several crops sown recently have come away well. About 70 cows are in milk, and the number will probably be increased to 80 within another month. The stock are in good condition after the mild season experienced, and a. notable feature was the smaller demand for fodder during the winter months. No very apparent effects were observed after the recent sharp frost.

The reason for the Government’s decision to cut the Weraroa experimental farm into small holdings was given to the House of Representatives by the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. O. J. Ilawken). The Minister said that today experimental farms were not required to the same extent ‘they once wore, departmental experience having proved that it was better to have exports travelling round among the farmers and conducting actual experiments on their farms. This was a better method of reaching the farmers. The Leader of tiie Opposition (Mr H. E. Holland)’: ‘‘That does not mean that you arc going to ’abandon every experimental farm?” The 'Minister: “They are gradually being curtailed, and there are few of them in New Zelaland to-day. Wo require a number of them, but, as for the old style of experimental farm, it lias boon found that the money is bolter ox-ponded in the provision of trained men who will visit the farms and conduct experiment's 'in conjunction with the farmers.”

In the, Mangatoki Hall to-night there will be held the wind-up dance of the season. Decorations and colonred lights will be an interesting feature.

New designs in men’s 'neglige shirts with collar to match are now being shown at the Melbourne. These shirts are not skimped in size or scamped in workmanship. Prices 6/11 to 13/6. Orders taken, for special shirts executed within three days.—Advt.