LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 16 April 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There -will be' no publication oi the Star to-morrow (Good Friday) or on Easter Monday.' Owing to the date of the usual meeting of the Oddfellows falling on Easter Monday, th« meeting is to be- held thie «v«miag. Only a few sections of the Lakes Estate were disposed of as a result of the sale by tender. The price obtained averaged' from £40 to £42 per acre. Opunake and Pihama combined ore sending a bowling team to Haweira on Easter also St. John's Club, Wangaami. The latter game will commence at 1 p.m., as the visitors must get away by the 4 o'clock train. Tfe» proposal mooted (recently in Wellington with a view to the establishment oi .an employers' labor bureau did not meet with the support that was anticipated, and the matter has been allowed to drop. The Rev. S. J. and 1 Mrs Gibson-, with I their family, left Hawera by the express J train om Wednesday evening for Onehimga. A large number of friends assembled at the station to bid them goodbye. As the train moved out cheers were %ive& for the departing minister, his wile, and family. The other "day^ at Eltham Mr Espin was severely bitten in the foot by . a boar. Mr Espin was assisting to get the animal out of a cart,; when the boar rushed at him. He tried -to .save himself by lacking at, the' animal,; and the ■ boar thrust his tusk clean .through ,Mr Espin's book The wound -- in the foot was 2£ inches- deep/ 'and some arteries were severed. '~* ' v '" . in the' report of Monday night's Council .meeting a reference was made to Cr Campbell's question as to changing the depth of metal on Egmont street which, Mr White says, might create a false impression. He explains that in the specifications either 9 inches pit meta/1 or 6 inches broken metal was allowed. Though the former was originally intended to be laid, it was decided afterwards to change to the latter. Wangattiui Chamber^ of Commerce has decided to apply to the Department for an additional express train service between that town and Wellington. It is proposed that the train should' leave Wanganui at about the same time as the one" which left- Wellington for Wanganui (7.40), and starting from- Wellington at the same hour as the one which left Wanganui (12 noon).' •An amusing' incident occurred in a certain post office in Wa'rarapa lately. A local crank obtained permission to use a number of telegraph forms' . to make communications with the unknown world by means of a, syetem of wireless tele-, graphy which he had discovered. Next morning the forms oovesped with heiroglyghics, , l amd each bearing a penny stamp, were found posted in a pillar box. They were diuly sent to the "Dead" 'Letter Office, en route to their intended destination;' ' ' At a social function at. Milton recently Major McClymont, replying to the toast <ft-i"Tbo Imperial Forces," said he had been fourteen years a volunteer, and he was disclosing mo State secret when he said that the Easter, movements would in some measure decide the fate of volunteering.' At present they were the standing army of the' Dominion. It had been a subject of grave thought by the Defence Council what was best for the Dominion, and if more interest in volunteering was not manifested by both em--ployer and employee an entire revolution would be made in defence matters. Mr Marx, speaking at the meeting of the Mangatoki branch of the Farmers' Union, said he would' like to see a. teacher visiting country districts for the purpose ot imparting technical instruction. He said the country was being governed from the town, and would be until they got the advantages the town children got. It was the country that created ninetenths of the wealth, but the town had the organisation, the equipment, and the teaching. He thought this was a matter i for the Union. An endeavor had been made for to utilise the Eltham School (the Education Board' offering to pay half the cost of conveyance of the children), but the effort' had> fallen through. Mr J. Phillips presided over the annual meeting of the Mangatoki branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, held on Monday evening. Vlr Naughton (Provincial Secretary) stated that the organisers had .been successful in collecting members' back subscriptions. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : President, Mr J. Marx; vice-president/ Mr M. T. Phillips; secretary and treasurer, Mr A. ' C. Pease ; execntive, Messrs J. Phillips, J. Marx, W. Marx, McGuinnesj, M. T. Phillips, Bennett, Rogers, Hoskin, Bajlantine, Linn, Pease, Dawbin, and Sulzburger ; auditor, " Mr Ballantine. Mr -Marx was appointed delegate to the Provincial Conference at Hiwera.- It wds decided „. that 7s 6ct be the subscription .for tf\e ensuing year. Woods' Groat . Peppermint Cure for' Coughs and Colds never fails.' Is dd and" 2s.6d.rrAdvt. ' \'' "'■ ..-''"'" Gibsons Ltd; 1 will open all day SaturdajTnext, until 9 p.m.~:2Ldyt. » „ . STRONG .' L AMjBS.-^H^lth^ ;■ Hoggets, Increased- Clip*' secure<l r ,b'y using ,^'Yermo-. erne,"- the famous internal;! parasite, dpstrdyer 'and' 'tonic. Its " tonic ',prepeyties^ are; especially valuable; as bemdesT killing and;'. expelling* p&ftsitee it operates imme^iat^y in .building up the system,, and so prevents < fresh attack. 'Prepared by the A. and P. Food Co., Ltd. OHtainable from Barmby and Cole, Hawera.

A meeting of settlers favoring the Opposition in Parliament 'is bedng held in Hawera to-day. It m understood thai the matter of deciding upon a candidate for P-atea seat at the general election -will be the principal subject «f di-cuseion. The stock returns for 1907 stow that there is a total of 6,912,519 cattle, 26,116,503 sheep, and 2,638,808 pigs- in Great Britain. Some queer things are done in the country, a North Island exchange ob- ' serves. The- youths of Opunake held a football club meeting recently in the lock-up. A poll at Levin fox a £22,000 loan for a "water supply scheme- "was carried .by 194 to 17 votes. The Gisborne Technical School is initiating cooking classes for , youths', .as ; well as girls, considering that the op-" portiunity should, be afforded young mcii, whose occupation takes them to I .places where competent cooks are not available,' - to secure a knowledge of plain cooking. A rather amusing and unusual incident took place in one of the Cattertoh churches on Sunday. A worshipper, when the plate came round, dropped two shillings into It. The collector was moving off, when the donor whispered, "Stop a bit"; I haven'jE got my change!" and took back eighteen pence. . v An attempt to 'form on- egg "combine" •was last week made down South, whereupon * a correspondent writes to a • contemporary Baying:— The report of theCanterbury poultry breeders in Saturday's issue should be read very; carefully by the perplexed houßewife (: ,sonietimes speculates in that mystery of^mys : , tones, the fresh egg. The' chairman"of the meeting arid that "the .egg market was in the hands of the consumer," whatever that may x mean,'' and^a ! «6ciety Was' formed with a name as long as a lobby and a flight of stairs, .whose, duty it shall be "to tell the consumer .the price ol eggs, and not vice versa- But .if the stupid consumer whom those good' peo* pie are at such pains to educate should say, "Keep your eggs, I can do without them for at least a few months," what then? The A.B.C.X.Y.Z. Society might, say in reply, "OhT We'll just Kola on till, the general election/ <.. • . The Hawke'e Bay mutual of the Farmers' Union has broken away from the general policy of the Union's mut/uale by reducing, its premium to five shillings. The directors give as their reason for adopting this low rate that the whole idea of the mutual being cheap insurance they .only require in- the form of premiums sufficient to pay . current expenses $ in. the event of a loss insurers can be called upon to contribute their pro Tata share. Is is only fair to .point out that the reason, other mu^uaJs; have fixed such a premium as will enable' them' to buiild up a reserve is because of the great difficulty that .would probably be encountered in •collecting the pro rata payments were there no provision for meeting claims 1 but a call on members. The Hawke's Bay mutual, however, is not anticipating- losses. It is following the safe policy of .having a director in each section of ■ its territory, and only accepting risks of a sound character. The .Mutual has seventy odd •insurers for two years' work. ' - •* A large amount of. shooting- at game out of ' season is aaid' to be going on in , various parts of the Auckland dis-, tnct. The > committee of the- Thames' Game Preservation Society in. its annual report\says, referimg to several prosecutions which it hadi instituted, that game*, interests do not seem to .have -secured from the Bench the support that, might; have been .expected. In 'one^-case, ■&.' ranger ~and an independent' witness; i^woreto the. shooting of 'a duck^ but a>s£nch\a > $£nch\ of justices refused to convict because" the duck wns not produced. In a 'second case the duck was produced, -and" the Bench still refused to <xpcard a conviction because the <ra(nge,r in his evidence. would appear to lay ■ dowm, jKg* jcrecedent that a •conviction can, be obiWn^d.by a ranger only when he ia-accompwijKd by 1 an army . oi witnesses. \ The committee has. decided that all future prosecutions will be heard, if possible, before' the stipendiary magistrate. • ' J '' z' 3 ' "It is extraordinary thow statement* are being made .about the present Police Commissioner, Mr. Dinnae," ■< remarked Sir Joseph "Ward a^'.pnnedxn., "So far as the Government is- -concerned there is no intention that: he should give xvp his position. Hie has performed the "import-, ant duties attaching to his office' satisfactorily, and when an officer, serves his. country well there is\no desire on the part of the Government to sever:, the 1 connection without some warrantable cause. So far as' l am aware there is flof only no cause in/this case, but Inspector Dinnie has carried out his work with general, satisfaction. - I do not suppose that Mkj Dinnie, more than any pother public officer, has been able to' 'please everybody. If a man in his position did so he would probably not be fit for th« office." • ' tfive years ago the Lords of the Admiralty introduced a novelty in the navy (writes. Mr H. W. Lucy). It is known as battle-pVactice, and involves shooting at a target anchored' at sea about the distance (an average of four miles) at which in actual warfare a bataleship would engage the enemy. The battleship taking its turn at the practice follows the lead oi the Admiral, who steams ahead in an Admiralty yacht. It is part of the plan that the captain, in setting -forth, does not know from which side, port or starboard,, the broadside is to be fired. Nor does he : know in. advance of a five-minute (signal when the • firing is to commence. Lri these circumstances, the result is frequently amazing, the far-off target, representing the hull of an enemy's ship, being riddled witfiin. seven or eight minutes. Experience and consideration have suggested to the Lords of the Admiralty a serious drawback in the efficacy of this practice. The target is stationary, and the gunner having once got the range, its destruction; is inevitable. It has been decided! that hereafter the "target ©hall-be adrift. It will be taken' in charge By a cruiser, and. whilst the firing goes ' on, will be towed* at the highest practicable speed. This will add ! considerably to the difficulty of the gum(new, but wfll also appreciably, increase the -value of battle, practice. It wiJJ operate in, another .direction, giving officers and men of the cruiser a lively cense.of the .actuality of an eneasrfcment at «ea... ■VSrith.;t?e > projecUles of' 12-inch ■guns7?flyjbg, round,, the, longest towrope separating the cruiser from the> target will seem unpleasantly short. ' , Mr , H. j. Eayes, Otakeho; advertises ■a' realisation sale, nt which he will give a djftcourot of from 2s to 4s in the £ on purchases. ' Tlie sale commenced 1 yesteTday, and" is now in roll swing.

Mr Dall, Chief Inspector of Post Offices for the Dominion, ss in town to-day on a visit ia connection with improvements in the local office. About forty couples attended the dance in, connection with ' the; Molls Sports held in Mr B. LysagmVs.woolßhed in the evening, and a thoroughly enjoyable time was speak Excellent dance music was supplied 1 by Mr P. Bums, aflfl' Messrs D. Murphy and D. Campbell were efficient Ms.C. Mr H. Brougham has had a somewhat singular in ■contoection with the hot-water system at his residence (says the Manawatu. Evening Standard). It. was discovered, that something waa wrong with the service, a block having occurred in one .of the pipes, <md i>he .confined. 1 steam ..was, creating- a sensation. 'As these was 'a prospect of the hot-water taqk. bursting, a plumber was sent for, aiMi- immediate, steps taken to act things rights It was not -until the system was puJled; to pieces that the cause of the trouble was discovered. ' It was Vfi» re- ' mains otaa.cel, ".•wl&lwW -^blocW a circulating pipe, and prevented the escape of water. How ftp -eefc. which was apparently aboot tm'\Tkd^ longTwhen " ahve, got into the Bys&m is-'a n^stery. Ur ?* r , *<> tke statement that bee-keepers are- neVei>: subject' to ' rheumatism' was give* by D t . Kennedy in, ajectuw atH^^M^^kTTho Jectnrcr_ (said^tfiev -fiKwg|ga^-- Standard) accounted for the immuaity "of apiarisis from rheumatism •byx&atWzthafc when ed, Was formic acijl'; had a direct counter^ innWnc^; upon the uric acid' in >thebody. .He'iad been-^ sufferer from rheumatami' before He became interested ' in, bee-keeping, but since then the rhenmatic pains had. completely disappeared. Mr - Hopkins,.; the' Gfovernment h*Vx-. pert, xecorded a' similar experience.

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