LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 20 January 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

tt is reported that freezing works are about to be erected in the neighbourhood of Tauranga.

Some of the largest individual cheques paid out to suppliers by the T. L. Joll S^pe^mc ? acto™s last month were t?-7 3 £l A9h^° of £161 > £160 > £159, £107, and £154. ' Messrs Duncan and Davies, nurserymen, New Plymouth, have a fine display of cut flowers at Mr T. Barmby's Mart including Japanese iris, carnations,' roses, and gladioli. '

It may not be generally known that teal duck are protected. At the Waveriey b.M. Court recently two young men were fined £1 with costs for havinf shot these birds from a boat on the Waitotara river.

It is reported that Mr W T Wells oought ;600. calves in the Waimate i lams district at an average of 25s and was able to dispose of them at from £3 to £4 a head.

A monster bazaar, in aid of the fund tor the erection of a band-room for the Manaia Brass Band, will be held at Manaia this month, commencing on Wednesday, January 24. Active preparations are being made to ensure its success.

It is understood by the Taranaki Herald that the Postal Department intend to mstal the underground system of telephone wires in New Plymouth in lieu of the present overhead system

It is estimated thr t the cost of repairs fco the New Plymouth Harbor Board dredge, now at Wellington, will be about £650. More extensive repairs than were at first expected have proved to be necessary.

A good deal has been said of the high price of land in some garts of the North Island, Taranaki, for instance, where values reach £60 an acre, but it has to be recorded that a 40-acre farm at West Plains, only about four miles from Invercargill, changed hands the other week at £50 an acre, although eight years ago ft was purchased for little moreffchan £30.—Invercargill News. The Hawera Municipal Band, since its resucitation, has been doing good work, and there seems every reason to believe that it will soon be a valuable acquisition to the town. The Band contributed an excellent programme at the Swimming Carnival on Friday night. Mi* W. Mahony, in thanking the public for their attendance, also spoke a few words in appreciation of the band's services, which, he said, had considerably enlivened the proceedings. He hoped the members would play at future carnivals. His remarks were greeted with applause.

A remarkable accident befel Mr Fred Farr the other day (writes the Waverley correspondent of the Patea Press). While closing a gate he left his horse and gig standing on the road. The aninal moved off and Mr Farr gave chase. As he came abreast of the animal he attempted to seize the reins, when the horse, suddenly lashing out, struck his arm dislocating his elbow and a finger at the same time. Almost simultaneously, the step of the vehicle came into violent contact with his back, knocking him down. The horse then made for the -wire fence, in which it hecame entangled. With his injured arm, Mr Farr could do little, to extricate the animal. The final act was the horse sitting back on the shafts, and snapping; Ijdth off.

The Rev. J. R. Shore will conduct the services at the Presbyterian Church ! O'?LOm^' er« will be an ordination to the eldership at the morning service.

The Rev. F. M. Boys will preach morning and evening at Wesley Church on Sunday. The annual Covenant service wih be held in the evening, when Mrs Bellingham, of Auckland, will sing "The Holy Temple." ' fo

There are numerous old magazines on nand at the Hawera Public Library, and the committee has decided to distribute them among the lighthouses and gaols, where they wiJl be appreciated.

Prices received for eggs by the Wai-i-arapa Egg Circle during the month of December ranged from lid to Is l^d per dozen. The local wholesale rates were about 9d and lOd.,

On seeing its reflection in a plate-glass window in High street, Ketting, Northamptonshire, an escaped bullock chargei the window and shattered it.

A French wool-buyer now in the Dominion says that without doubt the revival of interest in the New Zealand wool sales has been the result of the rec«nt exhibition at Roubaix, at which excellent samples of New Zealand fleeces were displayed.

Subscriptions for the memorial to the late Mr George Wheeler have been treely given. Mr E, Short has reported collections amounting to £331 6s 6d, with promises that will bring the total up to £662 7s, and a probable £50 from the Romney Breeders' Association.

The patent for one of the first totalisators used in New Zealand was taken out by ]\lr Dan Lea, who died suddenly m Masterton a few years back. The late ■Mr Lea. who was a pugilist, brought out the Timaru boxing champion,.Bob Fitzsimmons.

Peaches are plentiful in Auckland, ana fairly cheap—3o for a shilling. Away back in the sixties a large kit of peaches, as much as a MaoiT woman could carry, was delivered at one's door for a shilling. .

Our representative, on a visit to Normanby yesterday, found Mr A. E. Bayliss, of "DinkumM ointment fame, hard at work m his neat little factory there. He was busy with orders he had received from the Waikato for his preparations, and expressed -his confident belief that he will very soon be sending out orders all over the Dominion, as the curative and healing properties of his remedies become more generally known.

4.v « ,® g vy ' at Present manager of tne Lardin Factory, has been appointed general factory manager of the T. L. Joll Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., in succession to Mr V. A. McKenzie. Mr Ogilvy was formerly in the service ot the Joll Company, and left to take charge at Cardiff. Whilst there his company's output secured the highest average grade ; at the Moturoa Grading Works. Mr McKenzie, who has been manager for the Joll Company for the past 2£ years, goes to Gisborne to take charge of- a large proprietary factory there.

A point of considerable interest was settled by Mr W. Kerr, S.M., az the Wanganui Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (reports the Herald), when a young man named Nicholas Joseph Winders should have appeared on a charge of disobeying a maintenance order. It appears that Winders was arrested some time ago on this count, but was released on bail amounting, to £100, and later oti paid the arrears in full. Apparently, thinking that the payment discharged him from his liability to come before the Court, he did not put in an appearance that morning. His Worship said that he could not have the Court's order ignored in this way, and that Winders had laid himself open to a line not exceeding £50, with an alternative of six months imprisonment. A .fine of £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, was imposed, the Bench further ordering that the recognisance be not estreated, i.e., that the person who had stood surety should not be required to forfeit the money.

In reference to the omission of Masterton from the itinerary of the Williamson "Chocolate and H. B. Irving companies, a correspondent concludes a letter to the Wairarapa Daily Times as follows: "Last year we had the vulgar and 'cute' pantomime 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' the lurid absurdity 'Via Wireless,' and the tinkly conglomeration of dress and girl, 'Our Miss Gibbs^;a,nd next week WJll'iamteon is sending us melodrama. Surely the taste of Masterton playgoers can rise above this sort of thing. We have many Shakespearean students here, and it is (safe to assume that 'Hamlet' would draw a full house. It would be interesting to know why our town has been cut out of the Irving and 'Chocolate Soldier' tours."

The casual visitor to the Hawera Electric Lighting Company's powerhouse on the Waingongoro Stream just beyond Normanby must be impressed with the spotlessly clean and neat appearance of the interior. Not a speck of dust is to be seen on the polished floors, and all the machinery is as clean and bright as the day it was put in. Recently a lightning arrester —an efficient piece of machinery—has been erected, and quite eliminates all trouble hitherto experienced from lightning. It consists of a series of shunted resistance rods and spark gaps, and the lightning discharge, as it comes over the lines, is circulated through the shunted gaps and over a line of multiplex gaps to the earth. There has been' no shortage of water this summer, and there has been ample power in hand for all requirements.

Under the Motor Regulation Act, 1908, it was required that all cars and motor-cycles had to be registered in a district where the registering authority exists, and that such registration would have effect throughout the Dominion. Owing to a number of towns having the same initials the Government thought there might be confusion; for instance, H123 might mean Hawera, Hastings, or Hamilton. Consequently in September, 1910, regulations were issued in the New Zealand Gazette concerning the registration. Clause 5 provides that the owner of a motor-car which had been registered prior to the date of tiie regulations, shall apply to the same registering authority for re-registration, and such authority will then assign a separate number and grant a certificate of registration, and cancel the previous registration. The point is one which should be looked into by owners of cars or cycles.

The Dominion Year Book and Almanack, a copy of which has reached us from the publishers, Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, should be very generally appreciated as a handy book of reference. Picked at random from the many subjects upon which the Dominion YearBook gives information, may be mentioned Magistrate's Court fees, postal and telegraphic rates and regulations, tables, and ready reckoner, wharfage rates at the various harbors of the Dominion, heads and officers of the more important Government departments, a list of banks doing business in the Dominion and their branches, garden and farm calendars, and a mass of statistics having reference to New Zealand.

The programme for the Rowan Athletic Club's sports on Thursday, February 22, appears in another column.

Do you travel much? Any headaches? Slip a box of Steams' Headache Cure in your pocket or travelling bag. Simple, easy to take, but effective.—Advt.

I^ess work and better results if you use Tan-01, the wonderful polisher, and preserver of linoleums, floorcloths, and tan boots. On sale everywhere, Is and 6d. *

Last week, it was eocp^tedTit wSfd" Wile between LsW^d 2000 3

cm a\ e Ot Pessimis™ has swept over tricts 1! 11! and St^orough districts, and at the present time farmer* «« optnobido as Lgards their %fS? Che soaking rains did not do the dant

had lff'Hf ?? Waiiti r0!"1. Timam, inspection it turned out to bl^dg™

ThL!, i same montn last year

fl J rd, haf been received of a sad accident which, occurred at Reefton A young mmer named Ramsay Burns of a well-known Nelson family, was over-

T+? c £ V J, oli C°-°Perativ6 Dairy Co , low as :,oon atter as possible. The total milk supply lo the several factories is abant equal to last year's, but nndll normal conditions it should have beS con^derably more as the comply has more suppliers this year than last. tJ? i? ter€sj™g_ and pleasant function on tkP aC? at M? ngatoki Public Hall XiiS I 5™ day eT^ ng lasfc ' the oecarion tS] aS distribution of prizes to the school-children and the Jewelling of Mr and Mrs Nairn. Mr F Watt* C^"J mai\ of Committee JS sided, and presented the prizes 'to th* scholars for the past year Master Basil Hair won the coveted posß turn of dux of the school; Miss Fannie/ J«me was but one mark behind. Durin3 the evening Mr Watts took occasion to make two presentations to Mr and Mrs 2 8-n n~~the, Oue J a Partin S gift from the children of a dressing-case, and the other from the residents of a very handsome silver tea and coffee service. Mr Watts expressed the regret of the children at losing a teacher they so hrcrhlv ' respected, and of the residents at the departure of one who had worked so hard and successfully, not only in the school routine,, but in all local matters. Everyone was sorry Mr and Mrs Nairn were leaving Mangatoki, and wished them all success in their neAv sphere. During th» evening vocal and instrumetal itfcms , were contributed by Misses Free 'and Parker and Messrs Reader and Patterson. -After Mr and Mrs Nairn had formally taken leave of the school-chil-.dren, the hall was cleared, and dancing was indulged in. Mr Nairn has been transferred to Durietown (Wanganui) and ,r s Place at Mangatoki will be taken, by Mr Curteis, pf Kakaramea.

It was a popular belief at one time tnat to sleep above a cow-byre was a remedy fqr many ills of the flesh.' Be that as it may, the experience of a father of a family of 15 at Pukekohe has led him to look lightly on the terrors which bacteriologists see in saleyards and the like (says the Auckland Star) v v Pukekofle Court on Thursday last ■,-' the hearing of two informations laid against the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company in respect of the con-, duct of their yju-ds gave rise to muchj expert medical evidence on these matters. A state, of things injurious to health was alleged, and the medical witnesses for the prosecution described the microbes with fearsome names and wbrse characters that might possibly flourish under the alleged circumstances. A witness for the' defence, however, had lived right alongside the yard for 25 • years, and. in that time he and his wife had reared an exceedingly' healthy family—only 15 of them—without any unusual / illness. "But," said the witness, with gentle sarcasm, "if. I had known all the doctors have been telling us, of course, 1 shouldn't have gone / there at all." A dismissal of both in- I formations on points of law was moved ~ for by Mr H. P. Richmond, counsel for the defendant company, but the Magistrate (Mr Fraser) decided, after hearing Mr Mason (for the Town Board), to reserve judgment on the whole of tie questions of law and fact.

Another Labouchere story is the following : When Khalib Pasha was recalled from being Ambassador in Paris, because he had been posted at a club for 40,000 francs which he had lost at ecarte, La- , houchere bubbled over with sympathy / for him in Truth, and related how Khalil i had begun life with. £50,000 a year, but- § having his (Labouchere's) passion for gambling, had frittered most of it away. W hen he was Turkish Ambassador at St. Petersburg he lost several, million francs to the Russians about the Court, which he paid like a gentleman. "He once saved me from heavy loss," said Labouchere,'"and that is why I take an interest in him. He," a Russian, and I sat down one evening to have a quiet rubber. The Russians have a hideous device of playing .with, what they call a zero—that is to say, a zero' is added to all winnings and -losses, so that 10 stands for 1000. W^en Khalil and the Russian had won their dummies I found to my horror that with the zero I had lost about £4000. Then it came to my turn to take .dummy. I had won,a game, and my opponents had'a game, and we were playing for the odd trick in the last game. If I failed to win it I should lose about £8000. Only two cards remained in hand. I had marked up 6 tricks, and my .opponents 5. Khalil had the lead, he had the best trump, and the thirteenth card. The other trump was in the hands of the dummy. He had, therefore, only to play his trump, and then the thirteenth card, to win-the rubber when he let drop the latter card, for his fingers were of a very "thumbv" description. Before he could take it up I pushed the dummy's trump on it and claimed' the trick. The Russian howled Khalil howled; they said it was v°ry ' r,harp practice. I said that whist was essentially a game of sharp practice, and that I was acting in accordance with the rules. The lookers-on were appealed to, and, of course, gave it in -my ft,™ - US ?'« l make > or rather save. £8000 against Russia and Turkey coml bined!"

Hatrick and Co. insert a notice re the agency for Hup and Overland motor cars.

The juices of ripe fruits are the ideal drink for summer Try it. A bottle of !ooar^l sdlSL c Fruit Extract ma¥

Why not exchange the old piano for a especially as Christmas is so aandy,? See E. Dixon and Co. about -' JTxf** I'JPPk you wi^h the best piano/obtainable. -

In the 12 months ended Sepfceridjfer 30 "*asfc 10,078 bicycles, valued at £31,208*, -and parts and material for bicycles, valued, at £200,575, were landed -at- the tour chief ports of New Zealand. Both totals are considerably larger than for the "preceding 12 months. .The Customs duty amounted to £13,361.

A New Zealand doctor, commenting on a case before the coi-onar,. said that "a large portion'of the mental weakness in the country .at present is caused by "the worry of people who do not knowhow to -make ends meet."

A valuable diamond-field is now being worked in Australia, and parcels of diamonds are regularly being sent to cutters in Amsterdam. It is said that vC»peton, in New South Wales, promises to be an active field for years yet._ The Deep Shaft mine there has bsen. worked with success for four years, and annually thousands of carats of diamonds '■are won from it.

The London representatives of various woollen companies in New Zealand ■■are.trying to procure in England (writes ■■a London correspondent) 2000 girls far work in factories in. the Dominion.

It is estimated by the Wairarapa -Age. that over £100,000 in dtvdends-on dredging shares has come to Masterton during the last ten or twelve years:

The Wanganui Chronicle reports thatthe Auckland-Wellington express, when Hearing Mataroa yesterday morning, on turning a sharp curve, ran into a jigger, on which were three men. .It was axtremely fortunate that at this point it was an up-grade for the express, but the jigger was smashed to atoms, the men having a miraculous escape. Derby ties from 6d, wide end ties from Is, boys'' shirts from Is 3d, print tunics 2s lid, men's pyjamas os 6d, singlets Is 3d,. Panama hats 9s lid, lounge suits 12s 6d, Kaiapoi tweed working suits 29s 6d, tailor-cut boxed suits,' 35s 6d, tweed trousers 5s lid, turye shirts 2s lid, light starched shirts Is. Men's odd

makes linen collars clearing at 6-d per •dozen, boys' straw Galatea hats; were os 6d, now Is lid, boysV linen polo collars, 6d per doken, boys' celluloid collars 6d each, boys' blouses Is, boys' linen hats 6d. The sale that is doing the" ■business.—J. C. Gillett.

BUTTER GLOBULES

The greater the number of butter-fat

■ globules left in the skim milk the greater ' the loss. The smaller the globule the Tiarder it is to recover. You can only secure the highest percentage of butter-fat and profit by using the Baltic Cream Separator. Owing to its ingenious con-

struction even the smallest globule must

come under the full effect of the centri-^ fugal force. Do not be content with less' effective appliances as they, mean loss of time, money, and labor. You must get all that is in it, "and it is only the Baltic

•which-can give it to you in return for the

minimum outlay and effort. J. B. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., New Plymouth. *