LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 23 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"I would like to refer to the Tramway Company's dust-raiser, commonly denominated the electric sprinkler," remarked Mr H. Schofield at a recent meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council. He said that shop-keepers complained bitterly about the dust that the sprinkler drove into the shops. It. was agreed that the company be requested to slow down the. speed of the sprinkler in order that the water might lay instead of raise the dust.

The South Canterbury Shearers' Union, at a meeting held in Timaru, had a discussion on the price of shearing. Members said that there was a difficulty in getting a run of good sheds, and on this account they considered the rate of pay-~£l per 100 sheep—was not a remunerative one for blade shearing. They decided to ask shearers to further discuss the matter at the shearing sheds during the coming season.

During the hearing of a case before the Appeal Court at Wellington, in which the Commissioner of Ctamps appealed against a decision of Mr Justice Williams regarding the liability of the donor of a gift to pay death duty, Mr Justice Cooper said that although the Legislature had seen fit to impose a tax on gifts made by a father to his children, he could see no logical reason for so doing. It was the duty of a father to provide for his children, and he should not be taxed for doing his duty.

The medical examination of children attending the Technical College will be undertaken as soon as the proper weighing machine comes to hand (says the Press). This system, which is a new one as far as Christchurch is concerned, forms a regular feature of the big schools at Home, the idea being to ascertain the respective development of the pupils, so that special training can be adopted in individual cases if necessary.

That hard racking cough at night can be wonderfully relieved with a few drops of "NAZOL" on a piece of loaf sugar, and allowed to dissolve between the ckeek and gums. Repeat frequently. *

A meeting of the Haw era branch of tSI bp 6h Mealdl^ Plans' Association Hawera fi" tf c *OI<"_SA» Chambers, noon °k °n Saturday after! -i^,. Ia? y '|.Pf rishioner coafited in the vcdi ot lakapuna (the Rev. W. G Monckton) that she had to read a paper Elv a n SU )JeCfc, °f Which she had a£°J.S V° kTv-ledge. The vicar replied «t inn 8*"! at £ missionary meeting At Auckland on Friday—that it could \™L wT( to SpßSk aboUt «°meth?n£with winch no one was unfamiliar said Mr Monckton, " s l c ephed w.th that subtle flattery that. only a woman can use: 'Well, it seems . to come very naturally to you"' (Hilarious laughter.) ann!!Jn; Ja. meS Fer Suson > *ho has been appointed- manager of the Bank of New £_± nd f at Jat 6a ' WaS P^ented with a puise ot sovereigns by the residents for pjf m°Utfe bS Ore he left that to™ vLI f Vi. Mi Freuaon is an old servant of the. bank, having filled the position ot manager at Westport Reeftton, and Greymouth, and previously Mas on the old Colonial Bank staff. As ?r^ nr! Sipl^"er^and P^sWent of the Gey Club, Mr Ferguson was presented n ith a travelling rug, and from the staff ot the hank he received a silver-mount-ed cigarette holder, suitably inscribed. Commissioner Richards, head of the iNew Zealand Salvation Army, will be Ai my Hall, he will deliver a very in- • teresting recital entitled "South African Stones." This recital should draw a large house, as many of the stories deai with the commissioner's own experience while he was in South Africa. There are over 20 stories, some of which are of a sensational character. The recital has won much favor with English and colonial audiences. The Commissioner will be accompanied by Brigadiers Bray, Vince, and Captain Sutw. ;'These tags are no doubt necessary but it seems to me that they can safely be ignored," said the Mayor of Mount Albert at the council meeting, when explaining that the departmental authorities had put a tag on those items in the borough accounts which referred to bonuses to the Town Clerk and his assistant, and to the cost of four months' holiday ior the borough foreman on full pay, as a reward for 25 years' service. Ihe Auckland Star states that the council agreed with the Mayor that, as the money had been paid, the best thing todo was to forget the departmental tags. Sergeant-major Rudd, now a permanent officer of the defence forces, and formerly . a , well-known Southland boxing exponent, has received a letter irom his brother, a member of the Wellesley Battalion, India (says the Southland The writer states that all the uniforms in his regiment are manufactured from dominion-made khaki. The permanent forces where he is stationed go in for sport on a very lar^e scale. In a Marathon race he himself had secured sixth place out of an entry ot 100 competitors. He was champion shot of his battalion, and runner-up-m the light-weight boxing contest. He says that an insurance scheme has been introduced into the Indian Army and among the companies participating is one from New Zealand.

As illustrating the waywardness of fortune and the ups and downs of colonial towns, it may be of interest tomention that many years ago the .Bank of New Zealand bought a corner site at Normanby, erected premises and installed a manager. After a few years, it was found an unpayaable proposi- ? U tlle manaeer was transferred and JYormanby was made an agency un- £? r Tpiairera' wnence it visited by Mr White, the then manager. Later the agency was closed and the premises removed to Stratford, where they were used as the bank's first local banking premises. That was over twenty years since. The bank held on to the Nor. manby section and eventually sold it tor a good deal less than the cost price. No doubt the cutting up of farms, the consequent increase in dairying, and of population have combined to render banking facilities again necessary at Normanby. One of the three gold medals of this year's Berlin Salon has been awarded to Mr Frank Brangwyn, who designed the New Zealand artistic arch, which was such a feature of the Coronation decorations. Mr Brangwyn knocked about the world a good deal before he gained recognition, visiting Russia, Spam, Algiers, Turkey, Africa, and many other out-of-the-way places, painting and sketching wherever he went, though seldom burdened with a superfluity of cash. In this latter connection he recalls an amusing experience. During a financial crisis he tried to borrow £20 on the security of one of his pictures. The pawnbroker offered 10s. Mr Brangwyn protested. "Why the frame itself is worth more than that," he said. "I know it is," was the reply, "and it is on the frame that I am lending the money." Our examination of your eyes is conducted upon the latest scientific principles, and glasses are prescribed only where absolutely necessary. We are•pecialists in sight-testing—Jas E Campbell, D.8.0.A., sight specialist, at rooms Hawera every Thursday. * HEALTH HINTS FOR RHEUMATISM. Diet plays an important part in Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago and kindred complaints. Those troubled with these diseases should be careful, for some foods encourage the formation of uric acid. Avoid red meat, beer, vinegar, spice'^; use) tea and coffee sparingly, and— most important of all' take RHEUMO. It is the one medicine that will quickly and effectually cure Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, and .their attendant evils. The first dose of RHEUMO gives relief, and1 will be found to quickly effect a complete cure. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it. 2s 6d and 4s 6d a< bottle. Give it a trial.—Advt. 27 COUGHS AND COLDS SILENCED. As soon as you take a dose or twoof Baxter's Lung Preserver your cough is silenced, and you feel relief. When you have finished the bottle you wilP find that your cold has been "cured— that your throat and chest have been.-. strengthened, and that you feel perfectly well and fit. Baxter's goes direofe. to the chest, and there commences tocure right from the jump. Buy a bottleand be cured of your cold. Price Is 30d' (large sixe), at all chemists and stores —(Advt.) The Nazol inhaler is a simple contrivance by which "NAZOL" is evaporated:'' and inhaled so that it circulates freely throughout the respiratory system.. "NAZOL" taken in this way cures cold in the Head, Influenza, and Throat troubles very auickly.—Advt. A ten years' guarantee is given withevery Wertheim Sewing Machine by E/.. Dixon and Co. These machines sew backwards and forwards. —Advt. A bad cold unfits a man and is dangerous. Tonking's Linseed Emulsion positively cures all colds; Is 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6i ■-.' •-