LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 22 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

At St. Mary's Church, .Hawera, on Monday evening, an Empire Day service will be held;. also a memorial' service to those who .have fallen in the war.

; Before Mr F. V. .F.razer,-SIM-."'\at Mercer ? (say's the* lA\icklaria''Sta*), Ed-i .warcTX/Jare was charged . with hpu'ztd'mg V collie dog On to worry a^goose, and was fined £2, with costs (7s).

In a shooting match between the Patea and Eltham Rifle Clubs on Thurste' ?}§ ht m^u aside, for the Taianaki Rifle; Club's Champfon Shield by Patea I, the former"'-beat the latter* 'Dv 739 to 710 points. .

A special train left Patea on Thursday night conveying some 300 head of cattle to the Thames for the purpose of stocking a portion of the land recently acquired there by several Taranaki residents, says the Press.

In the Town, Hall, Kaponga, on Wednesday next, the annual Hibernian ball will be held, all arrangements in connection with which are in capable hands, and a record gathering is expected. ♦

"The Coming of Christ—is it Imminent?" will be the *übjeet of Mr Harry Isaac's special address at the Oddfellows' Hall, Manaia to-morrow (Sunday) night at eighi o'clock. Further addresses are announced for the same place and hour for Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Two loan polls were i^aken at New Plymouth yesterday—£22,ooo for roading and £6000 for municipal buildings (including a rnvseum), both of which were carried. Very little interest appears to have been taken in the matter, as the polling was very small— 300 to 120 for the first, and 242 to 171 for the second proposal.

An Auckland boy soldiering with "the New Zealand troops in Egypt, in a letter to a friend in that cityj remarks: —"I'm not surprised at Moses and the Israelites wanting to leave Egypt, and you can take it from m& it. was not Pharoah that made them trek. It was mosquitoes, ants, scorpions, beetles, and other alligators rr

The Prime Minister informed a reporter on Monday that, as far as he could judge, the by-elections in connection with the Taumanmui and Boy of Islands seats could not take place for a month at least. There were certain formalities to be observed; the Judge's certificates had. to be rpceived, ten days' notice had to be given through the Gazette, writs to be issued nominations called for, and then the' date of election fixed.

The following tenders were received by the Stratford Borough Council for the erection of new municipal buildings:—A. B. Burrell, Hawera, £12,----34G; J. W. Tong. Hawera, £10,838: Shaw and Payne, New Plymouth, £10,----693; J. K. Kean, Wanganui, £9971; J. L. McMillan, Wellington, £9740. As the amount of the lowest tender was above the amount of the loan, reductions were made in the work amounting to £9<:7 10s, and a contract let to Mr McMillan for £8792 10s.

"Fiction and nenswapers all the world over seem to form, the staple article of literary diet," remarked Mr T. W. Leys, when referring to the large percentage that backs of fiction form of the total number of books issuer! annually at Auckland to subscribers to the Leys Institute library. Out of the 20,827 books circulated during the year 14,397 were works of fiction, although there are plenty of other works to choose from. It was stated that in Wellington the fiction percentage, was as high as 91 r while in Dunedin, where readers of fiction Avere not specially catered for, the percentage was 85.

A hospital (says an exchange) is a place where one naturally expects to find nothing but sadness *and sorrow, but these institutions are very often responsible for some fine humor, a fact which will come to the minds of all those who have been through a long spell in a hospital. At the Timaru Hospital the other day, a Maori youth was admitted, being taken to the institution by a guardian of the peace as the result of a collision with another motor cyclist. On arrival he was put through the ordinary course of admission, his name, next of kin, and religion being recorded, after which came a good hotbath and medical examination. It was at this stage that the new patient was found to be unmarked and unhurt. The medical officer stated as much, when the Maori, beaming in characteristic fashion, sard, "By gorry, me not hurt, me only get the big fright. The policeman make the mistake, I think, and bring the wrong fellow."

If any evidence wero required of the advantages of the system iv force securing a thorough, inspection of all meat killed for human consumption, it was. provided at the municipal abattoirs yesterday. A well conditioned cow, weighing TOOlbs dressed weight was slaughtered, and furnished one of the most shocking cases of tuberculosis which could be imagined. Every partof the body was badly affected, and tho remarkable thing was that, notwithstanding her terribly diseased state, she was quite fat. and apparently otherwise in good condition. Needless to say, every cai\e was taken to have every part of the carcase destroyed. But the incident opens up the difficult question of whether all coys, whose milk may be supplied to the public, should not be regularly examined and thoroughly tested.

Khaki mittens foi' men in training and at the front nre being shown by +he Melbourne Clothing Company. These mittens are made of five-ply wool and are. therefore, warm and extremely durable. The price is Is lid per pair..—Advt.

For Chronff: T.*he.^t Complaints Woods' Great Pepperaint Cure. Is U* 2s 6d.—Advt. '

-be^tio^atitsigcr-t^morfo^W^ittev;' C 'mito^MS^QZfew yiywou^i $to subjects announced arer "The Soul >» Dfecline" aad "Th^ Soul's ' Awakening.'*' ' 1 , A military ball will ta held in the' Manaia Town Hall on* Wednesday, 26th May, the proceds of which will be devoted to the New Zealand Hospital Ship Eund. *•■ The committee in charge of this function is "using every effort to make the balm greet success, and it is fully expected tho fund will benefit to a considerable extent. A wounded officer who arrived at Petrograd trom the front recounts an amusuig^ instance of the benefits of teetotalism. The commander of a company ordered 800 casks of soirit found in a captured German village to be poured into a fish pond. The fish became intoxicated and floated to the surface, where they fell an easy prey to the Russian soldiers. The supply lasted some days.

It is understood that the late Mr E. W. Knowles, formerly proprietor of the Napier Telegrapn, left estate valued at nearly £70,000, the bulk of which will constitute an endowment for charitable and educational purposes in Hawke's Bay. The Mayor of Napier will be one of the administrators of the estate. The deceased's only daughter, who is comfortably married, receives £10,000, plus the residence at Shakespeare Hill, Napier and its contents. v

Here is an instance in proof of present day strenuous life, A business nian of Hawera on Thursday morning left at an early hour'in a" motor car He travelled first to Wanganu:, spent a. couple of hours there, and then pushed on to Marton, where he caught a tram for Wellington. There he stayed for. some, time in the transaction of business, caught a late train,,: and at.MartOn again took to his car and arrived back at Hawera at 6 a.m. on Friday.

At the meeting of the Education Board a protest was received from the Mangatoki Committee* against the £i#£ n °ftf?umbe^ of of *£m^ c?; ■■"?* W£is pomtedout that the Board had not even I)een -a§kecl ™- ?P lm(m ,on the matter by the Minister before the legislation was ?™r a Suh el 6po^ Panted yesterday implied that the Board had power to permit of a larger committee being eieesed, which evidently was an error.) A meeting of all those who ar4> interested in sewing for New Zealand's sick and woundea soldiers' will be held l£ 5 e CouS C n 1 Chambers, Eltham, on Monday at 3.30 p.m. The matter is one wnich must appeal to all, and it is noped that those who cannot attend the meeting will assist by giving financial aid. Subscriptions snould be sent in as soon as possible to Mrs Stewart, MeU\ st, r. eet > Eltn am> or care of McVeagh, Morrison and Stewart Bridge street, Eltbam. '

A* th 9 Stratford Magistrate's Court on Friday, F. Bevins was charged with spreading false reports in connection with the war. It was alleged that Bevms had told a number of people that a young man named Kilpatrick had been killed at the front. Evidence was given that defendant, while under the influence of liquor, had continued to repeat his statement although warned that it was incorrect. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £1 with £1 8s costs, and issued a prohibition order against defendant.

With a view to fitting themselves to take part in the defence of New Zealand should occasion arise, members of the Farmers' Union throughout the Auckland province are actively forming rifle clubs (says the Auckland »tar). Each must have a, minimum of 15 members before securing Govern-' ment recognition, and *m this basis no less than 11 healthy clubs have already been formed. Others are in process of formation, notably in East Coast districts, whence " encouraging reports have come. &

There were rumors of an intention-to make a further disturbance at Wanga■mu on Thursday evening, but either they were altogether without foundation or the precautions taken were adequate, for says the Herald, the town was as quiet ps a Sunday evening. -It may be hoped that even the most thoughtless has seen the folly and the injustice of the spurious patriotism which breaks windows and destroys property. There is no service iii that Kind of thing, rather disservice, bringing discredit on the nation and seriously embarrassing rulers and men in autnonty who already arc over-work 3d and are bearing a load of tn-.eat responsibility "We in New Zealand are having a propero"s time. We hove never .seen s'ioh prices," said Mr Hugh Morrison (Masterton). at the recent farmers' dinner at Pahiatua. "This is dye in .the, first part to the British Navy, and secondly to the assistance of the Allies." Mr Morrison added (says the Pos*) that the greatest Empire the world had ever seen was at death grips, and only the allied armies and navies stood between New Zealand and ruination. There was never a I more just cause than the Allies were now fighting for, and if it was found necessary to call up all men between 20 and 40—although he hoped it would not come to that—he and every able-bodied man who was eligible would join the Expeditionary Forces At a meeting of the Provisional Committee of tlio proposed Co-operative Meat Freezing Company, held at New 1 lymouth on Friday, it was decided to £U once proceed to allotment. Some additional names were added to the Provisiona. Committee, which now coin■P»ses:—Messrs .1. T. Quin, Eltham ; Newton King, New Plymouth; m! Fleming Pungarehu; E. Marfell, Toko; \\ • A. McCutchan, Whangamomona A. Morton, Egmout Village; Martin f ufe arS hS; \- R- Rafcotn A. W. Budge Stratford; A. B, Gamlin Inglewood; H. P. Best, Eltham, and C JJ. ioung, Tariki. The office will be located in ISev; Plymouth. Applications ars to be invited for the position of secretary. Mr Mi+che'l. of "Wellington, was appointc-l architect, and Messrs Uovetfc and Quiliiam solicitors to the corn nan v.

Considerable s+oek-; of kerosene, benzine, and other oils five already being landed in the dominion or are on their way here (says the New Zealand Herald.) A shipment of 167,790 cases of assorted oils has just j/?:ichp.d Auckland rrom Philadelphia by the steamer Cape Finisterre. Another shlpnit-nt of about 123,0Q0 cases of benzine ai;d 12,000 cases of kerosene from Singapore is expected 1,0 reach Auckland about" May 26 by the British Imperial Oil Company's steamer I'hys*. She will discharge 30.000 cases of benzine and 3000 cases of kerosene .vt Auckland, and the balance of her cargo at "Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, aivl D;inedift. The Japanese steamer Asama Maru is reported to have left Ssm Francisco for Auckland and Wellington -with a part cargo of assorted o"ls; r.nd additional supplies are expected by the tlnion Company's cargo sei-vtoe fiom Pacific Coast ports, and by the vessels cning! from New York by way of the Pnarca! Canal. DON'T KEEP IT 10 YOURSELF. Hundreds o* people Jhould profit by that useful device wrich rou have thought out. YOU 6ho id lirofit also. Fortunes have be<=m mar^ by. similar ideas. But don't divulge t'->p secret until after ynu have patents 1 it. Write for our splendid free booklet "Advice tn Tuventors." Write to-da/\ —Henry Huebps. Ltd., Dominion Puftdinps, Cathedral Sauare* Christchurch,. 68 '