LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 21 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A Palmerston bowling enthusiast writing from the Western front, says: "We have bowling here! What has the British army not got? the only thing I've stumped them for yet is safety pins,!"

A member of the South Auckland Dairy Association stated at a meeting m Hamilton that Danish butter was now being purchased at over 6s per lb. by the British Government payment being made in coal. It is'interesting to note (says the Wa&kato Times) that the New Zealand producers are only asking the Imperial Government Is 9d per lb for the coming season's make.

Mr E. R. Halben. a well-known Palmerston North business man, has returned to New 'Zealand after an absence of 2J years, the greater portion of which was spent in a munition works. In the course of an interview Mr Haiben said that wihile there was no actual scarcity of food in England, things were so well arranged that there was no waste. The" English people, he remarked, were proud of the New Zealanders, and thought nothing was too good for them. Mr Halbein also paid a tribute to the work of the High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Mackenzie.

Writing "at sea/ on July 27, a Gisborne soldier says: "You will be surprised to know that I have had five daya m hospital with a temperature as high as 104: but I was not the only one. Iwenty-four hours after th e first man went down with this new brand of 'flu ' there wer e 200 in hospital, and very few have missed. Both doctors went down first day. and officers disappeared off the decks mno time. 1' In a later letter fh« soldier details a visit to a certain port and goes on to state: "A couple of days out an epidemic of Spanish influenza broke out, and I was one of the first to go down. In 24 hours 200 were down and by next day 80 j>er cent, of the men on board were victims.- Som© of our boys that missed th© 'flu' went into the stokehold and helped to keep the shir* going.'3 L j

Corns are very painful. If you suffer from them you should get Progandra— —a sure cure. If you know a Mend who suffers from corns, mention Protfandra —Is at. ..chemists and stores — Advt.

Consider tne economy of NAZOL — the well-tried family remedy for coughs and colds. Sixty doses for 1/6—more than three a penny. Get NAZOL today.—Advt.

The second death among the crew of the Niagara occurred on Sunday. Ow«n Qumn, aged 23, a fireman, of Liverpool, died of lung complications, following on influenza.

The Anglican Synod at Auckland carried a reooiution expressing the opinion that the Government should give the people an early opportunity of deciding by referendum the question of national prohibition versus continuance.

A hospital ship with draft No. 186 reached Auckland early on Sunday morning. There were no deaths on the voyage. The cot cases were reduced considerably. - The Auckland section disembarked in the forenoon, and the vessel left for Wellington at 1.30 p.m.

The electric current from the Lake Coleridge power system was suddenly cut off from Christchurch about 1.45 p.m. on Saturday, and great inconvenience was caused to the public and to private individuals who use the current. The tramway service was temporarily stopped. The first break in the system occurred soon after 1 p.m., but the current came along again, and the tramway authorities were able to arrange to send business people to their homes for luncheon. The second break occurred at 2 p.m., when the whole tramway system was absolutely stopped, the cars standing on the rails where they happened to be when the supply ceased. At 2.35 the current came along from the Tramway Board's power station, which is kept in readiness as a standby. Both lines from Lake Coleridge appeared to be down, and it is believed both breaks are close to the power station. It is surmised that the trouble was caused by an electrical disturbance at the lake. Repair gangs are out.

One of the extraordinary results of the war (says the Melbourne Age) is that it is now possible for a man to "make a pile" out. of that foul abomination a rubbish tip. Digging in tips for broken glass has in these later days developed into a profitable industry. When some time ago Richmond City Council received an offer of 2s 6d per week for the sole right of collecting broken glass in the city tip, the right was granted, one of the reasons advanced for acacepting sucK a small sum being that it was sufficient to keep children from raking over the unhealthy tips, as was then their practice. Subsequently the council received a number of tenders for the right, and at its last meeting it accepted the tender of the first applicant, who had raised his offer to £6 Is per week!

The question as to whether a tramcar or motor-car should be given precedence on the roads-was discussed, in the course of a case heard by Mr F K. Hunt, S.M:, at Auckland, a few days ago. Mr H. H. Ostler asked a motor driver if it was not ®> rule of the road that a motor car should wait for a, tramcar to pass. The witness said it depended on circumstances, and, Where a traffic constable was stationed, it was generally a matter of taking turns. The Magistrate, himself a motorist, .said that the motorist had as much right to. the road as the tramcar. Mr Ostler suggested that the tramcar served. the public and the motor car only a few, to which Mr Hunt retorted that there might be only a few in the tranicar, and said, in any case, a tramear had no more right to the road than any other vehicle.

According to Mr Guthrie, Minister in Charge .of Imperial Supplies, there were m store in the Dominion as on Ist October 278,566 crates of cheese valued at £1,857,100, and 72,690 boxes^ of butter, valued at £520,000. The announcement of the price, at which the jLmpewai Government has purchased the Australian output, viz., 175s has to some extent relieved the tension felt by butter factory directors, inasmuch as it aftords an index to what they may expect to receive (comments the Wellington Post).. The delay in arranging the details of the purchase of both cheese and butter has caused some hnanoial inconvenience, but this it is hoped, will presently disappear. A settlement of the equalisation-of-profits-on -butter problem is expected shortly Ih Australia the Federal Government mado an advance of l s Id per pound for butter pending the completion of the purchase details. The output of butter for export from the Dominion which will be covered by the Imperial purchase should be 20,000 tons, and of cheese 45 } 000 to 50,000 tons. The Australian butter output for export should 4000 to 5000 tons

, A curious incident is related by two passengers by the Wellington ferry stean^r a few trips ago. One of theto nad £15 m his possession, and when leaving his cabin to go to the bathroom just before the steamer reacted Lytfcelton h^ deposited his pocket'booE, as he -tihought, m his coat pocket. He returned to his cabin, and on putting on his coat found that his money had disappeared. He reported the matter to the purser, but the missing pocket book could not be found. He boarded the express at Chrdstehurch almost witlhr out.a penny, and was bewailing his loss to passenger No. 2 while on the journey to Dunedin. Th© latter asked his companion if he was sure that he had deposited thq money in his coat pocket and the reply was that he was absolutely certain on that point. An idea then occurred to No. 2, and quickly rannin*-, his hands through his clothes he discovered the missing wallet in an inside pocket. The explanation is that No 1 in his hurry to get to the bathroom; slipped his pocket book into his cabin mate's coat pocket.

Mothers, your troubles about your boy's suit is over if you pay a visit to Gillett's. There axe suits for the little fellows, size 0 to 4,. in white silk, jumper style, real tussore silk and tussore poplin suits, 8/11 to 19/6; special value in dark washing tweed suits jumper and sports styles, sizes 0 to 8 price 10/6 to 23/-. The best value is at Gillett's.—Advt

SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, tiie unequalled remedy tor colds, chest troubles, neuralgia, rheumatism. Sander's Extract, the sure protection from all injections, fever, diphtheria, meningitis. Sander's Extract, the great healer of wounds, burns, ulcers, sprains, skin diseases. Sander's Extract, proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to contain antiseptic and healing substances not present in other eucalpytus preparations; lience its superior curative powers. Sander's Extract, free from the irritating qualities of the common eucalyptus oils and the so-called "extracts,'' is safe for internal and external use. Insist on. the genuine Sander Extract; there is none "just as good."— Advt.

"Foresight is tne weapon or tne wise."

—Proverb. Foresight always pays. That's why wise mothers all over New Zealand keep a large 2/6 bottle of Baxter's "Lung Preserver on a handy shelf. At first signs of a cough or cold on the little ones, a dose of Baxter's 7 " s given. Quickly dispel all trouble and protects against return. As a tonic it *tands alone. A splendid vitaliser and blood purifier. Just as good for adults "<* for kiddies. Chemists and storesBuy to-day.—Advt

NAZOL is not a mixture or syrup— but a breathable remedy. Tackles coughs and colds by direct action. No fold is Nazol-p'-oof. 60 doses 1/6.— Advt.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd vi conjunction with Messrs Wright btephenson and Company, Ltd., report that at the sale on account of the trustees of the estate of the late J. R McDonald at Levin there was a very good attendance of the public, and bidding was keen. All of the freehold sections (excepting Lot 1) were sold under the hammer, and four of the leasehold lots were sold. The auctioneers are now treating privately for the disposal of the passed in lots. The prices realised ranged from £16 10s to £^6 per acre.

+i.T3 lei on<fe n Chronide is not surprised that the Home Office is asking for more men and more money from Jersey, but confesses to astonishment at its request for greater food production. l«or the island is singularly fertile and sedulously cultivated. ■ The output of tomatoes makes English growers envious; on many a farm two crops of potatoes are grown every year, and" today no doubt., th B cows have been standing tethered for weeks with the lush grass above their knees, fattening on th e nch herbage and yielding milk three times a day. Clearly the Government however, thinks the Jerseyman might make more of the opportunities soil and climate afford him

A Is ew Zealand soldier, in a letteto a friend m Auckland, says: "One of the most impressive incidents I saw at th 0 Cape was the 'Midday Pause,' and I think it would go well in New Zeialand. At mid-day all traffic and hnsines^ sniddenly stops. Then from the bal- ££+ f ¥ I ? n? ci Pai restaurant ih the centre-of + Adderey street a bugler plays The Last Post' and all the men bare their heads. Then follows two minutes of silent prayer, and th e 'fall in' is sounded. Immediately traffic and business resume and ordinary routine goes on. The whole thing takes but three minutes, and is most impressive "

-d } said Mr C. H. roole, M.P.. m an address in Auckland last week, on his return from America to be on toe launching platform at Ahv meda when in 50 minutes four nhips, aggregating 40,000 tons, took to the water, while in each case'within one minute of th c new vessel leaving the ways the keel of another one was laid, and, remarkable as it may sound, a new ten thousand ton ship was in the water 24 days after the keel was laid. And let me tell you, these ships are all right. They have had some trouble at times with their new wooden ships, owing largely to the unseasoned state of tihe timber, but there is nothino- ifhe matter with these iron ships. One of the loading engineers in that big yard I visit&d—the Union. Works—is a young Scotch engineer who worked for six years in Wellington before going to San Francisco.'5