LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 12 February 1921, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

" * "' A Taihape citizen has offered to give £500 to the Chautauqua movement, to stimulate enthusiasm (states the Daily Telegraph). 'The ages of three Masterton settlers who met together on Tuesday aggregated 230 years. They were all Sootsmen, and possessed remarkable vigour. They athributed their good health to "hard work and burgoo." Produce from Taranaki for the English market, valued .at' approximately £413,500, will be despatched from *neport of New Plymouth to-day by two steamers, the Ktimara with a direct consignment and the Corinna with dairy produce for transhipment to Home liners at Wellington,—News. Official returns show that the persons arriving in New Zealand during the month of January, 1921, exceeded the departures by 2624. In the corresponding month of 1920 there was an excess of arrivals over departures of 1962Eight male Chinese and two female Chinese arrived during: the month^ and three, male Chinese departed. The Hawera Band will play at -King Edward Park at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoons The new uniforms for which the members have been patiently waiting have at last arrived, and wm be worn to-morrow. Only the shields for the hats are wanted -to'complete the uniforms, .and these are expected to arrive from Australia very shortly. A collection in aid of the uniform fund will be taken \ip at to-morrow's performance. A Levin farmer states vthft he lias had dealings with the stock markets of I this coast for the past 14 or 15 years, and his experience is that store cattle have now' fallen to the same 'level as when he ..commenced dealing-—Chron-icle. Employment for unskilled workers does not appear to be over-plentiful in Wellington at* the present, time. Last 'week a gentleman . advertised for a couple of men to do a small amount of whitewashing, and, to his surprise, the next morning he was besieged by thirty applicants—all unskilled men. The new streets in section 37 wero given names by the Borough Council ac its meeting last evening. -The7 street which runs from the junction of the

South, Manawapou and Waini roaas to the junction of High street with Vogel street was named Dixon's Avenue. The street running from Dixon's Avenue to the junction of the South road with Vogel street was named Laurent V-O. j Street, and that running from Dixon's Avenue to the? junction of High street with Waihi road was " named Grant V : C. Street. , At last night's, meeting of the Hawera Borough Council, Cr Osborne stated that the rates outstanding totalled £5807 lis 2d. It was very ne- , cessary. that they should have the sates in-by the end of the month for the .-.overdraft was still going up. The rates were long overdue, and the public were not responding as well as they should to the.notices that had been sent out. He moved that all rates not paid by the.2Bth inst; be sued for. The Mayor, in seconding, ,sai<l he hoped the ratepayers would pay quickly, as they were now charged very heavy interest at the, bank. The motion was carried. The hours during which the public baths are open to children in the afternoon are not altogether suitable. Tlie hours'are from 3 to '4 'p.m.; and as many of the children cannot reach the baths till SV4S the time permitted tor bathing is very short.. The season is now almost over, but it may not be too late to make some adjustment of the hours that will meet the case. If this cannot be done this 'year attention should be given to the matter when framing the time-table for next season. "The banks are not advancing money to anyone now,''remarked the Mayor at the Napier Borough Council meeting on Monday evening, when a proposal to purchase a motorHriick was under consideration. ' 'We are over the limit now," he added, "if our deposit money is suddenly called up. We have taken over £20,000 out of revenue which we could not legally spend, and we have to wait for an Act of Parliament to get that mpney back. I should not like* the day to come when we could not pay.the men their wages."—H.B. Herald. The official notice of the appointment of the Tariff Commission is published in this week's Gazette. The members of the Commission are: WU- ! Kam B. -Montgomery (Comptroller of [ Customs). William G. McDonald (chair- ! man of the Board of Trade), Maurice P. j Cameron expert of the CusI toms Department), -Frank Davies (In- | spector of Customs, Wellington) ami Robert J. Gray (examining officer, CusI toms Department, Wellington). The J Commission is directed to preseflt its report upon the proposed revision of the tariff to the Government not later than August 31, 1921. A statement presented to |>he Horowhenua A. and P. Association on Saturday in connection with the late show shows a credit balance of £393 12s 6d. For several months boxes of butter have been disappearing from insulated trucks going to the Horotiu freezing works. The New Zealand Co-operative j Dairy Company had a strict check made of the. quantity loaded and a watch was kept, but without "success. At '.Vaihou a few days ago the consignors I -iven wentto the-trouble of wiring the j-tmck. The wire was cut and a box of butter fetolen'.—Northern Advocate. i A further case of a wonderful cure | effected .by Ratana, the Maori "miracle j mail,"; is recorded in the case of a I Waikato native -.(says; an.-.. exchange). ! The patient, when a young man, suf- ( fered a strain, as a result of which his i. eyes closed, and his sight went ehtire- | lv.- He ins this condition for 125 years. As the result of one treat- ; ment by Ratana, it is stated his eyes opened, and he .recovered sufficient sight to enable him to walk about without guidance. A film remained before the eyes, but Ratana promised a cure without surgical aid. .A petition is again being circulated for presentation to Parliament asking that State pensions be granted to the blind, of whom there are 600 resident in the Dominion, says the Otago Daily Times. It is represented that 90 petr cent, of these receive ho benefit from the Jubilee Institute for the Blind or from its funds. More than 50 per cent, of the totally blind are unemployable because of lack of training, advanced age, or other disabilities. It is claimed that suitable legislative provision is required for the needs of these unemployable blind people who are living'in their own homes br in charitable institutions. Not more than 10 p^r cent. of the totally blind are engaged in useful and profitable occupations. Amongst these workers there is inequality of earning power, and their average efficiency is less than 50 per cent, that of normal;- and State funds should be available from which to augment their earnings. WARNING TO PARENTS. The education authorities warn eM not to take ton many sweet?:. There is also another damrer to avoid, i.e., the use of cough remedies con+vning narcotics, syrups, or alcohol. Doc-1 tors recommend' "Fl^eiWo!" fo^ nlv 1-' J dren's use as it is free from such deleterious ingredients.