LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 9 July 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

For the past month the borough engineer has issued permits for new buildings, alterations and additions, estimated to cost £2623. The new buildings Include a dwellinghouse ia Glover road estimated to cost £1500A meeting of interest to people of Ohangai will be held on Monday evening at the school, when the question of presentation to residents leaving the aistnct will be discussed- It is hoped by the convenors that a very laree number will be present . A North Otago farmer declares that the present is the driest season in his forty-live years' experience. The residents of Windsor, who lire now carting water from the Kakanui river, are asking for a share of the water now being carried from Oamaru by train to Neapaa.

The Hawera Fire Brigade will hold its annual ball on August 5 at St. Mary's Hall. The proceeds are to go towards the Taranaki District United Fire Brigades' Association Conference and Demonstration to be held in Hawera next February. The demonstration will be held for the first time in the history of Hawera, and it is the local brigade's intention to make the event a thorough success. There- will be about 150 firemen present at the demonstration.

The people of Hawera will be pleased to extend a welcome to the new Salvation Army officers, Adjutant Wheeler and Ensign Marshall, who have been appointed to Hawera; also to hear the Stratford Salvation Army Band under Bandmaster Grant. The band possesses some capable soloists, and to-night, in the main street, a special programme will be rendered. On Sunday the band, with the Hawera band, will visit the hospital at 10 a.m., and in the afternoon will play at the Park and at night in the citadel. AH services will .be led by the new officers, and on Monday night a special welcome social will be held in the citadel. During the first quarter of this year 3645 persons were arrested in New Zealand, and 5843 were summoned, thus making a total of 9488 persons tried before Magistrates (writes the Star.) Many of these were tried on more than one charge, 3155 of the arrested persons were summarily convicted, and 4709 of those summoned to

appear were convicted. There were 228 assaults recorded, ten charges,of burglary, and one of forgery. Drunks numbered 2267, of whom 87 were women. Of all these cases heard 887 were discharged, 573 were dismissed, 217 were admonished, 232 were committed for sentence, and 160 were committed for trial in the Supreme Conurt. Mr. H. L. Spratt returned recently from a trip to Australia, where he visited Sydney and part of the country round that city. In conversation with a Star representative, Mr. Spratt said that the city does not show much indication of hard times. Business men over there told him that New South Wales had just experienced a wonderful season and this, as everyone is aware "who knows what a' good Australian season is. means wonderful" prosperity for the Commonwealth. Another feature that makes for favouratfe conditions is that most of the Australian wool is of the finer qualities and this means that the demand has been keener than for the coarse wool and the prices have not dropped to anything like the same extent as have those of the bulk of New Zealand wool. Generally speaking, the impression Mr. Spratt received was that Sydney and its immediate district was prosperous and that there did not seem many signs of anything approaching hard times. - , " The story of young Les Read, the fe^v. P^sbman, of Calarie, near Forbes (New South Wales), has created a good deal of interest (says a Sydney paper). Only 14, and small for his age, Le s is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Read, ot Calarie, and can easily be described as a resourceful young Australian. On leaving school earlier in the year he bought a team of horses and a plough using his savings for this purpose! LJunng the present season the young >chap, who is. still in knickerbockers, has averaged £6 a week by doing ploughing by contract. Some time ago he sought to buy a plough horse from a member of the shire maintenance staff. 'I can't deal with you, my boy," said the man; 'Til go out and see your father.'> On the father being interviewed later he said he did notj want a horse. "But Les says you do '' was the answer. Les Read on beihg called out said he wanted the horse for himself. "You can sell the horse to j cX W eV6ry confidence,'' said the , father. "He is earning big money and \ can pay for all the horses he buys." ihus the deal was made. "A London newspaper recently re-' ceived £2000 for a single advertisement ' of a sale from a leading firm of Lon- j don merchants." says an American | journal. It is claimed to be a world's record. The advertisement filled four pages, and the rate was £500 a page. The statement is made that the same firm and its associated companies spent in the same newspaper'over two hundred thousand dollars", £53,000, during 1920. Recently the North Island Dairy Association was considering a-' scheme by which it was proposed to ! raise £5000 for the purpose of adver- ! tismg dairy produce at Home. The amount paid by the firm, of English mci chants will give some indication of the value of~.space in English papers, and the amount of publicity that can be obtained for £5000. If one firm can spend £53,000 on advertising in a single paper,, what amount should be spent if the principal products of a country like New Zealand are to be brought fully before the notice of the people in the Old Country? It would seem that £5000 woud not go very far. Be sure and attend the South Taranaki Jersey Breeders' Sale on Tuesday next at the Hawera A. and P. grounds. The biggest bargains are at Gillett's Final Flutter Sale. Money is wanted and stock must go. See these bargains: Ladies' tweed skirts all half-

price; raincoats from 12s 6d; woven combinations, only los 6d; Dr Jaeger's pure wool woven combinations, 12s 6d, 17s 6d, worth double; boys' tweed overcoats 18s 6d, usually 295. 6d; boys' "Fish brand" oilcoats 25s 6d, usually 33s 9d; ladies' black stockings, Is lid; hair nets, Is lid dozen; children's woven combinations, only 3s lid, at Gillett's.—Advt. Harmony in the wash-house, harmony in ihe home, harmony among all nations is the ambition of all '''No Rubbing" Laundry Help enthusiasts.— Advt. Until sorriet)o<_y evolved the lie., les* watch the discomfort of lost keys .va? unending. The inventor made money if you have an idea that will save time, money or labour, bring it to us We will advise as to it practicability 'ecure your' patent rights. Henry C-npri-ps? JAd.. Pntenr, Attorneys, 157 Featherston Street. Wellington.—Advt

Housewives oi cheerful vo:ce and runny countenance are very plentiful throughout l^ew Zealand now, tlianks to Keep Smiling Pumice Soap. Price od all grocers. Burges«, Fraper and C^ . wholesale agents "No Rubbing "_ Advt.

Sir William-Hemes left London yesterday on his to New. Zealand (says a cable from London). j The death of Mr'. Watkin Wynne, ! general manager of. the Sydney Daily ' Telegraph Newspaper Company, is an- \ nounced by cable. j The supply of school books and sta- ' tionery to school children at cost price, as proposed by the Education Department, was supported by the Canterbury Education Board yesterday, and it was decided to compliment the Minister of Education on the stand he had taken. For the month ended June 30, the stock slaughtered at the borough abattoir were: Bullocks 63, cows 41 heifers 4, calves 22, sheep 659, lambs 14, pigs 71- Two sheep and one calf were condemned. The fees and rents totalled £105 3s sd, £96 6s 9d and £8 16s 8d respectively), the fees being £9 8s 9d more than in June, 1920. The total fees for the three months ended June 30th are £49 4s 9d in excesse of those for the corresponding- period of last financial year. At the present time Great Britain can double her world coal stations by new oil ones, and assure nSr ships liquid fuel as hitherto coal. No doubt the total production of oil by the Bri- ; tish combine is even now' but one- ) third of the Standard Company's out- ! put, but the United States oil pools ' are declining, while British capital brains are every day developing new i sources of supply. The New Zealand Phosphate Commissioner (Mr. A. F. Ellis) writes to the Journal of Agriculture pointing ■ out. that importations of rock phos° phate hitherto shown through the Customs returns as. originating from the Gilbert and Ellice Group are really from Ocean Island. The latter is included in the Gilbert and El!ice colony for administrative purposes/hence the technically correct but misleading statistics. Thus during the year ended March 31 last a total of 8414 tons of phosphate was imported into New Zealand from i Ocean Island. The latter, moreover, might properly be bracketed with Nauru as being the same business. In future the Customs returns will be amended on the lines indicated. The license for the place of amused ment in Karangahape Road, Auckland known as "Joyland," has been cancelled by the City Council. The matter has been under consideration for j some time, and a deputation had been i received by the Works Committee from ; business people in the locality. This i d?putation presented a petition askingfor the cancellation of the license. The committee reported that in addition it i had obtained a report from the chief detective. This expressed the opinion that the place named was dona a deal of harm to the young Pttending there' ibv developing the gamb'ing spirit in i them and encouraging them to keep I late hours. Both factors must nevitj ably interfere, he considered, with the | srood srovemment of the home The | commi+toe tr^-ef-re. .ecommpnd^d tho ' cancelln+.ori of the license and its re;.commendation was adopted. J™ Tht £ ensu-s of Inrlia > taken on i March 26,. gives an increase of under ; 4.000.000 over that of 1911, when tS population was 315,000,000 j now it is 319,075,131. me chief cause of the small increase was the influenza epidemic, of 1918, which cost over 6,000,----000 lives, mostly of people in their prime, and it left millions of enfeebled natives. -The older and historical towns have decreased, unless ports; all great ports have become more populated. Bombay city and island now has a population of 1,172,----935, but,,if Salsette is included, Greatier Bombay has 1,325,354 inhabitants, land is the second city of the Empire Calcutta city has 884,705 people • , Greater Caluctta, 1,244,824. There ■ aro_J;.hirty towns of over 100-000. and ,43 between 50,000 and 100,000.. " f A question that is exercising the minds of some members of the Borough Council at present i? : What shall be done with the gun that has been presented to the borough as a war trophy , Some time ago the council decided that ■ the gun should be placed in the water tower grounds, and last night Cr Lewis moved that this resolution be rescinded *rom his remarks it appeared that Cr' Lewis was of the opinion that the gun would be seen by far more people if , m the park and that it would have a I powerful influence over the minds of the young and would helo to foster a spirit of patriotism and loyalty The proposal had a rather mixed'reception from the council. Cr: Reid, in a terse sentence or two showed his contempt "in S? P* n- X?. ur P^ rk'" he ™&> ovL-v? ed *? r _setter5 etter thi "Ss thjin the exhibition of a German gun." Cr Mor rissey said he would not give the gun ki_? «w!,^ ,S ba<* yard. Cr. Burdekin: "What gun ?" The resolution on the minute book was. rescimded, but the council turned down a proposal 1 b? *,laced in th« Park ?ominf^ ed ,° -W* the g»n &iore coming to a decision