LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 13 August 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Borough Council decided last evening to support a proposal by the Stratford Hospital Board that hospital subsidies should be on a £ for £ basis. A further decline in the cost of living is recorded in the latest issue of statistics by ijie Government Statistician, the Dominion weighted average being 6.6 per cent, over prices in July, 1914. The decline was equal to 19 points. There was something like applause at the Borough Council table last evening when Cr Spratt announced that the Hawera County Council had decided to grant £25 towards improving Turuturu-Mokai reserve. In the light of previous experiences it was considered^ no mean accomplishment to obtain this grant, and some councillors wanted to know how it was done. "Showing the green light.'' A certain Wairarapa railway guard, the other night, while slepieng in a chair by the fire, surprised his wife and family by suddenly jumping up, seiziaig the cat which was asleep" on the.rug, bundling her into the oven, banging the door to, and then shouting, "Right away! Stand clear there, please!" . The question of whether the owners of wandering stock should be prosecuted -was considered at the meeting of the Borough Council last evening. Cr. Mornssey moved that no action be taken, and pointed out that while some people deliberately turned stock on the streetas there may be instances in which stock accidentally got out of a paddock* in which case he did not think it fair to prosecute. The Council adopted a report which recommended prosecution. A peculiar loss befell the Nightcaps bootmaker (says the Otantau Standard). On opening his shop last Monday a dog. bounded out and disappelatfed. The contents of the shoo wire scattered about and a number of pairs of boots ebewd up beyond repair. Evidently the animal had been sleeping in a corner when the shop was closed on the SattJjr- , day night; and, to appease its nunger, .had turned its attention to the boots. Mr. Sprange estimates his loss at about -.Lie town clerk reported at last night's meeting of the Council that for the month ended July 31 the following stock were slaughtered at the borough abattoirs: 70 bullocks, 30 cows, 9 heifers, 17 calves. 574 sheep,' 49 lambs, 6o pigs; 1 bullock was condemned. The fees and rents totalled £100 14s M (£Bl 17s 9d and £8 16s 8d respectively), the fees being 9s 9d less than in July, 1920/ The total fees for the four months ended July 31 were £48 15s in excess of those for the corresponding period of last financial year' No words were wasted by the Post-master-General, the Hon. J. G. Coatfes, in telling a deputation from East Tamaki that the-ereetion of a new post office was otit of the question at present. It had been stated by^the deputation that the present building was no better than a "shanty," as it comprised only one room measuring.- 10ft.. by 10ft. "There is absolutely no hope at all of erecting a new post office at present," the Minister said. "Even if the present building is a 'shanty it will have to remain a 'shanty.' In view of the financial position, I am unable to consider the request.'' A report was received from the Library Committee at the Borough CunciPs meeting last evening, but, according to the Mayor, the committee did not complete the business before it, and they were merely reporting progress. Resolutions passed by the committee provided for an increase in the librarian's salary from £3 3s to £3 103,. and for an expenditure of £10 per month in new books! A suggestion originating with Cr Reid, that certain assets amounting to £100 be devoted to the purchase of reference books, met with a good deal of favour from the Council, who, however, agreed _with Cr Burdekin that it would not be wise to purchase reference books at present, seeing that the prices for books were falling, and decided not to spend any money in this way at present. Some musical howlers written by boys, in examination papers were described by Dr Wynne Wilson, the Dean of Bristol, recently. "One boy," he said, "trying to explain the difference between f and ft*, wrote: F means forty, therefore ff means jsighty." Another boy stated that he had learnt "five scales and one archipelago," obviously meaning arpeggio. Another, asked what he knew of Signor Foli (the opera 'star,,' who died in 1899), wrote: "Signor Foli was interned in Italy, and had low, chesty notes, but otherwise he was a man of good character." Other howlers" were: "Contralto is a low sort of music which only women sing," and "An interval in "music is a period for refreshments." A choice dairy farm of 100 acres, Mangatold, complete with stock and plant, £500 cash, is advertised by W. H. and A. McGarry, Eltham. Some particulars appear in to-day's Star, showing that there is water power and milking plant recently installed and all implements in first-class order. The firm will be pleased to give details and all particulars to prospective purchasers —Advt. N.Z. MOTOR WRECKING CO., LTD. We tear 'em un and sell the good ! oarts. The largest stocks in the I Dominion. Spares for over 100 differ- i ent models of cars and motor cycles. ! Saves 50 per cent, and more Every ! part guaranteed. Cash buyer's of old | or wrecked "motors. Address; 29 Harris Street, Wellington. — Advt.

i I The :Borough Council decided last night to make a grant of £10 for the new womens' rest room out of unauthorised expenditure. The Mayor, who moved tixis, said that later on the Council might do something further. A coastal property (470 acres in. the Warea district^ was sold by Newton King, Ltd.. at _?ew Plymouth yesterday on behalf of a deceased escate, and brought £30 per acre, the _.-chaser being Mr P. Brophy. "Thia man's record shows that he has been sentenced to sixty years' imprisonment, all for the same class of offence. He is a kitchen burglar. He breaks into the kitchens of nouses and never attempts to enter any other room/" said a detective at the North London Police Court recently. A message from New York to the Australian papers says that Lor'" Northcliffe plays golf daily betwee* interviews. "Give lots of sport news/> he told a t»arty of. journalists. "It should be plentifully 'exchanged between the nations, as it helps to create goodfellowship." When asked his opinion of prohibition, Lord Northcliffe said, "Take m e to a place where there is prohibition, and then I'll give my opinion!" At last night's meeting of the Borough Council the Mayor brought up the qfuestion of having three _ additional silent policemen installed at the intersections of Regent, Union, and Victoria Streets with High Street. He said he had consulted Mr. Sturrock as to the possibility of the silent policemen being effective without lights at night. They would serve their purpose during the day, and the reflection from the street lamps might] be sufficient at night. Tests eoulcl be! made. The ,lighting of the silent I policeman on the corner of Princes' Street cost 14s per s and three; more would not mean a very heavy expenditure and may prevent acci-! dents. On the motion of the Mayor the matter was referred to the Works Committee, with power to act. Lecturing in Wellington a few evenings ago, Mr Robert Parker s,)oke of the part played by Remenyi, the .eccentriCj wandering Hungarian violinist, in drawing attention to the composer. Mr Parker recalled an incident in iiis personal experience. Forty years ago he had been lecturing in the old Athenaeum Hall in Wellington. At the end of his address he noticed an old man in a velvet jacket, and of foreign appearance, speaking from the hod v of the hall. The man came from the body of the hall and embraced the lecturer, and then introduced himself- "I am Remenyi." Then for a quarter of an , hour the celebrated violinist entertain--1 ed the audience- with tales of his adventures and wanderings. Afterwards | Mr Parker had the novel experience of j sitting in Remenyi's room at the bote] and hearing the celebrated Hungarian play most brilliantly. Remenyi wandered far in-his lifetime—China, Africa, and Australasia, which in those days was well off the beaten track. Normanby Methodists will celebrate their church anniversary by special services to-morrow, and a first-class children s concert to be given in the lown Hall on Wednesday next, at .7.45 p.m. Admission Is. Refreshments provided by the ladies of the church.