LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 12 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

| . | | " Much juvenile crime is not crime !ut all. it is simply misdirected energy," said Dr Ada Paterson, in an address at Masterton. i The progressive euchre party to bo held in the Manaia Fire brigade station on Wednesday night promised to , bo well attended. Tickets aro sollmg well and as tho object is a worthy | one.' no doubt tho public of Manaia will j roll up and give their support to the brigade. The chief telegraph engineer (Mr Shrioipton) recommends charging lor for the telephone service by an area rate in piace of a rate based on tbe h i _ I .i.l. ,vl' 4-l%sh r»l roll IT". tll6

nearest practicable route now in exist-, enco in New Zealand.—Press Association. I Lord Northcliffe expressed the opinion on Friday (states a Sydney cable message) that the butter he had Jiad while in New Zealand was the best he had ever t&etod. He thought steps should be taken to reach the consume™ direct ill England, as he had not been able to procure the New Zealand article there. „ __ , The taxi-drivers of Hawora have generously agreed to motor out to Turuturu-Mokai free of oharge any people who may desire to visit tho reserve on Wednesday. A field day is to be held on the historic spot, and a very pleasant afternoon should be spent. The committee desire to thank the taxi-drivers for their kind offer, and hope that there will be a large gathering of the public. Cars will leave the Borough Chambers at 2.30 p.m. A very pleasant picnic party was arranged "-) 'he Hawke's Bay Rugby Union for the Springboks. Tho visitors and about forty Napier residents were motored out to Esk Valley, and had & thoroughly enjoyable day. The weather was excellent, and it was remarked that it was the first time during tho tour that the Springboks had been entertained in that manenr. While motoring down the Mountain Road on Thursday evening in tho direction of Hawera, Mr. W. J. Tristram met with a somewhat serious accident. The cause of the mishap cannot be ascertained, but when going -up the hill near the golf links tho car apparently got into difficulties, and, after turning. completely over, landed in its normal position on the top of a boxthorn hedge. Mr. Tristram was most fortunate in escaping with a slight injury to his shoulder and a number of bruises, but the car was very badly damaged.—Eltham Argus. The retail price of beef irt Auckland has been reduced by the Master Butchers' Association by Id alb for all cuts, excepting sirloin of beef, as Jrom yesterday (states an exchange). This reduction is consequent upon the recent drop in the price of live stock at the Westfield markets. Cast week extra choice beef was sold at westfield at from £1 14s to £1 los per 1001b, as against £1 17s the previous week, and. choice and prime from £1 9s to £1 14s, compared with £1 11s and £1 15s. The new prices will be: Roasts, from 3d to Cd alb; prime rib roasts, 6d; ordinary . beef steak, 6d; corned rounds, 7d; corned briskets* 6d; blade roasts, 3d; gravy beef, sd; mince meat, sd; tripe, 6d; suet, od; sausages, 6d. ' Warm approval of the proposal of the Postmaster-General that officers of the Post and Telegraph Department should be encouraged to join Chambers of Commeprce and other non-political bodies was expresesd at the meeting of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce. It was decided to request that a postal official should be appointed to the eexcutive of the chamber. Mr. L. A. Edwards remarked that the presence of an officer of the P. and T. Department would help to remove possible misconceptions on Departmental business, and another member suggested that the Customs Department should bo represented, also. "Yes," remarked Mr. Edwards, "have as many as you like from the Departments—so long as they, don't out-rote you." (Laughter.) An assertion that not more than 50 per cent, of the farmers on the Hauraki Plains and in Ohinemuri pay income tax was made by a solicitor at the sitting of the Rivers Commission at Pae- ■ roa (says the New Zealand Herald). He said there were very few prosperous' farmers in the district. Land transfer' work had waned considerably of late. { It was exceptional to get a property, which was not mortgaged "heavily, the greatest number of mortgages being five, and the average three. He had not put through a single property that was not mortgaged. Land had declined so much in value that not more than £50 per acre could be secured by way of an advance on a £100 per acre farm.

Attention is drawn tv the advertisement in these columns of the Fresh Food Company. Their liberal progress payment of 2/- per 1b butter-fat should

prove attractive to farmers in these times of financial stringency. The' building of their new factory at New Plymouth is progressing rapidly, and when completed will enable the com-, pany to handle cream from this end' quickly and economically. ! Unbeaten sheeting values at Gillett's.; All dependable qualities. Best values1 in the trade. -Double bed white twill sheeting, usually 5s lid, 6s 6d, 7s 6d, and 8s 6d; to-day prices, 3s lid, 4s 6d, 4s lid, 5s 6d. Heavy white herringbone twill sheeting, usually 8s lid; today's price, 5s lid. Unbleached sheetings, single bed,. .heavy:- twill, usually 4s lid; to-day's priced 3s 6d. Heavy unbleached herring-bone single bed sheeting, usually 5s 6d; to-day's price 3s lid. Double bed unbleached heavy twill, usually 6s 6d; .to-day's price, 4s lid. -jDoiiple'bed heavy herring-bone, nnbleached sheeting, usually 6s 9d; today's price, 4s lid;—Advt.

Ladies patronise the pictures mostly Monday afternoons Bince becoming acquainted with "No-Rubbing" in the morning.—Advt.

Motorists' lou should "look into'1' the merits of these accessories—they're worth it. Air friction carburettors, spark pluses. Inland piston rings. Ford oilers, "Oildag," graphite, lubricants, etc. Write to Manning Machinery Co., 5 Bedford Row. Ohristchurda.—Advt.

To purchase Nelson Moate's Tea -'s a guarantee that you get quality. Only choicest of teas imported. Famous for their aroma and richness of flavour. Buy Rcyal Tea and Wi^ow Pattern brands. " m.w.t

"Thero is a report from . Would I do council like to hear it read!'*' asked \ ho clerk of a local body at a, meeting ( Dcontly. "I think we had better hear t,'» replied one member, who did not mention thai he had himself made a utile attempt to get at the sense of he rojwrt before the meeting started. L"he clerk, with evident reluctance, •oinmeneed. It was hard work piecing y ,lib disjointed sentences together, and , ill that could be made out from the , report was that the officer who wrote ', it had been exceedingly busy. When ' half-way through, the perspiring clerk : laid down tho document. "I think," j ho said, "members ought to bo satis- : fied with what ha»s been read." One member remarked "that though the report had little value from a literary point of view it showed that they had an efficient officer. "All the same," said another member, "I think he ought to bo nßked to writo a little plainer.'' He was going to move in j this direction, but he was cut Bhort by tho cleric with: "Don't you worry about that. He will bo told to writo plainer all right." It was suggested that the officer should send in his report in timo to have it typed. "How ■am I to have it typed if the typist can't read it," asked the olerk.