LOCAL AND GENERAL

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL

_ • In last Wednesday's report of the case in the Hawera Magistrate's Court against W. B. Daniell for theft and houaebreaking, a mistake occurred in the report of the evidence given by Mrs. Whitetord, of Patea. Owing lo the dropping of a line in the reporter's notes the evudence given by Maisie Constance Laing was unfortunately made to appear as that of Mrs. Whiteford. The evidence given by Miss Laing began with the statement that "about five weeks ago accused gave her a ring and continued, that accused gave her a gold watch and also money for car hire to Hawera." We have to express our sincere regret that this confusion of the evidence should have occurred, and publish this paragraph to correct the impression caused thereby. 4 It will be of interest to people of Opunake and the Plains to learn that the motor coach service which has so long left Hawera at 12.45 p.m. will from next Monday be altered to 1.20 p.m. This will enable visitors from the country to Hawera, who come by the early coach, a longer time in town,, and also, it is hoped, prove altogether a much more suitable time. As far as the Star is concerned, tho change will enable the proprietors to give the people of the district past Manaia a later edition of the paper. The question of taking seme definite action as the result of the Arbitration Court reducing shearers' wages by 20 per cent, is being considered b y the executive council of the New Zoa'and Workers' Union, with which the shearers are affiliated. It is likely that a statement on .the matter will be announced shortly. i It was stated at the meeting of the j Patea Harbour Board yesterday that a I woman who milked six cows and sold • the cream had a better return than a sheep farmer obtained from 1300 weth- , ers. Another case was mentioned in ! which a sheep farmer did not receive | sufficient from his wool to meet the county rate demand. The season inland is remarkable for its mildness (wires the Cromwell correspondent for the Otago Daily Times), and surpasses in that respect anything known for many years.. At present ( there is a dry spell, and a good, rainj fall would be welcomed under favour-i-able conditions. The crops throughout a wide district are looking exception- ; ally well, and given an average rain an excellent harvest should follow. I The'landed cost of tea from all producing centres has shown ayer v sharp rise during- the past couple of months (says the' Sydney Sun of August 23). Common Ceylon tea, which could have been bought in the first Colombo sale in June at a landed price of S\d is i now costing the Sydney importer 13d. ! Medium Ceylon broken Pekoe which was Is 3d in June, is now Is Bd. pine Ceylon tea has jumped from Is 6d to 2s 2d. The Indian market has advanced in about the same proportion, and in Java there is vary little good tea available, as the most desirable crops have been sold up to the end of the year. Tn the Ihakara district an experiment is being, made of breaking in fern land by means of pigs. The land was subdivided into small sections about a year ago, and pigs were turned in. The result wag that they have practically rooted out all the fern. As one section was cleared the pigs were moved on to the next. The ground was then oleatred. harrowed and sown with grass, and is now looking extremely well. The pigs also throve well on the fern root, and only needed fattening off for the market. The first "honeymoon engagement" contracted for by the Timaru Aero Company was carried out on Wednesday, states the Press, when Mr. Sguiire, jun., and Miss Abbott: of Fairview, were married, and after the wedding breakfast flew to Christchurch. The newly wedded couple's home is a few miles south of Timaru, and to it an Avro machine went, and conveyed them to the aerodrome at Washdkye. where they changed into a new fouir-seater limousine fler, aVid in this the journey to Christchurch was completed in a little over an hour. The expense attaching to the aerial honeymoon was the gift 'of the bridegroom's father. Striped Fuji silk blouses are the craze for this season, and are extremely effective. The Melbourne Ltd. are making a special display of these goods in the tailored style with pockets, hand-stitched, and with hand-made buttonholes. The new styles are roomy and very pretty. Price 29s 6d.-~Advt. H.B. END OF SEASON SPECIALS. The End of Season Specials are stocktaking throw-outs and oddments that must be cleared out before the spring '. season begins, and you can save a whole lot ef money as easily as you 1 know how if 'you will only visit our 1 store this week, where you can get i "hosts of bargains. Give iis a call and be convinced that our clothing, boots, p-nd "bats are bargains.—N.Z.. Clothing; J Factory, Hawera.—Advt. 3

Tlie mail train yesterday evening was ? Towdeil. DeHp;tf the provision of two j sxtra carriages, a number of pasaotTgers [ had to stand from Wanganui to Tara-' naki. Buyers from Vosteys and Armours are at present in the Wuirarapa (says tho Age). One of these i» Haul within the last few days to have purchased 4(X) head of cattle at about £4 12s per head. An Invercargtll telegram states thut Mr. Evan Parry has intimated that ho is unable to accept the Southland Powor Board's offer of the appointment as chief electrical engineer, and the board has "decided to invite applications for the position in the Dominion and Australia at a salary of £1200 per annum. The war trophies exhibit continues popular and a groat number of people are- viewing the various articles brought back from the battlehelds of Eiirope. The exhibit contains some very interesting reminders of the terrible methods of destruction which wore employed in the conflict. The Gorman aeroplane which is on view is an object of special attention, and visitors this evening will have the opportunity of listening to an interesting addreeis by Mr it, Latham (lato of tho Royal Air Force), who will explain the working of air craft in war. Tho address will be given in tho Winter Show Buildings at 8.15 o'clock. According to a return made up in the office of the Federated Seamen's Union there were 29 shins laid up in New Zealand ports on July 29 last. Since that date two ships, one employing seventeen and the other six mcmi bora of tho union, have been recommissionod. On tho other hand, three vessels, employing a total of 61 mem- ' bers, have been laid up. At the end of July tho tQtal number of members thrown out of employment by the lay-.-ing up of ships was 552; now ft has grown to 590. "I have been informed," said the union secretary (Mr. W. T. Young) yesterday, "that when the Manuka returns to New Zealand she j will be laid up. If the roport is correct, another forty-two members will bo thrown out of employment." The urcent need for economy in

Government Departments was indicatl ed in two communications from the Education Department considered by the Auckland Education Board (states the Herald). The first letter, dealing with the holding of special classes or lectures for teachers, stated that for the present these could not bo sane- . tioned if they involved railway travel, | hire of halls, or other expenditure; the only exception that could be made wm in respect of classes attended by ; teachers sitting for examination next . Janaury. The second letter dealt with ' the question of extra leave for Mr T. " U. Wells, now representing New Zealand at tho Education Conference at \ Toronto, so that he might look into . educational matters in England and on J r the Continent. In reply, the Minister * stated that present financial conditions . precluded any possibility of extending , Mr Wells' leave as suggested, 1 The wonderful endurance of a nine- , yoar-old boy, a son of Mr T. Nisbet, ; proprietor of the Marton Hotel, was exemplified a couple of days ago. On : Friday morning, at about 10.30, he i was missed, as was also a six-weeks-old > collie puppy. At first it was thought I the boy had been drowned in the > Tutaenui stream, but search proved i fruitless in that direction. Search parr ties went out seeking him everywhere , without result, but about 5.30 p.m. : fears were set at rest by a telephone | message from an uncle of the boy at 1 Hunterville, intimating that the 3 youngster had arrived there safely, he t, having walked the whole distance of 1 18 miles, after having accomplished i seven hours' continuous walking. His i object, he said, was to see his cousin. ) The puppy was quite exhausted, and »■, on Saturday was unable to walk, but I the boy showed no signs of distress at 5 all. jj Speaking to a Dominion represenfa-f-f ve«y?J week the truant officer for the Wellington district (Mr J. Laughs'.ton) said that there was an unusual k amount of aiekness among children of [ school age at the present time. The ~, tost two quarters of the present year . had been a little better than the best _ on record., but during the third quarter , —-now drawing to a close—there had , been a.complete breakdown Indeed, i it was one of the worst quarters in i his experience. One of the chief causes seemed to be an influenza cold which . ( \vas accompanied by abnormal running ilu e^. c? and nose > and which knocked the children out for a week or two I / have noticed," he said, "that most , or this sickness seems to be prevalent , m the homes of the poorer people, , where, perhaps, the children are not so ~well nourished as they might be. At any rate, it seems to be the puny ehilcofis " knßCk under to these nasty , The president of the Employers' Association (our. T. S. Weston) referred1 on teaturduy to some of tne statements made when a Labour deputation anter viewed the Acting-£rime Minister on the subject of unemployment, says tne Dominion. "Neither i nor the ftmployers' Jvederation as v whole believe in badly pai d men,'' lie said. "At the same time there js only so much in a pint pot, and any man who has an intimate inside knowledge of the wnoiesiiie trades, the retail trades and the sheejiiarining industry, is blind to economic faces v he hopes to pay permanently the high wages of th« last! two jews. another tmng i «ould like to emphasise is with regard to immigration. Labour is of no value unless it is suitable for tlie jobs that are vacant. Many of the immigrants now coming mto vie country have taken jobs which men here were either unable ot indisposed to fill. In spite of' the bad times, certain branches of our' ! agricultural industries are expanding enormously, and their demands for labour must be met. Of course every man with human feelings—and employ ers have these, in spite of what ex-1 tremists often say—must sympathise with many of the men, especially sailors and other married men with young families. 1 feel sure that employers generally will endeavour to co-operate with the City Council and the Civic League in their efforts to alfeviate cases of distress. If Labour leaders will recognise that employers, also h*r» their troubles, and that the present is a common difficulty not affecting them alone, then they will be better abl» to take the joint action necessary to deal with the problem, and to aucc©e#- , fully solve it.'» i The case of a girl 11 years old, who had a gap in her humerus (the bone ot the upper part of the arm) filled by ft boiled beef bone at the Paddington (London) Children's Hospital, is da- i scribed by Dr C. W. Gordon Bryan in i the Lancet. A piece of bone cut from 1 the leg of an ox, boiled for 48 hours, t shaped and drilled with holes, was in- ' serted into the gap, and secured with j i pegs. The muscles wers stitched round < * it. A plaster cast was applied to the ■■' limb. Bi tHree; weeks the beef bone \ * was firmly united, and the patient" left f the hospital a mon£h later. A ivw ! 1 weeks alter the gM had fall use of her ■ s arm. . j 1 Keep the kiddies free from coughs ; aiifl colds with "NAZOL." Soothes. I < relieves, penetrates. Is feL—Advfc. ' s