LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 May 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The matter of procuring trees for street planting to replace those that have been destroyed was left in the hands of the chairman of thefcHeserves Committee with power to ac£, at. the Borough Council meeting last evening. At the meeting of the Hawera Hospital Board yesterday the medical superintendent, Dr. \V. M. Thomson, reported that on March 31 last there were 50 patients remaining in hospital. In April there were 40 patients admitted, 58 discharged, while two died, leaving 30 in hospital on April 30. Of the 448 deaths recorded in the urban areas during the month of March, 6£ were due to organic diseases ot the heart, 49 to cancer, 35 to senility, 24 to tuberculosis of the lungs, 24 to accidents, 21 to cerebral* haemorrhage (ajK>piexy), 15 to pneumonia, and 11 to' suicide. I The Borough Council discussed in committee last evening the question of what means should be adopted for meeting its «antecedent liability, and it was decided to make enquiries with, a view to raising a loan of £6200, the amount required, locally. It was left with the Mayor and the chairman of the Works Committee to prepare a suitable advertisement. } Attention, was'drawn at the Borough Council meeting last evening to £he violation of the by-laws by some business people who in 'displaying their goods encroached upon the footpath, and it was resolved* on the motiw. of Cr. ; Grant, seconded by Cr. Spratt, that the inspector be requested to enforce the .by-law. It wits further decided to draw attention to the abuse by advertisement. ~ Five Auckland industrial disputes that have been hetord before Mr. P. Hally during the last few days have all been settled except in one instance \*here a question ,was referred to the Arbitration Court' (states :he Herald). "In times like these," said. Mr. Hally, "the fact that the parties are able to. adjust differences .speaks' exceedingly well for the good feeling existing between employers and .employees in Auckland. A miraculous escape from serious injuries occurred when the Rev. R. E. Fordybe (Methodist minister at Manaia), who was riding a motor cycle, collided with a motor car between Hawera and ' Eltham yesterday morning. Mr~Fordyce was/proceeding to Eltham, and it is stated that at the time of the accident he was looking down to adjust his machine ,- and did not see the approach of the car in front of him. The impact was a severe one, but Mr Fordyce escaped with bruises and. a severe shaking, while the motor cycle was smashed and the car damaged.

Since the reduction in the price of coal the mines at Kaitangata have been working full time, states the Otago [ .Daily * Times. Where only six and seven shifts were worked in a fortnight prior to the fail in price, eleven days .are now worked, and all Uie" men have been employed. The reduction in wages means a difference of from' 8d per shift for lads of 14 years of age to Is lid per shift for shift-men. On pay day. last week the general comments were that the reduction had taken effect quicker than the rise did. The Pearson Memorial Fund, initiated principally by blind soldiers, to provide , adequate training and supervision of che 550 civilian blind of the Dominion, is making splendid progress in Canterbury, which is well on the way towards the completion of its quota of £7000. Timaru, in ten days, has secur'•e4 £700 of its quota of £800. Temuka and Geraldine have nearly completed their quotas, and matters are well j under way in Waimate, Fairlie, Ashburton, Leeston, and other centres. In Christchurch an extensive programme of 'entertainments, sporting events, and collections has been arranged, and the City Council has expressed its desire to- make a contribution of £1000 1 towards the fund.

In watering' the shooting at the Whareroa rifle range on Saturday, a mob of sheep were observed browsing peacefully right in the line of fire, but. apparently their bodies were too low to intercept a well-aimed bullet.1 However, the owner is taking considerable risk in allowing live stock to wander about promiscuously during taget jjractioe. This was borne out by the appearance of several head of--cattle when firing was proceeding from the 600-yard ranger These animals at times literally obscured the centre of the target, and shootists had to wait until they moved a little to one side before pulling the trigger. Some oi the bullets must have gone mighty close to a bullock's head or tail. Moving objects between the riflemen and target must also affect the nerves of the former.

The spirit existing between colonial soldiers of the late war was illustrated at Auckland, when the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association made ".provision for the burial of a Canadian soldier in the soldiers' plot at Waikumete (remarks the New Zealand Herald). The Canadian, { Cyril Norman, aged 30, suffered from the effects of gas, and during the voyage of the Makura from Vancouver to Auckland was taken seriously ill. When the vessel arrived he was carried ashore in an unconscious condition and removed to the Auckland hospital, where bt died the following day. As far as could be ascertained, the man Had no friends in the and he would have been buried at the expense of the Charitable Aid Board but for the action of the association, whlcE undertook to give the ex-service man a soldier's burial in a worthy grave. There is no fund in Auckland for such purpose, but the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association, has on several occasions drawn upon their special Jund to grant a soldier's burial to discharged men who were without .relatives or friends. ■Dunns his -voyage from Melbourne to Sydney by tne. ■ steamer Karoola a | few day «^6,"the"Federal Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was kept constantly in touch witfi Melbourne by means of a wireless telephone apparatus which had been placed on the ship. The installation was provided by Mr. M T. Fisk, the managing director of Amalgamated Wireless .-(Australia), Ltd., who was in Melbourne last week. By means of it the Prime Minister was enabled to hold conversations with Dame Mary Hughes and his little daughter Helen, who visited the Domain wireless plant in Melbourne for the purpose. It is understood that the conversations were transmitted with the greatest clearness. Subsequently music which was played in Melbourne was transmitted for the benefit of those on board the Karoola, and during the whole day on Sunday touch was maintained with Melbourne. . Mr. Hughes was highly delighted with the demonstration. A special receiving apparatus was added for the voyage to the ordinary wireless equipment of the Karoola, and during the week-end messages known as press" were picked up from Paris.

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For the month of April permits for buildings valued at £4783, including three dwelling houses, were issued by the borough inspector. The New Zealand tour of the Sistine j Choir has been cancelled. Advice to* this effect has been received by Mr MJ. Sheahan from Wellington. The telegram gave no reason for the change in the original arrangements. I Speaking at the Borough Council meeting last evenng, Cr. Grant said he thought that the time had arrived when the Council should have a larger say' in the class of dwellinghouse that should be built within the borough. Some of the houses erected were not, he said, up to the desired standard. / Speaking of Turuturu-Mokai, thei Mayor stated afe the Council meeting! last evening that' there was a sum of about £5 for the purpose of erectiing a ■ memorial on the reserve. The matter of raising further funds for this object was, on the motion of Cr. H. L. Spratt, referred to the Park and Reserves Com- j mittee. " ' . i For the month ended April 30 last! the stock slaughtered at the borough abattoirs for human consumption i totalled 11 bullocks, 47 cows, 54 heifers, 17 calves, 476 sheep, 37 lambs, j and 72 pigs. One heifer and one pig > were condemned. The fees and rents totalled £98 8s lid (£B9 12s'3d and £8 16s 8d), the fees being £15 16s less than in April, 1921. j Counsel was cross-examining a de- \ fendant in a judgment summons case at the Chxistchurch Magistrate's Court l last week, and was inquiring., into the temperateness of his habits, j relates the Christchurch Press. De- ; fendant said that he had /about two drinks a day. "Do you ever hay% any \ more than that?" asked counsel, i "Yes," came the reply, "I had six with [ you about a year ago, at the Claren- i don." Counsel sat down 'ather dis-' | comfited, - while general laughter pre- ; vailed. A. point of considerable interest to solicitors, tenants, and landlords was , mentioned by Mr. H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., during the hearing of a case in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court last week (states the Press). It has been customary to regard the seven ' clear days necessary in giving notice to quit as dating from any lay on which the notice is given. A Mr. Widdowson stated that the notice must be givt?,.. so as to fall on the day on which payment of rent is due. Thus, if Thursday is rent day, and notice is given on the next day, Friday, it does, not become effective for thirteen days.

1 The Librarian reported toj the Bwough (Council last evening that 46 new books were bought during the month and 12 new members .were enrolled, leaving 424 on the list. Quite a number had left—the usual fluctuation of Nquarterlies, A few odd jobs of carpentering were needed in the news room. The Southland Times was being received regularly free of cost. Having gone into the matter of prices between Kirkland Cope and the ArmyExport Agency she had found that the latter was a little cheaper in every case, but special numbers were not mentioned, and that may niake the difference, She could inquire if necessary. • . ; • . . ■ I '■■■ Preliminary steps have been taken to establish a Morrinsville Co-operative Dairy Company, for the purpose of erecting a butter factory capable of dealing with the supply of 3000 cows. A provisional directorate of representative farmers has been set up, and it is understood the necessary financial arrangements have been made. An outside firm has offered to erect a dual plant factory at JVfangetaparu, a soldiers' settlement four miles from Morrinsville. The supply of from 800 to cows is required/ There are 1500 cows bit the settlement. The firm offered to hand, the factory over to/the settlers in three.-years, and allow them to conduct it as a co-operative concern. A meeting of the settlers decided to invite a representative of the firm to address " them. I News comes from Berlin that the first

number of the first daily newspaper ever published in Germany in;the English language recently mad© it appearance. _ It is called the Daily Berlin and announces thai it has come to "fill a long-felt want among such members of the Anglo-Saxon and the Irish" community m Berlin are unable to read the- German papers, and are unwilling to pay ten to twenty marks for a London newspaper, which is two days old when it arrives .■""It costs five marks the copy—about eight times as much as any other Berlin daily newspaper. Politically it is all for peace and harmony, but although its outward garb is that of Esau, thevoice is certainly that of Jasjob.

The übiquitous postage|stamp has the largest sale of any printed paper s and often the suggestion has been made that the gummed side should be utilised for trade advertisement, writes Mr Fred. J. Melville, in the London Daily Telegraph. In the present state of the British Post Office the idea has been seized upon as offering a new .source of revenue. The Postmaster General has invited tenders for advertisements on the backs of postage stamps, and soon we may experience a thrill as we post a letter on finding we have to moisten a slogan such as "Every time you lick a stamp think of — ss Fruit Jellies." The philatelist will regard the introduction of advertisements as a desecration of. the little 'talismans that waft our letters with magic ease over land ?and sea. The general public; too, will not appreciate this forcing of advertisements almost down their throats. More- , over, many large firms, while expending ! vast sums on advertising their own ' commodities in the press and on hoardings, may have to mail their extensive correspondence with gratuitous advertisements of rival concerns. In. New Zealand^ however, the idea was put to a practical test in 1903, when a .three years' cdntract was given to a firm in Wellington to utilise the backs of stamps for advertising purposes. Most of the stamp denominations current at that period had letterpress or block advertisement on the underside. The heaviest users of these tiny advertisement spaces were Sunlight Soap, Bee-j cham's Pills, and Bonnington's Irish! Moss, but a few local firms paraded their perambulators, sewing "machines, carpets, waterproofs, painless extractions and the magical properties of a "new cure for asthma; diphtheria, and croup." The contractors, Messrs Truebridge, Miller, and Reich, found the venture unsatisfactory, and exercised their right of determining the contracf at the end of the first twelve months

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