LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 9 October 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• - I ' 'I am aiming for an export trade of 2,000,000 pigs a year, and I'll get it before I'm finished,'''.said Mr. \V. W. Gorringe^ instructor of swine husbandry at Ngatea (near Gisborne) the other day. In spite of motor opposition, a good / harness horse Is always worth its value (states the Levin Chronicle). A fine stamp of half-draught'brought £16 10s at a recent Levin sale, but a few weedy and aged hacks failed to raise much enthusiasm. Last week (says the Clutha Leader) the South Otago Freezing company took out of its freezing chambers the carcases of calves that were slaughtered in 1915, and which have thus been in the chambers for seven years. The writer dined off a roast of this veal, and so from the "inside' 3 knowledge thus gained can vouch for the excellent quality of the meat, it being impossible to tell it from freshly-killed veal. It was stated recently that, according to calculations by experts of the Wairarapa Power Board, it should be [ possible, to provide 25 horse-power I with continuous six-hour load at a cost of £245 per'annum. By way of com- ! parison it -may be stated thfit the Dunedin City Corporation can supply a 5 horse-power~ plant, running continuously for seven hours a day, at a cost of only £80 per year. Polish your floors with. Tan-ol — lighter work, and a better., brighter polish. Also good for furniture, tanand leather goods. —Advt.

No poet ever reached a keener knowledge of the inner workings of the hearts and minds of just plain men and women than did Will Carleton, two of whose.poems have been made into a screen drama of surpassing power and beauty, known as 'Over the Hill." William Fox produced the picture and it opens an engagement at ' the Opera House to-night. A meetin2 of electors who are not members of the Reform Party, but who desire to support Mr. Dixon, will be held on Wednesady, October 18, at the Islington Tea Rooms. It is stated that there are a large number of people in and around Hawera who, though not members of the party, are keen to see Mr. Dixon returned. The meeting is expected to arouse much interest,' and will, no doubt, be largely attended. In a paragraph published on Friday it was stated that Mr. P. Wells, of Pukearuhe, had obtained £8 2s 6d per head for a line of some twenty wellgrown Jersey yearling heifers. This was beaten at a sale held by Messrs Morrissey and Co., at Hawera, recently, at which Jersey heifers offered on behalf of Mr. R. J. Linn brought £8 10s per head. In regard to the interesting review of work done for Barnardo's Homes published in Saturday's Star,. Mrs. Batten asks us to say that she wishes the hearty co-operation of many good friends to be acknowledged. The writer in his appreciative notice inadvertently omitted this fact. Dancers, are reminded of the plain and fancy dress masquerade ball to be held in the Foresters' Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, under the direction of Mrs. Foster. Full particulars will be found on page one of this issue. Dr. Mary H. Armor, the prohibitionist woman orator of America, will deal w'th auestions addressed to Mr. Johnson by the liquor interests, at the Grand Theatre to-night. Mr. H. Leslie Piper will contribute solos during the community sing. Yesterday's services in conection with the, Leslie H. Piper gospel-in-song mis.sioii at Normanby and Hawera were largely attended, and the Opera House was weir filled at the sacred song recital after church hours. Although Mr. Pioer is assisting Dr. Armor to- , night at the Grand Theatre, a prayer and song meeting will be held at the Methodist Church at 7.45. # The mission will close to-morrow night (Tuesday). On Wednesday a farewell concert will be given in St. Mary's Hall (kindly lent for the occasion) by Mr. Piper, assisted by local artists. The chairman of the Manawatu County Council stated at a meeting that the hardwood saplings used in the South Island for carrying electric wires were rotting near the ground (states an exchange,). They should therefore be careful. The engineer had reported that he would sooner have a silver pine pole than a hardwood one. A railway company in New England is about to remove a river in order to avoid building a bridge. This may seem a sort of "Alice in Wonderland" fashion of doing things, but the plar is described as both practical and ecb- ' nomical, comments the Manchester Guardian. Near the town of Norton there is a bridge which is no 'longei adequate to bear the increasing traffic. It has been found that the. cost of rebuilding, it would be more than thai of digging a new river-bed^ about 180 C feet long, and filling up the corresponding section of the existing course of the stream. i At a meeting at Wanganui on Fri day, to consider the Dairy Control Bill Mr. J. Jbt. Corrigan, chairman of th< Hawera. Dairy Company, stated thai there was one firm in 'i'aranaki whicl made a quarter of a million last yeai out of the dairy industry. The chair man (Mr. J. Robb) asked him if h< had proof of the statement. Mr. Cor rigan replied in the affirmative. H< went on~ to state that the Mangore company's output was bought for Is 2£d, and the next day the same con cern bought the Hawera Company'! output for Is sd. This season the Stratford Company was offered Is B£c for its output, and on the same daj t the same firm would only offer the Kakaramea Company Is 7fd. The meeting approved of the Bill with a few dissentient voices. The Strasbourg clock, a great attraction to tourists, stopped at noon on August 8, when 500 British, tourists were assembled in front of the cathedral to witness the procession of the Apostles. This is the first time that the clock has disappointed anyone. The clock was finished in 1842, replacing one built in 1574. On the first gallery an. angel strikes the quarters, while a genius at his side reverses his sandglass every hour. Higher up a skeleton strikes the hours. In the highest niche at noon the Twelve Apostles move round the figure of the Savjour. Many people will remember having seen a model of this wonderful clock in Hawera last year. A line of three cattle were recently impounded by the Kaikoura ranger, and qpsre released by a person claiming to be the owner. The following day the same beasts were impounded again, and released by another person, supposed to be the owner. Once again (relates the Star) they were again impounded, and are now awaiting release, perhaps by another individual. The ranger suggests that the owner should provide one of the beasts with an artificial limb, in order to assist him in bringing *he animals to the ! pound. Perhaps (suggests the Star) j the maimed one is a relic of a recent accident whereby a motor-car came to grief. I Women are more absent-minded now than they have ever been. They-lose themselves in thought when they are travelling,. and then they lose their personal possessions. Judging by statistics they are nearly five times as forgetful as they were before the war. This is the opinion of Scotland Yard officials, whose fate it is to restore the right article to the right woman- alter she has lost it. "Women are exceedingly careless with their umbrellas now," said an official to a London Daily Express representative. "At one time about 50 came in to us a day, and 100 was a record number. Now we have an. average of about 240 umbrellas a day. Not even the little straps that they place on umbrella handles now prevent a woman from losing her. umbrella, because she simply will not use the handle. "Women who come in here are appallingly ab-sent-minded. They go away with the umbrellas which we restore to them and Teave their bags behind them!" An omnibus conductor said: "I make it my business to keep my eye on as many as possible of the women passengers who have umbrellas, if we are not making a crowded journey, because otherwise it means that someone will leave hers behind.'' X WORKING BOOTS FOR MEN. H.B. working boots are made for strength and wear. Our nail shooters at 26/6 are good wearers; then our no toe-cap whole-back shooter is a solid wearer at 37/6;; these are made for wear; we have the musterers' boot, the ideal factory boot. Oflll and buy ■your working boots at the. New Zealand Clothing Factory, Hawera.—Advt.

The price of cement fell last week in Taranaki by 9s per ton. . The maangement of the Opera House is endeavouring to make arrangements for the Histine Choir to visit Hawera some time this month. j An English lady doctor advocates a. course of chewing in the schools. If only children were taught to chew : there would be a marked improvement in the race, and all would be well. "Children should be accustomed to vigorous chewing by practising three times a day,'' declares this lady, "and the habits thus formed will not be forgotten. "What shall they chew? Food, if they want it; if not chewing on rubber will strengthen the teeth." I A story is told that King Edward once "looked in at Marlborough House to share lunch, which served as dinner for the children of the Prince of Wales'' —our George V. "The course of conversation was at one moment broken in upon by an eager attempt by Frinee Henry, aged nine. His Majesty gently . reproved his grandson, quoting tho familiar maxim that 'little boys should. be seen but not heard.' Later, anxious. not to wound childish susceptibilities, j ! the King said now there was a pause in the conversation the boy might have . his turn. 'I only wanted to say, sir, said the little Prince, 'that there was a grub on your salad. It doesn't matter' now; you've eaten it.'" A judgment debtor at, the Magistrate's Court at Timaru wished for an : adjournment of the case in the hope of his being able to make an offer for payment at the end of the month. The clerk of the court (relates the Herald; put in a reminder that the adjournment fee would be 3s. "Have you 3s • with you " asked the Magistrate of 1 the.< debtor, who had come from a wayback'station.' The reply was in the negative, the defendant stating that "he had not a penny.' Looking to- , wards the plaintiff, the Magistrate asked if he would care to advance the ' necessary sum. The business man in I question did not think "three bob" ■ would break' him, as he fumbled some loose change. "It may be throwing a ! sprat to catch a mackerel," observed - the Magistrate, but it could be added 1 to the claim. A motion brought forward by Mr. G. ! Dickinson advocating the appointment , of a collector to deal with unpaid fees caused a long discussion at the meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board (states the Waikato Times). Mr. [ Dickinson said that the board had con. sented to the writing off of £16,400 of ' bad debts at the previous meeting. Such ,a large figure seemed appalling. l l After discussion, the motion was with- ; drawn, and an amendment was carried s to the effect that each, member be supi plied with lists of the outstanding ac- ■ t counts in. his. district, and that the >• member's opinion be obtained on theni. I If there were any who could legitim- > ately afford to pay their hospital bill . and did not, then drastic action , should be taken. , In a public address on aspects of r American education, delivered under 1 the auspices of the Canterbury EducaL tional Association, Mr. F. Milner. rec- . tor of Waitaki Boys' High School," said . there was an inveterate prejudice in t Australia and New Zealand against . American civilisation. It was believed that Americans merely worked to gain . wealth, but there was a strong myy fusion of idealism in the American na- ) tion and in nothing more, he gathered, . than in the educational system. There j were practically no restrictions in it; no one wa» barred from becoming what he wanted. The system entail- - ed enormous expense, but palatial , buildings and other accomplishments » were all paid for by local rating. The t people strongly disaproved of centrali isation. .: r 'jEven a bishop never attracts any- ~ body unless he's" drunk,'"' said ArchJ bishop Julius in a sermon at St. ~ Michael's Church in Christchurch on ■: Sunday evening (states the Press). He *• was referring to the quality of "attrac--3 tiveness" which was so?marked a.fea- " t.ure of the Founder of Christianity, * but which, he said, was conspicuous by J its absence in modern days". "There are a good many Christian people as _ sour as vinegar itself, who would not ' attract1 anybody, let alone a sinner." * The Archbishop exhorted his hearers " to take an interest in public affairs, i and get into the City Council, where ■ they could bring in a little light and L grace. I ■ Whilst introducing Dr. Truby ,King at the meeting of the Auckland Rotary ! Club, the chairman (Mr. H. D. Rich- ' mond) mentioned that Dr. King and \ (he believed) Sir Ernest Rutherford, > were both born in the province'of T&ranaki. There was a theory, said Mr ' Richmond, that the Nordic races required cold climates to bring forth, intellectual greatness, and this theory \ had a strong supporter, in the Chief \ Justice, of whom it was jokingly said that he believed that true greatness * could only proceed from the Orkneys or from Otago University. A southern I statesman had once enunciated the ' proposition that New Zealand would" al- ; tos be ruled from south of Rakaia However that might be, Taranaki had produced one, and he believed both, of the men who, in the eyes of the outside world,, might well "Be considered to stand highest in achievement of any of the sons of New Zealand.