LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 October 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The case of J. Martin (Mr. Bayly) v. E. Henderson and Gordon Porter (Mr. F. C. Spratt), a claim for £82 Is 6d, ■was again before the Magistrate's Court,, when counsel addressed the court. The Magistrate reserved his decision.

When opening the pedigree Jersey bull fair at Stratford on Thursday, Mr. Frank Ranford, the president, referred to the moderate charge made by the A. and P. Association, and urged farmers to support in every way possible the society at tEeir forthcoming show in November.

The postmaster asks us to draw attention to the fact that a permit is required before a wireless installation may be made. It is understood that quite a number of sets are installed in Hawera, so that the information should be of use to the owners.

It will be of interest to know that in the Patea electorate no less than 1234 persons, and in the Egmont 1057, liave been put on the roll by the organiser of the Licensed Victuallers' Association. He has a very complete system, and enrols all he finds not on the roll. He holds receipts from the Registrar with; whom all these have been lodged. \

Teams from the Eltham and Hawera Fire Brigades met at euchre and 500 at the Eltham band room on Wednesday evening, and some keenly contested games were played, all spending a pleasanf time. At euchre the visitors won 26 games to 14, but at 500 Eltham won 9 games to 1; the totals therefore were: Hawera 27, Eltham 23.

What occupations furnished most recruits for' our expeditionary force? The; farmers say that they are the backbone of the country. At all events they; come first with a total of 22,854 men. Labourers are next with 12,590; and clerks third with 6448. Other occupations in order are carpenters^ 3009; carters and carriers, "2939; railway servants, 2027;' engineers, 1821; bushmen, 1801;. miners, 1748; blacksmiths, 1367; post office employees, 1227; motor, drivers and mechanics, 1271; butchers, 1259; bakers andl cooks, 1183; seamen, 1114; paperhangers and painters, 1024; dairy factory employees, 968; grocers, 894; "no occupation," 880; teachers, 810; storemen, 794; warehouse assistants, 777; printers, 727; hprse trainers and jockeys, 725. The total of the force was-95,808 men. ■ '

• The extraordinary fable that Scots were lacking in humour has recently been exposed by Professor Stephen Leacock, of Canada, in his inimitable manner, stated the Rev. J. W. Shaw, in a lecture > on, Sir James . Barries works at Auckland. The speaker's subject was one, of the best refutations of this ancient accusation against Scotland, and the trans-Atlantic noint of view as; expressed by Professor Leacock . was that humour in Great Britain had to besought north of the Tweed (states the New Zealand Herald). TEe American author said the English would sit as. at a pious rite, behind their: barriers of reserve, unmoved by what was humorous, where the Scots would be intensely appreciative and show. it. Among? Scottish authors there could be found a. wealth of humour, but; crossing St. George's Channel ,to Ireland, the reputed home of humour; it was rarely found among her poets or writers. '