LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 October 1922, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I lheHan-era Citizens' Band will render a programme of music i n the Park to-morrow afternoon (weather peSnit tmg), commencing at 3 p.m. _ A garden party and sale of work FVhL P n m «onne<^ou with the ( £ltham Convent Queen Carnival in the Convent School grounds on Thursday afternoon. When the flags were hoisted roi tne nrst time the positions of th« vano US candidates we're as follow: Viola (People's), amber and white 2; Noreen Fake (Convent) blue and white, 3; Meta Kelly (Farmers'), yellow and sreen, 4. The attention of our readers is fra to£ n *£*• in this issue head? Ed 'Two Free Gifts." Cadburv's and fS S S® h(>u!t h°lcL WOrds with young film, wn and ti l6 I°fftr1° fft r madfe thesS fiims will c no doubt be largely availed or- lhe advt. appears on page 5. £60 a a *r/s no COSt S SOT w-here between Th?» - , £8° *n S,? ur dunng a session. This is how Dr. Thacker uses up some of its expensive minutes and then mZt c\ eCOn°^ J: '"The honourable member has called me the Mayor of Christchurch," said Dr. Thacker, very Thitj n h!\ difinity in the House on Thmsday night. -I am not the Mayor °Ll * stchurS in this House- li m the honourable member for Christfc h am 'his Worship the mv c?ty°" Chnstchurch' I am in Letters received from Mr W" P Kirkwood this week state that he will arrive in New Zealand at the end of October (says the Stratford Post). Writing about his travels, he said he flew from Paris to London, the iournev occupying 2 hours 55 minutes. He. was favourably impressed with the conditions in Berlin, while the country itself appeared to be prosperous. Friends will be pleased to learn that Mr. Kirkwood was keeping i n good health. A telegram received yesterday stated that Mr. Kirkwood reached Auckland by the Niagara. J According to the dictionary interpretation a holiday is a "day of rest" • but not so with the industrious Celestial Tuesday ( says the Otago Daily Times) was the Chinese National Republic holiday, and, at the request of several ve £ Sls*ents of the city, the national flag of' China was flown at the Town Hall, i Ihis may have caused the casual observer to conclude that he would have to wait a day longer for his collars as the Chinese laundries would be closed However, if he happened to pass one ot these establishments he would have discovered his mistake, for although a placard on the door announced the importance ofiHhe day, the scene inside at once dispelled any suggestion of "a day of rest," From the proprietor down to the youngest assistant, all were at work with a will, evidently not regarding the significance of the day as sufficiently important to cause them to refrain from their ordinary avocations. j There will be a grand dance recital and fairy play arranged and presented by Mrs Edwards at the Opera House on Monday, October 16th, at 3.30 p.m. ' New Goods—White voile embro. jumpers 19s 6d, white silk jumpers 17b 6d, knitted silk jumpers from 39s 6d, - knitted silk sport coats from 355, fancy voile jumpers 15s 6d, Fuji silk jumpers 21s, crepe de chine jumpers 255, children's print dresses from 3s lid. Another big arrival of C.B. corsets, cheaper than wev. Good value in C.Bcorsets from 6s lid, the popular sports corsets in C.B. or Warner's from 8s ( lid. See the windows for smart ready- ■ to-wear millinery and flowers. At Gillette, always busy.—Advt. J Ladies, put your heads together to , see how quickly you c-p.n. get- all New' Zealand using "No-Rubbing' y Laundry Help, the famous dirt ejector, J. F. Daley.—Advt, " *

Mr. H. Leslie Piper has sufficiently recovered from-an attack of influenza to sing to-morrow at the Hawera Methodist Church and. at an early afternon service at Normanby. He regrets the necessity of having had to postpone the concert to Monday the 16th, and he must leave for Gisborne .on Tuesday morning to fulfil an en- ! gagement. Mr. Piper will sing at "St. I Mary's Hall the well-known "Invictus"—'•Youth'' and "David Before Saul," and will be supported by Miss Homer, Mrs. Cate, Miss Spurdle, Mr. Gate, i Mr. Jackson and Miss Joan Tonks. A net saving of £612 5s has been effected by the Napier Harbour Board by accepting the tender of an overseas firm for 600 tons of Portland cement (states the Hawke's Bay Tribune). Keporting to the board the committee stated: "Compared with the best New Zealand tender, and after allowing 20s lid for Customs duty and primage, 3s 3d for wharfage and Is for haulage, the saving is about £666 os, from which has to be deducted the exchange on j London, and the difference in bank interest on overdraft through paying for the whole 600 tons in one line instead of, say, at 50 tons per week. The net estimated saving is thus £612 55." ! As will be seen from advertisement in this issue, a presentation and fare-! well social, arranged by the residents of Mokoia and Whakamara, is to be held- at Mokoia on Wednesday next. Friends of Mr. and £Mrs. Campbell are cordially invited to come and assist in the send-off. ■ The once-familiar half-sovereign has become such a rarity that its presentation is apt to be regarded in certain quarters with suspicion. An Aucklander, who is the fortunate possessor of one of these curiosities, presented it. at' the counter of a Queen Street restaurant the other day (states the Herald). To his surprise the vigilant young lady on duty politely, but firmly, declined to accept the strange-looking coin. Her decision" was confirmed by another fair attendant. Fortunately the customer, was able to obtain the necessary financial accommodation from a friend to enable him to discharge his obligation in acceptable currency.' He still retains the half-sovereign. I There is a prospect of a team of Chinese Rugby footballers from Hongkong touring the Dominion next season (says the Auckland Herald). Efforts are now being made to arrange for the team to play a series of games m both New Zealand and Australia. The project is more or less "in the air" at present, but it is stated that an emissary from New Zealand is in Sydney ' negotiating with the New South Wales Rugby League authorities with the object of arranging the tour. As far as can be ascertained, no basis has been established for carrying out the tour in New Zealand, but, if the negotiations with the New South Wales authorities are satisfactorily concluded, no doubt details of the scheme will be submitted to the New Zealand League for approval or otherwise. • It will be with pleasurable anticipation that play-goers will await the return to Hawera of Mr. Allen Wilkie in a revival of the plays of Shakespeare. Mr. Wilkie, supported by Miss Hilda Dorrington and his talented company of over forty Shakespeare players, after appearing before capacity . houses in the principal towns throughj out the Dominion and Australia, inj tends to visit Hawera for two nights . only, when play-goer.s and lovers of j Shakespeare will have the opportunity ] of witnessing .a performance of "The- '■ Merchant, of Venice" and "A Midsummer 'Night's Dream." This company is now in the third year of its tour and has registered over 550 consecutive performances exclusively of Shakespearean plays. This is a record which has not been achieved in any part of the world since the days of Shakespeare himself, and goes to prove the power and force of Mr. Wilkie's acting, and the honoured place he holds in the hearts of lovers of Shakespeare and the never wanting popularity of the plays of England's greatest poet and dramatist, Shakespeare. - What would happen in the United .States,, where two thousand tons of njns are turned out every year," "if all "the pin factories closed down, as they once did m England? I n the thirty-fourth year of Henry VIII complaints were made of the inferior ouality of the pins supplied to the public, and in conseI quence Parliament enacted that none ' should be sold, "unless they be doubleheaded, and have the heades soudered faste to the shanks of the pynne," etc. me result was that the public could obtain no pins until the Act was repealed three years later. The Act of repeal, having recited the former Act pathetically admits that the attempt to control tie pin industry had proved a failure. "For as much since the making of the said Act there hath been scarcitee of pynnes within this realme, and the Kynge's liege people have not been wel or competently served of such pynnes nor are likely to be served. In consideration whereof it maie please the Kynge that it maie be adjudged and demed from hensforth frustrated and mhilated, and to be repealed .for ever." Three months ago some idealists at Verona formed a society for the sup pression of bad language. They claim that swearing m Verona has already been reduced 75 per cent., and that in the course of another fifteen years it will have entirely disappeared, states the Sunday Observer. JBivery means of propaganda is used, including posters and notices on public buildings, railway stations, schools, barracks, etc., and showers of leaflets from aeroplanes and imitation bombs in fireworks exhibitions The notices themselves are varied, picturesque, and "adapted to circumstances. Here are some of them: Dante orders you not to offend the land of song by oaths." "Be careful! If you swear, your children will despise you and civilised society will cast you out!" "Profanity is a"short circuit." At the football club, huge printed notices urged the players to "Give a kick to swearing," and to "make many goals, but not one oath." The committee wants guards and policemen to be empowered to take the name and address of individuals who are overheard using bad language in the streets, said names and addresses to be posted up to public scorn in the great central square of Verona. It has been rumoured that Signor Gasparotto, who was War Minister in Signor Bonomi's Cabinet, is about to bring in a Bill making swearing a punishable offence among soldiers. Most people, however, consider that it might be more prudent, for the present, at any rate, not to deprive the much-tried' army of this one safety-valve. | The laU-sf, and ar^st stylish in the fashions always interests ladies. We are showing a fine range of coat frocks I from 63/-, Jazz and Betty Wales. frocks from 21/6, silk Cardigan coats from 69/6, knitted silk jumpess' from 35/-, Milanese hose at 27/6. Oine and i inspect these and many oth3-- ishion- j able lin.s. They are the neatest s? ~\vn ! anywhere?.—}""•* Or.tred. "Where the. Smart Frocks Arc,'' High St., Hawera, J —Advt. i Grocers are becoming notorious for fun, wit. and humour, thanks to tLe invigorating influence of "No-Rubbing" i Laundry Help, "Keeo Smiling" Boot Polish., and "Golden Eule" Soap—Adyt..

At the jSHMuaI n&eting of the Souto* land Farmers' Cooperative Association, Ltd. (states the Mataura Ensign), feelings expressed by farmers concerning the present {agricultural outlook were most optimistic. A conversation between a Mataura farmer, a Hiverton farmer, and a Wiaton farmer anent farming prospects showed that all were agreed that the sheep prospects were good. Seldom had percentages of lambs been greater. AH stated that the percentages' ran from 160 to 180. One of the men pointed out that he had several cases of triplets among his lambs. The general opinion was that grass at this time of the year is ! more plentiful, and the climatic condi- j tions are delightful for the young ! lambs. Famous for many things. Wymdham (says the Wyndham Herald) may claim to be the habitat of the world's champion h©n—a bird that laid three eggs in one day, a purebred Black Orpington. Mr. F. "W. Bennetto gatherod three eggs from his three hens. He noticed that one particular hen v»a» acting in a, peculiar manner, and he saw her drop an egg on to the ground; still unsatisfied, she shortly' dropped ' another—her third for the day. I'he • champion duck to which we recently i referred laid two eggs on each of two 1 days, but this is the first time we have, heard of a hird laying three eggs in a day.