LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 9 August 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Once more (says the Northern Advocate) Whangarei is to be congratulated upon the enterprise of one of its business firms. Messrs. Sothern and Company announce that they have installed the necessary plant for bottling and delivering milk with a minimum of cont amin ation. As an indication of the mildness of the season in Hawke's Bay, it is interesting to note that in some localities there the willows are bursting into leaf. Branches cut from willow trees are also sending out shoots. i "It is deplorable to think that the conditions in New Zealand are ideal for rearing super-men, yet 60 per cent, of the children in our schools suffer from diseases other than dental diseases," remarked Colonel Hunter in an address to jfarents he gave in the Wairarapa. Including dental disease the percentage rose to 90. i A rabbit invasion threatens Taranaki, reports from the Ohura recently stating that these pests had been seen in that district (says the Herald). Representations were accordingly made by the Department of Agriculture by the Clifton County Council, and a reply was received, giving an assurance that the Department was using its endeavours to prevent the spread of rabbits to Taranaki. It was further stated, that a special report on the matter was being secured by the Department. i The keen competition which might be expected when German goods were admitted to New Zealand was the subject of comment at a meeting of the Canterbury Industrial Association. A member said he had received a price list of German washerless taps, which could be supplied at 2os a dozen, f.0.b., less 5 per cent., and less 2t} per cent. If not less than two gross lots were bought, the price- would be reduced to 22s 6d and for larger quantities it would be still further reduced. The taps were really worth 7s to 8s each. The Controller and Auditor-General, in returning the balance-sheet to the Temuka Borough Council, certified as correct, took exception to a payment of insurance premiums to a company of which Cr. G. Hancox is the local agent. The premiums totalled £13 15s, which disqualified Cr. Hancox as a member of the council in terms of section 40 (L) . of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1920. An opinion had been* obtained from Mr. T. F. Martin, solicitor to the Municipal Association, to the effect that as the premiums were paid in September 1922, and that in April last Cr. Hancox ' had been re-elected a member of the council, no, contract between him and the council was in existence when he was nominated for his present seat, and he was not disqualified. With a view to giving another "boost" to the town, the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce has embarked upon a somewhat ambitious programme (says the Herald). It is proposed to have printed 10,000 booklets advertising the attractiveness, its claims from commercial and residential points of view, and generally to supply information concerning the town and district. A canvass was made among local business men and the allotted space for advertising was taken up, but the revenue thus obtained is short by about £200 of the estimated cost of the book. In deciding to <m on with the venture the council of the Chamber on Monday night expressed its confidence that the people of the town, particularly those in business would not let such a scheme go by default, and the opinion was expressed by more than one member that the amount required would be readily raised. It/was decided to make a canvass ot the town for subscriptions. A start was made by those present subscribing £5. It was also decided to write to the Borough Council pointing out that municipalities in other centres had obtained legislative authority U> enable them to spend money on 'such purposes as advertising the town, and it was suggested that the council could do likewise. Authority is at the back of the assertion that influenza subjugates diphl Ttu°Y or why we do Rot know, but the statement is seriously made and facts known to the Buredin Trospital staff seem to support' if. Here (says the Dunedin Star) are the facts A. the time when influenza was <-o-nl HH- to its worst in 1918, the official medical authorities had under control tor observation purposes and f™- th* safeguarding of the public, .eisrl.W dmhthena "carrier." , To Jm- the care or .such, a number became qniif. h source of anxiety. What cbu!d ~ cW with them ? Were theee Übe earners' to the end of their day*? £ot so. Nature provided the escape j Si.^n of the eighteen were stricken with the- influenza, and lo and behold! '• they were "cleaned up" straight- ! way, tor on recovering from the infiu-: <mzn they were bacteriolosrieally proved v i l?' ye. cea*ar} tn bo "earners" of fliphth^na. The immediate result was 1 that the two "carriers" who did not : eaten the influenza infection did their . bo«t to become so infected. They were wilhns to take their chances with t-h----common complaint rather than continue to be under what seemed likely to be pernettip] restrictions as "carriers" of diphtheria. Mr A. W. Martin, rupture specialist has arrived in Hawera and may be consulted at the Central Hotel at the hours set out in the advertisement whieii annears on this naee. Mr Martin, who for the past 21 years has been .making regular visits to the centres in Australia and New Zealand, has Irs permanent residence in Dunedin. • The one-pwe windows at jGHllett's are drawing big business. Here's another lot of bargains at 2/11: Sateen cretonnes, ladies' wool vests, ladies' cream wool gloves, children's velvet and serge hats, 40-inch woollen tweeds for dresses, Jan. silk (27-inch), corsets for women and maids, navy bloomers, : children's heavy three-quarter grey; wool socks, * 40-inch coloured nets. ■ Come early and get your share, of these snips—Advt. ~ I Piece goods are not neglected at the ' Melbourne Limited's Sensational Re- j duetion Sale. Read these bargains: 27in. nursery flannelette,-8/6 doz.; 3Sin stout pure calico, 13/11 doz.; grand dark cotton tweed for shirts and boys' suits, 1/6 yard; famous Pennine elo'th, 1/6 yard; scarlet "Doctor flannel,) 3/3-yard;, and lovely cream. Fuji silk, ' 4/3 yard.—Advt.

That precision is an enviable quality no one will deny, especially those con- < iiected with .Police Court" pro-cedine. ±hert> are tinms, however, wncn the ' quality is exaggerated to «uch an extent that it changes triviahtv, and an example of this occurred in the Dunedin Police Court recently, when the < case of a man charged with negligent ; driving was being j iearc j stat es the Otago Daily Times. A-witness was giv ing evidence, and in the course of a long statement that suggested long hours of preparation, remarked that the vehicle was approaching him in an erratic course. "Just a minute," .remarked the Magistrate (Mr H. W. Bundle), "what exacLly do you mean by 'an erratic course'?" The witness was willmoto explain : "Erratic, according to Web" ster—," he began, but once move he was interrupted. "We don't want to hea.r about Webster,' said the Magis- ! trate, "we want to know what youmean by erratic as far as this case is concerned." And in good, plain Eng- . llsh, without any reference do "Web-; ster" witness went- on with bis story. ; A novel form of furnishing fresh air i to jaded Londoners is the caravan tour, ' first popularised by Lady Grey when Lady Gienconner, says the London correspondent of The Australasian. Nowadays not a few of these homes on j wheels have the comforts of a well- ! appointed fiat. These super-caravans ! have two rooms, one being the kitchen ! and the other a sitting and bedroom. .' The latter is furnished with two settees, with spring cushions, which form beds at night. There are also lockers, wardrobes, and washing facilities. The kitchen has a sink with hot and cold water taps, plate racks for crockery, and other facilities for a hasty meal, the hot and cold water apparatus being fed from a rotary pump 'fixed to the exterior of the caravan.' The caravan can be detached with little, difficulty from the wheels, so as to form a bungalow. It may even be put upon a large barge, and so converted into a houseboat. If Jbhe party consists of more than two, tents must be added to the equipment, the tent covering and poles being stowed in a rack at the back of the caravan.