LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 7 September 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A stock agent stated that 600 head of bullocks a week are being railed from the Manawatu district to meet the winter shortage in. Auckland. A big effort is to be made (states' the Wanganui Chronicle) to organise t boys' and girla' argicultural clubs in. the district, with a view to having exs perimental plots at the various schools : and competitions. It is proposed to j j follow the successful methods employed |j in the Manawatu district, and have a ' committee of farmers and teachers. It I is hoped to have clubs in connection i with at least 20 schools, in addition to j the Wangaehu, Brunswick, and Maxwelitown schools, where similar clubs t are already in existence. \ A condition attaching to the £1000 . bequeathed by the) late Sir William Herries to the Te Aroha Jockey Club was explained at the club's annual " meeting. The terms of the bequest were that it be invested, and the interest derived from it be expended each year in the purchase of a cup, to jbe allotted to*any one race; but should . the club cease racing for two consecui! tive years, then the £1000 is to be i handed over to the Te Aroha Borough Council. Reference to the suggestion thai Anzac Day be observed on. the nearesi [ Sunday instead of April 25 was mad< j by the president of the Auckland Em I plovers' Association, JVTr. Albert Spen 1 ocr, at the annual meeting (states th< 1 Herald). "The suggestion that legis . lation should be passed to secure pay ' ment of wages to all for Anzac Day ii ' impracticable, and the difficulties in th< < way would be insurmountable. Mr i Justice Fraser, who is perhaps in th< f best position to realise that holding Anzac Day on a working day is i j cause for industrial friction, has voice< i the opinion that a Sunday is prefer 1 able. Many of the workers' unions i which include returned soldiers,. hav< also declared themselves in favour o the change Before the Prime Minister left Ne\ Zealand for the Imperial conferences the New Zealand Institute of Journal ists wrote conveying to him the goo* wishes of its members for the succes f of his mission and his own personal wel fare —wishes which would have beei conveyed personally if there had bees a' suitable opportunity. In acknow ledging the letter, the Prime Ministe wrote: "I regret that the wish of you council to bid me au revoir personall; ( was not possible, as I should have haJ very much pleasure in meeting thos gentlemen face to face and thankinj them not only for the kind good wishe you send me on this occasion, but als< for the many and varied eourtesie shown to me on aU occasions by thmembers of the Fourth Estate. : | shall look forward to my. return to ou own little country with deep interes j and anticipation, and hope then to mcc j you all well and hearty." j To-day is the fifty-fifth anniversar; !of the defeat of the colonial forces a Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu by Titokowaru when Major yon Tempsky, Captaini Buck and Palmer, Lieutenants Hunte and Hastings, and a number of mci were killed. There were also man} wounded. It was stated immediateh alter the disaster that the Maoris helc positions in rata trees, and were thui I enabled to easily shoot down th< troops. This, however, is not correct The Maoris were in a gully, and as me* passed along the edge of the gulh , they were shot. The wounded wh< I showed this conclusively j the bullets going upwards. For instance, Captain Rowan, whose namt j was mentioned m a footnote to a Syd- , ney cable message on Wednesday, was shot under the chin, the bullet pene- ! Jjating the roof of his mouth. The Maoris always ridiculed the idea of the rata tree theory, as, had they adopted rplLr^' anA £ he Europeans had rallied, they would have bee^completely trapped as they could have been shot down like pigeons. . The following vessels should be withiV,V' mA i!i co™munication this evening: Auckland: Canadian Constructor, Chatham, Hellanic, Kaimanawa, Kal tea, Kamn, Kurow, Niagara, Port ' WoinVi 7- 1 ' Tutan^ai, Uliniaroa, Ohathams : Port Bowen and Trewnnel. Wellington: Ngaio, Mararoa, WaEine Maunganui, Marama, Iris, Waiotap^ Fort Sydney, Camme.Tio, Whanffaoe Pioneer, Port Curtis and Swazi. At the Farmers' Cd.^r. Hawera sale yesterday competition was particularly keen for fat cattle. One extra prime heavy bullock, the property of ]§r C Hawken, realised the sum of £15 The purchaser was Mr M. Barraclough. , A final reminder is given" of the Z, rd mp w&tohe held in the Okaiawa Town Hall this evening (Friday). A reminder Is given of the Public ! Works social and. dance to be held in the Kapuni Hall to-night (Friday). n nn°S?« bJS shipment o f the "Famous C;B. AU-Bntish Corsets" now opened, lhere is no better value made than the prices are so reasonable, from 5s lid to 28s 6d The New Sport 8.8., only 6s lid; the Broclie Satin C.B Corsets, 11s 6d, 19s 6d; all Elastic C.B. Corsets, 18s ad; Elastic Sport CB Corsets 15s 6d; the C.B. "Reduso" Corset, for;stout figures, 27s 6d• CB Brassieres, 3s lid, 5s lid; C.B. Elastic Brassieres, 5s lid, 6s 6d, 9s 6d. Ladies' vests that wear. The "Maid Marian" TJndervest 4s 6d; the "Meridan" Interlock Undervest, 9s 6d. 10s 6d, 13s At Gillett's.—Advt. \ ,

Many applications are being made f~om Elthnm for loans from the Government Advances Department for the purpose of building cottages (states the Argus). There is a good demand for town sections suitable for building cottages on. Halcombe (says clie Manawatu Times) claims a boy of 12 years who is a genius at chess. He can hold his own with his elders, and a future is predicted for him in the world of queens and nawns.

An experiment of making pottery , from Ohakune clay has "turned out , quite successful (states an exchange). < The analysis (revealed that when kilntreated the clay makes an admirable i brick or pipe. In recognition of valuable gifts for- 1 warded to the zoological collections in ' Britain from overseas possessions, the ( British Zoological Society has decided ] to appoint a dozen Imperial Fellows J of high esteem and position in the ' various Dominions and colonies, who ] siiall be zealous patrons of zoology. The first Imperial Fellows, states an Eng- ' lish journal, will be all the Premiers ' or ex-Premiers, including Mr Massey (New Zealand), Mr Hughes (Australia), General Smuts (South Africa), and Mr Maskenzie King (Canada). "The entertainment of visiting teams is becoming a costly proceeding,' said the secretary oH the Manawatu Rugby Union when the accounts were being considered at the last meeting. "On a recent Sunday the cost for the day's excursion amounted to £.15.' Of course, £3 odd of this was spent on liquor." ' Members of the Union (says the Daily Times) considered that if the team were to be entertained at tea the provision of liquor, on Sunday excursions was superfluous, and a resolution to this effect was passed. •? "I come from a place described as the Windy City,'' declared Mr H. W. | Hetgstria, of Chicago, at the annual I meeting of the Canterbury 'Chamber of Commerce. "We are accused of many things in Chicago, and recently we were accused of an advanced state of efficiency which I did not know existed. We had already been told that we used every part of the carcase of' a hog "far packing and that we used i the squeal for gramophone records, but I now 1 find that we have advanced a1 step further, for it is alleged that we are crossing hogs (with centipedes in order to increase the ham output." (Laughter). j Inquiries at the Department of Agriculture show that much faith is reposed in the new parasite—a species of ladybird—introduced by Dr. Tillyard. of the Cawthron Institute, to combat' woolly aphis in apple trees. Spraying with red oil has hitherto been the most potent remedy discoverable . for the aphis pest, but this .has not proved as effectual as could be desired, besides which the method entails much labour. If the new parasite multiplies as is anticipated, woolly aphis will be kept well within bounds, and one big source of worry to orchardists will be removed. An event happened during th© Wellington competitions on Saturday which is without exception in the history of the society. It occurred after the own ' selection song, girls 12 to 14. Mr and ' Mrs Roland Foster, of the State Conservatorium. both of whom are breath--1 ing experts, were so delighted with the 1 unusual quality of the voices that, after the singing was completed, they 1 went upon the stage, tested, every one : of the competitors for breathing, mdi.- . eating the and1 indifferent breath- . ers, and then took them into a private • room and gave each one a lesson in , correct breathing. Mr Foster pointed > out that between the ages of 12 and ' 16 Was the time to catch girls for the i formation of their voices, and unless r they did correct breathing from then on they would never do much, good [ with their voices. The time and attention to children was much appreciated t \sr parents and the society. > ,' It was stated by the president of th« i Wellington Chamber of Commerce; Mi t John Myers, on Tuesday afternoon^ . that the Board of Trade Amendment . Act, passed at the irecent meeting oi , Parliament, made provision for the apT pointment of an advisory board to th« [ Minister—the board to consist.of fiv« j members; also for the appointment oi r associate members of the board. Mi | Myers expressed the opinion that anj f representatives so appointed could ren- , der valuable service; and there was ' every reason to believe that .the claims - of such members would uot" be over- ; looked. Mr A. Leigh Hunt said if w< were to have a Board of Trade ii ' should be thoroughly representative oi ' all interests concerned* and shoulc I perform all the functions of a Board* oi , Trade. Mr Myers said he understood . that the pjoposed arrangements wem only to be of a temporary nature. J "Unless the Government and th< . Customs Department are watchful, ] can only say New Zealand industry wi! he staggered, and we*will find ourselve; faced with an aggravated problem oi unemployment^" said Mr. W. J. Jeni kin, president of the Canterbury In- , dustrial Association, when discussing , the Government's decision to lift th<= embargo on the importation of German and Austrian goods as from September ,j 1, 1923. Mr. Jenkin added that Ger{man manufacturers were doing every- ; thing in their power to establish former trading relations. Every day communi. cations from Germany were being received, but the writers were not get- | ting much encouragement. Mr. H. B. 1 Best, secretary of the Boot Manufac- ; turers' Association, said one of the difficulties was that goods imported I from England were being made out of | German materials. Every effort to reestablish trade was being madefy Germans, and already two New Zealand firms were working agencies on behalf of German manufacturers, but were hot getting many orders. A good many of the dairy farmers in the Waikato have realised'the wisdom of planting belts of shelter trees "on their properties. The value of such belts^has for some time been stressed by the Forestry Department authorities. The usual trees being planted just now an-e the various varieties of glims, which grow very rapidly. They are planfed six feet apart, and* in addition to providing shelter are, of course, of great value for timber and for fencing purposes. In many oases the saplings are being procured from the Forestry Department at Rotorua, but a good many have been sown from seed As a result of this provision paddocks which a few years ago were open to weather are now well sheltered and stock is benefiting accordingly. One dairy farmer stated to an Auckland fetar representative that where no shelter ■is provided a certain amount of food consumed by cattle went to the making of heat instead of milk, and therefore the farmer who provided shelter got more milk for the same quantity of food. GUARD YOUR HEALTH. When over-work and worry are leaving their mark, when you lose weight,get pale and anaemic, that is the time to discover what K.P. Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil will do for you. It builds you up; it will renew strength and vigour. Prom all chemists and j stoxas; packed in a big glass jar with blue label. - Ksl ' Save your hands fioj»t long wnmer-! iion m strong soap buds; *'No-Rub-, >mg" Laundry Help contains no causic at all, and so cannot harm you.— Ldvfc.

A carcase of a pig weighing well* over -iOOlbs was on view in Mr Topless" butcher shop, Waitara, on Wednesday morning (reports the Mail), and attracted a great d ea i o f attention. Thar pig was bred by Mr G. H. Herbert, of Onaero, and was only about two years old.

Two white rabbits put up for sale ato, a Wanganui auction mart failed to> elicit a bid, although the auctioneer tried hard to quit them at Is 6d for the* pair. "What about them?" he said to> a Chinaman standing n^trby. "Jfdgood Me wantum duck," said the. disciple of Confucius (reports the* Chronicle.) The bricklayers at the new Post Uttice at Stratford are now working on*. the clock chamber and the openings for the clock faces are being built. About. 20 feet more of the tower is yet to be> constructed, and the-flagpole will rise a. further 20 feet. The concrete steps, have been completed, and the iron ladders leading to the tower are ready- & v*u *c'- st of the ro<>f work has. been finished and in a few days tfa» cornice on the railway side and tht KSpS aU r°Und the buildi^ ™*

TJ? i^ of the, Taranak! Herald states that the lat£ tram running after the mail had a ret wS n"s lber ?f Passengers on board on, Wednesday night. There were three, ftL -Ual mber Uia * one or none!: This must be a great paying proposition* ZJ\ I?™*- maif trainstops at Tanki just as often now as, ever it did; the only difference is no. S^fi^f near ifc- X they'wish-, to travel by tram, a contingency which--everyone avoidsJf possible, they miSt; get away from Tarik some 40 minuted earlier m the morning; and then if they; are very. cml they are allowed. to ioini the mail at Stratford' ■- ■