LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 22 October 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An impounding notice is published in this issue. The Town Board invite applications for the position of Hanger. Tho Kaipara Dairy Co. has sold 300 tons of the season's output of butter, at a satisfactory price to Collett aud Co. On a charge of drunkenness Christian Johnston was fined 5s and 13s costs at the local Courthonse, and a prohibition order was issued against him. Messrs C. A. Laßoche and J. A. Wilson J.'sP were on the Bench. An Atlantic liner, the Volturno caught tire the other day when well out at sea and it is foared the death roll of passengers and crew will totai, 170. Several large liners stood by to render assistance but were almost powerless owing to the heavy weather, although, a good number of rescues were effected. At a recent meeting of tho executive of the New Zealand Axemen's Asso • ciation, it was decided to arrange for a team to tour New Zealand if sufnch ent entries came in. Letters were received from a number of competitors, among whom was Peck, the Austra-* lian champion. Arrangements were made for others to come, and for free entries. People sometimes ask us to believe there is no money in the Wairoa ; but the Farmers' Union got rid of close on £5000 Avorth of stock at its two sales this week, at Mangawhare and Arapohue. Lines were pretty well cleared though no fancy prices were realised. That does not look like shortage of cash, does it ?— Times. A smart passage of six days six hours was made by the well-known barque Marjorie Craig fivm Newcastle to Kaipara, the vessel arriving at tho Northern port at 6 p.m. on Thursday. When coming up the harbor under sail she got out of the channel and drifted in shore towards Shelly Beach, Efforts were made to get her off with tho Kaipara Shipping Go's steamers without success, and it is intended to tranship portion of her cargo of coal, when another attempt will then be made. Monday next, Labor 3*ay, is a Bank Holiday, also a holiday under " the Factories Act." Stewart Bros, canning factory is now in proper working order and large supplies of mullet are being prepared for tho market. The closing night of the Parakai Euchre club:s euchre and danoe socials takes place on Thursday. Prizes won during the season will be presented. Hunter's bus w'll take out Helensville patrons at the usual time. Bell at 8 p.m. Shipwrecks not infrequently lead to humorous incidents. One of these was enacted in a church in Dunedin last Sunday morning, says the'Otago Daily Times. A well-known divine, who is noted for his advocacy of temperance, was the preacher, and in one of his prayers offered up a fervent petition that all the cargo in the Tyrone might be safely salvaged. Picture his surprised when- ho was waited on by some of his church officers after the service and gravely informed that a large part of the cargo consisted of whisky. Lately a resident noticed evidence of an attack on his plums by some fungus and consulted Air W. lvowe, who in turn sent specimens (o Mr Kirk, the Government biologist. Mb in reply said the specimens had been attacked by a disease known as the "bladder plum,'' "pocket plum," etc. (e.xoasius pruni) and ho forwarded a leaflet which tho Department had issued. It is now too late to deal wiih it this sea«on, but in our garden columns r.ext week we will publish tho directions, and advise orchardists to keep a copy with the view of dealing with any manifestation of the disease next season,—Egmont Star.