LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 9 April 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Golf for Waipu. j A golf club has boon formed in; Waipu, and good progross| has boon j made in tbo formation of links on the, property of Mr A. W. McKay. Pres- 1 out prospeets point to a strong club; being formed, and it is hoped to commence play soon. Bill For Chimneys. It now appears,that the total repair; I ill for chimneys damaged in the mid- j right earthquake on March 5 will ex* j coed £SOOO. Notifications have been received by the Palmerston North City i Council of repairs to cover 350 dwell- j jugs, involving 200 chimneys. The re- j pairs'to the municipal chimney-stack at I Awapuni will cost about £l5O. j i Anzac Day Observance, In response to a. widespread desire for a nnitod religious service, with an appropriate address, on Anzac Day, the Wbangarei Ministers’ Association is arranging for such a service to bo hold in the Town Hall at 11 a.m. His Worship the Mayor will preside. The Rev. W. Elliott will be the speaker, and every effort is being made to ensure a service .worthy ( of the occasion. A collection will be received in aid of the Returned Soldiers’ Distress and Benefit Fund.

Bail Freights Revised. The scale of railway freight charges, whereby a reduction of 15 per cent, on current rates was allowed in respect of certain commodities as from February 5, 1933, has been' revised. From April 1 the reduction ceased to apply to the transport of hides, pelts, sheepskins, calfskins, sheep and "wool. No alteration has been made, however, in the charges governing the carriage of butter, cheese, fat, tallow, cattle, pigs, 1 calves, horses, frozen meat for export, carrots, mangolds, parsnips potatoes, onions and turnips. Dog In a Window.

A Waipukurau business man received a shock the other afternoon (says the Hawke’s Bay Herald), when he heard a ciash of broken glass and on investi-gation-found a large Alsation dog reposing in his window. The Alsatian had a slight difference of opinion with another canine of less regal parentage, and in jumping aside to avoid his opponent crashed through a plate-glass window. The dog was more scared than injured, while his opponent startled by., this unexpected development, and probably scenting trouble, lest no- time in deserting the scene of action. ■

Apples and Golf, A well-known and enthusiastic gentleman member of the Whau Valley Golf Club was the victim of a rather disconcerting practical joke -on Saturday afternoon.',' Prior to driving off from Vo. 1 tee, he sought in his usually well-stocked bag for a ball, and was much taken aback to find that a corresponding number of small green apples had been substituted in their place.. His expressions at the moment did not come within the category of ‘‘Parliamentary,” but the humorous element prevailed, and he joined in the general laughter, A suitable reward awaits the return of the balls. N.Z, Cheese “Hopeless.”

“Your choose, of course, is hopeless, •’ was n comment made by a Cornier New Zealand resident, Mrs C. FT. Douglas, on her return to the Doninlon after IT. roars’ residence in Lonlon, when discussing methods of marketing New Zealand produce in England. ■ “I do not know a soul who \ats it,” she continued. “I think its inle must be among the poorer classes. Ft never seems to be matured properly. Neither in flavour nor in texture mu it be compared with English Chedlar or Dutch cheeses. It seems a pity :hat the Continental method, of manufacture is not adopted.’ ’ Te Hana Dairy Factory. In the issue of the “Advocate” of the sth inst., it was reported that the efforts of the Port Albert Dairy Company to obtain an artesian water supply on the site of their new factory at To Hana had been unsuccessful and that water would have to be brought from another source, some two and a half miles away, at an estimated cost of £2OOO. Mr Singleton, the company’s secretary, stated today that the company has not yet gone into the cpiestion of the cost of obtaining another supply from a source about two miles distant, but it is not expected that it will exceed £ISOO, including a sum of which was paid to the well-borer for his unsuccessful, boring. A. Cuckoo In the Nest. On a certain farm at Forest Hill a •ockerel came into being in a very strange way. No cinching hen brought .his bird into the world—it first saw he light of day from a starling’s nest. L. happened like this. The farmer daeed some hen’s eggs on a shelf, at Tie back of which was a starling’s 3iest, uid into this nest ono of the eggs, inirvertontly rolled. Though the staring must have viewed this enormous j vhite visitant with some apprehension t nevertheless continued to sit on iis wn eggs, as well as extending a shel■eiing wing to the hen’s egg. The darling’s eggs hatched out first and lie heal of the young birds must have ncubatod Hie the larger egg, for soon iffor, a young rooster appeared in the lest.

Extraordinary price reductions are making Henry Wilson’s sale of Hart s stock more popular than the J' nrlicr stages of the sale. Sheetings^Towels, Damasks, Pillow Cases, Curtain Lets, Flannelettes, Hosiery, and Men’s Wear are being sold at prices very much m buvers’ favour.

Ladies.—On Saturday, April 7, our new materials for Coats and Costumes Avill bo showing. Also the latest in hur Collars. —At Geo. Hcndy’s, High-class Ladies’ Tailor, corner Bank and >me Streets.

Drowned While Pishing. ■ • Edward O. Elliott, agod about 50, •was drowned while fishing off "Buckla nil's Boar-h, Auckland, this morning. His calls for help were heard, and another boat rescued Elliott from the water, but he did not revive. By-Law Cases. A large number of by-law cases were dealt with by Mr G. N, Morris, R.M.,in the Police Court this morning. Insufficient lights on ears and bicycles provided the most numerous charges, with the lack of driving licenses in next place. Fines ranged from £1 and costs to ;"/ and costs. j Linesman Badly Hurt, j A linesman employed by the Public! Works Department, Mr Ernest Tomlin, agod 47, received severe injuries to the face on Saturday evening when he was ! accidentally struck'by a heavy pulley | while working with other men near | Papa hum. Mr Tomlin , who resides in j Penrose, was taken in a St. John ami balance to the Auckland Hospital. His condition was described last evening! jas fairly serious, ; Reason For Resigning. Speaking on Saturday, the Mayor of Nelson, Mr W. .1. Moffatt, said he was entirely in" agreement with the reason given by Mr G. Page, for his resignation of the chairmanship of the Nelson Unemployment Committee, This, was due to the unfair treatment of the smaller centres by the board and the feeling that local committees wert? becoming merely buffers between the board and the workers. Bakers Concerned. The action taken by the Wheat Purchase Board to limit the importation of flour and wheat into New Zealand has given rise to some concern among Auckland bakers, who claim that it is necessary to mix imported flour with local flour in order j to produce the type of bread required Iby the public. Apart from this | aspect, it is stated, bakers would be j quite willing to sec the importation of flour prohibited. Tennis at Parua Bay.

A very pleasant inter-club tennis match took place on Saturday after-noon,-when Wharcora visited Parna Bay. Competition was very close, the home team leading until the lastmatch, which was won by Mr Cliff Smith, of Whareora, making the aggregate 13 each. The visitors -were hospitably entertained. Returning, they wore caught in the traffic jam at Victoria Bridge, and in consequence some herds went unmilked that night.

Trounson Park Timber. A number of fine kauri trees in Trounson Park, north of Dargaville, which were blown over by a gale in July -of last year, are being milled, with the object of preventing the waste of a largo quantity of excellent timber. These trees range from 3ft to 6ft in diameter, although one of them had a girth of 26ft and was 42 ft long in the barrel. Altogether the. 62 kauri trees, which are being cut into logs for hauling to the mill, are estimated to produce about 200,000 feet of marketable timber.

Prohibition Order Broken. Prohibited last month, an old man, Donald McLeod, appeared before Mr 0, M. Morris, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, charged with breach of the order. He admitted the charge, and Sub-Inspector Powell said McLeod had been drinking heavily. He was addicted to methylated spirits and the best thing for him would be to go into the country. He had a job to go to, Defendant had a wife and five children. The magistrate convicted and discharged McLeod, warning him against coming before the court again. Fishermen Mountaineers.

Inside the harbour at Ngunguru yesterday fishermen secured poor results, and three keen sportsmen clambered over the hills to th<? ocean side. Here the rocks fall steeply into the sea, and climbers have to rely on tussocks of grass for a hold. The downward trail was made without misadventure, but with heavy bags on the way back, the steep face presented decided difficulties. Half-way up the most elderly member of the party slipped, and had ho not been caught by the man below, tf r ould have fallen 300 feet. By the time the top was finally reached the fishermen began to wonder whether the risk was worth while. Shooting Fatality. The body of Mr Ronald Owen Btoekley, aged 23, of Herriosville, To Aroha, was found by Mr N. G. McLeod in the Borough Reserve near the ‘Wnihon River about 8 o’clock on (Saturday evening. There was a gunshot wound in the side of the head and a double-barrelled' shotgun was found near by.. Apparently tiro young man liad tripped over a tussock, thus, discharging the gun. An inquest was opened before Mr N. Ray, J.P., coroner, and after evidence of identification was adjourned sine die. Deceased, who was employed by the New Zealand Dairy Company at Waihou, is survived by liis wife and an infant child. Shoplifters Imprisoned.

“Shoplifters must understand that they run the risk of imprisonment/’ said Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., in the Police Court at Auckland, when he sentenced William Seagar and William Gerald Cain, each to seven days’ imprisonment for theft from shops in the city. “Shopkeepers are entitled to be protected,” said the magistrate. “Shoplifting cannot be cheeked by the imposition of fines, or admitting the offenders to probation. That is . only for exceptional eases, and neither of these can be classed as such. That both these men were under the. in- ■ tlucnce of liquor at the time is rather j an aggravation of the offence than in l mitigation of it.” 1