LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 26 February 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

James Edward Hindson appeared on remand at the Magistrate's Court this morning on a charge of breach of a maintenance order, lie was discharged on the payment of arrears.

The Motueka Tennis Association announces that onirics fur the district championship singles to be played on Saturday at the local courts will be received by the secretary up to Friday at 0 p.m

As the Richmond borough water mains are to be flushed out to-morrow, residents are advised to draw off a supply of water early in the morning.

The New Zealand Society of Accountants decided to offer a hundred guineas for it thesis on financing, accounting, and costing in connection with the dairy industry.

The Minister of Labour (the Hon. W. A. Veitch) has given instructions for a ballot to be held for the selection of the workers' representative to attend the International Labour Conference at Geneva.

"The recent rains and the moist conditions all through will make this a record-breaking season for the Waikato," writes the "Star's" travelling correspondent. Thero has never been more grass during the whole history of the district. Dairy cows look exceptionally well. It 'is considered that more cows than usual are being milked in all districts throughout New Zealand tins season. This should more than make up for the reduced price of butterfat. Stocks of both ensilage and hay may be seen in all directions. The indications are that stock will bo fairly well provided for during the coming winter. Travelling through the Waikato and Thames Valley one cannot help being struck by the progress being made. New houses and farm buildings are springing up here and there, fences and drains are being looked after, showing that the land is getting a little of its own back. Small swampy and rough areas on farms are now being brought in, giving the country a caredfor look and adding materially to its productivity. Along the Rotorua lino the country is well settled and paddocks look wonderfully well until the cattlesick country is reached. There are miles and miles of this country lying idle which should be dotted over witli factories and running herds of cows in all directions. Some pf the cattle-sick areas are wonderfully good grass country and will grow good horses and pigs. Anv animal that does not ruminate will do well, but it is fatal to the cud chewers.

Otago fruitgrowers are experiencing an excellent season in every respect (states a Dunedin paper). Weather conditions have been entirely favourable, and although thero has been somo very hot weather, at no time were grow- ■ ers faced with an overwhelming rush of fruit, and regular consignments of from 40 to 50 tons have been going forward daily. The highest for one day was 67 tons. In consequence of this, the various markets have not been over-supplied, and good prices havo heen obtained. The apricot crop is practically over, and mid-season and late fruit, in plums, peaches, and nectarines, is now maturing. The prospects for a good apple crop are very promising, and export will again loom largely in the output from the area under the control of Mr W. K. Dallas, 1 embracing Teviot, Dumbarton, Ettrick, Miller's Flat, and Beaumont. Space for 96,000 cases has been booked, which represents an increase of 12,000 on last year.

"With the addition to its rollingstock of the 200 new L.A. waggons reicently constructed at "Hillside," stated Mr H. H. Sterling, General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, to a representative of "The Press" on Saturday evening, "the Railway Department anticipates no difficulty in dealing with the goods and grain traffic in the coming months. "The rolling stock generally has been put in order, and, together with these new waggons, should prove ample for the needs of the district, even though there promises to be a good grain crop, as I have observed in the course of my journeys through the country."

For the first time for many years there was a decrease last year in the number of legal jiractitioners in the Auckland district. The statement appears in the annual report of the Auckland District Law Society, which will lie presented at the annual meeting on 14th March. The number of practitioners last year was as follows: Barristers, 229; solicitors, 519. For the previous year the figures were 232 and 534 respectively.

The influx of visitors into Dunedin continues steadily, and it would appear from the experience of hotels that the present tourist season is one of the most fruitful for many years, says the "Otago Dan'ly Times." One leading house in the city has 33 bookings for the next few days, and the proprietor declares that ho has had the busiest time on record since the days of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition.

"Most of the harm arising from pipes is due to their foulness." Thus wrote Sir Robert Jones, a distinguished authority, in the "British Medical Journal.!' Sir Robert might have added that the principal cause of pipes becoming foul quickly is the use of tobacco heavily charged with nicotine, as most (if not all) the imported brands are. Such brands frequently lead to heart, nerve or eyesieht trouble. Happily, here in New /Zealand, ailments occasioned by excess of nicotine are becoming rarer. This is chiefly due to the growing popularity of New Zealand toasted tobacco. The toasting works wonders with the leaf. It it only vastly improves flavour and bouquet, but renders the tobacco absolutely innocuous. N.B. These are the only toasted tobaccos procurable, and you can smoke them to your heart's content and they won't harm you. There's quite a variety of brands, special favourites including Riverhead Gold, Navv Cut, Cut Plug No. 10 and Cavendish. A convincing proof of their popularity is the fact that they are everywhere on sale.* Members of the Nelson Chrysanthemum Club are requested to attend an important meeting to be held at the Institute at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening.

What will it be? Wait and see. The big new Mystery Department will open at "The Auckland," Tuesday next, at 9 a.m. It will be a "wow," and an eyeopener. Never before anything like it in Nelson. Details later.* Final clearance. Sale ends Saturday. Remarkable Frock and Hat bargains.— Trathen's.* Oddment Week at McKay's! Children's Fancy Straw Hats, formerly 10/6 to 12/6, now 3/6.* Alfred Gould advertises an aiii.t'n sale of balance of stock of stationery, confectionery, books, etc., at the sh-jp of Mr G. Heaven, lower Bridge street, next Y.M.C.A., Friday evening, 7'.n March, at 7.30 o'clock. Important auction sale of 17 building allotments in the Early Dawn Estate.

What is it ? The Big Mystery Department which opens at "The Auckland" next Tuesday. Only the bosses know and they're as close as clams. Store will be closed Saturday morning and all clay Monday to enable this big new department of wonders to be installed.* Children's Cotton Vests, formerly 1/6 to 2/11, now 6d and Is at Mckay's Oddment Week.* The Boss brought back the bacon. Up in Auckland he bought at a heavy discount for cash large wholesale stocks of smart new goods for the coming season. On Tuesday "The Auckland" will throw the lot out at prices that will cause a riot.S

Harvesting is now in full progress throughout Southland (says the "Times"). The grain erops, although much delayed on account of unfavourable weather earlier in the season, are very heavy and the few samples already received by the merchants are in excellent condition. The dairy farmers are, experiencing a very favourable season and a record production for the season is anticipated.

Trade at the port of Groymouth continues to show a general increase. Lai " month the timber exported totalled 1,796,400 super feet, bringing the total since Ist Aprii last to 3,523,470 super feet, an increase of 3,040,710 super feet, in comparison with the same period last year. The coal exported last month wa5'20,607 tons and the total for ten. months was tons, an increase of 62,865 tons. General cargo inward showed an increase of 20,190 tons, and outward of 235 tons.

'The increasing asperity manifest in tho trade relations between. New Zealand and Australia has caused considerable concern to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce during the past year," states the annual report of the council of the chamber, to be presented at the annual meeting to-morrow. "A remit on tho subject, proposed by the Auckland chamber, was carried at tho Associated Chambers of Commerce Conference in. October, this action giving rise to considerable discussion both in Australia and Now Zealand." It will be remembered that Mr Harvey Turner, a member of tho chamber council, interviewed several high officials of tho Commonwealth Government when on a visit to Australia last year, dealing particularly with the difficulty created by high import duties on New Zealand fruit and vegetable produce. Mr Turner pointed out that it would boo! benefit to both countries if Dominion produce could be admitted to Australia at more reasonablo. rates, especially in seasons when the Australian crop was small. He reported a very favourable reception of the suggestions he made, and apparently there is still hope ctf mutual agreement on a somewhat difficult question.

'I am satisfied that some measure of benefit will result from tht visit to Canterbury of tho Minister of Education," Mr B. Wild, chairman of tho Canterbury Education Board, said at a meeting of tho board (reports tho "Times"). Mr C. S. Thompson said: "We should be grateful to the Minister for the interest he takes in our schools. He inquires into every detail, and ho seems to have a thorough grip on educational questions." Warnings to apiarists against the tainting of honey by ragwort, a weed sufficiently troublesome already to New Zealand sheepowners and dairymen, were given at the annual field day held last week by the South Auckland Beekeepers' Association at tho Euakura State Farm of Instruction. Several speakers instanced the danger to honey quality in the ragwort areas of South Auckland. The bitter honey produced by bees feeding on ragwort was not acceptable in the opinion of the Honey Producers' Association. Ragwort was spreading rapidly in almost every district of South Auckland. Its growth would result in financial loss to the producers. A resolution was passed calling the attention of the Department of Agriculture to the danger in the unrestricted growth of ragwort. Mr J. A. Young, M.P. for Hamilton, urged efforts by apiarists and farmers to destroy ragwort.

Christchurch solicitors, acting on behalf of clients who have lodged appeals against their assessments of super land tax imposed as a result of legislation passed by Parliament last session, stato that the commission set up to deal with cases of hardship arising out of the tax, is carrying out 'its duties with firmness and equity. When Government super land taxation proposals were under consideration by Parliament., fears were expressed in many quarter's that there was little likelihood of the "hardship clause" being of any real benefit to the farmers on whom the tax might operate inequitably. According to the solicitors interviewed by a i reporter, however, these fears have been entirely dissipated by the fair manner in which the commission has considered appeals placed before it. The general feeling seems to bo that farmers who have lodged appeals are getting fair and equitable treatment. In a number of cases where hardship has been proved, substantial reductions in claims for taxation have been recommended by the commission, and in a few special cases, the special tax has been withdrawn altogether. The work of the commission is necessarily of a private character, and no official statement concerning its decisions has been issued; but so far the cases dealt with have given a considerable amount of satisfaction. /

Brown rot in ripening fruit is reported by stone-fruit growers in the Henderson district (states the Auckland 'Herald"). One grower estimated his loss of peaches as the 'result of the blight at 800 cases, while another orchardist assessed his loss at 600 cases. The effect of the blight, it is stated by growers, is being reflected in the low values ruling for the fruit at the markets.

An increase in the Christmas railway traffic compared with that of the previous Christmas was referred to at Wellington W the general manager of the railways, "Mr 11. H. Sterling. "The figures* for the Christmas traffic are now available," said Mr Sterling, "and they show a very gratifying increase over those of last* year, more especially when the unfavourable weather during the holiday is taken into consideration. This must be regarded as extremely satisfactory. As is well known to those who study the railway position in New Zealand* the outstanding' problem is that of passenger traffic, and this makes it all the more pleasing that we should have more than held our own during the one outstanding travel period of the j year."

In collection with the scheme to raiso a Dominion fund per medium of the sale of Charity stamps for the prevention of tuberculosis, it is officially anounced that it has been decided to withdraw the sale of the stamps at the close ot business on the 28th instant.

The Riwaka Croquet Club will hold a dance on Friday evening in the Riwaka Hall. Music be supplied by Williams's orchestra. Sale ends Saturday.—Trathen's.*

Entries for all events at the Murchison Agricultural and Pastoral Association's annual show, to be held on Saturday, loth March, close on Saturday next.

Last few days. Ttatlien's Sale ends Saturday.* Remember, if one of Day's Gold Band Taxis is returning to the depot or stand, even if you are miles away, you can I always stop it and lide into tlie town I for only sixpence a liead.* ! Still many remarkable bargains. Trathen's famous Sale prices.* An announcement of a sale of pedi Rrce Jersey cattle on behalf of Mr A. Hodgkinson, Takaka, appears in our auction columns. Ladies' Cotton Vests, V neck and lace strap usually 3/9. new 1/9. —McKay's Oddment Week.*-

Mr F. R. Cooke, secretary of tho New Zealand Clothing and Trade Fede- j ration, has forwarded the following letter to the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) .•-•"The above Federation wishes to bring under your notice for consideration some of the difficulties facing tho Clothing and Tailoring Federations at the present time. Foreign competition is making conditions very bad. The unionists in the past havo at great sacrifice made life a little easier for the workers, but tho great cry for cheapness is going forth. Quality of goods and justice to workers are being ignored. Your Railway Department; accepts tenders for railway servants' uniforms disgracefully low in price and of the poorest quality in material, trimmings, and manufacture, and this Federation enters its protest against tho standard of quality being lowered for the sake of cheapness. The servants of the State should not bo compelled to dress in. the worst sloppy clothing, as it has a very unhealthy result in lowering them in their own and other people'Sj estimation. Tho demand for cheapness is not needed in New Zealand; a country of generous returns for tho mini' mum effort, such demand causes tho speeding up of the women and girls beyond tho reasonable limit and is inimical to the vitality of the future New Zealand population. The present rush for more goods for less money should not be encouraged by the Government; we should demand a high standard —the best is only good enough for us. I havo also been instructed to urge that when new uniforms are to be made the cen' trcs Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin shall have their just share of the work according to the quality needed in those districts."

Exception to the retention on the Statute Book of the compulsory clauses of the Defence Act is taken by the Methodist Church of New Zealand. The following resolution was passed by Conference this week: "(1) Believing that the time lias arrived when the Defence Act of this Dominion should be amended, and with a view to the cultivation of the spirit of peace, we strongly urge the Government to repeal Part G of the Defence Act, 1909, which provided for the universal obligation to be trained for war in times of peace. (2) That our New Zealand Church work for and urge the Government to recognise the right of the individual conscience to determine the person's attitude to military service. In this regard it is understood that the applicant will submit reasonable proofs of his bona fides." Conference also passed the following motion:—"The problem of peace during the past year has again been the outstanding problem in international affairs, and we desire to express our profound gratitude for the progress that lias been made as shown by the signing of the optional clause, by which all justifiable disputes are referred to Court of International Justice, and for the development towards fin ther disarmament as evinced by the great moral leadership given to the world by the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the President of the U.S.A., who have stated that the only solution to the problem of war is the acceptance, by all nations, of the moral and political principles embodied in the Kellogg Pact. We therefore urge out" Ministers and people to do their utmost to lift this problem from the level of fear, as expressed in armaments, to one of confidence and trust, hased on a spiritual power which alone can save the world."

"All kinds of democratic, Socialistic, and Communistic fads are offered as remedies for the ills that flesh is heir to, and on roads that lead to the kingdom of God; but they get us nowhere," said the Rev. J. F. Goldie (ex-presi-dent of the Methodist Conference) in the course of an ordination charge at Wesley Church, Taranaki street (reports "The Post"). "The other day we read of a German who had discovered a new method of locomotion. By means of rocket propulsion he was going to reach the moon. He started, but we read that they picked him up in a dazed condition in an adjacent field. And so with the moralist, the new religionist, the Socialist, and the Communist, and others with their grotesque devices for the salvation of the race. If you look for them you will find them in a dazed condition somewhere not far away. The minister of the Gospel must know and be able to indicate the reason of their failure."

Advice was received at a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Society of Accountants yesterday that the Government intended to replace the present Companies Act next session of Parliament with a new measure. In a letter to the society, the Attorney-General (the Hon. Sir Thomas Sidey) said that the Government had decided on the preparation for introduction next session of a Companies Bill to replace the present Companies Act and its amendments. It was intended to adopt, with variations, the English Companies Act, 1929. As the Government was anxious that every care should be taken to produce a satisfactory measure, it had been decided to appoint an Advisory Committee, which would be available to the law draughtsmen for purposes of consultation, and to which he would submit for advice such difficulties as would arise in the course of preparing the Bill. The Advisory Committee which he had appointed consisted of two members of the legal profession and two of the accountancy profession as follows :—Mr P. Levi, M.A., barrister, and Mr H. E. Anderson, barrister; Mr H. D. Vickery, public accountant, and Mr J. L. Griffin, public accountant, all of Wellington. The meeting carried a resolution of appreciation at the action of the Government. A double-barrelled event. 9 a.m. Tuesday next at "The Auckland." Opening of ihe big new Mystery Department and huge sale of autumn apparel and drapery—big warehouse stocks just bought in Auckland. Closed Saturdayi morning and all day Monday getting ready for the most stupendous bargain scramble ever held in Nelson.* Ladies, just pause and think of the wonderful values you have had at Tra-1 then's Sale during the past few weeks. I Well, there are many equally good bargains until Saturday.*

The Citizens' Band will render selections at the Church Steps this evening prior to the Cancer Campaign meeting in the Council Chambers.