LOCAL AND GENERAL

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A recent visitor to the Maruia hot springs told a Press representative today that within the last week or so the water in the men's bathing pool had got considerably colder. Several ol the visitors dug another pool with good results) the temperature being found to vary between 104 and 130 degrees. About 22 people were at the Springs last week. The weather was very cold, and intending visitors are advised to take a plentiful supplv.of blankets. It.is stated that a caretaker is badly needed. The road over the 40 miles from Murchison to Lester's is described as being in fair condition; while, for tlie 24 miles onward to the springs it is said to be in a very good state. The road being formed over the Lewis Pass is almost ready to receive the metal.

Six years ago yesterday Greece was iroclaimed a republic. Consequently iith March h celebrated as tlie national lay of independence. When the plebiscite was taken in Greece in 1!)24, Ti 5.742 people voted for a republic and ;2i) ; 322 for a monarchy.

The Motueka Caledonian Society's

■oneert. to be held in the Majestic Fheatre on Friday evening, promises o be one of the best yet presented to i Motueka audience. ' The committee

has spared no effort to procure the best talent from various Scottish societies. A large party of talented artists have | been secured from Marlborough — Mesdames Tunnicliffe, Mac-Donald, McLauchlan and Messrs Jameson and Son —who will be supported bv artists from Nelson, Tasman and West Coast, the last-named society being represented by the veteran entertainer Hughio Smith. Meiba Toilet Preparations are particularly high in quality but quite moderate in price. Full assortment at McKay's.* D.M.C. The world's best Embroidery Cotton. Another 300 boxes, including all the wanted shades just arrived at McKay's.*

There is somo talk in Wellington of establishing an "Our Own" League, the members of which are to pledge themselves to purchase New Zealandmade 'goods whenever possible, subject to the quality and design being equal to the imported article (states the "Dominion"). It has even been suggested that the Government, when advancing money for home-building, might stipulate the use of New Zealand timber, tiles, stoves, etc., only, and so compel people to use their own manufac-, tures.

The Main Highways Board has written to local bodies asking that some precautions should be taken to preserve wooden bridges from the risk of lire during tho summer, and suggesting as one measure the keeping of lire buckets readily accessible at such places (says the "Wairarapa Daily News"). "A bright hope we would have of keeping the buckets," said a member of the Wairarapa South County Council. "Why, on the Taratahi last year a contractor lost «a whole Jocker of tools. It was removed bodily, and no one man could have lifted it. If wo put benzine tins with handles there, someone would take a fancy to them."

Mr T. Burnett, M.P., who recently sent a telegram to the Minister of Lands and Agriculture (the Hon. G. W. Forbes) protesting against permission being given for Byrd's dogs to be sent to Mount Cook, again, has, says the "Timaru 'Herald," received the following message from tho Minister: —"I duly received yom- telegram in regard to the matter of accommodation of the Byrd expedition dogs at the Hermitage, and have noted the terms of your representation. The intention was to hold the dogs under proper supervision for a term of one year, but advice has since been received that the future movements of the expedition are not now definite, and at the Admiral's own suggestion, the arrangement has been cancelled. Steps will be taken to remove tho few dogs at tho Hermitage.",

In the Supreme Court at Wellington probate of the will of James Hooper, deceased, was granted by His Honour Mr Justice Blair to Cecil Colston Hooper, Beatrice Sarah Hooper and Hilda May Hooper, the executors named in the will, upon the application of their solicitor.

Some criticism has been passed in returned soldiers' circles at the delay ;n publishing the recommendations of the Commission which inquired towards the end of last year into the position of physically and economically incapacitated soldiers and the adequacy or otherwise of their pensions. The Commission w-as given until 10th February to submit its report, bur consideration of the recommendations has been held up owing to the visit of the Minister of Defence (the Hon J. G. Cobbe) to Western Samoa. Mr Cobbe said this week that he had gone through the Commission's report, and intended to submit the proposals to Cabinet shortly. Ho added that the report would probably be available for publication in a fortnight.

The British Rugby football team will leave England in the Rangitata on 11th April and will arrive in Wellington on 14th May, the first, match in New Zealand being played at Wanganui on 17th May. The second match will be played at New Plymouth.

"AH great public questions of education, trade, poverty and public amusements, affect morality and eternal welfare and become a challenge to every Christian man. and woman. Unless the Church grips democracy, democracy will grip the. Church," said-the Pev. L. B. Neale- in the course of a sermon in Christchiu'ch on. unemployment. "It is the-duty'of the Church not only to relieve need, but also' to assist to remove the causes that make relief necessary. The Church must not only feed the hungry but strike a blow at the conditions responsible for poverty. This is where 1 see the need of the union of the free churches in this Dominion. Here .is an • opportunity for the establishment of an interdenominational social service. It is here that the Church could make contact with labour unions, churchless masses, producers, distributors and consumers. The time has come for the Church to elect official representatives to industrial, civic and political organisations and councils, not to bolster up the dividing 'isms' of sect, but to bring to such councils a new conception of the vital part that organised religion may play in community movements and national relationships, and in fostering an industrialism consonant with the Christian ideal of brotherhood.

- The electrical wiring regulations that were issued by the Public Works Department in July, 1027, provide for some very drastic alteritions in tho method of wiring that has been in use in Dunedin for many years (states the "Otago Daily Times"). The Electric Power and Lighting Coniniiiteo of the City Council reports that there was no objection to these, as far as new consumers were concerned, but it is considered that the request to compel nearly 18,000 consumers to alter their installations to fit in with the new regulations is not justified, and that view is supported by expert opinion. As the alteration is one that involves an

expenditure of from £25,000 to £30,000 by the consumers, endeavours have been made by the committee during the past 18 months to induce the Public Works Department to come to an amicable agreement on the matter. No progress has, however, been made, and it has now been decided that the city electrical engineer should proceed to Wellington with the object of interviewing the department and endeavouring to have the matter adjusted.

Due to what members described as a change in the public taste for amusement and the consequent lack of support accorded the annual festival, a well attended meeting of the executive of the Invercargill Competitions Society, held last week, decided unanimously to abandon the 1930 festival. It was

mentioned that should the public show any change in its attitude, the annual festival would be reinstated. Something new! Twee 4 effects in Ladies' Woven Wool Jumper Suits and piece suits 59/6 upwards at McKay's.* Pipe—cigar —cigarette? Which is the least injurious form of smoking? Doctors mostly ■ favour the pipe. But it really all depends on the tobacco. Imported brands are almost always so loaded with nicotine that their habitual use is attended with grave risk. The sight may suffer, so may the heart, or you may become "a mere bundle of nerves." If you have any of these symptoms (and you may have them all) change your baccy. Try the New Zealand. It's delightful smoking. Pure, sweet, cool and fragrant. And it can't hurt you even if you over-indulge. That's because—uulike all other tobaccos—it is toasted. Toasting brings out flavour and aroma, just as the toasting (or roasting) of cocoa or coffee beans does. You may smoke these fine tobaccos (there are several brands. including Piverhead Gold, Cavendish, Cut Plug No. 10 and Navy Cut), without the slightest fear of consequences. They are the world's purest brands, and their growth and manufacture now constitute one of the Dom'uion's most important secondary industries.*

Newest Tweed Skirts for golf and sports wear 16/6 to 25/6 at McKay's.* Autumn Wool Jumpers with V neck Eton collars and ribbed hip bands 12/6 tc 25/- at McKay's.*

As showing the close settlement which has taken place on land frc/m Belgrove in a line to Kohatu and up to the Tophouse it was mentioned to a "Mail" representative by one of the settlers present at the field day at Golden Downs lorostry plantation yesterday, that whereas 30 years ago only two settlers occupied the area mentioned, carrying about 12,000 sheep, today with about the same number of sheep being carried, the area was keeping thirteen families.

The application of English law to a marriage according to Maori custom came under discussion in the course of the hearing of a Native will case in the Appeal Court this week. The point arose in connection with references by several counsel to next-of-kin. The Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) indicated to counsel that if the question was one of English law it was for the Supremo Court to determine the next-o-kin, but if the mattor was one of Maori custom it was the province of the Native Land Court to determine who the successors were.

The present shortage of electric power in North Taranaki owing to the lack of water at the New Plymouth Borough Council's generating works is causing a great deal of inconvenience amongst dairy farmers (states the l f 'News"). In many cases either the power has been completely withdrawn during milking operations or it' has been insufficient to turn the motors at the required speed, with the result that dairy farmers have had to turn-to and milk the cows by hand. Stock seldom eat the lemons that, fall all through the bush. in quantities, says the Norfolk Island correspondent of the "New Zealand Herald/' but when they are short .of food the animals will attempt to eat the rinds from which the juice has been removed at the squeezing sheds. Then one can see cows munching the sour diet with tears streaming from their eyes.

The annual conference of executive officers of the State Forest Service will be held in Nelson this vear early in April. It is expected tfiat about 22 officers will be present, and the proceedings will last some three days. It is expected that the Commissioner of State Forests, the Hon. W. B. Taverner, will be present at the opening.

After travelling 26,000 miles in four months, Mr C. W. .M'Leod, a Sydney business man, is returning home on the Niagara, which arrived at Auckland from Vancouver on Monday. He has been engaged on a business tour, the principal object of which was to improve business relations between South America and Australia, particularly in regard to the shipment of primary products 'of (the (former continent, for which there is a demand in the Commonwealth and New Zealand.' Mr M'Leod said he had been successful in this and had made arrangements for a more satisfactory system of freights than had been obtaining. As an exexample he remarked that Australian importers requiring linseed jjid not want to have to go to Liverpool for it. South America, as he saw it traveling up the east coast, impressed Mr M'Leod as being a wonderful country. It would produce anything, he said, and the principal cities were amazing in their modernity and beauty. He had found that a knowledge of the Spanish language was required. New Zealanders and Australians were welcomed in South America, particularly from a farming point of view. They were generally regarded as being efficient and capable. Mr M'Leod mentioned that the Ruapehu, on which he travelled from Port Chalmers, calling first at Punta Arenas on the Straits of Magellan, had on board .400 rams from the Dominion.

A few days ago Mr Tom Newman flew from Hokitika to Murchison in a, "plane piloted by Captain McGregor. '! The machine was the first one to land at Murchison and excited considerable interest among the residents. It is worthy of montion that Mr Newman was the first man to enter Murchison in the oldfashioned coach and now he is the first to enter it by the more modern method of travelling.

The hon. secretary of the Empire Service League (Mrs' J. Hotchkin, of Amberley) lias received the following telegram from the Hon. H. Atmore, Minister of Education: "I have to thank you for your letter covering a statement of the aims of your league and am arranging that information with regard to it is placed on record in the Education Department. I regret it was not possible for me to attend your recent meeting. Your league has my best wishes for its success in the work that it has undertaken." The Amberley Branch has been working since it was founded in 1917 by Mr P. L. Witherby in New Zealand and can show good results. It is now hoped to revive the league. The Nelson branch was well-known for active work at one time and it is hoped the branch will be revived. ,

Advice has been received by Dr. C. E. Adams, Government Astronomer, relative to the new planet (states "The Post"). This has come from the International Astronomical Union at Copenhagen, via Melbourne, and briefly states that the Lowell Observatory reports the disco very on 12th March of an object of the fifteenth magnitude in a position seven seconds west of Delta Gemini, a position agreeing with Professor Lowell's calculations for an ultra-Neptune planet. This, although official, comments Dr. Adams, is very vague, and is rather an.unusual way of designating the position of a heavenly body. The same cable also reports the discovery of a new comet, which, however, is not likely to be visible in this, part of the world.

"Excellent progress has been made in Plunket work throughout the Commonwealth of Australia, particularly at the mothercraft training centres and baby hospitals established in Sydney. Melbourne, and Hobart, to act as teachinf centres, respectively, for New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. They are carrying out the work strictly on Plunket Society lines," stated Sir Trilby King, who, accompanied by Miss Mary Truby King, returned to Wellington by the Marama yesterday after a stay of some two and a half months in Sydney, where he has been engaged in further promoting the welfare of women and children throughout Australia on the lines of the Plunket Society.