LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

An amusing incident occurred during, a marriage service in a suburban Methodist church recently. The : ' officiating ministerhad just reached the most solemn and impressive part of the / ritual when the gravity of i the '$ congregation: was upset by,the sadden appearance of a white float, which walked down / the'-' aisle and collided forcibly with the bride. It was necessary to suspend the .ceremony until the animal was removed. Two practical methods by ■ which kindly-disposed citizens may help on the work of.the Mayoress' War Memorial Library Committee were suggested by Mrs. J. H. Crimson ;at the annual meeting "of that body yesterday. ".' Although each of the sub-committees undertook the rebuilding'--' of , its volumes, , she said, the, work Was now - greater than they could handle-' 'If a ; few Auckland ladies : would undertake to rebind some of the; , volumes in their own homes, a demonstration could easily be arranged, and the necessary, instruction s given for them to carry out this most-useful work. Such help would be 5 greatly ,; appreciated., ; as ;;;' the ;.; demand for books was steadily inoreas : ng. v 'T»eri there is the matter of the . bins," said Mrs. , Gunson. "If; out: of the thousands of men ; in Auckland, one energetic,-; practical; ■ man would offer .?: ; his j services in keeping the v bins jih; good i order,; and in placing them --/in;:- suitable positions, ;he would earn pur heartfelt gratitude.'\ It is a man's job, and without a help we cannot tackle,it; satisfactorily." , A s fire occurred shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday in a stable in Armadale Boad, pem'uera, owned ;by Mr. W. Foss. The Remuera and Parnell fire brigades quickly; responded' tor the caU,' but' the building was severely damaged before the fire was Extinguished. The fire is supposed to have been caused by a, spark from' a refuse fire in an adjacent * property. - The build-; ing was' not insured. . Some idea of the '"material,: apart from butterlat,'required by the daily industry was given by Mr. A. J. Sinclair, assistant manager of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, ;in . the ■; course of his,address at the Chamber of .Commerce , luncheon : yesterday.. At a conservative estimate he placed ;';the; value of imported 'for'; the 'use'- of ; the industry in the Auckland province during the past; season at £550,000,' and showed ; that ail parts of the world contributed to the supply. Specialised machinery, he said, came from the' United' batesf and Denmark; timber, oils,":/nails, wire, - test-ware^' ■ and f. parchment, ; came from ■ Britain and the United States.! v : Birmingham, especially, produced considerable quantities of 'irony; steel; and mechanical /,, appliances; ' and % from ■";Manchester the industry ) drew most of its requirements in the shape of ■ cheese bandages, caps, and * butter-cloth. Dairy salt was received from ". Cheshire, ; and tmplatei '\ iron, iand \ steel from Wales. Belgium conte'ibu'ted parchment paper, and;; from Calcutta the casein : factories received a largt; quantity-of sacks. ,An inquiry is to be made by the ■ Hamilton Borough ; Council ;; into //'the charges made by sanitary contractors: for making sewerage connections. Mr. J. Denz complained; at .;.;■ a meeting of * the council that unduly -; high charges had been,made. Other' councillors said they had also received complaints. ' What some people obviously- need to make them really' y well, : declared the Rev. 'J.' W. -Kemp last evening at;.the' Tabernacle, in speaking on Spiritual Healing was " a jolly good square meal." Although some people suffered from over-oaiins;-T~and he could eat "like a farmer ''/when necessary—many more i Buffered;; from/;;' not -eating enough. ■■of: j A ,■; largo quantity of: the ./shipment of 13,000 cases of Cook Island oranges brought by the Flora, which arrived on Wednesday night, has been found' to be ' unfit .for .consumption. Discharge of. the' cargo, which includes 3000 cases of tomatoes and ■. 500 •;' cases of bananas, was commenced yesterday morning. It is considered that about.4ooo cases of oranges will be unusable: The tomatoes are also Effected,' a' loss of about 15 per cent, being anticipated. The bananas, however, are in good condition. < "The annual- statement/ shows £102 as the net , proceeds of a garden: party held in aid of our funds," said' Miss H." Basteri at the annual \ > meeting • of the War Memorial Library Committee yesterday, "but although each section, of our comjnittee did its full share ,toward' attaining that excellent:result,/it is not. mentioned lin a single report. For a small body of women, to raise £100 within three weeks and then to miss an opportunity to make >- a'„ noise about it, is to me a€ least an I unique experience. " It is a healthy and refreshing incident, and emphasises the all-absorbing ;interest in; the work of the committee. , -. The market return ; at which the;dairy farmer could make his business pay was a point touched on by Mr. A.' Sinclair at the Chamber of Commerce .luncheon yesterday. He ~ stated tEat ' butter ' re-; quired to retail in the... United Kingdom at: Is 8d to Is 9d to make dairying profitable'in,;this country, but;;there;; had ; been, times when it had been down to Is 3d. With the (.present methods; of handling and marketing Is 6d to the consumer in Great {Britain was regarded as the lowest price tit;: which . the farmer could, carry ; on satisfactorily, : but if.; it came below that figure more and more of the fanners would have to give up. , - A .serious view of the rat menace is taken by the Hamilton Borough Council. It was stated •at , the last meeting that many rats were to be seenat the council's '/ rubbish- dump, at Whitiora, The Works Committee was;authorised; to ■ consider the question of building a' rubbish destructor and to obtain prices.; , > During a- , recent visit to France, the High Commissioner for New Zealand,; Sir James Allen, laid a wreath upon the tomb of the unknown warrior at- the foot of the Arc.de Triomphe,'Paris. The'wreath bore tihe inscription "To Our Gallant French Comrades. A tribute from New Zealand." ■,;.' _ A story, good enough to be authentic, .is going i- the rounds in / connection with the recent /visit of. the Canterbury; junior football team to Wellington. After winning the' match, the Canterbury team was seen off at the' steamer's; side by; their opponents there ; was also the customary crowd s seeing tfriends ■ off. ' Naturally,, elated with their the/members of the Canterbury team .indulged in•■', a series of questions and /answers,, the lr,stmentioned being given as a : chorus. "Who beat - the Springboks ?" "Canterbury," was shouted in reply. Y "Who beat the Maoris?" "Canterbury," was the response,; forte.„ -? "Who beat the Wellington juniors?". "Canterbury," was the reply, ", fortissimo. - Then ' came '-a voice from ' the wharf: "Who -, watered the wickets "•■.'•" ■.. . _'

A series of unexpected incidents marked the opening of the trial, in , the Supreme Court;' yesterday, Vof v Reginald ) Benjamin" arid Trevor Leonard Richard Cunningham, conjointly charged, with alleged conspiracy to defraud and false pretences. When their names were called Benjamin stepped into the;dock, but Cunningham was :•' missing. After His Honor had consented to issue a warrant for •: his arrest, and bad :. ■ilt with the question of estreating his bail, 'Cunningham put ~in an appearance,' At once he . pleaded not guilty, while Ben jamin admitted his offence and was, re-, manded in custody until Monday for' sentence. .. Cunningham; then said; his counsel, Mr. i Cahilljv had not arrived, upon which His Honor reminded -accused, that ho. too. had' not put in an appearance. His Honfjii* , told , accused /he > would watch the '■ case ;on his * behalf" and- the police Would communicate with r the lawyer.'- A little plater tit was announced that Mr. Cahill was; ill with • influenza, and His ■Honor, ; decided not; to proceed with' the case at. one© ..to - ydfßdt • accused' to obtain cquits*!.. • •- .;-■.-';. "■■■'- ■%■;■:■ ■ ■<■".■: i ■■•..;■ "■' >'.'