The Ohinemuri Gazette. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXIX, Issue 3939, 3 July 1918, Page 2

The Ohinemuri Gazette. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council takes place in the Council Chambers to-morrow afternoon.

We direct special attention to. Hetherington's advertisement on our first page to-day. This well-known firm of drapers is holding a gigantic sale commencing on Friday next, July 5, and rare bargains are offered.

The "New Zealand Times" states that the Defence Expenditure Commission's report contains valuable criticisms and suggestions regarding Defence matters, and some recommendations for reforms that are already being initiated. The Commission points out that there has been wasteful expenditure in telegraphing, also through overlapping in various military departments.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. held their monthly Stock Sale in their yards at Paeroa on Monday. Owing to the bad weather and the market being held so close to their last sale, there was not a big yarding. The market, however, was firm and everything changed hands at late rates. There was also a small entry of Red Cross stock offered, and in every instance were disposed of at prices well over their market value.

At the adjourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Percy Moon, who sustained injuries at Te Aroha on Saturday, the 22nd inst., whilst playing football, the evidence showed that deceased collided with Thomas Timmins, during the progress of the match, which was in no sense a rough one. The coroner (Mr Rawson) found "that deceased died from injuries sustained by coming into collision with another player, no blame being attachable to anyone."

Dr. Fraser, who left Waihi some months since, was at the time of writing to a friend in "V^aihi, about two months ago, medical officer in charge of a large camp in Egypt. He was, however, hoping at any time to leave for the Mesopotamia front. He describes the conditions of life in Egypt as being far from congfenial. He tells of the sand, which penetrates everywhere ; of sticky, tenacious flies, which are always in evidence ; of the heat that blisters by day, and of the intense cold at night. But in' spite of these discomfoits, the letter indicates that Dr. Fraser retains his characteristic cheerfulness.-.—"Tele-graph. On Saturday last (says the Waikato Times) a notice of writ was personally served on the town clerk (Mr E. J. Davey) by Charles Lafferty; notifying that an action would be brought against the Mayor, councillors, burgesses, and town clerk of Hamilton for that they did on or about June 20 and 21, 1918, falsely and maliciously wrote and published of and concerning the said Charles Lafferty, and of and concerning him in the way of his trade as a bootmaker, in a certain list of persons to whom credit was forbidden (such list being then exhibited to public view in the. gas and electrical fitting store belonging to and carried on by the Mayor, councillors and burgesses of the said borough), the words following: "Lafferty, C, no credit to be given," meaning thereby that the said Charles Lafferty was then a person who was in an insolvent condition, and was then a person who refused and neglected to pay his creditors the money'due to them, or, alternatively, was then a person who then made great delay in the payment of money due to his creditors." Messrs Russell, Campbell and McVeagh, of Auckland, are acting' for Mr Lafferty.

Speaking at the opening of the new Red Cross .Convalescent Home at Montecillo (Dunedin) on Wednesday, the Minister of Defence (Sir James Allen) said that many of those interested in the returned soldier problem were sometimes troubled and distressed to see these invalided men abut the streets "subject to those imaginary 'kindnesses which are after all the greatest cruelties that can be offered to these men." Some mistaken friends, he continued, were not treating the returned soldier as he ought to be treated. In that institution the convalescent men would not be allowed to have intoxicating drink, because it retarded recovery. He wanted to raise the strongest possible protest against the custom of offering drink to these sick men —neurasthenic, with their nerves all gone to pieces—and asked everyone in the city to assist in the endeavour to keep drink away from these men until, at any rate, they were l'estored to perfect ■ health and strength again.— "Otago Daily Times."

An "owner is wanted for a lady's bangle which has been found.

At the mart on Saturday M. 1 Ben. Gwilliam will offer two draught horses, harness, heavy tip-dray, trace chains, and also a lot of sundries.

The Farmers' Auctioneering Co., in conjunction with Alfred Buckland and Sons, will hold a clearing sale at Turua on Friday next, July 5, when 60 choice dairy cows, 20 heifers, farm horses, milk cart, harness, etc., will be offered. Luncheon will be provided.

"It's the most unfair, act ever done," remarked Cr. Walters at the Piako County Council meeting on Monday last, in referring to the Ohinemuri County Council's definition of arterial roads. In his opinion the majority of the ratepayers of the Waitoa riding cf the Ohinemuri County would want to join up with Piako. —Morrinsvilie "Star." •

To avoid mistakes it is as well to make a note that Myall's agent, Thomas, "Chemist, has removed opposite Council Chambers, Paeroa. —(AdvU

We understand, says the Thames Star, that a company is being formed with a capital of £14,000, to undertake the better distribution of the fish supply from the Hauraki Gulf, the manufacture of fertilisers, and other by-products. The objects of the company embrace the prevention of fish waste, whilst not interfering with the hauls by the fishermen, and to arrange for the distribution of all the fish they are able to catch. As the supply from the trawlers is decreasing and this gulf is the main supply in the north for fish, the prospects of the new company are particularly bright.

A remarkable case of mental abberration has just come under the attention of the Dunedin detective force, states the "Otago Daily Times." Between two und three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon an elderly man called at a bank in the city and requested change in silver and gold for a bundle of notes running into nearly £600. As the request was such an unusual one and the man's manner appeared strange., the bank official declined to give him the change, and telephoned to the police station. When a detective appeared on the scene, however, the old man had disappeared. On Thursday morning the detectives gathered further information about the incident, as an official from another bank informed Detective-Ser-geant Kemp and Detective Hammerley that an old man had come in and asked for change for £40 worth of notes. This official gave him change for £4 worth, and then, noting some symptoms of irresponsibility, told him to come back later for the balance. The old man left the notes, and did not return. From the information given them by this officer, the two detectives presently located the old man, who lives in one of the subu.bs with his relatives. They proceeded there and interviewed him. He remembered nothing whatever of the circumstances, but upon producing his money from various horns of paper in which it was wrapped, he found that he was £36 short—just the sum he left at the bank. The detectives therefore prevailed upon the old man to go to town with them and his relatives and to deposit the bulk of the sum in one of the city banks.

It is a fact that you can get tVe purest drugs and the best service, at the lowest prices, from Thomas' Ohinemuri Pharmacy, ODposite Council Chambers, Paeroa. Telephone 14. —(AdvU