LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2371, 30 May 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The under of Messrs. .7. W. Mills and Company has been accepted Uy the Public Works Department for the Pabiiitua post-oliice and court bouse water and drainage contract.

The Him. T Y. Duncan, Minister for Limb, Mr. G. T. M. Hornsby and Mr. It. If. Iloss, M.H.N.’s, were present at the Karniers’ Conference yesterday morning until the luncheon adjournment.

During the voyage of the Kroonland liner from Antwerp to Dover the Ostend boat sent her a wireless telegram that she had on board a lady wishing to travel to America by the liner. The Kroonland was kept at Dover two hours to await the mail packet’s arrival.

The Southwark coroner declared that Russia was perhaps the only place where the quality of the fish could be guaranteed fresh. In Moscow a person could choose a certain numbered fish, and the attendant would fish it out of tlie tank and soli it to the customer.

A farmer asked Mr. Kinseiia. Dairy Commissioner, at tlie conference yesterday afternoon whether the feeding of the cows had not more <.o do with the profits than the testing. Mr. Kinseiia replied that all the feeding in the world would nut make butter fat. The questioner said he thought the best test was the cheque at the end of the month.

Serious allegations have been made against a member of the Melbourno detective force, to the effect that he instigated two men to put up a crime in order that another might be convicted of receiving. It is also stated that the person so trapped was convicted, and is now serving a sentence of two years’ imprisonment. An enquiry is to be made. During the discussion at the farmers’ conference yesterday on the question of establishing experimental dairy farms, the Waikato expe:.mental farm was mentioned in connection with a suggestion that excursions should be arranged tor farmers to the State farms. Mr. AlcCurdy said the Government bad refused to run trains to the Waikato experimental farm on account of the excursion having been arranged by the Farmers’ Union. The “Woodville Examiner” has the following. "The Woodville boys have occasion to remember their visit to Pahiatua. While the games were in progress, someone went through their clot lies. One l>oy lost 7s in cash, while others lost similar sums. Some of them bad no money to pay ior their coach laro or tor refreshments. A running singlet and a pair of pants were also taken. It is to oe lioped that the perpetrators or so mean a theft will be discovered.”

The question of travelling "cheap jacks” who make frequent raids on the unsuspecting public, particularly the country residents, from time tc time with shoddy goods, was discussed at considerable length at Monday night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber would warn the residents of these parasites, who simply buy up all the rubbish they can lay bands on. and try to pass off the stuff as coming from first, class houses.