LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 2789, 28 May 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An excellent asphalted tennis cour; has Ih'C.ti put down on tli«- Mangntninc*ka School grounds by a work ; .ng-be« formed from the School Committee.

Mr W. M. Bambie, of the staff of t Ik* N .Z. IxKin and Mercantile Agency Company, leaves Blenheim shortly for Napier: to assume the charge of the company’s wool department. List night’s Gazette contains notification of the appointment of thefollowing as members of the Board of Health:—Dr McGavin, C.M.G., 1h5.0.. F.R.C.B. ; Dr. HHiott; Di FcfrguHon. C.M.G., F.R.0.5.1.; Sir .Tames Wilson; Mr Ferguson; Mr Fraser; Mrs Luke, 0.8. E. : the Hon. I'riagfc-, M.L.C. ; and Mr Martin.

On behalf of the Central League, Wellington, the organising secretary (Mr G. Mitchell, M.P.) has made “a very careful dnquiry'* into the position in Wellington far as unemployment is comeraed. In a

report prepared for the League ho states, with regnlt. that unemployment is om the increase, mid lie estimates the actual number of men unemployed in the efty to-day at ’.HJn Mr G. Mitchell, M.P., discussing the question of unemployment with a reporter said:—“Some of our wealthiest firms, (land-owners, aruf others art' discharging men who have been with them a number of years. Some of these are returned r>oldn rto whose efforts alone they&e very people owe their wealth to-day. Surely after seven years of prosperity it. is not just to put the very men who served them on to the street a** soon the first depression comes- Have tthev forgotten so soon? I those people to demand work by all means, but not dividends before human beings.” A case of 2>ilk, consigned to M« Hordern Bros., of Sydney, \vn« ed in a steamer which reoenitlv hit, the United Kingdom. The goods w«io valued at about t’-KX), and the <-a««» containing them was lined with y.m* . and was placed inside another slightly larger case. This was an entirely new plan of packing goods oversea-, and it was for experimental purp'M s to test its immunity from pillaging. Experts on arrival at Sydney, said that there was no outward appearance of there having been any interference• with the case. However closer examination revealed that an outer board had n prized off and both inner linings had been pi or ceil. Through a hole not larger than fo* inc-has almost the entire contents of the ca-so had been taken out. The hole ir.iß then carefully covered up. On page S, Mr A.. Finch, land agent, publishes particulars of a desirable little dairy farm that* he bar* for Side. Wo cannot offer sweeping reductions because our prices have always been cur, down to tltv. lowest K*\rl and we claim to hold the record lor the most reasonable charges for i impairs and accessories. Make ail ;.|»- I»ointmeiit with A. and R. Donald. of the Studebaker Garage for over happing generally, .small repairs, batt**«*. starting and lighting troubles, »tr., etc. Act tone welding done r n the

premises. Tyres, tubes and all m*oessary car accessories at A. and R. Donald's.