LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10251, 31 May 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The man who goes home late at night and finds his wife too cross to talk is a lucky man.

Wa.iroa fH.R.) is to have a. two days’ farm school. Pahiatua should press its claims.

Thursday next being King’s Birthday, a statutory holiday, there will be no publication of the Pahiatua Herald.

The 'Vprwir k; hire miners arc resuming, accepting the owners terms of pre-strik' wages end ..n eighthour day.

George Mouldy, of Alfredton, labourer, has been adjudged bankrupt.

The second auction sale of leases in the Federal Capital site, at Canberra, realised £46.580. Banks and insurance companies paid high figures for picked positions. The values realised were generally considerably above upset prices.

About fourteen business men in the Main street, Eketahuna, have signified their willingness to participate in a scheme of community' lighting. This will represent about eighteen lights of 100-watt half-watt capacity.

At a meeting of the Manawetu Accountant Students’ Society, Mr H. E. Pa-cey said he believed that, with herd-testing and top-dressing of the dairy' land in New Zealand, the dairy produce output would increase in value to £30,000,000. In 1925 the estimated value of the produce was £22,000,000.

The Railway' Department has decided to contribute £25,000 towards the elimination of dangerous crossings. A similar amount is expected from tbs Highways Board and local authorities. A beginning has ocen made with the preliminary work on eight crossings at Hawera, Turakina, Porirua, Paraparanmu, Piripiri. Matahiwi Hill, Weka Pass and Tunai, near Palmerston North.

At the annual meeting at Napier of the Hawke’s Bay' branch of the Farmers’ Union it was decided to forward the following remit to the annual Dominion conference: “That the conference be recommended to urge farmers when employing labour to give preference to those farmers who have been unfortunate enough through adversity and hard times, to leave their holdings.”

A fire at Linden Court, Castlereagh Street, Sydney', early on Saturday morning, trapped the caretaker’s family of six on the roof. They' awoke to find the building ablaze, and escape via the stairways cut off. They fled to the roof in their night clothes. It was bitterly cold. The firemen, after a difficult task, rescued them by ladders from an adjoining building. The fire ca/used considerable damage.

In the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington Stanley King was charged with having been found on the Trentliam racecourse, he being a person prohibited by law from attending races. Constable Smith gave evidence as to seeing King at the Tienthain races. King was precluded by law from attending races. King was lined £2 and 7s costs. Upon a further charge of procuring liquor during tile currency of a prohibition order against him, King was fined £1 and 7s costs.

“That scholarships lie abolished and l lie money saved be devoted to provide board allowances for children from country schools.” This motion was adopted at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute-. The chairman. Mr F. A. Garry, stated that regulations regarding scholarships had already been drafted and had been discussed by a meeting of the Institute executive and the Education Department. At present he was not at liberty to disclose the nature of the regulations.

“Some of tlie competitors were either hurt because they were not allowed to have the theatre in darkness ior a few moments at their entrance during the morning perform-

ance as they were this evening," stated Mr Farqtdicr Young when referring to the ladies’ character sketch at the Palmerston North competitions. As a performer of years' experience. Mr Young voiced the opinion that the true artist lived his oi' her part and did not require scenery. The same degree of artistry could he accomplished at a rehearsal a.s at a performance proper.

At t-lie meeting of the Plunkct Clinic* New Building committee on Saturday evening Mr G G. Taylor enquired the period fixed for the completion of the building, and he was informed that it was 16 weeks from the date of the signing of the contract The hope was fervently expiessed that the weather would |>ormit of the building l>eing completed in contract lime as the Plunkct and Dental Clinic nurses were labouring under disadvantages in the present premises, especially during the very wet weather, also that delays meant continued ex)>ense in rent, etc., of the present rooms. It was agreed that the chairman and Air Taylor should interview the contractor.

Mn.rton shopkeepers who kept ojx-n on Easter Saturday (the term embraces practically every retail shop in the Borough) are perturbed by the receipt of a circular from the local Inspector of Shops and Factories (Mr (Johns) asking them to show cause why they should not lie prosecuted for a contravention of the Shop Assistants’ Award, having kept o|>en on Easter Saturday, a day sot forth in the award as a holiday. The question now arises as to whether the employers, the employees or the court shall decide what day shall he granted in lieu of Ea.ster Saturday. The retailers claim to have a good case inasmuch as the practice of keeping open in Martim on Easter Saturday is customary.

Money in the movies. The Ma.stertoii Picture Co 's report .states : “The year has been the most successful one the company has so far had and the net profit of £3960 '7s 2d carried to Appropriation Annum will doubtless be regarded as thoroughly satisfactory. Of this amount a sum of C 307 has been used to write off tlu whole of the expenditure dm mg the year on furnishings and fittings, which included the reseating of the upstairs portion of the Opera House. £750" lies been set aside for the payment of a dividend of Is pei share in respect of the called up capital, which the directors do now recommend, and the balance has been transferred to the reserve account which now totals £-1335

Use good petrol. Bowserisod Big Tree Motor Spirit (guaranteed), nowonly 2s 3d per gallon, at- A. and R. Donald’s Garage, Main Street. Highgrade engine o'ls stocked.*

The price of benzine and kerosene* was advanced Is. ]>er case from Saturday last.

Tlie State schools resumed this morning after a fortnight’s term, holidays.

Occupiers of business premises wins faded to “clean up” as requested bv the Borough Council are »o tx» prosecuted.

The Department of Agricult ur« has issued a warning against the distribution of a plant known as tin* water hyacinth, which ha.*, been introduced into the Waikato district and is being sold there as an ornamental flower lor growing in lakes and rivers. It is pointed out that tbo plant is capable of quickly covering large areas of water to such an extent as t 0 make it impassable. Immense sums have been spent in North America and Australia to keep the waterways free from tho weed. A sharp conflict of opinio): took place at tlie annual meeting of the Koval Agricultural Society r.t New Zealand a.s to whether or not ewes which were suckling lambs should bo shown at the Royal Show. Mi J. O. ( oop (VJamgawa) moved 'hat a class should be included at next show for-'-vet ewes. The president (Mr \V_J ei ry) said lie bad bad 42 year* experience of exhibiting stock at shows and he had found that both ewe* and lambs deteriorated when forced to travel long distances to shows It was decided that a class for wet ewes should 1)0 included on the next Royal Show programme.