LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10512, 6 April 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Impatience dries the blood sooner than age or sorrow. At Pinehurst, Cruicksliank won tire North v. South golf championship, in 285. At the Stadium, Bert McCarthy beat Samuels on a foul in the first round. As the result of. the lecent gale a Te Horn orcliardist picked up no less than 70 bushels of apples from his orchard. This was apart from other damage done. A horse, which was impounded recently, and was not claimed, was put up for auction at the Stratford pound, and. realised, the sum of 2s Isays the Post). Now in its 87th year, Wellington is the oldest borough in the Dominion. It. was the first town in the world to have a municipally-controll-ed milk supply.. A Pan Pacific Labour Conference is to be held at Canton on May 1, under the auspices of the Federation of General Labour Unions of China, and the Federation of Australian, Labour Unions.

The Dairy section at the Waikato Winter Show,’according to a Press Association message from Hamilton, can well claim to be the largest exhibition of such produce in the Dominion. A total of 940 entries has been received this year.

Some years ago the required number of Borough Councillors (nine) was obtained just, on the closing hour lor nominations. On a later occasion, a. canvass was made, with the result that there were IS candidates.. A canvass will probably be necessary during the next few days if any life is to be displayed in the elections. The condition of His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. Fisher) continues to improve, and he will, soon be out and about again. On Sunday a number of h s bowling. companions from, the Carterton green paid him a visit and found him cheerful and bright, and making light of his injuries. terton News. “You have a. wonderful record; it covers six or seven sheets,” said Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the Welling, 'ton Court, to Bartholomew Mahoney, aged. 56,. who. admitted a breach of his prohibition order and his third offence of drunkenness within six months, Sub-Inspector Harvey told the court that the record extended over thirty-five years. At the Children’s Court at Christchurch, a lad of 16 admitted two charges of stealing bicycles. When the boy was eight years old he contracted lethargic eutephlitis, commonly known as sleeping sickness. Medical, evidence showed that it is necessary to place the boy under some restraint through no home for “halfway” cases being available. The Court had to commit the boy to the Borstal Institute. The Nelson City Council lias refused the request of a picture theatre 1 manager for permission to put on a i sacred programme on the evening of : Good Friday, thus following out the : principle adopted last year. Two or three councillors definitely opjiosed entertainments on such a day, while others had no particular objection in ceitain circumstances. No division was taken the motion being carried on the voices.

A gannet with wide-spread pinions was wheeling over the Auckland harbour off the Devonport wharf a few mornings ago, oicesionally folding its wings and dropping like a plummet into a shoal of small fish. After one particularly high dive, spectators on a passing launch saw' the bird return to the surface, but there was a> violent swirl of the water "and the gannet disappeared. Immediately afterwards the dorsal fin of a big shark appeared and the fish cruised for some time in the locality.

Employment has been found for the barque Guy C. Goss, which lias been idle in the Aucland harbour for nearly a year. The vessel, which was purchased by Carr, Pountnev and Company, will be towed to Wharekawa, in the Firth of Thames, and there she will be used in connection with the shingle business of her present owners. The Guy C. Goss was built in Bath, Maine, in 1878, spent a number of years in the American timber trade, and was later used as a store ship in the Alaskan salmon fishing industry. She had 'been laid up for some time in Vancouver Harbour before she commenced her vovago to New* Zealand, the last voyage she made.

“I find Now' Zealand a beautiful country, but, being more interested in the dairying industry, let me hasten to add that I am amazed at the dairy factories I have seen in the Dominion ; they are in tip-top condition with regard to buildings and machinery, and they have very oaoable men in charge of them,” said Air M. Larsen, dairy machinery manufacturer. of Silkeborg. Denmark “Great care is taken of the cattle in Denmark,” stated Mr Larsen. “When you take into consideration that our cattle have to be housed and fed for eight months of the year, you will understand the work attached to the industry. We have to exorcise groat care. The competition is so keen." Sumptuous fur-trimmed Coats, also the practical—though none the less pretty—Coats, for every dav service arc at the iV.F.C.A in wide varied tv. So varied are the styles arid fabrics that there is the ideal coat to •suit your ilosiros. Don’t wait for the Easter rush Got your motor repairs done nowbee A. and R. Donald or ring 77 f O , an early appointment. rr Ec ?rr^x’ n ? ne 7’ + ’ me labour Use TAN-OL, ’ the liquid polish for floors, furniture tnd leather goods.