LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 37, 15 May 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the sitting of the Appeal Board at Woodville, the “Examiner" says, it came out that one valiant elderly lady of a neighbouring district, whose years number nearly 60, is still “game" to milk 20 cows/night and morning. This is a pretty good record, and ought to shame men who arc inclined to whine to the Appeal Boards that 20 or thereabouts is the limit that can be expected of a man in these times. As illustrative of the saving to be effected by the proper use of - waterpower for manufacturing, the following paragraph from the Eltham “Argus" is of interest: —Practically all the power used by the Normanby Co-operative Cheese Factory is drawn from a small water race supplied by a dam on the property. A 12ft water, wheel works two refrigerator pump#, two separators (they make about 1801 b of whey butter daily), and nine agitators; 96 cheese are turned out daily. This wooden wheel has been in work for seven years, and it is still going strong, but it is expected to have an up-to-date iron structure installed by next season. The company is thus saving the cost of about 15 tons of fuel yearly, ns well as the wages of an extra man.

Don't nurse a cold—rout it quickly by taking “NAZOL." Ready for use when bought—pleasant to take—always efficacious. Sixty doses for Is ,6d, “Of the £4,000,000 a year that councils are spending, the roads would probably absorb more than half," stated the “Sydney Morning Herald" recently. “How much of this money is wasted? According to figures compiled for the Canadian Good Roads Congress, only 50 cents out of every dollar Spent on roads are effective. ‘The reason for the discrepancy is the rule-of-thumb method of estimating costs, careless construction, and lack of testing methods. ’ This is the loss in a country that possesses a Minister for Good Roads, laboratories for testing materials, and the road wisdom of the United States to draw upon. There is every chance that in Australia the margin of waste is much greater. 'No two road engineers think alike regarding the rival claims of concrete, tar macadam, or plain metal roads. Most of them have different notions as to methods of making and maintaining roads. And there is no authority upon the subject where all the scattered knowledge could be gathered, tested, and proved. This State needs a Roads Congress to bring order out of the chaos of road waste." In many ways the same remarks might apply to New Zealand, where road knowledge is admittedly deficient.

For Influenza take Woods’ Great Pepper mint (Jure, Never fails, J/6, 2/6,

The weather during the past few weeks has been very unsettled in North Marlborough, which is ( quitc an exception during the autumn. A succession of wet Sundays and Mondays has not pleased the “week-enders,” or housewives who have the weekly washing to dispose of. In one of the recent disasters to Zeppelins which visited England eleven brothers were burnt to death. An aged man recently in Holland from Germany told how he brought up a family of eleven sons, every one of whom entered the air service. The eleven young men formed part of the crew of one of the destroyed Zeppelins, and when this fell in flames in England they all perished.

The great railway,' of 5000 miles in length, that runs across Siberia, is one of the most marvellous in the world, first because of the difficulties that had to be faced in building it; and, secondly, because of its enormous length. For nearly 1000 miles along this steel track the line crosses an almost treeless plain All the stations along those weary miles are at least 30 miles apart, and most of the villages arc a long way from the station.

The disappearance of a trunk and portmanteau of clothes belonging to a returned wounded soldier is reported. These contained the whole of the private belongings of Private Davis, who, on returning last week, could find no trace of trunk or bag. It appears that the hotel where the goods (which were valued at about £2O) were left had changed hands during his absence, and it is hoped that they may yet be recovered. Failing recovery the case shouuld receive the attention of the Marlborough Patriotic Society, as no soldier should be allowed to suffer any personal loss through having served his country. a

The serious outbreak of diphtheria at Christchurch is causing a good deal of concern. It is stated that in a large proportion of the cases sent to the hospital the disease has been allowed to go so far that there is no hope whatever of saving the children. Death sometimes takes place 24 hours after they are admitted to the institution. From January 1 to April 28 this year 196 cases had been reported, a* against 36 in the same period last year.

The question of the maintenance of the arterial roads of the Dominion has for long caused concern to members of local bodies and others. One proposal that has been made for their upkeep is that a tax should be placed upon motor tyres. Sitting as a commission in Dunedin recently, Mr W. S. Short (Under-Secretary of the Public Works Department), said a calculation had been made which showed that a big tax of the kind would return £50,000 a year. The sum annually required to keep the main roads suitable for motor traffic was between £500,000 and £600,000.

For Home Defence against coughs, colds and sore throat get “NAZOL." Handy, efficacious and money-saving. Sixty doses cost only Is 6d. Private W. Davis, who enisted from Wakamarina about twelve months ago, returned on Tuesday amongst the latest batch of soldiers invalided home. Private Davis saw service in the hottest fighting of the Somme offensive, and lay wounded, with two machine gun bullets in one knee and a shrapnel wound, for a day and a.half in a shell hole before being picked up. He had a long period in hospital, and has now recovered in health, though his wound leaves him with a permanently stiff knee.

The amount of deposits made in the post office savings bank throughout the Dominion during the quarter ended march 31st was £4,330,279, and £3,031,649 was withdrawn—an excess on the credit side of no less than £1,298,621. The amount of the deposits made in the savings bank in the Blenheim postal district during the quarter was £544,947 18s 9d. The withdrawals aggregated £33,(168 10s 9d. The excess of deposits w'as therefore £21,279 2s 6d —a good indication of the prosperity of the district.

For the first time in the war an official edict has gone forth calling upon the people of France not to wa#te a crumb of bread or grain of wheat. Punishable are those who, in the feeding of their horses or cattle, shall use wheat, bread, or flour; “this is a crime no less intolerable than the throwing away of pieces of bread,'" says the order. ‘‘ To waste bread is to waste gold," is another axiom contained in the Minister of Supplie# to Prefects of France, but the most striking is the wisdom which tells the people that “to waste bread is to waste cartridges." Minister Herriot has charged the heads of police to keep a strict watch, and bring to book any individual who is guilty of an infringmont of his excellent degree.

Sufferers from Bronchitis or Asthma will get speedy relief by taking “XAZOL" on lump sugar, or inhaling it through a Nnzol Inhaler. (60 doses Is 6d.

At a sitting of the Police Court on Saturday, before Messrs W. H. Smith and F. C. Cowper, J.P.’s, a man named Denis Kirby, with two previous convictions against him, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for being an idle and disorderly person and having no visible means of suppo’rt'and for begging in the streets of Havelock. On a further charge of insulting behaviour to the police he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Accused’s mate, who gave his name as Joseph Johnson, was charged with the theft of a .rezor from Mr \V. Twidle, and also a couple of spoons from the Masonic Hotel. A further charge of being an idle and disorderly person was also preferred against him. Accused pleaded guilty to the first charge, and not guilty on the others. The evidence of voluntary witnesses, however, proved to the Court that accused was guilty on both charges of theft. Ho was sentenced to two weeks’ imprisonment on each of these charge*, (cumulative), and on the third was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

There are homos in every suburb Where the children, when at play, Bing the old familiar jingles In the old. familiar way. And amid their chants and chatter, If you listen, you are sure To hear them say they love to take Their Woods ’ Great Peppermint Cure,