LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 42, 12 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I ,1 | - r 7-—TT' n-T/t 'sW.n ill 'Febniary 7tli to' ;14llr'inclusive M; 'th'e 1 dates df'the N.-ZJ Oh'ampionship meeting/ /! . ( ! '' ' , i ! The ‘local Mvmipipal Band‘jvyiJJ ■ play a,number of selections,in .front of the Municipal Chambers, _ .to-night at, 8 o’clock,' weather permitting. , At a sale of dairy cows m the Wanganui district last week, several of the lots offered realised £lB per head; which is a record for the district. Next week will be. a great time for brass bands and lovers of that class of music. The band carnival begins on Monday and lasts tall Friday. There are twelve entries iii the A Gride, and ten in the B Grade. Most of the competing hands arrive in the Edinburgh of the South to-day. Additional donations to the prize ■fund of the Stratford A. and V. Association are:—Mr. J. T. Belcher, .two guineas; and Messrs E. C. Robinson, R. H. Robinson, T. V . Maunscll, Walter Vickers, J. Levandowski, A. Hazleton, and J. Melville, each one guinea. Mr. S. Thompson has presented the Association with half a ton of manure. The benefit of explosives to the farmer was exemplified yesterday, when, under the auspices of the N.L. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., as sole agents for “Eruptrte” Safety Explosive Co., tests were conducted at Midhirst and at Ngaire, on the farms'of Messrs. Hartley and Green. Demonstrations were given in stumping, free felling, splitting logs, tree planting, subsoiling, ana preparing post holes to the utmost satisfaction of a large number of farmers present. The demonstrations wore undertaken by representatives of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., and all those' who witnessed them were perfectly satisfied with the various uses ami explosive powers of “Eruptite,” which, it might lie mentioned, is a safe, effective and cheap explosive. A meeting of the executive of the Stratford A. and V. Association was held last evening, when there were present: Messrs. W. I*. Kirkwood, R. j Dingle, T. Webb, E. Jackson, E. Kel-1 lehcr, S. M. Porritt, and J. I). Mealy. It was resolved that the secretary he instructed to write to the authorities asking them for the Government exhibit of honey to lie displayed at the Show. Mr. Webster was transfer- j rod as steward from horse section to ! the sheep section, Mr. A. J. Davey j taking his position as light horse stew- | ard. Mr. Lesley Haim was appoint-1 od steward in the Shorthorn cattle ] section.

“He knows all shout ;i hieydo, how to take it to pieces, where to oil it, ami he knows the. names of all the parts, hut ask him about. Id's ‘'innards,” and he knows nothing. H > doesn’t know where his liver is, and he doesn’t oven know where his stomach is.” Thus Major Carhery commented last (-veiling at a social evening on the average man’s ignorance d the human body. The doctor went on to say that lids was not as it should lie. Of how to repair even a minor injury, most men knew absolutely nothing. In the Field Ambulance a man was capable of rendering first-aid. and to give that amount of attention necessary in some eases to save life. Major Carhery concluded that he was pleased to see' the schools devoting their attention to elementary physiology, and stated that from his experience he had found that Ibis knowledge had hemi well learned, and it would undoubtedly serve as a good foundation for any man in hi? earner,

A new dish-washing machine which cleans from 3000 to IiOOO plates iu an hour lias been installed in the heart of Soho, wll ere kitchen labour-saving has become something of a science in order 10 produce the modern eighteenpence ■lunch or the half-crown dinner. Tlie new device can bo worked at a cost of a penny per hour, the heating rofjiiired being about a quarter of the quantity consumed by" hand labour. With the advent of women Into many avenues of employment that used co be sacred to men, lias come (it appears to the ‘Sydney Morning Her- j aid’) a Jess chivalrous attitude on lao 41 part of the men. An elderly Scotch lady noticed this in a Sydney tram-car recently, said Mrs. Cocks, at the Sydney Y.W.C.A. meeting, She noticed in a crowded car that a number of women were standing, and in her otiiofc Scotch way, said : “1 wonder if the clays of chivalry are dying?” to which a man in the tram promptly replied: “Xo ; they arc quite dead.” Sir George. King-Hall, referring to the subject, said that there was a danger in some countries, especially in Australia, where the open-air life was so inviting, that home lies would be weakened. It bad to be remembered that upon the home life and training depended the courtesy and chivalry cf the rising generation. From time to time complaint is heard from the country of the shortage of farm labourers, but according | to information' which lias dome under i the notice of a member of the ‘Otago ! Daily Times’ staff,'the'farmer in some", instances t has himself to‘blame for. the lack of this class of labour. In this particular case a young man refused an increase of. salary to stay in 'bis town billet, having a desire to qualify iiinij self for the vocation of a farmer. Bo | secured work on a farm in South | Otago, and in relating his experiences, I writes that he was sorry to say lie did i not care much about farming, “beI cause the places are so awfully damp and dirty. They told me where I was Ito sleep—in the shod. It had no roof ! —just a few sacks and a couple of j sheets of iron on it; so you can imag- ; ine what sort of a night I put in for ; the first time.” The writer concludes ;by offering to come back,to his Dun-: 1 edin billet if bis old employer will take | him on. and as bis proposal is quite • agreeable to his Dunedin employer, ho I will at once leave the allurements of j tiio country to make a fresh start in town.

A story is being circulated that Prince Albert and Prince Henry, two of the younger sons of King Gfeorgc, are responsible for the alleged “suffragette” outrage which was perpetrated at Balmoral. Mr. WinstonChurchill was staying 1 at Balmoral Palace, and one day, when lie went on 00 the golf links with the Royal party; it. was _ found that there- were reel llags with the inseniptoin,. .“Votes' for* \\ omen,”, instead of the visual; niaHth' iug .flags, r Xext_da|v a placard with the same inscription Was found qMrstod 011 tlie cJoQr of-the \bedroom which; Mr;. Churclii.il: joccupied,! land ialadl onf all tjie motor, cars lin the garage.;. Kin# (leorge,: t0,0k,: the ! matter filly, but Queen . - [Mary i Was 1 furidrasv She suspected, the,.jjjpmenv servants, ap/I, .eojclij one,, Jwjd, to undergo a-,stiff; cinssTAxomination.,, .If, was. only,a]f:tor; a, week of : hard .uetpctiyp • work' That the culprits. w^ije ( found; .. The- jjqp.ng;.. cbpij9ssed, ; ji|aidVjthoyi had jt. fqr .inja,- ana nqggod To-be forgiven.. l Tlie Queen made them both apologise to Mr. Churchill in person. Albert is 17 years old and Henry 12.

I One of the best advertisements that [ New-Zealand lias received, so far as a j particular class of possible visitors is I concerned, is an article in ‘Black- | wood’s .Magazine,’ in which Mr, A. j .-discourses most eloquenti l.y. .tiiu-5 l.SialkiaJg the; Red Deer;of Qffca-d ! go .”{ ‘y t .\'h ,ojip; who bias been follaiting) 1 ithate spor-t ■ Ittr < tell i > tears <; > pUsitH—ho! | painjs 1 to [have, -been thd first' English-) [man t-Q'shootiin the Hunter River; Vial-! i ley—hs expresses a doubt whether any! ; thing'in the way--.of sport can surpass' | itli. :“Gorgeous scenery;! A .cliraatersdi I .bracing that aatfau! can walk from slut-; rise to> sunset withond feeling undnlyi j tired! Glorious itrophies, in the form; 1 of stags’ heads. far surpassing any- ; thing to be found in our own couflijry,!. | What, .more cam the 'heart, of.' a ..Imntpff j desire?” Mr. Leatham speaks enf.husi- ) astically of the size and quality, pf the, ; beads that fall ,to the successful deor-r | stalker, and declares ’ that they are | equal to any of the forest heads of i Central Europe, and far superior to | those of any stags in Great Britain at I the present day. j _ A man was fined for a novel offence ! in a suburban police court in Sydney, | the other day. He was accused of i stealing £1 Os 7d from Jus wife, by 1 grabbing her poggy-bag as they trav- \ oiled together in a tramcar. This un- ; ginal charge is an example to all married men, says the ‘Sydney Sun.’ They j spend their days and nights in thinki mg out devices by means of which they ! may retain their’own salaries or wage’s : or some part tliereof, instead of hand- ! ing over the last shilling to their ! wives on the evening of each pay-day. i Some men, descending to mean subtor- } fnge, deceive their wives by falsely re- | presenting their wages as being 5s less than they, really are, but in these days, when wages are mostly fixed by awards published in all the’ newspapers, that ruse is becoming less and i less effective. Other husbands peiv [ suade their wives to keep the houseI keeping money in a mug. stowed away jin a cupboard. They help themselves surreptitiously, add put, the blame for die loss on the cater the masked burglar. A few husbands, with the sense of dignity wholly lost, are, satisfied with the few pence they, can heg back from their wives now and then. But now that the bold course has been show.n by them, many husbands will bo found taking masterful action ; and af_t.be housewife returns from her shopping the husband lurking in the dark doorway, will obtain with the aid of a sandbag the half-crown lie used to seek with prayer. “Mad bull!” The cry echoed and reechoed along Feathorston Street, Wellington on Saturday forenoon (sa,' s the ‘Post’). People scattered to the right, to the left, or darted in friendly doorways. ’The bull held on, tail in, the air, foaming at the month, and blooding nostrils. As by a magic wand dogs sprang up by the dozen. Of course, they made for the hull, which accelerated his pace. He kept straight on towards the heart of the city. A boy on a bicycle, who was in the bull’s way, was either pushed off or fell. people following the hull rushed to tboWr help of the boy, and picked’ him up and brushed him down, The bull continned his way, a yelling pack (canine and human) at his heels; also a man with a whip, who was more interest'd _____ than anyone else in the capture, as the hull was in bis charge. It had escaped from the railway station along with another hull, which was captured before it got very far. But the bull which had caused most of the pother held on until 1m came to the taxicabs at the Union Bank. There his attention war. directed to the vacant section at the back of the bank, and seeing a gate open, bo ran into the j rap. as it were. The goto was smartly closed, ami the hull, after charging a hand-cart, settled down as if glad to be at peace. On the floor vThicb shut him in was a largo pester .•cadk;-' “I’im : awl: ; -.ww- ;

Another case of scarlet fiver has been reported in the Masterton district. 1' The totalisator revenue collected for the twelve months ended October 3 last was £75,611. Wellington’s new wireless station on the Tinakori hills is to be officially opened by the Governor on Monday morning. Settlers in the Wairarapa state that apart from the percentages of lambs being the largest for a number of seasons,. the lambs give every indication of being heavier than usual. “Games are better than gymnastics l v as exercises for the body,” recently said Colonel Melville, of the Ryyal Army Medical Corps, in the course of a lecture.

A big strike is now in progress in the piano and organ making trade in the United States, 10,000 men having ceased work to enforce their demand for a 15 per cent, advance in wages. That flax should be included under the Noxious Weeds Act was the outstanding feature of a letter received from a settler by the I|ay cf Islands County Council. i King George’s agents have purchased Shernbourno Hall Farm, near Sandringham. The place is 700 acres in . extent, and the King now owns the whole of the parish of Shernbourno, of which Sandringham is the centre. Warnings against frost are sent out by the United States Weather Bureau to farmers and orchardists, and it is estimated that two million pounds’ worth of property has been saved as the result of oho such forecast. The,.uniforms now used by the senior cadets will bo called in. shortly, arid will be substituted by a new uniform consisting of short breeches, and a shirt. A regulation stocking will also bo introduced. The change is a result of careful thought by the authorities. “If all the paishents get know more treatment than I did in the .’Hospital I feel sorry for them pleas fordawed the receipt.” A portion cf a communication that the Bay of Islands Hospital Board recently received. It is stated that the j price paid by the Government for the 1800 acres of the Otanomomo Estate. BaJclutha, acquired from Mr. Telford for close settlement, was £l7 per acre. A septuagenarian who was sentenced at Palmerston North to three days’ hard labour for indecency, is able to boast of no fewer than thirteen aliases .and fifty-six previous convictions for various offences. The Postmaster-General has approved of the words “Auckland Exhibition opens December 1, 1913,” being stamped on all letters passing through the Auckland Post Office from three months prior to the opening of the Exhibition. .Trouble' was threatened among the, Westport/waterside workers a few nightSi ago through the refusal ofthree men to-pay their contributions to the l ‘Alabriland Worker,’ the rest of the 'men stating that they would not work if the three<men 'were employed. I At. a late'hour,'it is‘understood, the threb'-men, to avoid Unpleasantness, paid the contributions. l •“ ■ ' The ; f N.ZI 'Times’ : states that' Mr.' op ’Jerusalem; Was leaving on Friday te -inspect' and report,'onthe newlydiscovered’ j 1 ‘Tiiirua' Opal'Fields” ; ' A coriipafay w being .formed with £30,000 capital! 'to explore the fields, 'and ; Mr. Jerusalem,-Having’h'fid over fiVe yea'rs’ experience on the Australian opal fields, has been engaged to report. Ta>rua opals are said to be equal to the best Australian,. ....... The'following is the remarkable record of a cow owned bv Mr. John Donaldson, of Kamo Road (states the ‘Whangarei , Mail’). Mr. Donaldson bought - the.cow as-aiheifer—a quanter* bred' l JorseyU-m 1 11909. In September ofi'thaitkycar the heifrir' gave birth to bet first i calf. In 1910 the cow gave birth.to* twin bulls,- and in 1911 twin ' heifrirs. AVbm ’born. •• • * Last" - week. two further 'calves - were added to the little, -cow's- family. Seven . halves in three years is riot bad going, and added! to this fact is-that, she gives two buckets of milk night and morning, and 181bs of butter per week. The total number of mortgages re-gittei-ed in the Dominion from April 1. 1911, to March 31, 1912. was 29,138 and tile amount £22,808,367. The rates of interest charged ranged from 6 to 20 per cent. The amount lent at the former interest was £10,5-14, and at the latter rate a total of only £362 was lent. The largest amount under anv one heading was the total of £2,417,666 lent at per cent!, the total amount of mortgages released during the year was £15,384,889. The total amount owing on March 31 was £90,138,264. Dr. Paul Walden, a Russian medical man, considers that it is practically certain that at no distant _ day we shall be drawing food supplies from the air (says a cable message to the Australian papers). Ho points out that we" have already succeeded in making a simple compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, and shows that we shall bo able to make more complex compounds. An egg, he says, is a complex compound of nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, and hydrogen. “Tiny Town,” like other important places (says’the ‘Auckland Star’) has a Mayor, and an'election contest is to be held during the presence of .its populace in Auckland.' The retiring Mayor is Hayati Hassid. 30in. lush amt 56 years old. His policy of Conservatism is being assailed by Arthur Hulde, 34in. high and 24 years old. The latter is a- Liberal; and it is also possible that the Labour interest will be represented in General Armstrong, aged 56, whose political propensities, ) have always been made evident in Tiny ; *- Town. The selection will rest with vis-j itors, and ballot-papers .are being dis- j tribnted.

A representative of the ‘Alexandra Hsnald’ (Otago) had a conversation with a. very old resident of Alexandra recently. The gentleman was asked: “Have the little German owls liberated here through the instrument ditv of the late Mr. Iverson, been of any service?” His replv was, “Certainly.” and he stated that the small birds formerly so numerous in spring time were conspicuous hy their a 1 sence now. He also confirmed what another gentleman asserted recently regarding the depredations of the owl in the rabbit warrens. “Take it from me,” he said, “the people who speak against the owl do not know what they talk about. The owl lives on small birds. and rabbits, and does good