LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 84, 4 December 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Some men can talk religion by the mile, and pray by the hour, yet their religion does not commend itself to the young,” said Professor Hewitsou, at St. Andrew’s, Wanganui,, on Sunday. As a matter of fact, some men’s religion repelled rather than attracted, and one heard youths say: “If that is his religion I want none of it,” or “If he’s going to heaven, I don’t want to be in the same corner.”

The Woolworth building, which is still in process of erection at Park Place, Broadway, New York, will not only be famous by reason of it being the tallest building in the world, but also from the fact that it is to have a landing stage on its roof for aeroplanes at a height of 375 feet above the street. Above the roof will rise the tower to the elevation of 750 ft., on the apex of which is to be a huge electric light to act as a guide to belated air travellers.

There is a crisis in connection with the affairs of the Whangarei County Council just now. At a meeting of the Council held on Wednesday the report of the new Treasurer recommending that all works throughout the County bo suspended for twelve months, was adopted. The'Treasurer also reported that the balance-sheet for the last half year had been returned by the Audit'Department in older that all expenditure over the legal limit may be eliminated. This will throw the surplus expenditure on to the shoulders of each Councillor who sanctioned it, a rather unsatisfactory State of affairs for the Councillors. Two co-operative workers from the railway construction works have made a strong protest against the presence of a representative of the Federation of Labour on the Gisborne-Motiv line. They declared that they did not want any interference from the Federation. As evidence of their entire satisfaction with the local officers of the Public Works Department, and the cooperative system, they produced copies of their pay-sheets to show that members of their gang had earned £;) 16s to £lO 6s per month, or from Is 2d to Is Id per hour. They also stated that they had earned 12s a day last month, and they were perfectly satisfied that if a man put in good work, he would be paid for it.

The historic borough of Paramatta is excited over an interesting event which has never occurred before within the memory of the oldest inhabitant in its boundaries. A cabman and Ins wife, a very deserving couple, have been blessed with triplets. The benevolence of the whole neighbourhood has gone out to them in lavish prolusion. Kach seems to vie with the other in munificence. Provisions, baby clothing, money to provide assistance in nursing until the babies are a year old, have been showered on the happy couple, It is oven said that a coachbijilder is constructing a specially designed “pram” to carry the whole trio. The baby bonus is not in it with private beneficence when it is once aroused. In any case, the baby bonus is coldly unsympathetic as regards triplets. or oven twins. It pays for one baby, hut there its assistance comes to an end.

A bankruptcy petition has been against the United States Motor ( pany. The liabilities are £2,400 and the assets £1,800,000. The annual concert of the Ca School will take place on Friday r December 6th, and it is auticip that a good entertainment will b forded both young and old. Two working men poets have longed each other at Leeds for tl: tie of champion poet of the world, are going to ask the Poet liajirea judge between their respective eff The Dunedin ‘Star’ has goad ai ritv for saving that the Contin Picture TheatiV (Queen’s) in the ting has cbtTVged hands, the s( price running well into five fig The new proprietors are all resn of the city. The ‘Southland News’ states 1 1 quantity of‘ wearing apparel,, a < Maori curio, bed sheets, and household requisites were found days ago in a boat on the Estuary have been identified as articles r; ed from an Invercargill residem some unauthorised person. The ] are investigating the matter. Mr. C. N. Orbell must surely established something of a reco the matter of holding a plum l ma (says the ‘Timarn Herald’). H lioeu a member continuously fo ]>ast 3-1 years of the Levels C Council, formerly known as the I Road Board. . It is reported that already mar quiries are being made at the Vi offices of the Union Steam Ship pany throughout New Zealand corning berthing accomtplgdatip the new triple-scrbw steamer Nif for her outward maiden voyage Auckland to Vancouver. She is < leave the northern port on Ma?

Automatic bakeries are std known in New Zealand, but the soon be an accomplished fact in tralia. After the recent labour files in Queensland a compan; formed with a capital running something like £50,000, to establ automatic bakery. A huge facto bakery, is being erected, with fronts, so thatthc public can s« whole process in operation. The granting of a booth licen the Otago Show caused much ] comment, the now departure condemned for many reasons. I 'the ‘Star’) consider it fair to tfiat as a matter of fact the sell

liquor did not lead to any drunkenness on the grounds on day. The licensee evidently in; the booth wisely, and the pub haved themselves. While pheasants are decreas numbers, the same cannot be 5 the quail (states the Okniawa spondent of the ‘Hawera *ar’)which is not appreciated! by s who take a pride in their veg gardens. Quail' are most destr in these gardens, especially a time of the year, as they have ticular fancy for peas which hav come through. To show the v which these birds increase, he tions that two nests were r( found on a local farm contain: and 18 eggs respectively.

A determined attempt to c suicide was made on' Tuesday woman named Gardiner, who w rested at about 4 p.m. on a of drunkenness (says the ‘Ly Times’). She was placed in the Shortly after the' watchhouse4 Constable Dunnett, who was pi heard a thud in the cell, and teriug found the woman lying floor black in the face, with strip of blanket fastened tightly her neck. Dr. Temple was cal and the woman was revived w difficulty, and was found to b( the worse. It appeared that s torn a. blanket into strips, and a slip-knot around her neck, ha ed it tight and nearly strangle self.

Mr. H. E. Abraham, before 1 Levin to take up the position o ager for Mr. Newton King’s Sti business, was the recipient, < presentations in the Druids’ Ha vin. Mr. John Davies ocxupi chair, and made special fcefere Mr. Abraham’s tact and abilf management of Messrs. Abraha Williams’ Levin business beihj that to-day the firm had no Brunch. Speaking from long ai icd experience, he could honesf that ho regarded their guest as the most honourable and succebusiness men. (Applause.) The man presented Mr. Abraham solid silver tray, suitably ins from the inhabitants of Horow as a slight token of their kindl ings towards him. Mr, Abrahai ably responded, after which ho ed a present from the staff, m those present testifying to th esteem in which the recipiei held.

States the ‘Patea Press’ : The Clerk is in receipt of the follow teresting document which spec itself:—“To William of the H< Hamerton, who labouretli for tl Fathers in the fair city of Pate thee I make these writings; W it hath been given out by one H who readeth the writings on th that from my hard-earned mo shall pay the sum of four score to the City Fathers for sheddin, light upon me. Furthermore, received writings from thee, W setting forth that I shall give ix hands these four score pence f< to hold in safe custody for th Fathers, and in these writings stated also that should I not ta the wayside but hasten to thee, 10th of tlfe month, and ipid< money to thee, I should by thy

,he allowed to'retain one score o: pence. Great One, I have tarn long by the wayside for divers r< And now do I send my message '

to tender unto thee, three score and crave thy indulgence and as to look not towards the calenda

A move is on foot in China to all Chinese residents abroad to and settle down in their native try. “This is being done,” abe to Mr. Cosgrave, who arrived i ney from Canton a short tim “because the Republican official ise, what is undoubtedly a fao the men China badly needs arc of her subjects who have lived lightened circumstances. On] month a band of emissaries wa forth from China to the Chines inanities settled in the Malays ma, the Dutch Indies, and ■States, to lay before their coi ots the terms Vhich the Gqvei is willing to ofiV to all Chine.' are willing to Saturn. An imn response to this appeal has com Siam, and it is expected that th chants in all ports of the Ne. Middle East will see the force turning and lending a helping h China. If merchants return, the er man will do so, too. Chines stow themselves away. p of reaching Australia and/othei are called “piglets,” and tin stringent regulations are now ii to stop the traffic. Mr. Cosgrave that as soon as China is able ti her taxation on a proper footii would he able to meet all her fi obligations. Dr. Sun Yat Son ha placed in charge of a scheme w the country will he opened i means of ?, network ox 'railways

A first offending inebriate was this morning convicted and discharged at tiie Court. Mr. J. Masters, J.P., was on the bench.

The Rev. Colville, of New Plymouth, was chopping wood, when a billet flew up and struck him a severe blow on one of the eyeballs. He is under medical advice and is ordered to give the eye perfect rest.

A young man named True; a wellknown Feikling milkman, is reported to have been lucky enough to draw the first horse in a Tattersall sweep on the Melbourne Cup. ft is stated that the total remitted to True was £4BOO. The wife of the Archduke Charles Francis Joseph of Austria has given birth to a male child. A little while ago the Archduke Ferdinand renounced his claim to succession to the Grown when he contracted a marriage, and the new baby therefore becomes the heir-apparent.. Sir Henry Wrixon, formerly President of the Legislative Council of Victoria, has published a philosophical and political novel. The scenes and characters are strangely familiar to Australians, and the latter are stated to include a cardinal with Socialistic leanings. The 22nd Sunday school anniversary of the Primitive Methodist school will be celebrated in the Broadway church on Sunday next. Some of the very best children’s music has been secured and will be rendered by the scholars throughout the day. The preacher will be Mr Metson.

Crushing operations were commenced in Juliet Street this morning by the Borough workmen. The crusher was hired from the Eltham Council, and is being driven by the Stratford Borough Council’s steam roller, excel lent work being accomplished. During the past eleven months New Zealand exported 326,9800 z of gold, valued at £1,281,051, which was 95,185 oz, of the Value of £405,809 let's than in the corresponding period last year. There was also a big decrease in silver—viz., 426,4250 z., _ valued at £3B.7l4.—Press Association.

A public banquet has beon_ given at Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, in honour of the phenomenal milking record put up by a Jersey cow. Inuring the last three years this cow has produced 38,0001 b of milk and 25,0001 b of blitter, and has returned her owner £2OO for cream and. skimmed milk. In the same period she has had three calves, for which an offer of £4OO was refused.

At a meeting of the Taranaki Presbytery held at Hawera yesterday, the call of the St. Andrew’s Church 19 the Rev. -J. Pattison was sustained. Messrs. A. Spence and G. Smart attended as lobal commissioners. The date of the induction has been fixed for Thursday, December 19. The Rev. Pattison for the last tiyo years has been the Assembly’s evangelist.

The shearing record for the season (says the Hunterville ‘Express’) was put up the other day at Messrs. Simpson Bros’, shed, a native, “Tommy,” putting through 282 owes from 5.36 a.m. until 5 p.m. A shower then stopped the supply of sheep. Had the redoubtable “Tommy” been allowed to run out the half-hour, he would probably have reached within an ace of 300

Mr. Schilsky, examiner for Trinity Cdllege of Music, has awarded the Governor’s medal to Miss Els e May Manson, aged 15, of the Invercargill Centre. He suggests that in future the medal be awarded to higher candidates, either an associate or a licentiate. Mr. Schilsky considers Miss Kathleen Levy,. who took her A.T.X.L. degree at* the age of 15, was the most promising pianist he has heard in Aus'tralasia.—Frets Aktbchitic'hT "

Bandmaster Marshall informed a representative of the “Stratford Post” this morning that it was the intention of the band to give a concert in the Hospital grounds on the afternoon of Sunday week, provided that the weather is favourable. If the Hospital Board falls in with this suggestion, he added, a collection could ho taken in aid of the funds for the furnishing of the Isolation Ward. The scheme is certainlv a splendid one, and should prove highly successful.

,In a letter to “Magister” of the ‘Otago Daily Times,’ Mr. D. C. Bates incidentally explains the meaning of the terms “veering” and “hacking,” used with regard to the wind. Winds are said to veor when they move with the sun. In the Northern Hemisphere the hands of a clock move with the sun, but here they move in the opposite direction. Hence the wind is said to veer in the Southern Hemisphere, when it changes in a “counter-clock-wise” direction, that is, for example, from east to west by north. Similarly the wind backs when it change’s “clockwise,” from north to east or south to west.

The Rev. S. G. Compton, Vicar of Levin, will shortly resign, having decided to sail for South Africa in April next, but it is the intention of the Vicar ultimately to settle in England. The decision (says the correspondent of the ‘New Zealand Times’) is much to be regretted. A hard-working priest he has certainly had the whole of the brunt of church work to do. In some of his parishioners he has found devoted helpers, but Anglican churchmanship in Levin has long since been noted for its supineness. Be he a stalwart Protestant or a fiery Ritualist, a Broad Church philosopher, or a Pap ist avowed and open, bis would ire a thankless task in administering spiri tual graces to this parish. That sound, rigid churchmanship, whi h is so familiar a feature of English city and is wanting in New Z earn nd—especially so in places like Levin, where the conception of what a member of the Church of England should be is distinctly “of the earth earthly.”

“England is not a decadent conntry. The man who thinks it is is an utter fool,” so exclaimed Mr. Charles Aider, of New Plymouth, just back from a trip to England, to a ‘News’ representative. “The Old Country was never so vigorous, so sound, so enterprising, and so successful as she is now. She is beating the Germans and the Yanks in the commercial race, opinions to the contrary notwithstanding. The English are honest traders and put quality in all the goods they mjike and sell. It is this policy that is holding to Eng-, land just now, and'accounts for her success over'her pushful rivals. The Americans who invaded London some years ago are losing ground and getting sick of the light against the Britons. One can’t go to England without being struck by the way in which British Commerce is No; don’t believe the man who is painting in pessimistic hues the future of the British trader. He is all right, and can by his qualities of honesty and thoroughness be? relied upon every time to will through against the strongest competition of the foreigners.’’