Local and General.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 90, 21 August 1923, Page 4

Local and General.

—-_^,„._.. It is estimated that there are 800 wireless amateurs in Duuedin With a membership of 80, a Maori Chamber of Commerce has been formed at Oruru, North Auckland. Many of the roads in the Whangamomona County owing to the recent heavy rains are in a bad condition. There are few settrers using the roads, and during the past month a good deal of influenza and other ill® nesses have kept settlers and their families at home a great deal.

Jack Sullivan' undertakes to do pluml Ing, electric light installations, repairs, and concrete paths etc., at reasonable cost. Best materials used. Workmanship guaranteed. Estimates given. Private residence, Regan St., Phone 94. X

While being taken for a walk down Union street, at Auckland, Jamuna, the elephant, recently purchased from India for' the Zoo. broke away from her attendant to pursue a dog which approached too close to satisfy its curiosity. Jamuna was returned to peaceful captivity without any damage being done.

Messrs. Lightband & Wann, cycle rmporters, Stratford, have received the following cable from America: "Romaley, on a five horse power Indian Scout has broken States Three Flags. Record, covering the distance in 43 hours 21 minutes, and lowering Wells Bennett's Henderson record by 2 hours 48 minutes."

A Mastcrton resident who for the past three or four years has been under military medical treatment for a wound in the neck at the war. on a recent eveninsr developed a fit of coughing wheh dislodged a piece of shrapnel from his throat. Since recovery from the loss of blood he has enjoyed, better health than for years.

"You may be interested to hear." stated Dr. Clark at the Hawke's Bay Education Board, that a merchant told me that the orders for wholemeal flour in Bay had increased pi'tace last year. The head teacher of one of the largest schools told me that toothache amongst the children is almost a thing of the past. These facts are closely connected I think." of suppliers wh 0 met representatives of the NZCD Co. at Gordonton Hall (reports the Te Awamutu paper) recently. Mr 6 L. T. Hames, secretary to the company, and Mr Blaekptt. one of the directors, were present, and informed the meeting that the company would pay to the Gordonton suppliers over the whole season a total price of 1/10.02 per lb. butter fat. Motorists and others will be interested to learn that an improvement in regard to the risk at level crossings at Regan and" Fenton streets in Stratford has been promised by the Railwav Department. At the monthly meeting of the Borough Council, Mr J. K. Lowe, district engineer, New Zealand Railways, wrote in renlv to the Council's reouest for signals at these streets, stating that wig-wag signals would he erected at these crossings when further supplies pf material came to hand. .

At the Borough Council mating last evening, Councillor R W*»rg referred to the control of traffic, and pointed onf that the hie- c-ntres of the Domin'on were fall ins- into Hn« in the direction of the mle to "Keen to the left" He considered it woulri be in the best interests of the public to alter the local by-law accordingly The discussion at th« Municipal Conferon- • recently showed the advisability of doing so. The Mayor sunnorted the idea, and it was resolved on the motion of* Crs. Ward and Nelson * to alter the hv-Jaw to "Keen to the L-ft" Tn connection with the matter, the Mavor said the police should be asked to prevent peonle eongre-e-atiner on the footpaths to the detriment of others especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

At the Magistrate's Court at Levin on Thursday, the district Inspector of Awards, Mr J. Lowden, proceeded against W. B. Mackintosh, coachbuilder, for a breach of the coachworkers award, in that he did fail' f to pay to a blacksmith's' helper in his employ, Henry Groome, the award rate of 1/8? per hour--the minimum wage to a helper ovpr 21 years Groome was 21 on October 31, 1921 and had not been paid the full wage since then. The Magistrate stated that the award rate must be paid, but as the arrears had been made up he would only impose a penalty of £s'and costs. A case was also taken against the employee, Groom, in that he did accept from his employer a less wage than that provided for by the award. A penalty of £2 and costs was imposed.

Smart Bros, for electric light advertising flashing Solar Lamps. For Electric wiring, repairs, etc. ring up No. 30 and at night No 156. Sanderson and Judd for plumbing drain-laying electric work, etc. All kinds of electric fittings stocked. Good work, prompt attention. Telephone 222. -

Winter is on us again. Get your ipouting and downpipes repaired and don't let the timber i n your houses and shops decay for the sake of a few shillings. Stan Robinson will d 0 you a good Job. Step almir to Webton Broß. and give your order. x "I don't know how you sell it at the price" is what they all say who nave inspected and tried the beauu fully finished new model 1923 Chevrolet car, £290 complete. Inspection f invited and demonstrations arranged.—Stevenson, Blackstock & Co, International Harvester Co., Regan Street. _

A Dunedin Press Association message to-day spates that *the Exhibition shares now total 70,000. Weather forecast.—The indications are for southerly winds, strong to gale, at times, The weather wil. probably prove cold and showery> The night wi?l probably be verj cold, with frnets inland. Barometev rising fast. —D. C. Bates, Wellington Consequent on the opening of the Otira Tunnel, all the coaching plan in the estate of Hugh Cassidy is to be disposed of by auction at Otira on Thursday: There are eleven coaches in the list, also twenty-si: coach horses and harness. A fev cqaches are being retained for emer gency. The Kaiapoi Woollen Manufact uring Company, which made profit. of £49,717, £60.473, and £37„931 it! 1918-19, 1919-20 and 1920-21 respectively, showed a loss of £99 920 in 1921-22 and £21,124 in the year just ended. There will be no dividend Ic ordinary shareholders this year though last year they received 8 pe out of reserves.

"When the Southland footballer: visited Wanganui they were apprt. ciative of the services of Mr Take, rang!, one of the Wanganui selec tors, and they promised when th r returned home to send him something in the way of a souvenir (sa"f an exchange), This duly arrived, con sisting of an oyster knife and a sac! of Stewart'lsland oysters.

The following will represent th< Borough Council in a cribbag match against the Public Service at Carman's .rooms to-morrow evening: A. Nelson, T. Lawson, A. George, C. Gattoh, P. Skoglund, W. Schneider. 0. Tocker, P. Reeves, V. Forbes, W. Croots, C. Harris, M. Adams, M. Col-

lingwood. The following will represent the Public Service: V. Curtis', E Keeble, K., Syme, T. Steven, N. Haig, C. Neal, J. Jermy, T. Rouse, P. Jackson, P. Casey, R ; Hill, J. Goldup, J. Neal, W. Wells. "One struck me particularly during my trip to Sydney and Melbourne," said Mr G. W, Smith, of the "Southland Times," "was the comparative cheapness of fruit in l those'.towns. For instance you can ' buy.Wolfi'2b large manderines for a'tSWllitigf arid'almost as man/ same price,'and yet we have to payjsuch exorbitant prices for these fruits. In my opinion there is something wrong somewhere, and if they can be sold so cheap over there th-n it is apparent that undue profits are being made in some quarter." . "It is fairly certain that Mr Lloyd Georg'- will make a lecturing ton:' of New Zealand towarc. the end of the year," said Mr Victor Beck to a representative of the Oamaru Mail a few days ago. Mr Lloyd George is already booked tfr tour Canada and the States, and it is expected that the tour will end at San Francisco in September. Arrangements are now in course of perfection for tttr tour to continue, to embrace New Zealand and Australia. The Intention is for Mr Lloyd George to deliver 60 lectures in Australasia.

The following statistics regarding the applications for' relief by farmers suffered heavily froni the floods in the South Island some • month's ago /•were recently received by the New Zealand Farmers' Union from the sJate Advances Department. The figures show the provinces, the\number of application" and the amount granted:—Canterbury 16, '£4249. Marlborough, 12, £RO4S Otago, 1, £2OO. in cases the report on the position of the applicants had been received, and grants totalling £2210 had been made. The largest individual grant made «o fatwas £SOO. The money so loaned Is repayable in ten \ years, and Inter est is charged at 5 per cent.

\ meeting of the local bodies' electing committee was held at Em- 1 mont Chambers this morning, and on the motion of Mr C. J. Belcher, Elthamlseconded by Mr S. Pitt, Stratford County Council, Mr E S. Rutherfurd. was re-elected to the Board of

Managers of the Technical High School, "as the local bodies' representative. A meeting of employees ' in the handcraft industries is called for to-morrow evening in the 1 ethnical High School, for the purpose of electing two representatives on the Board of Managers. Mr Birkett retires by lot and is eligible for reelection. Mr V. Johnson has a'lsr resigned from the Board, &$ he leaves shortly for Australia.

Sir MaynaJ-d Hedstrom, who re- 1 cently broke records in New Zealand with a monster sword fish, has been having some excellent' sport in Vanu Levu (states a correspondent of the Press.) He was accompanied ,by Mr T. E. Fell, C.M.G, the Colonial Secretary. Sir Maynard returned on August 7th, and reports that:off the north coast he landed, On July 27th, 16 fish (with the rod) weighing 2071 b., the largest being a 291 b sanga. On July 29th, he landed 17 fish, including sangas weighing respectively 38, 43, and 451 b, the •total weighing 3051 b. For five days his total was 8351 b., with ono rod. Mr Fell had only one day's fishing with good results, his best b<"ing a„ 501 b. sanga. The latter are splendid fighting fish. A few davs a party of three, including Mr H M Scott, K.C., 'with trolling gear, landed r ;.60 to 70' tine fish at Naqara, about 16 miles from Suva*

The following are the handicaps for the road-cycling race on Thursday commencing at 2 p.m. from Lightband & Wan n Ltd's premises ;n Broadway, the route chosen being he same as in the previous race, a listance of 22 mile_sj A. J. Coleman, C." D. Penniall, scr.; Walter Sharrock, 1 min; F. Betteridge, C. D. A. J. »Platt, 4 min.; E. Hale, 5 min; J. Lash, W. Gernhoefer, 7 win; Pat Richmond, 8 min; W. Srofts, R. Vickers, 9 min; E. A Belk, '0 min; G. Reed 11 min. Following he above, a boys' race will be held to Midhirst an ( ] back, for which entries may >o loft with the secretary.