LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6523, 23 September 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The pay-out for butter-fat supplied to the Shannon Co-op. Dairy Coy. for the month of August will be 1/9 per lb. —Manawatu Herald.

One thousand barrels of bitumen are being procured by the Hawke’s Bay County Council in preparation for a progressive programme of road work during the coming season.

The latest issue of the N.Z. Gazette acknowledges the sum of 5/G forwarded to the N.Z. Railways Department and £lB 15/- forwarded to the Land and Income Department, as conscience money from persons unknown.

Mr N. E. Mikklesen, of Kiwitahi, has received advice from the general manager of railways that the Department intends to erect a goods shed at the Kiwitahi railway station, the building- to be 30ft by 40ft. This is the result of a great deal of agitation on the part of the settlers.

The Matamata Town Board election on Wednesday resulted in the following being returned: —J. Pohlen 258 votes, W. A. Gordon 253, F. E. Lark 230, S. Salisbury 227, J. Mclntyre 223, J. F. Vosper 204, B. C. Taylor 155. Mr Taylor is the only member who has not previosly served on the board, others having done service on the board at different times.

The following is a quaint reply received by the secretary of a local body from a Palmerston North firm of Celestial market gardners, in reply to an enquiry for a quantity of carrots: “Dear Sir, I have been receipt your letter for want quility carrots. The price of 6 Pounds a ton if you want you must be send letter for me sooner I will ready to you.—Yours truthly,

The Director-General of Agriculture has received information from the High Commissioner to the effect that, despite the fame which Jersey cattle have attained throughout the world, a resident of Jersey told the Commissioner’s Office that people in the Island of Jersey use New Zealand butter. The local butter which is sold in every shop, is said to be scarce, and not very good.

The flowers that bloom in the springare now holding high carnival, and the effect of their beauty is enhanced when they are suitably displayed. Bruce’s Busy Stores have a large stock of vases and bowls varying from the plain and simple to the most artistic hand painted. To clear out these before new Christmas goods axrive' they have marked them down below cost. An excellent opportunity of securing some worth while Christmas presents at bargain prices.

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure

The Chamber of Commerce will meet this evening.

The warm rains which fell during the latter part of last week have had a beneficial .result on pastures throughout the district, and there is now an abundance of growth. The milk yield is increasing rapidly, and district factories anticipate a record season.

Mr J. Motley, secretary of the Te Aroha News Company, was admitted to the Waikato Hospital on Saturday morning- to xxndergo a serious operation. His many friends will be pleased to know that the operation was successful, and that now his condition is considered satisfactory. •

Last week’s amateur boxing tournament at Te Aroha will net a profit of approximately. £45 for the local Association. This is a very satisfactory result, and there is no gainsaying- but that such a success was well deserved by the committee which worked so earnestly in promoting the tournament.

At the Avondale Jockey Club’s cup meeting on Saturday the local lightweight jockey, E. A. Keesing, rode the locally trained Marble Arch — Sawdust two-year-old colt, Hyde Park (owned by Mr A. Gibbons) into second place in the stakes, and returned a dividend of nearly a quarter of a century. Dan Quinn, another local-ly-owned and trained horse, was second in the Welter Handicap.

Mr Joe Brennan, the comedian in Musgroves Comedy Company, which visited Te Aroha last week, was a member of the Dunedin Orphan’s Club. He said, at the Te Aroha Orphans’ Club’s Irish night last week that he had to give “Orphandom” the credit of his now being on the stage, for it was at the Orphans’ socials that he gained confidence in appearing as a cqmedian before audiences. Mr Brennan was also a student at the Dunedin University.

As indicating the interest of one of the English schoolboy immigrants in farming, the Poverty Bay Pastoral Association recently received a letter from J. Davie, one of the lads mentioned, who asked whether the judges at the show would be prepared to explain the method of allotting points. The chairman thought that the Association should do everything- possible to foster the lad’s interest, and on his motion it was decided that he should be allowed to go round with judges who would explain the points.

The Superintendent of Technical Education repoi’ts a large increase in the enrolment of full-time pupils in technical high schools and also of the full-time, pupils in the day classes of other technical schools, such as Hamilton, New Plymouth, Ashburton, Palmerston North and Tirnaru, which are practically conducted as technical high schools, but are not recognised as such by the Department. The total enrolment of full-time pupils last year was approximately 5700, an increase of over 900 on the numbers for the previous year.

The grand plain and fancy dress ball, in aid of the Catholic Church, will take place in the Theatre Royal this evening, when the committee expects to record a huge success. The indications are that there will be a very large proportion of patrons attending in fancy costume, and that the selection will be both varied and novel. The Morrinsville Elite Jazz Band has been engaged to supply the music. It is the intention of the committee to elaborately decorate the theatre, and to give the floor a special preparation. All other arrangements will be attended to in detail. A spectacular Grand March will commence at 8.15 p.m. sharp, and spectators will be admitted to the dress circlp for a moderate charge.

The Defence Report states: —“Waxmedals, illuminated certificates, plaques and scrolls have been issued in all cases where the addresses of the soldiers or next of kin entitled to same are known to the Department, but there are still 410 1914-15 Stars, 10,030 British War Medals, and 9,650 Victory medals unclaimed, while 6198 illuminated certificates, 10 plaques and 10 scrolls still await claimants. Steps are taken to issue the medals, etc., upon addresses becoming known to the Department, or on application, and during the past year 60 Stars, 960 British War Medals and 1180 Victory Medals, and 730 certificates' have been disposed of in this manner. All returned soldiers who have not received the medals to which they are entitled should at once apply to the Defence Department for them.”

The safest and most reliable remedy for chills, colds, and feverishness in very young children is NAZOL. Thousands of know its worth.*

The Te Aroha Municipal Band will render a musical programme in the Domain next Sunday afternoon.

Mr L. Andrews, F.S.M.C., eye specialist, may be consulted on Saturday, October 4th, at Mr C. W. Pierson’s, chemist.

It is reported that Norman Eastwood, who met with injuries in the Waihou-Manawaru rugby match at Waihou recently is making speedy recovery at the Waikato Hospital. Aroha on Saturday, October 4th.

“I never swear,” solemnly declared a witness at the Palmerston North* Supreme Court, when questioned by counsel as’to whether he would swear upon a certain point. “Is that meant to be humorous?” queried counsel sarcastically, but the witness was in deadly earnest and said, “I don’t swear, and I won’t swear.” “No,” retorted cctinsel, “it would hurt me very much if you did.” A minute later the witness vehemently declared, “I’ll take my ‘davy’ on that!” The difference between the taking of his “davy” and the act of swearing was not sought.

The Defence report states: “A roll of honour in book form, containing the names of all members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who were killed in action or died of wounds or other causes as a result of war service, has recently been compiled and published. The book also contains matter outlining the work of the Imperial War Graves Commission in the construction of cemeteries and treatment of war graves, and a short description is also given of each of the battlefield memorials erected by New Zealand in the battlefield areas to commenorate the exploits of the New Zealand Division.”