LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6543, 13 November 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Brigadier-General R. B. D. Blakeney has been elected president of the British Fascisti. The office will carry with it the complete command of the organisation. General Blakeney has a distinguished war record.

A Masterton resident ventured a guess at the weight of a cake at the Punket fair held there, not knowing that his wife had also tried her skill. When the results were announced it was found that both had guessed the correct weight. ,

“Invercargill has one of the best public libraries that Iffiave seen while on the Chautauqua Circuit,’ stated Professor D. D. Vaughan at the concluding programme of the season in the Municipal Theatre (says the “Southland Daily Times”). Professor Vaughan added that he had seen two publications in the local library, which he had not come across in any other library on the circuit.

«He was not - an energetic worker by any means, Your Worship,” said a witness of a laborer in the Magistrates Court at Christchurch (says the Lyttelton Times). “For instance, when he was in my employ I sent him out into a paddock to dig some potatoes, and it took him four days to dig two sacks. The only thing he was good at was breaking tools and implements —he was ercellent at that! ’

Mr C. J. Claridge, of Auckland, has taken a lease of the job printing department of the Te Aroha News Company’s business, and took possession on Monday last. Mr Claridge has had a long connection with newspaper offices in different parts of the Dominion, and has a thorough knowledge of printing in all its branches. He is now accepting orders and is looking for a fair share of public support.

The wealth of hospitality that'is being extended to some of the English public school boys to the detriment of a full and proper interest in their ffiosen life was strongly commented on in a letter read at the meeting of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce (says the “Taranaki Daily News”). The opinion was expressed by the writer that it was high time .something was done regarding the number of invitations that were being given to the boys to be present at “at homes” and other functions of a like nature in New Plymouth at night.

Expert reports furnished to the Southland syndicate which is about to develop various mineral deposits in Kakahu and adjacent districts are believed to be very encouraging (says the Southland Times). The proposed coalfield is situated in Beautiful Valley, near the Fairlie-Temuka road, and consists of 2112 acres. At h depth of 52 feet a seam of 5£ feet thick has been tapped, and at another point coal 6 feet thick was found. The deposit was reported to be of good quality for household and steam purposes, and also suitable for lime-burning, another proposed activity of the promoters. Ample timber for use in the mine is said to be available in the vicinity.

A well-known jockey had the misfortune to fall-from his mount at a recent country meeting. He was attended by a doctor who pronounced him O.K. and left satisfied that all was well. Shortly after the doctor received an urgent call from some of’ the jockey's friends. They had found on examining his clothing what appeared to be stains indicating a copious flow of blood, and feared the worst. So alarming was the message received by the doctor that he made all possible haste back to the scene and was greatly chargined to find that it was not blood that had caused the stains but a bottle of port wine which somehow had uncorked itself while concealed in the jockey’s clothing.

On Monday evening a Ford motor car, a man whose name has not been disclosed, came into collision with the Te Aroha Ambulance car which was returning from Hamilton to Te Aroha. Mr Bliss driving the ambulance and there was no one inside but he had with him a friend. The accident happened below Morrinsville and the car struck the ambulance with such violence that the front mud guard and axle cap were badly damaged and some injury was also caused to the rear mud guard. After the impact the car shot across to the drain on the opposite side of the road. Only meagre particulars could be obtained but as far as can be gathered a good deal will be heard of the accident later.

A series of daring thefts was committed in the ladies’ cloakroom at the Y.M.C.A. hall, Timaru, when a father and son banquet was in progress. The

ladies who waited at the table left tHeir coats in the cloakroom, and while the dinner was in progress every purse in every coat was opened and its contents stolen, the empty purses being returned to the pockets from which they had been taken. Notes and silver were taken; and in other cases, varying sums from a few shillings to a good few shillings. Throughout the evening there was continuous traffic in the passage off which the cloakroom opens*, so tnat the thief or thieves took a considerable risk. Access to the room in question could be gained by anyone from the street.

The movement inaugurated by the Forestry Department in Taranaki three years ago to encourage the formation of nurseries in schools, and so to disseminate the love of trees among children, has met with great encouragement, and today there are 40 schools there participating. The department is now in a position ta extend this useful activity, and Mr P.> M. Page, Forest Extension officer, has been visiting the Wairarapa district on this duty. The idea is to encourage each school to start a little nursery by showing the children how to make the seedling frames and seed beds and to plant out the young trees. Such trees as can be profitably planted in the school grounds will be used in this manner, and the surplus will be distributed among the children to. plant at their own homes. HOARSENESS, sore throat, sneezing, running at the nose and eyes, indicate germ infection. Immediately these symptoms appear an atmosphere of Nazol should be created, by free inhalation of Nazol, which destroys germ infection. “ALL BLACKS” SCORE CARDS. Retailers who display Q-tol or Fluenzol should send a postcard to box 1018, Wellington, to that effect. A supply of Itinerary Cards will then be sent for issue to their customers.