The Te Aroha News Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6597, 9 May 1925, Page 4

The Te Aroha News Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Ashburton Police Court, three farmers were charged with having worked at their trade and calling within view of the public by working teams of horses on Anzac Day, this being a Sunday. All pleaded guilty and were convicted and discharged.

Speaking of the Fresh Air Home for Children on Cashmere Hills during his address at the annual meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board, the chairman (Mr"J. H. Otley) quoted. Dr. Blackmore as having said that if he could get enough of such homes in the rest of the country he would undertake practically to stamp out tubercuolsis among children. The chairman remarked that any expenditure which could have such a result would be well worth while.

As a war-time ' economy, the Government made a considerable cut in its expenditure upon advertising, and Departments which had previously conducted their own advertising were deprived of that right, which was handed over to the Department of Internal Affairs. Having had restored to it the right to control its own publicity campaign, the Railway Department has decided to embark upon a more liberal policy in the future. Advertisements in the public press will be displayed in order to catch the eye of the reader, and as far as possible an effort will be made to insert notices in regard to alterations in time-tables, etc., in one particular column of the same page, so that no difficulty may be experienced in findingannouncements in regard to special trains, alterations in time-tables, and other matters the Department wishes to notify.

The Te Aroha Orphans’ Club will open their season in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening next. A full attendance of members, who are requested to wear badges, is desired.

The Mayor stated at the meeting of the Borough Council last Wednesday evening that he intended to substitute for the usual entertainment given to the Councillors immediately after election an entertainment at which the Borough staff would be the guests.

It is customary for newly elected Borough Councillors to make a tour of inspection after the election so that they can make themselves familiar with the requirements.of the Borough, the plant, waterworks, quarry, etc. The date for the inspection could not be fixed at the first meeting held last Wednesday, but it will be arranged as early as possible.

For many years past it has been the custom with the Salvation Army to hold Mothers’ Day Services during the month of May. This year’s celebrations will be held to-morrow (Sunday). Topical addresses for young anl old will be given by Capt. Knight, and special songs suitable for the occasion will be sung. A feature of these services will be the wearing of a white flower in memory of mother. A hearty invitation to attend is extended to all.

The illustrations in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” reach an incomparably high standard. The beautifully ar•ranged centre pages this week depict the King and Queen at Calais, the Prince of Wales’ voyage and racing at Gibraltar. The Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting has a liberal representation in snapshots of leading events, while the Hamilton Racing Club’s gathering has another good showing. Half-page photos of Gloaming and The Hawk will attract more thah ordinary attention.

A Wairarapa settler who has motored all through the South Island was in Oamaru recently (says the North Otago Times). He stated % that he was surprised to find how good the roads were in that island. The cost of travelling was also cheaper than in the North. Good accommodation was obtained at hotels in Central Otago at 10s to 12s a day. The same accommodation in the North Island would cost anything up to £1 per day. Again, while it costs 7s 6d in the North Island to have one’s car cleaned, the job was done in the South quite as well for Is 6d.

The Moeraki beach presented a bright red appearance the other morning, the phenomenon being caused by the presence of millions of small crustaceans resembling crayfish, though only about an inch and a-half long. These had been washed ashore when the wind changed from the south-west to the north-east; and the beach for over a mile was covered with this living mass to a depth of from six to 12 inches. These small crabs are familiarly known as “whale-feed,” though it is not certain that they are actually consumed by whales. The occasional visitation is not by any means a welcome one, as they all die on the beach in the course of a few days, and make conditions very unpleasant for the residents.

A New Plymouth resident who had a motor cycle for sale has been left wondering as to the wisdom of giving a prospective purchaser who was a stranger to him, a trial of the machine (says the Taranaki Herald). While some adjustments were being made to the machine a day or two ago, a well-dressed man approached the owner and, after some conversation, he gathered that the bicycle was for sale. A trial was suggested, but the inquirer thought it advisable to venture out in his best clothes. This difficulty was soon overcome, however, by the offer of some overalls by the owner of the cycle. Thus equipped the inquirer set out to try the machine after securing further advice as to a suitable route for the trial run. Since then nothing has been seen of the would-be purchaser or the travelling outfit which was so generously and innocently placed at his disposal by the owner.

A young man managed to get into conversation with a pretty girl during a railway journey. He was very pleased with himself, and when the train arrived at its destination he said to the girl: “I am afraid you wouldn’t have been so nice townie if you had known I was a married man.” “Oh, as to that,” answered the girl, “you might be a little surprised to know that I have just come out of prison after serving a sentence for bigamy.”