NEWS OF THE DAY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10978, 17 August 1926, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The last parishioners,’ social at the Parish Hall, Temuka, Avas such a huge success that it has been decided to hold a second social on Monday next, the 23rd Inst, The' social will take the usual form of dancing with music and son-g interspersed. .

To-night at 7.30 p.m. a debate will be held at the Presbyterian Sabbath School, Temuka, between the Presbyterian Bible Class and Methodist Bible Class. The subject of the debate- is, “Are Modern Motor Cars a Curse or Otherwise?” and the discussion promises to be most interesting, embracing, as it surely will, the evils of speeding, of which the courts supply ample evidence.

Lost, a. gold Schaeffer eversharn pencil; See advertisement, The ground at the Forestry Reserve on the North Town Belt is now ready for the tree planting

ceremony on Thursday. Invitations have been extended to .Messrs. T. Hughes and G. W. Armitage, of the Education Board, the Temuka Borough Councillors, the Winchester School, .and to Messrs Steele (Forestry Extension Officer) and Ridley (agricultural instructor). The .latter gentleman has, also, extended, invitations to schools desirous o.f establishing forestry reserves, including the Timaru Main, West and Waimataitai Schools,

The south bound express on Saturday was two Hi ours fifty-eight minutes late in arriving .at Te ; muka, reaching the station at *2.16 p.m. The delay was -caused not, as has been generally reported, Giving to a back axle of the first carriage breaking, but was due to a. spring bar on the axle breaking. The train travelled .about a quarter of a mild, after the mishap, but fortunately the front wheels did not leave the rails. The passengers suffered a severe jolting, but no one was• injured, and .the. disabled carriage was‘taken to Hinds .before the .express was , able to proceed- on i(a way. .

Lost, a small brilliant brooch See advertisement.

The work of felling and cutting up flic giant poplars . which line High street along, the Domain frontage, is progressing-steadily. .-. The dangerous nature of the work-owing, to the nearness of'(he electric wires, necessitates the work being, carried out with every precaution by experienced workmen, and as a result progress is ...not as- rapid as would be expected under normal conditions, Huge stacks of firewood mark the spot w’here the giant trees once stood, and the sunlight let into the avenue by their removal should be greatly beneficial to the fnore valuable Umber trees growing there.

That sneeze means you have caught a cold; to neglect such symp,toms is to:'invite serious cffeSt' and lung troubles. Take “NAZOL” and keep well; CO doses Is 6d. 2.

" - The Christchurch Labour Representation Committee has placed on record- its emphatic -protest against the introduction of the Religious Exercises in;. Schools Bill. The company’s engineer has announced that .the Kawarau dam would be completed this week, and preparations are being made for operations when the dam is closed.

Yesterday , the work of cutting and stacking the timber from the willows recently felled in the Temnka Domain, Avas completed, and altogether cords of wood have been stacked up ready for disposal as firewood.

Out-of-date fur coats, necklets and- stoles re-modelled into “practical styles for present smart wear, at Ballantynes’. See advertisement. An interesting statement with regard to the origin of the Maorirace was made by Mr A. R. Crane, at a Whangarei Rotary Club lunch. Referring to a claim that some of the recently-discovered rock carvings at Kaingaroa showed traces of Egyptian influence, Mr Crane went on to .say that pieces of crockery which seemed to ■ he of Egyptian character had been found on a beach near the North Cape, and he considered this indicated the possibility of the Maori having Egyptian, blood in his veins.' The funeral of the late Mrs John Fronting took place on Sunday afternoon. There was a service at the Methodist Church prior to the cortege moving to the cemetery, Avhere the burial service was conducted by the Rev. H. Ford. There Avas a large, following in motor cars and by pedestrians. Members of the Fire Brigade marched, in front of the hearse, and the bearers Avere Messrs W. Ray, G. Loach, J. Brett and J. Fleming. A large number of wreaths and floral emblems were sent.

The dental clinic recently opened in Dannevirke has already started ■on the right road to good health (so far as the mouth is concerned). In the 'course of her investigations the dental: nurse, Miss Bellamy, discovered that of. the 05 mouths she Juul, examined, she found . only one with a perfect set of teeth. Even Maori children showed the effects of had ...diet in faulty and decaying teeth. During July ,307 operations 14 fillings and SO extractions 'wore carried, out, and 104 patients attended the clinic. The teams and men of the Temuka Borough Council have been .making splendid headway in the grading and cleaning up of some of the Temuka .streets. They have been working in Denmark and Wilkin streets, and have made a great job of cleaning the grass off the sides of the road and generally filling in the potholes. Similar work ■ has been carried out in Hornbrook and Hayhnrst streets, and it, is .hoped to .make an immediate start with the work of putting up an embankment along the town side of the Temuka river from Cass street to the footbridge close to the Manse bridge. With the embankment completed, it should help in a large measure as a safeguard against Hood damage to the town. That instead of building, as in the past, brick houses at a cost of £llOO, the council could take advantage of the Railway Department’s factory cut system apd have wooden 'houses erected at a cost of £3OO or £4OO, was the suggestion made by €f. Anderson at a meeting of the Kairanga Countjf Council (reports the Dominion’s correspondent) when the need to erect a nOw cottage to replace an old one at Bunnythorpe was being discussed. Mr J. R. .Menzies, engineer, remarked that he Had been endeavouring to ascertain the cost of the railway houses. He said the price appeared to be,, from £GOO to £7OO.

The logical -to cut I 'on -a cold day or evening is a ‘TioL pie Try them at Mr-Chapman's Coronation Tea Rooms,. Temuka. :

The report of the- ranger of the -Wellington Acclimatisation Society -on the hawk question, stated that '■since the disappearance of rabbits, hawks were, not nearly so ■ u uni croup, cats, rats, and-stoats accounting for'-far-more young birds than •the- hawki It was thought, nevertheless, that the'Wellington -Society should '-dome into -line- with -the Auckland' ■ Society (-remarks the Evening -'Post) ■ and -offer 9d perpair for hawks’ feet. In the ensuing -discussion, it " was stated that 9d per pair cost the Auckland. Societ- £SOO last year, and an erstwhile Otago representative said that even at 3d per pair the Otago- Society had expended £4OO in no time. It was decided to offer (id per pair and await the result.

“Most of the local bodies that have gone into the Bill, do not approve of it, and 1 do nut .think we heed waste our time on it,” .said Mr R. E, N. Matthews, when .. the proposed. Local Bodies’ Loans Bill was discussed by the Mount Albert Borough Council.:tluc other evening (says the New r Zealand Herald). “I do' not think, we would he wise tofollow that course,” said the Mayor (Mr L. E, Rhodes). ‘I am fairly 'certain The Bill will not he thrown out by Parliament, and in that case it' is better for us to look into it and make suggestions than to ignore'it,”. The Bill was referred to the Finance and* Legal' Committee, and it was decided (o ask the mem-, her for the district to suggest that the measure should bo held up .until local bodies bad bad an opportunity of considering it.

■No cold is “NAZQL”-proof. “NAZOL” is good for all the family -a-pleasant, effective inhalant that routs colds. 60 doses Is 6d. 2.

“Oil, no, if you please, let me stay where I am,” said an aged woman dn the Upper Hutt Court last week, when Mr E. Page, S.M., told her she must become .an inmate of the Ohiro Home (states the Evening Post). Mr Page: The evidence shows that you are not fit to take care of yourself. “I shall not go; 1 shall stay where I am!” declared the .old woman. “The house was left to me for my use during my lifetime. I shall not go out of it!” Mr Page; I am sorry, but if you do not obey the order of the Court, you must be arrested and taken away. “I shall not go then,” was the parting shot of the old woman. She was Mrs Mary Emery, and she had been living alone for some time in a cottage left her by a man who had resided with her. Owing to the complaints of neighbours, an inspector visited the place. When he entered the bedroom he was forced to beat a hasty retreat until the draught from the open window carried away the smell. The place was absolutely filthy. He had made an order for a thorough cleansing of the place and the destruction by fire of the bed and a lot of clothing. The defendant was charged with a breach of a prohibition order and failing to obey the cleansing order. Sensible and scientific. “NAZOL” for colds, coughs, influenza. Clears head, soothes throat and chest. 60 doses Is 6d. 2.