TOPICALITIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18063, 9 March 1923, Page 7

TOPICALITIES.

A New Plymouth suburban resident has had a record wool clip (states the “News”). From the pet lamb comprising his flock lie got 201 b of wool, for which ho has been offered £l. Very good progress is being made with tin? formation of Jellicoo Street, on Air G. E. Knowles’s Puliuka township at Waimntaitai. Tho contractor (Air P. Rooney) is making an excellent job of tho worn, which should be completed in about a fortnight. The match between the M.C.C. team and Melbourne University concluded yesterday (states a Press cable message), resulting in a drawn game. The scores were: AI.C.C. 278 and 135 for five wickets; University 332. The Otago Labour Representations Committee has decided,to nominate six candidates for six of the twelve seats on the City Council, four for sfclie Hospital Board, and three for the Harbour Board.—Press Association. “My wife tells everybody slufs not happy except when she’s working,” explained an old follow' to a number of passengers as a train drew into Frankton Junction (states an exchange), “So I borrowed a fiver from her, and I’m going to have a couple of days out here, ana let her be happy.”

Councillor J. E. Chiles, Deputy-Mayor informed a “Herald” reporter yesterday that though he had intended to stand for the Mayoralty of Timaru, his health was not now sufficiently good and acting on medical advice' lie had decided not to hoeomo a candidate for tho Afayoral chair. •“I suppose when there is trouble about horses you will get a lot of this sort of , thing, bogus receipts and bogus leases; (there seems to be a lot of fraud in connection with racing,” remarked Air Justice Reed at the New Plymouth Supreme Court during the hearing (states the “News”) of a ease where two brothers-in-law each claimed possession of a mare and her progeny. Mr Wilford, Leader of, the Opposition, stated last night (states a Wellington Press Association message) that the Liberal-Labour Party, after conferring with the representatives in the Waitomo constituency and those concerned with the petition, had decided net to proceed further with the petition • lodged on behalf of Mr Jennings, deceased, against tho return of Mr Rolleston for the Waitomo seat.

Professor Kirk told a “New Zealand Times” reporter that typhoid fever was a disease .carried more than any other by flies, and they can also carry tuberculosis, and it is believed diphtheria. Summer diarrhoea carries off many children in England and New Zealand every year, and this is carried from house to house by flies. Flies do not directly cause disease, but are the most efficient disease carriers in the world. ’ "I believe that in municipal affairs New • Zealand is years ahead of anything we have in Australia,” said Air J. S. Collings, .the representative of the Labour Government in Queensland, in the course of a speech at -Port Chalmers. “In the cities,” he continued, /‘you have higher civic consciousness and a higher civic pride. You seem to be a more restful community. I seem to see more courtesy and all that sort of thing.”

Concern was expressed at a rreetinJ of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce (states the “Chronicle”) in regard to the spread of heather in the National Parle, it being stated tljfit the plants in instances had grown three feet high in nine years. It was decided to communicate with the N ational Park Board on the subject with a view of discontinuing planting until the matter is fully gone into.

Three-quarters of a century will have elapsed on March 23 next since the arrival at Port Chalmers of the ship . John Wickliffe with the first contingent of. passengers, organised by the Free Church of Scotland Lay Association to found the province of Otago. About a month later the ship Philip Laing, which had taken her departure from Glasgow a day earlier than the John Wickliffe from Southampton arrived with a much larger contingent.

A scheme whereby a definite number of men can he secured assurance of more permanent engagement throughout the year on the Wellington wharves was put into operation yesterday morning. The new scheme embraces .900 men, which number is estimated to he sufficient to do the work of the port. Yesterday work was slack and only 250 were engaged. The scheme is the result of representations made by Mr Roberts, secretary of the Watersiders’ Federation to the Arbitration Court.