LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, 11 September 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Post and Telegraph Department. advises that mails which left Auckland on the 7th August via Vancouver arrived at London on Bth September.

Speaking at a meeting of Eltliam retailers, Mr. C. A. Wilkinson (says the Argus) said that the people of this country were holiday mad; if they did a little more work it would be much better, to which observation thoughtful people' will say, Hear, hear!” ,

“The vital point with the dairy farmer at present is not the cow, but the boys and girls who are growing up and leaving the farm to go to the town owing to the hard conditions pertaining, to the industry,” stated Mr; B. Roberts to a meeting of dairy farmers in Masterton. — “Winter eggs in New Zealand will be cheaper than in any other part of the world,”sa.’d Mr .J. B, Merritt, (Christchurch)to a reporter. “When the export trade is developed it will mean there will be double the layers whose winter supply will be accessible only to New' Zealanders. Of course it will harden the summer price,and that is what is needed to encourage the industry. The safest anrl most reliable remedy for chills, colds and feverishness in very young children is Nazol Thousands of mothers Inew _ne value of Nazol from actual experience.—Advt. Once you try Taniwha Soap you’ll use no other.—Advt. BEWARE OF A RELAPSE. The convalescent stage of influenza is highly dangerous, because it is so easy to get a relapse, and a relapse frequently proves more serious than the original attack. Every precaution should be taken. The disease must be thoroughly conquered in the first place, and you should do all in your power to restore your former strength and energy. There is nothing better in the wide, wide world for building up those who have been suffering from influenza than “Maltexo” (Wilson’s Malt Extract) This splendid natural tonic food is brimful of strengthening, stimulating and invigorating properties. It quickly restores the vitality that the sickness robs you of, banishes that wobbly, shaky feeling, brings back that buoyancy of spirit, that old-time strength and energy which is the best safeguard against a relapse or a second attack. Every “Flu.” sufferer should take a course of “Maltexo.” With or withput Cod Liver Oil. lib and 21b jars and 7m M"<s for family use See that it 'is Wilson’s -“Maltexo.”—Advt.

Th® stoppage of electric light on Sunday night was caused by a fault an Hora. Hora line.

At last night’s meeting of the Borough Council the electrical engineer was granted his annual leave

Messers Ci'endon and Voflemare have been appointed Solicitors at Thames to the N. Z. Government State Advances Office.

At last night's meeting of the Borougn Council was decided to instruct, the foreman t><-. cast nally flush the Karaka Hoad-drain with dipsinfectant to keep down the smell-

The Borough Council placed on record last night its appreciation of the extreme trouble the Mayor (Mr T. W. Rhodes, M. P.) had gone to ,in connection with the Kiri Kiri if Ridge, the KadaeVanga River erosion and the obtaining the recognition by the State h

vances office of Borough leases concerning the block of land recently purchased.

An interesting relic of the past is a u'ooden milepost on the Manawatu Gorge Road. It bears two mileage figures —10 ' and 34 —and doubtless (says the Manawatu Standard) they are cryptic to the average passer-by. The post, it is stated, was placed in position about 1875, and the figures relate to the distances from Palmerston North and Foxton respectively, the latter some 48 years ago rivalling if not excelling, the former in importance.

“Once w r e get our Christian names we cannot change them whether wu like them or not, even although we had no say' in the choosing of them, but a Chinese boy when he is born gets a tenqiorary name, and then hwen he comes to years of discretion if he does riot like it he can change it to some other name,” was what a Chinese missionary told a number of children at Devonport, Auckland and (says the Auckland 'Star) it seemed a good idea, too, because

very often people did not like the names their parents gave them, and very often took nicknames.

“There is a shortage of carpenters in Greymouth at present,” said Mr. IV. Hill, architect, to an Argus reporter recently. “There has been a shortage for the past eight or nine months,” lie continued, “and we arc, needing them more now than ever.” This applied, he said,' to competent tradesmen. On most of the big jobs now being done in*Greymouth, carpenters had been brought from the cities, and few had come to Greymouth from Otira, but there was still a shortage.

A fair amount of building is gomi' on in Greymouth at present, in residential areas. One architect, a few days ago told an -Argus reporter that he had just drawn plans for five houses and that he had turned down another offer for plans. “The thing is,” he said, “that the people are all waiting for the Government advances scheme, but it takes so long ,to be put through.”

Rats in fairly large numbers are reported to becoming a pest to residents of St. Kilda, Dunedin (says the Star). A great deal of refuse has been deposited in the lupins about halfway between St. Clair and St. Kilda for the purpose of forming some level playing areas, and in this the rodents have had a happy time without disturbance of any kind. Not content with such hunting grounds, however, some of the more adventurous rats have sought fresh fields of depredation and have crossed the road to annoy the house dwellers in the vicinity. For Coughs and Colds, never fails Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

From Blenheim to Christchurch hardly a bridge stands complete, and no single motor-ear can accomplish the whole journey. The Clarence River swirls past the spot where a mighty bridge spanned its waters and no ear has yet been devised which could drive through the flood (states an Exchange). The slightest fresh in other rivers makes them impassable to the motorist, while portions of the old roadway are blocked by hundreds and hundreds of tons of earth, stones, and fallen trees. This devastation and chaos were wrought hv the great floods in May last,- and, though over three months have elapsed, the hare piles of bridges protrude drunkenly from the river hods, and the timbers lie to mark the highest points reached by the flood. It will be 12 months, perhaps many months more, before the route is fully restored. Always welcome when nights grow clamp, Always welcome in home or camp; Always welcome to young and old, Always welcome for cough or cold, Always welcome when infants droop, In the distressful throes of croup, Always welcome because so sure— Welcome Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

There is some trouble accruing in the . Arahura River o\er the Maori claim to exclusive rights to fishing in the river there in port:on of the area (says the Hokitika “Guardian”). Some whitebaiters have maiked out places for trenches, and to these the Maoris are offering strenuous objection. Probably it will necessitate an appeal to the Magistrate to decide the rights of the position.

One thing that has impressed the onlooker is the fluency with which the Japanese delegates to t.he Pan-Pacific iScffence CtongiressJ s,peak English (states an exchange). It is perfect, polished English which it would be a treat to hear more among our own kind. How many Australians, going to Japan, could, make themselves understood in clear, undefiled Japanese Which reminds one of the visiting Chinese Soccer footballers. Out at the Showground, a Sydney youth greeted one of them > with, “John, have a cigarette.” “Thank you,” replied the educated young Chinese, “but I am not John, and I do not smoke cigarettes.”

A remarkable motor accident occurred in Auckland on Tuesday evening (relates the Aockland Star) . A motor-car chassis on which a body had not been placed, was being driven along the road at a fair pace. In some manner that is not quite clear, the clothes of the driver became caught in the shaft immediately behind his seaC tie was jerked backwards, and his frantic yell, as he disappeared, attracted the attention of passexs-by. The motor presently came to a standstill, and when the first witnesses of the occurrence arrived on the scene they found on the ground between the four wheels a man in a perfect st«te of nature bar a pair of boots, and the ragged ends of his socks. Round the rapidly - revolving shaft was tightly w utid the rest of the unfortunate’s clothing. When he was pulied out, garbed in an overcoat and examined, it was found that the extent of bis injuries was confined to bruises. It was lucky 'that the motor was staked by the expeditious manner in which it disrobed its driver, and the car brought t > h standstill.