The Te Puke Times FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Puke Times, 9 May 1924, Page 2

The Te Puke Times FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

In addition to the tenders previously called by the Bay of Plenty Dairy Association for cream cartage, tenders are now invited for the cartage of cream from No. 1 and No. 2 .Roads, for one or two years. The time for receiving tenders has been extended to May 30th. The Rev. Mr and Mrs Common, arrived in Te Puke on Wednesday night, and a soiial evening is to be tendered to them next Monday by members of the Methodist church. An invitation is cordially extended to friends te be present. “ A monster dance to inaugurate the campaign in favour of the western candidate for the Queen Carnival will be held in the Alliance Hall next Monday evening. The prices of admission are exceptionally low, and the committee hopes to see every dancer in the district present, as well as non-dancers. In reply to a deputation from Waihi that waited on him Colonel Greehough, representative for Armstrong and Whitworth, stated that preliminary work on the Katikati-Te Puna section of the East Coast railway would commence at the end of the month. Quite a feature of the Hockey Club dance on Monday night wa9 the number of grass widowers present, and the attention they paid to the many pretty girls in the room. It was evidently a case of " while the cat’s-away the mice will play," for the frisky and frolicsome hubbies were evidently out for a good time. "Oh, if their wives could only have seen them ! !" Says the Rotorua Chronicle: - Miss E. Hodges, RR C , matron of the King George V Hospital, left on Saturday, en route for Hanmer, having been transferred as matron to the Qaeen Mary Hospital, Hanmer. Miss Whyte, late matron of the Pukeora Sanatorium, WaipuKurau, is expected to arrive here on Wednesday to replace Miss Hodges. At the meeting of the local branch of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday the refusal of the Public Works Department to supply metal from Matata for County roads was discussed. It was pointed out that thi? metal was far superior to all dther available for ro-idwork and it. was decided to.communicate with the Prime Minister on the matter. meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board when a leturn was presented showing that during the previous month 5271 b of butter w<re used, 4Uib for the ho?pi*a', 1)6 for the nurses’ home, and 201 b for the doctors and matron. It was explained that the average per head per dav wa9 l£ oz to 2oz, an amount which was considered reasonable. Mr S. Shalfoon moved at the last meeting of the Opotiki Chamber of Commerce that the Commercial Travellers’ Association be written to stating that if a concert tour is being arranged, the chamber would be glad if the travellers would hold a concert at Opotiki with the object of I installing an X-ray plant at the hospital. The motion was seconded by Mr Todd and carried. A statement appearing in the Dominion press to the effect that t tho Chatauqua movement in New - Zealand was failing on account of the difficulty regarding guarantees. is denied by Mr E, J. Williams, the New Zealand manager of the movement, who states no difficulty has been experienced with guarantees for New Zealand. A new sight in the Tiraaru railway station yard is seen almost daily now (says the Timaru Herald), when loaded trucks marked "Reefcon" are being shunted. This istheresult of the opening of the Otira Tunnel, and the trucks in quesi ion are loaded with flour, which now go to the West Coast by rail instead of by sea. The Kihikihi Rabbi 1 - Board, recently formed, has decided that each ratepayer must .destroy o? pay for <ho destruction of his rabbi la and that a rabbi ter be appointed whose services will bo available to ratepayers at co3t. The chairman gave nolice at a late meeting of the Board .that he wou’d move at the next meeting that a rate of Is per acre be struck, payable in two half-yearly instalments. 1 At the last annual Dannevirke Show a valuable Btud cow became badly blown from clover and was cured by a simple remedy recommended by a practical dairy farmer present at the time. He directed that a spadeful of turf be removed, and from below this turf a handful of soil taken and mixed into a bottle of clean water' Thi- j mixture was then thoroughly shaken up and given to the co w In a very- abort time the.gas came pd tho (sow quickly re®. Covered!. h’ur take Woe h' Urvttt Popijertniin Cute.

The New Zealand Bacon and Meat Packing Co, will receive pigs at Otamarakau on Monday next, May 12th, at 12 noon. The monthly meeting of Court Te Puke A O F,, 9280 will be held in the Broadwav Tearooms on Tuesday next, 13th inst. ' Mr J A. McGhia has been appointed to represent the local branch of the Farmers’ Union at the annual conference to be held in Auckland shortly. Mr Inncs, agent for the Kiwi Bacon Co . wishes it known that the date for receiving pigs has been altered from the 14th inst. to the 21st inst.

Messrs Leonardo and J. RossBarclay, a i.m p.E., marine and general engineers, notify that they have commenced business in the Central Garage, Jocelyn Street. Their advertisement will be found elsewhere. Mr H. J. Gill is in receipt of the following resolution which was passed at a recent meeting of the Mangapiko Rabbit Board "That this Board sincerely re commends to the Te Puke farmers the advisability of establishing Rabbit Boards for the destruction of rabbits, as the only efficient manner, under present conditions of eradicating the pest.”

Word has been received from Mr W. Holmes of Hinuera (Wai kato) who is now in Scotland, that he has purchased a four year old Clydesdale entire, Craigie Real McKay, from Mr J. Kilpatrick, of “ Graigiemains.” Kilmarnock, and intends bringing the horse to the Mstamata district. The horse purchased was awarded first prize for two-year olds at the Glasgow Show in 1922 His sire, Craigie Litigant, is recognised as one of the foremost sires in Scotland.

The oak tree which was planted near the pavillion on the Basin Reserve in Wellington by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1869 will have to give way to the exigencies of a new pavilion. But the tree which is 55 years old, has been carefully examined by the superintendent of reserves, Mr Me Kenzie, who is of the opinion that it will be possible to transplant the tree without killing it. The work is to be attempted shortly. Contracts have recently been let by the Railway Department for the erection of fifteen houses at Morrinsville and five or so at Matamata. These are for railway employees, and comprise four different designs as far as external appearances are concerned, but the ground plan is the same in each case, embodying five rooms, with scullery, panfry, etc, The woodwork for the houses is cut at the Dap trtnrmDs -afmfliai-faataiw-afc- Fan Ou t the erection work has been let to private contractors.

When Capt. Mundv (Aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor General), went Home some months ago, He was com* •missioned by the Waikato Hunt Club to endeavour to secure some hound 3 to improve the strain of the present kennel. Capt. Mundy wa3 very successful to his mission, and has forwarded three bitches, all in pup, which come from the very best strain in the Old Country. One of these hounds is being presented to the Club by Mr Mundy himself, as an appreciation of kindnesses received and the enjoyable times spent hunting in the Cambridge district. The three hounds are aboard the Dorset, due to arrive on the 19th inst,

New York society is surprised to read in the newspapers the announcement of the marriage of Miss Milffcent Rogers, the t wen tv year old daughter of Colonei Henry Huddlestooe Rogers, to Count Ludwig Seim von Hoogstraten, of Austria, the tennis player. Miss Rogers is heiress to the £B, 000,000 estate which her father inherited from h*-r grandfather Mr H. H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate. The bridegroom is twice the groom’s age, Mbs Rogers was adjudged by Mr Hoppe, the noted artist and photographer, to be one of the five most beautiful women of America. She danced with the Prince of Wales when he visited New York.