Local and General

Waikato Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1742, 20 April 1916, Page 4

Local and General

The Rev. Mackenzie, of Patcraugi, will be the preacher at all Presbyterian services at Cambridge on Sunday next.

Rev. A. P. Burchcll left Cambridge on Tuesday for Taranaki and Christchurch for a three weeks’ holiday.

A meeting will be held on Sunday morning next, after the service at the Presbyterian Church to consider the call Rev. W, J, Gow ha sreceived from Maraekakahoe.

Pictures will be shown in the Town Hall this evening. The management has secured some fine programmes, and intend to screen them on Friday, Saturday, and Monday evenings.

The flag pole presented to the Pukerimu School Committee for erection at the Monavale School was made by Mr H. Giles, not Mr Kew, as reported in our last issue.

We are informed this morning by the Postmaster, Mr A. D.'Clemett, that the Postal Department intends to continue the mail service connecting with the midnight express at Frankton Junction

The Chrysanthemum, so aptly described as the “Queen of Autumn,” in the floral world, will be seen in all its beauty and most varied varieties at the forthcoming Show, to be held on Saturday, April 29th inst., in the Town Hall, The secretary, Mr R. H. Coltman, reports that entries are coming in freely, and the committee of ladies and gentlemen are working most assidiously to make the show a decided success. Vocal and instrumental items will be rendered during the evening. A good story is told (says the Taranaki “Herald”) of an English clergyman who exhorted the boys of his congregation to wear some favour in their buttonholes to show their patriotism. His sense of the fitness of things was shocked when, on the following Sunday, the boys and men attended church each decorated with a large button displaying in gilt letters the legend, “To Hell with the Kaiser.’’

We have just landed a shipment of Women’s Glace Kid Heel-bar Walking Shoes, at 9/11 pair, and Women’s Glace Kid Derby Shoes at 9/11 pair. They are a special line secured by our London buyer. Postage 4d extra will bring a pair to your home.— At HANNAH’S, Hamilton.

Large entries have been received for the Fire Brigade Demonstration at Cambridge on Easter Monday.

A large number of entries have been received for Cambridge Easter Croquet Tournament which commences on Saturday next and continues during Easter week. The draw takes place in the Victoria Hall this evening at 7,30 p.ra. and intending competitors are requested to attend.

Auckland appears to be the only military district in the Dominion which is not in a serious plight so far as recruiting is concerned (reports the Star).The Mayor (Mr J. H. Gunaon), in reviewing the position expressed the opinion that Auckland will not have the slightest difficulty in keeping up its regular monthly drafts, and whatever measures may be necessary in the south the voluntary system can be maintained here.

Christabel Pankhurst, the very military suffragette, was distributing flowers and cigarettes among the wounded in a Devonshire hospital one day when she said in some perplexity to a stalwart Guardsman: “I’m sure I’ve met you somewhere. In spite of your bandages, your face is very familiar. ’ ’ The Guardsman blushed, cleared his throat, and answered from the bed: “Suppose we let bygones be bygones, Miss, I used to be a Westminster policeman.’’

It has been left to a 14-year-old boy named Clarke (says the Taranaki Herald) son of the village blacksmith at Coalpit Heath, in Gloucestershire, to find the limit of war-time economy. Hi. has made a perfect horse shoe from the nails thrown aside when old shoes have been taken »ff, and is now engaged upon a complete set of shoes suitable for a pony of 13 hands. Each sine requires 200 nails, and he welds them together four at a time till the. necessary length is obtained. Should a stranger ask the ingenious lad where his inspiration came from, he will reply that iron is dear to-day; and the old nails are just as good!

The Maori Eua, who was arrested at Maungapohatu nearly three weeks ago, for commitment to gaol' for sly grog selling, will be brought before the Court at Rotorua next week on serious charges, resulting from the shooting that occurred at the time of the arrest. One of the charges will be that he counselled certain of his followers to commit The murder of those members of the police who were wounded, and another charge will be that he counselled his followers to use firearms in resisting the lawful execution of a warrant of commitment. The penalty, on convic - tion on either of the charges mentioned, may be imprisonment for life.

; A country parson who owned a parrot was always obliged to remove the bird when the family assembled for prayers, for fear that hie might join irreverently in the responses. One evening the parson had a visit from the Bishop of B , and in the excitement Polly got overlooked. At the conclusion of an exceptionally long prayer by the Bishop, as those present softly sighed “Amen,” his raucous voice joined in with the ribald exclamation of “Now we shan't be long.”. The butler, rising from his knees, at once removed the unruly bird, and had got as far as the door when the parrot, doubtless thinking that he had committed himself, and owed his master an apology, cheerfully remarked “Sorry I spoke.”

An incident, which caused considerable amusement to a few unobserved onlookers, happened outside a Foxton shop the other morning (says the “Manawatu Herald”). An aged Maori man wearing Tyell ventilated trousers, uusuited to the change of temperature which had set in, after hesitating a few moments, went inside the premises, and purchased a new pair of nether garments. He tottered outside, cast a careful glance up and down the street apparently satisfied that the coast was clear, sought the shelter of a wall near a window and did a lightning change act. He carefully rolled up the tattered pants, placed them under his arm, and went on his way rejoicing.

Woods’ Peppermint Cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails