The Waikato Independent TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2764, 29 March 1927, Page 4

The Waikato Independent TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL

There is a movement afloot to form a Drainage Board in Pukcroro. A public meeting of all interested is advertised to bo held at the Hautapu school to-morrow (Wednesday) at. 7.30 p.m.

It has been found necessary to pone the W.E.A. lecture, Thursday next, 30th inst., to a future date, notice of which will be given later. ' !

A social gathering will be held at St. Paul’s Methodist schoolroom tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, for. the purpose of bidding farewell to Rev. am) Mrs W. J. Elliott.. All friends arc cordially invited to attend.

Owing to difiieuldes encountered •« connection with the arranging of a pro) fcssional bout, the local Boxing Association ’» tournament lias been put buck to April 21.

, A local resident who visited Raglan on Sunday states that all that is left of, the Council Chambers and newspaper office are the concrete steps and the remains of the destroyed printing press.;

Mr Laurence Andrews, London qualified eyesight specialist, associate of Mr'H. Grocott, of Hamilton;-- will visit Cambridge, Thursday, March 31, and may be consulted at the Old Bank Chambers, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Bv advertisement in • to-day’s issue Mr Stan Haworth notifies district motorists that he has opened up a repair garage in Lake Street, opposite the Town Hall. Mr Haworth guarantees all. work undertaken and hopes to be favoured with a fair share of support.

At Wellington on Saturday last a man named Martinclnle, who pleaded guilty to eleven charges of having taken bets.at totalisator odds,.was convicted and lined £lO on each charge—a total prisonment.

At an -athletic sports mooting ‘Wellington' on Saturday R. Rose broke the Australian and Now Zealand record established by Hyde for threemiles distance by 16s. Rose’s time was 14m 20 l-.ls. Earlier in the evening he rail the mile in 4ni 34s without , exerting himself. In the three miles event Rose had out-clistanccd the field at 2A miles, the pace being too slow for .him. He then made his own pace andwcjjiJjy over 600 yards.

The report of tlie directors and statement of accounts of the Imperial Tobacco Company, Ltd., issued last month, show that the total not trading profit for the year was £8,964,257. A final dividend of 9 per cent, plus a. bonus of 1/6, has boon paid on the' or-j dinary shares, making a total dividend of 24 per cent for the year. On, Sunday two parties of Cambridge residents visited Raglan. They report that the main road from Frankton to Raglan is in good order, with the exception of. a portion between Frankton and Whatawhata, which is full of pot. holes. . The deviation on the zigzag, portion is in better condition than it has ever been.

A school inspector was talking to a class about the duty of showing their qualities at home. After giving several instances of kindnesses given to ’ and received from his own children at home, he said: “Now, children, tollune where I should be most missed if I died?” A little .boy Taised his hand, and said: “In heaven, sir.”

The New Zealand ■’cricket team to tour England leaves to-day.

Mr’A. N. Macky, who, with Mrs-; Maeltyy has just rotumed to Cambridge after spending 1 a holiday motoring in the North Auckland districts, states that the roads in the most northern districts arc fairly good for motoring, though the same could hot be said of portion of the main road between Whangarci and Auckland.

All art unions are to observe , 31st March as their official closing date and Tor this, no doubt ,those people who have urged-their discontinuance will be thankful. There is a whisper, however, that “The Last of All” art union, because of the fact that it is the last of all, will have a few weeks ’ grace. This particular art union is promoted to lift the liability of the Dairy Farmers’ Union and also to provide funds for organisation which is of vital importance to the industry.

The Parliamentary correspondent of the London Times says the Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr L. S. Amery, intends to start early in August- on his visit to the Dominions. Ho will probably return at the end of the year, after visiting South Africa, Australia, New Zealand aud Canada, in that order. It is expected that the Prime Minister, Mr Stanley Baldwin, will accompany Mr Amery to Canada.

An Auckland Press Association message advises that Mr Baildon, the present Mayor will definitely contest the Auckland Mayoralty against all coiners. Mr Warnock, Deputy-Mayor, has agreed to an arrangement whereby one of them shall retire, at the decision of the arbitrators, to exclude the possibility of the election of Mr Bloodworth, the Labour representative.

One dftch hears the expression that compared with the past footballers are ‘‘spoon-fred” nowadays. An instance quoted by a prominent Leamington footballer at- the annual ihecting of the club last, evening supports the contention; when he stated that on one occasion last season he had had to chase round to find a player and then provide him with jersey, sKorts and boots. Asked a few minutes later if he was ready to play the indifferent one had.replied, “Where’s my chewing gum!” Ono can appreciate from the foregoing that the office of club captain nowadays is not an enviable one.

Bo sensitive arc the seismographs at the Dominion Observatory, Wellington, that they almost perpetually record minute oscillations —slight tremors, of the ground that no one feels. Some of these may be even duo to such causes as the waves beating upon the shore in a storm. A year’s observations reveal an apparent connection between these miscroseisms, as they are called, and the barometric pressure at Cape Maria van ■Diemen, but the significance or otherwise of this cannot be determined without further investigation. Other phenomena besides earthquakes are atriums recorded upon the seismologicai instrument; if the Renown, for instance, carries out big gun x practice whilst in New Zealand waters, the-fact will be duly recorded in the same manner as that in which the earthquake leaves its track- upon the photographic paper of the se-isinological instruments;

The “.Killjoys’ ’?—Alas! like the poor they are always with us! They’d rob existence of all-its pleasures if they could. Novels,- racing, theatres, cards —-they’d cut ’em all out! Now.„as for smoking it's too shocking for words! Happily these wet-blanket people are in the ; minority. . Rather! Or life wouldn’t be ,worth, living!-/ They ■ seem to have an especial down on, smoking. Yet the “weed’’ gives innocent,enjoyment to millions, every day! Why not, so long as it’s pure and ns free from nicotine as possible? It’s nicotine that is the source of all the trouble, when trouble conies. The imported tobaccos usually contain a lot of it, That’s why \ve hear of smoking' causing heart and nerve trouble,. Our New, Zealand' tobaccos are the purest. You can smoke them every day and till day long and they won ’t do you any. harm. They contain comparatively-very little nicotine. That’s why. They are •unequalled for flavour „und fragTanee too, and yet very moderate in price. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” mild, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullsheud) full strength.—6l.