LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2768, 7 April 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Hamilton .branch.of the Auckland Automobile Association intends to organise a run to Arapuni on Easter Monday.

Fireblight is said to have become firmly established in Hawke’s Bay, many orchards being 1 affected. Immediate steps for its eradication arc being urged.

The attention of the ladies'- of Cambridge and district is drawn to the opening this week of a millinery shop in premises next to Messrs Bycroft and Cummack, Victoria .Street.

Barry and Goodscll have definitely agreed to a match on the Oakland estuary on June 26 for tho world’s championship. The newspaper London Sportsman is financing Barry’s trip. ■

The Hamilton branch of the Auckland Automobile Association has decided to join their protest to that of the parent body against the establishment of tho toll-gates on the deviation from the main road at Manurewa. It was considered that the Government should have provided funds to obviate -the necessity of the toll. Steele Park, Hamilton, will not be allotted as a regular playing ground during the coining season, but - will be held in reserve for special matches in all branches of sport. It will in effect, be the exhibition sports ground of the town. The chairman of the Domain Board, Mr A. Swarbrick, will have power to let the ground at his discretion in cases of emergency. Waikato Times.

During the summer months the Cam- 1 bridge school children have been allowed an hour and a quarter for luncheon adjournment. The headmaster, in his report to the school committee on Tuesday night, suggested that they revert to an hour for lunch, for the winter months. After discussion it was decided that the headmaster consult the householders on the matter at the annual meeting next week. As a result of the activity of the Cambridge District School Committee, the postpiaster now visits the school once a month for the purpose of opening P.O. Savings Banks accounts. Already some 46 new accounts have been opened by the children. This evidence of thrift among tho children is most gratifying.

Mr J. S. Fisher (president of the Waikato Central Agricultural Association) attended at the Cambridge District High School on Tuesday last, and presented the prizes won by the scholars- at the recent show at Cambridge. The school’s pupils were well represented among the prize-winners, the prizes won. totalling £5 4/ in value.

It is often said, and many people believe it to be a fact, that Australian wheat is superior to wheat grown in New Zealand, but at the gathering of the Silo Mills in Timani last week Mr J. R. Bruce, who is a miller of longexperience, said that this was quite erroneous (reports the Herald). Flour manufactured in Tim arid from New Zealand grown wheat some years ago, he said, was sent to an exhibition in Australia, and against 33 .competing exhibits .of flour, it was awarded first prize and a gold medal.

“Our country cannot become great on butter and cheese alone,’’ said Mr W. M. Page at the annual dinner of the master builders at Wellington. “No country can great without paving some attention to the arts; and the first art to which a country should pay attention is building. It is an art at which builders and ■ architects should work synonymously. We live,- work and die in our buildings; and before a country Can aspire to greatness it must pay attention to its architecture.”

Some ‘farmers in the Tauraiiga district do not “put all their eggs in the one basket,” and one settler appears to have got truly remarkable returns. Of a sixty' acre farm he uses about 29 acres, for intensive cultivation. That the enterprise returns him good money is evidenced bv the fact that last year lie secured £3OO for his maize crop, £l3O fof- kumoras, and £3OO for water-mel-ons. Added to this was £llO for eggs from his White Leghorn fowls, while many other side-lines such as a heavy crop of tree tomatoes, .'.onions, apples, etc., must have brought: his returns to something like £IOOO.

The peaceful penetration of the hedgehog continues apace in Carterton (says a Wairarapa paper). The latest tale to be told states that the comfortable kennel, of a bull terrier mother and pup was invaded by a "small ball of spines, and the two little things snuggled together in happiness. The mother dog was delighted with the increase in her family, and When the intruder was taken away showed distinct grief and yearning. She searched all round the place for the hedgehog, and pawed and whined, particularly to the lady folk, to have it brought back. In the meantime the hedgehog had moved on and could not- be found, and -the mother dog genuinely mourned her loss for two or three days.

The s.s. Progress will leave Dunedin on 12th inst., for Waikato river ports, calling at Tinmru, Lyttelton and Wellington en route.

A dance given by tho “Gaiety Five Orchestra,” will be held at the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night, whilo on Saturday night one of the popular ‘ ‘ Cinderella ’ ’ dance series will be held at the same hall.

In the event of the proposed football match, Citycv. Arapuni, on Saturday next falling** through—no reply has yet been received by City—a practice match between combined seniors and juniors will be held. All are urged to attend and take part.

All interested are reminded that the first 1 of the series of the W.E.A. lectures will be given to-night at St. Andrew’s Hall, when. Mr Richmond, B.A 1 ., will speak on the present crisis in China. The subject is of such engrossing interest that a specially large attendance is hoped for.

Hockey will commence for the season on Saturday next, when a practice match will bo held on the Leamington Domain. New players and enthusiasts arc invited to attend. A working bee will be held prior to the game, to prepare the ground.

A meeting of the Cambridge Boxing Association was held in Mr J. Byrne’s rooms last ’evening, when various details in connection with the forthcoming tourney on, ,20th inst. were arranged. A ten-round professional bout be tween Dick Lovcridge, of New Plymouth, and Lalvino Jauiito, the Or.

tal boxer, has been definitely arranged, The programme will also include six amateur bouts.

Following a glorious day on Tuesday, yesterday was a rainy day throughout (he Auckland province. In Cambridge, .65in fell up to 9. a.m. to-dav. In Auckland the rain was much heavier, 1. loin falling up to midnight last night. April has opened badly in this district. During the. first week of the month we have had rain on four days, totalling \t.o6in.

Two years ago building for which permits were issued by the Wellington City Council represented a record figure of just ! under £2,000,000 iffi value. The 1925-26 figures were a little lower, but during the financial year ended March 31st, a now leyel has been set of £2,031,994, which is £105.164 above tin* previous record .figure. The latest dguro is a true Wellington total and takes no cognisance of buildings at Pc,tone, Lower Hutt, or Eastbourne. The number of buildings (erected in Wellington is 2008 for the year.

“It is estimated that the Lyttelton tunnel will be' electrified in about two years’ time,” said the Prime Minister, speaking at the complimentary luncheon last week. “Tenders for the poles are waiting in my offices at Wellington for decision, and the complete tenders should be finalised in June. No delay, lias taken place since my last visit to Christchurch, and I trust that the ar rangements will be satisfactory to Canterbury.

“Yes; it’s a problem that is going to beat the lot of us,” said a wellknown farmer to a Southland, reporter discussing farming operation. “While I am paying 1/10-1 per hour for harvest labour, I’m selling, my oats for 2/ per bushel. Where does the farmer come in, who has a mortgage on his property] The slumps we have experienced are nothing to what is in store for us unless prices improve and labour becomes cheaper.” . .

A. suggestion that, suitable placarls bearing selected Maori names, with their pronunciations, snoukl be displayed in the schoolrooms of the higher mam lards was made by Mr P., W. Pr.niuen at a meeting of the An Irian 1 Primary School Committees’ A»-»ori- • ~->sl. Mr Brinsden si.;d dep'"-ruble ig-n->r;rec was shown by New I-'/m landers regarding the beautiful Maori 'ti.rig.uagc an'! Ills proposal would go a Jojg: waj Lw.-rd cornering tlmt -gnoran .e.

It had been stated, said Mr E.. W. Hunt (president of the Auecoufltant Students’ Society) at its annual meeting at Wellington, that too many were studying accountancy. His reply was that it was impossible for too many to have a knowledge of that important subject, as it was not only the public accountant or the accountant in charge of business houses who. required that knowledge, but every business man was better equipped if he was in a position to understand fully his own business results. He was glad to say it was becoming the custom of well-known business men to see that, their sons were trained in accountancy with a view to better service in their own business, and he failed to sec how m thorough knowledge of modern accountancy could be anything but advantageous to all sections of the commercial community. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cijre For Influenza Colds.