LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2769, 9 April 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Maori, Tutu King, who a few days ago was admitted to tho Waikato Hospital suffering from scalds as a ; result of coming in contact with boiling tar, at Putaruru, died yesterday.

Those desirous of becoming proficient in pen painting will be interested to know that Mrs E. CL Wood, is willing to take pupils. This lady also takes orders for this work.

The Cambridge Band of Hope commences its season on Monday evening next, ■ when a. moving picture programme will be given at the Peace Memorial Hall by Mr A. J. Stallworthy, together with musical items. Presidents --will remember with pleasure the very fine display of pictures gaven by Mr Stallworthy last winter, and we hear he has an exceptionally fine programme to present on Monday night.

Mr A. J. Stallworthy, who visited the Cambridge district last, winter, will give a free picture entertainment to tho local school children on Monday afternoon next, when he will show a line, educational and attractive set of pictures,, more particularly dealing with the Canadian National Park, and with bird life.'

Tho death occurred at the Waikato Hospital on Thursday evening of Alfred Little, aged 32, a farmhand, who was injured at Waitetuna on Tuesday through being run over by a drill and team of horses which lie was working. Deceased leaves a. widow and five young children.

Speaking of commercial education at the Haw ora High School old boys’ annual dinner recently, Mr B. S. Sage said that, in his experience as the D.O.A. for the district, he found that 99 per cent of the people, who had to file in bankruptcy, would never have had to go through it had they received a sound commercial education.

When the delay on the part of the Main Highways Board in connection with the proposed Gorge Hill deviation on the Karapiro main road was being discussed at the monthly meeting of the Matamata County Council yesterday, Or S. H. Judd said the. work was a good chance to relieve some of the present unemployment. Some opposition was expressed, councillors contending that it would result in unsatisfactory labour being employed. “Better take on the job ourselves and hurry up the board for the necessary authority,” said one councillor.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Coughs ami Colds, never fails,

The Railway Department calls attention to an advertisement which appears in this isstuo regarding the issue of holiday excursion tickets and train arrangements during the forthcoming, Easter holiday period. Referring to family customs in China and Japan, in his lecture on “The Present Crisis in China,” on Thursday night, Mr N.. M. Richmond remarked that in Japan a man may bo divorced for. being top fond of his wife. This remark brought forth much laughter from tho audience.

An interesting phase of motor transport operation’s in tho baekbiocks is that many truck drivers are dispensing with cabs on their machines (says the Wanganui Chronicle). It has been found that on narrow roads vision is impaired by tho sides of the superstructure, which limitation has been tho diroet cause of several accidents. Rather than risk crashes into gorges, careful lorry-drivers are now enduring the discomfort which exposure to wind and weather involves.

In to-day’s issue Mr J. R. Gardiner, late of Auckland, has a new advertisement announcing that ho has taken over tho bakery business lately carried on by Mr Scott. Mr Gardiner is. a baker of wide repute, having been extensively in ’business in Auckland. In soliciting a fair share of the public’s support, the new proprietor mentions that the promises are to bo renovated and the business brought thoroughly up-to-date. During his ten and a-lmlf years duty as picture film censor, Mr Joliffe, Wellington, lias witnessed the screening of approvimately ten thousand miles of pictures ,or to be exact, 49,748,260 ft. The prevalent idea that pictures are bad for the eyes finds no support from Mr Joliffe’s own experience, and he ought to know if anyone does. Wliat they are bad for, ho says, is the nerves, for a good nine-tenths of the pictures are piffle.

“Pork, with three inches of fat on it, was not wanted on the English market,” said Mr Gorringe recently at Owuhango. A 1--* inches of fat was sufficient, and to get this farmers must feed the pigs systematically. They required plenty of i exercise and any amount of good water. When grain was fed to pigs it should be scattered along tho bottom of a trough. The pigs picked up the single graiL, mas lieu ted it thoroughly, and it was easily digested.

The Rev,. Jas. Hay will preach in Triitity Presbyterian Church to-morrow when, in anticipation of Good Friday, his subject will be “The Spectators of Calvary,” and to the children “The Unheard Knock.” At the evening the preacher will discuss tho third of Pilate’s great questions to Jesus--“Whence Art Thou?” In both sermons the big vital things of religion will be emphasised and an attempt will bo made to show their practibility for the life of to-day. The public are cordially invited to honour God in an act of worship.*

A rather peculiar position has arisen with regard to the enforcement of the law requiring all cyclists to have attached to their machines a red rearguard reflector. The Borough Council recently advertised that all offenders after Monday next, ,11th inst., would bo prosecuted.; As a result there has been a “rush,” and the local supply of reflectors has boon exhausted. Hamilton supplies have been requisitioned, arid we hear that these also have been worked out. The demand is still unsatisfied, and many local residents are unable to secure reflectors. It is reasonable, under the circumstances, to expect that some little latitude will be shown by the authorities.

For exposing lice-infested sheep for sale at the Te Awamutu saleyards on 4th March, Archibald Emmott, a dealer at Ohaupo, was prosecuted by Inspector Melrose at the To Awamutu Court on Thursday last, Emmett said he bought the sheep at Cambridge the previous Monday, and was then assured that they were clean. He was fined £l, with costs 12/. Another dealer, J. B. Patterson, (who did not appear), was also charged with a similar offence on 30th March. The inspector said the sheep had been recently dipped, but apparently the solution used was ineffective. A fine, of £1 and costs ' was imposed.

Anything that appertains to the China Inland Mission, especially at the present juncture, wen Chinese matters are. engrossing the public mind, is of great interest. Dr Howard Taylor (son of Dr Hudson Taylor, the founder of the. Inland Mission) and Mrs Taylor are ■ making a tour of the Dominion, and will address a united gathering at the Presbyterian Memorial ; Hull on Tuesday evening next. Mrs Taylor will address a meeting of ladies at the Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon next at 2.30. These meetings are open to all, and doubtless a groat many will | avail themselves of this fine opportunity, of hearing these missionaries who have had such wonderful experiences m Chi na.

The price of meat in Auckland -city is to be reduced from id to Id per lb as from Monday next. . In accordance with a request ; from, the Duke and Duchess of York, it has been decided to grant a week’s holiday at Easter at all schools in the Dominion. The Auckland Education . Board has accordingly granted special holidays on Thursday, April 14th, and on tho following Wednesday, which will conclude the vacation. .' v ,

At the annual meeting of the Matamat a Bugby Sub-union on Thursday evening the Cambridge proposal of one big union for the whole of the Waikato to be brought into operation for season 1928 was discussed at some length, but no action was taken.

An excess of advances over deposits of £5,271,996, is shown by the aggregates of the average statements: for the March quarter issued by the six banks trading in,the Dominion. A year ago there was an excess of advances of £892,662.

At the Matamata County Council mooting yesterday the engineer reported that good progress was being made with the surfacing of roads in Horahora No. 2 loan area, and it was hoped to havo the loop via Horahora school and tho Maungatautari plantation road finished before the winter. The Public Works grant of £IOO for the formation of the latter road was to hand.

Speaking of the Chinese family in his lecture on Thursday night Mr N. M. Richmond said, “It must be remember- ... \li.u the family'includes not only the. parents' and their children, but also the relatives of the father. In fact the relations arc looked upon as more important than the family, and the only hope that buoys up the heart of a Chinese wife is the hope of becoming a mother-in-law. ’ * (Laughter). Nominations of candidates for the municipal elections—Cambridge borough councillors and mayor—close on ° ’l Thursday, 14th inst., at noon. On tho same date nominations close for two persons to represent the borough on the Cambridge Power Board, and also for one member of the Waikato Hospital Board to represent the combined district of Cambridge', To Awanxutu, Morrinsville and To Aroha boroughs.

At least one. Sydney visitor to Wellington has cause to speak well of its residents’ sense of honesty, through his own experience (says the Dominion). “When you lose money in Sydney you never expect to see it again—that would bo asking too much,’’ said tho visitor, “but in Wellington the chances seem to be altogether in favour of the loser reclaiming. <*My experience was simply this: I went to pay for two railway tickets to Trfentham at one of the boxes outside the station during the races. Instead of passing over a ten-shilling note and the odd silver I was careless enough to hand in an Australian ten-pound note, which is tho same size and something of the colouring of your ten-shilling note. When I arrived at the course I discovered my loss, and considered it gone for ever, as anyone from Sydney would. However, I told the secretary (Mr Griffiths) my trouble, and he was good enough .'to ring up the railway station in town with my tale of woe, and, sure enough, one of tho men in charge of a box had registered a ‘tenner’’ over-cash. Can you imagine that happening in Syd-, ney?"