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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5702, 20 April 1911, Page 2

The Waipawa Borough electors' roll contains 627 names.

The Waipawa Presbyterian Ohuroh eveuiiig service will in futnre commence at 7 p.m, instead of at 7.15 p.m. Those interested in the promotion of a spriog flower show are requested to meet in tha Old Library, at 7.30 p.m, to morrow.

Owing to a oylinder in tha engine at the pumping station getting oracked, it has been found necessary to use gas for pumping water during the last few days. Commencing to-night (the 20 inst.) the telegraph branoh ot the Waipawa Post Office will re-open from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. every evening, exoept Sundays, for the transmission of telegrams. A house at Otaue, owned by Messrs Jull and Limbrick and oooupied by Mr A. Rugg, was destroyed by fire during the early hours of Tuesday morning. It was insured in the State office for £l5O

Th 6 frequant and heavy showers that fell duriDg the holidays, although unpleasant for thosa who took part in outdoor amusements, have proved of great benefit to those engaged in pastoral pursuits.

An Australian contractor wanted some experienced men for railway work Here is an illustration showing what some of the applicants were like : Said the employer to one'of thorn whose appearauce did not suggest ability to do a navvy’s work, “ You are not a platelayer.” “ I know all about it,” the man replied ; “ I oould peel potatoes, too ” With this issue Mounsey & Oo , auctioneers of Palmerston North, advertise a detailed list of a fiixmill plant they are selling at WaDstead, near Waipukurau, on Thursday next, on account cf Mr E L Broad, whose lease will soon expire. The main items oomprise eight very suitable buildings built of iron for removal, Bteam engiue by Luke & 00, complete with boiJo p , also a large quantity of piping and general sundries The sale will o>mrnenoe at 12 noon.

Ou a reoent steamer passage from Sydney to Wellington among the passengers were two Maori ladies. One evening one of them spoke to a fellowpassenger warmly of the musical nature of the Maori language, and recommended it to the visitor on the score that it con tained no naughty words. “ What do you do if you want to swear?” was inquired. “Use yourß,” was the unexpeoted response.

A tribute to the triumphs of British surgery has just been paid by tho bestowal on Sir Yiotor Horsley, the eminent surgeon, of the first award of the Lonrlelogue prize —an international prize carrying with it £2OO, awarded to the individual who has contributed most to the progress of surgery in the ten years before the date of the award. Tho prize will be awarded every five years. The Star states that samples of potatoes riddled with the worm have been dug up in gardens in Feilding this week. A month ago some of the potatoes, when lifted, showed soaroely any signs of the worm. Potato growers should be very careful to cover up all potatoes at night, and not leave any exposed. Moths whioh fly about at night lay eggs on any potatoes they find, and the grubs are hatched almost immediately and bore into the potato, whioh at onoe loses all commercial value.

A new endurance test is now gaining vogue. Till recently it was piano-playing, a competitor recently playing continuously for 85 hours and 20 minutes. A feature of a performance at Dargaville, up north, was that the player and instrument wore carried on to a van and conveyed nine miles distant, returning at midnight. During the transport, the player’s hands never left the piano. Now from New South Wales we hear of a world’s record for enduranoe skating, the skater occupying the floor for 73 hours 28£ minutes. It is hard to say where the benefit to the individual or tho community oomes in. Tho Daily Mail , with a view to encouraging amateur gardening, is offering a prze of £IOOO for the best buuoh of sweet peas grown in the British Isles The bunoh must oonsist of not more than twelve spikes or Bprays, and must contain not fewer than three varieties. A special show will be held in London during July, at a date to be fixed, at which the £IOOO will bo awarded. Second and third prizes of £IOO and £6O respectively and 1000 medals will also be given. The only gardeners not eligible to compete are: (a) professionals, aud (b) amateurs who employ more than one gardener.

The New Zsaland Eduoational Institute is circularising the head teaohors throughout the Dominion, requesting that at the annual meeting of householders they Bhould arrange for the following resolution to be submitted:— “ That this meeting of householders considers that iu the best interests of education a Dominion soheme for promotion of teachers is urgently required ; aud that this resolution be forwarded to the Miuister of Education, Wellington.” The oiroular further states that teachers throughout the Dominion are eager for this reform, and that the institute is making their appeal for assistance on its behalf.

Some delicate points regarding the element of ohauoe in ceitain games were dexterously handled and carefully dissected duriDg the hearing by the Full Court of a billiard saloon keeper’s appeal from his conviction for keeping a common gaming house. In stating the element of ohunce in horse racing investments, the Solicitor General (Mr J. W. Salmond) characterised the estimation of the ways of jookeys and trainers and the capaoity of the equine specimen as skill, but the bettor’s ignorance of the number of others backing the same horse constituted the element of ohance. Mr Justioe Edwards observed humorously, “That is not a gamo It is one of tho most important forms of business.” Mr Salmon did not contest the pomt. We freely admit that tho best advertisers of Warner’s Rust proof Corsets are the wearers of Warner’s*

The oorraot base for the new Roalyn tailored Costumes is the Warner’s favourite Rust-proof Corset. Town and Country Drapers are now showing both liues.*