LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7740, 24 June 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A donation of £2 has been received from Mr C. Nairn towards the Navy Fund.

Special train arrangements for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s races next \Veek are advertised in this issue.

Sir Joseph Ward, Postmaster-Gen-eral, stated in the House that magazines for soldiers would be sent forward free of charge, but would not be sent to individuals. Bowlers are notified that the annual meeting of the local club will be held at the Empire Hotel on Wednesday evening next at 8 o’clock. All intending members are invited to ' attend.

Mr Payne gave notice in the House on Thursday to ask the AttorneyGeneral if lie will bring down an amendment of the Crimes Act, to allow of a re-trial of Alice Parkinson.

The Wellington branch of the Navy League has handed the Prime Minister a cheque for £SOOO, to be cabled to the High Commissioner for prompt distribution among dependents of all sailors lost during the war. There is no sign of any abatement of the diphtheria epidemic in Napier and Hastings. During the past month 58 cases have been reported, making a total of 178 cases since the beginning of the year.

Sir Joseph War Agave notice in the House yesterday that on next sitting day he would introduce the Laud and Income Tax and Finance Bills, the latter of which would contain banking legislation which the House would be asked to consider.

At a meeting of the Advisory Board of the N.Z. Patriotic War Relief Society it was decided that when a married man attested he be compelled to sign an allotment of pay for the support of his wife and a separation allowance for the benefit of his wife and children.

A public send-off will be accorded the recruits of the Eighteenth Reinforcements on Monday morning, and the school children, band, and National Reserve will parade at the post-office at 10 o’clock. The shops will close for half an hour. It is hoped that the public will turn out in large numbers. Mr Witty asked, in the House, if it was a fact that men who were discharged as “undesirable” could purchase badges which would give thorn the possibility of wearing a badge that was unjustified. The Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey intimated that full inquiries would be made into the allegation. The treasurer of the N.Z. Centre of the French Red Cross has cabled a further sum of £IO,OOO to headquarters in Paris, making to date a total of £14,340 remitted through the Consul for France in Auckland. There will probably be a further £I6OO to remit when all accounts are squared, so that New Zealand’s gift will amount to £16,000 cash and over £IOOO in goods. The Hon. G. W. Russell addressed meetings in Christchurch and Dunedin in connection with the organisation of women for undertaking clerical services to fill fhe places of men who have gone or are going to the front. In Wellington 850 women have registered for this service. The Minister will shortly visit Auckland for the purpose of advising the Women’s Reserve there of the methods being adopted in other centres under the scheme being carried out under his direction.

In the poultry section at the Palmerston North Winter Show Mr J. Aubrey, of Waipawa, secured first prize for brown Leghorn cockerel, special for best brown cock, and also the North Island Leghorn Club’s special for best brown Leghorn in the show. Mr W. T. Hicks, of Otane, secured three firsts, a second, and a third in the open classes for black Orpingtons, also a first and second in t he utility classes for the same breed. He gained the specials for best male bird both in the open and utility classes.

Mr F. Peters, the well-known Waipawa orchardist, competed with marked success at the Palmerston North Winter Show. Besides being second in the championship he scored first for London Pippin, any other variety Pippin, Boston Russet, Wolseley, Northern Spy, Ohiuemuri, Ballarat Seedling, Rome Beauty, second for London Pippin, any other variety Boston Rpsset, Wolseley, Rome Beauty, any other variety dessert apples, any other variety cooking apples, and third for Stone Pippin, also firsts for half cases of Northern Spy, London Pippin, thirds for half cases Reinette du Canada, and any other variety cooking apples, as well as first for dessert pears, second for cooking pears, and second for walnuts.

Notice is given by the Public Tins, tee relative to claims in the estaie <>f the late J. I). Watson. The name of Mrs Dr. Todd was omitted from'last Saturday’s acknowledgments of donations to the Navy Fund, for a contribution of £l. A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced here at 8.25 last evening. At Kereru station a long series of earth tremors were experienced and ominous rumblings were beard con. tinuously. There was a bright glare last night in the' direction of N<*auruhoe. At the meeting for the formation of a Progressive Association at \Y a j. pukurau on Thursday evening, during discussion on making further improve, ments at Russell Park, Mr Winter said there was one thing necessary at Hie Park, and that was a swimming bath. He would ask the executive to consider the matter, as the erection of the same, with the river so close bv and plenty of shingle handy, would i not mean a large cost. Those present i quite agreed with the suggestion that j swimming baths were badly needed in Waipukurau. An inquest was held at Otane yesterday by Mr J. C. Taylor, Coroner into the circumstances touching (|, f death of Charles McPherson, aged 88. McPherson, who lived alone, had suffared from fainting fits for some lime. A neighbor, Mr Mcßae, had been in fhe habit of visiting him, and ongoing to the house on Thursday alternoon found him dead. At the inquest Dr. Deck gave evidence that death was due to cardiac failure and senile decay, and a verdict was returned in accordance therewith. Deceased was a very old resident of the district, ani had been a resident of New Zealand for upwards of 50 years. The committee recently set up bt the Wellington Provincial Industrial Association to consider various aspects of the War Budget has forwarded the following resolutions to the Minister of Finance (Rigid Him. Sir Joseph Ward): —(1) That ihr Minister of Finance be respectfulb asked to make the average five yean, instead of three years, as proposed, and to omit therefrom the strike yeat (This refers to the proposed tax « war profits). (2) To respectfully ai the Minister of Finance to allow 5 per cent interest on capital invested liefore profits are assessed for the 45 |»er cent war tax. (3) That donations given to patriotic funds la; deductibk from profits, and not from capital. “Red Cross Day” at fhe Ladies’ Patriotic Committee’s shop marked by much activity and {-oof business was done by Mcsdaiua Bibby and Kelly. During the com* of the day a number of interesting competitions were got off, adding interest to the day’s work. Donatio* were received as follows:-(ash: J* Bibby £5 ss, Mrs Dr. Raymond £2,1 Rhodes £2 J. Hughes £1 Is. Mrs L McKay £1 Is, R. Houston £l, E. 0 Roach 10s, Mrs 1). McLeod 10s, Mi Johnson, M iss McFarlane. and Mrs! Peilow each ss, M Meat and poultry: C. Grenside,Bibij Bros., Mathews, Symonds (Ooj Onga), Russell Spring, Bert Wliilj i). McLean, Heaps. Other donatio* Musdames H. M. Rathbone, Boj (Omakere), J. Lindsay, J). Mifl O’(lalloran, Barrie (crockerv),BiliiS Oakenfull, Rose, E. While,' llardiifl L. McKay, Lee, Knobloch, hitlcrsoiH Russell Spring, McGregor, A ,-iH (Pukehou), P. Brittain, Baker, MiiH oney, Morris, E. Bott, Bolt senr.,Hß Dr. Todd (crockery), Misses hy-iuH Williams, Buchanan, E. McKay. I