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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8308, 17 March 1920, Page 2

In the divorce suit Plummer v Plummer, heard at Napier yesterday, the jury returned with the opinio that the complainant was entitled t £750 damages, although he had only claimed £SOO.

The Year Book for 1919 is to hand A special feature is the inclusion of the thesis on wages and working hours in New Zealand for 1897-1919 presented by Mr G. W. Clinkard B.Corn., F.R.E.S., for his honors de gree in economics. In another special article Mr Elsdon Best has given use ful information concerning the topographical nomenclature of the Maori, a subject on which Mr Best is a well known leading authority. The finest range of Loewe pipes to be found in the province is to be seen at McCleary and Co.’s, hairdressers and tobacconists, Waipawa.* Tuesday’s issue of the “Manawatu Times” ‘states:—“The Dannevirke branch of the Labor party held a social and dance on Monday night when a presentation of an oil painting, by a local artist, was made t( Mr S. L. R. Rice, the Labor candidate for tile Pahiatua seat at the las’ General ’Election. Testimony was paid by the various speakers to the excellent manner in which Air Rice had carried out his campaign.” Very nice indeed, hut unfortunately the oil painting was not rejdv and there war no social and no presentation! Bishop Cleary, who has been using a flying machine to visit the outposts of his pastoral district, speaking on the benzine famine, referrei to the possibilities of securing sup plies of oil from the fields of coa’ slack and sawdust which are now allowed to rot. He added a warning

that as soon as production from sources became a menace to the Oi’ Trust an attempt would be made t< burst them up. He hoped the Gov eminent in power would stroll; enough to prevent this. Prices for this season’s pullets are quoted at very high rates ill Ash burton at present (says an exchange). Pullets of special White Leghorn laying strains are priced and sold up to' £2 2s each, and other sales are reported at 355, 255, and 20s per pair These latter prices seem to be bed rock for White Leghorn pullethatched in September and October and due to start laying early ill April. It would seem almost impossible to get a return on the money at such prices, but practical poultrymen state that the price of eggs expected this season, even when considered along with the price of wheat and pollard, makes the propositior payable. In fact, there are more inquiries for pullets than can be satis fled. Mr Adams, harbor engineer at Whakatane, after an inspection oi the harbor by seaplane, strongly recommends aerial observation. Ht said he saw from a casual g-lanci things hitherto he never dreamed of, such as sunken rocks and when rocks were unsuspected. With proper aerial machine permitting ve' tical observation with a specif aeriaj mapping camera an enormou amount of splendid detailed wor' -mid he carried out in a very slior* fme, which would otherwise talc many months of arduous labor. E was satisfied that an aeroplar ■nmera was a most useful moder: idjunct to engineering. A deputation from the Chatlian Islands waited upon Dr. H. T. J Thacker, M.P., Mayor of Christ church, and asked him to assist it in inducing the Minister of Interna! Affairs (the Hon. Kir Francis Bell) in arranging for the conveyance to Lyttelton of 00 adults and 00 school children of the islands who wish to attend the reception of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in Christchurch, The deputation pointed out that the Chatham Islands, which are about 500 miles away, have three schools in their “neglected outpost of Em pire.” Dr. Thacker has asked the Minister if he can arrange for a steamer to bring these Chatham Islands people to Lyttelton and to take them home again. Discussing the rapid advance in the price of hides with a reporter, an Ashburton farmer stated that this was another instance wherein at any rate the North Island scored over Canterbury. Canterbury could not lay claim to producing hides in any

quantity like the North Island, therefore the latter place was now gome to make the Canterbury people pay

dearly for leather goods, while the North Island raked in the bulk of the profit. “It was just the same during the war,” he added, “when the farmers here were asked to grow as much wheat as possible to .feed the North Island population, while the farmers there gathered in huge sums for their wool and mutton.” A dealer, when asked for his views on the matter, said the advance on hides would mean no extra profit for the

cattle dealers, who would have to pay higher prices for the stock they handled and dispose of them accordingly, the margin of increase in each instance allowing for the increased price of hides.

Oar Otane correspondent writes: — The local Tennis Club held a club tournament on Saturday, consisting of ladies’ and men’s doubles. Some very interesting and closely-fought games were witnessed. The winners of the ladies’ section were Messrs A. G. Williams and Miss Gilmour, and of the men’s Messrs R. H. Tod and C. C. Kilgour. The ladies’ singles tournament was completed the previous week, Miss Pointon being the winner. Messrs R. H. White and S. B. Ludbrook play off the final of the men's singles, but this game has been postponed owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr Ludbrook. The committee propose to officially wind up the season with a combined Yankee tournament on Easter Saturday, commencing a ; t 9.30 a.m. The croquet playeit, will also hold a tournament that day, and it is hoped to have a fitting wind-up to one of the most enjoyable and interesting seasons the club has had.