LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 92, 8 March 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Talk carnival!

It is reported that a large section of the ratepayers of the Halcombe Town District have unitedly refused to pay their rates, and have practically told the Board to do its worst. A wholesale summons list will probably follow.

Harvest thanksgiving services will be conducted in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday next, by the Rev W. Woollass. Appropriate anthems will be given by the choir. The Rev W. Woollass will conduct services at Hairini at 3 p.m. the same day.

Pickpockets operated freely at the Wanganui races on Thursday It is estimated that between £3OO and £4OO was stolen altogether. One man lost £75, being relieved as he came away from the tote after collecting a dividend on Red Lupin, which amounted to more than the half century.

At the top of Mount Tinakori, nearly 1000 feet above sea-level, the wireless station is approaching completion. The new station is the highest wireless installation in the world. It consists of a suitable house built of Milestone quarried within a dozen yards of the site, standing about midway becween two poles of 150 feet each.

A paragraph in the Napier papers states that, owing to a number of wharf labourers going to the races a full staff could not be got together to load a big steamer which was loading for Home. A sufficient number were offering for the meat loading, but only six out of the required number of fourteen were available for the wool loading.

Mr W. H. Herries, M.P., accompanied by Mrs Herries, will leave Wellington by the lonic on March 21 for a trip to the Old Country. Mr Herries will spend about a fortnight in England, and return to New Zealand early in July. Mrs Herries, who has lately been in indifferent health, will remain in England for a longer period, and may be rejoined by her husband before she returns.

Messrs House, Daking, and Sindel, Ltd., who have secured the large shop on the corner of Teasdale and Alexandra Streets (Teasdale’s Buildings) have an announcement in this issue to the effect that they will shortly open in business at Te Awamutu. This firm is well known in Parnell, Auckland, where a large drapery importing business is conducted.

A respectable Maori was refused admission to the dresscircle of a picture show at Napier a few nights ago. The native wrote to the Napier Borough Council, saying' that he and others felt aggrieved at any at tempts to. curtail their rights. He asked the Council to see if it could not compel the proprietors to remove the dress-circle restriction. The Council decided to take legal advice on the question.

The notice cards in connectioi with a special meeting of tin Te .Awamutu Chamber of Com merce, called for the purpose o: considering public holidays arc now issued. In this connectior we are requested to state thal only financial members have been advised. Hitherto al' persons likely to be interested in the Chamber have been notified of meetings, and in order to dfc fine its members the Council has adopted the course of only advising those firms or persons who are financial or who have signified- their intention of becoming members.

A meeting of the concert committee of the Te Awamutu Philharmonic Society was held on Tuesday afternoon. It was decided to hold a concert on Wednesday, May Ist, at which concert the same performers as took part in the recent concert will assist. Miss Ring (of Hamilton), Mr Alan McElwain (of Auckland), and Mr R. Henry (of Te Kuiti), have already signified their intention of being present, so that all those who, through climatic conditions, were unable to be present at the recent concert will have another opportunity of hearing this most entertaining programme. Further particulars will be published in due course.

Mr R. P. de Ridder, architect, announces that he has removed to larger premises in Redoubt Chambers* Roache Street. -

Messrs Lawson and Swain notify that they have received instructions from Mr R. B. Brown to sell his furniture and effects. Particulars will appear in a later issue.

From the Tourist Department we have to acknowledge the receipt of No. 2, Vol. 4, of the “ Journal of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture,” which, as usual, is brimful of matter of interest to the men on the land. Among many interesting articles may be mentioned that of Green Manuring, Vegetable Parasite Preventives, Kerosene Seed Dressing, Herd Testing, Devonshire Clotted Cream, Ensilage, Green Fodder for cows, Orchard Work for March, The Farm Garden, The Poultry Industry ; indeed, there is information in every page, and the work is the cheapest sixpenny worth that is on the market and should prove a good investment. When it is remembered that the annual subscription is 2s 6d only, the wonder is that the publication is not to be found in every home.