LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume III, Issue 129, 19 July 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Talk carnival

It is stated that as much as £l5O per acre has been paid for land in the Nelson district for fruitgrowing purposes.

Messrs Lawson and Swain give preliminary notice of a sale of fruit trees and hedge plants to be held at the mart on July 27th.

The date for the receipt of tenders for supplies in connection with the Tokanui mental hospital has been extended until Saturday, July 27th, as advertised t )-day.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies in to-day’s issue that several Crown sections (Teasdale Settlement) will be offered for sale at Hamilton on August 16th.

The programme of Curie’s pictures promises a good display at the hall to-night. The scenics include one showing the Niagara Falls and the rapids of the gorge, which rank among the finest sights of the woild. There is the usual complement of dramas and comics.

As may be seen from the large yellow posters that our town is ornamented with, the annual meeting of the Waipa Jockey Club will take place on the racecourse at'‘Green Hill” on 2lst of August. Nominations close on Friday, 2nd August, and acceptances on I<"riday, 16th August. A really good day’s sport may be anticipated.

There was much rejoicing in Glasgow when it became known that the city had regained its position as second in population in the United Kingdom. This was brought about by a decision of a Select Committee of the House of Commons to extend the boundaries of the city, adding a quarter of a million to the population. This now numbers 1,030, 000, in an area of 33,000 acres : Birmingham has a population of 840,000,confined in 43,537 acres, and Liverpool 746,566 in 19,502 acres.

We regret to report that Mr A. C. Pearman, of Pokuru, has been removed to the Hamilton hospital to undergo an operation.

Owing to pressure on our space several matters of local interest, including some correspondence, have been held over until our next issue.

A private telegram received yesterday informs us that Patrick MacManimin, the alleged thief of Soultoria, has been committed for trial, and will appear before the Supreme Court in Auckland on 19th August.

The recent action of the Town Board in having our crossings properly cleared calls for the heartfelt thanks of the whole community. We shall look forward to the time when metal is available for the const uction of permanent crossings.

At the Hawke’s Bay Kennel Club show, held al Napier on Wednesday and Thursday last, Mrs MacDonald, of “Thorncombe,” received the following awards forher cocker spaniels : Havelock Coon, 2nd in the limit and 3rd in open class; Gibson Girl, 2nd in limit and very highly commended in the open class.

We would direct the attention of all members of the local Oddfellow’s Lodge to the notification calling next Monday’s meeting. Special correspondence, which closely concerns all members, has been received, and it is hoped that there will be a full attendance to consider the matters to be brought forward.

Things cannot be quite as bad at Waihi as is made out, for we hear that the principal of Hayward’s Pictures was convicted and fined £l yesterday for overcrowding his theatre. We wonder if the matter brought to light in our correspondence columns recently has had anything to do with it.

Mr J. W. Warren (architect) has accepted, on behalf of Mr J. Jackson, the tender (£1612) of Messrs McKinnon and Patterson for extensive additions and alterations to the Te Awamutu Hotel. When the work is completed this popular hostelry will be made even! more comfortable than at present. A re-arrangement will convert the present dining room into a large and spacious commercial room: In the new portion of the building will be a dining room (60 x 40), a lounge room, and fifteen bedrooms, making a total of forty-eight bedrooms. The kitchen and adjoining quarters will be new, and fitted with the most modern appliances. When completed these additions will make the hotel the second largest in the Waikato. Mr Jackson has faith in Te Awamutu, and is evidently determined to keep pace with the ever-increasing demand for accommodation. In so doing he certainly is supplying a long-felt want, and in particular is doing much to remove the main difficulty confronting the “ talk carnival ” committee.