The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 167, 29 November 1912, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Talk carnival. Good progress is being made with the bowling and tennis pavilions in course of erection in Victoria Park.

To-day and to-morrow are the last days of the Auckland (1912) Met opolitan Agricultural Show, which is being held at the Campbell show ground, Epsom.

[ At Marton the Magistrate, (Mr Page) dismissed a petition against the poll which was carried on rating on unimproved values. "How to vote" papers were held not to be illegal.

An effort is being made t:> form a Waik'ato Motor Cycle Club, and in order to gauge the support likely to be accorded to such a club a run is to be held on December I, the route chosen being to Okoroire.

The very wet weather on Tuesday and Wednesday last necessi-" tated the postponement of the Military Sports which were advertised to take place on Wednesday in Mr Pollard's paddock. We understand that they will be held on Wednesday nth prox., weathe" permitting.

On the 2lst instant the New Zealand Dairy Association, Ltd., paid to its suppliers the sum of £57990 4s lid. This reDresents payment for butter-fat supplied during the month of October. The payment for the corresponding period last year totalled £42049 19s 3d. Thus, the increase for this year represented the sum of £15940 5s Bd.

Strong evidence of the advantage of a box plan for local entertainments was provided by Wednesday evening's entertainment. Soon after 7.30 all the front rows of the unbooked seats were occupied, while, thanks to the able management of Mr J. Le Sueur, those who had booked seats had merely to take their places a few minutes before the rise of the curtain.

Among the good work done on behalf of the Philharmonic Society in producing the operetta " Princess Chrysanthemum " on Wednesday special mention should be made of the efforts of Mr E. Moeller (conductor), who arranged the orchestral parts from the vocal score with' such satisfactory results. But for*Mr Moeller's able assistance the players would have been deprived of the valuable services of the orchestra.

A curious but altogether pleasing difficulty has arisen at Paterangi. In reply to a recent request of the local branch of the N.Z. Farmers' Union that he would deliver a lecture, Mr Lyons, the veterinarian, stated that he would be happy to do so, but thought a demonstration would be more satisfactory to members. The idea was admitted Jo be a good one, but an energetic canvass of the district has failed to bring to light a single case of disease in live stock, and a diseased beast will have to be imported before the demonstration takes place. Meantime we heartily congratulate Paterangi on its fine record.

I Fruit-farming is making big strides in New Zealand, says Mr J. G. Wilson, president of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and in his going tojncfease very consider-ably,-ih both value and importance. In the north of Auckland, where climatic conditions are so favourable, wide areas have been taken up for fruit-farming; in central Otago the industry is to be assisted by irrigation, whilst at Nelson and Motueka hundreds of acres are this year planted out with trees. New Zealand, indeed is in the unique position this year of having to import fruit trees.

To a Dunedin deputation the Hon. W. Fraser said in regard to various requests for railways that the present was not quite the time to urge the matters laid before him. Having in view the urgent necessit}' in various parts of the Dominion for the construction of roads and bridges, he had found it necessary to curtail railway expenditure by about £200,000, but he had been obtaining advice from the Engineer-in-Chief of Railways as to the construction of a light line up the Cromwell Gorge, and he found that such a line could be constructed for £SOOO per mile, whereas standard lines cost trom £BOOO to £IO,OOO per mile. He was not in the position to commit the Government to any definite promise, but Mr Massey would be in Dunedin shortly, and would probably be able to speak with more authority.

In support of a suggestion made in the House recently that preference should be given at land ballots to those who had been in for previous land ballots, a Timaru Herald reporter was told by one applicant that he had been in for over fifty ballots all over the Dominion. At one recently in Oamaru, he said, there were only two applicants, and yet he failed to draw successfully. He considered that a large number of those at present getting sections in the settlements were townspeople and others, who had no right to the land. He thought it unfair that young farmers, sincerely desirous of making a start in life, should nof be given 'every encouragement and it was disappointing to find mere land speculators monopolising the land before those really in search of agricultural and pastoral pursuits.

The Rev. Woollass will conduct service in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday next at 7.30 p.m.

Applications addressed to the town clerk will be received up till noon, Thursday, December sth for the position of caretaker of the Town Hall and street lighting.

A general meeting of the Waipa Gun Club will be held in the Cosmopolitan Club room on Monday at 8 p.m. All members are requested to attend as the business is important.

That the Chamber of Commerce telephone deputation (Messrs Lawson, Bray, and Warburton) is a solid ,ne may be plainly seen rrom the excellent results of their visit to Paterangi on Tuesday night. An unexpected testimonial to their "solidity " was aiso supplied by the horses, which refused to start on the return journey for almost half an hour after the deputation was on board. Of course it may have been merely a protest against the conveyance of two land agents in a horse-drawn vehicle, and not a matter of an over-plus of adioose tissue.

All arrangements have now bean made for the Church of England Bazaar to be held at 2 p.m., in the Town Hill on Wednesday next, the 4th inst. Numerous stalls have been arranged for, the finest being the art stall which will contain a large number of reilly beautiful pictures. Keen interest is being taken in Mrs Berry's frying-pan or griddle scone competition, which is designed to find ovt whether there are any girls in the district who can cook without the usual facilities supplied by a modern range.

The record figure of 2000 guineas was given for a six months old bull calf at the annu.il draft sale of Shorthorns belonging to the famous breeder, Mr William Duthie, Collyne, Aberdeenshire. The purchaser wio Mr Casares, London, the well-known Argentine exporter, and the runner-up Mr Stewart, of Millhills, Crieff. This dark roan calf is after Merry Stamp, bred by Sir H. H. Smiley, Larne. He is a perfect beauty in colour, shape, flesh, and style. Twenty-four bull calves averaged £377, and twelve heifer calves almost £72, the grand total of 36 head being £9920, and the general average of £275.

An enjoyable smoke concert was held at Heerdegen's Empire Cafe last night, on the occasion of a farewell to Mr H. Selby, who is leaving the district. ■ The Te Awamutu Minstrel, Concert, and Comedy Club, of which Mr Selby was secretary, presented him with a safety razor and shaving outfit, and in making the presentation Mr Arthur Wood drew attention to the good work done for the club by Mr Selby. Other friends presented him with a well-filled silver cigarette case. Mr Selby responded with feeling, thanking his friends for their great kindness. Songs were then given by Messrs Rule, Pope, Boyne, Stitt, Wood, McLean (2), Bennett, Galloway, Soloman, and ~W~ Douglas, 'and recitations by Messrs Selby and Groves, and a very enjoyable evening terminated with the singing of " Auld Lang Syne " and an adjournment to the railway station to catch the midnight train.

Young men who are desirous of joining the permanent force (Royal N.Z. Artillery) will be interested to know that an opportunity is now open to them, as recruits are required to complete the establishment of the regiment. Those who wish to enlist should apply in their own handwriting to the officer commanding permanent forces, Alexandra military depot, Wellington, from who"m all necessary particulars can be obtained. As the artillery is a branch of the service which calls for picked men, the standard of physique and medical examination is necessarily a high one, and all applicants must be between the age of 18 and 25 and unmarried. Minimum chest measurement (full inspiration), 35 inches. Minimum height measurement (without boots), 5 foot 4 inches. This is an opportunity which should appeal to young men who wish to take up a military career, and those intending to join the R.N.Z.A. should make early application to be enrolled.