LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 257, 21 October 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Four Dunedin milkmen were on Friday fined sums ranging from £lO to £i for having sold adulterated milk.

The Greytown branch of the Wairarapa Egg Circle despatched 219 dozen eggs to Wellington on Thursday. Tenders addressed to the Town Clerk are invited up to Thursday, 30th October, for formation, etc., of Alexandra Street.

. A big shipment of dairy produce went by the Ruapehu to London on Thursday, including 13.278 crates of cheese and 23,603 boxes of butter.

There was a record entry of stock at the local saleyards on Saturday last, the accommodation proving quite inadequate for the large number of cattle offered for sale.

Messrs A. S. Wallace and Wm. Taylor left Te Awamutu on Saturday for Hastings, to attend the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Show, which takes place this week.

The Te Awamutu Town Board invite tenders for the carting of water pipes and cement from the trucks at the Te Awamutu railway station. Particulars appear in another column.

A new evening paper for Stratford is mooted, and a syndicate of prominent business men is stated to be interesting themselves in the preliminary flotation of the concern. The second annual military sports of the 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles takes place in Mr Pollard’s paddock to-morrow. The first event will be contested at 10 a.m., and the programme will be continued throughout the afternoon. Teams from Hamilton and Cambridge have entered for the several events, and keen and exciting competition should result. Refreshments will be obtainable on the grounds. In the evening a military social and dance takes place in the Town Hall. A very good programme for this portion of the day’s entertainment has been arranged. In fact an active committee has all the necessary arrangements well in hand, and given fine weather their efforts will prove for the successful carrying out of the programme and the thorough entertainment of the public.

A red and white heifer is impounded at Te Awamutu.

We understand that an Irish concert will take place at Te Awamutu at an early date, details of which will be announced in due course. Two handsome silver cake dishes have been donated by Mrs E. I. Miller for competition to the Te Awamutu Croquet Club, and are now on view at Mr C. Kendrick’s shop in Alexandra Street. A splendid collection of highclass paintings and art productions will be offered for sale by Messrs Lawson and Swain on Saturday next, 25th October. An advertisement giving details appears in another column.

Dr Elizabeth Gunn, who is one of l the medical inspectors appointed by the Education Department to inspect the school childred has, for the past few days, been visiting the scholars of the Napier main schools.

Messrs Lawson and Swain give notice of the sale by auction of two properties at Kihikihi, which will take place at the Town Hall, Kihikihi, immediately the town lands hove been disposed of on Wednesday. 29th October.

The death occurred at Mangapiko on Friday last of Mrs Finly, wife of Mr J. C. Finly, at the age of 73. The deceased lady, who was well and favourably known, had been ailing for some time past. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, the remains being interred in St. John’s cemetery. Mr H. Innes-Jones officiated at the graveside. Our Pirongia correspondent advises us that Mr H. O. Death has disposed of his property in that locality to a southern gentleman, and will be .leaving the district early next month. During their three years’ residence at Pirongia, both Mr and Mrs Death have taken a very live interest in public and social matters, and their departure from the district will be very much regretted. A public meeting was held at Pirongia last night for the purpose .of electing a committee to control affairs connected with the local hall for a further term of twelve months. Nominations were invited and a ballot elected : Messrs A. W. Jones, W. G. Sim, C. C. Berry, A. E. Fear and F. Aley. The proposed erection of a new hall was considered, and the committee was empowered to take action in this matteik The meeting concluded with a hearty vote of appreciation to the outgoing committee, and the hope was expressed that by the time of the next annual meeting the new hall would be completed and in use.

A meeting of delegates representing fourteen public institutions and sporting clubs was held in the Cosmopolitan club room last evening, with a view to arranging a suitable function to accord Mr D. Norden a public farewell on the occasion of his departure from Te Awamutu. It was unanimously resolved that a smoke concert be held, those present constituting themselves a committee to attend to the detail arrangements. Mr J. M. Spear was appointed secretary and pre-

liminary arrangements were fully considered. If convenient the function will take place on Thursday of next week. Definite announcements will be made after a further meeting of committee on Thursday next. Owing to the limited credit al-

lowed by the various auctioneering firms, the butchers of Waikato cannot reasonably be expected to give credit for an extended and indefinite period. Already the butchers at Hamilton and other Waikato centres have

taken a very determined stand against the abuse of the credit system, and have adopted a system that will make its abuse a rather costly one to those who disregard reasonable business methods. The butchers of Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Ohaupo and Pirongia request, through our advertising columns, that accounts be paid promptly. A price list to be observed throughthe districts mentioned will take effect as from November Ist. We understand that cash purchases at the shop will mean an immediate saving to the purchaser.