LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume XII, Issue 945, 22 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dairy farmers will meet at Hairini this evening to discuss the matter of a dairy farmers’ union. r At Bockett’s paddock to-day a team from the Huia Football Club—a crack team —will play Te Awamutu. A good game should result. An accident occurred during the week to one of the drays owned by the Borough Council.' The vehicle backed over the filling at the rubbish tip, breaking the shafts. The subscription lists for the assstance of the family of the late Mr S. Robottcm, of Te Awamutu, are now open, and may be inspected at several business places in Te Awamutu. A ready response—and a hearty one—is anticipated. Mr and Mrs Robert Harkness. the hymn composers and musicians, who tourned the world with Dr Torrey and Mr Charles Alexander, are now touring New Zealand and giving recitals. They will appear at the Te Awamutu Town Hall on Wednesday, 2nd of June. Quite an excellent little orchestra has been formed in Te Awamutu by a few gentlemen, and will be heard shortly. It is stated that the instruments consist of a piano, violin, viola, ’cello, bass and flute. Excellent music is contained in the repertoire. The work of moving Mr C. F. Battson’s premises from one corner of his section to the other has been completed, practically with a minimum of trouble. The work of moving the structure in one piece was made easier by the erection of two high wooden trestles, along which the structure moved. Altogether the operation of moving was a successful one. A -young lady was riding a bicycle along the main street of Hamilton the other day, when she was knocked off by a dog. She had just recovered her equilibrium when she was bumped into by a Ford car. The driver began to apologise, but the girl, much incensed, cut him short with the remark, “ I don’t mind being knocked down by a dog, but I object to being upset by the tin-can at its tail!”

The vagaries of the Te Awamutu town clock have been causing much amusement during the last couple of days. It is recorded that one resident living in a hotel near the clock woke up as the clock struck eight a.m. Although it was rather dark, he rushed to the bathroom, had a shower, got dressed—and as the first grey wisp of the dawn filtered into his room he saw the time —quarter to six. It is not known whether he went back to bed or not.

The memorial to Rewi Maniapoto, at Kihikihi, and the house wlych the Government built for him there, have fallen into a state of disrepair. It is felt - that steps should be taken to preserve them. It has been suggested that the house could be renovated and used as a Maori museum. Mr Selwyn Mays has interested himself in the proposal, and has already been promised several sums .if money, io be handed to the Victoria League, which undertakes the care and renovation of such memorials. The social committee of the Te Awamutu Returned Soldiers’ Association is sparing no effort for the success of the social which is to be held in the local Town Hall next Tuesday evening, and it only awaits, a large attendance to , assure success. The programme will consist of dances, interspersed with musical items, and will provide an evenings’ pleasant recreation for everybody. Having regard to the fact that money accruing is to be devoted to the funds of the Association, a large attendance will fill the Town Hall next Tuesday evening.

In a recent false, pretences case in Te Awamutu, where the defendant had transferred a Bank of New Zealand cheque into a “ Bank of Australia,” a fictitious institution purporting to have a branch in Hamilton, the Bench made caustic comment on the credulity of the person who accepted the cheque in good faith. The justices maintained that the cheque system should be rigorously watched by all using that form of 'tender. Trouble with cheques, they considered, was * far too frequent, ghe response made in the present case i y the man criticised was that he had been banking for only a week, and did not understand the cheque system.

A gentleman who makes frequent journeys between the King “Country and Auckland staled yesterday that in his opinion the worst section of road along the whole distance was a few chains between Te Awamutu and Otorohanga. This is a short, flat, stretch of road under the control of a West Taupo Road Board, and, according to our informant’s version, it is practically impassable, motor cars literally floating in the porridgy mass. But for this short section the road is passable enough, and it is argued that motorists are spending more money in hiring teams to pull out their cars than it would cost to metal and asphalt the few chains of bad road concerned. Perhaps if a member of the Road Board , the traveller suggests, provided a few horses with which to extricate the struggling motorists the Board could collect enough revenue in a few days to have tlie required work done.

Had the disinterested onlooker wandered to Victoria Park on Thursday afternoon he would have seen a sight worth the seeing. There were grouped together five of the local clubmen, with an anxious look on their faces. With trepidation, the pressman who was lurking behind the trees stepped forward, and saw the King of Ivihikihi engaged in a •foot race with' Mr F. Potts, Mr F. Quin being referee. “Monty” fell at the post, in a wild attempt to scramble home. I/Ir. Melville Innes-Jones, who was standing nearby with Mr Laurie Bayly, suggested another race, and. conceded two yards in fifty, the Emperor of Orakau flew in the winner. Mr Tunes-Jones fainted, and, with the resumption of normal conditions, “ Monty ” was heard to murmur, “Run again? I’ll do that, too. Once a runner always a runner!” We are instructed,to state that Mr Montefiore will not represent Te Awamutu at Antwerp this year in' the Olympiad.