LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1400, 6 September 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs R. Dawson, of Te Awamutu, has been appointed judge of the Decorative Section at the forthcoming Daffodil Show at Cambridge, on the 13th and 14th September. The local registrar, Mr F. W. Moore, informs us that during August thirteen births and seven deaths were registered locally. No marriages were registered. Mr Stan Lawson, of Dunedin, who for a number of years so successfully played the part of female impersonator with the New Zealand Diggers Company, left last week for America. The daily newspapers in Honolulu charge 5 cents (2MI) per copy, and there is not the slightest discontent among the public, as it is generally recognised that the cost of production is too heavy to permit of a lower selling rate.

A stock agent informed a Alanawatu Times representative that six hundred head of bullocks a week are being railed from this district to meet the winter shortage in Auckland. The Minister for Education, the Hon. C. J. Parr, is expected to be in Hamilton next Monday morning, en route to Hautapu, where he will unveil the School Roll of Honour in the afternoon. Mr Parr leaves on Monday night for Taranaki. Local business men have been very eulogistic of the Railway Department of late anent the expeditious transport of goods from Auckland and other provincial centres. There seems to be a new regime, and the innovation is much appreciated in Te Awamutu.

Much sympathy will be extended to Mr Stewart Reid (Waipa County chairman) of Xgahinapouri, in the death of his sixteen-year-old son, who succumbed from the after-effects of influenza on Monday. The funeral took place yesterday, and if was attended by a large number of sympathisers from all parts of the district.

Members of the King Country football team, who have been on tour in the North, returned to their homes by last Monday night’s express. The King Country team have played five representative matches this season, and have won three and lost two. ’This is rather a creditable performance, for the King Country Union was only formed last season.

“Love will find a way.” At the meeting of the West End School Committee, states the Manawatu Times, the headmaster related how the teachers’ room was proving popular among couples of the town. He stated that a young man was seen one evening entering a front window, and his lady friend wandered round the back to the door which was then opened by her swain. “’There is a comfortable settee in the teachers’ room,” added the speaker. Another member stated that he knew for a fact that a couple were making a practice of what had been detailed. A number of sales ,of cheese at lOd per lb. f.0.b., are reported, one sale alone including 700 tons. Very keen enquiry is being made for early shipments of cheese, and anything that can be shipped so as to reach Home before Christmas is eagerly enquired for. Large quantities of cheese have been sold in the South Island and such sales should have the effect of stiffening the market to an appreciable extent.

A laugh was raised at a drainage board meeting held at Te Kauwhata, when Mr N. G. Gribble said that a few years ago he was travelling from Japan when he met an American who had visited New Zealand. He asked the speaker where he came from, and when the speaker said “Hamilton.” the American replied, “Oh, Hamilton! That’s where I couldn’t get a bed.” The American said that lie •remembered the swamp in the lower Waikato, where he saw nothing but “dozens of blue birds with red heads.” (pukekos).

American newspapers record a curious way of meeting business competition that was adopted by the Chamber of Commerce in a town in one of the Western States. To stop business going to the firms in the big cities, which sent out mail order catalogues, the Chamber made an arrangement with the local picture houses by which they accepted a mail order catalogue as ticket of admission from a child to the movie theatre. The catalogues were then burned. The practice was condemned by the United States Federal Trade Commission as a hindrance to interstate trade.

Afforestation has taken hold of the public mind in the Nelson district, where about eight large public and private companies are engaged in extensive afforestation. Some of the earlier plantations put in during the war time are now fully 40 to 50 feet in height (reports the Evening Mail). At Rabbit Island, on the foreshore of Blind Bay, a sand drift has been secured by the Waimea County Council from the State for afforestation and this area of 2500 acres is now being planted with pines. One Nelson forest nurseryman alone has supplied to companies, local bodies and the public on an average some 1,250,000 pines, gums and microcarpas for afforestation a year for the last seven years.

At the Thames Valley Power Board meeting on Tuesday it was decided to prosecute a consumer at Turua for (alleged interference with a powder meter. Quite a number of Te Awamutu football enthusiasts intend witnessing the New South Wales v South Auckland match at Hamilton next Wednesday. A New Zealand Gazette extraordinary prorogues the General Assembly until Thursday, November 29. On the date mentioned, unless the unexpected happens, a further prorogation will take place. The appointment of Miss G. Ellison as assistant teacher at the Te Awamutu District High School, and .Miss R. Ross as assistant at Kaipaki school has been confirmed by the Auckland Board of Education.

Some Te Awamutu folk will be interested to learn that the Rev. Howard Elliott has assumed the duties of Dominion Secretary of the Protestant Political Association in addition to those of national lecturer. The late Dominion secretary, Air H. S. Bilby, has been appointed secretary and manager of the “Sentinel” Newspaper Company.

The motor car that was burned on Taylor’s Hill, Ohaupo road, on Monday night was a Chandler Six owned by Mr H. Holtby, taxi driver, Hamilton. It is believed that the fire was caused through the engine back-fir-ing. The car was comparatively new and although the owner had a policy for £SOO on it. he will be a heavy loser over and above that amount.

The members of St. John’s Girls’ Club had a very enjoyable outing at Hairini last Monday evening, when .Miss E. and C. Montefiore extended them every hospitality. While listening to part readings, which were followed attentively by all and afterwards honestly criticised, the time passed all too quickly, and a murmur of regret went round when the hour for departure arrived.

“What is a good price?” was the stock question the secretary always put to suppliers, who stated “that the directors ought to sell when a good price came along.” Although the question was put at varying intervals no satisfactory answer was discovered that day, although one supplier said “he would tell ’em this time next year, providing they didn’t all know by then.” ’This was at the annual meeting of suppliers to the Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company.

Last issue, in our Magistrate’s Court report, we published a list of district settlers who had been fined at the instance of the Agricultural Department for neglecting to comply sufficiently with the regulations requiring the eradication of rabbits and ragwort. Other eases of a similar nature dealt, with were:—Waiopehu Land Co. (ragwort) fined £2 and costs 7s; A. L. Petherick (ragwort) fined £2 and costs 7s; A. J. Maddern (blackberry) fined £1 and costs 7s; T. Dent (rabbits) £2 and costs 7s; S. Emenv (ragwort) £2 and costs 12s.

With its wide variety of photographs available from the world’s best sources, the X.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review commands uttermost attention and this week’s issue is another proof of the energies devoted to its production. The New South Wales Rugby reps occupy pride of place in two pages of individual photographs flanked by a group of the Auckland reps. The triumph of New Zealand horses at Rosehill Races, where they had four wins and a dead heat is represented in a series of graphic photographs The centre pages are attractively displayed with a miscellany of prominent happenings in the social, athletic and theatrical life of the States.

A message from Dunedin indicates that the steamer Corinthic, which left Port Chalmers on Tuesday night for North Island ports, en route to England. shipped over 12,000 dozen eggs, which with the Canterbury quota, makes a total of 26,000 dozen from the South Island. The eggs were all taken on board without a single breakage. Air J. B. Alerrett, of Christchurch, will accompany the shipment, which, when complete, will total over 60,000 dozen eggs. They were all packed under Government supervision. It is expected that the South Island will prepare a second shipment to be sent early in October. The local market, it is claimed, can easily spare the quantity required without affecting the price.

The death occurred at her residence Hamilton Bast, on Tuesday of Mrs Bryant, wife of Mr J. V. Bryant. The deceased lady, who had reached the age of 75 years, came to New Zealand with her husband in 1881. They took up land, and for 28 years were farming in the Te Awamutu district, leaving there to reside in Hamilton about 13 years ago. Mrs Bryant is survived by her husband and a family of four sons and three daughters. The sons are Messrs J. T. Bryant (Matangi), D. V. Bryant (Te Rapa), S. E. Bryant (Te Awamutu), and W. Bryant, Bank N.Z., Auckland). The daughters are Mesdames H. E. Davys (Cambridge), A. Keam (Te Awamutu), and Miss Ivy Bryant (Hamilton). There are also 22 grand-children. The interment will take place at the Paterangi cemetery to-day.

World-wide sympathy will he accorded to Japan in the terrible disaster she has suffered by earthquake, tidal wave, and fire over a great part of her territory, including her principal cities. As yet the limits of the disaster are only vaguely outlined, but it is already clear that the loss of life and the destruction of buildings and other property are alike on an enormous scale. The plight of the stricken nation no doubt will prompt international measures of assistance and relief. One message refers to an appeal by the Japanese Minister of War for foreign help. This no doubt related to such aid as could be given by the crews of foreign warships in fire-fighting and other emergency measures. There is likely also, however, to be much scope for foreign assistance in relieving the surviving population of the devastated areas.