LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1688, 19 November 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr W. G. Park, Puahue, 'scooped t>e pool" in the Lincoln classes of the sheep section at the Waikato A. and P. show yesterday. A little research will reveal the fact the bobbed hair style, so far from being new-fangled, is in reality very old-fashioned. It was "quite the thing" in the far-off days of the Pharaohs.

The Government has notified the Auckland .Acclimatisation Society that it is not prepared to do anything further in the direction of introducing black bass to the streams of New Zealand, as this species of fish is not regarded as suitable.

" I am going to grant this discharge from bankruptcy," said His .Honour Mr Justice Alpers at Napier when dealing with a Maori bankrupt who was stated to be very lazy, " just to show my attitude towards those Hastings shopkeepers who were foolish enough to grant such a man credit."

Among the prize winners in the draught section at the Waikato A. and P. Show at Hamilton yesterday was Mr W. G. Park, of "Panehakua," Puahue, who secured a first, two seconds and two thirds. In the secti<gn for hacks Mr R. J. Weal's entry beat all comers in the class for two-year-old filly gelding.

The happy experience of those farmers who had stacks of lucerne to fall back upon in the time of feed shortage this year has evidently made an impression upon the minds of others as to the value of this prolific and reliable fodder plant (says the Oamaru Mail). At any rate we learn that a demand has set in for lucerne seed, and that there is a prospect of a considerable extension of the area under it being effected in North Otago this year.

Illustrations of supreme excellence are featured 'in this week's issue of the N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review. The centre.pages are devoted to the portraits of beautiful women and topical incidents from overseas. Racing has an attractive representation in snapshots at the Flemington meeting, showing the progress of the Melbourne Cup, the Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting, the N.Z. Trotting Cup at Addington, N.Z. Derby Stakes Day at Riccarton, and the Waikato Racing Club's spring meeting at Te Rapa.

Advice that a conference of dairy company representatives was being called by the chairman of the Dairy Product Export Control Board, to be held in Wellington in January to consider the method of election of members of the board, was received with a strong protest from the directors of the Morrinsville Co-op. Dairy Company. It was considered a most inopportune time to hold such an important conference in January, when none but ' professional organisers ' could attend. January was one of the busiest months for the farmer, and it would be almost impossible for members of directorates of small companies to get away for three or four days at such a time.

In discussing the condition of the poles used by the board for electric wiring, at is last meeting, the engineer of the Cambridge Power Board stated that it was thought, as a result of experiments, that the tarring of poles resuled in two years being added o the life of the poles. Many of the poles that were in bad condition had been unsatisfactory wheh erected. It was stated at the meeting that the board had been fortunate in having so few poles badly affected, as the Te Awamutu Power Board had last year had to replace no fewer than 300 poles and this year was budgeted to replace 1 400. The .monthly meeting of the Kakepuku Co-operative Dairy Company directors was held last week. Mr 18. H. Budden was in the chair. The manager reported that the milk supply had increased rapidly and the staff was •kept fully occupied. The grade notes received from the cool stores showed that the cheese was all first grade and registered up to 93| points. As this progressive co-operative company has sold its output up to the end of December at 91d per lb. net .f.o.b. Auckland the shareholders are to be congratulated on the .prospects for a good season. The payout this month among twelve shareholders totals £1362. Commenting on the resolution (published in. our last issue) carried by the Waimarino Labour Representation Committee, the Taumarunui Press says: "With regard to the last clause of this resolution we have made inquiries which go to show that there ■was no drunkenness in Taumarunui on polling day. The police patrolled the streets until after 2 o'clock on the morning after the election and had no cause to reprimand or arrest any individuals for over-indulgence in liquor. There were no arrests for drunkenness on the day of the poll. , It was generally considered the quietest and most orderly election day ever seen in Taumarunui."

Mrs R. Dawson, of Te Awamutu, has been appointed to act as judge in the decorative sections at the Cambridge Rose Show on Friday of next week.

(Many appreciative remarks come to hand as to the probable success of the ■institution of the new daylight Main Trunk expres strains between Auckland and Wellington, which service was instituted on Monday last.

The Auckland Acclimatisation Society held a council meeting a: '.Hamilton last night, Mr C. A. Whitney {president) occupying the chair. There was a representative attendance, including ■members from practically every district in the large area. Mr C. A. Reilly represented the Te Awamutu branch.

One of the Governor-General's favourite stories is that of the Highlander who, when asked what he would be if he were not a Scotsman, replied: "I would be ashamed of myself." His Excellency told it to an appreciative audience at Port Chalmers, and added: " If I were asked the question I might not go as far as the man did in the story, but I would reply that if I were not a Scotsman I would bs' proud to be a New Zealander."

It has been decided by th Auckland Acclimatisation iSociety to make application to the Government for permission to introduce woodcock and snipe into New Zealand. The woodcock will, if permission is granted, probably be obtained from Ireland, and the snipe from iCeylon. Both species are considered good sporting birds, 'which would do no harm to crops in the Dominion.

Th hawk menace has often been 'complained of by sportsmen, particularly those interested in the breeding of pheasants for liberation in various parts of the province. It was statd at last night's meeting of the Auckland Accliiinatisation Society council at Hamilton that about £3OO was expended by the Society last year in paying for hawks' legs. It was decided to appropriate a further sum this year with which to pay sixpence for each pair of hawks' legs secured.

"They certainly have very dignified bankruptcies in Hawke's Bay," said His Honor Mr Justice Alpers at the Najpie.r Supreme Court, .during the hearing of a civil action in which it was stated that the defendant had filed for £69.000. Later on in the case (says the Telegraph) certain evidence was given as to an arrangement that had been made with the defendant's ■creditors at the time of his bankruptcy. "Hawke's Bay is famous for its climate," interjected His Honor, "and it should also be famous for its reasonable creditors."^ It is not very often that one sees a bird hang itself but this occurred at Fanthorpe's corner, Taumarunui. A bird was busy building its nest and it ■continually flew from the eaves to the ground collecting straw and other useful articles. On, one trip the bird took up a piece of string about a yard long. During flight the string twisted round the neck of the bird and as it left its nest one end of the string caught in the eaves and the other end hanged the bird. Its struggles were pathetic to watch hut ended in about three minutes in death.

The large number of young pheasants that are being reared in and around Te Awamutu was mentioned at last night S's meeting of the council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society at Hamilton, and a sum of money was voted for expenditure by the Te Awamutu branch for the'purchase of additional pheasants' eggs, arrangements having been made for further hatching. It was stated that one enthusiast already had nearly forty young pheasants, besides having about double that number of eggs in process of hatching.

To be imprisoned nearly all morning in a sump of waste water which was over her head in depth, was the experience of a .married woman resident of East Ashburton (states an exchange). She had reason to walk across the wooden top of the well in her passage through the garden, where the structure, which was almost rotted, gave way and she fell through. During the course of her struggle to keep above water she sank to the bottom twice. When returning home to lunch her husband was attracted by a sound coming from the sump, and he was just in time to save his wife, who was rescued in an exhausted condition.

Not a bad one thfe Ave heard on Tuesday, even though it may chance to be a chestnut. " Twtf navvies had had a "night the night before," with the inevitable consequences that—we have no actual experience—occur in such circumstances. At the dinner hour, said one to the other: "I don't feel too well, Bill; what say If we spend the bob the wife gave me for dinner-money on some beer, and you can share your dinner with me." Bill agreed. The 'ale was quaffed. Then the erstwhile thirsty one asked: "What ha' you for dinner, Bill?". . "Just an hour?" (Evidently his wife had punished him by giving neither "bob" nor grub).

The following letter from an irate ratepayer, a resident of Brydone, caused a ripple of laughter at a recent meeting of the .Southland County Council (reports the Times):—"Just received your drain rate. You will get no rate from us until, you make a drain suitable to carry the water ott my property. You have failed in your duty and now you expect to he paid for doing nothing—you dirty lot of robbers, that is all you are. You charge us for roads that are never repaired and you put £l3 extra on this year. What for? We have no roads fit to travel on, and this dram is absolutely no use to us. Yon did not clear Mr —»s part of the dram and the water backs on to our property All your counsill is good for is for wasting the people's money enjoying yourselves at the farmers expense putting the farmer off his .farm You will get no more money from us till vou refund to a returned soldier what you are robbing him off, paying money for nothing—no roads and the drain worse than ever it was 'before you touched it." Beyond raising a laugh the letter failed in. its purpose to attract-attention, and was merely "received."

| .The Waikato Valley Dairy Co. is paying out Is 6d per lb. of butterfat for i'.s October supply. Among the proposed 'appointments by the Auckland Board of Education are Mr R. Carnachan (Olorohanga) to be headmaster at pevonport, and Miss G. Ellison (Te Awamutu) as assistant teacher at Otahuhu. To-day is unusually quiet in business circles in Te Awamutu, owing doubtles to the fact that the weekly stock sale takes place to-morrow instead of to-day. The alteration of date was due to the desire to avoid clashing with people's day at the Waikafo A. and 'P. show. A Kakepuku settler informs us that there has been a very gratifying response to the appeal for funds tp erect a public hall in the district. The Finance Committee's report is to be presented at a meeting of the settlers to-morrow evening,' when other business will also be dealt with.

"Every pound of rates paid is worth £1 5s to us," remarked Cr. Stark at Monday's meeting of the Piako County Council when commenting upon the amount of outstanding rates and stating that the extra 5s of Government subsidy would be lost if the rates were not 'paid in time.

A Hamilton message states that a middle-aged man, James Sproule, was brought into' Ithe Waikato Hospital on Tuesday with a broken leg. He was employed at the hydro-electric construction works at Arapuni, but .how the accident occurred is not known. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union at Wellington a letter was received from Mr M. th. Kelly, a ■New Zealand journalist, now resident at Vancouver. 8.C., to the effect that the Rugby season commenced there in October, and that the New Zealand kick-in to-touch rule had been adopted throughout the province, and at ■San Francisco. Mr Garry, president of the Auckland .branch of the Teachers' Institute, addressed a meeting of the local subbranch in the district high school last Saturday morning. Mr J. F. Roberts presided over a gathering of teachers. Mr Garry dealt with many matters concerning the welfare of teachers and the progress of education, and at the conclusion of his address received a hearty vote of thanks and appreciation. A country trader, pressing a city firm's representative to send in an account for goods previously supplied, was so insistent as to lead the traveller to inquire the reason for his anxiety which was so 'contrary to his usual experience, as clients generally evaded payment as long as possible. "Well," replied the 'honest trader, "it's this way: I like to keep things square and up-to-date, and I hate to have debts hanging/over my head like 'a sword of democracy!' "

An undoubted compliment was paid Te Awamutu district sportsmen last evening at Hamilton, when the Auckland Acclimatisation Society decided to hold the first meeting of the •council in 1026 in Te Awamutu. It was pointed out that some of the country districts, such as Te Awamutu, are the warmest supporters of acclimatisation work in the province, and to give the 'Society's executive an insight into the work here and the prospects for development it was decided to meet here in February.

The popularity of the Girl Guide movement has spread to Te Awamutu with the result that a Troop has been formed locally and it hoped that all girls will take a big interest in the movement. 'iAII girls between the age of 11 and 18 years are eligible for enrolment, and it is the intention of the originators of the Troop to meet every Friday night from 7 to 9 o'clock in the Parish Hall.. We understand the movement was set on foot as a result of the visit to Te Awamutu recently of Miss Averill (daughter of the Anglican bishop of Auckland), who is keen and enthusiastic in the movement.