LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1929, 2 November 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu District High School Committee mee'ts this evening.

Cricket enthusiasts attended in fair numbers at Albert Park and indulged in useful practice in view of the proposed match with the Korakonui Club team next Saturday in Te Awamutu. The attendance at St. Patrick's Church annual bazaar and sale of work, which concluded on Saturday evening in the Town Hall, was large—the final session especially so. Good business- resulted. Though notification through the press was given that electric light and power would be cut off for an hour or two on Sunday last to enable the Public Works Department to carry out certain alterations, several families were inconvenienced when they desired to use the electric current. In an attempt to introduce and encourage the unwritten law that traffic proceeding down-hill should make way for traffic proceeding up-hill, the Marlborough Automobile Association decided at a recent meeting to ask the permission of the County Council to erect at the summit of the Redwood Pass a notice asking motorists to give the right of way to traffic coming uphill. The Blenheim branch of the Farmers' Union decided the other day to ascertain if it were permissible to string electric supply wires on telephone poles leading into farm houses (states the Express). It was felt that if both services could be put on the same poles it would be a great advantage to farmers whose homesteads are, in some cases, considerable distances from the roads. A Wanganui business man, sorting out some change received from tihe bank the other day, was surprised to find a double'-taliled threepenny piece. The craftsmanship required in splitting 'two coins and joining up two of the discs, had been perfectly carried out (says the Chronicle), with the result that the join Was practically invisible to the eye The owner of the curiosity greatly prizes his find, and would doubtless -win many a toss wfitjh it were he so inclined.

Polling hours to-morrow are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The rainfall registered by Mr W. Jeffery in Te Awamutu during October totalled 10.56 inches, which is appreciably above the average for that month in recent years. The final arrangements are being made by the committee and secretary for the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association's annual show, to be held at the showgrounds, Claudelands, on Wednesday and Thursday. Judging by the number o y f entries received, the. show should prove more, successful than previous fixtures. Most of the classes are well filled, record entries being received in some sections.

• The anniversary of the local Methodist Sunday School is to take) place •on Sunday next. For some time teachers and scholars have been busy practising hymns and getting ready for the great occasion. Granted suitable: weather tJhe children should have a gocd time. Not with everyone was "polling, day" the uppermost thought yesterday* says the Manawatu Times. A lady saw an advertisement in the Times to the effect that if she wanted a car, she should ring a certain number. She rang. The car arrived. The lady, got in. "And where would you like to vote, madam?" asked the driver. "Vote?" she queried, in amazement. "I wanted you to take me to the cemetery." "It is a notorious fact ""that hotelkeepers have to put on a lot of show and live on a higher scale than ordinary citizens," observed counsel at a meeting of a bankrupt hotelkeeper's crtditors at Blenheim last week, in an endeavour to justify the bankrupt's expenditure on a series of motor cars. Counsel went on to remark that practically all hotelkeepers had cars. "It *s ridiculous," observed one of the creditors. "It would do them good to walk a bit, considering the sedentary lives they lead." A number of small dairy farmers are already beginning to feel anxious regarding the falling prices of butter. One of them informed a Wanganui Herald representative that it would soon be necessary for many dairy farmers to shorten sail, and it would mean that they would not be able to afford to employ labour on their farms to assist in the milking. Some of them unwillingly /would also have to draw on the assistance of their children before and after school'hours in the milking sheds. "I think it is time for tennis players to be some protection from profiteers," said the Mayor, Mr J. K. Archer at the opening of the new pavilion at Wilding Park, Christchurch. "The Association should open up a store for the sale of tennis material," he continued. "Many parents cannot afford to get the equipment for their children at the present high cost. In view of the colossal prices asked—and after all the actual material for a racquet cannot be worth much more than 10s—the Association should buy the gear wholesale, and retail; it to the players at practically cost price."

During August and September the price of butter was steadily rising in U.S.A., and on September 6th it stood at 200 s duty paid, but as this was only equal to 144 s free of duty, there was no opportunity for business in New Zealand butter. On August 16th the butter stored in America stood at 131 million pounds compared with 109 million for the same period last year. However, with the prospects of normal production during the winter months and the excessive duty there seems little likelihood of any substantial portion of New Zealand's surplus stocks being sold in the United States.

In the Carterton Police Court on Friday morning a wonderful tale of a real "jag" reeking of the olden days was unfolded by a big, burly cook from an outback station. He had not left the station for twelve months, and had accumulated £BO. He had a three week's beano, and finished up in the Carterton lock-up with four shillings in his pocket. Another man commenced a days' "jag" with a cheque for £2O. He ended up in the Carterton Court with' £3, of which the Court claimed £l. "Cookie" said that he had been steady a long time, and did not see why he should not have a real good time just for once in a while. By the looks of him he had had it.

Bowling is usually regarded as one of the few popular pastimes in which cash prizes are not given for tournament or club championship successes, but Mr R. Henderson, president of the local Bowling Club, yesterday showed us a poster just received from England, setting out details of a monster tourney held recently under the control of the British Crown Green Amateur Bowling Association, which 'operates in north and central England. The prizes offered total £IOOO in cash. The winner's portion is £IOO, a gold medal and a silver replica of the Gold Challenge Cup (which latter trophy he will hold for a year). It is further announced that the "Sporting Chronicle" will pay the railway fares of the 128 finalists to the ground selected for the final games.

" Our bonfire for Guy Fawkes Night is at present over 14ft. high," said a member of the local "Municipal Fire Brigade yesterday, when discussing arrangements for the monster community celebrations next Friday night. He added that by the hour fixed for lighting the fire the pile would be at least 20ft. high. Several fire brigadesmen and helpers had been busily engaged collecting inflammable material for the bonfire, and the prediction was offered that on Friday evening the blaze would be. seen from miles away. The idea of the brigade was not entirely selfish (although money is required for the social fund) for the blaze affords householders an opportunity to get rid of material from their backyards and at the same time dispense with the innumerable small bonfires lighted by children in all parts of the borough. By assembling at the one huge bonfire safety precautions will be a feature, though no restrictions in reason will be plac-, ed on people desiring to let off fireworks there.

The Waipa County Council's monthly meeting takes place on'Monday next. A meeting of the Waikato Presbytery is being held at Hamilton today. .

The ministers of the local Presbyterian and Methodist churches have arranged to exchange pulpits next Sunday morning. Several entries of stock, etc., from the Te Awamutu district are intended for competition at the Waikato A. and P. Show at Claudelands to-morvow and on Thursday. A reminder is given that to-morrow is the weekly stock sale day in Te Awamutu. -The alteration from Thursday is on account of the Waikato A. and P. Show. ~ The Te Awamutu-owned mare, Green won a hack race at Thames on Saturday, and another locallyowned mare, Advent/registered second place in "the Steeples on Saturday and a third in the Steeples on Monday.

The ballot for £4OO in the Te Awamutu Terminating Building Society's No. 2 group took place at Cambridge last Saturday evening, Mr W- McDonald, of Te Awamutu (No. 123) being the successful shareholder.

Mr D. Bockett, Town Gleirk and returning officer for to-morrow's poll, informs us that any. ratepayer whose name appears on the certified roll can record his vote, irrespective of whether, he has paid his rates or not.

In connection with the theft of a motor car at Otorohanga on Sunday night, we learn that the Te Awamutu police, in extending their inquiries, asked Mr Ihnes Jones, of the Hamil-ton-Te Kuiti taxi service, to keep a look-out on his trip to Te Kuiti yesterday. When about five miles from his destination Mr Jones saw a car bogged in some swampy ground, and some me"n's clothinfe' spread out to dry near by. He went on into Te Kuiti, and informed the police of the discovery, and the police, going to the spot, arrested three men (the owners of the clothes), and they will be charged with 'purloining the motor car.

An amusing incident occurred at the Wanganui Magistrate's Court on Monday morning when one of the press representatives picked up a parcel which he thought was left by a fellow scribe. Just as he was about to make his exit with the parcel in 1 his hand, he was accosted; by one of the constables in the Court as to where he was taking the parcel. .The innocent pressman replied that he "was under the impression that it had .been left behind by a colleague ,and-was taking it to the office, but much to the reporter's astonishment, the constable replied that the-parcel contained exhibit "A" in an assault case which was to be heard later ; on in the day. The New Zealand superintendent for Messrs Dalgety and-00., Ltd., has received advice from the company's head office in? London that, at the annual meeting to be held on November 11th, the directors will recommend declaring a final dividend of 3 per cent., making (with ;the interim dividend already paid) 10 per cent, for the year ended Junel3 30th, I together with a bonus of 7s a share. The dividend and bonus will .be payable on November 16th. The directors propose writing down premises by £50,000, and transferring £25,000 to the staff provident fund, appropriating £50,000 for a staff bonus and carrying forward £211,400. Who is the breeder of an animal? The question often crops up at agricultural shows, and the Otago A. and P. Society has taken the lead in endeavouring to get an authoritative answer. Letters were sent to the various agricultural societies throughout the Dominion, the question propounded being whether thq.jbre.eder is the owner of the female at the time of mating or the owner at the time of birth. Replies of a varying nature -were received, and it was ultimately decided to refer the matter to the Stock Committee for consideration and report. One of the most direct answers was in these terms: "I should say that the man who matched the pair is the man who was using scientific knowledge towards a given end, and he should be considered .'the breeder, getting the credit if the foal is a good one, and taking the odium if a weed is produced." •.-