LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipa Post, Volume 36, Issue 2146, 19 April 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The funeral of the late Mr W. H. Wolfe yesterday afternoon was largely attended by many friends and sympathisers of the family. The Rev. R. H. Trill conducted the service.

The local hairdressers' have decided to make some slight increases in their charges. Asked why, one of them informed our representative that in other places hairdressers have been charging more for a long time, owing to increased operating costs, and Te Awamutu was now coming into line.

"It is sometimes said that ministers' sons are ' bad eggs,' and that they will turn out to be no good," remarked the Rev. R. Inglis at a meeting of the Wellington Presbytery (reports the Evening Post). That was not the position, however, so far as Mr Justice MacGregor, the late Justice Sir John Salmond, and Mr Justice Smith were concerned. They were sons of ministers, and had won high distinction.

At the Jersey demonstration at Kihikihi on Tuesday afternoon Mr E. Griffiths mentioned, as an instance of what could be accomplished with a good herd on a good farm in the hands of a good farmer, that one herd of 61 cows at Waitoa (Thames Valley) had produced an average of 420 lbs of butter-fat. This fine record was not based on herd-testing results, but on actual returns from the dairy factory.

As indicated in a previous issue, efforts are being made to re-establish the Boy Scout movement in Te Awa*mutu on a sound footing, and to this end a meeting, convened by the super-intiC-ndents of three local Sunday Schools is to be held on Friday (tomorrow) evening. It is to be hoped all well wishers of this excellent movement will, by their presence at the meeting, give encouragement to the promoters.

An ..accident occurred on the Kihikihi road, at a narrow place just beyond Mr L. Eyre's farm, yesterday afternoon. It appears that a small motor lorry belonging to Messrs H. Andrew and Sons and driven by a youth named Kidd, was being overtaken by an Auckland Sun car and the lorry pulled toe near the edge of the bank to let the car pass. The lorry tipped right over and was considerably damaged.

At a meeting of the Auckland Racing Club committee on Tuesday a deputation from Te Kuiti Racing Club attended and asked for permission to hold its meeting this year at Ellerslie. In view of the- exceptional circumstances which have prevented Te Kuiti from racing on its own course permission was granted to hold a meeting at Ellerslie about 16th or 18 June, subject to the approval of the Auckland District Committee.

The peat fires in the Monavale and Roto-o-Rangi swamps, which bean smouldering for many months past, freshened during the past few clays, owing to the strong winds and continued dry weather. The rain on Monday aftsrnoon checked the fires but little, and it will require a lengthy soaking rain to extinguish them. The fires are continuing to spread over a wide area, being seated deep in the dry peat.

The appointment of Miss E. L.Boler as an assistant teacher at the Te Awamutu District High School was confirmed by the Board of Education yesterday.

. The buried forests at Arapum are a subject of much interest and speculation, but the circumstances are not singular. A similar feature to that occurring at Arapuni is to be seen in the work being carried out in the Upper Mangapiko Board's area. Going through the kahikatea bush, where no matai or rimu trees exist to-day, huge logs three and four feet through have to be dynamited out of the stream 18 feet below land level.

Shortage of water on some farms in country districts has caused inconvenience this season in regard to dipping (states the Wanganui Herald). To dip a big mob of sheep requires a considerable amount of water, and as some of the dips are supplied from tanks the quantity has not been available, and dipping has had to go by the board. It is understood that the Department granted extensions of time in cases of emergency, but that no further extensions will be granted after the end of the month.

Racing pigeons are frequently liberated at the local railway station and their despatch is always an object of interest, while the flight of the birds as they circle quiakly in the air to pick up their bearings and then head direct for their home lofts as far awav as Auckland or Palmerston North invariably elicits comment and thought. Seldom indeed, we are assured, does one bird fail to arrive home safetly, but recently one bird went astray, and the owner is anxious to recover it. It is a voung blue chequer cock bird, with a little white on its head. Attached to a leg is a rinf numbered 27-1736, A.R.P. It is hoped the finder will communicate with the railway authorities.

This week's issue of the N. Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review is profusely illustrated with topical subjects that will attract general attraction. The centre pages are devoted to snapshots of the Auckland Racing Club's meeting at Ellerslie, making up an. animated series, while the three coloured supplement of the stirring finish in the Victoria Handicap will be another keen source of interest. The Avondale Jockey'Club's meeting is also represented in a, comprehensive series depicting starts and finishes of leading events. Parents will be specially drawn to the fine' photographic pages of pupils of the Mt. Albert Grammar School, The Otorohanga Sports Club's gathering has an interesting showing of novel 'photographs covering twb full pages. The Te Awamutu Football Club's annual ball last evening, in the Town Hall, was largely attended, and everybody seemed happy. The committee in charge of the decorations had displayed distinct taste" in preparing the hall, for it was beautifully decorated, many-coloured streamers pendant from the ceiling amid coloured lights giving a most charming effect. The walls also were decorated to tone. The dancing floor was exceptionally good, and dancers had the assistance of a Hamilton orchestra to ensure thorough enjoyment. The M's.C. were indefatigable and few of the dancers (well over 100 couples) were without partners if they desired to dance. The supper arrangements were, a feature that came in for 'special eulogy, and the ladies responsible for this department thoroughly deserved the many congratulatory comments. Delightful dance extras were contributed by the Misses Wallace and N. Quinlan.