Local and General.

Waipa Post, Volume 41, Issue 3186, 9 August 1930, Page 4

Local and General.

Rev. S. R. Wareing is to be the speaker at the local Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Tuesday next.

A statutory first offender for drunkenness, who had spent a night in the lock-up, was brought before Mr W. Swain, J.P., at the local Court yesterday morning, when he was convicted and discharged.

There are now connected and operating in the Thames Valley Power Board's district 1992 water-heaters, 395 electric ranges and 2347 motors on farms, of which 1898 are milking motors.

" I like to rub it into the New Zealanders a bit," said Mr L. A. Paish in Ashburton the other evening, when speaking of Empire trade (says the Guardian). "You are proud of the fact that you are British. You have good British heads but you go and crown them with Italian hats! "

Regulations fixing the salt content of butter for export from New Zealand to the United Kingdom, providing for the grading of cream in three classes throughout the year in the North Island, and making stricter requirements for the installation of milking machines were issued in the Gazette on Thursday evening.

Something of a record has been established at the farm occupied for the past 25 years by Mr E. Price, of Otuhi (states the Northern Advocate). During this period 32 sets of twins and one set of triplet calves have been born on the farm. Despite the fact that the idea is still prevalent among many farmers that female twin or triplet calves are sterile, Mr Price is milking two cows which were part of twin birth, and another which was one of the triplets.

During the course of a discussion on the subject of finding useful occupations for the men who would be provided for out of the taxation of 30s a year to be enforced on all men over 21 years, Mr C. W. Wood, at the Employers' Association meeting in Timaru the other evening, said: "I think that when a man is starving, to say good morning to him or to give him a cheer when he wants a loaf of bread does not do him any good."

Te Awamutu Old Girls' Athletic Club, which was recently formed to participate in basketball matches with neighbouring clubs, is to have its first real game next Wednesday afternoon, when Pirongia Club's team will be played at Albert Park. Te Awamutu team is: Goal, Miss Hilda Garvey (right), Nancy Brown (centre), Iris Adams (left); centres, Essie Bowden (right), Gypsy Garvey (centre), Josie Ford (left); defenders, E. Mensforth (right), Zoe Mensforth (centre), and B. Walker (left).

During the past few years ensilage has come greatly into favour with the farmers throughout North Taranaki, and to-day it is the general practice to have at least one stack of this excellent fodder (says the Taranaki Herald). Many farmers, in fact, are so well satisfied with ensilage that they are not saving any hay at all, and they claim that the feeding of ensilage alone has had no detrimental effect on their stock. The majority, however, prefer to have a little hay to supplement the ensilage.

"It is astounding that at a farmers' meeting I hear the most gloomy views. Somebody always gets up and says the bottom is going to drop out of everything. Then you wonder why the banks and lending institutions don't finance you," said the Deputy Commissioner of the Rural Credits Department (Mr J. Snell) to a meeting of Wanganui farmers recently. His remarks were prompted by a farmer present wanting to know what would happen to the Rural Cx-edit Board if it lent money to five farmers and all five were failures.

The Waipa County Council meets on Monday next.

New Zealand is Britain's largest supplier of mutton and lamb. Her import figures show that since refrigeration was first applied to ocean transport, New Zealand has shipped almost as many mutton and lamb carcasses to Britain as has the rest of the world.

We are informed that Monday, the 18th inst, is the probable date for the conference between the local Borough Council and the committee representing water consumers outside the borough, in connection with the council's proposal to increase charges for supply.

"You should be proud of the fact that a New Zealander has to be asked where he comes from," said His Majesty's Trade Commissioner (Mr L. A. Paish) in Ashburton the other evening. " You never can tell where a man comes from in New Zealand by his speech. I have travelled from Auckland to Bluff and you all talk the same; there are no dialects."

An effort is being made to establish a male choir in connection with the Cambridge Orphans' Club. The Te Awamutu Orphans' Club male choir has proved a valuable asset, and as we have the material in Cambridge, and part singing is always enjoyable, it is hoped that the local movement will be successful.—lndependent.

We understand that a special sitting of the Magistrate's Court is to be held locally on Monday morning next to deliver Mr W. Wilson's reserved judgment in the case heard three weeks ago wherein the Otorohanga Finance Company, Ltd., claimed from T. A. Maxwell, carrier, Te Awamutu, the possession of three horses, or, as an alternative, their estimated value of £SO.

In commenting upon the duty of car drivers, his Honor Mr Justice Blair stated in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North recently that the responsibility for using extreme care was always with the driver of the overtaking vehicle. There was good common sense in that rule. The person driving the overtaking vehicle knew that he was performing an operation a little more difficult than just plain driving along the road.

It certainly is an excellent thing to economise in these days, but an Ashburton man has surely reached the limit (says the Guardian). Four months ago he had a horse fitted with shoes. Recently he took the horse to a local blacksmith who found that one •of the shoes had been worn down on one side till half of its length was missing. The other side was very little worn. The blacksmith was overwhelmed when the owner of the animal asked him to cut off the worn side of the shoe and weld on another piece.

Says a Sydney newspaper: If anything could demonstrate the lunatic vagary of the official mind, it is the fact that in New Zealand the book; " All Quiet on the Western Front," is admitted without hindrance, but the film is banned, while in Australia the film " All Quiet on the Western Front," is admitted, and the book is banned! What is the peculiar difference between the Australian and the New Zealand mind, that one must be protected from contamination by a film and the other from contamination by a book.

The public are warned against a plausible individual who may pay a visit to this district. It appears that a few weeks ago this man inserted an advertisement in a provincial journal inviting tenders for erecting a house, each tender to be accompanied by a cheque for £2O. His modus operandi was to lift the cheque, cash it, and disappear. He is believed to be identical with a prisoner named Herbert Handley, who escaped from custody at Ngaruawahia when being escorted to Auckland gaol last February, and who has not been re-captured.

A smart retort to an interjection by Mr C. E. Macmillan (Reform,. Tauranga) reduced the House of Representatives to laughter the other evening and effectively silenced the interrupter. Mr Macmillan was referring to the potential wealth of New Zealand, and expresesd the opinion that greater wealth could be obtained from the utilisation of untapped resources. Take, for instance (he said), the number of cattle and horses and sheep in the Dominion. " And donkeys," suggested Mr W. E. Parry (Labour, Auckland Central). "I am sorry 1 forgot the honourable member," replied Mr Macmillan.

A kitchen evening was held in Te Rahu Hall last week in honour of Miss Doris Thompson and Mr J. Foster in view of their approaching marriage. About eighty friends were present. Mr T. Flay capably fulfilled the duties of master of ceremonies. During an interval Mr Sutton, on behalf of the company, expressed their sincere good wishes and asked the guests of the evening to open the many parcels brought as gifts; these proved to be a large number of useful kitchen utensils. Mr Foster suitably replied, and all joined in singing " For They are Jolly Good Fellows." A dainty supper was served, and dancing was continued until the early hours of the morning.

A State' lottery was advocated in the House of Representatives last Thursday bv the United member for Waitomo, Mr W. J. Broadfoot. "Let us do away with hyprocrisy and take the bull by the horns," said Mr Broadfoot. " Let us start a State lottery. Let us have a ' Tattersalls' in New Zealand. I would prefer to see one run in New Zealand rather than see people sending hundreds of thousands of pounds across the water to keep Tasmania going. When the right time comes I propose to- move an amendment to the Gaming Bill." "Do your Ministers support that ? " asked Mr J. A. Nash (Reform, Palmerston North). Mr Broadfoot: "What they will do is for them to say. lam making my position clear without any equivocation." Mr Nash: " You are rocking the boat." Mr Broadfoot:

"We won't rock the boat. We are not afraid of that."

The Borough Council meets on Monday evening".

Cambridge reports indicate that about forty members of the Orphans Club intend paying a fraternal visit to Te Awamutu this evening.

Authority has been given for the erection of a new post office, with living quarters, at Te Anga, near Waitomo. Tenders have been called for the work, which involves the erection of a building 38ft. long and 24ft. wide.

Another of the series of euchre socials under the auspices of Te Awamutu Bowling Club is to be held on Monday evening. If it proves as popular as its forerunners it is possible that the promoters will enlarge the scheme to provide in future for combined dance and card evenings.

"It is ironical that the sale of pakapoo tickets, which is perfectly legal in China, should be an offence in New Zealand, particularly in view of the fact that the Government derives much revenue from the operations of the totalisator," remarked Mr A. Cresswell in the Wellington Police Court.

The official figures in connection with the Rugby match between the British team and the combined Waikato, King Country and Thames Valley representatives at Hamilton last Saturday place the attendance at 11,000, exclusive of the holders of complimentary tickets. The gate takings amounted 1$ £1560.

Tenders were called recently by the Hamilton High School Board of Governors for the erection of a boys' hostel. The prices received, however, are in excess of the grant allotted and the project has been further delayed pending consideration by Cabinet of a further grant. The board decided to-day to make representations with a view to expediting the Government's action.

Here is a suggestive contrast: The New Zealand Parliament has already spent seven days discussing the Budget proposals. The British House of Commons, on a Budget containing highly debatable proposals, disposed of the whole matter in a day and ahalf. With so much for Parliament to do, and so little time in which to do it, it is not possible for members to talk to the point instead of talking to Hansard?

A session as a member of Parliament has taught Mr D. McDougall (United —Mataura), the art of forensic diplomacy which becomes all politicians according to his statement in the House of Representatives last Wednesday evening. "I have been told that to be a successful politician you should cultivate the habit of saying what you do not think," Mr McDougall said. " What you should do is to think what you do not say. But I like to say what I think. If that pleases people I will be pleased, too. If it does not please the people I will still be pleased, so there is nothing lost whichever way it goes."

Arguments as to the population of various boroughs are of frequent occurrence among residents who have a civic pride in the growth of their home town. The latest Official Year Book gives the following figures as at April Ist, 1929: Te Awamutu, 1715; Cambridge, 2050; Ngaruawahia, 1240; Morrinsville 1600; Taumarunui, 2465: Morrinsville, 1600; Te Aroha, 2400; Paeroa, 1870; Waihi, 3150; Thames, 4750; Tauranga, 2690; Rotorua, 4960; Wha'katane, 1435; Opotiki, 1240; and Pukekohe, 2450. Among the town districts not forming parts of counties there are: Leamington, 560; Otorohanga, 615; Putaruru, 810; and Matamata, 1065.

Constable Fred Hooker, who for the past six years or so has been a member of the local police staff, has received notice of his transfer to Paeroa where he will be in charge. His many friends in Te Awamutu and district will rejoice at his well-earn-ed promotion, but will regret losing a friend and useful citizen, for Mr Hooker, in addition to being a police constable, has been a sportsman and a townsmen with a keen desire to see the town and district progress along right lines. His departure for Paeroa means that that town and district will gain at the expense of Te Awamutu. However, everybody who knows Constable Hooker will congratulate him on his promotion. His place at Te Awamutu will, we understand, be taken by Constable Rimmer, from Waihi.

Proposals contained in the Education Committee's report recently presented to Parliament were objected to at a meeting of the Hamilton High School Board of Governors on Friday. The board decided to record its protest against the scheme of centralisation of administration and _to express its opposition to the abolition of the scholarship system, with special regard to the junior university_ and national scholarships. The opinion was expressed that these scholarships did much to maintain a high standard of work in secondary schools and that the universities would suffer if the full scholarship students were withdrawn. The board favoured an extension of the bursary system but not at the expense of the existing system of scholarships.

At its monthly meeting in Hamilton on Tuesday last the Waikato Presbytery gave its approval to the remit sent down from General Assembly, which reads as follows: " That in the future only ministers who have served the church as ordained ministers for twenty years, or in a combined service of home missionary and ordained minister for twenty years, be eligible for the status of Minister Emeritus, with a seat in the church courts." Upon their ordination elders of the church are expected to answer in the affirmative the question which has to do with their belief in the system of doctrine contained in the Westminster Confession of Faith. A remit to exclude this question was before Presbytery, and gave rise to lively discussion. The decision to disapprove the remit indicates that it is the mind of the Presbytery that the question ought to remain as it is at present.