Local and General.

Waipa Post, Volume 42, Issue 3314, 25 June 1931, Page 4

Local and General.

A special meeting (in committee) of Te Awamutu Electric Power Board is being held to-day in connection with the proposal to reduce wages and salaries.

The matinee screening at the Empire Theatre yesterday afternoon of the special picture, "Abraham Lincoln," was well attended, and the audience included a big representation of school children.

A distinct compliment was paid the Te Awamutu Bowling Club last evening when the South Auckland Bowling Centre, sitting at Hamilton, unanimously elected Mr J. T. North, one of Te Awamutu Club's delegates, as president for the new term, Mr North is a past president of the local club, and has been a delegate to the Centre for some years. He was warmly congratulated last evening on the elevation to president of a bowling centre representing probably more players than any other centre in the Dominion.

A middle-aged man, a stranger to this district, was arrested by the Te Awamutu police on Tuesday morning, and later in the day charged with theft of four sums of money he had collected in the Goldfields and Tauranga districts and failed to account for. He made a clean breast of his position, and the Bench decided to record a conviction and admit him to two years' probation, conditional a restitution being made of the full amount. Detective-Sergeant Thompson, who represented the police, said the theft was evidently a sign of the times, for hitherto accused had an unblemished record so far as was known.

Unclimbed mountains, and many a nameless stream awaits young adventurers in the far south of the West Coast. From Martin's Bay, " the Ultima Thule of inhabited South Westland," a settler recently made a lone-hand trip down to the northern side of Milford Sound. He took a fortnight, and, writes "Tangiwai" in the New Zealand Railways Magazine, is the first man to make the journey. This modern explorer, MiEric James, found new rivers, new lakes, new gorges, and canyons and peaks. He saw a strange bird, which he has not been able to identify, from his observations and inquiries, with any known birds of these parts. One river he forded had a bed of pure marble.

■'■' Acting on a suggestion contained in a circular received from the Director of Dental Hygiene, the Dental Clinic Committee at Te Kuiti decided to make an annual charge of 5s for each child treated by the dental nurse. The levy being imposed on committees makes a change in the financial arrangements imperative, and after a long discussion the Committee was forced to. the conclusion that an annual charge per child, to cover all treatment by the mptfi, was the most equitable meeting the liability .-^hrohkle.

"If there is any person in the community ■lyliodiinks more tea than I do I would like to see him," said the Mayor 'of .(Christchurch: (Mr D. G. jSulliyan, M.P.) speaking at the beekeepers' conference. He said that he Slways sweetened his tea with honey. that he knew nothing of the- hsm'ical,action of the combination, ,}} Ssed ,it consistently. "It might bfe.wbfii' while for you. to start pro<pagant!. onthose, linos," said Mr Sullivan.-' -v:v'\'/ "vt- ■'

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Several matters of importance are to come before the local Farmers' Union executive at the monthly meeting on Saturday.

Local hockey enthusiasts were eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Waikato representative team that is to visit Christchurch shortly as challenger for the New Zealand Shield. Some of the Waipa players, in anticipation of being included in the team, have been making tentative arrangements for the trip south.

The Waipa Rugby Union has received an invitation from the Putaruru Rugby Union to play a senior representative match at Putaruru at an early date, with a return match assured later in the season.

The usual Empson Cup hockey games were not played locally yesterday afternoon, the Waipa representatives journeying to Hamilton to play the Hamilton representative eleven, so that the selectors for the Waikato team to play at Christchurch 'early next month could see the best players in action.

Owing to the 10 per cent cut a judgment creditor was unable to claim a debt from a judgment debtor at the Magistrate's Court at Wanganui (reports the Chronicle). The debtor, who had paid his creditor £358, had offered to pay 5s a week to liquidate the debt. This offer had been made a week before the cut was to be made, and the creditor had refused to accept anything but the whole sum. The magistrate informed counsel for the creditor that the debtor had now no margin with which to pay the debt, and that as he had refused to accept 5s a week he had lost his opportunity of receiving the money.

Among those present at a meeting held in Blenheim the other day was a well known farmer, who put in an appearance in a handsome looking overcoat. He was chaffed by a town resident, who remarked that, although times in the country were supposed to be hard, the overcoat was the only one in the room, which suggested that townspeople were unable to buy coats. "Perhaps they are," retorted the farmer, "but I'll show you why I wear this coat." Thereupon he slipped off the coat and revealed the worn out seat of his trousers and an elbowless coat. He assured those present that it was his best suit, and that he had to wear an overcoat for decency's sake.

The Te Awamutu Fire Brigade held a very successful social evening in the fire station on Tuesday, when members entertained their wives and friends. The social room had been specially prepared for the occasion, and it presented quite a cosy aspect. Dancing was indulged in to music supplied by Miss B. Bowden and Mr A. Morris, community singing was also a feature, while delightful solo numbers were contributed by Mrs B. F. Morris and Mr E. W. White, Mrs White playing the accompaniments. Superintendent Morris also contritwo interesting elocutionary items. During the evening Superintendent Morris, explained the latest methods of fire fighting, and demonstrated the uses of the various implements of the local brigade. After supper Mr White expressed in appropriate terms the pleasure of the guests at the brigade's efforts.

A very successful dance was held in the Town Hall, Kihikihi, on Tuesday evening last when unwards of 60 couples were present. The floor was in excellent condition for dancing and the patrons thoroughly enioyed themselves dancing to the strains of Patterson's Syncopators, and to pleasing extras kindlv played bv Messrs Papesch and Winch. The supper arrangements were in the capable hands of the ladies who left nothing to be desired. The duties of M.C. were carried out by Mr H. T. Brill in a very efficient manner. During the evening two novelty dances caused much interest and the winners proved to be Miss C. Kay and W. Linehan, and Mr Smith and partner. At an early hour the last waltz was announced and the playing of the National Anthem after this dance brought to a close a very pleasant evening.

Interviewed on the subject of the unemployed relief fund, the Mayor of Auckland said he did not see how the levy could be made through the Income Tax Department without a great additional expenditure for administration, as the income tax was collected only once a year, and it .was necessary to keep the fund going by payments at least quarterly. " I certainly think that the best method for the Government to adopt," said Mr Hutchison, 'is to increase the levy. The majority of the people in jobs would, in my opinion, gladly contribute to help the. men who are out of work. At the same time I think it would be very rough on the men on relief work if they were called on to pay double the present levy, which, I think in their case, should not be altered. Any graduated scheme would be too complicated to attempt. I would suggest that the levy should be £3 a year for everyone earning £2OO a year upward and £1 10s for all workers earning less than £200."

Differences between the culture of the Maoris of the. North Island and those of the South were commented on by Mr W. H. J. Wood, when the old Kaiapoi pa was visited by a party from the Workers' Educational Association of New Brighton (comments the Press). He pointed out that the carving on the monument on the site was European work based on a North Island model, and that it did not truly represent the South Island Maoris. Although the. spiral was not absent from South Tsland carving and tattooing, Liie designs generally tended to rectilinear form.- In language, also, there has 1-en a difference, the ' ng " of. the north being replaced by "k," ■me of the tribe was ot " Ngai-tahu," as rament.. The differ[aoria ;iad used only outnggcrfs 'and u >i:l,v r>pecitn'v:.»r .of > _-i'hat?iSij,vi ■fre-CMi dis;<±alans]:„;v«;v,' in

Entertainers from Hamilton and the programme of the local Orphans' Club next Saturday evening, "Members' Night."

We understand that Mr G. W. D. Osborne has disposed of his interest in the Star Hotel, Kihikihi, to Mr Fred C. McLean, and the necessary formalities for a transfer of _ the license are now being complied with.

Basketball results in this district yesterday afternoon were: Kihikihi 11 goals, v. Pirongia 10; Te Awamutu 8, v. Ohaupo 4; Te Awamutu 3, v. Pukeatua 2.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's motor ship, Opawa, has reached the Ellerman and Bucknall Line steamer City of Ximberley, which lost her propeller in the Pacific, and is towing her to Auckland. This advice was included in a wireless message by the Auckland manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company last evening.

An agreement has been reached regarding the transport of free produce supplied by the Farmers' Union for the relief of the destitute people in Auckland. The Hon. A. J. Stall worthy, Minister of Health, stated in Wellington yesterday that he had conveyed to the Rev. T. Halliday, secretary of the Auckland Social Workers' Association, an offer by the general manager of railways to carry any certified donated gifts of foodstuffs and clothing to Auckland at half the ordinary freight rates. Mr Halliday had advised him, the Minister said, that the organisation in the meantime would guarantee the half rates referred to.

News was received in Queenstown yesterday of a drowning accident which occurred in the Lower Hollyford River, on the West Coast, on June 11, the victim being Mr Alfred Edward Wade, of Wairarapa, who, with a companion, Mr Stanley Shaw, had been prospecting for gold in the hinterland of Wakatipu, for some weeks past. In an interview, Mr Shaw, who hails from the King Country, stated that being out of employment he and Wade decided to come south for the purpose of doing some prospecting. Arriving in Queenstown, they left for the head of the lake on March 8, and after fossicking in rarely visited country Wade essayed to swim a river to get a boat. He disappeared in the stream, and Shaw waited for three days finally abandoning hope. He had an arduous trip across to the Lakes district. Wade was a returned soldier married, with two children.