LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18531, 13 July 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

During the amalgamated engin- ‘ cers’ lockout, the general funds of I the Union were entirely exhausted. , The membership dropped by 46,000. During the last. few months eight vessels have arrive*.! at Melbourne i from the Eastern ports with smallpox on board. Two landed ,sus. I peeled Closes of plague, and oneu landed a richnite case. Louis Toldv. who has been charged with murder at Long Acre, will appear . on remand this morning. The intention of the police is to ask for a further res-i mand as a portion of the evidence they require from Wellington is not yet to] hand. The Soviet Government has re- [ fused the Archbishop of Canterbury’s I request to allow him to send a com. | mission to Russia to inquire into the Soviet. Government’s alleged seizure of church property and its attitude towards the church in Russia. New Zealand Inter-Club Photograph competition results:—-Inver-j Cargill, 1127 points; Wellington, 1058; Auckland. 1018; Hamilton I 1006: Timaru. 923: Dunedin, 918; I land Christchurch, SB5. The possible , ] was 1300. Believing that the surest way to ' reduce general taxation is by way lof increasing exports, the Central Chamber of Commerce in Wellington has appointed a special committee to consider the advisability of suggesting to the Government methods whereby exports might be increased. Mr A. J. Barr, secretary of the Stratford A. and P. Association, and Mr Middleton, arrived in Wanganui yesterday to confer with the Wanga- ; nut A. anld P. Association with reference to the fixing of the spring ; show dates. The object, is to secure a suitable rotation in the dates which have hitherto been unsatisfac- ’ lory. "I don't think there is a single I Englishman who takes an interest. . in your affairs who has not got the impression that New Zealand is as : big as Australia," said Mr C. A. • House, the English poultry judge, at i Rangiora. He added that he had . had that impression himself, and after arrival in Australia he was " surprised to find that New Zealand 1 was such a small place. It' ever > there was a country worthy of honour, he considered that that country was New Zealand. I Sydney tailors complain that the trade has assumed an unwanted ’phase. While ready-made order shops cannot, secure sufficient hands .Ito keep pace with the orders, tne . measured suit trade is slacker than for many years. The employers are mystified as to whether the cause •' is attributable to the (dull times or I Is a reflex of the opinion that prices . will be easier when German goods re-enter the market In August , The manner in which travel ir ' made easy for lhe visitor in Ameri'.a 1 much impressed Mr A. S. Bankart.

who has just returned to Auckland. ; . The tourist agencies, he said, were . most helpful, and made all arrange-! ments in a complete manner. There was no need to deal with the tourist I ■ people unless one wished, however, for every hotel of high standing! . maintained an office where complete I itineraries could be worked out, re-1 servations made, and tickets obtain- ] • ed. without any trouble. A tribute to the New Zealand press was paid by Mr A. \V. Jamieson, of I , Christchurch, who returned from ] , America last week. He said that after a daily experience of American ■ newspapers for many weeks be could ' understand why Dord Nofthclifte ex- i . pressed appreciation of New Zealand I ■ journals, both as regards matter and I ] the manner of service. On the aver- I age, New Zealand papers were | cheaper than those sold in the United i States, though in America, of course, I' . a great deal more matter of a kind ■ , was given for the money. A Wanganui sportsman who has re- ! turned after a shooting trip to the North ' Auckland district, reports that pheasants are plentiful up that way. Shoot- . ing on and off over a period ol a month. he got 56 pheasants, the largest bag in ! any one day being eleven birds. He I states that in many localities there inkweed is plentiful, tho birds being very { fond of the berries of this plant. His j best bag in the Wanganui district on any one day before making the trip was { i three pheasant,.. He further states I I that he found Californian quail more! plentiful about Wanganui than any of] the localities he has visited. Mr M. L. Shepherd, of the Commonwealth Offices, who has return. . ed to Lontdon from Germany motorled 700 miles and visited 'all the most important military cemeteries, 1 • and was most impressed by lhe care and attention shown by the Germans

in connection with the upkeep of ' tile graves of Allied soldiers, also the fine lay-out and beautiful snr. roundings of the cemeteries gener. ' ally. Mr Shepherd succeeded. tracing and identifying many Australian graves. He believes that a systematic and prolonged search of German records will reveal many ' others. "We must beware of the .great > danger of having ignorant people till, our midst," said Mr J. Caugliley .' Director of Education, in the course of his lecture at the Auckland Will- h ter Show on Tuesday, "and a man I must be considered ignorant if lie does not go beyond the sixth standard in our primary schools. No nation will ever rise to high levels by having 20 per of the population as its leaders and good thinkers and allow the remaining 80 per cent, to follow ignoranUy. Th', nation which comes to the front is the one which has 100 per cent. .of its people thoroughly educated." ‘

I With the object of assisting in alleviate unemployment. the AIL-ii Trade Protection Society last uiilk voted £lOO to be spent immcdiatel/A through the Beautification Societ/a*. ion work of public utility. f I Mr C. P. House, editor of Tha (Poultry World, and one of the most 'noted English poultry jiitt'’ s > "'R lact as judge at the Wanganui Pouljiry Show to-morrow and Saturday. IMr House is due by the 3.20 train this afternoon, and on his arrival I will be accorded a civic reception j A Sydney lady recently gave i.too Howards the purchase of land and ' <.'.*>oo towards the cost of constr«;ct )ng a club building thereon for the Be Scout movement. On laying Die inundation stone of the structure . aaudeH over a further cheque for .. .thousand guineas to make “the ci .■> , a real home. Suggestions have been current of lah that the charges now made hy I the Post and Telegraph Departnv i: are likely to be reduced. partm.Llarly on the postal side. Official in I formation of this was obtained Friday, says the Wellington I'., J but it was addqfcl that, th" ~a ] uotinc ement on the subject will nut I (be made lor at least two month; i The danger arising from . < ' tick being .ntroduc.ed by slock .... ■ling across the Molcau River ’■Taranaki was discussed at the n:< 1 ing of the Taranaki Agricultural <■ - ciety’s general committee. Wl :■ members agreed that the regulat ■ )]were all right, they were not -a 1 (tied that the conditions were b 1 „ carried out. and the opinion wa< . ■ pressed that a dip should be er' ' on the north side of the Mokau R v and stock compelled to be dim l <1 before coming across, even it’ th' . ihad been previously dipped beii'i. leaving. | The deficiency on last yeai 'working of the Pictoti electrical ' tent was £9BO, including 1’509 lor t... ! repair of the breakages and damage , ' at. the pqwer-house. These figui. s , . (states lhe Marlborough Expf -i 1 [I were given at the meeting of the ! Borough Council last week, wh' U , jit was Stated that the sum of IL’r y transferred to antecedent liability - , represented the net loss since I (inception of the system. The ; , j»enue last year was £lBOO, and m< ■ I j than that sum was spent on fuel a t I (wages. By five votes to four il (council adopted a scale of in : .>a:' icharges recommended by Mr FI ' !er Government auditor; ar 1 o ’ i other increased rates vere fix. , We have received from the Edi'. 1 in-Chicf, Mr T. M. Hogan, a <•.: lof the annual number of The J i ~porters and Exporters’ Journal , i | Australasia. Its claim to rank •> .'a de luxe edition is thoroughly « . (founded, for in. size, quality a. i character it is a publication ol 1 . ! iall Australasia may justly be pi" ,1. I iThe annual gives, in pictorial <t l I : letterpress form, comprehensive j.i formation regarding the resoii e - j of Australia and New Zealand, a i r |it is pleasing to note that the De •minion is well and liberally repi. sented in what is undoubtedly ore of lhe finest advertisements y. > I broadcasted from tiiis side of the ’ i world. 1 I r } In the course of the Assessment J a iCourt’s siltings at Blenheim (sa\ 1 , (the Kxuressl. it was revealed tha J !in one case a landholder in one e; / , the country districts '.A Blenlu ii • . had offered liis properly to tir v .Government for soldier settlement .. s |£4U (Mm. Yet he objected to the m ,! valuation of his property at son. (thing like X 26.000, anjd attempted i> I argue that the valuation for the f '(purposes of rates and taxes shoul 1 1 be only £24,000. In another m e • Is nronertv had been olTcrerl for . ...

| a property had been offered lor solid iei- settlement at £2,000, and the (owner objected to the valuation (placed upon it of £1 5,000. One . f 1 these men remarked, when question led in Court, that he noticejd turt (other people were getting good prire.* i from the Government and bo thought | that he could do tho same I At the monthly meeting of He 'local Association of lhe Domini. Boys Scouts held in the Y.M < A. rooms last Friday evening, the act- I ing chairman (Mr A. C. Buist) . n*. ■ 1 nounced that under the new Hea.l-Xf [quarters’ Regulations all provincial commissioners relinquish their otlies from Ist July. It wouljft thereI fore be necessary lor the meeting Ito elect a new Commissioner, ana |it was unanimously x resolved to nt | Lhe Rev. David Campbell, the re: - ling Commissioner, to accept re jelection. Reference was made to I Uio sacrifice and excellent work Mt (Campbell had performed in the n. (terests of the boys and the Sco.it i movement generally, and the lorn (Association expressed its deep appi. jciation of his efforts. Mr Campbell agreed io retain tho office of Co linissioner for the Wauganui dis triet and expressed the hope ibat : e Boy Scout movement would recci e (lhe earnest, support, and .-ympuiliof all lhe officers, and also the t'lib lie generally. | That an unsuccessful wife in (divorce proceedings may be orde r' jto pay for husband's costs wa- i '• decision given by Mr Justice Hoskins in the Supremo Court at Welling-on The case before bint was the petition of Luciela Mills for divorce* l'r "ii her husband. Adam John Mills. ' : the ground of alleged adultery wli9 :i was hoard in March. A remarkai !« feature of the action was that " W J.” applied to tho Court to intervene to defemd her honour. The jury found that, adultery wa« disproved and lhe wife's petition was dismissed. On Saturday Mr It. Kennel' for the husbanld, applied that th • wife should be ordered to pay th costs, on the ground that she h J considerable separate property, ano 1 should accordingly pay her owr p osts and tnose to which she had |nut,her husband Mr O. C. Mazen .garb, for "Mrs J.." similarly applied (lor her costs.. His Honour decided that, as Mrs Mills was unsuccessful and hr.d property, she was liable lc pay her husband’s costs, which hs fixed at £25, and disbursements, alsc costs of "Mrs J .” the interven r, on the highest scale.

A London cable announces the death of Sir George Prothero, aged 74. He was a distinguished scholar and the author of many historical works.

A is taking place in Wellington between the executives of the South Island Dairy Association. the National Dairy Association, an<s shipping companies to consider shaping arrangements for the New Year. The question of freights is also being considered. No definite arrangements have yet been made. A Palmerston land agent now living in Auckland took the precaution ito chain and lock the hind wheel of his car to a telephone pole. Some Jfacetious friends jacked the car, (removed the padlocked wheel from the axle, put on the spare wheel, and drove the car home. The owner was ■amazed to find his car gone, and see the padlocked wheel still “safe.” What is thought to be a new pest in lemons has been discovered in a shipment of the fruit that arrived recently in Lyttelton. In the lemons (says the Lyttelton Times) have been discovered the larvae of a beetle, and samples are being kept ■Dr pupating purposes. The pest .’attacks the fruit something after the fashion that the codlin math attacks apples. Of course, if the pest got a hold in New Zealand it might be * serious affair for the cultivation of citrus fruits in the Auckland district.

“The day of the pheasant is past,” said Mr H. F. Ostler at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Societv on Saturday. It was extremely disappointing, he said, that, despite the large amount spent by the society on rearing phear Bants, these birds were fast becoming scarcer. For the future, unless some small bird could be obtained, sportsmen would have to rely upon Californian quail. The society, he thought, should secure 50 Cirginian qua!, which had been successfully acclimatised, and breed from them on the game farm. To have made and distributed 1175 garments in two months is a record of which the Wanganui “Community Sew” may well be proud. These ladies, w’ho work quietly, and without fuss of any kind, are proving real friends in need to many women and children who j would otherwise be poorly clad in (this wintry weather. The “sew” is in touch with the district nurses, .who, in the course of their daily .work, learn where warm clothes are Deeded. Clothing and material are being sent in large quantities to the sewers, who remodel, mend and generally transform it into necessary garments. The ladies who organised the sew are delighted with the backing they have received. They wish to publicly thank all who have forwarded clothing or material.

Pedestrians in the Strand (writes a London correspondent on May 30) Btill continue to stand and admire the display of New Zealand apples in the show window of the High Commissioner’s Oiiice. When the first exhibits were taken out after ten days’ exposure to the summer sun, it was found that the fruit was as firm and as juicy as when it was put in; there was no sign at all of deterioration or or discolouration. Since then a new lot, grown in Nelson, has been substituted. Acting on authority from the New Zealand Government, the High Commissioner’s Department bought a number of casejjrrom two wholesale firms iu Covent Garden market. There was no special selection of cases. The cases opened up well, and enabled .the Trade Department to make an ■ imposing exhibit in time for Empire Day, when British trade was one of the great points stressed. These apples have been most artistically arranged in gold baskets decorated with purple ribbon, and they claim 'he interested attention of the tbouands who pass along this great xmdon artery. By means of printed display cards, useful information *s supplied to the passer-by, and one of the statements made is to the effect that the time should come when apples from New Zealand will be considered a necessity and not a luxury. The fact, too, is stressed that the display is not composed of specially picked fruit, but of fruit that every purchaser will be able to buy who goes to market salesmen. There is on view to-day in Smithfield Marko, s (says the London correspondent of The Press, writing on May 30th) a very fine exhibition of New Zealand lamb and mutton. The idea of giving publicity to the quality of the Dominion meat in this manner Is due to Mr H. E. Fairweather, representative here of the Weliing on Farmers’ Meat Company. The High Commissioner has taken an interest in the display to the extent of officially calling the attention of the London newspapers to it. Further, he is having an en- ! iarged photograph produced which ; will be placed in the window of the j New Zealand office in the Strand, j The exhibtion consists of about 8(1 careases of lamb, from 33 to 381 b. •in weight, and some 30 carcases of | wether mutton. The meat is prime I quality, killed since Christmas, but • no special selection has been made I in the carcases on show. Neverthe- | less, if anyone had any doubt as to j the brightness and quality of New I Zealand lamb when it arrives in I Smithfield, this display would dis- ! pel all doubts. The appearance of | the meat is excellent, and it is hop- ! ed that the illustrated papers here I will make a feature of the phoro- : graphs which have been taken. Cer- • tainly the meat will be greatly appreciated by the trade.