LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19301, 2 May 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Waitotara Branch of the Farriers ’ Union has interested itself in the mat! er of establishing new cattle and sheep yards at the Nukumaru railway station, and has decided to solicit tne assistance of the Wanganui Provincial Executive in this respect.

One of the most striking studies ‘hat featured the Kodak Company’s photographic competitions for March was that of a beautiful black and white Scotch collie dog. The photograph, which was a prize winner, was the work of Miss AL Elliot of Wanganui.

Wilbert Stanley Clark, master of the ? foamer Awahou, was charged at Auck land with allowing the vessel’s plirisol mark to be submerged 2! inches. The breach was corrected immediately nis attention was drawn to it by the removal of seventeen tons of deck cargo.

The Court held that the offence was not serious and dismissed the charge cn the payment of costs.

“I am unable to bring you a reassuring message of my chief, Mr Massey,” slated Sir James Parr (Minister of Education) at a dinner tendered him recently. The Primo Minister was very seriously ill. lie had had a hard iow to hoe and to-day ho lay stricken on his bed, desperately ill. lie was a brave man in his sickness, as in health.

still showing that indomitable pluck which had marked jus career. No matter of what party politics everybody would sympathise with Mr Alassey.

At the annual meeting of the Wanganui Branch of the Farmers’ Union on Wednesday, mention was made of the letter that appeared in the columns of the ‘‘Chronicle” stating that on some farms in the district Anzac Pay was not observed as a holiday. The chairman (Mr A. Robinson). remarked that he felt sure farmers did observe Anzac Day as it should be observed. Occasions might arise, especially on dairy farms, where it was absolutely essential that work must be uone, but, oven then, it was felt that any who desired to participate in the Anzac ceremonies would be permitted without question to observe the holiday.

Considerable interest is now being taken in the testing out of a fruit which is now to the Dominion —the Avocado. Specimen trees are already doing well in North Auckland, Tauranga and Wanganui. Tn Tauranga an imported grafted tree has several well developed fruits on it this season. From the known facts several of the Mexican varieties and of the Guateinalain — Mexican crosses, hybrids should prove suitable to the Nelson conditions. It is stated that the Mexican and other hardy varieties of the Avacoda will fruit successfully wherever the lemon can bo grown successfully. This of course doos not apply to the West Indian varieties, which are considered too tender for Now Zealand conditions. 7.h0 fruit of the Avocado is rich in fats and proteins.

“Yon have a pretty live body in your Automobile Association, but it is a pity that something cannot, be done by ':lc association to • nforco the dimming of lights on country roads. A few nights ago when just outside Hawcra a car, well lighted, and flashing a ‘spot’ light, just about blinded me for what seemed an interminable time, with the result that I had no earthly chance of gauging the distance from the oncoming vehicle. When the other ear had all but touched my ‘bumper’ I swerved quickly, and found, some little time later, that we had narrowly averted a serious accident. AVith people of this kind on your roads, night travelling for visiting motorists is a precarious business indeed, in lhe Wanganui* and Taranaki districts.” So observed a Wellington motorist to a “Chronicle” reporter last evening.

It is interesting to note the added brightness of the city at night sin-e electricity has been available. The Selwyn Buildings, on tin' old Church of England site in the Avenue, are occupied by many different firms, who have arrived at a community lighting scheme for the whole block. The, lighting is controlled by a time switch, which automatically switches the lights on at 5.30 each evening and cuts them off again at 11 p.m. The whole of the installation was carried out by the Power Board. A monthly charge is made for each light which covers the cost of installation and the electricity consumed. The firms occupying Selwyn Buildings are to be commended for their progressive spirit, and as the rate charged is an extremely low one, it is hoped that it will not bo long before the rest of the business firms follow suit.

The High Commissioner of New Zealand (Sir James Allen), intends to lodge in the Imperial War Museum, South Kensington. London, photographs and particulars of the war memorials in New Zealand. The New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association i has been requested to assist the De- j partment of Internal Affairs in cm- , looting photograph? and particulars of ; memorials. r L’ho Wanganui Returned I Soldiers’ Association is obtaining the necessary particulars in regard Io the district memorial on Durie Hill, the Wanganui War Memorial in Queen's Park, the Native Memorial in Mouton Gardens, the Waitotara County memorial at Alaxwelltown, and the Brunswick memorml. If there are any further memorials the Returned Soidier.Association will be pleased to hoar of them fioni persons interested in th? matter. A New Plymouth resident who had a motor cycle for sale has been left wondering as to the wisdom of giving a prospective purchaser who was a stranger to him, a trial of the machine, says the Taranaki Herald. Whil? some adjustments were being made to the machine a day or two ago. a welldressed man .approached the owner and, after sonic' conversation, he gathered that the- bicycle was for sale. A trial ■was suggested, but the inquirer thought it inadvisable to venture out in his best clothes. This difficulty was soon overcome, however, by the offer of some overalls by the owner of the cycle. Thus equipped the inquirer st 1. out to try the machine after securing furtner advice as to a suitable route for the trial run. Since then nothing has been seen of the would-be purchaser or the travelling outfit which was so generously and innocently placed at h’s disposal by the owner.

The restrictions reimposed on the I whole of the Hokianga County because of infantile paralysis in that area have ! now been lifted. Moro than 10,000 cattle arc being | fed at Edmonton, Alberta, this winter ' for ultimate export to Great Britain. At the Ashburton Police Court, three | farmers were charged with having! worked at their trade and railing within view of the public by working | teams of horses on Anzac Day, this being a Bunday. Al! pleaded guilty and were convicted and discharged. A. 17 vear-old student of Wellington Technical College, Mr Jack Ross, h.u succeeded in reaching the summit of Mt Cook with Guides Milne ami Wd ( Jams. The time occupied from Um liaast Hut to the top and back was 1-1 hours 35 minutes. “Christchurch has a very fair on 1 flow me nt of pessimists.” declan *•■ Archbishop Julius, speaking at the: opening of Christ.'s College* A’emori.il Dining Hall. “Tho reason why there is so much pessimism, I. believe, is that ■ we arc only nine feet above sea level. I If we were ninety foot, above that.' things would be totally differ r.t. Four boys tramring along the Woolston sandhills preparatory to bathing in the estuary, near Christchurch, wen I attacked by a young octopus, whicl ■ was in the sand close to the wate- > They stabbed the sea terror and h:| rd off its tentacles, one of which wa ; > 2ft Bin in length. The octopus mens- i ured sft from tip to tip. A Napier family who contemplate settling in Australia purchased a nev. , car. intending to take it with them ; when they loft New Zealand. Thev I have since discovered, however, tl.et < the freight, duty, and other charges in volvcd in taking the car to Australia will amount to £2OO. Now they have decided it would be cheaper to sell the car. Speaking of tho Fresh Air Homo for Children, on Cashmere Hills during his address at the annual mooting of tin* North Canterbury Hospital Board on Monday, the chairman (Mr H. .1. Ofley) quoted Dr Blackmore as having said that if ho could got enough oi such homes in the rest of the countiv he would undertake practically to stamp out tuberculosis .among children. The chairman remarked that any expenditure which could have such a result would bo well worth while. A burglary at Manaia was report?'! an Tuesday, Air C. Chong’s store and dwelling having been broken into "*t ’Saturday morning. Air Chong keot h;s I safe in his bedroom, and after closing business on Friday night deposited hi cash in tho »afe, placing his keys in a I pocket in his trousers, which he hung I alongside his bed. Air Chong retir 'd I about midnight, and in the morning I ho was surprised to find that tho safe (.•had been rifled, and a sum of money, about £7O, was missing.—Star. A Wairarapa settler who has motor od all through the South Island was in Oamaru recently (says the North go Times). He stated that he was sur prised to find how good the roads were in that island. Tin* cost '•!’ travelling was also cheaper than in the North. Good accommodation was obtained at hotels in Central Otago at Ids io 12per day. The same accommodation in the North Island would cost anything up to £1 per day. Again, while it co.-is 7s Cd in the North Island to have one’s ear cleaned, tho job was done in tho South quite as well for Is fid. Tho usual stath of affairs, in which the hunted hunted the hunter, occurred in a Stratford household on a recent morning (says the Dost >. Tl.o lady ?■ the house, on going into the pantry and moving a bread board, disturbed a huge I rat. The cat happened to be in th • pantry at the time, and on observing it the rodent, on the principle mayb • of attack being the be? t means of de fen< e. . 1 arged at s t turnd tail and fled outside, and was chased up the garden for several yards by the rat, which then disappeared undei one of the outbuildings. Needless to say, the cat’s stock in that household has fallen considerably as a result. One sometimes wonders how information of private dealings filters I<lhe public after telegraphic ci.mmuai rat ions have been made concerning ihe matter at issue, and the post ofiice stall had the blame laid at their doo, (states the Ashburton Guardian). A cry often the public are the ones at fault and an example was shown to a n porter by a local resident who found, on one of tin* benches at the I‘ost Oflice a telegram blank bearing the impress. of a message that had b.-en writtun on another sheet placed ov“r it. ;.voty word of the message, which was 1ro.:« :<. local business mm, could be easily deciphered. ’lhe blank had been leit for callers to see, and had it not bcm ‘‘rescued” by another business man tho sender’s business might have bo come public property before the d::; j was out. i A suggest ion as to the best way « I I smoothing ever any little diit uHics I tlrn.t might arise during proceedings m Court was made by Air .lus*<:-i \lj>>r< at the Auckland {Supreme Court o? Tuesday morning, in replying to ib.e welcome extended to him by memberof lhe Auckland law profession. In ti-'* heat of argument there were times when one thought lhe other was violently wrong, and it had been li:.. Honour's experience* as a barrister that it was wise to seek the ."Judge afterwards in his room and make peace, reports the Auckland Star. Ten minutes iii Chambers usually cleared the air, and one had the satisfaction of know mg that bo had followed tho Biblical precept, “Let not the sun go down, upon thy wratL.” Tho “through” booking from island to island, and between stations on different lines, of passenger* on the New Zealand Railways will commence on Alay 11. An ofiieer of the Raiiv. :v Department infoiyned a Bost report •*r tlmt live inquiry is being made from all parts of the Dominion in regard i > this new departure, ami he remarked that it was apparent the facility su| plied a long-felt ward, which he v.ms sure would be largely availed of oy the travelling public. Another thing which he said was apparently mu<-n : ppreciated was the new arrangemei.t w-ho.reby passengers may hire cusiiions 1 for their comfort on long journeys. r i h<* ! supply ;f cushions was exhausted every