GENERAL NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 6 February 1923, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

Subscribers to the Plunket 'Society are notified by advertisement that the annual canvass for funds will be made during February and March.

Work is now poreeeding apace at the Pukeuri Works, says the Oamaru Mail, the staff being capable of doing over 130 per day, and it is anticipated that there will be 15,000 earcases ready for the Kumara nex-t week. The dressing of the sheep has elicited complimentary remarks from all who have seen it, including a leading figure in the English meat trade, who is at present visiting New Zealand. Those competent to judge state that the meat is dressed as well as anything they have seen in New Zealand.

. Rev.. Bates’ Weather ForecastWesterly winds, moderate to strong,, prevailing. The weather will probably prove sqaally and changeable. Rain probable in back country. Barometer unsteady. A large naunber of Pacific Readers have found their way into Waimate lately, but schools which are still using Blaokie’® Readers can be supplied. in any number for all classes at J. H. Beattie’s, The Shop Next the Post Office. A number of Lewis Marsh picture composition books are also on hand.. . Mrs Jane White, aged 57, was fatally injured on the Blackball Railway line, on Saturday night through being struck ’ey an engine. She was suffering from nervous trouble. At the inquest a verdict was retained that deceased died from shock, following upon the injuries received, and that no blame was attachable to> anyone. AUanholtue Coal 2/6 per Sack delivered, also Westport, Pelawmain, and Dry Firewood, short lengths.—/ G. S. Meredith and Coy... A meeting of the Committee of the Waimate Winter Show Society was held in Barford T s rooms last evening. There was a large attendance and Mr W. G. Paul! presided. Arrangements were reported to be well in hand for the forthcoming -show, which promises to be one of the best ever held in Waimate. Silver cups were donated by the President and Messrs G. Betten and T. Wilce. The ladies are giving a rose bowl for competition in the fancy work classes. The rules for the Show were revised 1 ,, in some cases much to' the benefit of exhibitors. It was- decided that the prize money in some of the cjhsses be increased and a quantity of routine business was also transacted.

A slip during the night blocked the main haulage rope road tunnel at the State mine. A hundred men Were;, in consequence, idle to-day. It was eir pected. that the slip would be cleared, last night..—Greymouth message..

Notice to Waimate Householders— I have been appointed Sole Agent for The Famous Linton and Wairio Coals. Linton is the Premier Coal’ of Southland. A Trial will convince you. Apply: H. T. HUNT.

The following debt cases were' dealt with in the Court this morning by Mr E. D'. Mosley, S.M. — Alexander McLeod (Mr Tweedy) v. B. C. Giles (Mir Brierley), claim 22 17s 6d. There was no appearance of the plaintiff and the claim was struck out. Costs were allowed to defendant and solicitors’ fee £1 Is. Judgment was given for Giles on a counter-claim for £6 15s, and costs 15s, solicitor’s fee £1 Is, less costs 10s 6d allowed plaintiff for leave to defend. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the ease Beatrice Reilly (Mr Tweedy), v. Thomas Reginald' Johnston for amount of claim, £6 6s, costs 15s, and solicitors fee 15s 6d. On a judgment summons, Wallace R. Johnston was ordered to pay C. Hood £23 19s 6d forthwith, in default 24 days’ imprisonment. . Jesse C. Hawkins was ordered to pay forthwith £9 15s 6d to J. W. Huston, in default 9 days’ imprisonment. Mr Tweedy appeared for G. S. Meredith and Co., who are suing Robertson Bros., and Lewisham Ltd., fpr £92. Mr Brierley represented the defendants and applied for change of venue to Auckland. Mr Tweedy contested the application, which w T as refused. The case was adjourned, costs being allowed to plaintiffs.

A Native, named Waihipini Kavrena, died at Tokomaru Bay as the result of being rolled on by a horse. He was riding in Lilly country on Thursday morning, when the horse tripped, threw' him and rolled on him. An examination showed that the man had sustained a fractured spine. He lingered un till Sunday. Deceased was fiftjs two years of age, and employed a station hand.

A caucus meeting »f the liberal. Labour Party was held yesterday. On being approached afterwards by a Press reporter the Leader of the Party (Mr T. M. Wilford) stated that deliber. ation was adjourned at 6 p.m. until to. morrow in order to allow the Hon. A. T. Ngata (Eastern Maori) and Mr George Forbes (Hurunui), who were tnable to arrive in Wellington earlier, to be present. An announcement, therefore; of any resolutions arrived at saa not available.

Dips, Rewards, Fireworks, Loeal Views, Fishing Tackle, etc., cheap at ‘Walker’®”..

A. young man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court this morning with breaking and entering the shop of H. T- Hunt on February 3rd, and stealing tobacco and cigarettes to the value of £B. Mr Brierley appeared for accused! Detective Abbott, who appeared for the police, said that the young man had been arrested! by the police yesterday. At the time he was interviewed 1 atcused’s- explanation was not satisfactory and he was detained. The police ‘had' since made further investigations and had found' that there bad’ been a mistake madfe regarding' tiie time a document was found in' Hunt’s Shop. He therefore did! not intend’ to proceed further with' the case. The Magistrate (Mfr E. D. Mosley) said that as there was- no evidence and there wai nothing against him the aseused would be' discharged!.

Mrs Mblntyre, licensee of the Duke of : Edinburgh Hotel,, was proceeded against by the Department of labour at the Magistrate’s Court for disrate ing two waitresses, because they had joined tl.e newly-constituted Employees' Union, says a Greymouth message. Mr Meldrum, S.M., convicted the defendant, and fined! her £lO and cost.

Just landed ex Kent, lonic and Rimutaka—New Mason’s stocks of GENUINE All Long Flax Rot-Proof Green Canvasses and MitchefTs felts. For Hbrse Covera> Tarpaulins, Binder Sheets, Tents and Harness it pays to procure them' from T. L. WOOD, Phone 88.

The warm weather of the past week with the frequent occurrence of' sunshine, has had the l effect of bringing on the cereal crops very rapidly. Whamt especially has ripened quickly, Hat by no means prematurely, for we have it from several growers that She berry is well developed and Hard. The change that has come about in the crops has can. sed a rush for binder twine, and merchants liave been kept pretty busy filling inrgent orders. Cutting of wheat crops has been commenced in several localities, and, as there is a to harvest the ripe grain lest it should be shaken out by a high wind!, the hum of reapers and binders will be heard fairly generally in the district this week, while the following week will-probably see the harvest in full swing unless there should come another retarding change in the weather. Oats speaking generally, are not quit® so forward as wheat, but with continued hot sunny weather they are likely to ripen pretty quickly.

Im reference to Mr W. A. Veitch* coneplaints regarding the letting “1 locomotive contriacts and spending hr? sums of money outside the Donarion, the Minister for Railways says rlnat it bad been previously explained that th* purchase prieb of the engines under order in Great Britain was tboßM*'*' of pounds less than they could be mniinfactored here for. Mr Veitch »1«> 1J been previously informed that the Government had no option but to ph"* the contracts for 45 A.B. locomotive* abroad, as during the war period the** was neither the men nor the rt® material to construct them in New 2* land. TTie importation of these engine* did not affect the position in the Zealand Railway Workshops, as programme will keep the whole busy for the next two years, win Price Bros, had still sixteen locomofe to deliver under the contract, ww* will take three years to compfefe-

ji named Epil-a Peni, 65 years agaged shearing at Pakipaki, fctv drank an arsenic soilin’tattle picked up by niislt collapsed and died in a few ijs a Hastings telegram. It /stood that the solution ■ for the treatment of foot attractors for the heating tan at the Public School have id progress with their work, fe Headmaster informs us completed this week. The till be re-onened on Tuesday, |l3th. dby adults equally as much la. "Little Lord Faunt’fa seen on the motion picM, holds all the charm of id story. The screen veri showing at the Arcadia wt one whit from the book, »are many little embellish»hich, naturally, could not Win cold print. And the fe notable comedy-drama Pickford, familiarly known World's Sweetheart.” The Splayed by Claude Gilling‘be character is exactly -haughty, gruff, but true'■'W aristocrat, so admirably in the book. Joseph •s the solicitor is equally I® film might well be desa classic. It is unnecesthe story—it is too * IL And with such a east , the interpretation . e other than brilliant. And •'lure Miss Pickford plays g In fact it is more than le as she is seen in two dis/^ers at one and the same has been attained by a 1 clever branch of the ' ,p art. The settings * interiors, forming a lo the story are lavish en >e, and, j n a wor j en _ ‘ } of the production. All ,l 'ity in motion pictures ;, e a point of seeing ■ Burnett’s book in film