LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 48, Issue 14611, 9 March 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New Zealand has less than 12 people to the square mile.

Smoking and silk stockings are two worldly pleasures which axe being renounced by the converts of the great revival in (the North of Scotland.

The Peugeot, firm at Paris offers a prize of about £4OO for on aerial flight for 50 yards with a return to the starting place, the machine to bo driven by muscular enorgy only. The competition is open to all nationalities, with the exception of German, Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian.

A number of members of the Ngaroma (Petone) Croquet Club journed to Featherston yesterday to try conclusions with Ithe local club. A very pleasant day was spent, the weather being delightful, and 'the hospitality unbounded. Unfortunately the time at the disposal of the players was all too short, and some of them were unable to get their games off. Ngaroma proved the victors, with three games to their credit, one loss, and one drawn.

The question of dealing with Maoris was being discussed at tho Now Plymouth Supreme Court lost weok., when Mr Justice Chapman made some observations as to his experiences of such cases Much was heard, he said, of the Europeans getting the best of the deals, but he had known cases in which the native had “taken in” the European handsomely. In Auckland he found an instance in which one old Maori had sold Ms land three sqparato times to different owners.

Messrs Higgins and Arcus, of Mastertou, were the successful tenderers for the erection of a factory in reinforced concrete for the Murchison (Nelson province) Co-operative Dairy Coin--5 any. The price was £SOOO. It is understood that Mr W. D. Hunt has been nominated by the stock and station agents as their representative on the Meat Pool Board. The appointment has not yot been confirmed by the Government. When William H. Taylor was charged in Wellington with failing to register a rife unici) he took down from Master ion to Petone, the Magistrate remarked ithat £5 fines seemed to do little good, so lie made it £lO. Taylor did not ap] ear.

- The conduct of Dr. T. McKibbin, health oilicer at Auckland, in relation to the head of the Department (Hon. C. J. Parr) in the matter of the plague precautions, is to be investigated by Mr A D. Thomson, Dr. McKibbin w,i! b i represented by Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C.

The proposal to raise a sum of money on debenture to enable the Wairarapa High School Board of Governors to proceed with a part of the proposed High School buildings was considered by Cabinet on Saturday, and the Board has now received the following letter from the Minister for Education: ‘ ‘ Sir, —In further reply to your letter of the 18th ultimo, to the Director of Education, and to the Rev. Mr Broun's letter to myself on the same matter, I have now pleasure in informing you that I placed before Cabinet on Saturday last vour Board’s proposal to raise locally £7OOO, or thereabouts, for the purchase of debentures under the Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919, at 6 per cent, the Go' eminent undeitaking to utilise such moneys for the erection of a High. School at Masterton. After due consideration, Cabinet has decided to approve of the above proposal. You are therefore at liberty to collect and raise contributions for investment m debentures for ithe above purpose. The debentures will be of £IOO and £SO denomination, for either five or ten years, and it is distinctly understood, _ of course, that the money 'thus received by the Government is to be ear-mark-ed for the special purpose of erecting a High School at Masterton. Lastly, I hope to have the pleasure, with the Director, of meeting your Board, towards the end of the month to discuss any further matters you may wish to bring before me.”

Referring do the unpaid magistracy of Victoria, the Melbourne Argus says.— “Now that trine Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine) has directed attention ito a case decided by honorary magistrates at Kow, in which an exhibition of stupidity and incompetence was given, it may be hoped tnat the Minister will take notice of the fact that the community has a genuine grievance.. The arogance aud assumption of superiority in persons who are certainly not remarkable for intellectual qualities led the Kew Justices, 'in the case refer red to by Sir William Irvine, to suppose that all that was required of them was loftily to deliver their decisions without giving 'their reasons, and without, obviously, paying adequate regard to the justice of the case. It is surely a truism that a man should bo qualified for whatever position ho occupies. That is why we do not usually employ a lawyer to mend the guttering of a house, or a grocer in time of illness. Why, (then, should we employ plumbers and grocers to dispense justice? It is questionable whether- the .government saves money by using-tht-services of honorary Justices, seeing that appeals to the higher Courts from their judgments are frequent.” i . ' The following gifts were acknowledged in connection with the Methodist Children’s Home:—Master Erie Green, vegetables; Mr F. M. B. Sutherland, potatoes; Kuripuni Cradle Roll, cal “Jj Tennis Club, cakes and milk; K. and H, soup bones; Mr C. E. Darnell, pictures; Mr Ordish (Carterton), plums; Mrs Cocker, plums and apples, Mrs Beale, fruit; Miss Stoneliouse, books; Mrs Gill, cake and lettuces; Mr Murray Jackson, vegetables and rhubaib, Miss Maidley, plums; A Friend, plums, Mr Kibblewihitc, vegetables; Mrs Arno tit milk and fruit; Mr H. Jones, veal; Mrs C. J. Bennett, raspberries, Mr Asher, vegetables; Mrs barb and apples; Mrs W. M. King (Wellington), cakes and £2 cash; Mr Elliott, fruit and clothing; Miss Leach better (Wellington),, chocolates, Mrs Lynneberg, sweets, cake, c r eam, M Stormont, buns; Palmerston North Friend, 4s; Mrs Wardell, vegetables, Mr T. McKenzie, lamb; Mrs Frank Hoar plums; Park Tennis Club, nnlk and cakes; Mrs Caselberg, sen plams, Mr Norris, vegetables, Mrs ’ scones; Mr Thompson, apples and plums; United Unions’ picnic, three large cakes; Ladies’ Guild, cake; Mrs D. Donald, clothing; Mrs Lynneberg, dozen print and old linen; Wesley Church, Taranaki street, Junior two bibles; flower show Mrs w. King ( Wellington) kitchen ensils; Miss J-ones, eggs; Mrs Jones,’ plums; Mrs’Booth app es; Mr Crass, apples; Tennis Club, mil .

The monthly meeting of the Masterton school committee was held last evening, Mr W,. Noble presiding. There were also present: Messrs Russell, Threadwell, Nicol and Black. Messrs Hendry, Nicol and Noble were appointed visiting members for the ensuing month. It was reported that a supp y of firewood had been ordered tor the approaching winter. A resolution was ■passed that the committee regretted that some parents had not attended t the recommendations mad© by -the Education Department’s medical (officer some months ago, as a result of Ms inspection of the children attending itbd school. The headmaster (Mr W H. Jacksotrt n ported as fololwsj— Attendance: Primary department—o-o on the roll, averago attendance 501; Secondary department-146 on the roll, average attendance 142. The present increased average in the secondary department, if ma ntained, will entitle the school to an additional secondary assistant after the end of the quarter. Mrs D. K. Bewley, third assistant mistress on the primary staff, has been appointed do the Masterton West School. Mass Bulkley, the Education Department s medical nurse, visited the school on Monday and Tuesday of this week. She made personal enquiry regarding all cases that had been recommended tor medical dental and optical .treatment, on the recent visit of Dr, Paterson, the Department’s medical inspector. Miss Bulkier found that very few ot the cases had received tho attention recommended. Arrangements have been made to hold the girls’ swimming sports on Friday afternoon next, it the weather is suitable.

A good Farmer’s Boot. Ask to see the Worth Boot. Every pair guaranteed waterproof.—At Carpenter and Evans.®

Cakes to make—scones to bake—how oa3v, pleasant and sure is tho work when you use SHA.RLAND’3 Baking Powder*

Some consignments of new season s fowl wheat from tiie South have survived in Wanganui, and the retail price being asked is 25s per bug. ,e i; y is stated to be good. Apparently there are several .grades at towi wheat on offer in the South, and the pi ices vary considerably. It is an ■ 1 that when the price settles down eventually after the thirsty season, o quality wheat will be retailed m the North Island at 6s per bushel.

According to a London (paper cheaper books are in prospect. The hist m daction in price on a large sea erecently announced by a well-known pel.fishing firm. This house -has £- formed retailers that its ai ° ii- n „ of i pprints of popular novels, seUi 0 Poorly at 2s each, will in injure be newt nr Is only. Before the y books of this class were sold a* “ ’ bat. the present binding is better and stouter.

Y lar<m number of returned soldiers nterviewed the Wellington City Council’s Finance Committee yesterday a ternoon in regard t" the i' r V? I ®, f . employment or rebel: ot some kind for about 100 men who could not grt jo • Most of these men were unfit lor hea y lobs or were so disabled that It y almost debarred from kind of work. One was a blind man, an expert at basketnor , could not find an opening tor his ta ents.

At a meeting of the Amateur Theatrical Society last uiglit it was dehuite]y decided to produce the opera Doro thy” this season. Practices will be commenced on Monday, lud'rin"' by the general enthusiasm ot members, L successful season » «*£ pated. Mr H. Hall was re-elected stage nnnarer and Mr S. Wilson was appointed ’property master. Mesdames jL.ce and Page and Miss Cameron were appointed a wardrobe committee. £ delegates to the recent conference ot amateur operatic societies submitted heir report, and it was decided to affiliate with the Dominion Federation of Amateur Operatic Societies.

“Self-indulgence has become a creec and a cult with some people, • said the Rev. J. Lamb Harvey, m the course of hi s observations at St. Andrew is Church on Sunday, on food and morals. Omar Khayyam, lie said, was the p pnet-—-the wine'-bibbaig old Reman with his cynical philosophy that hie, being a hopeless enigma, the wise man was ho who refused to worry about it, <r a ve up the problems alike of life and ; ~,1 set himself out to get what .enjoyment he might out of the preseut. V creed for cattle, not far men, re marked the preacher. Let the young man and women read their Omar if Sey would, he added, but then let them take down thelir Browning an let the relaxed fibres of their souls braced again.

An Auckland telegram states that at the Supreme Court a youth named Cbt?o\d Double was sentenced to six months’ hard labour for breaking, enten g and Ithcft at Taumarunui. His Hon our Mr Justice Herdman, referred to the fact that the .prisoner had preMously been sentenced for theft- and false pretences, also for .theft, and had been treated leniently. He was sentenced in “ie hope that Ithe lad Would come to his senses. Six months ’-imprisonment was imposed on Henry Samuel Barton for false pretences at- Tauranga. had two previous convictions. John Edward Calvert, 19, for attempted false pretences, was sentenced to two years probation, and a Maori, Hanuha to IS mo Tilths’ gaol for theft of a hea for. He had committed several pievi ous offences.

' Y Bill has been drawn up by the Greek Ministry of National Finance allowing the establishment of gambling casinos, similar to that of Monte Carlo, in . certain Greek spas. Tenders will be invited for the construction ot three casinos, at Corfu, Loutrakas aml Aidypsos The minimum value of the buda mgs will bo £30,000 at each spa. The Government gives the sites free, and a,so exempts the building materials and furniture from the Customs duty. A It ax of 10 per cent on the gross profits will be used on local public works. The Bill will be voted as soon as the National Assembly reassembles. 1 urincr M. Venizelos ’ regime a foreign syndicate wished to purchase Achilleion the ex-Kaiser’s Corfu palace, for the purpose of a Casino, but permission was refused.

The monthly meeting of the Dansdowue school committee was held last n j„ht Mr D. A. Pickering presiding. Messrs E. Welch, V. G. Darroch and H. & Cunningham wore also- present. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs H. E. Pither, C. Byrnes, PHarcomb and T. Jordan. The headmaster (Mr R. C. Drummond)- reported that for the past four weeks the average attendance was 439, the number on the roll being 477. At the present time the school was very much over-crowd-ed One room, which, was built to accommodate 60 children, was now occupied by 99 infant pupils. The committee decided to take steps to arrange for temporary accommodation. A vote of thanks was passed to those people who had assisted with motors or otherwise at the school picnic at Solway. Messrs Pickering and Welch were- appointed visitors for the month.

As the -result of several disturbances which, occurred in Auckland during Saturday evening, two police constables,- a civilian and two girls were, iujuied. One of the policemen, Constable- Janies McKay, was hurt so severely by a paiv ty of men that he now lies in the hospital in a semi-conscious condition, it oeiiig evident that he is suffering irorn a ■ severe concussion, .though examination has failed so far to find any fracture of -tli-o skull The injury was caused by ono of the brawlers bumping the constable’s head upon the footpath. Constable Taylor was assaulted by four men during the -afternoon. He was m plain clothes at the time, and was not much injured, though his -trousers were torn. The- men lollowed him out of abilliard room in Albert street. The .two girls were walking wit-li an escort . along Zuy road in the evening, when they met a party of young men, apparently under the influence of liquor, and a struggle between the young man accompanying the ladies and -the bt er party was tho result. The escort was roughly bandied and -severely injured, while the girls themselves did not escape without bruises, due to t'he savagery displayed by the gang ot -hooligans’. One girl was struck on the jaw and knocked out by one of the barbarians.

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What is stated to be a record-weight nig for the South Auckland district was killed at the Te Aro'ha Bacon Company's works last week. It weighed 61 libs in the dressed state.

What is probably a record was achieved by a party of Maoris at a lake at the foot of Mount Edgecombe a few days ago, where they landed two drav-loads of eels, some of them weighing' as much as 201 b each, reports 'the Whakat'ane Times. Probation farce again! Harry Maitland Marshall, late secretary ot the Hamilton Bowing Club, who recently , leaded guilty to stealing £ll6 of the c.ub’s funds, was admitted to probation , JV A.r r Justice Stringer, conditionally i.un returning the money stolen and 0 .j,.. r special conditions.

An American representative ot a firm in the United States, who was m \\ elI’Lton recently, stated that he would be prepared to enter into a contract to Inve everything ready in Wellington to commence the supply of the Mangahao electric current to users within elve months of receipt of the. order to proceed.

A Wha.ngarei resident wending his way to bed the other evening mistook hi/place of abode; so much so, in laet, hat strange surroundings „n him. His slumbers were disturbed in rather a forceful manner by reason of a young lady finding him occupying Ur 4. H. Curtis, J.P., tlia *' la “ s iLcVcurt, ovheu tie wuudoror « lined os for insobriety. He was a fi.s offender.

At the meeting of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce yestciday the report of the president on his , i«p to South Wairarapa with refei(•nce to the proposed Bimutaka ralh > deviation was considered; alld lt w^ s resolved that the council was thoiou?h1V JU svmpathy with early steps being ibcu lvhk /view tc. Itrovidtns oouut antmative route to that over the Kimu takas, and that its assistance wondl al avs be forthcoming to that end. Mr C M Luke commented on the 0 ‘ ,:; s that would be entailed by the two t ,nncls—one a mile long and the other upwards of three miles long—on one .ne 1 i oposed routes. A station owner took a Australian aborigine to court as a witness toi Siu assault caso. Who BaUgcrt Billy took the Bible in his hand to be .sworn, the magistrate asked him. Ho you know the nature of an oath; Lily: “My oath, boss, 1 understamLr.” Magistrate: “What will happen io you if you tell a lie ? Brlly. “Sposem I tell a lie, boss, I 11 S° t .°" ll in a big black hole and burn up-tnzz c up.” Magistrate: “1 sec you undu stand that part of it all right, but what will happen if you tell tlm truth, i>illy': ‘‘Sposem 1 tellum truth, boss, cripes my boss lose the blinkem case. A new theatre record has been set up by “The Merry Widow,” which has pist'passed the £1,000,000 mark m takings. From figures received from the United States, where the play is now on tour, the takings since ii opened in London to December 31st, lb->, totalled £1,003,992. But these figures, even, do not look like standing Jong, for “The Merry Widow” has a very serious rival. That other jproduetion of Daly’s 'Theatre, London, “The Maid of the Mountains,” which already holds tho record for the number of performauCes, on hot on the track of r e Merry Widow.” Up to December 31st “The Maid of the Mountains” had taken £977,640—£26,352 behind “The Merry Widow” figures.

Saxon car for sale. Lease of shop and house for sale. Companion-help seeks engagement. Advertiser wishes to purchase pram. Advertiser wishes to lease 4or 5roonied house. 1 Psychometric meeting at 8 Bruce streelt to-night. Toffee pears and toffee apples on sale at Gibbs’, fruiterer. Tenders invited for road metalling on Heckler’s Block, Eketahuna county. Messrs Neil and Wotton insert an advertisement 'on page 1 re kiosk being open at Solway on Saturday. Jn Nieol and Co., Ltd., front page advertisement they refer intending patrons who. desire clothes for Easter to book their orders now, and thus secure the choicest materials, which have just arrived.

•Messrs Hoar and Permain announce ;;hat their great home-furnishing sale, having been sucii a great success, they have decided to continue the sale until March 31st. Tremendous reductions are being made in carpets, soft furnishings and furniture. Mr. Albert Donald, saddler, Perry reminds farmers that now is the time to place their orders for horse and cow covers. All covers are guaranteed durable and the best of materials, green flax and green duck are used. A specialty is also made of men’s waterproof canvas coats. A fine assortment of leather travelling bags and trunks has just been landed this week.

Women who appreciate exclusiveness will need no urging to call at Watson s when they know of their display of the latest autumn fashions. It is a showing to be proud of—the quality of the goods being of, such a high standard, while the price's are within th 6 reach of all. Lovely woollen garments grow, more and more popular —they are so cosy and attractive, while, the new hats are just bewitching.. Make a point of calling at Watson’s, The Progressive Drapers, opposite Post Office, Mastertoil. How pleased the housewife is when the spring cleaning is over. The W.F.C.A. have been busy since thesale period ended, in cleaning up their store. They now find a lot. of oddments and remnants left. They have decided to have a special bargain day on Friday, March 10th and Saturday morning, March 11th. There will be special lines .in all departments marked at bargain prices. In the showroom a lot of useful cotton frocks, all well made, at 10s 6d, •and in the Manchester section, 36-m. heavy white calicoes at 1/0; 24in. grey sheeting at 2/11. Friday next is to be a red letter day at the Wnirarapa Farmers ’ Co-operative, Ltd. The Arts “and Crafts insert a 'Special announcement on page > of this issue, in which tliev apologise' for any inconvenience they may have caused the public, which has been unavoidable during the renovation and reconstruction of their premises, but feel sure the extensive improvement will be appreciated. Old and new friends will be welcomed, and especially visitors t# the town. On the second tloor, which is reached by two easy grade flights <of stairs, you will find our music and picture salon, where those who appreciate music and the arts may spend many a plensanlti hour. The management conclude their announcement by stating: “We tha.uk the Unseen Power which lias imbued us with the optimism, to venture on this undertaking at the present time, and arc convinced, that true progress can only be with those countries who recognise the power and refined ir.fm.nce of music and the Arts. J 9

Alfred Hill, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Woodville, was eonvieted at the Woodville S.M. Court to-day on lour charges of having sold liquor to youths under age and on a charge of Having sold liquor after hours. He was fined £5 on each charge and his license was endorsed. Tho Minister of Mines (Mr A son) stated yesterday 'that after conferences extending over nearly a week r the representatives of the Mines Department and of tho State coal miners had come t/o an agreement which, as far 1 gts, he knew, was mutually satisfactory. It had been agreed that the shifts on back Saturdays should be seven hours; and six hours. This was one of the most contentious points in ithe dispute between the Department and the miners.

“'Passing Show,” a London weekly paper } publishes the following: “Siegfried Sassoon is grimly amused to learn that a New Zealand newspaper proprietor who published one of his war poems has been prosecuted for 'blasphemous libel.’ New Zealand has for long done its best to uphold early Victorian literature and artistic standards.. Not so very long ago ia bookseller was prosecuted for offering Bocaeeio’s ‘Decameron ’ to the unsophisticated Mjß®.landers. An even more amazing cution was that of a print-seller who exposed for sale reproductions of a chaste nude (painted by Mr Bernard Hall, an English artist, now in Australia, where he holds the position of Director of the Melbourne Art Gallery), in which a New Zealand policeman do? teeted signs of incipient indecency. Culture has rather a hard row to hoe ia the land of frozen mutton!”