LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 June 1932, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The will of the late Mr T. J. Edmonds, Christchurch, makes donations of £IOOO each to the Plunket Society, and the St. Saviour ’s Orphanage. A Press Association message from Christchurch states that the Mahakipawa wash-up for the week was 320 z of alluvial gold. The King Solomon wash-up, in a message from Invercargill, is reported to have been 450 z 1 dwt for the week.

Satisfactory arrangements have been made for the employment on relief works of three members of the New Brighton Borough Council, who, on account of the Auditor-General’s ruling, have had to forfeit their seats on account of being on relief work and drawing pay through the borough office. The three ex-councillors are not now employed on council works, and are contesting the by-election caused by their retirement.

Young People’s Day is being observed in all Methodist Churches in New Zealand to-morrow. At Masterton 'a special order of service will be used at the morning service, when the children’s choir will sing the choral selections. The Girl Guides will bo on parade. In the evening the subject will bo “One of These Little Ones: A Word to Parents.” Rev. E. O. Blamires will conduct both services. Rev. W. Parker will preach at Kuripuni and Solway. At Kuripuni the special order of service will be used at the evening service, conducted by Mr A. E. Bate. At the quarterly meeting of the South Wairarapa Committee of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, held in Greytown, it was contended by several license-holders that a full-time or part-time ranger should be appointed by the parent body. The chairman (Mr C. R. Skipage), said he considered a paid ranger should be employed for at least four or five months. They all knew that poaching was going on, and unless this was suppressed licenseholders would get little sport for their money. Mr Austin said he would be prepared to undertake ranging work provided lie received £1 per week for twelve months, plus 4d per mile for running his ear. After a general discussion, it was decided to ask the parent body to appoint Mr Austin ranger, on the terms suggested by him.

Tenders are called by the Public Works Department for the erection of a cottage (labour only) on the 10 acre small holding presented to- the Government by Mr William Perry. A euchre tournament and dance will be held in St. Patrick’s Assembly Hall on Tuesday, 14th inst. The music for the dancing will be supplied by Miuifie’s Orchestra and good prizes and supper will be provided.

It is reported that the sliaggcry on .the Mangahao river, beyond liukanui, is now almost extinct, and as no hatching was done last August, there is good prospect of these pests becoming scarcer.

Another effort is te be made by the South Wairarapa branch of the Acclimatisation Society to arrange a round-the-table conference with the committee of the North Wairarapa branch on matters of concern to both bodies.

In the New South Wales elections today, the voting is compulsory. Failure to vote involves a fine. The system of voting is preferential. Voters must indicate the order of their choice 'by the numerals I, 2, 3 and upwards, and all candidates must be voted for or the vote becomes informal.

Mr W. Fisher, chairman, and Mr Norman Lee, Secretary-Manager of the Wairarapa Hospital Board, who have been attending the Hospital Boards Conference in Wellington, returned home to-day. The Central Committee, at its meeting oii Monday, will receive a deputation from the Unemployed at 11.15 o’clock. “In New Zealand about 97 per cent, of all school children have defective teeth,” said Mr A. D. Brice, district dental superintendent for the South Island, to members of the Canterbury School Committees' Association. “Of these,” he added, “about 50 per cent, of the teeth were affected. ” He understood that the position was almost as bad at Home as in the Dominion.

By a narrow margin of twenty-four votes to twenty-one the Conference of Hospital Boards in Wellington yesterday rejected a proposal to establish State lotteries, the proceeds of which to go toward the upkeep of hospitals. The proposals were embodied ill various forms in several remits and veiOsubjected to a lengthy discussion. The Hospital Boards’ Conference at Wellington yesterday adopted a remit from the Wairoa Hospital Board, ‘ ‘ that for hospital board elections the qualifications for voting apply to ratepayers only.” The conference also carried a resolution recommending that all members of hospital boards, municipalities, and counties be elected for terms of three years.

“I would appeal for cheerfulness in business,” said the Rev. Raymond ■Dudley, speaking at -a meeting of the Wanganui Rotary Club on the subject of “Unemployment.” To say that business was bad, was bad for business, said the speaker. He had heard it said that business must indeed be bad because the farmers had stopped growling. There should be optimism about everybody’s work, said Mr Dudley, and there should be greater optimism and cheerfulness in business at the present time.

A Wanganui lady returning home by train was bringing with her a bottle of wine which had been given her. During the journey the bottle was broken,*and the sight of the wine trickling away where all could notice caused her some discomfort. She was a total abstainer. Slowly the fumes filled the carriage, and with their advance other j>assengers became curious. Leaping to her feet, the lady decided to carry the bottle out and throw it away, but while she was making her way down the carriage the lurching of the train caused her progress to become most unsteady. Hie looks of other passengers obviously connected her style of walk with the Avine. At a meeting of the South Wairarapa. Committee of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, a Carterton resident, in stressing the need for the appointment of honorary rangers, said he knew that AA-holesale poaching of trout was taking plac-e. He said that trout AA'ere being bloAvn up by the dozens and that spearing Avas going on almost every night in the streams in the vicinity of Carterton. He had seen a party alight from a motor car, throAV something into the stream, and then proceed to collect slaughtered trout. Others expressed the opinion that trout Avere being illegally taken from the streams, and it Avas decided to recommend to the Acclimatisation Society that Mr Huntley be appointed an honorary ranger for the Carterton district.

“However we may be situated individually, I notice that collectively we are disgustingly rich,” said Mr Roland Hill at a meeting of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association when pointing out that the accumulated fund account showed a total of £23,000. In England, he said, a similar association had found itself in a like position, and it had formed a benevolent fund for widows and orphans and unfortunate members of the association. “It is up to- ns to do something like that here,” he added, “and the widows and orphans should get something out of it.” Tie moved that it be a recommendation to the council to form a benevolent fund for widows, orphans and members of the association who had experienced misfortune. The president, Mr C. G. C. Dernier, ruled the motion out of order. Under the constitution, the association could not spend its money as a benevolent institution. Mr Hill: That cock will not crow. What about the money you voted for the earthquake victims? Mr Deriner said that special validating legislation had been passed. Treat that cold scientifically—inhale “NAZOL. ” Treats all such ailments at the points of infection —the passages of the nose and throat. Prompt relief assured. 120 doses for 2/6. GO’ doses for 1/6. *

The Marama sailed from Sydney for Auckland at 5 p.m. yesterday. The Klexema specialist visited Masterton to-day and reports excellent business. The Klexema course of treatment for skin diseases has proved exceptionally successful in New Zealand and Australian, and the number of cures is steadily increasing.

JliQr© is no apparent shortage of ready money in Dunedin for £I2OO was taken at the Amateur Operatic Company's production of “The Arcadians.” This left a profit of £4OO. The sum of £ll2O was taken at the Winter Show as against £986 last year. At the Pahiatua S.M. Court, James Davies (liamua) was proceeded against for carrying a load on a lorry in excess of that for which it was licensed. The fact was admitted but it was stated the excess in a load of wood was inadvertent and that only a short distance was travelled on the road. The magistrate took into account that it was an isolated instance and imposed a fine of £l, with costs £l. A reminder is given of the dance to be held in the Masonic Hall this evening by the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. A strong committee has all arrangements in hand. An excellent orchestra will be in attendance and a dainty supper will add greatly to the enjoyment of the evening. Dancing patrons will find ail excellent floor, good music, and congenial surroundings which will make the dance one of the best yet held in the district. Strong exception to certain statements attributed to the Superintendent of Police, Mr D. J. Cummings, concerning the part jflayed by the police during the recent tramway strike, was expressed at a meeting of the North Canterbury Labour Representation Committee. It was considered that the superintendent’s remarks were calculated to destroy confidence in the police as to their impartiality in industrial disputes. A letter of protest has been sent to Minister of Justice. It is alleged that, when farewelled at Napier, Mr Cummings said, inter alia, “People from all sections of the community, numbering 1500, came forward to assist the police, and it was that which to a very considerable extent broke the back of the strike. They are all back at work now, and sorry that the strike ever happened. As far as Canterbury and Christchurch are concerned, there will be no further strikes.”