LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVIII, Issue 6159, 3 March 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The second swimming carnival of the season takes place at the Municipal baths this evening, when an attractive list of events will be provided.

The lecal weather observer, Mr 0. F. Sims, advises that the maximum temperature in the shade in Waihi on Tuesday was 814de« Fah. Yesterday (Wednesday) it was 81,6 deg Fah, which is very high for March month.

The Pacific Cable Board annonnce that from the Ist instant week-end telegrams which are to be telegraphed throughout may again bo exchanged with Canada. The acceptance in the United Kingdom of the week-end messages for JN'ew Zealand has also been rtßuuied.

The births registered in the four metropolitan areas of the Dominion during the month of January amounted to 846, as against 775 in December. The deaths totalled 323—a decrease of 41, «s compared with the previous month. Of the deaths 57 were of children under 10 years of age, or 17.66 per cent, of the whole number.

It is interesting to note that the census throughout JNow Zealand will be taken on Sunday, April 17th. In'connection with this the local postmaster is making arrangements for the taking of the census in the Ohinemun County aud Waihi borough. Five years hare elapsed since the last census was taken. Notwithstanding the fluctuations of the local population, indications point .to no falling off.

Sir Harry Lauder is telling a good story. A friend of his purchased a horse of the dray species, which he took from Aberdeen to Glasgow. While going down SauchiebaU Street the animal stopped and refused to budge. A crowd soon gathered, and there happened to be a veterinary surgeon in it, who promptly went to the assistance of the borso's owner. He commenced to examine the beast's foot, and found that it was firmly set down on a threepenny piece !

A woman named Sarah Precman Las just died at Woodstock, Ontario, at the ago of 108 .years. She attributed her longevity to the tact that she had some Indian b'ood in her veins. She had continously smoked a pipe since her early girlhood. Two years ago she had her first motor ride, Her favourite teaching was that too little attention was paid to the Bible, that it was the person's heart that counted, and if that was alright " we get to Heaven and won't be asked how we came."

"I have seen a great deal of the world during the last four- or five years, but as a picture of agricultural prosperity the Canterbury Plains will bfl very hard to beat in any pan of the world," said the Prime Minister recently. " I have seen nothing to beat them. So far as i am able to judge the wheat yield will be an average one, and possibly a little moro. If ft is average, we shall have enough wheat in this country for our requirements, Ido want to see sufficient wheat growu in this country tor ourselves."

Eighty-five years ago ob Thursday last Louis Philippe abdicated from tiie throne of I*ranee and fled to England, and' in the samo year (1848) a republic was proolaimed, ot which Louis Napoleon became president before the year was out. In 1851 occurred the famous coup-d'etat, when Louis Napoleon was elecled president of the republic for. ten years, but in the following year-he waa proclaimed Emperor as Napoleon 111. Eighteen years later (1870) was the eclipse of tho Bonaparte dynasty ar»d saw the flight ot Napoleon, France again bocoming a republic, which she has remained till the present day.

It has been said that Lord Kitchener had an instinctive fear of Ihe sea, which was to become his tomb many years after his brothers urg?d him into the surt on the Irish coast. At any rate most people can give instances where the shadow of the. luture has been felt, clouding the present with a vague feeling of impending misfortune. According to the Otago Daily Times, such an instance was men- • tioned in the Coroner's Court at Dunedin last.week during an inquiry into a fatal motor accident by Mr &. 8. Adam?, who said that the deceased had always had a special fear of motor cars, and curried an identification ticket in bis pocket, having a presentiment that he would be run over in that way. Usually the Post Office Savings Bank year closed on December 31. It will close this year and henceforward on March 31. Depositors will theretoro receive interest for fifteen months for 1920 21. Under provisions ot section 2 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1920, interest will be paid to depositors at the rate of <L per cent, (formerly 3£ per cent.) on deposits of any amount up to £SOO (formerly up to £3OO only), from January 1 last ; also the interest will be 'd\ per cent., and' will be payable on amounts exceeding £SOO and not exceeding £SOOO. Formerly£looo was the limit of interest-bearing deposits. In the esse ot deposits exceeding £SOOO, the rates ot interest above mentioned will apply ouly to so much of the balance of ouch accounts as does not exceod £SOOO.

The first quarterly stock sale for the present year was 1 eld in the Waihi muni cipal yards by the Farmers' Auctioneering Co. yesterday. There was a moderate yarding, due, no doubt, to the general feeling on the part of holders as to the wisdom ot putting forward their offerings at a time when it is so difficult to follow the trend of the market, which for some time past has been steadily falling. Buyers were naturally shy, and low prices ruled, but a considerable quantity of stock unsold under the hammer was subsquently quitted privately. It may be said that although the sale must have been distinctly disappointing to the enterprising Waikato firm, it cannot be taken as an indication as to future sales. Had prices been boen more attractive no difficulty would have been experienced in rounding up sufficient cattle to warrant a quite good sale, and it may be taken for granted that when the firm holds its next sale there will, unless prices continuo well below settlers' values, be a good yarding, as (here are some hundreds of cattle available for* disposal in the district.