LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipukurau Press, 2 June 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Timai’u A.eelimatisation Society intends making- an effort to destroy shags wherever possible; Shags are said to be numerous in the district.

The pastors of the Methodist Church at Carterton and Eketaliuna arc fortunate men. Both have wives that can occupy the pulpit when required)

A shop is being held in Walpuy.-jruu on Tuesday next by the W.C.T.U. The members are energetically canvassing for support and a good display will be made.

A financial statement presented to a meeting of the Masterton Rugby Union by the treasurer (Mr. J. R. Ilario), disclosed a credit balance of £619 19s lid.

The borough rate of Wanganui fo: the coming year will probably be 5s 9,d in the pound. 'l’lio “Chronicle” remarks ithat “this is a very serious matter.”

At Te Kuili the Haugatiki football team walked off the field, shortly after the commencement of the second portion of the game, as the result: .of ther captain being ordered off.

Cheese, factories which sold their output this season expect to come out considerably better than those who consigned, Oiie authority computes that they will be able to pay Is 5d per lb. for butter fat.

“The survey of the Masterton borough p'repaintory to its reticulation for electric power to be supplied through the Wairarapa Bower Board has been completed.” stfid Air. J. C, Cooper at a meeting of the Mastertoj.l Chamber «* Commerce. ■

Miss McGinley, who has been appointml district nurse at Porangahau, has now taken up the position. She v. ent opt on Wednesday and was met by members of the committee. The service will supply a long-fell want in the district.

The J own appreciation of “the forward move” by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church last Sunday night was evidenced by the large and attentive audience. The townspeople • will be pleased to know that such meetings will be continued. The next has beep fixed for Sunday evening, June 25th. Full particulars will be anouneed later.

“This man has borne a very good character always,” said counsel in the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North when speaking on behalf of Charlie Chick, la Chinese, formerly a cook at the Clarendon Hotel, from which he had stolen a quantity of foodstuffs. “You mean that he has not been found out before,” said Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M. Accused was fined £lO and costs.

Di<l tinxi-eabs peg along the Appiair Way? According to Eddie Gribbon in Alack Sennett’s “Home Talent” they did, and to prove it Eddie, disguised easily as a gladiator, goes .joy-riding with two of the fairest Roman maidens that ever plucked laurel leaves and rolling P'S B wherewith to crown tjieir otherwise conquering heroes. “ Home Talent cull be the feature attraction at the Town Hall to-morrow night.

The Auckland section of the Post and Telegraph Association resolved:— “That ns the Arbitration Court, after full inquiry into the decrease in llie cost of living, announced that a tall In wages of only £l3 per annum is justified, and which takes effect four months after the Government has reduced opi salaries by £l5 and upwards per annum, we emphatically protest ingainsi a further ■cut as authorised by the Public Expenditure Adjustment Bill which is being brought into operation.”

“Most of tho waterside workers at Tokomaru Bay have farms of their own and some of them run SOO to. 1000 sheep and ship their own wool.” sairt the secretary of the Tokomani branch of the Gisborne Waterside Workers’ Union at the Arbitration Court in reply to a question as to whether the men did any other work when vessels were scarce. “The relation between capital and labour ought to be very hiirmouious,” remarked Air. Justice Frazer. “If. all depends on who is Hie capita, and who is the labour.” replied Air, J. Roberts, ‘‘the workers tire ‘sheep’ owners, not ‘ship’ owners.”

During the next fortnight we are offering for cash: Boys* Football Boots, size 1 to 5,13 s fid; Alcn’s,l4s 3d; Tan, with ankle shield, 9d; Dally Patent, (steel bar through sole), 19s 9d. Don’t miss tho chance’. Sale now one. Carpenter’s, Waipukurau,

For Bronchial Coughs, take -Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,

The Dtuinevirko district is preparing for the coming of electricity. The poles'to ■carry the current from Mangahao ure being distributed along the route and their erection will follow iu due course

The steamer Wiltshire is a total wreck on the rocks at the southern ena of the Great Barrier. Who has broken in half and at latest advices a desperate effort is being made to rescue the crew, the work being most dangerous owing to the high seas.

Next Sunday being Whit Sunda/ the offertories in all the Anglican Churches through the Diocese of Waiapu Mil be devoted to the Melanesian liission. During the service at St. Mary’s Churtfc on Sunday evening, Mr. V. Jones will sing the sacred solo, “Thou Art Passing Hence.”

“You were having an animated discussion about the pace of the motor cars at funerals?” asked counsel of a witness in' a case at the Wanganui court. “I don’t; know about animated,” replied the witness. “Well, perhaps it is not the right word to apply to funerals,” said counsel.

Some idea of the size of the propelling machinery of a big steamer may be gathered from details now Joeing done on the Tredenham at Aueklffifnl, Each, of the nine nuts which hold s' propeller blade on to the bolts on the boss of the shaft has to be cut from a oOlb block of bronze. And bronze is half a crown) a pound.

t When Ben Tufpin, Charlie Murray, James Finlayson, Eddie. Gribbon ‘Dot’ Farley and Kalla Pasha conspire in a Sennett plot iho result isn’t to be taken seriously. It is made to be laughed at. If you don’t believe it, take a hold of your sides and see “Home Talent” at the, Town Hall to-morrow night. You might as well wear dark coloured goggles," too, for Mack Sonnett ’«• pick of the world’s fairest is disclosed discreetly but generously.

Recently Air. R. I). Martin wrote to the Prime Minister stating that some blinded soldiers in the Dominion appeared to be considerably handicapped. He * suggested tfyif the Government should establish an' aftercare department or appoint a .supervisor to watch the interests of thes}e ■men. In the alternative the Government might make it a condition that the blind soldiers should be granted equal rights with the civilian blind in the aftjer-eare department of the fund for the blind. Air Massey replied that he was. looking into the subject. ' ; ’

Notwithstanding the bad weather there was a large attendance at the meeting of the Loyal Tavistock. Lo.dgc of Oddfellows last evening. A new member was proposed. The Lodge was honoured with a visit from the District (Land Alaster, Bro. Pegler, of Hastings, t :.e Deputy Granod, Bro. Quigley, of Dannevirke, and P.D.G, Bro. o.'. Napier. Interesting addresses were g -.en by each of these officers, mainly dialing with the late conference at C ristchurch. After the Lodge was c' sod refreshments were provided,'and p’r.no solos, songs and recitations comb’.ied to make a most profitable and enjoyable evening.

A drop in the export values of motto i and lamb is reported, amounting generally to about jd per lb all n; nd (states the “Poverty Bay Heral;”). This would bring the prices do .-n to approximately 7d per lb. for lamb, 4d for wether mutton, and 3d fo.' ,ewe mutton. Beef remains at the level of 17s per 10001 b., though* there is- eery little doing in the beef line. Tie amount of beef that has gone through the factories this season is eslii .ated to bf about one-tenth of the exported beef of last season. Most fa.inors are prepared, apparently, to ea ly their beeves through the winter, as there is .plenty of feed and it is sti 1 growing. /They look to. next season for a better beef market.