LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8055, 13 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Gr. Stouu this morning weighei the steer aud heifor uso i in the weignt guessing cJinpetitiou at the Waikato show, l'ue weignt of the former wai 7'J7ibs, aud I theheiler turned the scale at 63tiibs. That the recent action of the shareholders ot the Auckland Farmers' Fro. ziug Oompany la taking over Atessrs Uellaby's freezing woiks was a step in tue right direction, is shown by the fact thit during the three weeis the Glasgow works h.ive oeen open this seaejn, IUUU head of cattle were passed through. Tue tretiin;,' charges have been brought down to per ib, waich has enabled the buyer to auvauce jis lUOlbs on his previous price. The <£ueotion of the presence of the doctor in the school will come before the forthcoming annml meeting of the New Zealand Kduoation.il Institute. Thd South Canterbury branch will come forward with a resolution in favour of regular of school child; en by both medical men and dentisti. Ttie Health Department's present proposals apply only to medial examination, and then only to the proportion of chiidren whose defects have bien sulliC'ently discovi rable to be detected by the teacher—a proportion estimated at 10 to 13 per cent, of the attendance. The applicitioa of the " boycott " is causing some stir in Taih >pe just now. [n addition to boycotting " the indep indent press," says the News, at inkeepers are ignoring the butter miuu'actarel by the local dairy company and are importing supplies from outside factories. A large percentage ot the storekeepers' customers are suppliers to the lcc il factory and c.eamery, aud yet the tradesmen expect custom from the sett'ers towards whose interests they appear unfriendly. Tne projected establishment of a co-operative store, in which thu settlers are taking a leading part, is the reason of the disturbance. Writing of the North Island Main Trunk Riilway works, a recent visitor to that locality says" You will find all sorts of men there, the ficetiou3 Cockney who calls Taihape 'Die appy,' the Irishman who sings "",',e Navvies on the Loine'to trie tune of' The Yveur.n,; o'the Green,' sailors firemen, wanderers—the JJ'jtsaiu tjiat civilisation casts forth from her borders to serve > her im pose on the frontier. Finally, to j succeed you must have good health, i strength and determination- it is no place ! fur weaklings—you must sometimes en lure . cold aud wot weather, and your associates will bo men of no groit education, but, as a ruie, with good hearts." Disgusted with the state of atliirs in the j TraLSVaal, several wall to-do British far- I | men; in that country have intimated | (-ays the Times) tj friends in Wellington ' I that they are quite willing to invest a I | quarter of a million capital in good agricultural laud in New Z-taliud, provided tnat they can get favourable conditions. | l'h y want the freehold tenure. Otherwise , they propose to go to - auada or Australia i —the latter for choice, i'hese farmers j have Imd an agent in the colony quietly ; ' "spying out the land." We understand j that this gentleman recommends the ac- ! | quisition of certain r.reas in the northern j poftion of this island. I A letter has recently bon received by I the authorities of Christ's College, Christ- 1 i bnrch, from Mrs Maria S lines, of Annery House, North Devon, forwarding a cntri- ; hution of j£lLo towards the -'New Buildings" Fund, and expressing her continued intere t in the colony of New Zealand and j in Christ's College in particular. Mrs Somes, who is now more than ninety years j of age, mentions thu interesting fact that it was from the Tory, a ship owned by her late husband, Mr Joseph Somes, that the sovereignty of Oueen Victoria was procl.limed over ihe islands of New Zealand. ; Mr S»mes was a member of ite New Zt - land C nnpany at the time of his d u ath in IS 15. Mis Somes was the donor, in the year 1850, of fifty acres of land for the foundation aud maintenance of scholarships in connection with Christ's College. The Und was the llrst purchased in C inter. 1 bury, being rural section No.l, situated in liyttelton. Somes' Island, the Wei ingt, n quarantine ground, was utmed after th < , donor's husband. Wo have a large assortment of Fnglish and Colonial biscuits in lib. and 21b tin? at Tidd and Stanton's Imperial Grocery and Confuctionory Stores, Hamilton. 6 CHAMPION PRIZE BUTTER. 'I he following testimonial from Mrs D. Clarke, of Greenhi'he, Auckland, proves that the Baltio Separater holds its own when put to any test:—"l have much pleasure in stating my absolute satisfaction with the machine. It works up to its full i capaci y aud over if necessary. It skims ' hlmo t too clo-e, leaving nothing for the ' calves. It is very easy to drive ; my 3£ year-old daughter often drives it. In : seven months the cost of upkeep is on ■ ; shilling. I won the First and Champion prises nt b th the Auckland and Pukikohe : Shows for butter ruade from cream ,-epara- j ted by the Baltiu Separator."

! S'chool bolid iys, whieh sro a mut'er for I individual boards of education, will he considered ut the nextannuil meeting of the New Zeiland Eluiational In»titute. The Tir-.naki brunch urtrea that they bo framed by the Minister of Education, so as tole uniform throughout the colony. j A sheep shearing record was establ'shed at th < Raukawa stathn, near II >stin<s, I durir.g last »>.«!<. Niu ' mer-., working nine . hours, sheared a total of 2:-!',lt s'neep, the ! hiuivnt individual tally h-mtr 332, •vhich beats the previous record in the colony by 10. Other tallies langed from 233 to j 278. j The following crews have been selected for th ' trial f, u*s to he rowed < II by the Hamilton Rowing C lib on the opening dav, the 2 tth inst : —II. Edgecumbe ( troke), 11. j Green (3), W. Wtarr.e (2), W. Furby (bow); ('. H. Hollnway (strokp), M R. Firrer (3), McKoszie (2), W. O. Snell (bow) ; S. Tyerman (stroke), ft. GrillitliH (3), F. ('. Bind (2), W. Hroadfoot (bow) ; 0. F. Bond (stroke), L. Boekett (3) ; C. Kenny (2), R. Bridgman (bow), F. A. Swarbrick (stroke), J. C Barton (3), A. P. Stuart (2), 8. Lewis (bow); Cnas. Pollard (stroke), R. Bailey (3), ft L. Mahon (2), C. Pratt (bow). The crews are requested to get into immediate training. The following are tho winning numbers in the Waikato Art ■'nion:—First, 811, ilichael O'Neill; 2nd, 360, Mrs Minngue; ' 3rd, 1545, Mrs 0 Champion; tth, 1363. R. Johnson; sth, 4151, John Ofarkin; 6th, 5132, 11. McCardle; Tth, 5116, Charhs Pettit; Bth, 5163, Mrs A McDonald; 9th, 51)83. Mrs M. Cork; 10th, 5992, Mrs M. Urady ; 11th, 5135, Jessie McCardle; 12th, 5115, Mis Gupwell; 13th, 4052, James Howden; 14th, 1830, Jes-«ie Craig; 15th, 72, Mrs Stapleton ; 16th, 336, Mr Farrelly; 17th, 161, Morina Clarkin ; 18th, 5099, T. K lly ; 19 hj, 5816, lira Henderson; 20th, 5516, Mrs Wilkinson; 21st, 5189, Minnie 1 'in ; 22ud, 2153, — ; 23rd, 4971, Frank Molesworth ; 21 hj, 91, Mrs Sooble Cornish. It is said (according to the Naw Zealand 'iines), that producer gas generating plants, generating from eke, are miking yo'>d headway in the flax districts, about Foxton in particular. The installations are small, running about 15 h.p., but it is claimed that the produoer gas plant is not only cheaper than ordinary boilers, but greatly lessens tho fire risk. A spark from a furnace is a fatal thing amid the tow and other influnuiable accumulations of a flixmill, and insurances have been difficult or impossib'e to get. But with the producer plant, where the combustion and generation go on in an enclosed furnace charged only from the top, which is ordinarily kept closed, the fire risk is much reduced. and Day, the Qtarerly Magazine of Dr. Birnardo's Houns, has a crowded issue for Sjptembar. I: gives a fully illustrated report of the annual meeting of the Homes, at which Sir John Gorst, the Bishop of Kensington and Lord Brasiey were the principal speakers. A piotorial supplement is devoted to a striking and iadeed unique set of 2,112 photographs, showing the face of every boy and girl admitted to the Institutions in one year. That fact alone speaks eloquently as to the continued necessity for the bentficant labours of the Homes in our midst. So long as ten destitute childien can be picked up every day in England, so long will these institutions be rendering the best of service to the State and to humanity. An appmdix is devoted to a series of well-audited accounts well fitted to confound all critics of the fiuaucial system of the Homes. There are many interesting notes and news items regarding the progress and development d this wonderful charity, which aeeuis to be extending its elloits as rapidly since Dr. B.arnardo's death as for years before. A copy of Xight and Day wi 1 be sent gratis *ud p st free in application at the Head Office, 18 to 26, stepuey Causeway. L-ind n E. It is worth tiie attention of all our read.-rs. Tents, Marquees, Orxkery, Glassware and Cutlery for hire at iidd and Stanton's Imp rial Guc.<ry and Confectionery Stores, Hamilton. (J