LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13268, 25 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Most men see facts, not with their '•yes but with their prejudices.

-Many and varied are the aspects of tiie war dealt with in the supplement io the Waikato Times, which will be issued on Saturday. "Germany Wants Peace" is the- testimony of a remarkable envoy ulki has just returned from Merlin, and who concludes that 't '«

peace on such impossible terms tea* they cannot be considered. 'lhe pari ill;:; Canada is playing in the great war i. de.ilt with by Frederick Stubbs, F.R.G.S., while "Through German Kpoct.ioles" convincingly indicates the habit that the newspapers of the country have of 'bearing things'' from tjnie mi time. "The New Zeppelin Season." "Irish Humour Fnder Fire." "Ner-e Centre of a Great Army,'' and •Roumania's Last Chance," are" among other leading war features dealt with in the p"M'oatio!i. "Britain's One and Ail" ■- devoted to the problem of the future existence by sen, and "Ts England Playing Her Part" is what the renowned American war correspondent, Frederick Palmer, thinks of John Bull and his methods.

riu'rty men volunteered in Auckland yesterday. Twelve were accepted.

'llie conciliation council arrived at an agreement in the brewers' employees' dispute at Auckland on Thursday. The Dominion shortage for the twentieth reinforcements is 304, the Auckland deficiency being 77. A Uakaia bird-trapper received £22 fur birds Happed between July Bth and 17th. Another party trapped £2O wor th of small birds during the same period.

A transport with a recent draft of reiiibw cements on board, put into Wellington yesterday on account of overheated bearings in the engine-room. The vessel will sail again as soon as repairs are effected. The health of all on board is good. Alter several years' residence in Australia, a private in the Anzacs, who served in Gallipoli (where he was wounded) and in Egypt, was drafted to France, u here almost the first person he i;:"t was his father, a clerk at a base depot.

It is stated that an old age pensioner who is an inmate of the Solway Home in Masterton has definitely established his claim to a sum of £62,000, which has been in Chancery for a num. ber of years. The man has notified the Hospital authorities of his intention to leave the institution in order to proceed to England ,an amount of £SOO having been placed to his credit to de-

making great progress with their "sale- | day stall." At the old Borough ChamI bers, Hamilton, yesterday the highly satisfactory return of £l2 Is 3d was the result of their efforts. The weight of the cake (s£lb) was guessed by five people, and the draw resulted in Mr Burley being the winner. Mr H. T. Gillies guessed the exact weight of the turkey (12|d); Master Duncan West won the tea cosey, and Madame Chocqueel, the table centre. It is now hardly necessary to add a reminder that the committee welcome donations of any saleable gifts for these occasions. For a dainty blouse or frock there is scarcely anything to equal a pretty crepe-de-chene, and the range of colours that Messrs Hooker and Kingston have opened in them are both smart and charming—saxe, sky, shell pink, vieux rose, ivory cream, champagne and black. Price 5s lid, 6s lid and 7s 6d yard. A lovely range of crepe-de-chene blouses in almost any shade, are also showing—l6s 6d, 19s 6d to 32s 6d. Shop where your money goes farthest. Off their manufacturer-to-you prices Messrs Hooker and Kingston give you a special war discount of 3d back in every 5s spent for cash. Still arriving—new varieties of Women's Fancy Top Boots in all colours, from the best English and American makers. We advise you to see our window show, the finest selection eve£ shown in New Zealand, and we have all sizes in stock from 18s 6d to 35s a pair at Hannah's. / • ■ '' *\

Wc understand that a penny-in-the-slot telephone will shortly be erected in the Hamilton Post Office. The receipt of 10s from Hazel Gilbcrtson for the distressed family is acknowledged; also a parcel of clothing from another contributor.

The Manutahi Dairy Company i Pate::) has paid out 20d per lb for butter-fat lor the past season, and carried forward id as a contingent fund to meet any possible deficiency in the estimated suiplus. Speaking in reference to recruiting, Mr I. Pine ,\vho lias been engaged in the work in the Waitomo County, said instances oi patriotism had come under ui.s notice winch would bo hard to beat. Ac Otorohanga, he understood, there was a big family of sons who had gone lo tin- iroiit. The greatest number he personally had vo do with was a family of siwions at Kaitangaweka, who had ail onnsted and gone.