LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13271, 29 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The business of the artist is to awake thought in the unthinking. Preparations are now complete for I lie enrolment of the Expeditionary Force reserves. The Inning of the last mile of heading in the Otira tunnel was commenced a day or tw 0 ago. Arrangements have been made for railwaymon to subscribe to the war loan by instalments. The directors of the New Zealand Drug Company have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. The secretary of the Victoria League, Hamilton, acknowledges receipt of a donation of £lO from Air Burley for the Navy League Fund, and £1 iron; .Mrs I' ese for the Hutment Fund. Dominion war loan bonds and certificates to the total value of over £4500 were disposed of on -Monday at (he Auckland chief [x>st office. Fifty-seven men enrolled at the Auckland recruiting station yesterday, and of that number 32 were accepted, 14 were deterred, and 11 were rejected. Fight were from No. 4 Group. The Hamilton branch of the Victoria League this week sent to London the sum of £SOB to be distributed to the following funds :—Navy, £288: Russian prisoners, £B2: French Bod Cross, 1-138; total £SOB. Air J. A. Young, ALP., has received word from the Minister for Public Works, Hon. W. Frasor, that he will arrive in Hamilton on September 5, and will remain here until the 7th. During his stay he will be glad to meet the representatives of the various local bodies.

Th« Commissioner of Taxes, Mr I). G. Clark, will pay a visit to Hamilton on Thursday, and will l»e pleased to grant personal interviews to business men or others who desire to be made acquainted with the working of the new War Finance Act and to learn their duties in connection therewith. He will arrive by the express from Auckland, and will l>e at the service of the pubic from 2.30 p.m. AVhat is to he the function of the police in respect to the Military Service Act? How far the police are to come into the case of any Reservist depends on the man himself. If he takes the trouble to read the advertisement in this issue or a poster, or if he calls at a postoffice, he will learn how to avoid any embarrassing or worrying attentions from the police. Constables arc authorised to question a Reservist on the subject of enrolment, and they have power to detain a man if they are not satisfied with his replies. Every Reservist should make prompt application for a certificate of enrolment which satisfies the police. This document also acts as a passport to employment. A somewhat anomalous situation,

showing the almost absurd length to which British justice and tolerance are carried, arose last week at the Hamilton Court, where the Magistrate was engaged for many hours listening to rival claims of a number of Austrians. While the case was being heard, and the whole services of the Magistrate and Court officials were to a large extent being utilised by these alien enemies, the strains . of martial -music were heard, and shortly there passed the Courthouse the twentieth reinforcement draft en route for camp and eventually to fight the countrymen of the very litigants who were receiving not merely the protection of this country. but the benefits of the paid services of the Court functionaries. And thus doth Britain wage war.

, A special sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held at Cambridge on Friday when Mr Rawson, S.M., re-heard the case of the Matamata County Council (Mr Lewis) v. IL_ Manuel and J. Endean (Mr Walsh). The claim was for £2O 12s 2d for rates, and 10 per cent penalty upon property in Okauia No. 1 Block. After a lengthy hearing the Magistrate reserved his decision. Another case was also heard in which W. and J. McMillan, of Cambridge, claimed from three Maungatautari natives (Maura, Aniwata, and Karaitiane) for the recovery of a doublefurrow plough, value £ls, and £3 damages for retention thereof. The defendants stated the plough had been given them by a Maori who was now dead. The Magistrate gave judgment for £ls or the return of the plough, defendants tp pay costs, £lO Bs. Mr Lewis appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Walsh for defendants. Hannah's still report, the arrival of new goods from America. The latest shapes in men's high grade boots just to hand; also a large shipment of ladies' smart hee and strap shoes', medium price. We advise you to see these early, as they will j»ot last long on our shelves.* 7 Sharland's Fluid MagnNia corrects acidity of the stomach iibd flatulency in children, it &o mekj/w .-a gentle laxative. Qm afcflpSripr bottle. 1