LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13511, 18 June 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Let the sap of reason quench the fire of passion.—Shakespeare. The Journal of Labour, the official organ of the Labour Department, has ceased publication, owing to the effect of th« war on the cost of labour and materials.

The Homebrook Estate at Southbridge (Canterbury), consisting of Ik»tween 10U0 and 2(KX) acres, has been purchased by the Government for returned :<oldiers.

Major W. L. Reflly, of the Indian Army, in writing as prisoner of war impi.* Afiyn Kars .'-.-Hissac-iii T.iirjtey,on' Vifbruary 11 stated" that •*<•» was 36s *-ib«uy<l/suga«7s.%l » lb. jn -thai rjgpote spot* 1 '*>. \ 5| *" '■*

An unusual incident occurred "at the Tuarangi Old Men's Home, Ash. burton, a few days ago, when the Military Medical Hoard visited the institution to examine two of its inmates, who were practically cripples, but whose names were drawn in the second ballot. Of course, the m<m were placed in Class D r nnfit for scr T vice. it) The Sydney Morning Herald, in tl&> course of a leading article, says:— "To think that our divisions are dwindling while those of New Zealand are maintained i« bad enough; but to feel that precious fTves are being lost not "ny enemy shefls, but by the slugg ; shness of their own flesh and blood is harrowing."

An Invercargill paper reports that the trading v« sol Rachel Cohen recently brought 542 casks (90 tons) of sca-e!ephant and penguin oil from the Macquarrie Islands to Bluff. After it has been refined at Invercargill the value of the oil will be about £2OOO. The total return for the season has been IGO2 casks of oil, valued after refinement, at about £OOOO.

Pollowing the lead of Queensland ami Tasmania there is a strong move being made in the remaining Australian States to make it compulsory by law for a person claiming to have a .special knowledge of Refraction (Eye Sight Testing), to "prove his qualification" before being allowed to do ,-uch work. Legislation in this direction would undoubtedly prove a protection against imposition. The bona fide Optometrists of New Zealand would heartily welcome such legislation in the Dominion. H. Grocott, M.P.S.N.Z., Certificated Optometrist, at Manning's Main Pharmacy. has fully specialised in all phases of Optical Science. No charge is made for wight testing. Why should a man wiio is careful to wear and use only Empire products '•onsistenly cram his pipe full of American tobacco Keep New Zealand money in New Zealand by smoking Gold Pouch Aromatic—our very own tobacco, grown in Hawke's Hay district. Gold Pouch Aromatic is a different tobacco, in that it contains but 1£ per cent of nicotine—the lowest of any tobacco; and this difference is reflected in a mildness, smoothness and distinctive flavour, peculiar alone to Gold Pouch Aromatic—'tis healthier too. Consider also its economy—a full 2joz bag for one shilling, against Ijfoz of the imported article. As » patriotic New Zealander, and as a discriminating smoker, you should try Gold Pouch Aromatic. N.Z. grown "Three Diamonds" is the cigarette- roller's smoke. (11) Many of the eminent doctors of England have spoken highly of the desirability of tlie "Liberty Bodice" for children. They conform to every movement of the body and the well arranged straps over the shoulders takes the weight off the nnderclothev and the strong pull of suspenders. The "Liberty Bodices" are delightfully soft and elastic, they wear and wash splendidly, being porus they allow for the evaporation of moisture caused by the bent of the body. Stocked to fit boys and girls from one to thirteen years, 2s &d to 3s 6d. Th«i>e bodices are showing only at Hooker and Kingston Ltd.— where you get 3d discount, in every •"- spent, Gd in 10s, 9d in 15s, and so on.* The best prevention against Infix n y.n or Colds which are infectious or contagious is to protect the mucous membranes of the nose and tbroat bv taking "NAZOL." or bv frequently ; ..b,nl ; ng I; l. I 'rough ■., ( <NAZOL" I.ii--1 baler. r '""\i

In the Magistrate's Court this morning, Tia Huia, was convicted amd discharged on a charge' of drunkenness, and Hermann Wendt (a German) and Henry Dunbar were each fined 10s on a simi'ar charge. The Gazette announces that H.M>. New Zealand shares the prize money, with 46 other war vessels, in connection with the destruction of the Blucher. The maximum iKmnty for senior officers is £79, and the minimum Is 2d.

In the Magistrate's Court this morning Alfred Price was charged with failing to maintain his four chldren, inmates of the Auckland Industrial School, and was ordered to pay lOfc off arrears ,and £1 per.week. The civil case, Hugh Thomas Reilly (Mr MacDiarmid) y. F. H. Lees (Mr Ostler), which has occupied the attention of the Supreme" Court at Hamilton since Friday, has teen adjourned to Auckland. The case* Tua Hatene/and others (Mr Quarterly) v. the Morrinsville Town Board (Mr Gilchrist) for injun£t,um, etc., is now being heard.

At Feilding Court, A. Noble sued H. A. Monk for £ls damages for the loss of a sheep dog. The Magistrate found that defendant was travelling at 15 miles an hour through a flock of sheep. He ran over and killed a dog belonging to plaintiff. The death of the dog ii his opinion, due to the excessive speed of the car and want of care. Judgment was for plaintiff for £lO and £4 7s costs.

A motor car accident occurred on the Raglan road on Monday, resulting in a car !>elonging to Mr H. C. Wheeler, farmer and storekeeper, Te Akau, being precipitated over a steep bank, opposite Messrs Fowler Bios' farm, Glen Massey. The car was being driven by a Maori who sustained injuries to the face. The car was not damaged very extensively. Inspector Phair this aafternoon received a telegram from Constable" Gumming, of Wh'akatane, stating that a man named Alexander Wilson, aged abcut 50 years, was found dead on a hill overlooking the township yesterday afternoon. A pot containing strychnine was lying alongside the body. Wilson, who had been dead for about four hours when discovered, had been at Whakatane since Tuesday. He is believed to have a wife and family at Rotorua. Mr Balfour, speaking at a meeting of the Belgian Belief Fund Committee at the Mansion House, said the committee had collected two and a-half million pounds. He singled out New Zealand's extraordinary contribution, which was eqral to 10s Id per head of the whole population.

Tle continued clanging of the Hamiltone firebcll on Saturday afternoon attracted a considerable amount of interest, many being of the opinion that is betokened a serious conflagration. It was, however, merely a testing of the new system of electrical alarms, which have l>een installed, and which enables the bell on Garden Place to be rung by the simple process of pressing a button on a post adjaent to Mr Cray's pharmacy. The test proved in every way satisfactory as far as the ringing was concerned, but the tone of the bell is very feeble, a The following is an extract from a letter from Private Rowley I'phain, who is on his wav to the front with the- A.1.F.: "I thought New South Wales bad a lot of Buicks, but the fiil't car 1 saw in Durban was a 'Buick' six. and the place is simply over-run with them; the same at Capetown. Buicks everywhere you look. All the military ambulances at Capetown ..and Durban are Buicks, equipped w.ith the Delco system, and I think tfiis'" is sufficient guarantee of the Brck reliability."

A lariap.nunifer of by-taw cases tr«?r<i ,k.ard in the MaturateV Glint this .morning, tefore •Mr*E» Rawson/S.M., Wflliahi :Go«, .for fail ng tp rhave ..the jmtilber i»n * var property-illuininatod, was ordered to pay costs 7s. A. P. Pat'elson, for a similar offence (previous convi ton) v' as fined t'2 T with 7s costs. A. Moody, riding a bicycle with no lights, was fined ss, and 7s costs, and T. Wills and It. Williams, for similar offences, were fitted 7 0s, wjtl 7s cos's each. Alfred Douglas, for driving a vehicle not properly lighted, was finer] 5s with 7s tosts, and Thomas Robinson, for a similar offence, was fined 10s, with costs 7s. J. B. Scott wa* ordered to pay costs 7s for leaving his car standing in Vic. toria street without sufficient lights, and A. Wigg, for failing to have a registered mark thereon, was fined 10s, with costs.

A suggestion has he.en made (says the Ch-istchurch Press) thnt blue or dark arm lodges, bearing gold crowns, should be issued to relatives of soldiers lost in the war. The idea is to let the public know those who have suffered bereavement, and in that way avoid the. giving of unnecessary pain in conversation.- It has been stated that, to prevent abuse the badges might be issued in Clirisfcnurch ly the Citizens' Defence Corps. The subject was menticned to Sir James Allen by officers of the corps when he was in Christchurcb some time ago. He stated that it had been discussed already, but that the suggestion did n*t seem to meet with general approval, partly because the. scheme might be abused, and partly because many relatives of these killed probably would not wish to wear the badges. Economy is not, the matter of buv-

ing cheap goods cheaply, but quality goods at a reasonable price. The cur;;iii stuffs at HALL'S DRAPERY STORKS, for instance, are a revelation of quality and economy combined, and they are so charming, too. .Mus-

lins. Nets. Casement Cloths and Cretonnes. All new fabrics in such pretty designs. Ke!!in<>- like wild-fire too.*