LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13753, 29 April 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The ornaments of a home are the friends who frequent it.

Stromboli is violently erupting. The flames set fire to the vinevards on the east part of the island.

A London cablegram states that Lho Tr ist Agencv of Australasia has declared a dividend of 7A ner cent for tho year.

The first meeting for the season of the 1* rankton Band of Hope took place on Friday night. Rev. E~. 0. Blamires gave a short address, and songs and recitations were given by the children, the result being a very pleasant evening.

At the gathering of teachers at the Hamilton A\est School next Saturday, at 10 a.m., the subjects of addresses taken by the inspectors will l>e:—Mr Priestly, spelling; Mr McKenzie, history; Mr McLeod, English. AH teachers expressly and cordially invited.

There is a probability of the whaling industry l>eing revived in the waters of Southern New Zealand (says the Otago Daily Times). At the present time whale oil is a very valuable commodity, not to speak of the very valuable whalebone, which sold up to as much as £3OO per ton. A boy, 14j years of age, was charged, on remand, in the Juvenile Court, Hamilton, this morning, with stealing two letters, containing cheques, from the Hamilton Post Offce. He was convicted and ordered to pay £2 16s expenses. He was also placed upon pro. )>ation for 12 months, upon condition that he obtained work in the country and kept away from town. A new record has been discovered bv the Katipo, the official organ of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers' Association. It is a record in the makmg out of documents and in book entries. The Katipo says that when a man has a telephone installed 92 entries are made from the time the man signs the bond to the installation of the telephone. By the time the account has been made and paid the total is well over a century.

"There is a scarcity of nearly every, thing except money." So said*a New. castle (England) superintendent of police the other day. People seem to have money for anything, and in wartime ladies are not above paying for a nightdress. It is the abundance of money possessed by workers who have not been used to it that has to some extent increased the price of commodities. After the war all conditions may right themselves, but in the meantime ?

The inaugural meeting of the second session of the W.E.A. is to l>e held in the Municipal Council Chambers, Hamilton, on Saturday next. We advise all workers (including those whose work is chiefly mental) to roll up and help to make this class what it should be—a credit to Hamilton. We crtmmend the W.E.A to all employers, beoau.se of its beneficial effects in producing intelligent, educated and, therefore, more efficient and productive workers. Tho welfare of the community is involved in education, and a well informed com. munity is a free community. Tyranny cannot flourish in the sunlight of knowledge. The subject for the session is "Pure Economics," a subject of vital importance to the material interests of every man, woman and child. See ad. vertisement in another column.

The lure of the earnings to be secured by trapping rabbits is, the Otago Daily Times understands, enticing men in different parts of Otago from their employment in essential industries. Among those, moreover, who are said to be forsaking work of nationol importance to become rabbit trappers during the winter months are men of military age exempted from service liecause of the employment in which they are engaged. It is plain that men are not complying with the conditions of their exemption if they abandon work in an essential industry in order that thev may trap rabbits, and that thev will have no ground for complaint if on the "combing-out" of exempted men. which is expected, they are required to fulfil their military obligations.

Smart coloured hosiery gives that tone of distinctiveness to your new frock or costume; almost aH shades are procurable at Hooker and Kingston's— Garbardine, grey, navy, creme, and nigger are to be obtained in all wool, cashmere; every pair marked at an extremely low price for cash. "Absolute satisfaction or your money back" is the policy of the Hooker-Kingston Store. War rebate off every-purchase—3d back in 5s spent, (id discount in 10s, and' so on.*

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The Legislative Council ot Fiji passed a resolution to otter further assis. tance in men and money to <&rsy, on the war.

To-day seemed to be "ladies' day" at the Police C&vfrt, HanrfltWh, there being a very large attendance of the fair sex. At the Police Court, Hamilton, this morning, Wilfred Hayward, charged with driving a motor-c2r at night with, out sufficient light, failed to appear. Hp was convicted and ordered to pay £1 Is court costs. ' : Why are you taking this attitude towards the sergeant!" asked His Worship of a young lady witness at the Police Court this morning. "Because I don't like him," was the reply." J. Knight was charged at the Police Court this morning with having failed to close his shop upon the statutory half-holiday on the 10th inst. Mr MaeDiarmid appeared for accused, and pleaded' guilty. Mr McCormack gave evidence that he saw people go to the shop and tike parcels away. Upon accosting them he found that the parcels contained bread. Mr MacDiarmid stated that his client was doing his best to discourage the practice of shopping on the half-holiday, but on the afternon in question several customers came to the shop and he obliged them. Ho had no desire to defy the law or to compete unfairly with other shopkeepers. Defendant was fined £l, with costs 7s.