LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13813, 18 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

, The wise man has his tongue in his j c.'iit, tno iool his heart in his tongua. A number of bicycles await owners at the Hamilton police station. China has agreed to build shirts for the United States. There lias been a big rise in the price of tin. which has ptv r--T.,, r l £364 J Os. To-day has boon proclaimed Arbor Day by the f-ovorniiieiii, but it net bo in;: generally observed. At the annual conference of the Council of Agriculture, Mr G. A. .MacDonald, of Orari, was elected president for the ensuing year. A number of men from the No. 2 (Hauraki) group arrived in Hamilton to-day, and will join the special troop train at Frankton to-night.

A charge m fc:rgi.:g a saidier's ■i' lo'lnient inr L- V v. ;; ! . . \ belli Cuilen in ;h: Police ( ourt, c hri.-ji-church, on Wednesday. She was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence . 'l'he extension of the scheme for the physical instruction of teachers to Rotorua and Matamata was 'decided upon by the Board of Education vesterdav. The recommendation, which came forward in the Finance Committee's report, provides for the classes to last for a week, beginning at Rotorua on August 12, and at -Matamata on August 20. A missionary meeting, under the auspices of the Waikato Presbyterian Mission Association, will be held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Claudelands, to-morrow (Friday) evening. Musical items will be given bv St. Andrew's A .W.8.C., and mission dialogues (in costume) by the Frankton Girls' Mission Auxiliary. Sister Allison, of Taumarunui, will deliver an address. Admission will be free, but a collection will be taken up.

A meeting was held last night to consider the formation of a tennis club in connection with St. Paul's .Methodist Church. Between 30 and -10 were present, Rev. J. I). McArthur being • oted to the chair, it was decided to form a club to be known as the Hamilton .Methodist Tennis Club, and to approach the trustees with a view to the laying down of two courts in Victoria street, in front of the Parsonage. A working committee, consisting of .Mrs Bradley, Misses Lavbourne, and Messrs J. D. McArthur. MeDonagh, Bradley, Major, Gilmoiir, and F. \\ allis, v. as set up to make arrange" mmits. A further meeting will he held later.

One ol the most important v. oves made in Labour circles for some cod'. s;diTable lime i:-, th f > forma'ion ol the Dominion Federati. n of Shop .>:•>.isl;nits. 'lhe idea originated with Wellington, and Auckland unions i'pmi din.ely e.iine into line, v, i;h the rcMilt that- ihe federation was formed. The milter is h ang considered i>v the various unioes in Wellington and Auckland, and when _ replies have been roe; ive.! I rcua i!i - imioi:-; a lui rhe; con-P-rneo v d! be hel| for the prrnose <.f framing the constitution. A 1. it,- n .- 1 ei ved hy Mi Keen (scare;.-try |||« fedei" T ioll for the ;;|v, !.»' i ? 1«<"") shows that |iie scheme i- 1 being • .e.'e;!\t'd'en up in Ciiristrhurch, and i; i- : ;,|-e ."i.iticipaled lii.ai 11;.■ idea will apoea! stroaa;lv to the (!t.-;o Labour unions, it will he euiie ai'ji'aariate to :eld' i-'. v.c.'k "■ 'hiidre'i"s W, ' al • \ : nd K O! '.'sioa'- . le- tlos tin a Ka.s.i Can;: :h. , li

' '! It-.. !■ e|i fi11:,., ,j ;.J ' :; ' V.'tHl ( lie New Xe.ii.lli-1 f ; .1, ' '"iii:r:ss oiler's ! i.-jnirl nienl to -• w Ir< ;■ I■ i' s lor |1,,. V, ip ,\jiis, (.eoige St.'iriell .Mil, 111, ;i Ser'.i.'ii, I'h-.ided guilfy in the I'.-ii, i u:lr t' I|'»'!edi n, yesterday morning to si'.-n (.! liiirej uy. |J,. s i wiued u> the Siioreinc Conn for ■ , teee,,_ I'lir ;■ 'i-ord in ('an; . j', )r thi< v/;!iti r oi-i-urre-i yi'sterdathe or hi.i; ;;t the Magnetic Observatory shewing Ifi decrees. Only un liv.j or six o-casioiis during the past \'t viars h:»v* •-'> decrees of fro-t'bivu rcr|.;-.|, d.

a nief'tiii" has heeii arranged lor Tuesday lietweeii Ffon. P. 11. (iathre :i '"l 'he I )o'iii-lion i>llllor ('oininittee to di :vu> -, ;>t the i'e>|i,est of the .'Oiiuiiittee, the distrihiitirin of the profits fro'e j !| " saie i'i London of New Zealand le.itter ivi|;'h ; l!oih.| liy the Imperial authorities. iieLeniin-; tin- aliened illsr ; :c , nt ot the .01 Hi,; 1e s of the WallL';; !l l| i deiiii.ii,i >uldiers A ssoei;* i ioii ; 0.-s. d .-, i.'solution desiring to assure the .Minister of Defence (hat. tiny are satisfied that no undue hardship is meted out to th" i; i ants of the Itarraclvs A.-so-eiatien convinced that the 'rea'tiieiit is infinitely Ijetier than in the military cainjis.

'!iie short supplies of fat sheep eotnine; forward and the prices ruling will prohaljly result :n the Canterhnry hutcliers applying to the Hoard of ifite io.- }>. rmi-sioi; ti. obtain miittcvi Iron' tin* freezing works. At Addinuton yesterday no live fat sheen realised tiian t'2, the top pri- e i-!. lin-re is a likelihood ot t!:o ma■■ket, 1 .->in.:r almost hare for some time, «w:"U to a great part of the country lieintr -lill snow hound.

I'll' selection of illustrations in this weed's issue of the New Zealand Sporting :md Dramatic l'eview will appeal to .1 nidi' section. The subjects cover the American troops in London, England'-, aerial Luetics showin'g what happened to German aeroplanes, and other incidents in with the war. 'i lie Wellington races are suited in a tine series of snapshots, ana a comprehensive miscellaneous section adds to the general interest of the publication. I'eference to suggestions that meat, trusts are endeavouring to operate in New Zealand was made liv the .Minister for Agriculture on "Wednesday. He said that probably legislation would be introduced next session, dealing with the control of the freezing works. A good deal had been said about lenulition m Great Britain, and of free jr suiphi* ii.eat getting inio the hands of trusts, but a very large quantitv .;l meat had been sold in New Zealand to men representing the very trusts which were '»eing condemned.* There would have to be a measure of ministerial control.

A statement regarding the finances of the Dominion was made by Hon. A. M. Myers, Acting-Minister for Finance, at Auckland on Wednesday. The Minister said the revenue for last month was £1.016,916, as coin pared with £l,55.1.912 for the same month last year, an increase of £291,004. Commenting on the revenue for the quarter ended June .'!0 last, Mr Myers said the figures nhowed an increase of revenue by £616,549, as compared with the corresponding quarter last year. A small decrease in the income tax was accounted for i;ip-e!<- by the ordinai'v variation of > " The for the

V e-'du . : 3WV.] an increase of £797,7i)3 over the same quarter of 1917. and was due to additional pensions. and to the fact that interest and sinking fund charges were growing hpa\ier year by year as new 'oans were raised. The increase' 1 permanent charge for interest \n,,i fund alone amounted + o £686,564.