LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13817, 23 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

1 ~ ■■ -rr Mtiiltl then to-day, strong and su'-p with a firm and ample base, and ascending and secure, shall to-morrow find its place.—Longfellow. The Morrinsville Town Hoard has ratified the agreement providing for the lighting ol the township with electricity. A severe frost was experienced in Hamilton this morning, and the ice on pools of water was very thick. The brilliant sunshine which' followed was much appreciated by everyone. Several members of the Hamilton L.i.mibor of Commerce last uiyht expressed indignation at the recent strike of aliens. "It is nothing, short of a scandal, said one. "These men should be ioned to fight." As an illustration of the state of the roads m the Waikato at present, owing to tlie very bad weather, it mav bestated that the other day no fewer than seven motor-cars were noticed "stuck up" on the Hamilton-Xgarua-wahia road. Mr J. A. Voting, M.l\, had a particularly busy time last night. He made a presentation to the in the Horse Bazaar, then addressed the Chamber of Commerce on the Aiapuni hydro-electric scheme, and afterwards went on to Malangi to be present at tlie banners' Union social. Advice has been received that the following mails have been lost at sea.— Auckland to Valparaiso, Auckland to Buenos Aires., Auckland to Monte \ ideo Mad matter posted at Auckland after 8 p.m. on 3rd January, up to 10 a.m. on February 8, would" be included in the lost mails. News was received in Whangarei yesterday that the engine sheds of the Hallway Department at Oi#i a were desroyed by fire about 2 a m \n engine was sent forward from here to bring the train south owing to damage done to an engine in the shed. The train arrived in due time. The cause of the fire is unknown. The Department has not yet estimated the damage.

e The two murderers, Norman Edward Keals and Toata Kai Nuku, who es- '[ taped from the Auckland Mental Hos- ? pital on Sunday evening, remained it large all day yesterday, and no news jf their recapture was received up to the time of going to press. It is supposed • that they are making for the Waita--1 kere ranges, and the police are enj deavouring to intercept them. , The Government continues to make . inquiries in regard to the bringing into . operation of the national service clause of the Finance Act, but Sir .lames Allen [ says there is nothing definite to sub- , mit to a conference.. Until the Go- , vernnient has some concrete proposals , to place before the representatives of labour and capital, he says a conference will not be convened. Meanwhile, the National Efficiency Board is helping with the preliminary investigations. A military prisoner, Private Dennis Gunn, escaped recently from the detention barracks at Devonport, and is still at large. Gunn had been assisting in tlie cookhouse, and went to the back of the building with a "dixie'' in his hand. As he did not return within a few minutes the sentry went in search, and eventually found a rope, consisting of strands'of rope and towel, hanging from the top of the fence at the spot where there was a fair drop to the beach.

A substitute for cotton lias been discovered in .Japan in a seaweed called Sukarno, or gomo gomo, This weed grows abundantly in Japan, where it ■ has hitherto heen known as a good forlilisin.u material. In the process of manufacture the weed is boiled in ashy water, and thoi: iu water mixed with ! rice bran; afterwards, it is bleached. The Tovho Fibre Laboratory has taken \ out a patent for the process 1 An old-age pensioner, who resides :ii 1 one of the many huts alonyr the hanks of the Ashburtou K'ivcr, handed to a i citizon a sum which lie had saved fori his funeral expenses. He asked thai the money be invested until it was *o I quired, and the interest u--vd ' ■ f, : t> )],,, j good of the country." The obliurr pe i- I | *::.uer had (innate.l several sums v.. ! i I-'trioli.- funds. ! I N'A'iOL relieve-; cold in f]w. head ~„,] I Nasal Catarrh. j j j lv;::l.:-«.i.!c i y ~; ~„< :,, ,- , ; ,, „,:,>,' j ! :••-!. "nd I'.iii. il i. ■<, ii- ! . •! !:•! i!,;;.■ n ■ , ■; | . .i] ..,;.,.,.. •' '..,.'.' ; ■ !,'','. : I ". . . i f • v !i;.s. '■ ' :'

1 [ '•' !!M|-:i,-y will ~,„.„ », l A.u-klun.l next Mondav, h e foro Mr jO'tU-n 8.M., chairman; an.l Captains: |K- b. Smith an.l ('. MeArthiir as ass e «- ! urs. , -|>" y»n think time is a possibilin ■ ;'' ««'!■;,'"«« line «!;,, thiv.. month's »■'"•<;' asked ;i member of the Hamii- I ton (hamber of Commerce last ni-lit w ' l "'" '"' •••"•'irsi:m t<i Ai-iiiniiii u,.,s h,,' posed J In; seven Weeks ui" \u-t w.a. | I no:- had evidently made him rather ' pessimistic. At last night's meeting of the Hamilton ( handier of Commerce, Mr Smith referred to the coal shortage in Wellington, statin- that friends'in the KmI'ire City had told him j n letters that they were compelled to go» to Wed to (ret warm, as it was absolutely impossjl'ln to obtain real, no matter what they were prepared to pay for it. Complaints have been made by residents in London street and in the vicinity of Seddon Park regarding the depredations of a gang of hoodlums. On Sunday night urates were lifted, pipes broken, and damage done to Sed'lon Park. It is to be hoped that the perpetrators of these senseless acts of vandalism will be discovered and an example made of them. On Thursday and Kridav wo shall have a few lines u, Hot a't half-mice. I his year we have no remnants |o offer and the half-price clearance will consist of a little lot of goods in the showroom—children's coals, ladies, rain-! eoats, odds and ends of underclothing. lines dressing gowns, etc. Tlieiv is no great amount, but there wili certainly be a few cheap lines to be picked up by shrewd buyers.—Hail's Drapery Stores.* Speaking at the parade of the RPth : (I'Vnnkton) Senior Cadets last night. Mr J. A. Young. M.P., congratulated ; Incut Collier, who has been in command of the Company for over three 1 years, on his appointment to the Kith (Waikato) Kegiinent. hi reply. Lieut Cbllier thanked Mr Young for his kindly remarks a:d said l:e was sorry to sever his coniu>ction with the Company, but he honed to renew his as- t soeiation with many of the members i when they were drafted into the Terri- I torial force. \ There should be plenty of potatoes ' in Hritnin this year. Early in Mav ' the Food Controller announced that statistics showed that the area sown exceeded that in 1917 bv 25 per cent. Ar that time 900,000 acres were under crop, and plenty of seed was still mail, able. The entire crop will be purchased by the Ministry for Food. In the Dominion people might well follow 2 Britain's example and grow potatoes lor ' themselves instead of nicrclv g'o.vjing - about the cost of living. " : s ii

Staff-Captain J. D. Dixon, who is at present in Hamilton conducting a special spiritual campaign, is an Army officer with 27 years' service-to his credit. He has been in command of i some of the largest corps in Australasia and is at present young people's score- ' larv for the -Northern Division. Last night he delivered an interesting ad- < dress dealing with the great Interna- ' tional Salvation Army Congress in Lon- ■ 'lon, at the time of the wreck of tha Empress of Ireland, by which a large i number of delegates from America an.l i Australia lost their lives. The meetings ' will be continued this evening. At the parade of the 89th CFranktou) Company Senior Cadets last night, Mr 1 J. A. Young, M.P., presented the • Lady God ley Cup for the best shot in ' the Company to Cadet C. A. Bartrum Tin cup is held for a year, but Lieut, A. 11. Collier, Officer Commanding Company donated a handsome gold medal, suitably inscribed, which Mr \ • Youinr a l X o presented to the holder of tnt ' <"!>• I" congratulating Cadet Bartrum on his success, Mr Young urged the other members to emulate his success, and pointed out the good effect the training and discipline in the Cadets would have gn their future lives in fitting them to lie good citizens and, if the necessity arise, to defend their country. The late Chief Justice Madden of Victoria, prided himself, like ii.?nv other judges, on his ability to udl vhether a witness was truthful. On cue occasion he gave judgment as folows: 'i iauitiff i s a facile and fairly resource ful liar—the defendant is a liar of less resource—verdict for the nlaintiff." Another time an undefended man came before him in criminal juri«dicllon and testifying on bis own behalf, stVted out on a rambling and ridiculous idorv Sir John Madden stood it for urn rr.ihUtes, then said, lilaudlv, "Excuse me, but you're lying so cfumsilv shi't T should certainly advise von" to uet i lawyer."

Tt is reported in a Svdnev paper that the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Con. doused Milk Company will embark next month upon the erection of a chocolate factory at Paramatta, near Svdnev, AnU'J en T. ,,! * total o,lt,av of * a '>«»t t4(«i,!Ki(i. lhe same company possesses at Dennington, Warrnnmbool, what is Probiblv th,> biggest condensed milk factory m the world. A dining-hal' or the accommodation of employees is bemjr built there at a cost of no less than £20.000. A similar refectory is to He established at Abbotsford.' The scheme ,is to provide hot nourishing meals at midday. There will be no ' obligation upon an employe* to pur- ! chase but no profits are to be made, and the food will be issued at cost price. Kecreation rooms will also he erected. In these days when the press is so severely criticised, it is rather unusual —and not altogether unpleasant—to have a few nice things said about ourselves. At last night's meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, tue president (Mr J. Hamill) propose! a hearty vote of thanks to the Waikato Times for past favours. He considered the success of the Chamber's efforts was largely attributable to the assistance given by this paper, and thev were deeply grateful. The Times' was a distim-t credit to Hamilton and the district, v The press could inspire the people with wholesome sentiments, Med the Times was doing a vast amount cf good in this respect. H e had read its articles with interest and pleasure and profit. Mr Hodd supported, stating that th e paper had made wonderful strides during the past two or three years, and was now the finest in New ! Zealand outside the four chief centres. • It was found in every home in the district. The Chamber was verv grateful 1 to the Times for the help given dur- ' ins,' the past 12 months. Mr Steven- ' son. as manager of the Waikato Ship- ' ping Company, said he would like to add a few words of appreciation. He ' had found the Times always willing to ! help. The motion was carried with en- I thusiasm. '