LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13892, 18 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

He sincere; others noting your sincerity will give their confidence and be likewise sincere with you. In to-day's issue there appears the first instalment of our new serial story, "Dorincourt's Temptation," by Archibald Thane. Further instalments will appear on Tuesdays and Fridays. The official opening of the Frankton bowling green for the 1918-19 season will take place to-morrow afternoon. The Returned Soldiers' Associition (Wellington) has adopted resolutions urging the necessity for legislation during the coming session regarding repatriation and retrospective jKiymont of separation allowances to the dependents of married men who joined the forces before January 1918. On Wednesday, Mr J. S. Bond accompanied by .Air Dunlop advisory inspector to the Board of Education, visited the French Pass, Karapiro and Hinuera Valley districts in connection with school matters, and w ill report to the Board on Wednesday next. The billiard tournament at the Hamilton Returned Soldiers' Club is attracting much interest. In the semi-final Francis beat Mackinder. and McKay beat J. McGeohan. In the semi-final of the "Chinaman" competition Watkins beat Harris, and J. McGceham beat Mackinder. The finals of both events will be played of! on Wednesday next. Mrs F. E. Baume, a member of the Auckland Board of Education, with Miss Juniper, lady supervisor for Domestic Science, have been visiting the various schools in the districts in connection with domestic science classes, and were in Hamilton to-day. Over £'4ooo worth of quicksilver has livn obtained during the past fewmonths by the New Zealand Quicksilver Mines Ltd., Whangarei. The average value of the 500 tons of cinnolmr treated was £8 per ton. A British company is securing an option over the property.

Mr E. 0. Just, the Educational Institute's Dominion Organiser, who is at present touring the Dominion in con necton with the campaign in favour of Educational Reform, will address a meeting in the Town Hall to-night. A subject of such vital importance to the community should attract a large and enthusiasic audience.

The Hamilton police have received word that a returned soldier, named Ralph Benjamin Stevens, aged 32, died suddenly while milking a cow at the Reynolds Settlement yesterday. Doceased returned from the front about ten months ago. An inquest will lie hold to-dav.

Negotiators are in train to form a 'laranaki Hydro-electric League. The objects of the League will be to urge uijoii the Government the necessity of early and vigorous action in connection with the proposed hydro-electric scheme lor the North Island, and particularly to urge the claims of Taranaki to lie linked up with the scheme at the earliest opportunity. This week's issue of the Sporting Review includes photographs of NewZealand sportsmen and horses at the Randwiek meeting, the Australian record jumpers, members of the 47th Reinforcements, and a gallery of Dominion heroes who have made the supreme sacrifice. The miscellaneous section covers wartime incidents in London, aeroplane views, physical culture methods in North Auckland, scenes from the "Thirteenth Chair," etc.

The Minister of Justice decided recently that members of the police shoifld be allowed to decide by vole whether the police should form the police association or join the Public Service Association. A large meeting of all ranks of the Wellington police decided unanimously to join the Public Service Association. Christchurch, Dunedin and Wanganui have already decided to join the Public Service. Wellington lias decided also that the Minister be asked to make it compulsory by regulation for all members of the police force to become members of the Public Service Association.

The railway revenue for the September period was:—North Island, £204,928; South Island, £145,589; total, 350,51 (, and the expenditure, North Island (J 135,005, South Island I'll 1,420. The revenue for the six months aggregated £2,223,092, compared with £1,945,582 last year, and the expenditure amounted to £1,472.530 .against C 1,270,421 a year ago. The percentage of revenue expended in tinpast six months was (i(i.27 against 05.76 last year.

Tenders have boon accepted by the Government for the erection of four workshops tor thoi soldiers under treatment at Rotorua. The first building will have accommodation and fittings for clerical work, saddlery, splint-ni.iking and handicraft. The second will have provision for bootmaking . tailoring, cigarette-making, liairdrossmg, plastercast-niaking ami photographic studies. The third will contain carpentry and basket-making shops, and the fourth structure will house the blacksmiths, acotylene welders, painters and enamelling" shops. The approximate cost of the four ~ structures is £3OOO.

Sneaking at a civic luncheon, held in Wellington, .Mr Massey said lv was very favourably impressed with the quality of the "Yanks." They were keen, active, courageous soldiers, filled with determination to assist in carryin" the war to a victorious conclusion. Alreidv they had assisted to turn the tide. Marshal Foch struck bis blow in July, and since then ho had been pushing the enemy hack all th 0 time. The end of the war might not y-t be at hand; but there was no doubt at all now that the troops of the Central Powers were unable to stand up to the troops of Britain and her Allies. The Allied victory was, as sure as the rising of to-morrow's sun. If you get a chill tak e NAZOL immediately. It will prevent soro throat or tightness of the chest. (2)

Tin' A\ anganui police have lteon having a busy time lately visiting country hotels, and a result of their unexpected wsitations they had quite a field day at the Magistrate's Court on .Monday. I here were no fewer than 30 informations fur alleged breaches oi the Sale ol Liquor .Restrictions Act, mostly in respect to being on premises .alter hours. It is understood that there were nine informations laid against one licensee. It is reported thai experiments are new being made in Norway to operate automobiles with acetylene gas. Xo gasoline has been obtainable for many months, and practically 110 automobiles have been running. If the motors can be made to use acetylene gas, it can be manufactured in considerable volume from calcium carbide, which is produced in largo quantities in Norway by means of water power. The defence of London npninst aerial attack was now extraordinarily complete, said Sir Joseph Ward during a speech al Wellington. The last time the (iennans attempted to bomb I.ondun they lost seven of their machines, and it appeared that, the heart of the hmpire had been made almost impregnable to attack from the skies. Sir Joseph \\ ai d referred also to the development of the aeroplane,' and pro* phesied a remarkable expansion of aerial travel and commerce after the war. 1 lie annual meeting of the Sunny Park Dairy Company, held at Morrinsville (Mr C. A. Stopford, chairman of Directors, presiding, the annual report stated During the year 124 tons Gewt. 21 lb of choose was nv.inufactim>d, an increase over the previous season of 51 tons. The amount of mill; received was 3.027,090 lb, an increase over the previous vear ot 1,3-)2,8381b. The butter fat averaged 3.GS per eotit., and amounted to 111.G02.51b. During the season the average payment for butter-fat was Is Gd per lb, making a total disbursement for butter-fat of £8.398 IGs sd, leaving a profit on the season's operations of £SBO 13s Sd. Messrs J. M. Abbot, J. Dawson and E. S. Harnett were elected. After the meeting Mr A. C. Ihvnne. who has been appointed secretary, was presented with a purse of sovereigns as a mark of appreciation from the farmers of the kindnesses and attention they had received from him when manager of the Bank of Australasia.