LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13895, 22 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Strive not to equal—strive to surpass. There is talk of a Territorial camp beimr held at Cambridge in the course of a few months. A Press Association wire from Wellington says that inquiries made in Government circles show that it is not likely that there will be a referendum on the liquor question this year. The third death among the influenza patients from the recently arrived, steamer occurred in Auckland yesterday, the victim being H. Goulton, aged 25, a steward, who was a native of Adelaide.

The opening of the Hamilton croquet lawn, which was fixed for tomorrow, lias, on account of the continued wet weather, been postponed until further notice. A concert and dance in aid of the Red Cross Fund will be held in the Tamahere schoolroom next Friday evening, when an exceptionally fine programme will be presented. - Sup{>or will be provided. Owing to lack of work in the Sydney and Xeweastle harbour, several dredges are being converted into cargo steamers. One which is Hearing completion, will be employed in the Sydney.Xew Zealand trade. Water consumers are asked to note that between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday) supplies will be cut off in that part of the West Hamilton area lying to the north of Garden Place and to make arrange, nients accordingly.

At the Police Court. Hamilton, yesterday, during the hearing of the ease in which a local milk vendor was fined for wiling below-standard milk, it was pointed out that it was possible for a person to be prosecuted for selling milk direct from the cow. Counsel for defendant stated that the milk business was rather a dangerous one. and his client was seriously considering the advisability of giving it up. The rsks were too great. A cyclist, who was fined at Hamilton yesterday for riding on the bor. ongh footpath, was caught in the vicinity of the Police Station. When accosted by Senior-Sergeant Cassells he stated that he took to the paths to avoid an infuriated bull. '•Ten shillings and eosts. It would have been letter for him to have faced the bull than the ]Kilice." "In this ease it would have." replied the Senior-Ser-geant, ''for I met the bull myself and escaped scathless." The National Service League asked the Piako County Council at its meeting yesterday for support in advocat. ing the establishment of lour memorial workshops in New Zealand as a national tribute to the memory of the brave men whose lives had been sacrificed in the world war, the object being to provide training and permanent work for disabled soldiers. The Council was sympathetic, but thought the Government should provide the money for the erection of the workshops. The Wesleyan Methodists held their annual sale of work in the Town Hall, Cambridge, on Saturday, and notwithstanding the heavy calls that have been made on the people, it proved to lie the most successful yet held. Hi vs. 0. S. Cook opened the sale, and the attendance was largo throughout the afternoon and evening. There was ~ splendid exhibition at all the stalls, and the tea provided was excellent. Mrs R. Reynolds was in charge of the tea room, and associated with her were Mesdames Read and Huddlvaton and Misses Thomas, Allen, Reynolds. Morgan and Newman. The tea rooms realised £l2 Ills 6d: the cake stall (Mesdames Vosper and MartynC £:<: plain work stall (Mesdames Palmer and Jamieson and Miss Hooker. £iS; baby stall (Mesdames Kemsley. Roberts and Lcvesque), £\:> ss; yminir people's stall .Misses Hooker, Butler. Reynolds, Allen, Rout, Clark and Vosper), t!2.'i: (lowers, sweets, etc. (Mesdames Nixon and Marshall), £::o lfis; produce (Mesdames Edwards and Cane), £lB. The door takings and sundries brought the total receipts up to £l6l 17s Id. Great credit is due to the committee and the secretary (Mrs A. \V. (lane) f„ r (he splendid success of the bazaar.

A number of the members wf the •Kith Reinforcements, who have been ou final leave in Hamilton and district, joied a special troop train ;it Frank ton Inst night on their way back to camp. The citizens of Hughenden, HOG miles north-west of Brisbane, with a population of about ljflO, has driven all the members of the [.W.W. and their sympathisers from the town. The special matinee at the Theatre Koyal on Saturday afternoon, on Ih>half of the Church Army Hut Fund, and the Waikato Returned Soldiers' Association, was a great success. The building was crowded. Interesting films comprised the first half of the programme, and the second half consisted of entertaining songs and comedy by "The Bang Boys," whose efforts wore, much appreciated and enthusiastically encored.

During a discussion at the Anglican Synod in Auckland on the proposed referendum on the liquor question Aretideacon Cowie contended that extreme statements had been made in favour of prohibition. They were not the whole truth. He himself had never once voted for prohibition. He outlined specific cases of sick rolls of soldiers being reduced liy giving thy "boys" liquor. He would, however, certainly give it up if there was going to be any different treatment between soldiers and civilians in Tospect to liquor. The influenza epidemic in Auckland is showing no sign of i'.batcment, reports on the contrary indicating that it is spreading, and that it is often accompanied by complications which were not present in the original outbreak. One symptom is a bad type of neuralgia in the head, strong men frequently l)cing reduced to physical wrecks in a few days. . The after-effects of the more serious form of the disease are worse in those cases where the sufferer has fought against it for some days before seeking adyiee. Remedial measures should be adopted immediately suspi. ciou.s symptoms develop.

A cadet named D. R. Skinner, was charged before Mr E. Rawson, P.M.. with failing to render personal service as required by the Military Service Act. Pergeant-Major Purdom, who prosecuted, stated that of IT) para<les, defendant was only present at live. Skinner stated that he had a bad foot, and his mother had advised the ser-geant-major accordingly; but SergeantMajor Purdom replied 1b.'.1 that applied to another occasion. Tim magistrate stated that the young fellows must not treat their military duties so lightly. Discipline could not be maintained :f the military authorities were to be regarded so cavalierly. Defendant was fined 10s and 7s and costs, and admonished to be more attentive to his duties in future. Charles Rickard, another cadet, was granted exemption from drill until further notice, upon the application of bis father, a dairy farmer at Puketaha. Sergeant-Major Purdom made no objection, stating that it was on bis advice that the application was made.