LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14026, 1 April 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Overbearing austerity is always the companion of solitude. To-day is “ All Fools’ Day.” and the juveniles of Hamilton celebrated it in the time-honoured way. The supplementary roll for the municipal election will close at Hamilton at 5 p.m, to-day. The output of the Westport Coal Company last week was 5580 tons. The output was nil. The ballot for the position of secretary of the New Zealand Freezing Workers’ Federation resulted in the election of Mr F. Niall, the present holder of the office.

The annual sports meeting of the Patetonga Sports Association will take place on Wednesday, April 9th. An excellent programme has been arranged, £IOO being given in prize money. The Government has arranged to hand over to the Technical Education Board a block of four acres of land immediately sou til of the Alexandra Barracks as a site for the Wellington Technical College, and has authorised a grant of £ISOO. , Those who have gone through the •rolls for .the licensing poll state that there are hundreds of names which should come off, owing to the people named having left the district, died* or otherwise become disfranchised. At the Hamilton Police Court this morning, before Mr J. W. Walshe, J.P., Stipe Domiuikovich, who had been arrested' on warrant issued at Auckland, was charged with failing to report himself as: required under the National Service Regulations applicable to alien enemy subjeels. Accused was engaged on the drainage works at Keropohi. He was remanded to appear at Auckland to-morrow. The Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association decided not to hold an Anzac dinner this year, hut organise a procession, to be followed by a memorial service. At a meeting of the Association the chairman (Mr Harper) said there were differences of opinion whether the previous dinner was a success. In any case, the, membership was now approaching 3000, and it was out of the question to try to accommodate these at dinner. Mr J. A. Young, M.P., who is speaking on behalf of the National Efficiency League, will address a meeting at Pirongia to-night. At Pio Pio at 1.30 on Wednesday he will speak, while at 8 o'clock that evening lie will lecture in To Kuiti. On Thursday Mr Young will speak at Te Awamutu at 8 p.m., while on Friday he will visit Otorohanga at 11.30 and Ohaupo at 8 p.m. At 2 o’clock on Saturday Mr Young will speak at Putaruru, and the same evening Matangi residents will be addressed at 8 o’clock. The 16th (Waikato) Regimental Band, under Bandmaster Siddall, rendered a programme at the Waikato Hospital on Sunday afternoon, the music being much enjoyed by the patients and a large crowd of visitors. The bandsmen were afterwards hospitably entertained at afternoon tea by the matron and staff. They desire to express their thanks to ' Messrs Grlgg, Whitten, W. D.illicar, and J. Abbott, who provided motor cars to convey them to the Hospital. Noxl Sunday the Band will play at the Lake. We are now showing our first lot of winter costumes, coats, raincoats.' etc. The costumes this-season are chiefly navy serge and garbai dine, and considering' the enormous advance in the price of serges, they come out at quite reasonable prices; one can still e;et a real good costume for £5 ss. Tweed coats this year are showing considerable advance in price, and to get Oiver this difficulty we have a Covert coat, which answers the purpose of a raincoat, and is quite as warm as tweed. These useful coats run about 725. Hall’s Drapery Stores. N.B.—We shall dose at 5.30 from April Ist, and continue during the winter months.* The King of Tonics—Forsythe’s Vigor Tonic—invaluable as a pick-me-up after influenza, colds, etc. Bottles, 2s 6d and 4s 6d. —Forsythe, Chemist, Hamilton.

The adjourned sitting of the Supreme Court in Hamilton will open to-morrow morning. f A London cablegram slates that owing to the Australian mail delays Hie closing date for the Colonial Institute’s essay competition has been extended to tile 31st July. Lieutenant A. H. Grierson has issued a writ against the Napier Daily Telegraph on account of a statement published .concerning him on February 5, 191-8; The cool stores at the llorotiu Freezing Works (writes . our «local correspondent) are getting very congested, so much so, that slaughtering Operations have ,had to be somewhat restricted. An election to fill a vacancy on the Auckland Harbour Board for the combined district of the Counties of Raglan apd Waikato and the Borough of Hamilton will take place on Wednesday, April 30th. Nominations will close at Hamilton on Friday, April, 11, before noon. Children rushing across the road are a common source of danger to motorists and cyclists. Yesterday afternoon a cyclist got a nasty fall while trying to avoid running into two little girls who suddenly ran in front of him. On Friday last the Horotiu Social Club held another of their popular dances. As usual, it was well patronised, and went without a hitch from start to finish, dancing being continued till the early hours of the morning. “ I think in our experience in thi« Court we have never had a Chinaman who has not answered his bail," remarked Mr. H. F. O’Leary at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. “ Yes, they are pretty good that way,” agreed Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M. Last week at Cambridge a milk vendor, Mr J. Crook, had the misfortune to break his ankle through bis horsC kicking out while being unharnessed. Mr Crook lay for about three hours in the rain until discovered, and medical attendance was Ihen at once summoned. He is now progressing satisfactorily. H is officially enounced that, one way wireless telephone conversations were held with the steamer George Washington from Jersey station until the vessel reached Brest. Mr Wilson listened to Mr Dqniels speaking, but was unable to reply,; as the ship was not equipped with the apparatus for sending wireless telephone messages. In the interests of National Efficiency and advocacy of the prohibition campaign, Messrs E. Poison and J. Volant were in Hamilton' last evenining. Outside the T.M.S. building they displayed lantern views indicating the evils of the traffic, which were enlarged upon by Mr. Poison in his capacity as lecturer. There was a good attendance. The balance-sheet submitted at a meeting of the Hamilton Coursing Club last night showed a credit cf £26 on the operations of last season. It was reported that the hares for the new season were on order from Canterbury and work at the club’s plumplon at Franklon was well forward. Everything points to a very successful coursing season in the district. The establishment of a Chair of Agriculture at Canterbury College was discussed by the North Canterbury executive of the Farmers’ Union, when it was resolved to wait on the College Board and ask that a chair should be established. Mr D. Jones said that New Zealand fanners, were in a worse position in regard to agricultural education than the farmers of the most progressive countries. There had been some talk of a Chair of Forestry, and if the two subjects could be combined it would be an excellent thing'. A correspondent writes: “Most of us fondly imagined that with the cessation of hostilities the cost of living would decrease, but such does not appear to be the case. The pricerlisfc advertised yesterday by the grocers of Hamilton shows that prices are still soaring; and a glance at the drapers' windows in the town will convince anyone that coats, etc., will soon be a luxury only to be obtained by the rich. With the prices of everything still going up, rents almost as high as those in Wellington, and with coal and wood almost unprocurable, the prospects for the coming winter are not particularly bright for the man with a small or even the average wage. The Hamilton Municipal Band motored to the Waikato Sanatorium on Sunday afternoon, and, under Bandmaster Donovan, rendered a number of selections, which were much enjoyed by the patients and staff. Afternoon tea was kindly supplied by the matron and nursing staff. At the conclusion of the programme Lieut. Altkens voiced the thanks of the men for the music and the kindly thought which prompted it. 7’lie Band are indebted to Mr H. Howdcn, the Patriotic Society, and the Returned Soldiers’ Association for the use of motor cars. . On Saturday afternoon several of the Claudelands residents paic. a visit of inspection to the proposed site for the Claudelands Bowling,’ Croquet and Tennis lawns, in Grey Street, opposite the racecourse. Everyone was agreed that the site was well suited for this purpose, besides being in a centrally situated position. A further meeting to discuss the question will be held in the Church of Christ Schoolroom, and the promoters hope that all the Claudelands residents will attend and give their aid towards the scheme of acquiring and developing this valuable sports area. An Important announcement to educationists is the opening of the Waikato College for Boys, at Ngaruawuhia, by Mr G. A. Hansard. Mr Hansard, who is an M.A. and a Doctor of Philosophy, intends to open the College next week, and is taking preparatory hoys and advanced pupils. In selecting the site for the College, attention was paid to the necessity of ■adequate grounds for the important facilities of recreation, and in this connection the domestic arrangements of the College arc to be supervised by Mrs Hansard. The locality offers everything that is essential from a health point of view, and parents are asked to accord support to this new institution. For those contemplating a visit Home, this would he an excellent place for their sons to receive adequate educational study and the maximum of attention in other essential respects. The season has Queried at Hooker and Kingston’s with a fine display of ladies’ coats. There arc some fine styles showing in these garments, including some smart creme blanket coats. Others featuring are motor coats, in all squirrel fur. some in heavy all-wool tweeds, with fur collars and lining. An early show is now being made with the new costumes; the main feature that every customer will he impressed with is the good value in these garments.—Hooker and Kingston’s, where you get absolute satisfaction or your money hack.* One of the simplest and most effectual of household remedies for stomach troubles in young children is SHAHLAND’S MAGNESIA, Is 3d per bottle everywhere. (3)