LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14029, 4 April 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The richest soil if uncultivated produces the rankest weeds. Our Cambridge correspondent states that the body of Mr Fred Potts, builder and undertaker, of Cambridge, was found in the Domain this morning. The body of a child not fully developed was found in the Wanganui river, wrapped in canvas similar to that of a motor-car hood. A sum of £5112 is about to be divided by the trustee of the MacCarthy estate amongst various educational and charitable bodies. Since the first distribution of the profits of the estate the sum of £34,757 has been so allocated. A new industry is commencing on the Waikato River, the steamer Mascot having been chartered to convey no less than 3,000,000 feet of timber from Cambridge and the Narrows to Mercer. Ducks are plentiful on the Waikato River. The Ministerial party which went down the river from Mercer yesterday saw them in droves of hundreds. Sportsmen should have an interesting time among the birds when then shootiiig season opens. >;-. -i;

In reference to the complaints regarding . disorderly conduct by Australians jat Capetown, the chairman of the Troops Reception Committee has written that the Peace Committee had entertained 350,000 exceedingly wellbehaved men, not 25 men being under the influence of liquor. The South Africans had formed many friendships with the officers and men. A married woman, Mrs O. Lovegrove, aged 31 years, committted suicide at Ngaruawahia on Wednesday by cutting iher throat with a razor. The deceased committed the act in her bedroom, where her dead body was discovered by one of her six children. The wound inflicted must have caused instantaneous death. The husband of the deceased was away in Auckland at the time. v • - ""

Heavy rain commenced to..fall in Matamata district late on Thursday, and continued intermittently till early afternoon. While it was an unfortunate circumstance from an attendance point of: view for the Racing Club, which was holding its annual gathering in the township, the rain will do an immense amount, of, good. The dairy farmers c.spccially'.will profit, as the long spell of dry weather was materially reducing the milk yields. The Matamata township is progressing very rapidly, gauged by the building activity in that centre. Messrs Pomeroy and Co., Ltd., of Hamilton, are among the latest firms added to the list, Mr J. P. Murray, contractor, of Hamilton, having almost completed, in brick and iron, a painting and wheelwright shop (70 x 40), buggy shop (40 x 16), and a blacksmith's shop (49 x 22). One of the leading''banking institutions contemplates erecting a substantial building :there, the tenders for 'which are now being called.

In the demolition of the old University Building, which was the House of Parliament when Auckland, was the. capital of the Dominion, a great quantity of documents were scattered broadcast and unfortunately no steps were taken to preserve or destroy some of'the records, such as the gaol and stockade lists. Documents dated from 1855 to 1857 hear the signatures of Colonel Wynyard, John Williamson, and John Logan Campbell. A coroner's voucher 'of 1857 is headed, "Province of New Ulster," the old name for the North Island. rv\-'."•' '

On Wednesday last a party of 20 sick and' wounded soldiers, who are patients at the Waikato Hospital, together with four nurses, were entertained by Mr and Mrs G. Way at their beautiful., home at the Nr.rrows. The visitors were conveyed thither in cars driven by Mrs Barugh, Miss McCaw, and Messrs Cann, L. Ewen, and W. Gruar. The weather was perfect, and the view from the house was very lx?autiful. Mr and Mrs Way provided a sumptuous afternoon tea and abundant cigarettes, while some of their guests contributed musical items. Altogether, a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon was spent.

Referring to the cocksfoot harvest, the Christchurch Press Le Bon's Bay correspondent writes: "The threshing season is practically over, am] there is a spell of fine weather. There is a greater quantity of seed than hitherto, but the weight is absent, some of the well-known crops averaging from ono to two pounds per bushel on the light side. According to present prices, the growers are having a bad deal. Some of them stated, that it cost between 5d and Gd per lb to harvest the seed. Those witii early seed managed to get Is and down to lOd, and the rest arcsitting tight. A good many of the cattle paddocks have been cut, and the yield from these is a .fine one."

Some time ago a series of charges were brought by the Ven. Archdeacon Gossett against the Rev. C. E. Perry (vicar of St. Michael's, Christchurch), alleging practices not in conformity with the teaching and regulations of the Prayer Book. The charges were heard by Bishop Julius, whoso judgment was, on the whole, favourable to the vicar of St. Michael's. The Ven. Archdeacon Gossett appealed against this judgment, and the Court of Bishops sat in Dunedin in February to hear the appeal. The Primate (Bishop NevilO presided, and other members of the Court were Bishop Averill (Auckland), Bishop Sedgwick (Waiapu), and Bishop Sprott (Wellington). The 'appellant was represented by Air H. D. Acland, of Christchurch, who addressed', the Court' at some length, and the •respondent'» replied. The Court of Bishops has decided to «ive its decision about the end of this month, when the General Sv«od will meet at Nanier. The Court will se:7o the opnorfunity of the Catherine at Napier to have a final conference before announcing its decision.

The tonic of the hour is tWe Honor poll on Thursday next. An interesting announcement in connection therewith appears on page 2 of this issue.

The Auckland Savings Bank trustees have docided to invest £70,000 of their proceeds in the Government war loan, making the total in Government securities £900,000. A seven-roomed house owned by Mr James McLellan, at Eureka, was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. Mr McLennan was away at the lime, and the only occupants of the house were his two sons. The house and furniture are insured in the State Office for £420.

The seven-year-old daughter of Mr Greville, ,of . Te .Arolia street, was knocked down by a motor car on. Tuesday and had her collar-bone broken. As the child had stepped from her father's car and was in the act of going to the school grounds at .Hamilton East the car knocked her down. The motorist did not stop, and Mr Greville was naturally so engrossed in attending to the child that he was unable to identify the car or its driver.

At the Morrinsville Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs Clifford and Glimmer, J's.P., a young man named Boland Francis Caundle, was charged, on six informations, with embezzlement from his employer, Robert Casey, butcher, of Waharoa, of various sums •or i:i« '. ?.r." r.'rGr cvor appeared for the and Senior-Sergeant

Cassclls for the police. The hearing of the charges lasted until after 10 p.m., when accused was committed on all charges to the Supreme Court in Hamilton. He was admitted to bail, himself in £SO and one surety of £IOO, which was forthcoming.

The members of the P.W.M.U. connection with St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton and First Church, Frankton, held a combined meeting on Tuesday last. The proceedings took the form of a social gathering, it being a farewell to Mrs W. Auld, who, during her lengthy stay in Hamilton, has been an indefatigable worker in connection with the Union, and who will leave with her family in the near future to take up her residence in New Plymouth. A most pleasant afternoon was spent. Mrs Mackie presented the guest with a handsome set of ebony brushes as a memento of her connection with the Union and in doing so referred most eulogistically to the services she had rendered, her remarks being endorsed, by Mrs (Rev.) Burrows. Mrs Auld replied in feeling terms, expressing re.gret at having to leave the district with which she had many happy associations and had made many friends.