LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14048, 29 April 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An illogical opinion only requires rope enough to hang itself. There will not be a service at St. Paul's Methodist Church, Hamilton, this evening. ' .' The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter's, Hamilton, was held last night. A full report will appear in to-morrow's issue. • .. .• A big land deal is reported from Matangi, where Mr. J. T. Bryant has sold his "Woodstock" farm to Messrs Bird Bros., of Palmerston North, for £20.000. At a recent meeting of the Repatriation Board several matters were dealt with by the local committee and necessary recommendations made to the Control Board. A young man named Cecil Edward Gillett, aged 17 years, met his death in the Wairoa river (Whangarei) yesterday morning. With three others he was skylarking in an old Maori canoe, which capsized and Gillett, who was unable to swim, was drowned. His companions reached the shore safely. The body has been recovered. Those interested are reminded of the meeting to be held under the auspices of the Protestant Political Association in the Town Halh Hamilton, tonight, when Hon. W . • Earnshaw, M.L.C:, will speak on "Rome's Attitude to New Zealand's Laws." At a meeting of the Soldiers' Club Committee, at which there was a full attendance, the organiser reported that he had interviewed a number of the local sports bodies and other organisations, and had received satisfactory promises of support. Various routine matters in connection with the launching of an active campaign were discussed and satisfactorily arranged. / W. J. Williams was charged at the Police Court, Hamilton, this morning, before Mr. Poynfon, S.M.. with having, received the sums of lis, 10s and £1 Is* 6d, and failed to account for same to his employer. /He w-as represented by I Mr. Tudhope, and Senior-Sergeant Cassells appeared for the police. A remand was granted until Monday next. Bail was allowed in accused's sHirety of £SO and another surety of a similar amount. A corresponderjb writes :—At various times attention has been drawn to the dangerous and very dark entrance to St. Peter's schoolroom. As this hall is used a great deal for meetings, and the dark winter evenings are approaching, the church amhorities should cio something to light the entrance. At the conference of Commissioners of Crown Lands now being held in Wellington, Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, who opened the conference, said that the burden of war necessitated the Utmost activity in the administration of Crown and Native land to bring them into production as soon as possible. He particularly mentioned the gum lands of the North and (the pumice lands in the centre of the North Island. Early on Sunday morning a fire ocmirred at Duvanchelle's Bay at Akaroa, the County Council Chambers, post office and a private residence being destroyed. People were sleeping in all three buildings but escaped unharmed. Many valuable books and maps were destroyed. The Council Chambers were insured for £SOO, but the other insurances are not known. The Christchurch Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, at to-day's meeting made a general increase in the wages and salaries of the members ol its "staff. The board decided to protest to the Government and the local members of Parliament in regard to the inadequacy of the Government subsidy, and to send a deputation on the subject to Parliament next session. We are now showing our winter stock of eider-down quilts. Strange to say, these goods are only a very little higher in price than last season, and have not risen in price nearly to the extent of other lines. The kapok quilts are 22s tid, 28s 6d„ and 3os for double bed size. We have a nice_range of down quilts, starting from sos to 105 s. all. of which are in dainty and artistic colourings. For blankets, quilts, sheetings and all household drapery, there is no place like Wall s Drapery Stores.* *

Mr S. R. Sercombe, father of Mo. 35, thc winner of the second prize of £2 in the baby screen competition, has donated the amount to the funds of the Returned Soldiers' (Jlub. Delegates to the various clubs, and- ■ Rugby enthusiasts generally, are re—minded of the annual general meeting, of the Hamilton Rughy Union, whichwill be held in the Baths Buildings at- » o'c!6ek to-night. New York despatches from Buenos Aires sa> that iaduttriul unionists are ■ agitating ior the adoption of laws ■ . similar to those in Australia for the '* piotcetion of workers in the ArgentineThe New York Herald's Washington • correspondent states that MajorGeneral S. Quier, of the United States Army, transmitted eight telegraph and eleven telephone messages simultaneously over a single wire by the application of radio activity. Referring to working bees last ev ning, the chairman of the Hamilton East householders' meeting (Mr C. F. Lindsey) inferred that they had not proved successful in the direction of getting work done, the workers Rangingfrom four down to one. The headmaster stated that if the experts gave'o lead in connection with the "work under notice (levelling the. grounds) he thought Die senior boys would he ' able lo render considerable "assistance,. and this suggestion the committee Willkeep steadily in view. It is understood that Messrs IL D*. Forsyth and J. B. Murdoch, have . been finally selected to visit America,;England and the Continent on behalf, ot various Taranaki and Wellingtons :,' district dairy companies to inquire in- ~ :, to the manufacture of dried milk,. sugar of milk, and other dairy products. The appointments are, however, subject to approval by the Wairarapa and Wellington district dele- - gates. • . ' Litigation over a hag of quinces was • heard in the Magistrate's Court at Hamilton yesterday morning, before Mr ■ Poynton, S.M., when Michael JXeylon, . gardener (represented by Mr J. Luxford) claimed 18s 9d from Mrs Mercer, fruiterer, Frankton (Mr Hovellj... Plaintiff stated that the quinces which i he supplied to defendant were in good i order. Defendant claimed, however,. that some of them were of very inferior quality, and when she pointed) this out to plaintiff, he got very angry and told her to put them outon the: footpath, which she did. They, remained there for three days, and Iwere then removed at the request of the police. His Worship gave judgment for 12s, with costs £1 ss, holding that on the evidence some of the. quinces' were in bad order.