LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14049, 30 April 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mankind will not be reasoned out of the feelings of humanity. The New Zealand Dairy Association Ltd. distril fated to its suppliers on butter-fat account during tho present month the sum of £169,105 13s 6d. A Press Association cablegram states that the Prince of AVales visited Tattersall’s, and bought -a hunter for 400gns We understand that the T.M.S. Buildings, Victoria street, Hamilton, have changed hands. What the new owner proposes to do with the premises has not yet transpired. An application made to the Hull Licensing Committee yesterday for a temporary license for the Trentham races on Thursday and Saturday was refused by three votes to two. Intoxicating beverages, therefore, will not be on sale at the races. Dairy science classes for employees of North Auckland dairy factories are to be held in Auckland from June 30 to July 12. Arrangements are also being made by officials of the Education Board for classes to be held at Hamilton. Miss Isa Elder, of South America, will give a lantern lecture in the Baptist Church this evening on “Mission work among the Indians.” The meeting, as advertised, will commence at 7.30. Miss Elder represents the United Mission of South America . “We want Paddy Webb,” said an interjector at the meeting in the Town Hall last night. “No; Paddy Webb is where he should be, and if I had my way he would be there for ten years,” was Hon. W. Earnsbaw’s reply. In view of the reported shortage of coal, the Waikato Shipping Company wish it to be known that two barges laden with coal arrive in Hamilton each week. This should do something to relieve the position. “Hamilton is going to be the biggest inland town' in New Zealand," said Hon. \V. Earnshaw, at the Town Hall last night. “Look at the map and see the lines which radiate from, it, and you will realise it. No other town, not even Palmerston North, has such a •Hinterland 'oi good country.” : Professor* J. Macmillan Brown will leave Christchurch in June for his annual visit to Pacific Islands, to continue his ethnological and anthropological studies, 't’his year he has selected the Tokelau Archipelago, north-east of Samoa, as the subject investigation. A case described as “Dora’s” last kick was heard at Thorpe, Essex, when Miss Emma Barron, aged 81, a lady farmer at Great Holland, near Clacton, was fined £227 for using wheat for poultry feeding. It was stated that the defendant disregarded repeated warnings, saying she would obey the laws of God, but not of man. The second prize winner of the Baby Screen Competition Recently held in Hamilton, the 17-months-old son of Mr. R,. Sercomhe, of Grantham street, fell into a hole in which hot ashes had been placed yesterday, and was rather badly burned about the head. The child was removed to the Waikato Hospital, and is progressing satisfactorily, Mr J. Reid, one of the candidates for the Wellington Mayoralty, was asked the other evening at one of his meetings what attitude he proposed to adopt, if elected, in regard to the reception to the Prince of Wales. Mr Reid indicated that he believed the Prince was a decent sort of a chap, and, that being so',, he, would,,a.; Mayor, give him, the sort, of reception that any decent .chap would get. In the course of a civic reception at Napier to visiting firemen, the Mayor (Mr H. Hill) expressed' the opinion that the Government should bear a share of the cost of maintaining the fire brigades. The Government had a good deal of property in various towns, and should bear a share in the cost of upkeep of the brigades. This remark was received with marked approval from the delegates. ” “There is another thing,” remarked the Mayor (Mr H. Holland) in his capacity of president of the Canterbury Justices of the Peace Association, to the annual meeting of that body. “I think that in our addresses to each ! other we should not forget the ‘J.P.’ When I was in England 1 never heuvi a justice being called upon to address a meeting without having his title given him. By that means here we could popularise the movement, and, I think, elevate it." The Mangahao hydro-electric scheme is to be completed in four years’ time, according to the premise of Minister for Public Works, said Mr. Barber at Brooklyn on Monday. When that scheme is completed, he added, the city will be able to purchase at the sub-station,, which is to he at Ngahauranga, the whole of the present power for the tramways and electric lighting for £25,000 a year less than it costs to produce it to-day. The Workers’ Dwellings Board has for some time been investigating the merits of three different systems proposed for the erection of standardised dwellings in concrete. It is probable that if the results of the investigations (appear sufficiently favourable, the Board will go as far as to erect a few dwellings on the system showing most promise. The work will, of course, he something in the way of an experiment. To avoid the monotony of appearance that threatens to attend standardisation, the Board would as far as possible vary the fronts of the houses,, and build no more than two or three in any one locality. Should the experiment be resolved upon, it will in all likelihood be made in Wellington. Under date of March 7th a London correspondent writes :—Next week a party of officers and other ranks of the N.Z.E.F. will go on a tour of the chief manufacturing centres of Great Britain as the guests of the Federation of British Industries. They are to visit industries in and around London, and then proceed to the neighbourhood of Sheffield and Leeds, returning to London'at the end of the week. The delegation consists of Major E. H. Northcroft, N.Z.F.A.. Assistant-Director of Education, 11. K.; Lieut. L. J. Rowe, N.Z.R.8.; Lieut. R. F. Caterer, Wellington Regiment; Lieut. A. B. Matthews, Lieut. J. L. Stoke, ActingSergeant M. R. Lister. Sergeants J. JDonovan. A. Kennedy, R. Monckman, and J. G. Templeton, Corporals E. Street and L. J. Cross, T.-Corporal J. L. Stewart-Wright.

The ladies of Hamilton are certainly appreciating the opportunity of being able to shop in more attractive surroundings than in the . past. This is borne out by the large . crowds that have been through the fine departmental store of Hooker and Kingston during the past) two weeks. Spacious departments, nicely laid out, fitting rooms for the trying on of garments, excellent lighting arrangements, cash registers controlled by electricity operating the change of customers in every department, are some of the features of the fine new store. To give the staff more time for rocrcation, which means better service to customers, the store closes at 5.30 every afternoon, and 12.30 on M ednes(]aYs. Hooker and Kingston, Ltd., tho House of Satisfaction.*

“This great Government of ours has failed in dealing with the cost of living as they have failed in everything else,” said Hon. W. Earnshaw, M.L.G., at the* Hamilton Town Hall last night. “Yes, and they will fail at the next general I election, too,” interjected a voice amldt ’ applause and laughter. A managerial meeting of the Hams \ ilton branch of the Workers’. Educa- ( tional. Association will be held on Friday next to arrange economic and speakers’ training classes. AH inters ested are invited to attend or to com-: municate with the secretary, Mr A. E*. Webb, Prankton Junction.