LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 91, Issue 14148, 27 August 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thy yesterday is thy past; thy to-day thv future; thy to-morrow is a secret. — Talmud. The Hamilton railway station is at present receiving a much-needed coat of paint. The case, Hamilton Town Band v. J. T. Browne and another, for possession of seal, books, etc., is set down for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Hamilton, commencing on Tuesday n«xt. It is reported in Christchurch (says a press wire) that Messrs Macky, Logan and Co., of Auckland, have purchased the Timaru Woollen Mills and have opened negotiations for [he purchase of the Oamaru mills. The conference between tho electrical engineers of the Public Works Department and representatives of local bodies and others interested, in connection with the purchase of Hora Horn, to be held in Hamilton on Friday morning, will take place in the Town Hall, not in the Public Works Office, as previously announced. It was stated that the northern soldiers who returned .to New Zealand bv the transport Gressiii would come! north by special troop-train, leaving Wellington .vosten&y. Upon enquiry at. the Hamilton Defence Office and the Frankton railway station, we were'informed that nothing was known of ;; troop train. At an inquest at Huntly yesterday concerning the death of the young man Brian Thomas Bryce, who was found in the scrub near the Waikato River on Sunday, with a deep vvo«nd in tin' hollow of the- elbow of the left arm, the-medical evidence showed that the wound which cause.! death was self-inflicted, and a verdict was returned accordingly. Bryce had a savings' bank pass book on him, showing a credit of £llO. A compact dairy farm of 220 acres, and within half a mile of „c;iaxo factory, is offered in Messrs. T. Mandeno Jackson's replace advertisement on the back page. The farm could be easily subdivided into two farms, there Pein.u' two dwellings on same. When your ltttre child is hot. re«tler.s and ' feverish, with a fresh cold, don't d.'lny, but immediately give "NAZOL" on sugar, and sprinkle freely a handkerchief with "NAZOL." , and pin to the dress, so that tho child ' can inhale it constantly.*

Extraaordinary prices were received for AVairarapa rabbit skins sold at a recent Dunedin sale. Prices for winter skins ranged from 6s 8d to 10s 4d per lb. For the theft of a motor-car Vincent Edward Carrig and Arthur Sullivan Witt were sentenced at the Supreme Court, Napier, yesterday, to two years' imprisonment, and one year's reformative treatment respectively. At the Supreme Court, Napier, James Scheeler. late Hospital Board secretary, was sentenced to three years' reformative treatment for the theft of about £I4OO from the board. He had pleaded guilty, and had given the police and the auditor every assistance. At a public meeting held at Cambridge to consider the question of a war memorial, the selection of a design from those sent in was referred back to the special committee, and it was decided to secure £4OOO for a monument, and £6OOO for a distiict soldiers' memorial hall ■

As a mark of respect to sbe memory of the late Mr F. E. Hunter, it has been resolved to postpone the meet/f, the Watkato Hounds- and, the . "Wei' come Home" to Lieutenunt G, Hinton,. which were to have been'held at Eureka this (Wednesday) afternoon and eyJeri« ing respectively. The gatherings will now take place to-morrow (Thursday). At the last meeting of the Paeroa branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants held at Paeroa, the following resolution was carried:— "That owing to the continual rise in the cost of living this branch presses our executive to demand an increase of 2s 6d a day to all second division members of the railway service." 9

The Northern Steamship Company's Arapawa has been refloated at Waitara and towed to New Plymouth by the Rimu, says a Press Association telegram. She left for Onehunga yesterday morning. The Arapawa went ashore at the Waitara sandspitonSuniiy, August 3, when bound from New Plymouth to Onehunga, and though various attempts were made to refloat her they Were unsuccessful, primarily due to the poor tides.

A correspondent writes:—Surely the borough authorities are carrying things a little too far in their restriction of the gas service. One cannot believe that it is necessary to put out the light at the corner of Victoria and London Streets, one of the most dangerous in town. The little coal saved thereby is nothing compared with the great risk of accident. Last night this locality was in complete darkness. -

In connection with the meeting to be held in the Theatre Royal Tea Rooms to-morrow night to discuss the advisability of ; forming a branch of the Y.W.C.A., it is hoped that there will be a large attendance of men (especially employers of girl labour), as well' as' ladies. In view of the shortage of <accommodation for business girls iri ; Hamilton, employers. are particularly interested in the erection of a hostel. . ? jj , Judgment was given at Palmerston North by Mr Stout, S.M., in the case, of A. O. Buckler, headmaster of the West End school, Palmerston North, charged with assaulting Jack Cornford, a pupil at the school. The Magistrate recorded a conviction, holding that the master administered excessive punishment; that medical evidence showed th* punishment was beyond the bounds of moderation. He inflicted a fine .of £2, and costs £7 lis 6d.

Exceptional interest is attached to the illustrations featured in this week's issue of the New Zealand Sporting and Dramatic Review. Among the events picturised in comprehensive sets are the Auckland Grammar School's jubilee celebrations; Lord Jellicoe's arrival in Wellington aboard H.M.S. New Zealand, soldiers arriving in Auckland by the Mamari, the Canterbury Jockey Club meeting, and' the recent peace pageant in Dunedih.

Twenty, cases of influenza. were noti-' fied to the district' health officer, Auckland, during the week ended noon on Monday. They comprised four mild cases in the city area, two mild cases at Mount Albert, one severe at Newmarket, two mild and ono severe at Onehunga, one severe at Horotiu, four mild at Hikutaia, three mild 'at Te Puke, and one mild case each at Ngaruawahia and Waihi. During the *>revious week 20 cases wore also notified. Last week one case of letharcic encephalitis was notified from Te Kuiti. After partaking of a drink of stout from a bottle at Ruawai on Friday three men were taken ill. Two men recovered, but the third, a labourer named John Brown, a single man between 40 and 50 years of age, was removed to the Wairoa Hospital, where he died on Saturday morning! Deceased drank a cup full of liquor, a second man merely tasted the liquor, and the third suspected something wrong owing to the colour of the liquor, and was also saved from serioos;results.' An inquest-.was / opened, and adjourned pending analysis .. and report. •• .- \F*f«.- ->- ; ( 3/

The. monthly meeting of St. Andrew's":' branch of the ''Presbyterian l Men's League; held last evening, was well attended. Mr Geo. Boyes (chairman c'f . the executive) presided. The subject for the meeting was: "Is the proposed union between the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches desirable?" Messrs A. Anderson ard W. C. Sayers were the principal sneakers on the-affirmative side, and Messrs C. L. Mae Diarmid. and J. Baillie on the negative. A number of others also spoke. Tlie arguments were closely followed, and keen interest was manifested throughout. At the close a vote was taken on the'question, the meeting deciding bv a very large majority against union. The next meeting will take the form of a literary evening. An inquest was held before the Coroner (Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the death of William Ridell. an 18-'months' child, who died in a licensed home at Claudelands 011 Saturday last.' _ The evidence showed that on the evening of August 21 the child appeared to have a vacant look, but as he was suffering from a cold no specific notice was attached to his condition. The following morning the child was in the same eon--dition, and was nlaccd in a blanket before the fire, where he died. Dr. Rogers was called in after th« child was dead. A post mortem disclosed that death was due to acute gastritis and enteritis, and a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned. The child's mother at Feilding and the father wns killed in action about 15 months ago. In the course of his remarks at the meeting in the Hamilton Methodist schoolroom last night, Hon. Geo. Fowlds referred' to the proposal for church union. He said the three churches—Presbyterian,- Methodist and Congregational—-were now considering union, and they were never so fit and ready for it. He hoped the day was not far distant when it would be brought about. In Canada the terms of union had been definitely settled: in Australia the basis had been approved: and here in New Zealand they should be in an even better position to bring it about. It would save a tremendous amount of waste, and would do much to promote the Kingdom of God. He looked forward with confidence to church union. By it none of the churches would suffer, and probably they would be able to render bettor service. Thrifty readers will note with satisfaction that the Economic Tailoring Depot has commor.crd business in the Imperial Chambers (above Mc c srs Hooker and Kingston's), and i«, owing to tho present difficulty in obtaining material, specialis-ng in alterations. etc. All work undertaken receives prompt and thorough attention.* 70!) Kor Chronic Chest Complaints. Woods' Great Peppermint Cur*