LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 93, Issue 14540, 11 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Self-respect is worth all the fame in the wprld.

It is 50 years ago to-day since the Hon. W. F. Massey first arrived in New Zealand.

The annual meeting of the Hamilton Coursing Club will be held on Tuesday next, at 8 p.m.

A subdivisional land sale of great importance to dairymen is announced* to take place at Putaruru on January 14 th. Full particulars appear on page 2 of this issue.

At a meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce on Monday night, in the Borough Council Chambers, Mr J. W. Armstrong, 0.8. E., will give a short address on the desirability of establishing co-operative woollen mills. All interested in the subject are cordially invited to attend. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London office, under date of Bth inst." Tallow; 1 iOO casks were offered and 220 sold. Fine sorts were easier. Prices for other descriptions were unchanged. Fire blight continues to spread in various portions of the Auckland province. It lias made its appearance at i'aeroa. in the Tauranga district many trees are being destroyed, as the orchardisls recognise that there is practically no prospect of saving them, in the Hiverhead district the disease is attacking medlar trees. To-day (Saturday) is the close of “Home Furnishing Week” at Hooker and Kingston’s. This event is one that Hie ladies of Hamilton will not soon forget, for it has been the means of enabling them to make’ tremendous savings on their purchases. For in- # stance, pretty casement curtains, usually 5s 1 Id yard for 3s lid; double kapok mattresses, usually 59s lid for 19s Gd; tapestry table covers, 3 yards long, usually 59s Gd for -19 s 6d; and / our famous 80 inch herringbone sheeting at 5s lid for 3s 9d yard. Shop at Hooker and Kingston’s, the one store where you can really save on your x purchases. Agents for Pictorial Re- V view Paper Patterns throughout the Waikato.*

Secret of happiness by return registered mail. The essence of a/ knowledge is self knowledge. Scm birth dale, month, year, and posts note 5s to T. J. Duns-done, Box 1418. Auckland.

The Weather Bureau wires: The Indications are for variable and strong breezes, hut moderate to strongwesterly prevailing and backing by south to east. Expect dull weather with much mist and fog in parts. Rain probable. The barometer has a falling tendency. The mail for the United Kingdom,

Europe and America per Niagara, via % Vancouver, will close at Hamilton on Monday next at 8 p.m. instead of on Tuesday as previously announced. The next mail for Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlement. South Africa arid Egypt will close at Hamilton on Wednesday Next, 15th Inst., at 8 p.m.

Common jurors summoned to attend the Supreme Court, Hamilton, on Monday next, will not be required until 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A most original and striking advertisement in our columns to-day is well worth viewing. It calls our readers’ rttention to the numerous articles suitable for Christmas presents to be obtained at Barton and Ross’ show rooms, opposite the Post-office. “It appears the Arapuni scheme doesn’t take up the whole of their time,” was a comment expressed when H. request from Putaruru in regard to reading came before the Matamata County Council yesterday. “All we want is a bit of gingering up,” remarked Cr Stopford to his fellow members at the Matamata County Council meeting yesterday. The speaker was at the time advocating a speeding up of activity in regard to investigation of quarries on the look-out for a suited metal supply. "I suppose they think now that the bookmakers are cut out, lliey’ll take to ttiis other form of gambling-,” was an

observation made when the subject of premium bonds was before the Matamata County Council yesterday. During the hearing of a case in the Supreme Court at Hamilton yesterday it was stated, in evidence, that limber taken out of swamp land was burnt. His Honor expressed surprise, in view of the high price of firewood, that :l was not sold instead of being destroyed. Reporting on the work done at the

Dominion conference of the Farmers'

Union, Mr R. D. Duxtield, Auckland T provincial president, told the Waikato sub-provincial executive at Hamilton , yesterday that when the proposal to form a Farmers’ Political Party came up for discussion at the conference, he found that lie was about the only delegate present to favour it. Weather and other circumstances permitting, the Hamilton Municipal Band, under the baton of Mr Geo. Croxford, will render a programme at the Lake Reserve tu-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, about half-past two; also at the Ferry Bank Rotunda at 8.15 p.m. Collections will be taken up on behalf of the uniform and contest

funds. After a sitting extending over seven , cays tile hearing of the action, Joseph Samuel Thompson, bank manager, of Blenheim, versus Charles Edward Lowe, supervisor of the Harakeke orchard a claim tor damages for alleged neglect of plaintiff’s orchard, has partially con eluded. The jury found a verdiot for I laintiff and £450, but the question of law as to whether the proper party had been sued is to be submitted to Judge Hosking at Wellington. A. suggestion from the Hautapu branch of the Farmers’ Union to the eub-Provincial Executive yesterday strongly recommending that immediate steps lie taken to bring the interest of the union before all dairy farmers in the Auckland province through the medium of the milk-cards issued by the co-operative dairy companie., and that cards be drawn up by the Auckland Executive monthly did not receive much support. The chairman, Mr R.

i D. Duxfleld, read adder from Mr J. S. V Fisher stating that the Provincial ExY ecutive had discussed the matter and could not see its way to comply with t the suggestion in view of the great expense involved No action was taken in the matter. ,

It was reported to the Matamata County Council yesterday that £6700 of rates had been received. The chairman stated that there was a greater sum outstanding, however, and quoted figures in this respect to the extent of £9200. Some time ago the Council had carried a resolution fixing the end of November for payment. While many observed that it was apparent that the greater majority did not. He thought the end of November was a suitable period, because it was a lime when the farmers were receiving their "big cheques.” Cr Stopford commented in a more or less jocular vein that the chairman could never have been a P ‘hard-up farmer” to support such a lonclusion. Storekeepers, and lawyers, 30, would substantiate that it was in January and February that the greater Jroportion of their debts were wiped £f the books.