LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14585, 7 February 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The only capital needed for success is courage, ambition, and hard work. The return of gold exported from Thames last quarter was set out by the Collector of Customs very brieily (states the Thames Star). It consisted of one word —Nil. The report cost the Borough Council 3s. The Ilawke's Bay Herald reports P.at of goods to the total value of £B4O imported into New Zealand from Germany during the quarter ended December 31, 1920, £-138 of that amount was landed at Napier. It is estimated that over £5,000,000 changed hands in Victoria last year in cash betting transactions. There were 1?.320,186 bets in Victoria last year, and the tax authorities collected £84,160 IPs Id. Regulations under the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1008, prescribing new rates of premiums to lie charged to employers for insurance against their liabilities under tiie Workers' Compensation Aid, and in common law in respect to accident to workers, appeal- in I he Gazette. "What impressed me most was the sporting spirit of Mr Coates," said Mr McAlpine, vice-president of tiie Progress League, in discussing tin.' visit organised .by tiie Progress League to lake Coleridge recently. "He was put in the front seat where he got all Hie water, and he laughed at any idea of turning back from the storm." A youth who pleaded guilty at 'Hi .- C.hrislchurch Magistrate's Court to the theft of a wallet containing' iii IDs, sai I 1.; the magistrate, Mr S. E. McCarthy: "Cam 1 have my name kept mil of the papers, sir?" Mr McCarthy replied "Everyone is asking that now. i onlj grant that concession on special occasions. You've been here before The publication of the name is part of Int.' punishment." For driving his motor vehicle from Collingwood street into Victoria street at h speed said to have exceeded, I •'> miles an hour, such speed being considered in the danger of the public, G. Manning was tlned £5, and 7s costs, before Mr 11. A. Young, S.M., at Hamilton, to-day. V. W. Phillips pleaded guilty to failing to notify the change of ownership of a motor cycle purchased by him, and also with failing- In alilx a. number plate, in an upright position ou I lie front mudguard. On the first charge he was lined 10s and costs, and nil the second -'Os and costs. A. tloborlson, the man from whom he purchased the machine, was also charged with having frilled to register it when h e himself purchased it from one, Atkinson, and was ordered to contribute 10s and 7s 6d towards Hie revenue. y A few shillings spent in tne Tree use of Nazol to protect, the mucous membrane of the mouth, nose and throat from Coughs, Colds and Sore Throats, etc.. la better than hours of suffering.

The Lower Manga pilco Drainage Board has been granted consent to raise a loan of £BOO for constructing di'iiins. The names of nurses registered under the Nurses' Registration Act, 1908, issued as a supplement to the Gazette, occupy 01 pages. A notice In the Gazette fixes grading fees under the Dairy Industry Aot, 1908, as under: Butter Id per box, cheese 1 l-3d per crate. A total of 220 Immigrants have been found situations on farms through Mr W. Huey, seoretary to the Auckland provincial executive of the Farmers' Union. "I think it is up to the Council to secure control of a section, and establish a jam factory," said a councillor when discussing the blackberry question at the last meeting of the Te Aroha Borough Council. The suggestion might be adopted in Hamilton, too. During the progress of the Marathon race on Saturday, from Tamaherc to Steele Park gates, one of the competitors, A. B. Fox, collapsed. He was taken to the hospital, where it was found be was suffering from heart trouble. He is still in the institution, and is progressing favourably. Owing to the lower cost of tin plate for making tins, together with cheaper freights, a fall in the price of petrol must come within the next few weeks. Substantial quantities are afloat, sufficient, it is said, to last New Zealand over six months. What the drop will be is hard to arrive at, but one authority estimates it at 4s to 5s a case. —Wanganul Herald. A party of travellers who weije exploring the Upper Waitaki Valley a day or two ago made an extensive "find of moa bones in a valley on a far back sheep station there (telegraphs a Timaru correspondent). The largest bone found measured 2ft Gin. Numerous little white gizzard stones were found with the skeletons of the birds, and close by were the well-defined remains of a Maori oven. The father's example Is not always the best for the son to follow. A little lad four or five years of age was noticed to dash down the wharf at Foxton a few days ago and jump into the water, where lie quickly commenced to drown {reports the Manawatu Times). Luckily a good swimmer was handy, and soon had the little chap out. "What on earth did you do that for?" asked the rescuer, when he recovered his breath. "Oh," said the rescued one, "daddy does it every morning." Recently an accident happened to a patient at the Wanganui Hospital while she was in the operation theatre. It Is alleged that a vessel containing ether was left unstoppered, and the fumes were ignited from a naked light. An explosion ensued, and the patient was severely burned. A letter was read from a firm of solicitors referring to this accident, and asking what compensation the Board proposed to offer. The Board referred the letter to its solicitors. The Hamilton Municipal Band had a big day yesterday. At 10 o'clock, in Seddon Park, they went through their contest pieces, the selections they gave being much enjoyed by the Sunday morning strollers out at that hour. In the afternoon, at Ferry Bank, they repeated the performance, the large number of people listening to them demonstrating their appreciation in no unstinted manner. In the eveniUtf they gave another concert on the river steamer Manuwai. The sum of £l3 was collected in the afternoon in aid of the band funds. The band, which has reached a high state of efficiency, will leave en Friday to participate .in the band contest at Dannevirke. "In all my experience of dairy farming," said a Levin dairyman to a press representative recently, "I don't think there lAs ever been a time when the industry has been in a position like the present. It is true we are getting big prices, but. the question is what is going to be the position at the end of March, when the Imperial purchase imis? I don't want to be pessimistic, but when meat, wool, skins and hides were placed on the open market after the commandeer, values fell. If the same thing happens to butter, there will be an immediate effect on land values here, and for this reason big things are pending within the next few months." For some reason or other a pood many dairy farmers seem to have got hold of the idea that it is not possible to accurately test cream for butter-fat. when the cream is above -iO per cent. A question hearing upon this matter was asked at a. dairy farmers' meeting at Leeston. and Mr W. M. Singleton, of the Dairy Produce Division, Department of Agriculture, said that if the cream was in good condition there was no difficulty in giving an accurate test, even though the cream should be up to 50 or even 60 per cent. A 40 per centtest for cream seemed to be favoured by most of the factories. It was not advisable, Mr Singleton said, lo have cream at a (est much below iO, the preserve of too much skim milk had a tendency to prevent, the cream keeping as well as it would do at a higher test. According to tiie Infest General Orders the training of artillery personnel in the use of Lewis guns is to be carried out in accordance with the following general principles: (1) All section commanders in a battery should he capable of using the Lewis gun themselves and of imparling instruction in its use. 2 ""fain number of men in each section in : ' lie trained as Lewis gunners, so that in case of detachment the section can protect itself with Lewis gun tire. (3) Two Lewis guns will be allotted to each battery fur training purposes, and the tidal practice ammunition allotted to a battery will be 1000 rounds, (i) The battery commander is responsible that officers and men are trained as in paragraphs (1) and (2) above. A Native, woman is said to have evolved a somewhat, novel method of overcoming the difficulty in the chainstepping competition. At a recent sports meeting in the Wairarapa she caused not a little astonishment in accurately stepping the required distance, she did this on several occasions, walking serenely forward, quite oblivious nf Hie comments of the interested spectators. It is stated that the wahlne was assisted by a piece oi string tied round her legs, and, of course, completely concealed by her skirts. The string was measured, and with careful stepping, enabled her to gauge the distance in an accurate manner. An interesting experiment in pise-de-lerre building construction is being conducted by a resilient nf Muriwai, Gisborne. Tests made with Hie soil have proved eminently satisfactory, and a sample shown to a Gisborne reporter by a local architect was remarkable for its toughness and closeness of texture, although it ties only been lightly rammed. The sample lias been given a light coat of paint and proved quite impervious to water. A cowball is now in course of erection of this material, and If the results are satisfactory, of which there is little doubt, it is intended to construct a whare of the same material. The soil between a. thick sod and the underlying clay is used, and appears to lie admirably suited. INCRTH PIUTISH GARDEN HOSE IS lesst expensive. Finest quality the world produces. LMts longreit and doesn't klok.

The Dannevirke Band Contest, at which the Hamilton Municipal Band will bo a competitor in selections and quickstep competitions, is to be .held from February 15 to 18. A total of £360 is to be given In cash prizes, also gold and silver medals for soloists, and a special gold medal for the boys' competition. The Boosey Shield for B grade bands will also be competed for. A very appreciable improvement has been made at the foot of the hill near the Traffic Bridge by the cutting down of the projecting block of earth which obscured the view of anything coming round the corner. Not only has the outlook been improved, but the general appearance of the thoroughfare has been enhanced as a result. The Borough Council would do well to make a tour of the borough with a view to selecting other corners to round off. There are many that need it. A curve at a corner is always better than an angle. From Ratana, the Maori Miracle Man a Foxton young man has received the 'following reply on submitting his case—internal trouble: "Base your faith in the Lord, your God, with a sincere, truthful, reverent, and untiring belief that the Lord has power to heal. Pray with an earnest will and repented heart, Appeal to Him to grant what you desire in the name ot the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and the Holy Angels, to restore your health and strength, as I will also pray to Him to grant your request. Sanction His nam* and sing His praise for ever and ever,'Amen.—Yours faithfully, T. W. Ratana." The Foxton Herald reports that the young man is improving in health. The Mayor of lnvercargi.ll {Mr John Stead"), who has returned from a holiday at the southern lakes where he met a number of Australians, stated to a reporter that ho had been struck by the seething discontent with the New Zealand Tourist Department prevalent amongst these overseas visitors. They Uld him, he says, that all the communication, they could get from the department officers was of very little use to them,' especially in regard to the southern lakes, and the railway officials were often.much more fully conversant with what they desired to know. Ha also heard it freely commented on as strange and unsatisfactory that the Tourist and Railway Departments were not conducted as one.