LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14586, 8 February 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Don't be afraid to laugh. Cheerfulness is a good lubricant for the wheels of progress. Mails were despatched from London for New Zealand on February 3, per R.M.s. Corjnthic, via Panama. Private advice was received in Wellington that the French boxer Eugene Criqui knocked out Syd. Godfrey in the tenth round at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. A pleasant rain set in in Hamilton this morning. It is much appreciated. At mid-day exceptionally heavy rain fell, and several localities were flooded. The freezing works in the Taranaki district are stated to be working full capacity, and 100,000 carcases have been loaded or are about to be loaded foi |he English market. ' A meeting of members of the Hamilton Operatic Society will be held tonight, at 8 o'clock, to make arrangements for the revival of "Our Mjss Gibbs," on behalf of the firemen's relief fund. The Waitomo Caves still continue to prove an attraction to local residents, besides those people further afield. On Sunday no fewer than 16 cars from Hamilton visited this popular attraction. Hawera lias many enthusiastic swimmers, but very few as keen as the lady, who, impatient at some delay in opening the doors of the baths recently, effected the change necessary for a dip in the shelter of the main entrance to the baths. "There are some who think the grand jury, the survival of ancient times, is unnecessary," remarked his llonur Mr Justice Chapman while charging the grand jury at Wellington. "I differ from this view, for there may be times when the country is disturbed, or the Government despotic, that a jury of this sort would be safer than an independent tribunal, in the interests of the people." The classes at the Hamilton da»technical school are now at work. The courses of instruction are general (for examination purposes;, domestic science, commercial and workshop. The latter includes engineering, elccIricity and woodwork. The full course i' 23 hours weekly, but part tim : efurses from 10 hours-weekly can be arranged to suit the students. Pupils are also prepared for the various examinations. An advertisement in this iKtuc gives full particulars of the classes. Evidently Matomata is going ahead. Yesterday Mr G. McCullagh, on behalf of the Farmers' Auctioneering Co., Ltd., disposed of no fewer than eight auarter-acre sections in the township at prices ranging from £l2O to £2OO each. Speaking to a Waikato Times reporter this morning, a gentleman well versed in the land business considered that this sale, in view of the prevailing financial stringency, was indicative of the prosperity of the particular district, for which he predicted a bright future. A business man was asked by an Eltham Argus representative how he accounted for the big fall in the price of ham and bacon. He replied: "It is due to the falling off in demand. Bacon had reached such a price that people at last made up their minds not to buy; and when people refuse to buy prices have to come down lo a figure that will tempt them to purchase. The production price of bacon Iras been very high, f.nd now it will have to be produced much cheaper to induce people to buy again." A peculiar thing happened to a horse that had been left attached to a dray in Hawera the other day. The street had recently received a coat of tar which had not had time to dry properly. When the driver got into the dray and started the horse the animal appeared to make a tremendous effort to move, and when it did so it was found that it had left two shoes, which had been torn off nails and all, behind. Though only an eighth of ( an inch deep, so firmly embedded in the tarred street were the shoes, that It was only by the use of an axe that they could be removed. As the result of the suggestion of the King Country Clerical Association, i "clergy retreat" was held at St. John's Church, Te Awamutu, hast week, when the following representative clergy were present: Yen. Archdeacon E. M. Cowie, Revs. J. T. Williams and F. Party (Hamilton), J. A. Kempthorne (Tnumarunui), G. Mortimer Jones Cambridge), A. M. Niblock (Te Awann:tu , E. B. W. Scton (Raglan;, C. W. Turner (Ohaupo), and (i. R. Barnett (Te Kuiti), who acted as camp father. Rev. A. M. Niblock, wiio acted as conductor of (he, retreat, gave a series of inspiring and thought-provoking addresses on priestly work and ideals, an i these were much appreciated by all. At stated hours during the day the rule i ' silence was observed. In the even:ng a round-the-tablc conference was held, over which Yen. Archdeacon Cowie presided. Altogether the gather ing was a happy and refreshing time. At, the public examinations held in November lasl the following pupils of St. Mary's Convent were successful:—Public Service Entrance: Florrie Bowling. Senior Free Place: Helen j Firth and Estelle Schnackenberg.* If you require your money to go as far as possible, you should not hesitate to pay a visit often to the big store of Hooker and Kingston's, where this groat money-saving sale is in progress. The greatest bargain offering just now is six smart white pique costumes, being this season's newest models. They were tiually fi'.'s 6d to 955, and are being offered during the next few days at 20s each. Pick yours early: it's the greatest bargain in Hamilton for ninny a day. In the furnishing department Ihey have also some wonderful bargains offering—--27-inch carpet runners, worth 17s lid yard, usual price 12s lid. —At Hooker and Kingston's, where the best sale bargains are.*

Palmerston North has signed the guarantee to bring back Chautauqua next year. The Strand Ploture House will gfva a benefit evening on Thursday to assist the contest fund of the Hamilton Municipal Band. In consequence of tha arrival of a number of Australian butcheri, the Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Company have now a full slaughtering board. Mails which left Wellington on the 21st December, per R.M.S. Remuera, via Panama, arrived In London on February 5. Fishing near the mouth of the Rakaia river recently, Mr R. Carney, of Rakala, landed a trout weighing 22}lb. It was 34in. in length and 21in. in girth, and is said to be the record trout for the Rakala river. Rapid progress is being made with the erection of the new infants' school at Morrinsville, and the building Is expected to be ready for opening before Easter. Provision is being made in the building for a room for the instruction of youths In agricultural science. The next best despatch for the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe and America will be by the Makura early. Mails for the Australian States, India, China, and Japan will close at Hamilton at 2.40 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday). The Prime Minister has been informed by the British authorities that they cannot comply with his request to remove the control maintained over the prices of all imported meat, but it may be possible at the end of March to remove the control. Employment for unskilled workers does not appear to be over-plentiful in' Wellington at the, present time. Recently a gentleman advertised for a oouple of men to do a small amount of whitewashing, and, to his surprise, the next morning be was besieged by 30 applicants—all unskilled men. All is, not gold that slitters I "You'd be surprised. Some of them are flash' houses and you get half-a-crown from them. You go to others belonging to working people and you get a pound." This was the manner In which a member of the Fire Brigade Accident Appeal Committee remarked at this morning's meeting of experiences encountered on the canvassing campaign. A Wanganui reporter was Informed on the authority of a farmer who goes in extensively for fattening pigs that the banks having tighlened up the overdrafts on some of the bacon factories, the latter are not now buying near so freely. His stated that the banks will not now advance against pigs held in cool store, and this has curtailed operations considerably. Under the Arms Act now operating restrictions have been imposed upon the buying of rifles, and it is now necessary for anyone who desires to purel" asc a rifle to obtain a permit from the police. A permit is not necessary to procure a shotgun, but upon acquisition the'new owner must register his gun immediately. The film censor, Mr William Jolliffe, stated in Wellington that during his 4i years' work he had examined no less | than 19 million feet of pictures, and of i that amount half a million had been inspected in January of this year. ''That," he stated, "constitutes a record, exeept a period when I was working under pressure night and day." It is ever and always being emphasised that the British sovereign is of mighty little value in America, and even in New Zealand —14s 4d In both countries, declare the financier in the one and the homekeeper id the other. But it is not being said out very lordly that the sovereign is worth 21s Id in Spain, 42s lOd in Belgium, 45s 5d in France, and-71s lOd in Italy. But our £1 is worth £ll 14s 9d in Germany ,and worth no less than £45 ILs 8d in Austria. In some respects the people of New Plymouth are very unenterprising, says the Herald. In the past everything in Taranaki which was a little behind the times was excused as one of the after-effects of the Maori war, but this explanation is now becoming rather worn out, and we must find another, possibly the relaxing effects of the sea air, though our constant winds should do muc'i to counteract the somnolent effect of salt-charged air. "Call again," appears to be the motto adopted by some people who are called upon by canvassers for donations for a deserving cause. More than one speaker at this morning's meeting of the committee conducting the fire accident appeal in Hamilton reported on having run counter to such folk. Maybe the latter are unthinking. However, a reminder that the time of the canvasser is equally as precious, and more so, than the "call again monarch, of [industry" will not be out of place. Judging by some of the comments passed this morning, we are a bit belated in giving the hint to some of them. In the Wellington Magistrate's Court, before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., William Patrick Carlson, 24 years of age, was charged with stealing £lO at Carterton on January 24, and a further £9 the following day, the property of a young woman. The accused pleaded guilty to both charges. Sub-Inspector Willis stated that the accused had become engaged to complainant," and stayed for about three weeks with the girl's parents. The day before the marriage was to have taken place he cleared out with the money, and was subsequently arrested in Chrischurch. Carlson came to New Zealand in April last, and had worked most of the time in Carterton. There was nothing previously known against the man. The Magistrate characterised the iheft as a horribly mean one, and remanded Carlson before passing sentence, to enable the probation officer to send in a report. In Ihe Magistrate's Court to-day Augustus Go ft Hellyar (Mr King), engineer, of Hamilton, proceeded against, A. E. Powell (Mr Webb) for £22 15s for materials furnished and work and labour alleged to have been done by plaintiff for the defendant at the written request of the defendant." The work consisted of repairs to a generator and commutator. James William Leonard was originally'cited as defendant, but the statement of claim was amended by Leonard's name being* si ruck out and Powell's name substituted. Mr A. E. Webb explained that the defence would be that Powell owned the machine in question, and Leonard broke it. Powell was not consulted in Jhe matter, and did not give any instructions regarding it. . Further, if the work was done satisfactorily by tho plaintiff, it should be paid for by Leonard, as lie had agreed with Powell to do so. The machine to which the parts belonged was for operating moving pictures at Huntly. After hearing evidence, his Worship held lhat defendant was responsible for the payment for the. work done. Judgment was pntered for the full amount claimed, with £6 2s 2d costs. "DENNIS" MOTOR LORRY CHOSEN BY DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. This Is the result of trie recommandation of the Defence Officers who, whon In France, saw how the Brltish-bullt "Dennis" possessed a strengrth and reliability abova all others.—The New Zealand' Express Co., Ltd., Agents.