LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14600, 25 February 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The blessed thing about service, this common task of us all, is that it can be translated into character. Service is the stuff out of which character is made. The annual picnic of St. Peter's Sunday School will be held tomorrow. The Manuwai will leave the wharf at 9.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. A married couple at Southend, in the Clutha Valley, Mr and Mrs King, who have just celebrated their golden wedding, have never been more than seven miles from Southend, and have never been in a train. An item of interest at the Mastertoa Show was a plum-pudding in the homo industries class, which took second prizo against strong competition, the exhibitor being Mrs J. Harrison, who has attained the age of 88 years, and still displays her cooking abilities. "The average parent is not a good judge of what career a boy Is best fitted for, and often makes quite * wrong decision," declared Mr G. .T. , Lancaster, headmaster of the Chrisfcliurch Boys' High School, at an* Old Boys' gathering. Several members of the Frankton, Cambridge, Kawhia. Kinohaku and Te Kuiti Rifle Clubs, the Railway Engineers, High School Cadets, 16th Regiment and 4th Mounted Rifles are taking part in the shooting-meetings at Greytown and Trentham. The former meeting is now in progress, and the Dominion shoot will be entered on oq Thursday next. In order to protect the public against adulterated or imitated vinegar, regulations have been gazetted which stale that the word "vinegar" and expressions which include the word "vinegar" islirU not, be written on or attached to the package which contains an aeeiie mixture sold for the. purpose of being used or which may be used as vinegar unless if. be conjoined with Hi* word "imitation." The To Kowhai branch of the Waikato Sub-provincial Area, . N.Z. Farmers' Union, has been making a membership rally, and has succeeded- in enrolling nearly all the farmers in the district. Messrs Porter and' Magner, president and secretary respectively, are to be complimented on their success, which goes to show what earnest and forceful officers are capable of doing. The majority of the members have signed orders on the various co-operative companies for their annual subscriptions. A rumour was current in the town to-day that a drastic curtailment of the railway goods' services had occurred. There is this much in il that live stock and perishable goods are to receive Ibe most, urgent attention' for the time being. This is a position which, we. understand, arises every now and then, when a congestion ia traffic occurs, but it is only a matter of a shofrt lime before the reserve stock of "empties" is again back" to a position which permits of adequate dealing with whatever happens along in Hie matter of goods for transference. The team which is to represent the Hamilton Fire Brigade at the United File Brigades' Demonstration. at Napier, will leave for the, south by ie-uigbt's express. The live men in the team are Firemen S. W« Davis (Capt.), T. Davis, G. Morris, J. N. Irvine, ami Foreman 0. W. Davies. Seven events are on the programme with which the Hamilton team will have concern, viz., one and two men dry coupling events; 3-men straight fifties; 3-men union; live men carry: five men disabled; five men reel events. The demonstration will commence on Tuesday next.' "We, as a Government, are in sympathy with you, and'wish you every success. Anything the Government can do for you it will do." Thus Mr John Storey, Prime Minister of New South Wales, after an inspection of lite factory of Australian Motors. Ltd., at Ashworth, on the I lth of January. The motor car industry in Australia has developed in a very big way. of lute years, and Hie "Australian Six" factory, which is turning out two cars per day, has recently appointed the Overseas Sales Agency. Limijed., of 9, Coflrtmereo Street. Auckland, their sole distributors for New Zealand . A demonstration model of the "Australian Six" will be in Hamilton on Monday next, and the representatives will be pleased to put the car at the disposal of intending purchasers and arrange demonstrations up till Tuesday night. |in not fail to see this car, and address your inquiries for literature to "Australian Six.," care of Hamilton Hotel.* The address of.T. P. Goodall, the Hamilton painter and paperhanger, is Avonhurst, Frankloa Junction*

Advices from Havana state that the Australian Government had bought 1,000,000 sacks of sugar, which is now being shipped. The annual meeting of the Hamilton Kindergarten Association will be hell in Toorak Chambers to-night, at 8 o'clock. A large attendance 'is hoped for. The Avro aeroplane, with Captain Upham as pilot, arrived in Hamilton from Auckland at 1.30 this afternoon. After circling the town a landing was made at Claudelands. The trip from Auckland occupied 1 hour 17 minuets, a head wind being encountered over the greater part of the journey. Fire Brigade men will collect, on behalf of the Fire Brigade Accident Fund outside the grounds at tomorrows motor cycle sports, thus affording those who desire to contribute to this worthy object an opportunity of doing so. A hurricane passed over the Southern Islands of the Fiji group on the 12th inst. A tidal wave four feet high swept the islands, those most affected being Ono, Ogea, and Patuka. The cocoanuts were not seriously damaged. Two cutters were wrecked, but no loss of life is reported. Yesterday and last evening Miss Mildred Trent, L.C.A., of London, gave practical demonstrations in the use Of electrical domestic appliances in the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company's machinery hall. Each demonstration was largely attended, and considerable interest in the new rrothods was manifested by those present. A small outbreak of fire at about 10 o'clock last night was responsible for the calling out of the brigade. The outbreak occurred at the rear of the new premises of the Trelonr Milking Machine Company, in Collingwood Street. A quantity of building material and roofing iron suffered, but not much material damage was done. There was aiso another gorse fire in Massey Street, Frankton, yesterday afternoon, which led to the Brigade being called out. A conference was held at Wellington, on Wednesday, between representatives of Ihe employers concerning the, decision of the builders to reduce the wages of carpenters from 3s to "s 9d per hour. The conference proved a failure, and further proceedings will be taken before the Conciliation Council next week, prior to the matter going before the Arbitration' Court. To-morrow the cricket'games are: Warwick v. Hamilton. Old Buys v. High School. As Y.M.C.A. and Hamilton R have both completed their matches in the first round, a match is being arranged against To Awamutu at Tc Awamutu, by an eleven from these clubs. The Waikato Association has decided to enter a team for the Walker Shield competition, which will be played at Auckland during Easter. Mr Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, consented to n Committee of Enquiry under a judge to investigate the allegations against certain officials of the Ministry of Munitions, including a high-placed official who ordered the destruction of documents relating to j contracts, in order to prevent the auditors inspecting them. One instance is alleged where £IO.OOO was paid to a contractor, but the sole voucher discoverable is for £6OOO. The Overseas Club gave a luncheon to Sirs Boss and Keith Smith. Major O M. Seeley, in proposing the. aviators' health, said that those who eared for Hie future British aviators were rejoiced to meet the Smiths after their great adventure. Sir Boss Smith's reply emphasised the great part aviation must play commercially, especially Jo countries of wide expanse like Australia. *V The Dunstan Presbytery carried ♦he following resolution at a meeting held this week:—"That the Presbytery regrets that in connection with the* visit of a prominent official in the Government service, and a Minister of the Crown to Central Otago, violations cf the sanctity of the Sabbath occurred. It commends the action of certain Alexandra residents in endeavouring to prevent such violation, and directs that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the gentlemen concerned." It is. understood I hat this refers to the Hon. .1. G. Coales, who. Along with officials of his department, paid a visit-to the Manorburn dam on bunday.