LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14756, 21 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To do good lo Hie ungrateful is to throw rose water into the sea. The Alexandra Lodge of Freemasons have donated £lO5 to the Hospital Extension Fund. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Fertilizer Go., held on Thursday last, Mr H. D. Duxllelii, of Horotiu, was unanimously elected a director to till the vacancy created by the death of Major Lusk. The childrens’ concert, held in Lowri's lasi evening In aid of Hie Hand Queen was largely attended. An excellent programme was rendered by Hie children. Mr E. S. Gross was Hie chairman. The programme was arranged by Mrs .1. Taylor, will: llm assistance of Mrs 11. G. Ross. The municipal Band was in attendance. The funds of the Hand Queen will be augmented by the results. At the conclusion of a civil case at the Magistrate's Gourl, Hamilton, yesterday, Mr Gray raised the (jiieslion as lo whet tier a company which had won a civil case should be awarded witnesses' expenses for I he lime their servants had lost, through being al Hie Gourl. to give evidence. His Worship. Mr 11. A. Young, S.M., did not hold Hie view Unit expenses should he awarded in such cases, “Home was never tike this!” “VO IH’lllilV<v - ha? worked a, washing day transformation since Us discovery, ' 13

~ ~ ■- ~^ To assist the Band Queen’s candidature a sale of flowers is taking place in the main street to-day, and brisk business is reported. A man named Chapman had ins foot crushed at tlm South Taranaki’s Timber Company's mills at To Whetu yesterday afternoon. The (lower show held at Te Awamutu on Friday and Saturday last proved a great success. The exhibits comprised daffodils, pot plants, decorations, home industries and needlework. Should the weather to-morrow prove unfavourable, the market inaugurated by the members of the W.G.T.D. in aid of the. fund for the extension of (he Bailey Ward at the Waikato Hospital, will be held iiu Tombs’ garage. The prize offered for the best name submitted for a brand of milk powder made by the Cambridge Dairy Company has been awarded to Master Cane HarbnU. of Cambridge, the name selected, being “.Milk Spray.” The second prize was for the name “Silver Spray.” To those who knew Ihe condition of the playground at the Hamilton East School some years back, the state of things to-day comes as something of a revelation. Where blackberry once luxuriated there is now garden or lawn, in some places rustic work and climbing roses are in evidence. Considerable excavation work lias been done, making provision for more suitable playing areas for the children. All Ibis has been made possible by means of funds that were raised about two years ago. The committee, having in view the carrying forward of the improvement scheme, solicit the cooperation of teachers and parents in connection wilh another effort, ft was decided, at a representative meeting, to hold another Fair on December 10. Various committees were set up to make preliminary arrangements, and report to a further general meetingAt a silting of the Wellington magistrate’s Court Senior-Sergeant Jackson described a seaman, charged with drunkenness, as being the “champion meanest man of New Zealand.” Ho said that the man fell into the inner harbour about 10 p.rn. on Saturday, and when cries for assistance were heard by Hie Harbour'Board’s night-watch-man the latter immediately rag to the scene of the accident, and, after considerable trouble, managed to get the •seaman up on to the wharf. The man was drunk, and stated that he had no friends and nowhere to go. The nightwatchman took him to the police station, where, on being searched, it was found that he had about £SO in his possession. The man refused to give his rescuer a small donation in recognition of his services when a hint to that effect was made by the police.