LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15098, 20 November 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

' Last night's Main Trunk express was an exceptionally long train. It comprised 20 carriages, among which were four reserved for the Louis Bennison Comedy Company.

An advertisement on page 7 announces the price of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company's butter as follows:—Anchor Brand. Is 8d; Acorn, Is 7d; Daffodil is 6d per lb. Since the advertisement was written each brand has "been reduced by Id per lb. The weather in Hamilton during the week-end was delightful. With the brilliant sunshine prevailing the Lake Reserve and Waikato River environs proved popular places of resort for picnickers. At the recent examination in first aid, held in Hamilton, the following ladies passed: Mrs Rosa Kyne, Misses C. B. Jones and D. E. Norton passed in first aid; and Misses N.' Gardiner, M. R. Manning and V. J. Pike passed in first aid in the . first class.

An enjoyable motor run to Raglan, in which about 20 cars participated, was held yesterday to augment the funds of the Hamilton North queen in the carnival just concluded. The day proved excellent for"'the purpose, and all thoroughly enjoyed the day at the seaside. ' •

At a recent meeting of the Wanganui Eddcation Board, the secretary announced, that he had received a letter complaining of infringement of hours at a Palmerston North school in relation to the teaching of religion. Itrwas decided to inform the committee of the, board's resolution that such teaching must be given outside school hours. Organisation work is now a step further advanced in connection with the Hamilton Municipal Band Carnival. A novelty competition, with attractive prizes, is being held to decide "Hamilton's Most Popular Girl." The caste of the Musical Extravaganza will .be announced in to-morrow's issue. A shop day is planned for Friday next, in Victoria Street. "In Australia 'I believe," said Mr H N. Smart, chairman of the Pohangina County Council to a Manawatu Standard reporter, "they have a novel scheme of killing rabbits off. A motor-car is backed against a warren, if possible, and a tube is run from the exhausts into the burrows. Then the motorist starts* the engine and the fumes do the rest. By this method rabbits have been killed in large numbers, and it seems to me to be a good scheme too." "If the people in the position of authority were all of the same opinion as I am, we should have got some of the money that is due to us from Germany long ago," said the Prime Minister at Lower Hutt '"I think that the British Empire has been too soft with the Germans. The sum of £26,000,000 which Germany owes New Zealand would be a very nice Christmas box, but I don't think we are going to get if"

"If the average 'punter' were not an optimist, the bookmaker would have been out of business long ago," remarked Mr A. M. Ongley, when addressing the jury at the conclusion of a betting case in the Palmerston North Supreme Court. on Xo refer to the value of "tips," given by a telegraph operator, as they were in a position to know the latest racing news. Mr Ongley made reference to* the suggestion that such telegrams as "Romance and Some Fashion" might refer to an affaire-de-coeur or a deal in spring millinery, but explained that such sentimental news yyould no doubt contain quite a lot of information for the man who liked a modest bet.

Immaculately attired, top-hatted, and with an expans e of saffron shirt front, a tall, rather pallid-looking hero strode down' the steps of the Government Buildings (Christchurch), hesitated on the edge of the kerb to light a cigarette, and looked inquiringly for a taxi (says the Christchureh Press). Then things worthy Qf a place In "Limehouse Nights" began to happen. Two pale-faced'* ruffians violently attacked him, overcame him, threw him into the back seat of a car which had meantime drawn up, and drove off. The most peculiar part of the occurrence—it happened in Worcester Street in broad daylight—was the fact that it was repeated time after time, wln'le a man with a megaphone, in the background, gave friendly advice and exhorted the thugs to "hit him hard." And the crowd stood round impassive and smiling! Christchurch is rapidly becoming familiar with the inner side of the "movies."

■New Zealand has refused consist-, ently to experiment with daylight saving, but Judging by the experiences of other countries, the obstacles raised by opponents can be surmounted. A Wellington resident who'has just returned from a comprehensive world tour, told a Post representative recently that he had found that the city folk throughout the United States were enthusiastically in favour of daylightsaving, but some of the country populations were of opinion that it was not altogether satisfactory, and for that reason a system of local option had been introduced. One, therefore, finds that in some of the rural districts standard time prevails, while in the cities daylight-saving operates," he said. "This, however, does not lead to confusion, for railway services and so on maintain standard time. American business men with whom I discussed the matter were enthusiastic about daylight-saving, and explained that it gave the employees much greater chances to get the benefit of the sunshine and outdoor exercise. In Britain daylight saving is adopted universally for the six months of summer, and no one who has seen the system in operation can fail to be impressed with its many advantages for the city workers.

Commencing at 9 o'clock this morning for a period of 10 days, special bargain prices operate on all household furnishings at Hooker and Kingston's. This is certainly the time to furnish, for we are giving values that will astound every householder in Hamilton. Linoleums are priced at 8s lid yard upwards, carpet runners for 5s 3d, goatskin rugs <(6ft x 3ft) for 10s Gd, Madras muslins for 2s -'id yard best grade of mohair slip mats for 5s 6d (assorted colours), and hundreds of other everyday furnishing lines. For bedding, Hooker and Kingston's values stand out on top. Furnish during this period at Hooker and Kingston's; you will save a lot of money—sure.*

"In Hie past it seemed that when-a man joined a county council a strip of road metal began to find its way along to that member's gateway or, homestead. Then it stopped, and the member, being satisfied, usually resigned from the council." So remarked a citizen at a public fuction at Tolaga Bay.

Orders are winning' in at a sreat rate for "NO RUBBING" Laundry Help and "Golden Rule" Soap.—FranKton Junction Supply Stores. 10

A Wellington gentleman, responding to a toast recently, said: "I am more fit for the scaffold than for speech." He should have added that he was a builder.

Some sturdy seedlings of stock taken from the Garden of Gethsemane have been reared by a resident of Napier. These plants will be 'very valuable if successfully grown for they are rarely known to exist except in Palestine, where the climate suits the special variety.— ("Daily Telegraph.") "

In the four years before the war a young market gardener netted £2OOO off 20 acres of river deposit land at Palmerston North —when he enlisted £SOO was sent to his mother and £ISOO invested. Two years ago he took up a soldier's section and lost his all. With his own labour, and borrowed capital, which he expects to repay in two years, he has again started a garden at Palmerston North, and will sell the products in Wellington. "Many of the young people of Taranaki are looking positively jaded owing to too much amusement," declared the Rev. E. H. Strong, of New Plymouth, speaking at the speech day at St. Mary's School, Stratford. Mr Strong said he did not wish to appear as a "wowser," but he thought just a little too much time was given at the present time to amusement. He had heard of a young man in New Plymouth who had attended 25 dances in one month.

Referring to the fact of a lamb being born with an earmark identical with, that of its mother's, mentioned in tljo Dominion, the Levin Chronicle says: "The occurrence is not singular, but one of the most remarkable cases of fidelity in the transmission of marks of the place in Levin some 12 months ago. Three years previously a cow produced a heifer calf bearing a similar earmark as herself, and jasfc year ,the heifer calved, and the 0% spring.'a heifer, was similarly markodi showing that "the earmark had been"' .transmitted through two generations'*

At an inquest at Masterton concerning the death of an infant, the mother said she put her baby to sleep in the pram, placing the pram in the hall for quietness. She looked at the child occassionally to see that she was all right, and 1 each time found her sleeping. Witness continued > her housework, and upon the third -visit to the pram saw the child lying across the pram with the strap across her throat. Witness-released 'the strap and found the child was dead. The Coroner found that the child met her death accidentally by being choked by the' strap of the perambulator while sleeping. .

There is a destiny which shapes our whiskers, trim them as we will (observes the Manawatu Daily Times) * Take the man from King Country way* who was recently charged with attempting to commit suicide, and was {sentenced till the rising of the Court. His intention to send himself "West"was defeated in a most peculiar way* He had made a drink containing strychnine, but in swallowing it his heavy moustache, acting as a strainer, re-" tained the undissolved crystals, with the result that he imbibed nothing more harmful than a little water. The police subsequently brushed from the man's whiskers a sufficiency of strychnine crystals to "out" a whole countryside. .'■•■/

A wealth of detail was supplied to the W&nganui County Council (says the Chronicle) by an applicant who I proposed to set out in business as a' marine store a&d second-hand dealer; in Anzac Parade. The waiter said he had an unblemished record, understood i the business from A to Z, worked on! the wharf and kept his place clean iri bis leisure time, was a widower and did not suffer any woman to enter his' house. He proposed to specialise in! clean' rags, metal and bottles and to exhibit second-hand wearing apparel and tools. He wound up by saying that the locality was an ideal place for si marine store business. The chairman said he was afraid if the applicant got his license he would have to allow women to cross his doorstep. With a view to encouraging another local industry the Council decided to grant the license. -,

"Guilty, but a little bit unlucky," l pleaded Edward G. Land, at the local Court, this morning, in answer to a,' charge of driving a car without efficient brakes. It appeared that defendant, who was driving a -motor-van, swept into the main street at an improper angle, and the Borough T/rafflo Inspector, Mr J. A. de Silva, called out to him to stop, so that his mistake could be pointed out to him. There; was no intention of prosecuting. Defendant, however, thought he "cut" the corner, and' that the Inspector a<H cordingly was after him. H e ' therefore drove on. When asked later why lie did not comply with the order, he stated that his brakes were not acting too well, and that he could only pull up with some difficulty. He was, however, dealt with leniently, being fined 10s and ordered to pay costs 7s:

A fair-sized list of by-law offenders came before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.* at the Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, this morning. '' The'offences included riding bicycles without lights, leaving ( cars standing unlighted, allowing motors to stand unattended on the main street for a longer period than 30 minutes, and similar infringements of the law. Following is a list of those who -were forced to make contributions to the coffers of the State: —K. Young, fined £2, costs £1 Is; Holmes, £2, costs 7s; James Gilbert, 10s costs 7s; George Q- Jones, 10s and costs 7s; Thomas Walters, 10s, costs 7s; Douglas McCaw, 10s and costs 7s; John> Studd, 10s and costs 7s;, and Kenneth S. Cox and Frederick J. Tatley, cost?/ only 7s each. For permitting a horse to be at large, Bertha Williams was convicted and ordered to pay costs 15s-6d. On a charge of failing to keep a vigilant .look-out when about to cross the railway line, Reginald G. Tappenden was fined £3 and order-, ed to pay costs 7s.

So fa r as Wanganui is concerned (says the Chronicle) the joke of the N.Z. Cup Carnival is,a fraudulent ."take down," perpetrated per medium of the telegraph office, as th e result of.which either A well-known local "sporl" or three of his cronies are £35 worse off than they were a week ago. The "sport," who aforetime was wont to keep a keen eye on crooks of all kinds, was in the Cathedral City, his mission being, of course, to "see the Cup." The three friends were among 'those who stayed at home. To them, in turn, came a wire, ostensibly from the absent one, requesting the despatch of a "tenner." Each message, bore the name'of the "dear departed," and each was duly honoured, one of th e three promptly telegraphing £ls, and each of the other two sending the desired "tenner." It so happened that while ibis interchange of fraternal communication was in progress, the "sport" himself, having got wind qf the impending strike, was making a bee line for Wanganui, which he reached only to find three generous friends awaiting a word of thanks for the cash he had never asked fc-r aM never received. \^

Ladies are specialising; in "NO-RUB-RING" Laundry - Help, "Keep. Smiling" Floor Polish and "Golden Rule" Soap"— the ruling soap.—WaiKato Farmers' Supply Stores.