LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16653, 19 November 1925, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The last Winter Show at Wellington returned a profit of £2600. Tho tariff of premiums for* risks situated within tho brick area in Whangarei is to be reduced. The supporters of a carillon as a monument held a meeting in Wellington and decided to agitate for the erection of a tower and bells, preferably as part of the war memorial. In the Supreme Court, Wanganui, yesterday, Samuel Finch, of Ohingaili, was sentenced to seven years for indecent assault on his young daughter and attempted incest. The Botorua Borough Council election of three additional councillor's*resulted in the return of Messrs Galbraith (391), Nesbit (383), and Packson (305). The voles recorded for the n unsuccessful candidates were: Messrs Spedding, 298; Musgrave, 138. A recount is taking place. The Conciliation Commissioner, Mr P. Hall}', yesterday filed a new industrial agreement covering the Waihi miners and the three companies now operating at Waihi. The agreement is practically on similar lines to that which has been in existence up to the present and provides for one penny per hour increase in accordance with the Arbitration Court's pronouncement. A discussion about the value of intelligence tests cropped up at the Education Board meeting at Auckland yesterday on a request, from the headmaster at Matamata to visit neighbouring schools for two days in December to give intelligence tests •to pupils about to enter the Matamata Junior High School. The. proposal did not appeal to the senior inspector, stated Mr A. Burns (chairman), while Mr King said he was very doubtful of the practical value of so-called intelligence [ests. The chairman of the High School Board concerned wrote slating that the board members favoured the proposal, and requested (hat the headmaster's application be granted. The Education Board finally decided to ask its senior inspector to confer with Dr. Marsden, assistant Director of EtJuca-* titfn, on the subiccl

South Australia won the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria by 123 runs.

The balance -sheet of. the Wanganui Woollen Mills, Ltd., for the year ended June 30 discloses a loss of £14,021, after providing £Bi for depreciation. As £ll6 was brought forward from the previous year the net loss was £13,905. The Railway Department is still experimenting with steam cars for the purpose of acting as feeders to the express trains. Another type, the "Clayton," has. recently been put into commission, and made a trial run from Wellington to Palmerston North last week. The South Canterbury Methodist Synod passed the following resolution: —"The synod regrets to learn that a great amount of drinking is being indulged in by young people at dances, at rifle club meetings, and other gatherings. We urge our people to steadfastly set their faces against this evil." When application was made at the Napier Supreme Court for the discharge of a Maori bankrupt, his Honor Mr Justice Alpers staled that he was always reluctant to grant a discharge to a Maori. "I will, however," he said, "grant this one to mark my sense of the folly of the Hastings tradespeople in giving credit to a man of this sort." An Inglewood solicitor who conducted a case in the Hawera Magistrate's Court complained, while addressing the Court, of the "ungodly hour" of commencing business, namely, 0 a.m. "Of course," said Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., "where you have an ungodly amount of business to get through, you have to start at an ungodly hour." The case heard at the Hamilton Court last Monday week, when a Claudelands business man was lined £2 for shooting pheasant out of season, was recalled at the meeting of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society last evening, when it was decided to pay a reward of £lO for the civilian and two constables successful in securing the conviction. The proportion in which the reward should be divided was left in the hands of Mr W. G. Wohlmann. In his address at the opening of the Exhibition at Dunedin the Prime Minister, Mr CoaLes, said the Security Pact recently concluded at Locarno has marked a groat advance toward solution of the international situation in Europe, and it is to be earnestly hoped that, as a result, peace among nations will be assured for many years to come. The Prime Minister stated the pact would be submitted to the New Zealand Parliament for ratification in due course.

It is proposed to hold a meeting of delegates in Paeroa on December 3 next, representing the various parts of the Ohinemuri electorate, with a view to discussing the question of a public testimonial to Mr 11. Poland, late M.P. for the district, in recognition of his twenty years' service in the interests of the' electors. The preliminary arrangements arc in Hie hands of the Mayor of Waihi (Mr W. M. Walluutt), witli whom is asociatcd the Mayor of Paeroa (Mr W. Marshall). The appointment of delegates will be made at meetings to be held during the interim. Although the full benefits of the daylight "limited" service cannot be estimated until the holiday season is well established, the first three days' running lias clearly demonstrated that it is going to prove a great boon to travellers between intermediate stations. The general opinion among these passengers is that the daylight express is the best train over given to the country districts, while commercial travellers Scay it wilt enable them to work a wider held within a short lime than they have ever been able to cover before.

The Bryant Home for convalescent and invalid children will be re-opened on December i. The road between Raglan and the home is in good order, end arrangements are being made to have it thoroughly metalled before next winter. During the last few weeks the home has been equipped with electrical appliances, the current for which is generated from a water power plant near the building. Last summer about 20 children were accommodated in the home. This summer it is proposed to take in 30 children living in Auckland, for whom it is hoped the rejuvenating air of the sea, the Karioi Beach and hills, near which the home is situated, will be beneficial.

A visit of inspection to the hydroelectric construction works at Arapuni is to bo made to-morrow by members of the Auckland * Electric Power Board, and representatives of the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce. The party, which will number about 20, will lea-vc by the ordinary express this evening for Frankton, where the night will be spent prior to leaving by car for Arapuni. After spending the day at the scene of operations, the parly will return by car to Frankton to-morrow evening, and join the night Limited on Saturday mornine: for Auckland.

Strong exception was taken by the directors of the Morrinsvillc Dairy Company to the calling of a conference of dairy companies' representatives of the Dominion at Wellington in January, for the purpose of considering the method of the election of the Dairy Produce Export Control Board. The directors passed a strong resolution of protest at such an important conference being held in .January, when none but "professional organisers" could attend. The directors fell that January was a most inopportune time to hold such a conference. It was one of the busiest months for the farmer and it would be almost impossible for members of companies to get away for three or four days at such a time. The Grey River Argus, founded in 18G5 by the Hon. J. Kerr, has published a special 16-page diamond jubilee number. In the first week of November, 1865, among the arrivals at the new township was a, young Scotchman of about 30 years of age, named James Kerr, a native of Dumfries, and by trade a printer. Brandy Jack's had already been rushed and fresh gold finds, in the Grey Valley were being made almost every day—Sullivan's being rushed on the 3rd, Duffers' on the 9th, and Nelson's Creek on November 25. Mr Kerr immediately saw his opportunity and seized it. He obtained as partner a well educated young Irishman named Keogh. Together the two erected, mostly with their own hands, a large tent, oi" calico hut, in what is now Gresson Street, and there set up the first printing press in Greymoulh. They secured the services of Thomas Woods, a youthful compositor, from the I.yltelton Times, destined to remain a faithful servant of the paper for nearly half a century. The three encrgotic men. with the assistance of casual labour, brought, out (ho first issue November Ii : ISfiV 1 , of the Grey River Argus, a journal which tins had an uninterrupted career till the present lime.