LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16781, 26 April 1926, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poppy Day at Christchurch realised £OSO, with small amounts to come.

Amongst the new companies registered last week was the Tuakau 'Flax Mills Ltd., £IOOO, £1 shares. Shareholders; T. C. Gill. £350; A. J. Joyce £2OO, L. 11. Batten, £l5O, J. Fair, £200; E. C. A. Gaw, £.IOO. The collection taken up by the Girl Guides at the Soldiers' Memorial Park, yesterday afternoon totalled £-40. This money will be utilised to carry out some permanent improvement at (lie park.

A pleasant outing was held at Mr A. N. Dingle's farm at Tamahere, on Saturday when a qualifying meet was held preparatory to the opening of the season. The property is ideally situated for hunting. Over 30 horses and 20 motor cars followed the hounds. Mr. J. 13. Teasdalc, senr. has again been nominated for the seat on the Auckland Harbour Board, comprising the \Vaipa and Raglan combined districts. His nominators were Messrs D. S. Hcid, M.P. A. S. Wallace and F. Quin. Wages and conditions of work governing coal miners in New Zealand will shortly be engaging the attention of a conference between representatives of the coal mine owners and the men. Although no claims have yet been forwarded by the men and presented to the owners, the miners have approached the employers with a request that a conference should be held shortly to discuss the position. One of the oldest farms of the Waikato, Mr. A. N. Dingle's "Goldborne'* at Tamahere, consisting of 488 acres has changed hands, the new owner being Mr. A. Saville, of Pio Pio. Farming has been, carried out at "Goldborne" for GO years, at first by the Martin family when it comprised 2,000 acres. Mr. Dingle has been the occupier of the property for the last 19 years, and it is now regarded as one of the best dairy farms in the district.

"Thrift Week" with its one penny in the shilling discount at Hooker and Kingston's, has attracted many keen and thrifty buyers during the last fewdays. It's a wonderful saving on your Blankets and Bedding, all Wearing Apparel, Hosiery, Goats, etc.; in fact, everything throughout the store is subject to id in the 1/- discount during "Thrift Week," which closes on Wednesday next. The famous "Doctor" Flannel is now being sold at 1/ii at Hooker and Kingston's, Ltd. * "I don't believe there is going to be another world war, declared Dr. John R. Mott when speaking on pre-sent-day world movements, at Wesley Church recently. There would, however, be a war that would transcend the Great War: that was a war against ignorance, poverty, and disease, and against crime and lawlessness, prejudice and intolerance, whether social, national, or religious. It would also be a war against misunderstandings, bitterness, and strife—in other words, it would be a war against the causes of war.

Consideration is now being given by the Railway Board to the possibility of giving effect lo certain of the recommendations of the boards which inquired into the conditions under which shunters are employed. The Railway Board says that the Shunting Board's proposals may do much towards inducing younger men lo take up shunting duties, and create a regular flow of recruits for shunting work; The proposals arc worthy of a trial. The Railway Board also says that it has the matter of training porters now in hand, and that a suitable system of training members' for shunting work in the larger yards will be inaugurated.

The Grcymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Press says the black sand still continues to hold good on the north side of the Arahura River, and besides the male Maoris who, it is stated, are making good money, two o l ' the opposite sex have entered th 3 field of operations, one carrying the water while the other manipulates the shovel. The two ladies, Mesdatnes George and Louisch, had their efforts rewarded by nearly ljoz of gold for about 5i hours' work, and it is stated Hat they still continue lo get good geld for their labours.

'ln connection with the recent dastardly attempts to wreck trains near Palmerslon North, the Wanganui District' Traffic Manager's office Is controlling nine gangs of railwaymen, who are patrolling the tracks on the Napier and Wellington lines for many miles. Each gang consists of four men, each man covering one mile of track before t.he arrival of all night trains. As a further* precaution, all grids or beams on all catttestops in the vicinity have been wired down and made secure with staples.

The development of sport in the country is not an easy matter at any time, but one thing that is essential is that Ihc support from within the ranks must be united. To Akau, a sub-union area of the Waikato Union, is of the conclusion, as expressed by its delegates at the annual meeting of the parent body last evening, that one of its clubs (Waingaro) would he effecting heller service by reluming to the competition of their district instead of continuing on under the Hamilton Union. A filching of players by Waingaro in the past was alleged to the detriment of the sub-union play The Waikalo Union ruled last evening that Waingaro must participate in the competition conducted by its sub-union.

Amidst what appears to be the interminable confusion in China, much controversy has raged round the name of General Feng, the "Christian General." General Feng lias been accused of being in league wilh the Bolsheviks, and he has been quite as heartily defended against that charge. Dr. John 11. Mott, who is visiting Wellington just now, is friendly towards General Feng. Speaking at Wesley Church recently. Dr. .Molt stated that General Feng had 5(1 chaplains working in his army, and an order for 8000 more llibles bad been placed wilh the Hellish and Foreign Bible Society. Dr. Molt said that he repudiated utterly misleading statements made about General Feng. The general had certainly purchased war material from Russia, but that was due lo military necessity, mid because ho had.no outlet to the sea.

At a meeting of the council of Ihc Auckland Acclimatisation Society it was decided I hat a sum not exceeding £SOO should be allotted for the destruction of hawks, and that rangers lie permitted lo give certificates lo persons presenting hawks' feet for destruction, the certificates to bo presented to the society in claim for reward. Dissatisfaction was expressed at the. rale charged by the Railways Department for the carriage of pheasants. It was decided to forward a remit, on Ihc subject, to the annual conference to be held in August.

Jncornparablc! "Own Imported" T&ib sold by Johnston's, Ltd.. Tea and Coiree ijucialists, 171 Victoria Street, HamiitoD.

The total attendance of adults at the Wanganui Art Gallery for the year April 1, 1925, to March 31, 1926, was 13,338. The amount in the contribution box for the rear was £llO 13s lOd.

Ngauruhoe provided a 'wonderful spectacle from Waimarino on Saturday afternoon. At 1.30 p.m. enormous clouds of black smoke were seen ascending and large boulders were thrown from the crater.

For the second time the Exhibition on Saturday broke its own daily record with G 0,551 persons. The grand attendance stands at 2,935,141, and it now expect that the 3,000,000 th visitor, who will be given a prize to the value of £25, will pass through the turnstiles on Wednesday.

The Hamilton Beautifying Society and its foreman Mr. Wallis deserve a Word of credit for the condition in Which the Soldiers' Memorial Park is kept. Yesterday the grounds looked beautiful, and Mr. W. 11. Paul, president, must have experienced a feeling of pride to know that the noble ideal, which emanated from him, of planting a living monument to each of the dead, had found such appreciation in the hearts of the people A crowd assembled in the main street at Morrinsvillc on Sunday evening to see the 25 school children take their departure for the Dunedin Exhibition. The popular secretary of the school committee, Mr. McGregor, and Mrs Gornisli, another member of the committee, accompanied the children, and will no doubt have a strenuous week's work to ensure landing their charges safe back In Morrinsville nexfi Monday morning. A peculiar position has arisen in connection with a member of the Greytown Borough Council (says the Wairarapa Standard). On April 1 his property became merged in the Featherston County as the outcome of a petition to secede from the borough. He has no property in the borough, is rot a ratepayer, and has hot the residential qualification to entitle him to sit on the council. The property irei'gcd in the county, however, carries with it Certain borough liabilities on which he has to pay rates. The point is, does this entitle him to sit on the council? The position is a novel one, 'and probably has no precedent. The manager of a Ddncdin manufacturing concern is evidently a firm believer in the saying, "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves." On going the rounds of the factory one afternoon three- • quarters of an hour before closing lime he noticed one of the girls putting on her hat and coat. On making inquiries he found that she had been given permission to leave early by the head of the department. After the distribution of the Week's Wages he examined the pay roll, and found that nothing had been deducted from the young woman's wages. He then told her that sixpence would be taken off her next week's wages to. make up for the lime she had lost.—Oiago, Daily Times.

" Residents of Pirongia and neighbourhood have for many years been truobled through many sections belonging to absentee owners, some of whom have not been heard of for many years. A meeting was held at Pirongia on Friday presided over by Mr. T. C. Grace and attended by many settlers, also by Mr. Stewart Hcid, M.P., and the council member for the riding. It was unanimously decided to again make representations to the Minister to have the balance of the sections surveyed and individualised, with a recommendation that they be offered for sale, preferably in convenient sized blocks instead of in the original acre sections. A committee of settlers was set Up to co-operate with the County Council for the advancement of the project.