LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16818, 9 June 1926, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Arrangements are now in hand for an educational tour of Canada by the Ponsonby Boys' Band, to commence in April of next year, and to extend over a period of about three months. It is staled that in withdrawing his appeal in the Harbour Board case, Mr Lysncr did so by request in the public interest so that the board would be free to consider his new harbour scheme upon ils merits. The Nightcaps District Coal Miners' Union, the Olago Drapers and Clothiers' Union of Employees, and the Wellington Stage Supernumeraries' Union have cancelled their registration under the Arbitration Act. At the annual meeting of Hie Marsden Licensing Committee an application by J. 11. Grogan for revival of a license previously in existence at Ngunguru was refused after a lengthy hearing. The introduction of heather into the Tongariro National Park has created a good deal of controversy, and the question as to whether the plant is to be allowed to remain in the Park or not is to be again discussed at next week's meeting in Wellington of the National Park Board.

Mr D. Stewart Rcid, member for Waikato electorate, is interesting himself in the much-vexed matter of the inconvenience and danger said to be caused lo many farmers in the Cambridge district through electric power poles and towers being creeled on their properties. Mr Rcid intends to visit the area affected to-morrow. The Postmaster-Goncral announces ir. connection with the New Zealand parcel post service to and from Fiji. that a system of insurance for parcels will be. 'introduced on I lie first proximo. The maximum amount for which any one parcel may be insured will be £IOO. A cash-on-delivery service for parcels lo and from Fiji will be introduced from the same dale.

It is probable that during the coming season several thousand acres of Crown land in Poverty Bay will be opened for settlement. The land, which is all grassed, is situated on the Hast Coast, in the Rualorea district and ils opening will follow as the result of consolidalion work which is now being carried out, and is Hearing completion.

When the question of advertising was broached at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Honey Producers' Association, yesterday, the managing director (Mr .1. Uentoul) said that even if advertising expenses were just cleared the expenditure was fully justified in view of Hie increase! publicity given lo Iho products. He said advertising was absolutely necessary for the establishment and extension of markets.

Master K. Lewis, formerly a pupil at the Hamilton Technical School, and son of Mr ,1. W. Lewis, borough inspector, continues to make good progress with his art. studies in England, lie is attending the West Hiding Art School a.t Harrogate, Yorkshire. By this week's mail Ids parents received a copy of an etching on copper, on excellent piece of work, done by Master Lewis. A copy lias been hung in the art school attended by tiie young student.

The unemployed on the combined Auckland registers number well over 1000. The amount paid in fines to the Hamilton Library on books overdue last year, was £75 8s 9d.

The Wanganui Licensing Bench refused a renewal of the license of the Commercial Hotel to which objection had been taken by the police. Mr Simpson, of Newmarket, was the successful tenderer for the erection of the new dairy factory for the New Zealand Dairy Company at Morrinsvillc. The work of building is to start next week.

Resolutions of protest against the decision of the Auckland Licensing Committee to grant a license to the Ambassadors Hotel, Quay Street, continue to be carried at meetings of various organisations. The Gisbornc Automobile Association is making proposals to the Highway Board for the institution of oneway traffic at scheduled hours on sections of the Motu-Opolilvi Road, to ensure the safety of traffic. Arrangements have been made for Hie delegates to the National Beekeepers' Conference, at present being held in Hamilton, to visit Arapuni tomorrow, where they will be conducted over the works by an official engaged in their construction. Light luncheon will be provided there, and a social gathering will be held at Hamilton in the evening. A native of Spain, Martin Lopez, who pleaded guiily to tll3 theft of a carpet runner, was this morning admitted to probalion for twelve months by Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M. On a further charge of the theft of an overcoat to which accusal pleaded not guiily, the information was dismissed. His Worship stated that the evidence was insufficient to convict of theft. For driving an unilghted vehicle after dark, a young man, .lack Smith, was lined 5s at the Police Court this morning. Sergeant Cooper explained thai after the. breach defendant approached the police and stated that he intended to plead guilty, and wished to be dealt with without the issue of a summons. "He is very poor," added the Sergeant, to which His Worship replied that there were many poorer, but defendant had youth and strength with him. The trustees in the estate of the late Mr R. C. Bruce, one-time M.P. for, Hangitikei. are donating to the Iluntcrvillc Domain Board a grandstand to be erected on the Domain. The building will comprise tea-room, dressing rooms and office accommodation, and the covered grandstand above will accommodate from 300 to 350 people. Good progress is being made with the building of the Plunkct rooms, donated by Mrs T. A. Duncan, of Otairi. Members of local bodies arc the. subject of adverse criticism more often than not. and a bouquet in the way of a congratulatory letter, is rattier unusual. However, the Central Electric Power Board has apparently found favour in its efforts to minimise loss of life through fallen power lines by the installation of safety "cut out" devices and its meeting this morning was congratulated by the Waikalo Farmers' Union.

'■Always where a person is illiterate it is' better to record his own words," said Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, when a foreigner, with a smattering of the English language was being charged with theft. "The same applies t.o children." added His Worship. "I have seen statements from children hi policemen's language, and the words of which they did not understand; the same applies to the foreigner."

A most interesting document lias been handed to us by Mr A. Collins, of Frankton. It is a copy of the London Times', issued on May 5 of this year the second day of the British general strike. Consisting of but one sheet of foolscap size, priced at it shows to what dire straits the great newspapers were reduced. In spite of its attenuated size it succeeds admirably in covering the news of the day, including in its items a weather forecast, cricket scores and mail notices. Actual news of the progress of the strike itself is practically absent owins probably to the dislocation of communications which the s nkc caused. It also announces that on that dav would be published the flist issue of the Gazette, which subsequently played such a large part in the distribution of news during the turmoil of the strike when the majority of newspapers were forced to cease publication.