LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 20 June 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Considerable ingenuity has been shown by a Blenheim tradesman, who ha,s succeeded in finding a novel use for an old car chassis. It has been cut iu half and shafts fitted to the rear portion. With its pneumatic rubber tyres, useful springs and glossy new paint the resultant “chariot” , appears to be fit for a Boadicea to ride m, but the “creation” will probably spend its new lease of life as nothing more illustrious than a milk float. —“Express.” At a meeting of the Licensed Trade of Westland, held at Greymouth last week (reports the “Argus”) a resolution was carried endorsing the action of the Taranaki Association of the Trade, viz., “that in view of the very serious financial position affecting the Licensed Trade of the Dominion, this meeting is of the opinion that the time has arrived when some suitable trading hours should be granted to meet the situation.”

A strange sea harvest is being reaped on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, . between Amodeo Bay and Paparoha. A “Herald” correspondent reports that on two days thousands of Barcelona .nuts and almonds had been coming ashore. The explanation has been advanced that the stock has been “dumped” at sea because of some defect in the quality, but the children in the neighbourhood are reported to have sampled the nuts with relish, and it is stated one family has gathered over 20lb of nuts A suggestion that soup kitchens should be established in Christchurch met with an unfriendly reception at a meeting of the Metropolitan Relict Association. The disposal of 40 gallons of hot soup which had been offered by a city butchery was . being debated, when' Mr J. W. Crampton sup!costeel that a central isoup kitchen might be established. There was general dissent. “Yon can say what, you like” said Mr Crampton, “but they will come,” This remark was greeted with cries of “No.” PULMONAS FOR THE FAMILY. A ki.ndlv-1 oolcing woman asked for a tin of Pulnionas. “What size, madam?” asked the chemist. “Oh, flic large size,” slvc answered; “I’ve a large family and they’ll all need P'dinonas now that winter’s here.” Check Ik* fins*, sigr of a cold in your family •with Pulmonas •—an unfailing remedy.—Advf-.

The'Hawera High'School Old'Pupi-s Association in conjunction with the committee of the Old Girls Basketball Club, held a dance in the school assembly hall last evening, when there was a fair attendance. Dancing went with a swing to music supplied by Bay Wills’ Orchestra and included in the programme were several old-time dances. Tables were provided for ping-pong enthusiasts. Mr. L. Hulbeit was M.O.

Interesting facts regarding -the pro-m-ess of dairying in the Thames \ alley district during the last 30 years were given by Mr W. E. Hale at a fathering at Ngatea last week. He said that when a factory was first started at Paeroa the production or butter-fat was about 200 tone a year. To-day there were operating m the area eight butter factories, 11 cheese factories and two dried milk factories, with an output last year of 17,000 tons of butter. 7500 tons ot cheese and a large quantity of dried milk. Special beacon signs for the guidance of strangers to the district will be erected shortly by the Automobile Association at the end of the road leading from the Ninety-Mile Beach to Waipapakaiiri. Several instances have, been reported recently of motorists who have been caught by darkness oil the beach having difficulty in locating the road, the end of which is at present distinguished by an ordinary yellow sign. Even in daylight .motorists' have beeii known to overrun the-turn-off, arriving eventually at Ahipara, at the southern end of the beach. Surprise was expressed at the Supreme Court, Greymouth, ladt week, by Mr Justice Blair, when one of the accused men in the Capleston explosion ease stated that some gelignite was. used to light, the fire at tho forgo (states the Greymouth “Star”). He explained that, when the. plugs were in a soft state, not. frozen, they could be used for fire-lighting purposes. A plug was broken in half, and a match was put to it. If the gelignite became frozen, ■however, it was dangerous to handle, and would be liable to explode, if dropped. Taking up the cudgels in defence of women’s clothing, Dr. Ada Paterson told the Canterbury School Committee’s Association that men were too conventional (reports the “Press”). They had not the courage to be comfortable. “I have seen men in Auckland walking about in the same amount of clothing winter and summer. I admire their tenacity, but I wonder if it is worth it!” she said. Speaking on the glories and beauties of Nature to the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts at Auckland, Lord Bledisloe commented on the much-discussed relation between science and religion (states the “New Zealand Herald”). He .spoke of Nature’s wondrous gifts as created by God. “or, if you like, .continuously evolved under Hhs_ allskilful direction. I pause there to warn you against those who tend to make vou believe there is a great rift he w tween religion and science,” said Lord Bledisloe. “With every year that pass es science, with all it teaches us, iimpressing upon the • miinds of the world that our religious truths are a reality and can best be interpreted in the light of 80161100.’’ Discussing children’s clothing when addressing the Canterbury School Committees’ Association, Dr. Ada Paterson,. director of the Division of School Hygiene, said that in Central Otago she had come across a child encased , in the following astounding mass o' clothing when convalescent after pneu monia: One tweed overcoat, one tweed vest, two jerseys, a- flannel shirt, a flannelette shirt-, a knitted shirt, and

a led flannel cliest protector’, topped off with a largo adbomina.l belt packed with cotton wool back and front! The result was that the child was continuin'v gasping instead of being allowed to breathe within the greatest ease.