LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 29 November 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An impounding uotice appears in our advertising columns.

, Toinonow (Thursday) St Andrews' Day, will "be observed as a Bank Holiday by the local branch of the Bank of Australia Ltd. ;

Tenders for the purchase oil the old Library Building and for the erection of a now building close with the Secretary to-morrow at noon.-

A farm comprising 1853 acres suitable for cattle and sheep, grazing is advertised for sale, for further particulars apply by letter to " Chance '' care of " Advertiser Oiflce. "

"We lieai tlie.t a quiet wedding is to takejplace at St, Lukos' Church Auckland n?x<wWednesday, the contracting parties being Miss li. White and Mr P. McLeod.

■Mr Stallworthy, Government candidate, addresses the in the Foresters' Hall this evening. Chair to be taken at 8 p.m.

Mr Harold Pipei-, pianoforte and organ tuner, announces that he will visit Heleusville and district in a few days. Orders left at Mr J. C. Kimraer's office will receive attention.

The 23rd Annual Show in connection with the District School Kaukapakapa is to take place on Friday next. Entries which closed on -Monday were good and the affair promises to be a success from all points. The Show opens at u. 3op.m. and continues till about 10 in the eveuing. and is to be followed by a dance.

Mr E. T. Field, Opposition candidate will address the electors of Helensville in the Foresters' Ilall on Monday evening. December 4th at 8 p m. Owing to the Hall being engaged for Thursday uOth inst., the meeting had to bo postponed. Mr Field will also address the electors of Kaukapakapa in the Public Hall onj Tuesday December sth at 8 p.m.

The No-license open-air meeting held at the North end on Saturday night wa3 at times rather livel,'. The lecturer was asked so many questions that he could nut cope with them all. One local speaker had a fair hearing1. When the lecturer- attempted to reply, lih was beseiged with more questions, and although he gave his views on Masterton under No-licenso, it was so mixed up with questions and interjections as not to be understood.

A man named B. Bourke, a labouror of Wellsford, who was noticed behaving' in a curious manner at the Ilelensville railway station on Monday, climbiug over the tops of the carriages, etc., \va3 arresting by Constable Driscoll. On being brought before the Court on Tuesday morning he was remanded for a week's medical treatment in Auckland.

;■■• A little girl named Mora May McDonald, noioo of Mrs J. Mills, of IMeDsville, wns run over and killed by a tram car in Itden Terrace on Saturday morning-. The little girl was going on a message fur her mother, and on crossing- tho road was knocked down by a tram and taken beneoth the undercarrnigc. The child's injuries were of such a shocking.-nature that she died before she (could bo removed to her parent's homo.

The report of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency shows thit £20,000 was aadod the premises account, £oWUO to the staff benevolent fund. £00,000 to the reserve, and li5G/\JO to the capital reserve, leaving a profit of 1/20,0132. After paying a di\ idanfrof 1\- per cent and an additional 2;V percent on the third debentures, L' 292 is carried forward. A scheme for the reorganisation' of Mie capital will be. submitted early in 1912.

Sir John Findlay resigned his seat in the Legislative Council last week.

The Canadian demaud for New Zea • land butter is increasing, and '.3650 boxes was shipped by the Makura last Friday. For the current-season 86,936 boxns of butter have been exported from Auckland, an increase on the corresponding < period last year.

The Rev. Of. Tregear, President of the West Australian Alliance, will speak in the Foresters' Hall, Hdensville, tomorrow evening at'Bpm. His subject will be "Our National Duty on Polling Day " Straight answers will be given to all questions.

A very pleasant evening party was given in the Foresters' Halflast Wednesday, by My and Mrs Culiens, to celebrate the coming of age of their eldest daughter, Miss, Hazel Culiens. There was a fairly large attendance and an enjoyable time was spent in dancing, enlivened by several songs and musical items.

The Annual Report of tlie N.Z. Poultry Conference is now ready and contains excellent articles on Fireless Brooders, Co-operation, Preparation of Table Poultry, Commercial Poultiy, Chickraising etc. by the ablest writers. A copy posted on receipt of six penny stamps to Secretary Box 588 Christchurch.

In Sydney on Friday before the Rent Commissioner, three city busi~ ness men. 'gave evidence that their rents had increased 300 per cent during the past year. An estate agent declared that rents on dwellings had increased 80 per cent, and he anticipated a further 10 per cent in the near future.

Tho price of schnapper has been increased from 2s to 2s 6b a bundle by the fisherman of Auckland. Fish are scarce in the waters around Auckland, at present aud a fisherman told a reporter yesterday that few of the men engaged in fishing are atvpresent making a living wage; in some oases a week's work had not produced a profit of £l, The increase in price will only be temporary, as when fish become more plentiful former prices will prevail.

Mr Olsen, of the Waikato, will give an address in the Parakai Hall on Friday evening1 next commencing at 8 o'clock. Mr Olsen, who is a farmer of considerable experience will speak on the building of silos and making of ensilage, which is the great feed for. dairy cattle during the wintfir months. We believe that Mr Olsen is giving the address purely in the interests of the farmers, and those in the district should hot mi=s this opportunity of listening to an address on one of the most important subjects to the dairj farmers, by a farmer wbo has had considerable experience. All dairymen are cordially invited to attend.

At. tho Waitemata1 Swimming Clubs Carnival held on Friday, which was most successful, we notice that Mr A, O'Hare, who participated in the Helensville Clubs' Carnival at the Hot Springs on tho 10 th inst., won his heat in the 36 3'ards Handicap in 21. 2-5 sees, but was unplaced in the final heat was wou by Joan in 22, 2-5 sees ; the same swimmer also won his heat in the 76yds. Handicap in 46 spcs, but again failed to take a place in the iinal. -In the National High /Jumps, Mr'Horton, who also was in Helensville on the 10th, came second.

In reply to Mr E. W. Muuton on the subject of the manufacture of alcohol, whether intended for sale or not, in the event of natioaal prohibition being carried. Pir John Fmdlay states. *' So soon as national prohibition comes into force it will become unlawful for any person to manufacture home-made wine, or an}' alohoiic drink, whether it is intendeb for sale or not. There is no doubt whatever that this is the effect of th« section in question. The words " for sale " do not apply to, or limit; the earlier word " manufacture " Tho section absolutely prohibits three things: — (1.) The manufacture of intoxicating liquor ; (2) the selling of it, (3) the possession of it for mirposos of sale. "

A poll of the ratepayers of the Dargaville borough was taken, on Monday on the proposal to borro;v £8500 for municipal gasworks. L9OO for street improvement, and L6OO for a sanitary service. The poll resulted as follows: —Gasworks, 110 votes for, 14 votes against; street improvement, 105 for 19 against; sanitary purposes, 90 for, 34 against In addition to the proposals carried 'the borough will early in the. new year receive the first instalment of the sum previously oavried of £20,000 forstreet improvement.

Serious cdncorn is expressed by the Federal authorities at the prevalauce of tho feeding-bottle used so often for babies, which has for convenience a rubber tube.. The apparatus has been described by a medical authority as a murderous one, owing tcthe impossibility of cleaning it. The Federal Gw-» eminent askod State co-operation in th-! prevention of the manufacture of the article. The Board of Health, however, though in accord with the desires of the Federal <3r jvernuient, is unable to 'pass any recommendation about it as there is no law iv existence to enable prohibition to be undertaken.

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