LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 November 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual Flower Show at Kau> kai>akapa takes place on Friday, November 28th. The Parkburst and TePua schools will play a Basket Bali match at Parkhurst on Thursday afternoon. The date for closing entries for Auckland show has beeu extended to. Friday, November 21st. Various sicknesses are at present prevalent throughout the district among children, including whooping oough and measles. Schedules for the Helensville A. and P. Association's annual show can now be obtained on application to the Secretary, Mr W. H. Hutchinson. The Helensville School Committee's application for permission to hold their annual picnic at the 1 *omain on .Friday, December, was granted by the Board on Saturday. The children | will have free use of the swimming bath for two hours. Mullet tinned locally by the Awaroa Fish Company is now on the market in very attractive looking tins, the labels of which are a good advertisement for the industry. On tho application jf tho Caretaker at the Hot Springs the charges for tennis have beon fixed on the same as •at Auckland Domain, viz. 3d per half hour for each player. The Minister of Marine has declined the Domain Board's application for the. erection of a Avharf at the Hot Springs landing. The Domain Board on Saturday voted £5 towards the establishing of a library at the Hot Springs. A local lesident donated one guinea for the same purpose, and the Board decided to have several subscription hstsissued. Commendable enterprise has been shown by Hunter Bros' in purchasing a large brake for use lucally, which will no doubt be duly appreciated. It will seat 25 persons and will be available for picnic parties, etc, and for service as required to and from the Hot Springs. It should pi ore a valuable adjunct io their business, and will doubtless be much in demand during the summer months. On Saturday morning last a team of children from To Pua School travelled to Taupaki for the purpose of playing a series of Basket Ball matches, Four games were played—A and B combined, and Boys and Girls separately. Of these, all but the second were won, the points scored totalling 31 -8. Tho local children returned by tho mid.day train after a very enjoyable morning. The r'arkhurst and Te Pua Schools play a match this week. An instance of the Maori's lack of appreciation of the importance of legal technicalities was afforded at the Auckland Supreme Court last week in a divorce suit in which the parties wor:< natives. Tho solicitor who represented tho plaintiff told tho Court that it was impossible for him to prove the marriage in accordance with tho usual custom'of tho Court, for although the wedding had been conducted according to tho rites of the Anglican Church, the native minister who officiated had omitted to issue the all-itnx portant certificate to the couple, and had failed to advise tlie registrar of his having performed the ooroinony. By careful questioning, however, Hi's Honor Judge Cooper extracted infois mation from the petitioner which satisfied him that the mf.rriago had been prcperly performed, a smile going round the Court at tho petitioner's expressed ■cor tain ty that a feast Had been held after the marriage. The desired decree was subsequently granted. " The supply of money continues to be anything but plentiful, and leuding rates maintain a ii ru and fairly high level. The imports and exports, which are the chief controlling factor governing lho local money market, do not show a relationship calculated to improve matters," states tho •' Trade Review," iv commenting upon the state of tho money market. »' Until our exports show a mtioh larger balance, we must expect a continuance of shortness of money. The coming season gives every promise of being one of the best ever experienced, but unfortunately this prospect is somewhat marred at present by the serious industrial upheaval nuw in progress. The farmers are feeling this seriously, as they are unable to draw against their produce until it is shipped, and further, if the dairy factories are unable to ship, butter and cheese they must soon be compelled to cease accepting supplies. Should the strike be continued much longer, or spread further, tho effect must he felt iv our national income from exports." Insure your residence, furniture, business premises aud stock with the New Zealand Insuranpe Co.—W. H. Hutchinson, local agent.

METHODIST—Ka-ukapakapa 11 a.m., Helensville 7, Supply ; Woodhill 7, Rev. A. J, Leach,

A General meeting of members of the Awaroa Bowling Club will be held in Mr; Bishop's sample rooms on Thursday, 27th inst at 8 p.m ; business important. The presentation of' Cinderella' by the children of the Presbyterian Church has been definitely fixed for the Foresters' hall for December 16th. The Bazaar to be held in connection with the Presbyterian Church at Kaukapakapa has been arranged .for the 4th and sth of December. Intending exhibitors Id the art needlework and Other fancy work classes, etc, at the forthcoming Helensville show are advised to get a copy of the Schedule, which can be obtained free from the Secretary V W. H. Hutchinson). - " You cannot educate the people and at the same time ask them to live under conditions with which they were content when they were thoroughly uneducated."—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Lloyd George). Twelve briefless barristers in a New York Court volunteered to act as jurymen in a divorce case when it was found that no jury had been summoned. Everyone of them put questions to witnesses, The Mayor of Winton, Southland says: —''We have too many bachelors and spinsters." "I think a tax on bachelors over 25 years of age would spur them up and save immigration. Many demur at- raising such large fam ilies as their fore-bears, oh account of the high cost of living. I think that the cost of high living has perhaps something to do with it. I know that 40 years ago we were as happy in a two-r,oomed cottage, with--a camp oven and tin plates and pannikins, as we are now in eignt-roomed house and spuerheater, tange. and china." It is reported that a wealthy Danish Syndicate has already commenced purchasing operations on a substantial scale, having acquired seven large dairy farms in Te Aroha for £45,000. It is hinted that even larger purchases are contemplated. Danish capitalists are going to make a settlement, and will import the people who will farm die land purchased not as freeholders,' ■ but as tenants of the syndicate. The good offices of the police are sometimes misunderstood and unappreciated. On Monday morning, says the Christchuich Press, a little girl, about three years of age, was found wandering about Manchester street and was taken by a constable t<> the police station, as she was not able to give any information as to her name or her address. Later the little one's mother attended at the police station and expressed dissatisfaction with the constable for not having called at the hotel at which she was staying.