A GREAT DISCOVERY

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 526, 27 April 1920, Page 3

A GREAT DISCOVERY

NEW USE FOR SEPARATORS. JUICE OF THE APPLE. ELIXIR OF LIFE. The San Francisco Chronicle reports from a centre appropriately enough known as "Warm Springs": "Joy looms nn re fined on rural horizon:-, through the discovery by Pasquale Silveri, the local dairyman, that running apple cider through a cream separator gives a liquor with a per cent, wallop to it. There is talk of erecting a statue to Silveri in honour of his discovery. "The dairyman's process is simplicity itself". The separator, as every farmer knows, works on the principle of centrifugal force. The heavy particles of cream are whirled away from the milk and collected. Silveri reverses the process with the cider, whirling the heavier components away from the alcohol. The" latter comes away a clear, amber liquid, with a millionaire's dream in every drop. "Whisky exporters are of the opinion that the new drink is outside of Federal prohibition control, as it is not manufactured by a process, but is a natural product evolved from the commercial handling of a finished article. There is said to be little lose in the transition, approximately five gallons of cider producing! a pint of new liquor. "As a result of Silveri's discovery, farmers all over the country have started buying apples by the ton to run through their cream separators in anticipation of the coming dry winter. The dairyman discovered the liquor purely by' accident, when he ran the clear cider through the machine to purify it. When he drew off the liquid he tasted it. Then he took a quick look up the road, and ran for a demijohn. After* it was bottled he called in the neighbours, and the party was on."

ally than Pukekohe. members had. He was sony to make such a state ment, but it was a fact. Future Policy.

The question of future policy was discussed fully, members being of the opinion that in view of the lack of enthusiasm displayed by a large majority of returned soldiers, it would be a wise policy to wind up the Lowar Waikato Returned Soldiers' Association, and join the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association. Mr. Pollock (the provincial organ iser) said he had devoted, personally, more time to the local association than anv other in the Auckland Province. He had been instrumental in starting seven or eight associations and these had turned out very successful indeed. He referred to a neace meeting held in Pukekche at which he was present, and he was satisfied with the tone of the men , that a very successful branch could j be commenced in Pukekohe. He detailed events leading up to the for- . mat ion of the association, and all the time he was confident it would be a fine branch. It had failed, the reason being attributed to its nc trues? to Auckland. He found that associations far away from large centres wore the better associations . in every way. To make a success of .m association he advocated the for nation of district committees that < was in the case of where there was an unpaid secretary. He referred at length to the methods adopted in the" Ray of Islands, where district ' committees were formed and the branches there were pood little ones. The Lower Waikato Association had \ been killed owing to it not, iiavint' J a permanent honorary secretary. Ihe , hieV,officers were getting on we!, until 'lhey had been called away when things began to dwindle. lliey were right up against a strong null--1 ant failure to succeed was the inability to retain a permanent see ret a ' 7. It mattered not how willing other officers were, the ( brunt of the work iell to the sec- ' retury. He was thoroughly disnp- | minted with the association. From | lists he had received he was surprised to find so many men failing to come forward to ioin the associa- 1 lion. A pushing district looked to a strong bodv of soldiers for a lead. , 'le offered his meed of praise to the work done by the Tuakau mer., also Mr. W. G. Fyfe and the late Mr. Hornby. Had other districts worked like Tuakau the association would have been in a far better plight. He regretted the association, which lie hoped would have been a strong militant bodv, had not ahieved the su> cess he hoped for. Mr. Fyfe said the association had failed through lack of enthusiasm from returned soldiers. 'lhe reason Tuakau had shown an increased membership was because he and the president had addressed a meeting of Tuaknu returned men, and had urged them to join the association. They had dene so. and the maioiitv of the 33 members was a result of that, meeting. Eventually Mi A. Boyle (luakau) moved that this branch cancel its 'filiation with headquarters, conditionally. in the event of Auckland agreeing to take them over. Mr. H. Short seconded the motion, which was carried unanimousMajor Sprang reminded members • hat they had a financial oolipation • o meet.' as according to the report •here was a debit balance. If they •nncelled the affiliation and joined Auckland, would the latter carry the "baby." Mr. Pollock said that was the •mint. If they cancelled the afp'l:ntion. and Auckland refused to hon'dei" the "baby." they would be ' : ke Mahomet's coffin neither ir 1 [orrven nor Hades. Mr. Pollock suggested the appoint • ieiit of a sub committee to wait or •he Auckland association and explain natters. This was agreed to, and Messrs. -iirasrg. Rarnaby and Fyfe were dc n'tcd to explain matters on the association's behalf. Mr fear suggested that before thr ss'H-iation dissolve it should take -ieps to liquidate its debt. This wn- • reed to, and Messrs Gribble, O'Mal '"v. 11. Short. Fyfe. O'llara am : 'miih (Pukekohe)," and Boyle, Rama '>v and Mo'gan (Tuakau) were ap-mint:-d a sub-committee to conside ■ iv-: and means of liquidating the debt . M, >.*:rs W. Slioi I, 11. Sin.it. r 'V|f:,r:i and W . Ibnvke were appoint i] •» district coininil.tee to contr.' 'l';iji c mul to ... -rant'O for variou ■ : .11 fti iu I ions, including, 1 In- ami l !;' ■ ball.