LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3503, 4 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Firewood in any quamit*y is \\'flllt€d by M. Gx'egor_y, of Eastown, whether it be mutai,, maire. 1-:.lt'a. tawa. 01' small slabS_ A good deal of support is forthcoming fo!‘ the Droposed Waimnrino Freezing Vveorks, and the scheme seems to be taken up more “enthusiastically than was at first anticipated. Numerous farmers have recently promised to take up shares and supply stock on a far greater proportion than many people. in the district expected.——Waimarino County Call,

A New York police constable has‘: been dismissed from the force for sell~ , ing lottery tickets on which was? printed “For the benefit of a poor family4”’ When asked by a police commissioner who the poor family were,‘ he replied, “My own.” I A line of about 70 head of milking cows left Raetihi district on Tuesday for the Vvaikato. This is to be regretted as the local butter factory can ill-afford to lose such a. number of cows, the milk from which would otherwise have been dealt with by this feetory next season. “There is a difficulty of procuring uul‘ses_4” Dr Valintine informed {he delegates at the Ho-spital Boards’ Conference on Wednesday. “After their experiences at the war, nurses did not desire to see a sick man or woman. Many have married, while others have gone to help their parents and brothers on farms.”

A request for a Government confi-ibu-tion towards the Dargaville town clock, which was made by the Mayor on Tuesday, brought a ready reply from the Hon. J. G. Coates. “For goodness sake donft ask me for contributions for clocks or buildings when there is so much to do in the development of the country,” he said, “Surely when the Goveriunent has erected the tower the citizens can supply the clock.” Then with a smile: “I will give you a pound towards. your clock, or gwo if you are really stuckj’

The trial of Hona Herewini, charged with manslaughter, through having" caused the death of Mei Hemi Hui at Awanui on February 7th, was concluded before Mr Justice Chapman at the Auckland Supreme Court on Wednesday. After a retiremexit of two hours the jury returned with a verdict of guilty with a strong recommendation to mercy. A rider was added stating that the amount of drinking apparent--I__\' permitted among natives at the Awanui Hotel was deserving of censure. The Judge deferred sentence.

In §~g,'mpathy with the jockey’s disagreenient the ‘Auckland trams ceased running yesterday afternoon, Sixtytwo men refused duty on “race” specials, and the management instructed an additional 62, then working, to go on as a relief at 3 p.m_, in lieu of the men alleged to have been suspended. This relief batch failed to appear for duty as instructed, and the men at that time on duty and due for relief completed their return journeys and then ran their cars to the barn. The cars gradually began to leave the route about three o’clock, and an hour later the Whole system was in a state of parallysis.

' “On -one occasion, when visiting :1 hospital,” said Dr Valintine at the Hospital Board Conference, “I noticed a man under treatment who was worth probably £50,000. On his expressing his satisfaction with the treatment that had been afforded him, I suggested that he should give the hospital board a handsome fee for his maintenance. I was much surprised, however; to‘ learn that he had only paid a maintenance fee of £1 per week. He was sued, but the magistrate ruled that as the amount under the lb)-'—1aws concerned was £1 maintenance fee the patient could only be made to pay that amount.”

An extra-ordinary story was related by Reg. Harkins_ on the Makura, under practically the same circumstances as the_Paul Freeman case. Ha:-kins explained that he Rvas arrested in Canada

as a cle.-erter early in the year and placed on the Niagara. He escaped at Honolulu. bu.‘ was reezrrested and placed on the Makura. He is not allowed :5 land in Canada 01' Australia, and is now compelllecl T 0 criss-cross the Pacific indefinitely. Harking contends rhaf it is a. case of mistaken identity, saying that another Harkins is the real deserter, which View is shared by the chief engineer and other -cflicers of the vessel. Harkins is a native of Nebraska. but possesses an alien registration certificate.

Labour's .<ylnpath_\' with the jockeys in their dispute took a practical form at the races held in Auckland _Ves‘rel' day. Races had been declared “black.” and pickets were established at the railway station and at the race-gates to see that no labourites entered in defiance of the boycott which had been declared. But ii-t would seem as if the numbers that ll‘:lV(?i‘O\'<‘l' the rail to the racecourse have not diminished any as the result of Lnbom-‘s decision, for according to the .<t'atelnont of an official who was \‘.':‘.i,('iling the long queues standing hard up against the ticket boxes at the entrance to the stations in their eagerness to get tickets and rush away for a seat aboard a special, business was as brisk as ever, the officers being kept hard at: it to cope with the big demand. It was also mentioned fhat the seamen and watersiders had deciared raceh=or.<c-s ‘‘black,.’’’ and would not assist in the conveyance of them from one place 'to another.

Keep‘ the kiddies well. NAZOL is sure protection against coughs and colds. .!4prinkle bab;:’s pillow. Older children can fake it on sugar. 1

Speaking on the work that had been accomplished by Dr Frengiy in converting old buildings info maternity homes, Dr Valintine. Director-General of Hospitals, stated at the Hospital Boards’ Conference on Wednesday that Dr Frengly deserved great credit,” “But for goodness sake don’t ask the Department to convert any more old buildings for a similar purpose," added the doctor.

Another evidence of the danger -of motor traffic was afforded on Tuesday on the Sandon-Awahuri Road, where so many regrettable accidents have occurred. The dead body of 3 horse, with its throat fearfully gashed, a.nd a quantity of broken glass in the vicinity indiéated a motor ColliSion_ ComDlaints from residents in the neighbourhood resulted in the Manawatau County Council Engineer despatching workmen to remove the car-case.

Leeds has adopted as a slogan the war-cry of the Maoris of New Zealand, beginning “Komate, Komate,” and ending with the grand climax, “Ake, ake, ake..a” The cry was introduced at the University many years ago by someone who had met the New Zea.laud Mounted Rifles during the South African War Its origin may probably be traced to the time of the .\laori war, when, at the siege of the strongly I':rtific—<‘. Gate Pa, the Maori leader returned to the British oflicer in charge of the beseiging tmops the proud message, concluding with the words, “Ka wh-.~.whai tonu, ake, ake, ake.” We shall fight on for ever and ever and even”) The most historic occasion on which the War cry has been given was at Suvla Bay in the great war, when the Maori battalion made its historic attack and settled the oft—debated question whether the finest of the coloured races can fight as well with the rifle and bayonet as with the old greenstone club.