LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The strike of the men employed by the Kgmont Box Company, at the Ohut'u mill and box factory, is stiil in progress, and there does not appear to be any hope whatever of a settlement being reached. So far as is known at present, the intention of the company is to close the mill indefinitely, as the employees have received notice to quit (says the Auckland Herald).
In combating the suggestion that the higher education of girls involves too much physical strain upon them and tends to undermine their health, the Hon, 0. M. Thomson, at the break-up ceremony 'of the Duncdin Girls' High School, said that of the 53 duxes of the school since its foundation only four had passed away. That was a'wonderful testimony to their physical vigor and was one of the best answers to the critics who accused the schools of undermining girls' health.
No fewer than IS undefended petitions for dissolution of marriage were brought before the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), at the Supreme Court in Wellington on Saturday, and in each instance a decree nisi, to be moved absolute at" the expiration of three months, was granted. Kleven of the proceedings were founded on allegations of adultery, in five eases desertion was alleged, one case was based on a charge of drunkenness, cruelty, and failure to maintain, and in the remaining suit habitual drunkenness was the stated cause for action.
The appointments of authorised officers under the Arms Act passed last session Were gazetted this week. The appointments include all superintendents, inspectors, and sub-inspectors; the senior sergeants of police for the time being in charge of the police stations at Whangarei, Auckland (central), Hamilton, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Wangamii, Pahnenston North, Wellington . (central), Greymouth, Clinstchureh, Timaru, Dunedin, and Invorcargill; the senior member of the police force for the ■ time being in charge of the principal remaining police stations in the Dominion. The Commissioner of Police (Mr. J. Donovan) authorises, until further notice, that ammunition for small sporting rifles not exceeding 0.22 in calibre may he purchased and sold without a permit in any part of the Dominion.
At the banquet fo Sir Thomas Mackenzie, at Ashbiirton, Mr. John Grigg asked the late High Commissioner if it was true that a control of 13d per lb for New Zealand lamb in England was in vogue or was proposed. Sir Thomas replied: "Yes. The control price was put up to 13d when the butter price was increased. England was prepared to take all the lamb that New Zealand offered at that price." Mr. Grigg isaid he considered 13d was an unfair price. He thought that lfld could be obtained if the market was not controlled. Mr. Grigg also brought up the matter of freight, and Sir Thomas Mackenzie replied that now that conditions were returning to normal, strong represcntaf'qns should be made, so that freight would be brought back to the normal level.
"There seems to be on tlie part of girls, ami perhaps boys, of the present day, a reluctance to deny themselves any little tiling," said Miss Gibson, principal of the Christchurch. Girls' High School, at the school prize-giving. "If tliey are asked to a picnic or an entertainment, instead of saying, 'I can't go, because I am due at school,' they try to get father and mother to let them go. When I read through the private notes of excuse I am very often reminded of the excuses you find in the New Testament parable about the wedding feast. The notes generally end np, 'So and so has not been quite up to the mark lately, and I thought a motor ride (or a trip to the seaside, or a concert) would do her good.' So it m\?lit, but parents must realise that everything in the school depends upon good attendance. Not onlj- those who stayaway are handicapped by poor attendance, but also those who attend regularly."
The property purchased by the Wanganui Woollen Mils Co., Ltd., consists ol ten acres, and was formerly owned b> Mr. John Walker. It practically adjoins Aramoho railway station, and has a stream of water running through it.
The following candidates passed in the recent local centre examinations at New Plymouth in singing: Miss Mary Blewroan and Miss Jessie Cocker.
There is a slump in the new potato market just now. Owing to the drizzly weather experienced a week or two ago, blight spread rapidly among the crops in the Otaki district. Consequently many grower* dug their crops, and the market was Hooded. The Mail understands that at Wellington this week it was diflicult to quit potatoes at from 5s to Cs per cwt., whereas a few weeks ago more than double that figure was realised.
Jn the course of a speech on Saturday afternoon, the Prime Minister said that the head of a family who had interviewed him that day and told him that he was one of three families bring in one house. There were six in the family, and they all lived in one room. Mr. Massey said he believed the supply of houses was overtaking the demand. It might take a considerable time for the wants of the population to be supplied, but he believed tiie needs were being gradually met. Edward ltoche Hardy (12), of New York, who is the youngest boy ever in Columbia University, is said to be a master of twelve languages. His hobby outside languages is Assyrian and Babylonian history, during the study of which he mastered ancient heiroglyphic tablets, .lohn Stuart Mill began to learn fireek at three, and could read Latin and Greek easily at eight. Maeaulay wrote a "Compendium of Universal History" before he was eight.
In view "of numerous inquiries by re
turned soldiers as to how soldier trades linen are affected by the lis bonus declaration, the following will, be of in
terest to those concerned: —All returned soldier tradesmen who are receiving the minimum wage must now be paid an additional 3s per week, but if the amount now being paid exceeds the minimum wage plus the .'!», nothing further need be added. It has not yet been definitely decided if any bonus at all will be granted to apprentices, hut if the bonus is granted da per week will be the maximum amount awarded. Thi?
will also apply to apprentices receiving the minimum award rates.
In order to put the question of cheese v. butter "before the suppliers of the Kairanga Dairy Co. (writes the Times correspondent), the directors called a meeting of the company last week to consider the advisability of manufacturing butter instead of cheese.
After a long discussion it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the
directors to do what they considered best for the shareholders. The directors of the Ilukamii Co-op.' Dairy Co., Ltd.,' Wairarnpa, considered that the fall in prices was only temporary, and decided to continue making cheese. The Hukanui Dairy Company,'it will be remembered, took the first prize for its cheese at the last Manawatu agricultural show. \ Writes Lady Stout, wife of the Chief .Justice, to the Wellington Times: Panic legislation for eradicating diseases that affect children cannot have any but evil • results. If the moral standard is lowered by means to make vice safe, and the power of self-control is not cultivated, evil must result. By raising the moral standard and educating the young of both sexes in subjects which in the past have been tabooed, and in the inculcation of hygienic habits in the. individual, and better sanitation, and comfort in the homes of the people, we shall secure better results in the elimination of many evils, and be able to solve many problems which at present are exercising tiie minds of social reformers. My word to my fellow women is to wake up and not let the work and struggles of the pioneer women come to naught. Keep the ideal of an equal moral standard for men and women; and make women realise that in lowering their ideals they are retarding the progress of humanity to the higher life that all who love their country and their fellows have been struggling ■ for through the ages. The aftermath of the war has broken down many ideals, but it behoves women to tighten up the links in the chain of progress for the sake of their children and their children's children.
The opinion was recently expressed by Mrs. Hardy, wife of the captain of the American Davis Cup team, in an interview, that motor-power, instead of nervous energy, will be largely used to relieve the "over-pressure on women who are overworked in domestic duties. The modern devices for housework aie expensive, but in time the manufacture will increase, and they will come more within reach of the general public. It was Mrs. Hardy's idea that a convenient dish-washing machine in a home was quite as urgent a necessity as a typewriting machine in an office, and would be -thus recognised in time. She wbb of opinion that the "day girl" was not going to be a success generally, as she arrived after breakfast and left before dinner, thus throwing the heavy part of the day's routine on the housewife. This melhod of employing labor was also found to be very expensive, and the American women had found that the crux of the problem lay in lessening the work by the aid of scientific ap> plianees.
The monthly service at the Whiteley Memorial Church on Sunday evening will be a special service of Christmas music. Under the direction of Mr. R. Laurie Cooper, the choir and orchestra will render carols and an anthem, and Mr. A. L. North will sing Gounod's "Nazareth." The short musical service commences at (1.45, the service proper at 7 o'clock. The latter service will tast for one hour. The Rev. J Napier Milne will give a ten minutes' talk on the question "Is the Master a Myth?" What if Christ be a legendary figure as some are now saying?
In connection with the Board of Trade standardised boots, there are two guarantees: First, that the prices are reasonable; and, second, that the quality of the boot is quite satisfactory. Dockrill's, Devon Street, have just received a supply from Wellington.
The Melbourne, Ltd., desires to express appreciation to the general public for hearty support during the year now closing, and take this opportunity ot wishing one and all a very happy Christmas.
One of the most attractive displays this Christmas is that made by the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Devon Street Central. Handkerchiefs, ties, shirts, box, pyjamas, and leather goods are tastefully displayed, and suggest presents that arc both useful and acceptable.—New Zealand Clothing Factory, New Plymouth.
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