The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 16, 9 June 1911, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr Pairman is on a visit to Te Awamutu. and is a guest at " Green Hill."

Several complaints have been made of some objectionable ruffia.. molesting ladies in the streets after dark (writes the " King Country Chronicle.") Te Kuiti has not suffered in this respect to any extent hitherto, but this does not mean it will calmly stand such practices. If that individual is caught there is a warm time ahead for him.

The afternoon goods train between Te Kuiti and Taumarunui on Mondaymearly ran into a number of sheep which had strayed on the line near to Taumarunui. The train had to slow down several times while the animals ran ahead on the track. Ultimately they were fetched up at a bridge and diverted down the embankment. The railway fence thereabouts apparently needs repairing-

A lad lost his life through an accident from a pea rifle a few days ago in Taranaki. The father's theory of how the fatality occv-red was that the boy had come in from the cowshed, to which he had probably taken the rifle hoping to see a hare or two, and had just dropped down on his bed and let the rifle fall between his legs, the weapon going off immediately. The Magistrate, examining the weapon, remarked that a man ought + o be prosecuted for selling such a dangerous article, '" the most dangerous weapon I have ever seen." The police said that with almost any jar on the stock it would go off. Deceased's father asked that the rifle should be destroyed. The coroner said it was a great pity that such dangerous weapons can be purchased. The victim of the fatality was a healthy-minded boy, of a happy disposition. A verdict of death through an accidentally selfinflicted wound was returned.

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Wm. Ryan, a labourer, who was run over by a special train at Taihape on Friday evening, was held at Taihape on Monday. The enginedriver stated that it was part of his duty to examine the engine after finishing the run, and on doing this he found that the engine had run over something — he thought an animal. On further examination he found a " Storyteller" magazine on one of the axle boxes, and he thought then the remains belonged to a human being. He then remembered going over something near the crossing, which he took to be ballast. Returning to the crossing he found the remains of a human being which were later identified as Wm. Ryan. Evidence showed that the deceased had been on a drinking bout since the previous Tuesday, but when last seen he was quite sobe . It was difficult to account for his being on the rails. At the rate the train was travelling it would take but 45 seconds to reach the crossing fromabend in the line, but the whistle was blown on ro.mding the bend. The coroner brought in the following verdict:—That the deceased was accidentally killed by being run over by a train on the crossing half a mile from Taihape and that no blame is attributable to the railway officials or any person whomsoever.

New Zealand is the modern Canaan —a land flowing with milk and honey —sometimes ! At the present time, Te Kuiti is paying Is 4d a pound for its butter, and it cannot get a drop of milk delivered for love or money. The only milk vendor stopped delivery on Monday.

Mr W. G. Camp, who for some time past has been on the staff of the New Zealand railways at Te Awamutu, has received word that he is to be transferred to Waihi. Mr Camp starts a fortnight's holiday leave to-day, on completion of which he goes to the Waihi office. He will be missed in many of our local clubs and institutions, more particularly in the Brass Band and Druids Lodge both of which he took a lively interest in, and was to no small degree, very greatly interested in their formation. We wish Mr Camp success in his new sphere. The vacancy caused by this transfer will be rilled by transferring Mr Taylor to Te Awamutu from the Auckland office.

Mr J. Farrell, architect for the Board of Education, paid a visit of inspection to the local school yesterday. He was met by Mr F. Wood, headmaster, and Messrs Von Stunner, Stewart, and Woollass members of the committee. Various requirements were pointed out to the architect, who at once saw the necessity of having the work done, and as a result of the visit, we hope to' see our school put in a better state of repair than it has been for years. The committee are very anxious to have more room for the children to play in, and intend to .submit a scheme of levelling the sections at the back-of the school, so that they can be made use of. New windows are to be put in the front of the old building, and the whole repainted, so that the school will be brought up to date and made to look decent.

The Labour Department states that in reference to the observance of the Sovereign's Birthday as a holiday, there appears to be some misapprehension on the part of many persons to tlie effect that under the Public Holidays Act of last year the Sovereign's Birthday, which falls on Saturday, June 3, must be observed on the following Monday. Although there was some proposal afoot to " Mondayise" many of the public holidays, the Public Holidays Act, IQIO, did not carry this proposal into effect as regards the Sovereign's Birthday. Under this Act, it is only when the Sovereign's Birthday falls on a Sunday that it shall be deemed to be on the succeeding Monday. The only holidays that are actually " Mondayised" are Labour Day, which is moved from the second Wednesday in October to the fourth Monday in October, and Dominion Day, which is now to be held on the fourth Monday in September.