Local and General.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 16, 13 February 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

:O: In our report of the garden fete we accidentally omitted the name of Nurse Phillips, to whose deft fingers and artistic taste lhe lovely nosegays were due. An ameiided notice in reference to the doi'-rax appears in this issue. Notice is given that Mr G.A. Fox has been appointed ranger and poundkeeper to the Waipukurau Town Board. Mr J. J. Faulkner, surgeon dentist.. publishes a card elsewhere. Ho visits Waipukurau on 20th inst., and mav be consulted at the Tavistock Hi > tel. Wood 1 , ille Show takes place tomorrow. Mr Siddoit, at the Hutt—What was the Government going to do with its majority ? Well, he believed the leader of the Opposition would have a great deal more trouble with his minority than the Government would with its majority. The result of the election, giving the Government threefourths of the members of the House, was unprecedented in the history of any self-governing colony. Constable Baskiville, of Waipukurau, was on duty at Napier during the Governor’s recent visit. At St. Mary’s Church on Sunday evening, Rev F. W. Martin mentioned that a sum of money Had been handed to the churchwarden, on behalf of parishioners, for presentation to himself, their desire being that he and Mrs Martin should take a holiday. He thanked them heartily for their kindness. We understand the money was contributed outside of this town. Mr Martin intends leaving next week on a visit to the South Island. The Premier says there are still a thousand pick and shovel men required for the North Island main trunk railway works. Navvies are unobtainable. During the first 11 months of last year nearly 26,000 tons of frozen rabbits were imported into England from Australia and New Zealand. The land in the assigned estate of A. Lambert sold by Mackay and Co. at Porangahau, was bought by Mrs 8, Lambert at £23 per acre.

There was a military demonstration at Napier on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being the unveiling by the Governor of the monument - memorial erected in honour of the Hawke’s Bay troopers who had served in the South African war. Fine weather prevailed, and a large crowd of people congregated. Lord Pluuket delivered a couple of speeches, and mem ioned that seven of our men died in S.A., one from wounds and six through disease. His Excellency differs from most Governors in that he can deliver unwritten orations, and put some vigor into them too. Sir William the Mayor, and Member Fraser hlso spoke, and the band played. The Governor inspected the soldiers, and spoke nicely to the old veterans, about twenty of whom 'were present with their medals. Complaint was made that the business places closed for only two hours. The memorial, which occupies aj commanding position on the Marine Parade, contains the names lof all the men who served in South Africa, with necessary particulars,; The number of fishing licenses taken out in Dannevirke this season totals 215. A Texas tailor shows great ingenuity in his method of touting in one branch of his business. Outside of his door stands a barrel, painted green, and bearing in bold black letters the following: — For men only. Stand, in our barrel while we press your pants for 15 cents. Owing to the exceptionally heavy rain on Friday night, the Tukituki river was in high flood on Sat urday morning. Some ballast trucks left in the river bed were covered with water, and the trout had narrow escapes from being washed away. A man’s hut was considerably under water, the owner having to “ get” at midnight. The State schools have re-opened to the joy of many parents and the sorrow of many children (remarks a writer in a contemporary). Some children don’t appear to object greatly to the ending of lhe holidays, which may appear unnatural and abnormal, but is usually due, I have observed, to their liking for individual teachers. Some masters have a gift for securing the liking of their scholars, and others for securing the dislike, yet this important quality does not seem to count in the qualifications or gradings of teachers. Why shouldn’t it *? A Port Kembla fisherman sent to Sydney recently an enormous haul of jewfish, for which he got a cheque for £45. Some of the fish were sold for 7s each. There was a rather serious railwav smash-up at Waipawa about midnight on 'Friday. Just after leaving the station for Waipukurau the goods train left the rails, the engine landing in a paddock, followed by four or five trucks, the latter being badly broken up. The engine-driver and fireman managed to escape without injury. The accident was .‘caused through the heavy rain washing earth on to the line, and thereby blocking lhe line. xA large gang of men soon made the necessary repairs, and traffic was continued without any serious interruption. The residents of Waipawa turned up in numbers to view the wreck. “ We believe in looking after the farmers. We are their best friends, and they realise it.” —The Premier. One of the railway servants who was dismissed over the Matamau bungle had 30 years’ service to his credit; the other 20 years. Tenders were invited by the Gore Borough Council recently for £2300 worth of debentures, and no less than £15,000 was thrust forward by eager would-be investors. Mr J. Staines’s local Sash and Door Factory is very busy turning out orders for all parts of the district. Borthwick & Co.’s new faeezing works at Pakipaki are now in full operation. The works are large, and the plant is of the latest type. Mr V/. C. Chambers has the work of erecting Mr O’Donoghue’s shop. The building will be a fair-sized one. The Nelson Colonist says that money may be saved by buying Nelson fruit in Wellington and shipping it back to Nelson. A Napier boardinghouse-keeper buys his Napier fish in Wellington. Mr C. W. Seymour has a fine display of boots and shoes. These goods are not affected by the recent rise in manufacturers’ prices. From the Napier Telegraph : — Mr McGlashan advertises a sale by auction of a Hastings small by auction of a Hastings small scullion. The New Zealand footballers played an exhibition game of Rugby at San Francisco on Saturday with a British Columbia team, the game resulting —New Zealand 43 points, Columbia 6.—ln the international football match, Ireland v. England, the former won by two goals to two tries. Hastings was en fete yesterday, when the Governor officially visited the town. The Maoris presented an address of welcome as well as the Europeans.

One. thousand pounds per acre I We hear that a quarter-acre business section in the main street of Waipukurau recently changed hands for £250. There was a class at the Feilding agricultural show for the best dairy cow. The cows were milked on the ground the night before the show, and the yields of butter fat were taken into consideration with other points necessary for good dairy stock. The class was for any breed or grade. Dogs were founds worrying she-ep in this neighborhood, three sheep being found dead. One of the dogs was destroyed, though not whilst in the act of worrying. The sequel is likely to be a court case. The potato blight is very prevalent in Timaru district. The days of the hand-milker are rapidly drawing to a close. It may be a few 7 years yet, but it has to come. The difficulty of obtaining, satisfactory labour is making the farmer turn his eyes towards machinery, and several farmers in this district, says the Eltham Argus, have made arrangements for the installation of milking machines next season. We understand that with the aid of a recently-designed improvement the machines now 7 do the “ stripping” thoroughly. One machine will efficiently milk forty cows in one hour.