Local and General.

Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 27 July 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

A letter signed “ Veritas,” on the lighting question, will appear in next Issue. < Mr G. Pirie’s sky-terrier dog Cronnie took first prize at the recent dog show at Napier. Mr P. H. Jolley, of this town, contemplates making additions and alterations to his tea-rooms. Mr Cha’s. Hall, M.H.R., visited Hatuma yesterday, and was at Waipawa on Wednesday, last. Mr W. L. Oates, of the Napier Plumbling Co., was in Waipukurau on Wednesday and Thursday. Asa further mark of esteem, the Post Official at Waipukurau presented Mr C. Jones with a handsome travelling writing case before leaving for Napier. The Town Board surfaceman has been engaged levelling the footpaths in the main, streets. This is ,a work that will be greatly appreciated. There was a good attendance at the lecture given by the Bev. J. 8. Pattison, of Waipukurau, at the Methodist Church, Waipawa, on Tuesday evening, the subject being ‘ € Kambles in Palestine.” So that every opportunity may be given to thoroughly ventilate the lighting question, the Town Board advertise that a meeting of ratepayers will be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday next, at 8 p.m. Entries for the Hastings Poultry Show total nearly 1000. A number of exhibitors are represented from the Sonth Island.

Professor Bates, the champion bareback rider, passed through Waipukurau on Thursday, intending to give an exhibition at Porpngahou on Saturday. A property boom exists in Hastings just now, and in one instance recently where a resident bought a section for £5OO it is reported that he has since refused £lOOO for it. Mr D. E Wilson, cadet at the railway station, has received notice of his transference to Picton, and leaves tor that place to-day. Mr Wilton has proved’ himself an obliging officail, and we wish him success. At the Napier Kennel and Poultry Show on Wednesday last, Mr C. AV. Mitchell, of this town, was again successful in the Buff Orpington classes with a first and special with a hen, there being 14 entries in the section. For pullets he received third, very highly commended, and highly commended. The Bowling Club ball at Wak pawaon Wednesday evening watra great success, fully 200 dancers being present. The arrangements were very complete, and a partf from Waipukurau had a very pleasant outing. Mrs Mackay, in fancy costume, represented the Waipukurau Press. :\ For some days past an old horse has been wandering at large On the Waipukurau-Waipawa. road, and is in such a terribly emaciated and weak condition that it must sooner or later perish of starvation. If there is a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in our midst this seems to be a case that demands his attention. The animal .is at present u nuisance, throuhh weakness being practically unable to get out of,the wav of vehicles. .

Owing to the large amount of drinking in the King Country, the natives journeying to the nearest licensed district securing a supply and returning with same, the Magistrate declared at a • recent sitting of the Court that to prevent such proceedings he would endeavour to have the whole of the licensed districts of Waikato, Franklin and Egmont gazetted under section 46 of the Licensing Act which prohibites the sale ol liquor to Maoris for consumption the premises. Mr H. Christian, of the famous Light-Strung Cycle Works, Hastings, opens an up-to-date cycle works in Waipukurau on Monday next, under the management of Mr L. Bishop. • It is the intention of the proprietor to do all classes of repair work, and cycles will be kept on hand for hire purposes. Mr Christian is agent for a number of well-known cycles, particulars of which will be made known in a future issue. The institution of a cycle depot in our midst is a welcome addition to the businesses of the town, and will, no doubt, receive hearty support

An important announcement is made in this issue by Messrs Mackay and Co- The need has been felt in the past of having a firm prepared to erect buildings for clients who had limited mean#,. Nearly every resident^ jlesifes to possess a housegrLlfis--own, and Messrs Macfeiyand Co. are now in a position'"'to supply this demand. Setons have been secured in a good, handy position, and arrangements are now complete so . that building operations can be started, forthwith.. Planscan be prepared by clients or will be supplied by the. firm. A deposit of £5O is asked, and the balance of purchase money can be paid by way of rental or as per arrangement.

The Premier says he intends to have the North Island Main Trunk railway through by 1908Rev J. 8. Pattison was present at the Hawke’s Bay Presbytery meeting at Hastings yesterday. St. Mary’s vestry’ Addington have decided to erect a belfrey on the Church lawn as a memorial to the late Premier. A public meeting of ratepayers is to be held at Waipawa on the first Wednesday in August to take into consideration the question of raising a loan for water-supply purposes. Ploughing operations in the Hawke’s Bay district have been delayed during the past few days through the incessont fall of rain. The weather has now broken, but a few days must elapse, especially in the low-lying quarters, before work can be resumed. The field presented by Waipukurau as a place for investment is becoming more generally known, and during the last two or three weeks prominent speculators from the Empire City have visited this locality with a view to investment in town lands. Anything like a boom is deprecated, as a reaction usually follows, but it is very evident that Waipukurau is on the eve of a forward movement-

Mr Sampson is erecting a garage over the railway line neit to Mr C. W« Mitchell’s store. It is the intention of the proprietor to have a motor car for hiring purposes. A repairs shop will be on the premises, fitted with all the latest appliances and motor car accessories ; accumulatorswill also.be re-char-ged. We wish the proprietor every success. The motor car has come to stay, and it speaks well for the future of Waipukurau that an institution of this chararcter has been established in our midst. .. Great as is the loss to our fruitgrowers by the ravages of the codlin moth, in America tne loss is far greater. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates the loss to be between twenty and forty per cent of the fruit, which would otherwise be sound and merchantable. On the lowest or twenty per cent basis the annual loss to ” the States amounts to £2,500,000, and this does not include the expenditure for spraying trees with arsenicals, which amounts to more than £1,600,000 additional, indicating a .total loss chargeable to the codlin moth, of over four millions sterling. The self-relianee of the colonial youth is proverbial,?bu.t the case of a Taranaki bush (says a country patyer); übe. neaj a KWWl’* Engagaged'reeently at nnlkihgj/he was kicked in,the groin. . Severe pain setting in three or four days after, he rode several miles to see. a doctor- As often happens in the country, the medico was called away on an urgent case, and the lad was told to come back in two or three days’ time. He did so, only to be confronted - with the same circumstance, .A third ride, to the doctor was as fruitless as the two former, and as an had developed, the lad on reaching home decided to treat it himself. He opened it ivith a pocket-knife, washed the wound, and then proceeded to stitch it up. No ill results followed, and the lad is nowwell.

A contemporary.states that some time after the steamer Wimmera left Hobart recently for New Zealand, a stowaway in the form of a large St. Bernard dog was discovered in hiding behind the horse stalls in the well deck. The animal was well cared for, and at all ports at which the steamer called in New Zealand it never missed an opportunity of going ashore with, member’s of the ship’s company. From New Zealand the Wimmera proceeded to Sydney, and there too the sagacious animal took his daily walks, but always found his way back to the ship. The steamer returned to Hobart, and as soon as the gangway was down the canine passenger impatiently scurried ashore, and scampered home to his owner, no doubt feeling beneficial effects from his surreptitious sea voyage and change of air.

In the course of an interview at Oamaru, the Minister for Lands (the Hon T. Y. Duncan) said there was a feeling that the present bases for 999 years were too,Jong, and he was inclined to the belief that a majority of the House was in favor of 99. The Minister said he bad decided to amend the conditions of grazing runs by granting valuation for legitimate improvements With regard to the leasehold, he declared he was as confirmed in the tenets of the leasehold as ever, and, as long-arfe was in the House he would never accede to the entire alienation of Crown lands. He declared that it was the intention of the Government to continue an active policy of land resumption, as this more than anything else had placed Liberalism in the secure position they hold to-day. It was also intended to set aside one million acres as educational .endowments and half a million to supplement hospital reserves.'

Marmalade oranges on sale at H; Poynter’s.—Advt.