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Patea Mail, Volume XLV, 21 September 1921, Page 2

A silk gloA’c lost between Rutland Street and the Presbyterian Church is enquired for in this issue. The tide table for the month appears on page 4 of this issue. Some interesting advertisements in regard to fruit and vegetables appear in the wanted column in this issue. The New Plymouth people arc at present moving in thee matter of a Avar Memorial for the town. A meeting to consider the question was to have bmn held last night. The monthly meeting of the Plunket Society takes place at 3 o 'clock on Friday afternoon in tile Borough Council Chambers. All willing to assist with the supper at the ydiool Ball are asked to kindty leave their donations at the supper room on Friday afternoon.

The final for the New Plymouth men's golf championship was held on Saturday, T. Y. Mackey defeating Butcher a former member of the Patca Club at the 32nd hole by 5 up and 4.

At a mooting of the Taranaki Maori Council held yesterday, it was decided to charge the registration fee of 5/- per dog for all dogs belonging to natiA'es in the Council's district ivkich reaches from Waitotara to White Cliffs. It was also decided to hold a dance on behalf of the Maori Queen Carnival Candidate every Tuesday night in the Forester's Hall, admission will be gentlemen .1/0, ladies .1/-. On September 29th a big concert will be held in the Town Hall particulars of which will be advertised in due course. :.

Through the courtesy of the Secretary for Internal Affairs Wellington, the old settlers' room, at the New Plymouth Library has received copies of two pictures, the original of which are in the Turnbull Library, Wellington, says the Taranaki Herald. They arc of particular historic interest to New' Plymouth. One depicts the launching of the schooner Taranaki at Moturoa in IS-ld, together with an inset giving all particular details of the ship, its rig, etc. The Taranaki was launched by Miss Rundlc, afterwards Mrs Thos. BayJey. The other picture is of the celebrated Fitzroy pole, which was eroded by the Natives in 1545 approximately about the junction of the Devon Lino and Smart Road, and which was to mark the extreme boundary to which the pakehas were to bo allowed to purchase land. This sketch gives the full dethils of the figure from three points of view, the main picture depicting a group of natives in their costume o those days around the pole. The polo was never photographed and this was Tie only reliable sketch in existence. The originals were, made by Mr Win. Street who came out to New Zealand in 1850, settling in the Upper Mangorei, Taranaki, but shortly aftorpuirds ho rereturned to London To take*' up his profession as an artist. A tiro among some gorso growing around the pole eventually burnt it off at the ground and unfortunately the keeper of the toll gate which used to be located along itho Waiwakaiho flat utilised the pole itself for firewood.