LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wireless messages state that the Port Hacking will arrive at Lyttelton at fi a.m. on Wednesday, and tho Mamari at Auckland at 8 p.m. on Tuesday—Press Assoc.

According to the Stratford Post, one Taranaki land agent has sold recently properties to the value of £105,1174. The agent should just about be able to retire and live on his commissions.

The most. important factor in the opening up of the Auckland province, says Mr. C. J. Pan-, M.P., is the construction of a main arterial road in concrete from the North Cape to'Taranaki..

There arc at present on view in the window of Mr. 11. Cocker, Devon Street, the New Zealand Leghorn Club's shield f»r American Leghorns and for Utility Leghorns, which were competed for at tho recent show held in conjunction with the Taranaki A. and P. Society's winter show. The former was won by Mr. A. P. Lister, of Frankley Road, and the latter by Mr. D. Murphy, of Courtenay Street.

Advice was received in Wellington through Featherston on Sunday that a Herman mine had heen washed ashore in Waitaranga Hay. On the strength of this information the Janie Seddon was dispatched to destroy the mine, but after the steamer had left later news was received from the police on the spof to the effect that the object stranded was not a mine, but a dead whale! The railway curtailment is going to make it difficult for many of the boys attending the New Plymouth High School to travel home for the term holidays. The matter was briefly discussed at the meeting of the' High Schools Board last evening, when it was referred to the town members to deal with, as was also the case of the boys who would he unable to go home on account of illness.

"The world can only be properly ruled or governed on the basis of common sense," .said Sh James Carroll at a meeting of the Owners' and Breeders' Association at Christchureh last week. "We have too many politicians and too few statesmen, hardly any, in this country in these days. We want fewer of the one and many more of the other." Sir James Carroll himself is in the latter category. See how he settled the unused Maori lands!.

In the course of hor report to the High School Board at last night's meeting Miss Borr, principal of the Girls' High School, wrote: "We have now four pianos in use at Strandon, and, in addition, three violins. You will readily understand that the noise is at times intolerable. I should be glad if something could be done to lessen this discomfort, and would suggest that the bathing shed, which with the increased numbers has become too small to be very useful, t-o 111-ought up to the house grounds and used as a practising room. To have even one piano less in the house would be a considerable relief." Members were sympathetic, and resolved to fall in with the suggestion. A function, with which were associated both pleasures and regrets, took place af the Soldiers' Club last night, when the committee which has formally controlled the institution since its inception formally handed over the control to the Returned Soldiers' Association, together with all the furnishings and about £3OO. Mrs. Burgess, who has been at the head of the committee and has been most assiduous in her efforts to promote its interests, expressed her regret at parting from the club, and the hope that it would be carried on along the same lines, and that it would always serve the purpose for which it .was.designed. Messrs C. Carter and J. R. Hill, members of the committee, both spoke briefly, saying that what the committee had'done'had been a labor of love for the soldiers. Captain MaoDiarmid, in formally taking over from the secretary the books and a cash balance of about £SO on the current account, expressed the gratitude of the soldiers for all that had been done for them, especially eulogising the part taken by Mrs. Burgess since the establishment of the club some three years ago. Prior to the meeting the' club committee met and voted an honorarium of £lO to Mr. R Turv for his service is acting-custodian of the club.

W. H. and A, McGnrry advertise a stationery business for sale, also properties for exchange.

Evidence of the big cutting in Ireight rates by the Japanese was shown to a New Zealand Times representative on Wednesday. According to an invoice, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha is charging 22s Gd per ton from Japan to Sydney. The ordinary charge for the sainc cargo from Sydney to Wellington is 35s per ton. Reporting to the Borough Council last evening the engineer stated he proposed to put in hand repairs to Devon street between Cover street and the Henui bridge, and possibly beyond, this week. Providing the weather held he might also repair Currie street north and Gill street To cope with the work he proposed to hire the lnglewood roller. The electric lorry had been delivered and a body would be built and fitted as quickly an possible. Their crying need was more -haulage strength. As a matter of fact, he was very short of teams and could hire any offering. The bookings for the dramatic entertainment at the Good Templar Hall tomorrow are so far satisfactory, but there are a good number still, available, so that those wishing to be present can bo sure of rinding a seat. ,