LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In connection with the observance of Anzae Day, sprigs of rosemary, with an appropriate ribbon attached, will be on sale at the flower stall in Devon Street to-day. A Taraiiaki settler, writing to the N T o\v Zealand Times, says: "Land sales are still going strong. The latest two sales just down the road, .-CSS to £.lo"> per acre. The Government turned down 85(1 aeroa at £-25. Within a week it was sold for ;C27 10s. Within four months 100 acres of it was sold for £fiO per acre. Within one month this was re-sold for £lO.l 1 can only, sum it up as a want of judgment, but I don't know on whoso part!" At Mr. Newton King's Inglewood sale nn Wednesday there was a fair attendance, and not a bad yarding of stock, but purchasers were not keen and prices consequently suffered. Calves realised from £1 3s to .C 3 Ss: young steers, up to £5 19s; empty heifers, £4 12s fid; heifers (in calf), from £7 12s fid to £9 10s. £l3 10s was paid for a fret-ltly-calved heifer and the same price for ppringers. £7 was the highest for store cows, and woolly lambs sold for Us Gd. The services in South road Methodist 'luircli will be conducted by the Rev. Napier Milne in the morning at 11 and by the Rev. John Nixon in the evening f' ". All seats free. —*

The Hon, C. .1. Parr (Min'tsfo {or Edu . cation) intends to call a ■■.>>jf^ re p C(i c { inspectors in Welling;..] ji'.,Affty' - i2 with two teachlrs from i\?"h ('.i~;ricl)-^ u j; s . cuss the griding 01 tereln'". •. About 70 Natives fioin tin T'arih: i and coastnlidistiiet, arid 50 {roni.'iiic WaitaraJfifsti'ct have a-'f"- to lUn'urua to take,■?,-■ ' si*th<+ Vrt.-'v,i» •teer 1 A' l oii"*,o the f'i:,!(■:: Mr. W. J. Oivy, of Okutu, left foi llotorua, via Auckland, yesterday, to supervise the Natives from Ijis district. In view of the fact that a whole holiday will be'observed'on Friday next in New Plymouth'on the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales, the local retailers have decided not to observe the usual weekly half-holiday on the Thursday. W. J. Cutlibi'i'lson, a returned soldier, was found dead in a street lavatory in Auckland with a bottle stated to have contained poison alongside him. Cuthbertson had a distinguished career in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He got his sergeant's stripes after the battle of Flers, 1010, and the Military Medal was conferred on him. Tlie Taranaki war veterans are expected to roll up, in full force at the Park next Friday,' when they will be reviewed by the Prince of Wales. At mid-day they will be the guests of the younger men of the town to luncheon at May and Arrowsmith's, and in the afternoon they will be taken out for a motor run in the country, probably to the scenes of their fighting in the sixties. Those desirous of helping in the entertainment of these gallant old soldiers are asked to get in touch with the executive having the arrangements in hand, viz., the Mayor (Mr. .las. Clarke), Messrs' T. C. List, P. E. Stainton, and G. W. Browne A rehearsal of the design of the Prince of Wales' feathers by the children of the town primary schools took glace in Pukekura Park yesterday afternoon, and was said by those who witnessed it to be very successful and pleasingly effective. The design has been worked out to scale and will engage l">30 children in the formation of "the feathers and 70 to form the words ,of the motto. Each child in the feathers mil carry pampas plumes, the children holding as many as from two to seven heads each, and t,ho effect will be verygood. Near the root of the feathers to represent the band and crown the plumes held by the children will be dved yellow and red. _ The need for increased telephone facilities ~, the Inglewood district was placed before the Minister of Lands a< Inglewood yesterday. Mr. A. Corkill said a number of settler? had* been trying to get connected with.the telephone tor the past eighteen months without success. The Minister stated that there were two difficulties, viz.. the short-vc of (deplumes, and the fact that many switchboards were fully occupied He understood that a shipment of telephones had arrived, and he promised to place the matter before the PostmasterGeneral. t Lieut.-Colonel Weston has received a communication from the Defence Oflice in regard to the procedure in connection w.th the flying 0 f Hags for the 1 rince of Wales' visit, notifying that the Loyal Standard will not be down on buildings or at parades whirl, his Eoval Highness may attend. It is understood that the flags to be flown on , lM .]i occasions are being brought on HM S Renown and will be available for district use during the Royal tour. Where these special nags are not available the Union Jack will be flown and in any case tiiis flag should be provided for ns'e as n •,] ternative at the saluting base and parade. 1 A meeting of the St. Andrew's branch of the P.W.M.U. was held in the Presbyterian Church. New Plymouth, yesterday afternoon, for iho purpose of niacin.' more fully before the members the aims and objects of the Union and its methods of working. The local branch has only recently been formed, and yesterday several members of the Hawera branch attended and explained the working of the Lnion. Mrs. 11. B. Gray (Hawera) presided, and a very helpful meetin- was conducted. At the conclusion the" local ladies entertained the visitors to afternoon tea. There are no indications that New J lymouth merchants and bankers are "onig to follow the example pf J jol „ion business men and wear dungarees instead ;>i lounge suits. On the contrary, a leading New .Plymouth tailor told* a Daily News representative yesterday that he has never been so busy, and he has more orders for winter suits now than m previoi. years. And the price is nearly three times that of pre-war co-sts-a suit of the best material will now cost £l4 14s, where before the war the price of a similar article was £5 as 'There is one bright feature about the trade, added the tailor, "and that is that we are now receiving the best quality of goods that Britain has produced ■l- several years; it is more like the class of material received before the war." A meeting of the New Plymouth latnotic Committee was held yesterday afternoon, there being present Messrs. »'. J. Chancy (chairman), (' H Burffess, C. Carter, and Archdeacon Evans. An apology for absence was received from Mr. CE. Bellringer. Seven applications lor assistance from permanently disabled soldiers were dealt with, and the medical reports and committee's recommendations will be forwarded to the \\ ar Relief Association for consideration at next Wednesday's meeting. Miss Mina Cahlow, contralto, who will appear at the Male Choir concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday next, has been selected to sing at the Prince of Wales' receptions in Wellington. Miss C.ildow's repertoire is an er.-tensive one and the numbers to be sung at the choir concerts are the same i[".-. (hose chosen for the reception in Wellington. Miss Cahlow leaves shortly for England to fullil an engagement there, so'(his will lie the last chance- (he New Plymouth public will have bf hearing'this'charming performer. To avoid disapopintment, intending patrons should book early. Plan now opens at Collier's. EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, or else von may receive one of the mam- substitutes. The GENUINE SANDEE EXTRACT cures colds, fevers, indigestion; prevents infectious diseases and heals ulcers, poisoned wounds, skin diseases, burns, sprains, etc. It is much more ■ powerfully antiseptic than the common eucalyptus and does not depress or irritate like the latter.

pub £2J, 7 which prepared to I '' before the Min'lnglcwood yesterday. stated that the matter came under the department of the Minister of Public Works, but he know that the Government believed in helpiri" those who were prepared to help them" selves. The amount was a large one, but spread over. two or three seasons It would not be so serious, and he suggested that they should send their application to the Minister of Public Works, whom he would also approach on the subjectAssistance towards the upkeep of the Egmont and Lepper roads, which carried the tourist traffic to the mountain, was asked for by Mr. A. Corkill, when he waited on the Minister of Lauds at lnglcwood yesterday. He said their upkeep was a serious tax on the settlers, who had already raised two loans for their upkeep. Unless further assistance was given by the Tourist Department the rate would becqme as heavy as a rent. The Minister promised to bring the matter before tjie Hon. W. H. Nosworthy, Minister in'charge of the Tourist Department. At the jumble stall of the Girls' Hostel Mart to-day, a canary and cage will be on sale. The bird is a good .singer.—* How comfortable a woman feels after a hard day's work, or a tiresome afterloon call to slip into a soft warm wrap, or dressing gown made from the new cosy cloths oll'ered this week by The Dig Store, Waitara, on page four. If you cannot call and see them send for free patterns.—* The Rev. L. B. A T eale, who served with tho_ forces in Franco, Kgypt, and Gallipoli, has commenced his ministry in the Stratford Methodist Church.—* A commemoration service will be held on Anzac' Day, to-morrow, at .'1 p m in the Stratford Town Hall, The Mayor will preside and the minister of the various churches will take part.—* The services to-morrow at St. Mary's will be in keeping with the spirit of Anzac Day. It is hoped that the communicants will come in large numbers to the celebration at S a.m., which will be a memorial service to those who gave their lives on the Gallipoli peninsula. At 11 a.m. the Boy Scouts will parade to Church, and Archdeacon Evans will preach at 7 p.m. It is hoped also at St. Mary's will be fully represented at the united service at Everybody's Theatre in the afternoon.—* A representative meeting of Mimi and I'ukearuhe settlers was hold on Wednesday with the object of securing a motorbus service from Pukcarahe to New Plymouth. Mr, A. J. Smith has promised to run the trip on Tuesdays and Pridays, commencing from Tuesday next.--* By advertisement in another column, a full attendance^is requested at the meeting of Mr. J. B. Hino's supporters in the Town Hall, Stratford, this afternoon.