LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, The by-election for the Auckland East seat takes place on Wednesday.

The wholesale price of butter in Sydney has been reduced a penny a pound (says a cable message). A dairy factory at Taumarunui which in 1*914 made 19 tons of butter valued at £4600, manufactured in 1920 326 tons, which was sold for £99,550.

The New Plymouth municipal baths will be opened for the season to-mor-row, and will be under the supervision of Mr. P. A. Matheson, caretaker.

Dairy farmers in the Pahiatua district report that the flight of the aeroplane at milking time last week made a considerable difference in the quantity of milk.

During the service at St. Mary’s Church yesterday morning, which Lord and Lady Jellicoe attended, an elderly lady fainted. At first it was thought something more serious had happened, but she came round later, and was coi£ veyed home.

A tram shelter, which has probably not its equal in the Dominion, has just been completed at Strandon, New Plymouth. It is built of concrete blocks, roofed with Marseilles tiles, the gable ends are shingled and painted, and the finish of the whole structure is a credit to all concerned. The contractors for its erection were Messrs. G. W. Tong and Co., of New Plymouth and Hawera.

At the i/a interval at the New Plymouth Bowling Club’s match on Saturday, the secretary (Mr. C. Carter) announced it had been decided to entertain the ladies on the occasion of the opening of the new pavilion next month at a social evening at the Kawaroa pavilion. This courtesy is intended as a recognition of the many services rendered by the ladies to the club, especially in the matter of afternoon tea.

The Prime Minister had a word to say on the subject of retrenchment on Friday, when he was being urged to tell the House where the School of Forestry would be located. “I am out to save every shilling, and that will be the case for quite a long time to come,” he said. “I am going to keep our national expenditure ‘within our income or else I am going out to make way for another man.” —Own Correspondent.

A motor lorry and a tram-car came into collision at the intersection of Brown and Devon Streets shortly before noon on Saturday. The motor lorry was proceeding from Brown Street into Devon Street, but on the turn was struck by a car from town. The, hack wheel was tom off the lorry, and the front of the tram-car sustained minor damages, but luckily nobody was injured.

The civic address of welcome which was presented to the Governor-General at the public reception in New Plymouth on Friday last was artistically executed by Mr. A. Lee,, of Messrs. McLeod and Slade’s staff. His Excellency expressed appreciation of the illustrations in the address, and by request the artist was presented to him on Saturday morning, and was complimented on his work.

In the course of conversation with a boy at Waitara on Saturday, the Gov-ernor-General found that he was talking to a pupil of the New Plymouth Boys’ High School, and he immediately made reference to the fine performance the school teams had put up in rifle shooting. His Excellency intimated that he had not had an opportunity of congratulating the boys, and desired that they should be informed of this.

Speaking at Waitara on Saturday, the Governor-General referred to the historic connections attached to the Camp Reserve (where the reception was held). It was interesting to note, he said, that Commodore Hotham, who now commands JI.M.S. Chatham, in New Zealand waters, was a son of one of the naval men who was encamped on the reserve at Waitara in the early days of the colony.

On Wednesday, L. A. Nolan and Co. are conducting an auction sale of superior furniture at the Workers’ Social Hall. The catalogue includes a very fine Collard and Collard piano in rosewoodi Inspection is invited on the morning or sale. The attention of members of the Employers’ Association is drawn to the advertisement appearing in to-day’s issue, calling a special general meeting for tonighUof all members, for the purpose of definitely constituting a retailers’ sec-

Sugar will be cheaper this week, The new contract comes into force this week, and the first shipment for Taranaki at the reduced price will be Landed during the next few days. One of the official guests at the’North Egmont mountain hostelry on Saturday, on the occasion of the visit of the Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe, recalled the fact that the first time the ascent of the mountain was made, was in JiB4o, when Eiffen Bach, naturalist in the employ of the New Zealand Company, made the journey from Moturoa beach, taking ten days in all. The same traveller later made another trip via. the Stony River and it took eight days.

A poll of ratepayers on the New Plymouth Borough Council’s proposals to raise certain loans will be taken on Wednesday. The proposals include the raising of a loan of £142,000 to meet old loans falling due in October, 1922, the raising of £lO,OOO for additions to waterworks, and a loan of £9OOO to provide for the enlargement of No. 2 tunnel at the hydro-electric works and the ascertainment by survey of what additional sources of water supply are available. The ratepayers will also be asked to give the council power to pay an increased rate of interest on the .£142,000 and £9OOO loans.

According to the Dunedin correspondent of the Lyttelton Times, there appears to be a brighter outlook in the shipping world as far as New Zealand is concerned. During the past few months, observes the writer, several of the Union Company’s steamers, which had been placed on the lay-up berth owing to the falling-off in trade, have been re-commissioned. This is regarded in snipping circles as a very hopeful sign, and the opinion is freely expressed that shipping will be back to normal in a few months’ time. There are still over twenty of the Union Company’s steamers laid up at various New Zealand and Australian ports. Some of these will probably not be reconpnissioried for some time, but it is expected that the serviceable cargo-carriers will be placed in the various trades as things Improve. The establishment of a regular service between South Island ports, Wellington and New Plymouth, adds weight to these contentions. To-night is the old Scotch Halloween night, and. all local Scots intend to roll up at the Workers’ Hall to celebrate it in the old-time manner. Pipers and dancers will be there, and besides songs and games, there will be a dance for all. The public are heartily invited to be there, and are sure of a real good time. The hall has been tastefully decorated for the occasion.

The following bargains for men are left over from the Melbourne’s salvage sale, and will continue to be offered at sale prices until sold out:—President braces, 2/6; all wool knitted socks, 1/9 pe.tr; striped neglige shirts, 7/6; grey denims, 10/6, and men’s tweed, hats 3/11.