LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki Law Society have telegraphed their congratulations to 'Sir Frederick Chapman on the honour of knighthood which has been bestowed upon him.

Poultry thieves have been operating in Gisborne lately. On a recent evening one well-known resident lost six of his birds, two of them being choice specimens.

The farm and the Rangiatea Old People’s Home, conducted by the Taranaki Hospital Board were visited vesterday by members of the Wanganui’ Hospital Board. It is understood the Wanganui hoard contemplate following the Taranaki board’s plan of placing the ■control of their affairs in the hands of a general manager. The visitors left on return to Wanganui yesterday afternoon.

At a representative meeting of suppliers of the Tariki Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., at Tariki on Monday the foilowing resolution was carried unanimously: “That this meeting of Tariki shareholders are in favour of the Dairy Export Control Bill, with the amendments as suggested by the Dairy Con-

The completion of the Lower Valley Road will open up a discussion as to whether a direct train service beetween Te Kuiti and Auckland will not have to be considered (says the King Country Chronicle). When this road is finished ami motor transport to Taranaki established all the year round, it is going to be the favorite route between Auckland and that district. If the traffic warrants it, suitable train connections will have to be provided.

Writing to a friend in Taranaki, a resident of Long (Eaton, England, says: “With the exception of Canterbury Jamb we never see the name of New Zealand on anything. The other day the manager of the local store told us ho had some New Zealand butter, whicn was the beat he had sold for a good while. At the same time it stood on a plain slab with nothing to indicate v hence it came. The same applies to other shops. Lately, however, a firm has advertised New Zealand butter. The advertisement runs: ‘Delicious butter, straight from New Zealand; glorious pastures: fresh new grass all the year round. Our El Dorado.”

With a roll-number of 702, the Central School, New Plymouth, has reached the highest attendance of pupils in its history. The headmaster (Mr. D. P. Evans), in reporting this fact to the lest meeting of the school committee, e&id that, should the present average bo maintained, it would be necessary to appoint another permanent assistant. Details of the attendance for the five weeks ended June 8 were given as follows: —Admitted, 18 boys, 20 girls, total 38; withdrawn, 13, 16, 29; present roll number, 367, 335, 702; average roll, 364.2, 330.4, 694.6; ayerage attendance, 346.1, 306.8, 652.9; percentage of attendance, 93.9.

The unexplained detachment of a wheel from a car saved a party of motorists from death at Hororata River on Sunday evening (writes a Christchurch correspondent). But for the accident the car and its occupants would have plunged 20 feet over a broken bridge into the swirling river below. In pitch darkness the party was making for Methven, and had to cross the river by a bridge at Glenroy. The approach to thei bridge had been washed away, but the motorists were not aware of it. Nothing but a piece of fencing wire, quite invisible at night, and unlighted, barred the way to destruction. The driver was going straight forward, and would have driven on to the bridge without stopping, but when the car was some distance from the death-trap one of the rear wheels came off, and the party were forced to wait until daybreak before continuing. The motorists then discovered the deadly trap which would have claimed them if the wheel had not come off.

At Korito on Monday next Newton King, Ltd. are conducting two clearing sales, particulars of which are advertised in auction columns. Both herds have been farmed on high country, so the sales should be of particular interest to persons who are desirous of purchasing cows to farm on warmer and heavier pastures.

Coastal residents are reminded that another of the popular euchre parties and dances will be held in the Puniho schoolroom to-morrow evening. Judging from the success that has attended those previously held there should be a large attendance.

As there is considerable demand for tuition for Highland dancing, Miss Tui MacRae has decided to commence a special class at the Soldiers’ Club, New Plymouth. Class commences to-morrow (Friday) evening, June 15.

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