LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Infectious diseases notified in Taranaki during the week ended on Monday were: Taranaki: Diphtheria 2 (4); enteric fever I (0); paliqmyelitis 1 (0). Hawera: Scarlet fever 1 (0); diphtheria 4 (0). Paten: Diphtheria 1 (0). The Government Railways Amendment Bill has a clause providing that anyone in charge of weighing goods or live stock shall take an oath to do so correctly to the best of his ability. For a wilful breach of the section a maximum fine of £5O or on e year’s imprisonment is provided.—Parliamentary Reporter. A voice of protest against the indiscriminate kissing of babies was raised by Dr. 1. C. Maclntyre, during the course of an address which he gave in Christchurch (says the Lyttelton Times). “Kissing among adults is too deep ingrained to be eliminated now,” he said, “but why should an infan; run the risk of being infected with consumption just because aunts, uncles, and other relatives wish to show their affection by kissing the baby?” Referring to the rapidly increasing debt of public bodies in New Zealand, Mr. A. H. Mackrell at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, at Invercargill, said that the debt was increasing at the rate of £1 per head per year. This was a very serious matter, as in the last 20 yearn, it had grown from £11,000,000 to £31,000,000, and was still growing. It was a matter in which wide interest was being taken, and he considered that th e full statistical figures should be made public. “Spitting in a public place is a crime and should be punishable as such, said Dr. I. C. Maclntyre, acting-superintendent of the Cashmere .Sanatorium, during the course of an addrees at Christchurch (reports the Lyttelton Times). He said that by means of the saliva the germs of tuberculosis were carried from the streets into the hearths and homes. “It should be absolutely forbidden,” he said. In his annual report State forestry, the director, Mr. J. Mclntosh Ellie, speaks as follows of the two principal Umber producing regions :--The Main Trunk King Country as the principal timber producing region has reached its zenith; and although the development of the great Tongariro blocks will ensure the maintenance of the dominant producing position of this region for a decade, nevertheless the territory must soon give way to Westland with its unbroken virgin resources of pine and beech. The exhaustion of the white pine resources of the Main Trunk forests is driving millers far afield, whilst steadily increasing logging and manufacturing costs are inducing more efficient operations and machinery. During the year in this region sixteen mills were cut out, and twelve new- mills were built or were in course of construction.

■Mr. H. Cocker, the lugh-class tailor of our town, in his advertisement of today’s issue, suggests that the city, like a greedy octopus, should not be allowed to drag money out of our town for real tailoring skill as it is available here, and, if anything, at less price. The cost is needed for the upkeep of oar dietriot with its public institutions and facilities. Mir. Cocker has just imported a fine range of new suitings from which you can make a selection, and you arc invited to call and have a suit cheap.

The Melbourne Limited does not stock “cheap” serge suits. The old saying “cheap and nasty” applies more today than ever it did, especially in connection with serges. What the Melbourne Limited stocks is a pure indigo 18 ounce merino coating acid-tested suit, beautifully cut and made to fit comfortably, yet losing nothing of that band-tailoTed appearance so desirable in a first-class ready-to-wear suit. And the price 159/6 is not really out of the way.