LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thirteen men seeking work visited the New Plymouth office of the Department of Labour during the week ended yesterday, the same number as last week. These comprised seven labourers, one miner, one blacksmith, one fitter and turner, one ship’s carpenter, one clerk and one bookbinder.

The lady secretary of a social organisation in Auckland, which recently assisted a discharged prisoner to go to a job in the country, received the other day through the post a good wristlet watch, together with a letter of thanks for the help given.

Pathetic stories of two women, one with 11 of a family and the other with six, who have tramped all over Dunedin and visited numerous land agents in an unavailing attempt to obtain houses to rent, were unfolded to the Mayor (Mr. IT. L. Tapley), to whom the seekers came as a last resort. Both women have received notice from their landlord to quit their present premises, and ar e in a quandary as to where to go. The scarcity of houses for letting purposes is most acute, and those who hav£ houses to let do not seem disposed to consider those with children as desirable tenants.

Considerable difficulty has been experienced in securing clergymen to fill posts in the Waikato. The vestry of St. 1 eter s. Church has been endeavouring to secure a substitute for the Rev. A. G. Bull, assistant curate, who, acting under medical advice, has to leave Hamilton for at least six months. Inquiries made have shown that no clergymen are available in the Auckland Province for the post, while it was found that in Hawke’s Bay, whore inquiries were also made, the Church was six men short. St. Peter’s Vestry has therefore appointed Mr. B. E. Adams, of Hamilton. stipendiary lay reader during Mr. Bull’s absence. A successor has not vet been appointed to replace the Rev. C. B. W. Seton, vicar of Raglan, who takes up the position of vicar of Otahuhu next month.

"All of you,” remarked Mr. H. Bidone, Consul-General for the Argentine, at the New Zealand fruitgrowers’ social gathering in Wellington, "will remember that four apples mark four groat epochs of human history. The apple of Eve marked the Biblical epoch, the apple of Paris the Hellenic epoch, the apple of Tell the medieval epoch, and the apple of Newton the scientific epoch, which gave us -the sublime law of universal gravitation and a great advance in celestial mechanics. And now,” added Mr. Bidone, "there is another apple—the one from Nelson.”

Morey and Son announce that their business has now been turned into a limited liability company. See advertisement on i>age L

Prom well-informed circles a New Zealand Tinies representative gathered that an engine driver on the New Zealand railways quite recently took over £9 in overtime for a fortnight in addition to wages. The informant saw the wages docket, and expressed the opinion that the fact that an engine driver worked such long hours constituted a real source of danger on the railways, as a man could not keep mentally and physically fit when working such long hours.

Some interesting information which may act as a deterrent to would-be owner# of racehorses, was given at the Supreme Court at Blenheim by Mr. A. Rore, who was for many years trainer of Mr. J. J. Corry’s string of horses. According to Mr. Rore, a horse will consume, at an average cost of 6s per bushel, 18s worth of oats a week, together with (at average prices) 6s 6d worth of chaff, 2s 6d worth of bran, 4s worth of hay, and 3s worth of grass, to say nothing of stable-boys’ wages, cost of loose-box and straw, etc. Mr. Rore reckoned that the average cost of keeping a racehorse was £4 4s per week, exclusive of the trainer’s fees. Broadcasting of church services is being gradually extended in Auckland, and reports from listeners-in show that the recent improvements at the broadcasting station have added much to the clearness of the transmissions. The practice of broadcasting services was first commenced last year, and successful receptions have been made by amateurs in New South Wales and America, as well as upon ships at sea.

(Far more Auckland young women have theatrical ambitions than can be satisfied by the engagements offering. This was proved recently when 80 to 100 answered an advertisement inquiring for eight girls for chorus and ballet work. The majority of the applicants were girls of 19 and 20 years of age who boasted a certain amount of amateur dancing experience and a modest ability to sing. At the dispersal sale of the late Mr. S. R. Lancaster’s stock on Thursday, some good figures were realised, the top price being obtained for Wottou Sandany, a winning animal at the past Royal Show, which fell to the bid of Mr. H. Lancaster, of Glen Oroua, at 180 guineas, Lady of the Glens was purchased by Mr. W. Anderson, of Aokautere, at 173 guineas, while next in order came Neat Owlette at 164 guineas, Mr. F. Hoskin, of Hawera, being the purchaser. The major portion of the young stock was held over until Friday, but of the few offered, one in Aiden’s Neat Owlette fell to Mr. D. Russell, of Kairanga, at 101 guineas. The prices generally ranged at a very satisfactory figure, the top price being obtained by the imported bull Marshal Alden, which was cleared to Messrs. Griffith Bros., of Levin, at 410 guineas. Another young bull, Neathead Alden was sold at 160 guineas. New stocks of good heavy towels, in coloured and white, have just arrived at the Melbourne, Ltd. These are shown with red, blue, yellow, helio and pink fancy stripes. Prices are for coloured towels, 1/11, 2/3, 2/9 each. For extra heavy quality, 2/3 .each, and for very large bath towels, 5/3 each. White towels are in two qualities, 2/3 each and 3/11, for famous' Dreadnought towels.

Residents of Puniho and district will be interested in the social to be tendered to Mr. and Mrs. »-H. E. Corbett, at Newall Road, particulars of which are advertised elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett have been "Coast” residents for many years, and have always taken a prominent part in social affairs.

Following on the custom now obtaining in Auckland and Wellington, where the greater bulk of the eggs consumed are sold by auction, Webster Bros, have decided to add these sales to their present produce sales. The sales at present will be held each Friday morning. These weekly sales should prove of great advantage to poultry keepers, and will be the means of producers obtaining market prices for tliis commodity. * Attention of preference shareholders in the Taranaki Farmers’ Meat Co., Ltd., is drawn to an advertisement on page one in this issue.