PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1926, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr. F. W. Amoore leaves this mr,rninf for Helensville, where he will take a eounse of treatment.

Sir Francis Bell has been elected chairman of the Hague Court Committee of the League of Nations, states a cable message from Geneva.

The death is announced of the Rev. Brother Augustine, the pioneer of Marist Brothers order in Australia, says a message from Sydney. In respect for the- memory of (bp late Mr. H. Petty, the Fitzroy and West End bowling teams stood a moment in silence before commencing .their match yesterday. A Paris message says that Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived, there on Wednesday, and, after lengthy conversations with M. Briand, continued his journey to Geneva.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Valentine returned to New Plymouth by last night’s mail train. They have been a period in Rarotonga, where Mr. Kalentine was carrying out some educational wbrk for his department. , Mr. A. C. Wiggins, 'manager o£ the Opunake branch of the Bank of New Zealand has been ' transferred to New Plymouth. Mr. G. H. Hutton, of the New Plymouth branch of the bank, who has been appointed manager at Opunake, has taken up his duties there.

Mr. A. D. Stanley, managing secretary of the Auckland A. and P. Association, will arrive in New Plymouth this morning on business connected with the Royal Show to be held at Auckland in November next.

A cable message from Melbourne states that the Governor of Victoria, Lord Somers, injured bis knee by a fall'’ and has undergone an operation. A second operation may be also neceesary though not of a serious nature.

It may now be taken for granted that there will be no further appearance of the Licensing Bill in Parliament this session. There will be more time to deal with it next session. The Prime Minister leaves Wellington to-morrow for bin own district to devote a little time to hi« private affairs. Mrs. Coates has already gone north with her children. The session is expected to end about Thursday.—Parliamentary Reporter. Five large shipping cases, unloaded from the . steamship Arabic at New York and labelled bowling pins and balls, to be transhipped to Chinn, were found to contain no less than £lOO,OOO sterling worth of narcotics. Federal agents became suspicious recently after several such shipments of equipment of hardwood alleys had been observed, all of them consigned to China, and decided to search the next lot, with the above result.

The season for “hard-ype” is apparently booming again. The other day, one resident was accosted three times during the afternoon, says a Wanganni exchange. The popular plea was for three pence to add to the last coin the solicitor has, so that lie pquld get to hia home at Castlceliff. Tlie resident was generous-hearted in the first instance, but when he saw the would-be tram, rider making for the nearest hotel he buttoned up and gave the later pleader* the stony stare. While engaged in cleaning up hie cellar a Napier hotel licensee came across in an odd corner a. cobwebbed bottle obviously overlooked in previoue cleanings, states the Telegraph. Token into the daylight the bottle bore no distinguishing marks, and on being »n--corked refused to disgorge the content« it certainly contained as indicated its weight. On being broken there a solid mass of sugary substance. Melt> ed down, the mass transformed iteelf into a luscious port wine that had evidently become solid through the course of years." The rather unique experience of scoring all the points in a match won by 9 points to 4 was onee enjoyed by a veteran Wanganui Rugby player. Ths scoring of a try, converted by ths scorer, was simple enough, but the potting of a goal for the other side ws something much more sensational. It occurred during a scramble in front it the kicker’s own posts.. Ho tried to boot the ball clear, but it screwed off his foot over the cross bar, and the rti feree, thinking one of the other side had dropped it, blew, his whistle for four points.

The difficulty of dealing expeditiously with the numerous applicants for annual motor licenses this year was mentioned by Mr. S. Vickers at the meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce last night. When 3t) or 40 persons were waiting to be attended to it was useless to wait. He understood the same system was to be adopted next year and he thought the chamber should protest. Mr. B. E. G. Brodie (chief postmaster) said the trouble had been due to delay in obtaining the number plates. He believed everything would be all right, next time, however, for the public would have plenty of warning. Mr. P. E, Stainton pointed out that motorists themselves could help the authorities considerably by not waiting until the last minute io register. The meeting took no action. For some time past the Department of Agriculture has prohibited the importation of live stock from America er Britain. This step was taken as a precaution against foot end mouth disease. Infection was feared through the fodder used on the voyage. It understood that the department has decided that the precaution is no longer necessary so far as American stock is concerned (says The Dominion). Tw4 Canter bury men are now on their way to America to purchase trotting horses. Trotting horses may now be carried by the direct mail service to Wellington. On the last occasion that a trotting stallion was imported, it was necessary to take the animal to Australia and tranship him to New Zealand, together with a supply of Australian grown foddet.

Saving money by buying better good* at a cheaper price can be aceomplishe* at McGruer’s, who are making a fxqfr ther reduction of prices for fhe last few days of tliciy sale. Now is the time to purchase those new hearthrugs in preparation for spring cleaning. Messrs C. C. Ward, Ltd., the busY Cash Drapers, New Plymouth, have t wide range of serviceable rugs on view in their Currie Street windows. At the prices they are marked they are mire to prove ready sellers, so do not delay in selecting yours. An increasing number of people of tbi* disrtict are keeping Johnson's Cough Balsom among the household remedies. They have proved it to be unrivalled for coughs and colds. Soothing and curing at once, every dose brings, relief,' 2/6 large boU , ties from J. B. Austin, The Chemisl, N»* Plymouth.