LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1927, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Taranaki Daily News will be published as usual to-morrow (Friday), the King’s birthday anniversary. "The people who complain of the drift to the towns are pushing us along in a direction that makes it very difficult, if not impossible, to expand the natural and primary production of the country,” said the Hon. Geo. Fowlds at the opening of the memorial hospital block at the Wesley College on Saturday. He thought that many people would not agree with him when he said that industrialisation was being prematurely forced in New Zealand.

Two large crayfish, a small blue penguin. and a collie dog were found by Mr. L. T. Griffin, of the Auckland Museum, in a 544-pound tiger shark caught by an Adelaide doctor at the Bay of Islands. Referring to it in an address recent, Mr. Griffin said it gave him a good example o’f the “fish yarns” told in the north nowadays. A little while after the catch he met a man who, not knowing that he had had anyting to do with it, assured him that the shark had contained not only two crayfish, a penguin and a collie dog, but also a policeman’s helmet and a seV/ing machine.

"I may say now that the balancesheet for the year will reveal a loss of about £46,000 on the buses and a profit of about £BOOO on the trams,” said Mr. J. A. C. Allum, chairman of the tramways committee, at a meeting of the Auckland City Council on Thursday (reports the New Zealand Herald). Mr. Allum said the department had been awaiting the results of the bus litigation and the clearing up of one or two other matters. The new committee did not wish to make any report until they were prepared to place definite proposals before the council. The accounts of the tramways department for the year ended March 31, 1926, showed a deficit of £3386. Last September an analysis was presented to the City Council showing the result of bus operations to have been a loss of £18,707, while the tramways made a profit of £15,232. The loss on the buses was exclusive of depreciation, for which no allowance was made.

An interesting assortment of 356 articles were left in the New Plymouth trams in the jpace of twelve months. Most of them have been reclaimed, but some are still stored in the tramway office. The articles were as follow: — Umbrellas (122), gloves, single (30), parcels (27), purses (18), books (18), gloves, pairs (14), brooches (10), keys (10), lunch boxes (8), spectacles (7), vanity eases (7), swimming togs (6), parasols (6), hats and caps (6), overcoats (5), bootees (5), dress baskets (4), earrings (4), walking sticks (3), lip sticks (3), Maori kits (3), ladies’ handbags (2), ladies’ furs (2), scarves (2), bank books (2), rosary beads (2), armlets (2), pairs boots and shoes (2), cheques and notes (1), bag rolled oats (1), carpet square (1), football boots (1), lady’s fur coat (1), Albert clasp and medal (1), neeklaee (1), side curtain (1), side-chair cover (1), sundries (17); total 356.

The monthly meeting of the Avenue Road Anglican Church committee was held on Monday evening, the chairman (Mr. A. E. Washer) presiding. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. T. C. List for a donation of £1 Is, and to Mr. Brooks for a donation of £1 Is.

T!ie Matron of the New Plymouth Hospital acknowledges the following gifts:—Magazines, Mr. F. Messenger, Mrs. Capon (Fitzroy), Miss Leatham; books, Mr. Goddard (Waitara), flowers, Mrs. Hanover, Mrs. Brodie; fruit and cards for children’s ward, St. Mary’s Girls’ Bible Class, Jim Richardson (Fitzroy).

Jersey breeders are reminded of the important pedigree Jersey sales to take place in North Taranaki to-day, to-mor-row and Saturday. Particulars are advertised in this issue.

Two small dairy herds are to be sold at Urenui sale on Monday next. Brief particulars are advertised.