LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1927, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The two-year-old son of Mr. I. F. Grant, of Inglewood, was admitted to the New Plymouth Hospital yesterday suffering from a fractured thigh which he sustained while at play. There .were 17 applicants for work at the New Plymouth office of the Labour Department last week. They included 13 labourers, a fitter and turner, a motor driver, a farm hand, and a shop assistant. Cranking a -ear on Sunday cost Inspector Blyde, of New Plymouth, a

broken arm. As he was turning the handle over the engine backfired, causing a compound fracture. Messrs IV. Grounds, V. Nelson and A. Huggard have been appointed to the Fitzroy Public Hall Committee, the first two replacing Messrs White and Dean, who have resigned. “Clean up” day in the borough of New Plymouth has been fixed for Tuesday, October 25. According to custom, not more than six benzine tins will be taken .roni any one property. One ease of diphtheria, one of tuberculosis, one of pneumonia ami. one of scarlet fever were reported in the borough of New Plymouth during the past month. Consideration' of the petition signed by a number of residents of VVooleombe Terrace, New Plymouth, that steps be taken to prevent further sea erosion in /heir locality has been deferred by the borough eouncil until its next committee meeting. A reminder is given of the Sale of Work by St. Mark’s Ladies’ Guild at Lepperton on Thursday. An omission occurred in the advertisement vizi, Prizes for Cooking Competition will be: First 2/-, second 1/-. With free entries. The settlers in the Malice, Rowan and Lowgarth districts petitioned the postal authorities some weeks ago, praying that in letting tenders for the carrying of the mails for the next three years a return to the morning service should be made. Word has been received from the Postal Department agreeing to the request. The change will be given effect to as from January next. The New Plymouth Labour Day sports committee has received a handsome silver cup from Mr. J. S. Dunn, to be competed for annually in the Wheel Race at the sports. The trophy, which will be known as the "Joe Dunn Labour Day National Challenge Cup,” will, when won, be retained by the committee, a miniature cup suitably engraved being presented to the winner.

A bonus of £2OOO for the successful manufacture of briquettes or marketable fuel from bituminous, sub-bituminous or brown-cone slack for commercial purposes is offered by’ the Government. It ie stipulated that the briquettes shall be manufactured in New Zealand, and that the plant owned by the claimant shall be capable of producing not lees than 150 tons a week. There are also certain conditions as to cost of marketing.

Members of the school committee and residents of Fitzroy met last night tinier the eliairinansliip of Mr. J. Burr, to make arrangements for the use of the school tennis courts. It was decided that the courts should be opened to the public on the same conditions as last year. The courts will be available before 8 a.m., between I and 3 p.m., and after 4 p.m. One court will be reserved at all times for children, if they should be present. Fifteen adults signified their intention of using the courts. Messrs J. Burr (chairman). G. Lyall, .J. Hal). J. Kibby and G. Gallaher were appointed a committee.

On Saturday, the New Plymouth Beautifying Society completed their work of clearing a track along the sea-front beyond Belt Road, and the party under Mr. Ed. Taylor, of Hine Street, are to be congratulated on the result achieved. A track ten to 12 feet in width, has been cleared through the lupins, and a pathwa. about four feet wide formed on an easy grade. This extends from Belt Road to the site of the gravel deposit, whence the track leads to the beach. Mr. Taylor wa- assisted by Mr. Arthur Fenwick, of Gair.c f .reet, Mr. A. B. Gower, of Glenalmond, and Mr. Fisher. The president was present, but could not work. On both occasions Miss Taylor entertained the party at afternoon tea. The dying echoes of the contibverey over the removal of the Strandon tram shelter were heard in a resolution passed by the borough eouncil last night that the offer of the owner of the new shop being erected on the locality to provide seats under the verandah of the shop be granted, on condition that the verandah be erected the full width of the footpath, that the side walls, or wings, be erected and seats provided at no cost to the council, that the side walls be on the inner side of the footpath and shall not encroach more than six feet on to the footpath, that the wings and seats be of such material constructed in such manner and placed in such positions as shall be approved by the building inspector, and that permission or license be revocable at the will of the council, the owner to remove such side walls and seats within fourteen days after receiving notice from the council to do so. A postponement notice of a mortgagee’s sale at Aria from October 27 to 28 is advertised in the auction columns. The Waiwakaiho supplementary bull fair is to be held on Thursday. See advertisement in auction columns. Newton King, Ltd. advertise calling for tenders for the supply of shingle or spawls to Okau and Uruti saleyards. The Okau sale has attracted a large entry of good cattle, most of which are well bred and in good condition. See auction columns for full particulars of entries. A large entry of 900 herd of cattle has been received for Awakino spring cattle fair to be held on Friday next. There is also a special entry of 800 good woolly hoggets on behalf of Mr. W. Spence. This entry should particularly interest farmers wanting sheep. The auctioneers, Newton King, Ltd., request buyers intending to attend the sale to book seats with them early. See sale advertisement. Ruby Ring full-fashioned stockings of purest Jap thread silk are modelled to natural contours from their generous flare top to their graceful slenderising ankle lines. The Melbourne, Ltd., are making a special display this week of this famous silk stocking in all the newest and most beautiful colours. Price 13/6 pair. Referring to the cable published yesterday in regard to the contract for the purchase of the British Barloek typewriter, which is being made by the New Zealand Government, the local agent for the machine, Mr. P. G. Le Grove, of the Taranaki Typewriter Service, New Plymouth, is the son of the original importer of the Barloek machine to New Zealand in 1886. He will be pleased to give demonstrations of the machine’s capabilities to anyone interesteeLf