LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1929, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Injuries to the head were received last night by an elderly man named James Baldock when he was knocked down by a motor-car near Omata. Baldock w“as travelling from Oakura to New Plymouth on foot and after the accident was removed to the New Plymouth hospital. The Avro-Avian aeroplane which arrived at New Plymouth on Wednesday, piloted by Captain Bolt, left shortly after one o’clock yesterday for Wellington. Mr. Hobday, the photographer who accompanied Captain Bolt, took a number of aerial photographs of the town and district before leaving.

A prominent South Canterbury wheatgrower stated recently that the quantity of wheat so far sown in the Timaru district was small, several farmers having delayed putting in their crops. He fully anticipated, however, that when the harvest came round the crop would be as big as that of last season. “Want a ride home?” called a friendly motorist as he drove up to a disconsolate—and evidently unsuccessful — owner returning from the Waitara Coursing Club’s meeting yesterday. “Yes, thanks very much,” the aforesaid owner replied, and in return to the car-owncr’s query about a ride for the dog, he returned, “Oh, the cow ‘missed’—anyway he’s a ‘homer.’”

Motorists frequently complain of the unnecessary twists and turns in some of the streets and roads and look in vain for the reason. In the case of one street in the borough of New-Plymouth there was a very good reason for the twist that is in it. This is Queen Street, which runs from the post office to the Cenotaph. When this road was being laid out some seventy years ago, the twist had to be made because of the fact that a Maori chief of rank and his dog were buried on the straight line. A deviation had to be made near the site of the brewery, as the Maoris objected to the burial plot of their chief being disturbed.

Included in the offering at Newton King’s Kaponga sale to-day will be 200 head of mixed cattle,TOO dairy cows and heifers, an.dTqpO'feyt'.bf'timber tfiit-abld fox’- //. '" v ?4-.' '■■■ : ’

Two consignments of rainbow trout eyed ova, numbering 120,000, have arrived in New Plymouth from the Taupo hatcheries, and are in the hatching trays at the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society’s hatcheries, Pukekura Park. The ova came to hand in perfect condition, and the first consignment are now hatching. Mr. Barr, the society’s curator, has the establishment in good order, and expects excellent results this season. Consignments of brown trout ova will arrive at the end of July and mid-August.

Unanimous approval of the scheme suggested by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce for placing city boys on farms was voiced by country delegates at the provincial conference of chambers -of commerce there on Wednesday. “The idea of the Auckland Chamber,” said Mr. H. T. Merritt, the president, “is to compile a register of boys wishing to go on the land and who, as far as the chamber can judge, should make successful farmers. The country chambers will be asked to co-operate with us by compiling registers of farmers of a good type who would be willing to employ city boys. If the scheme can be put into operation successfully, I am confident that it will solve a national problem.”

Hollywood is threatened with . a serious crisis. Not only is the “talkie” film leading to unemployment on a large scale, but the Americans are finding that to-day their distributing proposals are not meeting " with the reception once given them in Europe. A definite rupture has occurred between the French cinema industry and the American film distributors. So acute is the situation that it is suggested, that the American Government may intervene and propose some method of compromise. As to unemployment, Mr Wyndham Standing, the English film actor, writes: “There is a panic in Hollywood. All the foreign importations are packing up and departing for various parts of Southeastern Europe. Those whose contracts have not expired are being compensated, but ‘extras’ are being thrown out of work in hundreds, as ‘crowds’ are not required in talkies. Conditions of production are entirely changed.”

The serenity of Kaimiro was somewhat disturbed/yesterday afternoon by the spectacle of an aeroplane flying over the district on its way from New Ply* mouth to Wellington. As soon as ■ the drone of the engine signalled the approach of the aeroplane school work was temporarily suspended, and the children invaded the playground, from which they gained an excellent view of the machine, and with handkerchiefs, waving sent joyous signals to the pilot. Nor were the children the only ones excited. The staid suppliers of the Kaimiro Dairy Company, who were assembled in solemn conclave at the annual meeting of the company, for the nonce forgot the selling or consignment question, standardisation and other interesting questions connected with the industry, and forthwith sallied outside, adding their considerable quota to the interested crowd. Suppliers at the annual meeting of the Kaimiro Co-op. Dairy Company yesterday showed their practical sympathy with- the sufferers by the earthquake by voting £5 5s to the fund. A Nelson lady, writing to a friend in Auckland, states that, according to her own timing, the first of the recent earthquake shocks lasted for just about 90 seconds. “I am sorry I cannot tell you,” she adds, “that I went outside to see the trees trying to touch their toes. Instead, I watched the fireplace in my room. I heard' of a young man who stood on the traffic control, known as the “poached egg,” in the middle of the main street, glaring at the sky. Probably he was watching the post office tower, which was trying how far it could bend without breaking, and which succeeded in remaining intact. With his arms extended like the wings of a ’flapping rooster, the young man stood watching the ground heave and wave until a boy, who was upset through seeing a lady faint, came over, and, resting his head on the other’s chest, asked pathetically: ‘Do you mind if I lean on you?’” ' The writer adds that in future people will not be justified in referring to Nelson as “Sleepy Hollow.”’

A new idea in the “confidence trick” was successfully worked on a suburban lady on Friday (states the Auckland Star). A man came to the door and stated that hn was a cousin of the lady in the next house. His cousin, he said, had offered to lend him some money, but she was then. out. He asked for the loan of six shillings, which, he said, would be refunded by his cousin when she came home. After a moment’s hesitation the lady decided to oblige him, and he went away, with the money. When her neighbour came home, she told her. “I haven’t got a cousin at all,” said the neighbour, nor did she know any man answering to his description. It is not known whether anyone else has been “stung” by the same trick, but ladies would do well to think twice before lending money to “cousins” of next door neighbours. Having worked the trick successfully, its inventor will probably use it again.

Winery weather is likely to continue for some time yet, but the problem of how to meet this weather will be soh ed if you buy now at McGruer’s Winter Sale.

The Hustlers’ sale which is now in full swing are now offering bargains at prices far lower than ' cost. Grasp your opportunity by securing some of these snips for yourself, and benefit by our loss. Among the many bargains to b. had at the Palatine Sale are .men’s holeproof working trousers, at 7/11; men’s cotton and wool socks, 3 pairs for 1/9; men’s d..rk grey suite, 37/6; boys’, jerseys in navy, brown and dark grey, sizes I’a to B’s, at 4/6; men’s English saddle-tweed trousers for. 9/6; men’s all-wool one-piece bathing costumes, 6/11; men’s odd coats, 17/9; men’s odd vests, 7/9; men’s Merino finished singlets, 2/6; men’s all-wool sports coats, 21/9; boys’ brushed cotton singlets, all sizes, 1/3. The bargains to be obtained only at W. H. Broome’s, “The Palatine,” Taranaki’s Finest Price Store, Devon Street, New Plymouth.

The Melbourne’s Great. Winter Sale offers unparalleled bargains in all departments. Judge by these. Men’s oily canvas coats, 29/6; men’s warm tweed topcoats, 29/6; boys’ school caps, 2/6; men’s N.Z. wool knitted socks,' 3 pairs for 2/9; ladies’ afternoon and evening frocks, reduced onethird ; bias binding, 6d' card; face cloths, 3 for 1/-; women’s warm cream undervests, 1/11; cream knickers for kiddies, 1/-; Jaspe bedspreads, 6/11; barber towels, 4/11 dozen; Horrockses’ pillow cases, 1/11 pair.

The management of the Hustlers, Devon Street, New Plymouth, cordially invite country customers to call upon them , during their winter sale;, which’ js now on, to j ns-pect their;. -Jargo fcxrf Wriperyf at the 'same .iime".tpladfj®.tih'eiftMvcs-i under no.obligation to purcbWi- 1 * t- r