LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1929, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The electric crane on the Newton King wharf, New Plymouth, was used for four overseas steamers, and worked 144 hours in moving merchandise during the four weeks ended on July 13. Suppliers of the Lepperton Dairy Co. yesterday showed their sympathy with the earthquake sufferers by voting 20 guineas to the relief fund. On the motion of the chairman, Mr. P. E. Stainton, a grant of £5O from last year’s subsidies was made by the New Plymouth Unemployment Relief Committee to the New Plymouth Relief Association yesterday to enable it to provide for the more necessitous cases. According to a return presented to Parliament, the Government paid by way of bounty to the Onakaka Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., for the year which ended on March 31 last, £0729 ISs, in respect of 5176 tons 17cwt of pig iron manufactured at Onakaka, Collingwood. Prior to April 1, 1925, £14,548 7s 2d was paid t.o the company in respect of 10,603 tons 7 cwt 2 qrs of pig iron. Both wharves required considerable attention after the heavy storms recently experienced, reported the engineer (Mr. G. W. B. Lowson) to the New Plymouth Harbour Board yesterday. As a result of the heavy storm of June 20, the rubble reclamation wall leading down to the Newton King wharf required refacing for portions of its length. This was done with fairly heavy stone from Fishing Rock.- Similar work was still required at Mikotahi. Intermittent work in rotation had been provided for every married man with two or more children who had applied to the New Plymouth Unemployment Relief Committee, reported Mr. P. E. Stainton yesterday. A total of 152 men (115 married and 37 single) had put their names on the committee’s list, and it was due to the assistance of the borough council and the special co-op-eration of the works committee, as well as the Government, that the committee had been able to. deal with the applications so successfully.

In addition to the nine unemployed men placed on the Egmont National Park Board’s reafforestation scheme in the Kaitake .Ranges, three more will be found work on Monday, reported the chairman, Mr. P. E. Stainton, to the New Plymouth Unemployment Relief Committee yesterday. He expected there would be at least three months’ work for the men who, though the work was arduous, had started with a will .to show the committee their appreciation of its efforts. In fact, last year’s records showed that unemployed men had done far better work than contract men. On charges of theft a Maori youtn was dealt with by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., in the Children’s Court at New Plymouth yesterday. The boy had stolen two push bicycles at the sportsgrounds on two Saturday afternoons during the course of football matches. He was interviewed by a policeman after stealing the first machine and gave a wrong name. The following Saturday another bicycle was stolen, but, although it had been repainted a different colour, its owner recognised it, with the consequent apprehension of the rider. In order. to give the boy a chance to behave himself, the case was adjourned for six months.

Praise of the action of the Taranaki Bowling Centre in making a donation of £53 6s to the earthquake relief fund was expressed in a letter to the centre from Mr. R. W. Shallcrass, secretary of the Dominion Bowling Association, in the following terms:—“The amount is indeed a very handsome contribution and is a splendid illustration of the unanimity which exists amongst the bowlers in the Taranaki Centre. Although clubs are individually • responding to the appeal made by the retiring president, Mr. S. M. Stone, no other centre has yet been so complete in expressing its desire to help those who have suffered such hardship and great loss as a result of the unprecedented earthquake.” Ladies! Here ar e bargains in the Melbourne’s showroom you can’t afford to miss. Lovely ten niomme weight Japanese silk and crepe de chine blouses and jumpers for 4/11, 5/11, 6/11, 9/11. These were formerly priced at 19/6 to 39/6. Bullseye bargains at the Great Winter Sale now booming. 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.

Three persons were waiting outside a Devon Street, New Plymouth, shop shortly after one o’clock this morning in readiness for the opening of a sale to-day.

The recent severe storms washed away portions of the cliffs along the foreshore at New Plymouth. Within the last few days the foundations of the railway bridge at the East End reserve have been further weakened. Yesterday afternoon a gang of men and a travelling crane were employed in raising a barrier of rocks to protect the bridge.

Mr. P. Sole, Rahotu, mot with a painful accident yesterday. While engaged in chopping kindling wood his attention was momentarily distracted by the barking of some dogs nearby, and he struck his left hand with the axe, cutting one of his fingers so severely as to necessitate medical attention.

A new record in (he dairy produce export, trade is established by the shipments for the 11 months of the 1928-29 season ended June 30, the total being 152.594 tons of butter and cheese, compared with 139,233 tons for the.corresponding period of last season, an increase of 13.361 tons. Butter shipments were 75,27'5 tons, an increase of 6784 tons, and cheese shipments 77,319 tons, an increase of 6577 tons.

An orchestra for blind girls is to be organised by the trustees of the Jubilee Institute, Auckland, who have been encouraged in making this innovation by tho success following the formation of a band for blind boys. A start will be made with 14 girls, who have already some musical training, and whose ability and love of music have been proved.

A monster wild boar was shot in Atkinson’s bush, on the Ugbrooke station, Marlborough, recently by Air. G. A. Vavasour. A section of the "shield” taken from the back of the animal just over the foreleg is believed to constitute a record for thickness, measuring three inches through. The tusks are over 9J inches in length and well ground, and are a good pair, being over the “circle.”

“I much prefer the title of chairman to that of president,” remarked Air. F. H. Leonard at a meeting held in Auckland to form a guild of holders of the National Diploma of Horticulture, when the title to be given the chief executive officer arose. "The word president always strikes me as being too American. If they form a chicken ranch in the United States they must have a president for it.” It was decided to use the term chairman.

A small safe containing a sum of about £3 and all the books connected with the business, was removed from the premises of Air. W. Abraham, undertaker, Eliot Street, New Plymouth, on Thursday night. An entrance to the premises appeal’s to have been effected by prising the door open with a heavy instrument, as the woodwork round the lock was broken. The safe was too heavy for one man to handle alone, and it appears to have been dragged out of the place and taken away on a vehicle. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police.

The extensive improvement scheme entertained by the Taranaki Jockej' Club is now well advanced and the alterations to the totalisator house and stewards’ stand are almost completed. This work completes the scheme under review before the Hunt Club meeting. The entire work will not be finished until some time after the February meeting, but when the proposed improvements are completed the Taranaki Jockey Club should have a racecourse to compare favourably with the metropolitan courses of the Dominion. Pupils of the Vogeltown School were presented with swimming certificates gained last season by Mr. W. Healy, chairman of the school committee, yesterday. Certificates were presented as follows: —880 yards: Bella Alowat, Nancy Evans, Nesta Broome, Alolly Broome, Phyllis AlcCabe. 220 yards: Dick Logan, John Arthur, Alolly Hookham, Joyce Bretherton, Flora Allen. 50 yards: Joyce Yeates, Noel Tippins, Dorothy Spindler, Joyee Sheppard, Noel Revell, Alex Paton, Douglas. AlcAllum, Ronald Lunn, Albert Hayward, Alargaret Ellis, Neville Boswell, Jack Carey, A7alda Brett, Norman Arthur.

The proposed road-tunnel through the Port Hills, between Christchurch and Lyttelton, is considered by the director of town-planning, Mr. J. W. Mawson, to be on all fours with the harbour bridge at Auckland. “It is eminently a town-planning matter,” he said last week. “Transport is a vital matter m New Zealand, and its cheapening and development are subjects for cons.ideiation by regional planning committees. I do not suppose there are any engineering difficulties at all; I expect the problem is purely economic—whether the road would justify the expenditure.

At the annual meeting of. shareholders of the Lepperton Co-op. Dairy-Company yesterday the question of forming a bobby calf pool was discussed, and it was decided to set up the necessary machinery with & view to establishing a pool this season.

There was a fair attendance of buyers at the special sale of pedigree Jersey cattle held by Messrs Newton King, Ltd., at Waiwakaiho yesterday, 28 head of stock being sold out of the 32 catalogued. Cows sold up to. .24 guineas, imcalf heifers up to 22 guineas and yearlings up to 14 guineas.

Remember: “The early bird catches the worm.” J. F.- Stevenson s sale commences at 10.30 a.m. sharp, Wednesday, July 24.

The dance being held to-night, in the Opunake Town Hall in aid of Ihaia Road School funds, promises to be a great success. The committee are giving good prizes for novelty dances, and together with the. excellent supper .and floor arrangements, not forgetting Coburn s star .orchestra, everyone will have an. enjoyable evening. The largest sale of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere —J. F. Stevenson’s Annual Sale of 400 two and three.-year heifers and 50 g.s. cows,, Wednesday, July 24, at 10.30 sharp.

Among the many bargains to be had at Broome’s Corner are men’s holeproof working trousers at 7/11; men’s dark grey suits 37/6; boys’ jerseys in navy, brown and dark grey, sizes I’g to B’s, at 4/6; men’s English saddle tweed trousers at 9/6; men’s odd coats 17/9; men’s odd vests 7/9; boys’ brushed cotton singlets 1/6 to be obtained only at W. H. Broome’s, Taranaki’s finest price store, Devon Street, New Plymouth. All roads lead to Manaia on the 24th (Wednesday), J. F. Stevenson’s Annual Unreserved Sale. Sale at 10.30 a.m. ■sharp. The first are always the cheapest, so be at Manaia early on Wednesday, July 24, J. F. Stevenson’s Annual Unreserved Sale of in-calf heifers and G. S. cows.