LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1929, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Publicity concerning Mount Egmont is required for use at an exhibition to bo held at Brisbane, said Mr. J. McLeod when broadcasting after the test match in tho Queensland capital. Dairy factory pay-outs from New Plymouth secretaries for the month of June amounted to only £12,182 Ils, as compared with £27,789 17s 8d for May. But this drop will be compensated for by £21,406 15s 3d which will shortly bo paid out in bonuses by 11 companies. No doubt other companies will also pay out theii - bonuses in the near future. The condition of.J. C. Kendall, who received head**injuries as a result of a motor-cycle accident at Wes town, was last niuht said to be satisfactory. Some progress had been made during the day. L. Sheehy, who was severely injured in the accident at Maketawa on Saturday, is still in a very serious condition, though at 11 p.m. the public hospital stated that there bad been if slight improvement. The death occurred suddenly yesterday afternoon in Dr. T. N. Watt’s surgery at Opunake of Thomas Richard Husband. Husband and Leslie Raynor were travelling to Opunake in a motorcar, and when about 10 miles on the New Plymouth side of Opunake Husband became ill. Ho was taken to Dr. Watt's -surgery and in 15 minutes was dead. The New' Plymouth hospital ambulance was summoned and conveyed the body to the morgue. The possibility of inoculating school children against influenza was mentioned at a meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools’ Board last night. It was stated that at a certain college all the new boys, who would be the most likely to carry infection into the school, were inoculated. The question was immediately raised whether this was just a new initiation ceremony to take tho place, perhaps, of the customary ducking! “Don’t move my pillow, dear!’’ she murmured drowsily. “Why! I’m not touching your pillow!” said he, without bothering to open his eyes. When they woke up in the morning they discovered their eiderdown had been removed from their bed, and. then they began to wonder whether the thief had been interrupted in his search for watches beneath their pillows. A reporter was told yesterday that this was a true account of an experience that befel two residents of Fitzroy recently. When the impediment to shipping caused by the Greymouth bar was under discussion in the Arbitration Court at Wellington last week, Mr. Justice Blair had a word to say on the matter. He himself had once been bar-bound for ten days in Greymouth, and eventually got away as purser or cook — he did not remember which —on a coalboat. “I was on the boat for 24 hours, and the Union Company «iever paid me for it. That’s all I know,” concluded His Honour, amid laughter. The sum of £lOO has been bequeathed to the Taranaki Hospital Board by the late Miss Ellen Hulke, of Deal, England. The total amount of the estate was £11,365. The late Miss Hulke was a relative of the late Mr. W. K. Hulke, a pioneer settler of New Plymouth who was really the founder of the Jersey herds which to-day are so popular in the province. He also was a native of Deal. Though the notice of the bequest appeared in the Daily Telegraph of May 31 the hospital board has not yet received notification.

A number of successes were gained by New Plymouth poultry fanciers at the Wellington Poultry and Pigeon Society’s show last week. Mr. W. Jones won the North Island championship for English Brown Leghorns, as well as two first prizes and a special. Mr. J. Mclntosii won the Davy Cup for the best English White Leghorn, the society’s cup for the best bird in the light breeds, and the Archibald Cup for the best White Leghorn. He also won three firsts and a special. Mr. 11. R. Alldridge secured three firsts and two specials for American White Leghorns.

An interesting lecture on aspects of bankruptcy was delivered by Mr. R. H. Quilliam to the members of the New Plymouth Commerce Students’ Society last night. Mr. Quilliam explained in a lucid manner the more practical side of the law of bankruptcy. By illustrating the argument with numerous cases he gave a practical idea of some of the pitfalls into which the average business man was liable to fall. A feature on which the lecturer dwelt at length was that of showing the actual effects of the present statutes. Mr. McKeon presided over an attendance of about 20.

Suppliers to the Midhirst Dairy Company at the annual meeting yesterday decided to vote £5O to the earthquake relief fund. Various amounts were proposed ranging from £5 5s to 10s for each supplier, which would have amounted to £l2O. Some shareholders raised the point that a number had already subscribed through the card system inaugurated by the Stratford borough, and it would not be fair that they should be compelled to subscribe aaain. There was one objection to the £5O being voted but, it being pointed out that the company could not make a contribution unless the shareholders were unanimous, the objection was withdrawn.

The two episodes that made the greatest impression on him during his 40 years’ service as a railway officer both occurred ■while he was employed in the booking office at Dunedin, said Mr. H. F. Mirams, stationmaster at New Plymouth, who was entertained by the council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, prior to his retirement on superannuation. The first concerned a Maori gathering to be held some distance out of the city. The authorities had 1500 tickets on hand for the station, but it was a fine summer’s day and so many people were tempted to make the trip that about 5000 presented themselves at the office! He was sure many of them must have travelled free that day. The other outstanding feature of his career coincided with the visit of the present King to Dunedin. On one of the gala days the south-bound express left without a single passenger!

Owing to the possibility of a visit of the Eginont Wanganui Hunt on August 1 Mr. Parli’s hunt has been postponed and the next hunt will be held at Messrs Ansford and Juxton’s, Omata.

Displayed in our stock auction advertising columns of this issue are full details of the unreserved sale of the ’’Lincoln Dale” Jersey stud, the property of Mr. J. F. Young, of Inglewood, which is to be conducted by Messrs Newton King, Ltd., at the homestead on Tuesday next, July 30. The offering consists of 87 head founded from the leading strains, and affords a rare opportunity to fanciers of the breed to fulfil their requirements from stock from proven ancestry. Catalogues are now available from the auctioneers.

A gas main in Vulcan Lane, Auckland, developed a leak on Thursday, and the point of tho escape was located on Friday morning 'after an inspection and a nasal inventory of the vicinity. The fault was found several feet below the ground surface, and as soon as the ground was opened the gas became so strong that one of the workmen donnejd a gas-mask and continued the work in the pit alone. Curious passers-by hung over the pungent excavation and smoked with apparent immunity.

A note bordering on comedy was struck in the Auckland Police Court on Friday at the conclusion of evidence in a charge against a bank clerk, Samuel I’abian Wills, who admitted forging a bank draft' for £4700 on the Bank of New South Wales at New Plymouth. Wills had deposited in his own name about £3BOO of the proceeds in various Auckland banks, and the normal banking procedure had to be followed before the police could recover this amount. At the conclusion of the case, Wills was called upon to sign cheques for amounts totalling £3BOO. Although the money was not his, Wills had to sign the cheques before it could be withdrawn from the banks, as he had deposited it in his own name.

The title of New Zealand road cycle champion- for 1929’ will be granted by the executive of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union to the winner of this year’s mountain race, according to a telegram received by the secretary of the New Plymouth League Cycle Club from the secretary of the Taranaki centre yesterday. The decision is the result of an application from Taranaki for the championship, which has previously been awarded the winner of tho Timaru-Cbristchurch road race, and may probably mean that the New Zealand championship will be awarded to North and South Island races in alternate years, as is ’done in track events controlled by the same body. Farmers wishing to purchase trees for timber, firewood, or posts, or for smothering weed growth, should not fail to visit the nurseries of the Taranaki Permanent Forests, Oakura, and select theii’ trees. Price lists may be obtained from the Secretary, S. E. Neilson,. Devon Street, New Plymouth. 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.

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

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