LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1929, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Shareholders of the Patua Dairy Company at their annual meeting yesterday decided to vote £2l towards the earthquake relief fund.

As evidence of the interest in hockey created by the visit of the Australian team, it is reported that the gatetakings at Eltham yesterday amounted to over £6O.

The present season so far has been excellent for Cambridge sheepfarmors, the lambing returns being excellent. On some four or five of the leading sheep farms in the district there are already close on 5000 lambs.

Heavy rains have impaired the condition of the Awakino-Te Kuiti road and motorists have experienced difficulty at places. One motor-car driver who travelled through yesterday stated his car was axle-deep more than once, and he despaired of reaching New Plymouth.

The sum of £8 was raised for the Fitzroy Seaside Park Society at bridge and euchre tournaments held in the Holy Trinity schoolroom on Wednes day afternoon. Prizes were donated by Messrs J. S. Lister and W. B. Harlow. Prizewinners were Mesdames White, Craig, Gentles, Foote and Mr. G. Giddy. Mrs. L. Chivers was chairwoman of the committee.

The epidemic of window-scratching which broke out recently in New Plymouth has not yet been stamped out. Another plate-glass window in a shop was badly damaged with a sharp instrument in the hands of some mischievous person yesterday, The damage done in each instance so far was apparently not the work of children, tor the marks made have been beyond the reach of a child.

Judgment for plaintiff in undefended civil cases was given by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., in the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday as follows:—Wharepuni Pirini v. M. L. Ashby, £24 10s 6d (costs £4 Is 6d); C. Henshaw v. W. H. Annear, £3 13s 5d (£1 10s 6d). On a judgment summons, J. Murray was ordered to pay C. A. Wilkinson £2 12s Id forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment. Operations at the rotary oil bore at Moturoa have resulted in the well ejecting of its own accord from time to time during the day for several weeks a good flow of gas with water. This comes up the inner string of piping. The gas when lighted gives a strong heat, indicating that it possesses a good calorific value, as well as a substantial gasoline content. The bore was dewatered 500 feet yesterday by compressor ejection, and the gauge showed a marked increase in the output of gas. If shark-tooth pendants for watchchains become the fashion among the male community in New Plymouth the reason will not be far to seek. Hundreds are being found in the phosphate being unloaded from the Newton Pine at the Moturoa wharf. The cargo was shipped at Casablanca, Morocco, from a place 200 miles inland, and Professor J. A. Bartrum, Auckland University College, considers the teeth are 60.000,000 years old. During the past year the supply of milk received at the Patua dairy factory showed an increase of 1,070,6541 b, or practically 9 per eent. over that of the previous year. Ever since its inception 14 years ago the supply at the factory has shown a steady increase, though there has been practically no variation in the number of suppliers. The increase, as the chairman (Mr. W. Honeyfield) remarked at the annual meeting of suppliers yesterday, was due entirely to better methods o*f farming and a more liberal use of fertilisers.

Prompt discovery prevented a serious fire in the old wooden section of Parliament Buildings soon after the House adj.jrned on Wednesday night. Mr, 11. G. Dickie, M.P., when passing a room used for staff purposes, smelt smoke and investigation showed that some clothing hanging on the wall was well alight. There was a hose close at hand, enabling the fire to be extinguished before it caught the wooden partitions. But for the early discovery and prompt action there would have been a serious blaze, as this portion of the wooden building is congested and the whole structure is highly inflammable.

The Hon. G. W. Forbes, Minister for Lands, wires as follows: —"In regard to your leader of the 20th inst. regarding Weraroa subdivision, the number of applicants was 168, not 1018 as stated. Ninety-four applicants were accepted for ballot.” Our remarks were based on the Press Association message from Levin, which not only stated the number of applicants to be 1018, but actually gave the number of applicants for each section, as follows: —Lot 1, 164 acres, Claud Amos, Levin, 147 applicants; lot 2, 266 acres, J. L. Thomas, Okoia, 114 applicants; lot 3, 64 acres, L. L. Mynell, Feilding, 112 applicants; lot 4, 63 acres, Mrs. H. M. Fogden, New Plymouth, 108 applicants; lot 5, 64 acres, Mrs. A. Joblin, Grey town, 84 applicants; lot 6, 67 acres, Chas. Brickland, Ohatu, Main Trunk, 129 applicants; lot 7, 71 acres, Wm. O’Donnell, Palmerston North, 84 applicants; lot 8, 67 acres, Wm. Wheian, Ha.wera, 91 applicants; lot 9, 64 acres, I. D. Parsons, Palmerston North, 139 applicants. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the much-discussed book on the war written by the German author Remarque, which has been banned from several public libraries in the Dominion, has suddenly swept into popularity faster, it is said, than any other book ever published and sold in New Zealand. Strangely enough, only a short time ago the New Zealand representative of the firm which published the book had the greatest difficulty in persuading booksellers to take orders, and 100 was the largest number of books taken by any bookseller. The public demand for the story came with surprising suddenness, and to-day the cabled orders are stated to be 17,000, which is considered a record.

Dairyfa’rmers in the Inglewood district are reminded of an important meeting to be held in Inglewood tomorrow, one of the chief objects of which is to form further groups for herd testing. The value of herd testing to the province of Taranaki has been convincingly illustrated in recent years, and it is hoped that the attempt to be made at Inglewood to-morrow to extend its operation will meet with a ready response.

The members of St. Mary's Ladies’ Guild, New Plymouth, held.their monthly afternoon meeting yesterday. Mrs. W. H. Skinner gave a very interesting account of her trip to California. Mesdames E. P. Webster, Evers-Swindell and Jones sang, Mrs. Clark being the accompaniste. A solo dance given by Miss P. Liston contributed to make an enjoyable afternoon.

A first offender, ehjp-ged in the New Plymouth Court yesterday with drunkenness on the Esplanade on Wednesday night, was convicted and discharged by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M. On other charges of throwing a missile and supplying liquor to Natives, a remand was granted till Wednesday next.

Having pleaded guilty in the New Plymouth Police Court on Wednesday to a series of charges of obtaining benzine at Manaia and Opunake by means of false pretences, a man whose name was ordered to be suppressed was admitted to probation for 12 months by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., yesterday. President Hoover, in a tribute to Thomas A. Edison, published in the Electric World, says that by inventing the electric lamp, Mr. Edison did vastly more than provide a new lamp; he removed an untold burden of toil from the backs of the men and women for all time.

Speaking at the welcome to Southland farmers at Napier on Monday, Mr, H.’ 11. Sterling, general manager of New Zealand Railways, said the present party was being carried 1300 miles at a cost of £8 4s ad (including steamer fare), and he ventured to state that no other system of transport could produce such a service at that- price. This proved that the Railway Department had the capacity for service and the will to serve.

The stage was set. The happy couple stood side by side before the , altar, ready to act the matrimonial drama when a goat calmly entered the door, surveyed the scene with blase eye, and walked indifferently up the aisle. Impressed by the air of solemnity that pervaded the church? Not he. That he might not be welcomed as a spectator’ did not occur to him, and it was with indignant mien that he retraced his steps with the assistance of half a dozen men. Under such auspicious circumstances was a happy couple in Taranaki married yesterday. Much is being done for the welfare or the Maoris by Dr. Ellison, who succeeded Dr. Buck as director of hygiene for the Native race, remarks the Auckland Star. Recently the doctor paid a visit to the hospital board’s office, when the position of the Natives regarding relief was fully explained to him, and where he was complimented by the chairman of the relief commitee on the fine work he was doing for his people. The doctor said he wanted the Maoris to become virile and independent, so that they would fulfil the destiny intended for them, and, while he was glad at what the board was doing in giving relief, he hoped the day was not far distant when every Maori would be properly provided for by doing that kind of work and leading that kind of life which Nature intended for him.

Not many people, perhaps, are aware that a very primitive mode of obtaining power, in the form of a waterwheel, is at present utilised near Taita to drive a small mill (remarks the Dominion). The wheel stands in the way of the beautifying policy of the Hutt River Board, but the owner established his water rights for the mill before the board came into existence, and claims that the board has no jurisdiction over it. To compensate him for removing this obstruction from the Waiwetu, tlie board has offered £5O, but the owner considers this sum insufficient.

"I feel justified in saying that New Zealand offers the best class, of salesman in the world,” stated Mr. W. 11. Hipkiss, of Wellington, who has returned from a seven-weeks’ tour of Australia, in conversation with a Dominion reporter. New Zealand salesmen, he said, had a remarkable spirit of optimism, and on the other side of the Tasman .business men were always pleased to get New Zealand operatives. From the Dominion’s point of view this was a great thing, as a country stood or fell commercially by the quality of its salesmanship. A settler in the Waitotara County who uses the road on the opposite side of the Wanganui River, leaves his car on the far bank from his residence (says the Chronicle). Recently, he drove to the city, and on his return found that the number plates were missing. A search revealed that a Maori residing close to where the car was housed had used them on the one day on which the rightful owner required Ills car. The Native was remonstrated with, but he was quite bland about it all. “You te wealthy man,” he said. “Mete poor chap and te cost too much, so I borrow te plates for a trip to town.” Further sensational bargains at the Melbourne’s Great Winter Sale were advertised in a half-page advertisement in yesterday’s News. Readers will find much in it of interest to their purse, as the prices quoted are extremely low. Such an earnest endeavour to clear stocks will no doubt be fully appreciated by the buying public.

Lepperton readers are reminded of the concert to be given by the Maori Welfare Concert Party this evening.

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 McGruer’s Winter Sale.

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’s 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.

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.