LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 1 October 1929, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The New Zealand cycling champion, S. McCann, with several other New Plymouth cyclists, will ride in the Christ-church-Timaru road race next Saturday. ■A good eighth of an acre is being reclaimed on the playing area by the East End reserve committee in New Plymouth. Borough lorries are carting earth daily and the work should be completed shortly. There were about six carpenters on the East End reserve committee, the secretary told a News reported last evening. Naturally, they had been appoint-> ed the works committee, and gave ex-* cellent service.

Petonc, a town with a population of 10,600 people, has no identity so far as the telephone service is concerned. If anyone wishes to ring up a Petone subscriber, the list of Lower Hutt subscribers has to be examined.

The shop owned and operated profitably by the East End reserve committee, New Plymouth, had been enlarged and re-roofed by working bees during the last month, reported the secretary at a meeting of the committee last night. People .from Palmerston North and Tangarakau had visited the East End reserve last summer, said the secretary, Mr. T. G. Sole. One family from Toko had told him they had never seen the sea and were going to take a holiday to see the South Pacific ocean. It was stated at a meeting of the Te ; Awamutu branch of the Farmers’ Union that one man, working under the auspices of the union, dehorned 3000 head of dairy stock in Te Awamutu last season. The union decided to negotiate for the services of another dehorner again this season.

Appearing on remand from last week, George Stodart, charged with the theft from the Inglewood Bacon Curing Co., Ltd., while a servant of the' company, of about £320 on or about August -1, 1929, was remanded until Monday next on the application of the police at the New Plymouth Police Court, before Mr, R. W. Tate, S.M., . yesterday. On Mr. R. H. Quilliam’s application bail was renewed on the same terms.

“The amount of digestion disease in the community at the present time,” said Dr. Thacker at a meeting of the executive of the Christchurch Health Week Committee, “is absolutely horrifying, You see young men and women dying practically of gastric troubles caused by the wrong kind of food. I am gc’ing to take upon myself to attend the kindergartens and have talks to the kiddies about what they ought to eat. There are now 25 affiliated clubs, in the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association, with a total playing membership of 1377, according to the annual report of t'he association which is being circulated to members to-day. The increase since the previous season was two clubs, and--177 members. “Tennis is still gaining in popularity,” states the report, “and it is hoped to affiliate some more of the country clubs during the coming season.”

The three'tiger cubs born five weeks ago at the Auckland Zoological Park are thriving (says the Herald). The attempt to rear the two previous litters failed, the mother mauling the cubs on one occasion and neglecting them on the other. The success with the present litter is attributed to the fact that both parent animals have been left with the cubs away from the irritations of public inspections. The keepers state that the male animal is particularly gentle with the trio.

The New Plymouth Aero Club’s machine should be delivered by the middle of December, according, to a letter from. the Minister of Defence. The machine is a standard D.H. Moth, built of wood, with an aluminium finish. It is fitted with dual controls, telephone, oil guage and air indicator, and is of the one cockpit-one strut type. The work of discing, harrowing and drilling of an area of 28. acres at the Bell Block aerodrome will be begun on Monday.

It is most unusual, but then you see it is not every day that we move into larger premises. As our present shop is full of new season’s goods and more arriving by every boat, thinking we would be in our new premises, we are forced to make room, and are, therefore, running a removal sale of new goods. So save on your summer outfit by buying at McGruer’s, New Ply* mouth.* <,

Permission for a street collection and procession on December 6 in aid of the Christmas cheer fund was granted the commercial travellers’ committee by the New Plymouth Borough Council last night.

As there is already a Paritutu Road in the county, within the immediate locality of the new street off Ngamotu Road, the Borough Council decided last night that it would be inadvisable to name the new thoroughfare Paritutu Crescent. Instead, the Harbour Board is to be asked to choose the name of Moturoa -Street.

At the suggestion of Mr. W. H. Skinner, the New Plymouth Borough Council recently asked the Minister of Lands to place under the control of the council historical records now stored in the New Plymouth Lands and Survey Office. The Hon. G.. W. Forbes has now written the council that he would reply further as soon as the question had received consideration. Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., wrote from Wellington that, with Messrs W. J. Polson and C. A. Wilkinson, he would take action in the matter.

“If this thing is allowed to go on we don’t know where we shall end,” said Cr. Stainton when the New Plymouth Borough Council decided last night to refuse two men permission to sell fish from a stand in Brougham Street on Fridays and Saturdays. The council would be having applications from butchers and grocers, he said. Ratepayers were entitled to some consideration. Cr. Spence pointed out there was a fish shop not many yards away from the suggested stand. Other councillors agreed that it was not desirable to permit such stands in the streets.

Two parties of American tourists, who are being brought to New Zealand by Mr. Wheeler under the auspices of the Government Tourist Department, are to visit New Plymouth towards the end of this year. The first party, consisting of 10 members, is scheduled to reach New Plymouth by the mail train on December 17 and to leave two days later for Waitomo Caves. The second party of 15 is expected by the mail train on December 31. The visitors will spend New Year's Eve in the town and leave on New Year’s Day for Waitomo Caves. Both parties have, been booked in at the Criterion Hotel. The condition of the Mahoenui-Te Kuiti section of the Wellington Auckland highway was again brought to the notice of the New Plymouth Borough Council last night. With reference to the Pio Pio-Te Kuiti section, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Public Works, wrote that the Main Highways Board had been in communication with the Waitomo County Council for some time, and it was hoped that early steps would be taken to restore the condition of the road. The board had at the present time repair work in hand on the MahoenuiPio Pio section. The work was being extended at an early date, and the board hoped a considerable improvement would be made to the surface.

Rugby football has been said to be a religion in New Zealand; certain it is that it has as firm a hold upon the fair as upon the sterner sex (says the Dominion). As the crowd of 17,000 people were leaving Athletic Park after the North Island v. South Island match on Saturday, progress was necessarily slow. A charming little lady, whose rosy-app]e cheeks betokened that she came from Otago, on passing the Pr.ess stand, asked who these busy people might be. Upon being informed, the little lady smilingly said: “Now, say something nice about the South Islanders, for they certainly played very well, did they not? They are very good kicks, aren’t they?” The pressmen agreed that they were, and admitted that the southern fifteen had played good Rugby. “Almost as well as the North,” smilingly ventured the little lady. This was too much a for a loyal North Islander, who remarked: “Madam, the South would be as good as the North were it not for Mill, Cooke and Porter.” ‘/Perhaps you are right,” she smilingly said, as *fche was slowly borne on by the tide, of humanity.

The unsatisfactory condition of the ratepayers’ roll was the subject Of some remarks at the meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council last night. Cr. Stainton. said that at the recent loan poll there were a good many complaints about ratepayers not being on the. roll. Some claimed that though they had voted last time they could not do so this time. Another fault in the roll was t-hat in some cases the same number appeared twice—for instance, opposite the name of husband and wife. He considered now would be a good opportunity to bring the roll up-to-date, and suggested the matter should be. referred to the finance committee. Cr. Amoore said he, too, had heard many complaints, and whether all of them were justified or not, he felt that some of them must be justified. The town clerk (Mr. F. T. Bellringer) suggested there was often confusion between the ratepayers’ residential and pailiamentary qualifications. He pointed out that every person on the valuation schedule was also on the ratepayers’ roll, but husbands and wives of ratepayers would not be thus transferred. Some of those who had recently become property owners would not be on the roll. Cr. Stainton thought the services of. the meterreaders might be used to bring the roll up-to-date. He had been astounded at the number of people, including well-' known residents, who were not on the roll. That was not good when they wanted a big poll. It was decided the matter should be investigated. On Thursday evening the Urenui Returned soldiers’ Association are giving a complimentary dance to the ladies committee which did. so much to ensure the success of the recent 'ball. A feature will be the old-time dances. The Okato Football Club committee is tendering a complimentary social on Thursday to the ladies who assisted to make the recent ball such a success. It is the intention of the committee to leave no stone unturned to ensure an enjoyable time. It is 29 years since,a provincial.championship has been annexed'by the Inglewood Club, though various teams have frequently been “knocking at tho door,” and the committee is determined to celebrate the success of the first junior team in annexing both the central division and provincial championships in a fitting manner. There should therefore be a great crowd at the Town Hall, Inglewood, on Thursday, when a euchre party and dance is to be held. The presentation of the junior shields as well as the Dewar ten-a-side shield and medals which the club won this year should alone be worth witnessing. New Spring and Summer dress fabrics are in great supply at the Melbourne Ltd“Cobber” prints in beautiful designs, 1/H yard; “Justice” prints, 1/6; “Betty” prints 1/9; are all guaranteed fast colours. The range of beautiful new rayons cannot be eurpaesed Prices, 2/11 up to 5/6 y&rd.