LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1929, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Falling several feet from the stage to the floor of the Y.W.C.A. hall in New Plymouth last night, Miss M. Jewett fractured her right leg above the ankle. She was one of the performers in the tableaux of nations and she apparently stepped over the edge. Miss Jewett was taken to the Y.W.C.A. hostel where she was attended by Dr. G. M. Thomson. Her condition was reported to be satisfactory. The two minutes’ Armistice Day silence was observed at the Cenotaph, New Plymouth, yesterday, when upwards of 100 ex-servicemen were present, aS well as a representative gathering of the public. It was an impressive ceremony in its simplicity. A wreath was laid by Captain F. Hartnell, on behalf of the ex-servicemen, and the ceremony closed with the sounding of the Last Post by Bugler Blanchard.

The connection between tonsilitis and affected teeth had been shown as a result of the long waiting lists of persons desiring to be operated upon at English hospitals, said Dr. E. A, Walker to the New Plymouth Rotary Club yesterday. Persons always had to wait some time before they could be admitted and when their names were placed on the list the doctors told them to keep their teeth attended to in the meantime. When the time came for them to be admitted for the operation it was often found unnecessary, and the fact was a significant one, Dr. Walker thought. An instance of the worth 'of the scheme of. the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce for placing English boys on the land in New Zealand was given by Dr. E. A. Walker at the New Plymouth Rotary Club yesterday. An English boy who had come to New Zealand under the scheme four years ago had returned to England and had had to take over his father’s farm, which was being run on old-fashioned lines and was losing money. By the application of the farming knowledge he had obtained in New Zealand the boy had run the farm successfully and made it show a profit, but deeply regretted not being able to return to the Dominion.

A high rate of speed for motor traffic was not regarded in the same light in England as in New Zealand, said Dr. E. A. Walker at the New Plymouth Rotary Club luncheon yesterday, and offending motorists were not penalised as heavily. With an absence of speed limits it was nothing to see cars streaming along the Strand at from 35 to 40 miles per hour. Of the SOO deaths in London streets last year only 55 per cent, were estimated to be due to motor accidents, and nearly 40 per cent, were due to the negligence of the pedestrians. While Dr. Walker had been in England a man caught intoxicated in a car had been fined only £5 and had his license cancelled for three months.

A reminder is given of the euchre party and dance to be held in the Bell Block Hall, To-night (Tuesday). Valuable prizes. GoodjsuDDer., . ■ ( t ~

The action of a motorist during the two minutes’ silence yesterday morning, when he started his car and drove off near the Cenotaph, where an official ceremony was being held, was freely commented upon by the ex-servicemen who attended to honour the nation’s dead.

A Melbourne barmaid drew Nightmareh in a £20,000 consultation. A few weeks ago a customer handed her the money for the ticket, remarking: “See what luck we have in the big sweep.”

Some motorists certainly do like to lit their cars with accessories, remarks the Dominion. On Sunday there was seen a car with two green anti-glare shades, a movable spotlight with mirror attached and three rear vision mirrors. The driver evidently was taking no chances o far as traffic in the rear was concerned.

A nautical man giving evidence in the Auckland Supreme Court in a murder trial greatly puzzled solicitors and others by saying that on one voyage he made he was a “pier-head jumper.” The name, according to a northern paper, means that a man joined the ship at the last moment to make up a -deficiency in the stokehold crew, and that as the ship was drawing out. of the dock (“wet” dock, of course) he jumped aboard from the dock pier-head.

As the new wharf for oil tankers at Point Howard, Wellington, is reaching out into deep water it has been found necessary to splice two 40ft. ironbark piles together in order to get the required length of pile for the outer section of the wharf. There is a fairly soft bottom in the locality, and the pile will be driven into the ground as far as the splice. It is understood that a second group of oil tanks are likely to be built on land adjacent to Point Howard, in addition to those already erected on the industrial area at eastern Hutt, for a company which already has tank interests at Miramar. This will be for the storage of oil for distribution by rail throughout the North Island, as there is no rail connection with the tank area at Miramar.

In proposing the toast of “The Regiment” at the annual reunion of the Wellington Regiment on Saturday night, General Russell, who commanded the New Zealand Division after the evacuation of Gallipoli, remarked that “right through the piece” the Wellington Regiment had -carried out the work entrusted to it with a minimum bi 1 casualties, and with a keenness of execution, The Wellington Regiment had been remarkably fortunate in its commanding officers. The General paid a fine tribute to Colonel W. G. Malone, who was killed on the Peninsula. Colonel Malone was,said General Russell, one of the finest soldiers that New Zealand produced, i What the Wellington Regiment was in the early stages of ••the war and on Gallipoli, was due to the spirit and leadership of the late Colonel Malone/ The men would go anywhere with him—- “ We’d go anywhere with you, too,' Andy,” called out a voice from the rear of the hall.

An ingenious piece of mechanism, which has been on exhibition in Dunedin, has for some time been attracting the attention of passers-by. It is a neatlyconstructed model of an old railway locomotive. Stated to be the work of a French clockworker, the. engine has as one of its most conspicuous features a clock which keeps good time, the “innards” being- tucked away in the body of the locomotive. However, this is far from being all the appurtenances included in the model, for, in addition to an aneroid barometer, fitted near the clock, there is also a themometer and a compass. The thermometer runs up and down the long funnel, and the compass lies right on top of it. The driving wheels of the engine can be set .in motion, and the hours are struck on a bell. To trace the history of the model is a difficult matter, but judging from the venerable “puffing Billy” pattern of locomotive represented it must have been made many decades ago. Mr. V. C. Davies retured to New Plymouth from Auckland yesterday, bringing with him the handsome Loder 75 guineas cup, which was won by the firm of Duncan and Davies at Auckland re- , cently. The cup is for the best Collection of native trees, shrubs, etc. There were three entrieSj the winning exhibit j being a magnificent one comprising over 590 specimens. The cup, which is now on view in Stewart’s window, has been greatly admired. It bears the following inscription: ‘‘Offered to lovers of Nature in New Zealand to encourage the protection and cultivation of the incomparable flora of the Dominion by Gerald W. E. Loder, president of the Royal English Arboricultural Society, 1926.” The cup is open for annual competition, i but Mr. Davies states it is, not the in-, tention of his firm to compete next year, • as he thinks the cup should go round, j Every event in School life is worth a . photograph. You will treasure them in years to come. Let Oakley’s make your j next photograph. The studio in Kash | Building (upstairs), Devon Street,, New j Plymouth. : *32. j

An evening in aid of the Gold Candidates in the Manaia Anglican' Church carnival will be held at the residence of Mr. F. Walker, Manaia Road, this evening, when euchre, dancing and games will occupy the evening. The Manaia Melody Makers’ orchestra will play the music.

The Melbourne, Ltd., are showing some sweet new styles in rayon and epun silk frocks for street, beach and tennis wear, from 27/6 to 35/-. Also delivery is promised in a few days of an exceedingly smart and popular tennis coat in heavy cream spun silk to sell at 49/6.

At their Kaponga sale on November 15. Newton King, Ltd., will offer 150 head of cattle, including 35 store, forward and fat cows, springing cows and heifers, several bulls and 15 pigs.

The concert by the Convent pupils to have, been held on Thursday, November 14, is now to be held on Wednesday, November 13. The concert includes various attractive items by the pupils and will prove an enjoyable entertainment.

At 5 o’clock yesterday morning a lady arrived at the New Plymouth booking office for the play “Desert Song.” She took the tenth place in the queue already waiting. Early in the morning the house was completely booked and a commencement was made on the booking for the matinee.

Among the many bargains to be had at Broome’s Corner arc men’s holeproof working trousers at 7/11; men’s dark grey suits 37/6; boys’ jerseys in navy, brown and dark grfiy, sizes I’s to S’s, at 4/6; men’s English saddle tweed trousers at 9/6; men's odd coats 17/0; 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 Ply•nnnth.