LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1929, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A band recital will be given by the Citizens’ Band in Western Park, New Plymouth, to-morrow, when a collection will be taken in aid of the park funds.

Mr. Harry Dawson, who is wellknown in Australia, and has been conducting successful evangelistic missions in Auckland, is to take the services at the Baptist Tabernacle, New Plymouth, on Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be special singing.

To provide Christmas cheer for sick children the pupils of Standard IV.B at the Central school, New Plymouth, held a concert recently, to which they admitted their school fellows at the charge of Id. each. The sum of £2 which was raised has been forwarded by the teacher (Miss V. R. Hughes) to the Taranaki Hospital Board. The champion runner Randolph Rose has joined the New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Club. Mr. Rose has done no training this year, and intends to commence with a view to competing at the New Zealand championship meeting in March. He will represent New Plymouth at the centre championship in Hawera early in March. Mr. Rose’s first training runs will be in the 880 yards and mile races at the meeting in Pukekura Park on Monday.

Acting on the recommendation of the city solicitor, the Wellington City Council has decided to send forward a remit to the Municipal Conference authorising local authorities to impose rates, under the system of rating on the unimproved 'value, on any easements granted by statute or deed to any local body, company or person owning such easements, and that the Valuer-General be authorised to value such, easements, notwithstanding anything contained in the Valuation of Land Act, 1925. • Ladies’ Beach Hate, the latest novelty at 7/6. Fancy silk coat hangers attractively ruched and padded with pot purri satchet, 3/6 each. , Ladies’ slip over brassiers with elastic back, summer line, sizes 32 to 42, 1/11. There’s a good saving in silken frock fabrics this Xmas week at 1/9 yard. Single handkerchiefs in a big range of variety from 6d each. Fancy jazz garters at 1/3 pair. A nice range of bathing costumes at Xmas Gift Prices. The Hustlers, Devon Street.

The increasing capacity of the Egmont Village district for root-crop growing was commented upon by Mr. R. G. Ridling at the presentation of Boys’ and Girls’ Club prizes at the hall last night. The crop of 88 tons of mangolds which won the first prize in the group was an exceptionally fine crop for the soil. Once it had been said it was impossible to grow mangolds in the district, and the man who suggested it would have been laughed at, but what was thought impossible had been achieved with the advance in the science of agriculture. “The theatrical orchestra people, of course, are suffering very much in Australia from the ‘talkies,’ as they are everywhere. Most' of them do not know what is going to happen to them. There is some talk of-the Federal Government putting a tax on the ‘talkies,’ and also on literature and music; so that our own people can write the literature, compose the music, and publish both, instead of our sending every year so much money away overseas for them,” said Mr. Alfred Hill, the well-known musician, who, accompanied by Mrs. Hill, is visiting New Zealand. An aerial flight of something like GO miles as the crow flies is recorded as the achievement of a toy balloon. A number of the balloons were released by a Wellington, business firm, with sixpences and other coins attached, the idea being to get the youth of the community interested in following up the balloons as an advertising device. No doubt many of the balloons came down and were picked up in the city, but one at least had an adventurous journey, passing over the harbour and the Rimutaka Ranges in the Wairarapa, where it was picked up by a little girl in a paddock near Cartelton. The Payment of £103,004 to dairy farmers connected with the 21 dairy companies with, headquarters in New Plymouth was 51 commenced yesterday. This shows an increase of about £3OOO compared with the November pay-out in 1928, despite the fact that the return pr pound of butter-fa'; was lower this year. Last month the average pay-out was Is. 4d. or Is. sd. for butter and cheese, while last November some of the factories paid Is. 9d., the average prices being Is. 6d. to Is. 7d. for butter and Is. 4d. to Is. sd. for cheese It is evident, therefore, that there has been a considerable increase in production. As the Workers’ Compensation Act stands at present, there is no clause covering occupational diseases arising from employment with tar, bitumen and other mineral oils, used mainly in roadmaking. To ask that this class of work be included in the compensation clauses, the Christchurch Trades and Lahour Council has written to the Minister of Labour- (the Hon. W. A. Veitch). The letter also points out that there is no compensation payable to a worker who partially loses his sight, and asks that this be also amended. Road workers are firm, in their belief that their occupation gives rise to cancer and kindred diseases.

The Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle, Minister of Internal Affairs, informed the Christchurch Times that a very careful survey was being made of bird life at Stewart Island. Arrangements had been made to send Captain Yerex, the ex-con-servator of fish and game at Rotorua, to visit the island, and to make a special investigation into bird life and other matters which come under the Animals Protection and Game Act. It is understood that the question of opossums affecting bird life is also to be inquired into. It is the Minister’s desire to obtain full reports from all aspects before the matter is again" submitted to the Government for consideration.

“In most cases a boy over the age of 17 is wasting his time at a secondary school,” was the opinion expressed by Mr. J. H. Murdoch, principal of Scots College, Wellington, at the annual distribution of prizes. There were, of course, exceptions. Firstly, there was the boy who, intending to enter professional "life, wished to gain some higher leaving qualification, and the boy who was late in going to school. Then there was the boy who returned to school to lit himself for the responsibility that would fall upon him later. It was significant, though, that when business men sought to fill a vacancy through the college tihe usual formula was: “Under* 17 and matriculated if possible.” He was not sugegsting for a moment, however, that boys over the age of 17 should be driven away from the schools. The Christmas card issued by the Empire Marketing Board this year takes a most attractive and effective form. An envelope bearing a message of greeting from the board contains postcards illustrating the principal industries in the Dominions. South Africa is represented by an orange orchard, Canada by a harvest field scene, Australia by a picture of tree-felling, and New Zealand by a picturesque scene on a sheep run. England and Ireland are both remembered, the Mother Country being represented by a picture of herring difters in the North Sea, and Ireland by a jolly picture in which tjio country folk are seen bringing poultry to market. Famous empire builders such as Captain Cook, Sir Walter Raleigh, Livingstone, General Gordon and Cecil Rhodes are depicted on other cards.

How long since your children were photographed? You just can’t recall the changes, they grow so fast, but photographs of the children never change —never grow up. Ring Oakley’s,. 532 for an appointment, Devon Street, Kash Buildings (upstairs), New Plymouth. 25.

An earnest request for early morning shopping on Monday and Tuesday next is made by the management of the Melbourne Ltd., on behalf of the assistants and for the greater comfort and convenience of customers.

As advertised elsewhere in this issue, the Regimental Band is giving a concert tomorrow evening (Sunday), in Pukekura Park. A popular programme has been arranged, which will include several items of Christmas music.

Staig’s Enterprises are this holiday season presenting their big attractions, the three-horse abreast merry-gp-round and Chairoplane, etc. The season commenced last night and will extend till the middle of January. Open afternoons, at 2 p.m.; nightly at 7 o’clock. Young and old should avail themselves of the opportunity of paying a visit to the beach.

The secret of our success is based on a fair deal and a one price policy to everyone. We not only increase our business but are establishing a reputation for highclass goods, dependable and prices of the very-lowest. Every article in our store is a star value and our claim is to our matchless prices. The Auckland Warehouse, general drapery and clothing store (opp. County Hotel), Stratford.

The Railway Department advertise in this issue particulars of train arrangements and the issue of cheap excursion tickets in connection with the New Plymouth Races -•>> December 26 and 27.