LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1930, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A bent foot-rest on the motor-cycle concerned was the only damage suffered in a collision between a cycle and a three-seater car on the post office hill in Devon Street, New Plymouth, yesterday. “We have no money but we have plenty of wool; you can take it out in wool,” announced a wool country bowling rink to a New Plymouth publican when booking expensive hotel accommodation for the duration of the Taranaki bowling tournament. Over 700 Inglewood people are expected to attend the annual school picnic which is to be held at Ngamotu beach on Thursday next. A similar number will probably go to Stratford on February 13 on the occasion of the New Plymouth railway picnic. “The bank apparently liasfaith in the debtor as it has not returned his cheque,” said counsel when asking the New Plymouth Court for an adjournment of a debt claim yesterday. The cheque had been forwarded for clearance to a bank in another part of New Zealand. “He is a parson,” added counsel.

The question of aeroplane regulations, now that New Plymouth lias its own plane, was raised by a resident yesterday. There was a danger, he felt, from stunt flying over the town. Recently a visiting plane had begun to do the falling leaf straight over his house. He suggested that it would be just as interesting to the publie and not so stimulating to himself if the stunting were done over the sea.

Riding abreast along the Main North Road to Waitara three motor-cyclists last night amused themselves and distracted motorists by “stunting” and swerving across the road in front of the motor traffic. One member of the party was especially exuberant and several times flung his arms wildly in the air, swayed carelessly from side to side and then, placing his head close to the handle-bars, indulged in a spasm of speed.

Banana skins lying on the Avenue Road were thought to be responsible for the skidding of Lawrence Luders’ motorcycle yesterday morning. Luders, a railway porter, was riding to work about six o’clock. He was thrown, and as Dr. D. E. Brown believed there might be slight concussion, Luders was sent to the hospital. There it was found, however, that the injuries comprised facial abrasions and were not serious. Luders was reported to be progressing favourably last night.

“That car is going Into the garage, and we’re not coming to town for four months.” In these words a Wanganui woolgrower announced the personal effect of prices *t the wool sale. The Waikato diocese is 10,415 square miles re» area, and its population is 125,000, including 10,000 Maoris. It is estimated that 45 per cent, of the population are members of the Church of England. Probably as a result of the recent storms which affected a large portion of the New Zealand coast, a considerable number of dead sea-birds have been observed at Oreti beach and on some other parts of the Southland coastline. Waipukurau residents have been aroused from their sleep of recent nights by the discharging of shotguns almost in the centre of the town. On the last occasion the first shot occurred at midnight, followed by two others at fiveminute intervals. “In the South Island we were able to link up 26 country schools in one central clinic. That was a good day’s work, and I felt compensated for all the trouble to which I had gone,” stated the Hon. A. J. Stallworthy (Minister of Health) at Palmerston North, when meeting a deputation, ■which applied for the establishment of a central dental clinic at that centre.

Efforts were made by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to promote a train tour during February, 1925, and also again during April, 1929, but the response offering on those occasions was somewhat disappointing, A fresh effort is now being made, and a committee of the chamber has recommended that a tour should be undertaken in May, to cover ten days, and that the trip proceed as far as Waikaremoana in one direction and New Plymouth in the other; also visiting Tongariro National Park, and including a run on the Wanganui River.

Cabinet is expected to reach a decision this week regarding the appointment of a delegation to represent New Zealand at the next International Labour Conference at Geneva, which will be held in May or June. An assurance that New Zealand would be represented at the gathering was given Parliament last session by the Acting-Leader of the House (Hon. G. W. Forbes), who confirmed the statement of the Leader of the Labour Party (Mr. H. E. Holland), that the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward), when approached, had promised that delegates would be sent

That it was essential for judgment ’debtors to be present when their cases were called if they desired to avoid default orders being made was a point emphasised by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., in New Plymouth yesterday. Concerning the fact that certain persons involved in judgments had not appeared' that day, he explained that an arrangement to pay a debt, either with the creditor or his solicitor, was not a sufficient reason for absence once the matter had gone as far as the court.

The high, tension line erected by the Public Works Department to give a temporary supply of power from the Taranaki Power Board system now feeds the New Plymouth system through a bank of four large transformers, erected temporarily on the . western side of the power station at Mangorei. It is intended that when the Government supply is made available these transformers should be moved to the eastern side, where they will form part of the Public Works standard switching system.

Four hundred picnickers comprising members and friends of the Eltham Methodist, Presbyterian and Salvation Army Sunday schools arrived by special train at New Plymouth at about 10 a.m. yesterday. About a hundred Salvation Army visitors alighted at the East End beach, while parties of approximately 110 Presbyterians and 190 Methodists proceeded to Ngamotu beach. In spite of the wind the visitors had an enjoyable day’s swimming, while those at Ngamotu also visited the wharves and inspected the shipping. The train left on the return journey at 5.20 p.m. s The remains of'the ship llawea, which have lain in the New Plymouth harbour since 188’8, have been practically all removed as the result of dredging during the past few days. Only a small portion of the stern is left. While that portion of the iron hulk- which has been exposed to water erosion has suffered considerably from rust, the greater part of the vessel has been embedded in the sand and is reported to be in as good condition as at the time of the wreck. From a depth of five feet at low tide the locality of the wreck has been dredged to a depth of 21 feet.. thus making a strip of that depth along the eastern side of the Newton King wharf 210 feet in width.

When landing at the . Bell Block aerodrome yesterday afternoon after a flight over the town, the aeroplane piloted by Captain Warnock came in contact with a temporary fence near the hangar, with the result that the two lower planes were slightly damaged. The plane was run into the hangar where repairs will be effected as soon as possible. In consequence it will not be possible to use the machine for a day or two. The strong westerly wind which had been blowing when Captain Warnock took off dropped to a flat calm just as he landed and the machine took longer to pull up than would have been the case had the wind maintained its force. The fence had been erected across what will ultimately be the main -runway for the purpose of protecting a crop of turnips put in last spring in preparation for the levelling of the runway in the autumn.

The attention of sheep farmers is drawn to the Tokirima annual sheep fair to be held on February 6 by the Farmers’ Co-op. The sheep are good-conditioned lots off hilly country and can be unhesitatingly recommended to intending purchasers. Clients are requested to book their seats early. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board draws attention in the advertising columns to the fact that now is the time to order presents of prime New Zealand lamb for delivery at Home at Easter time. Under this well known scheme anyone can have a single carcase of lamb delivered to any address in the United Kingdom for the sum of 31s delivered.

The attention of prospective sheep purchasers in drawn to the Uruti sheep fair to be held to-morrow. * Approximately 3500 sheep of all classes have been entered for this sale, included in which is a splendid selection of four and five-year-old breeding ewes which ia well supplio mented by good entries of lambs and wethers. This fixture offers to those who have not yet fulfilled their requirements a oplendid opportunity of effecting purchases. Full details of the sale appear in the stock auction advertising columns of this issue.