LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1930, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Tuakau Tennis Club has conducted a ballet on the question of perI mitting games to be played on the I club's courts on Sunday. The result was a five to one majority in favour of I Sunday play. Flay will be allowed 1 between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. only. i A loss of over £lOO was suffered by the Music Week organisers at Christchurch. The houses were not up to expectation and the organisers were out of pocket. An appeal has been made to all listeners-in who received the benefit of the concerts to make a donation to help to extinguish the loss. A “raiding” party from the Hawera Savage Club, led by Ariki W. S. Gibson and Rangitira W. A. Spragg descended on the New Plymouth hapu on Wednesday and an enjoyable combined korero was held. The visiting party was welcomed by Chief 11. Gilmore Smith, of the New Plymouth club. The visitors provided a fine programme. The issue of the charity stamps to help in the campaign against tuberculosis will be made considerably earlier this year. It was toward the end of November when the stamps were on sale last year, but it is the intention to make this year’s issue available about the middle of October in order that the stamps may be affixed to the overseas Christmas mail which leaves New Zealand about that time.

When asked what efforts he had made to obtain employment a man charged in the Police Court at Auckland with a breach of a maintenance order said that it was his practice to "ring up” the Labour Bureau regularly, but bo far lie had not received work. “You are too tired to call, I suppose,” remarked the probation officer, Mr. W. J. Campbell. The accommodation afforded by the three hotels in Waitara was fully taxed by the influx of Maori and European visitors yesterday. With the first of the ceremonies in connection with the funeral of Sir Maui Pomare to-day, a great many more visitors are expected and it is anticipated that, unless they have accommodation already booked they will have to make New Plymouth their centre.

Prefacing his address at the annual meeting of the Maketawa Dairy Company yesterday with the remark that lie had a bad cold and therefore would be able to speak for only a little while Air. J. Brown, chairman of directors, spoke for 67 minutes. At the conclusion he remarked that he would gladly answer any questions. However, he had apparently covered the subject so exhaustively that there was practically no discussion.

A debtor received a letter from the accountant of a firm to which he was indebted demanding immediate settlement. Tliis caused him to call on the writer. He explained that though he owed money to various firms he always paid. “Well, why don’t you pay us?” said the accountant. “I will pay you,” was the reply, "but I have a method.of paying my accounts. I place, all the accounts in my hat and draw six. These I pay. When I am again financial I repeat this. Now,” he said, “if you send me any more threatening letters I won t include your account in my raffle.”

The new commercial and technical branch of the Wellington Public , Library was opened this week. It is in charge of a woman assistant and has seating accommodation for 15 people. The public librarian states that he, is satisfied with the start. He is getting into communication with the consuls of various countries to see if , they will help by providing informative works and magazines bearing on the commerce of their countries.

Work is proceeding rapidly upon the final stage of the new railway carriages for the South Island Main Trunk railway. While the date of completion of the coaches is not yet certain, it appears likely that it will be early in October. Thirteen new second-class coaches are being built, and it is stated that the intention of the Railway Department is to form these into two completely new North and South expresses for the South Island.

Passengers on the steamer Makura on the way from San Francisco to Welling-, ton were informed of the mishap to the Tahiti, but heard only scanty details, gome on board expected the Makura to alter her course and steam at full speed to the scene, but it was soon realised that she was too far away to be of any assistance. Care was taken not to alarm the passengers needlessly, and very little news about the Tahiti was actually made public to the passengers. In the very early days, when the greater part of the West Coast was unknown country, the Canterbury Provincial Government offered a reward for the discovery of new passes. One pass has remained undiscovered until recently, when a party from the Christchurch Alountaineering Club found a totally new pass at a height of about 4000 ft. The party went to Arthur’s Pass and spent four days in the region.. They proceeded along the Alingha River to the Edwards Stream, which is imperfectly shown on the maps, and found the new pass between Goat Pass and Walker Pass. It is to the immediate north of Mount Franklin, an unclimbed peak about 9000 ft. high, and is on the other side of the Blimit Range from Arthur’s Pass.

The suggestion that small experimental shipments of New Zealand e unmodities not already known on the Japanese and Chinese markets would be justified is made by Professor Belshaw in a bulletin he has prepared on the subject,of trade by New Zealand with the Far East. In respect of all commodities, he says, it is imperative, if markets are to be maintained, that supplies should be on the market continuously, so that they are always available and before the public. This implies also that commodities such as butter, cheese and meat should always bo sold under their own brand or trade name. The practice sometimes followed with batter of selling in bulk to traders who are likely to mix and dispose of it under their own or some other name is, in the longrun, injurious.

The annual winter sports meeting arranged by the Ruapehu Ski Club -will take place at Tongariro National Park towards the end of next week. I lie competitions will include climbing, turning and jumping, and down-hill and cross-country racing. The three principal events will be the New Zealand amateur ski-ing championship, the Drew interprovincial cup, and the dub championship. Between 90, and 100 •members of the Ruapehu Ski Club, together with members of the Tararua Tramping Club and a party from the Auckland University;' Field! C?tob,/>ilj( assemble at the Chateau, National Park.