LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Not every car sets out to break the speed limits. A small car in New Plymouth at present bears the notice on its back window: “Please pass me. I am being carefully run in.”

The South Island Motor Union has adopted the suggestion.. of the South Taranaki Automobile Association to make ; the conversion of cars an indictable offence, with suggested penalties of imprisonment for five years and £lOO fines’A

If there is anything more in meky omen than superstition New Plymouth (New Zealand) Oil Wells, Dtd., will shortly strike oil in great volume. Amongst the drilling equipment purchased by the company from Taranaki Oilfields, Ltd., at Gisborne and delivered in New Plymouth this week vmre two sacks of horseshoes. '

Success attended the mart conducted by the ladies’ committee of the Central Home and School Association, New Plymouth, in King’s Buildings yesterday. The mart was exceptionally well-stocxed by parents and otiier friends. The committee’s plan .to cook cakes and. scones on the premises was wholly justified by the keen demand for these goods. Mrs. Cathie did the cooking. Several competitions added to the financial success of the venture, which will assist the funds of the school to the extent of about £3O. Winners of competitions were: Tray cloth, Miss Betty Waters; night dress, Mrs. Sandford; iced cake, Mrs. Bennett; dinner, Mr. Sorreusen,cushion,, Mrs.- Lester.-

During last week-end the heavy seas and the spring tide broke open the door of the access tunnel at the foot of the cliffs below Eliot Street, New Plymouth, where sewerage tunnelling operations are in progress. These tunnels were filled with, water' when the workmen arrived on Monday morning, and the tunnels had to be pumped dry before work could Jbe recommenced. The Circumstances were exceptional and had this happened when the men were working the slowly-flowing water would ‘.axe given them plenty of warning to escape from the tunnels, some of which have “blind” ends.

The Hustler’s are showing their first shipment of Ladies’ Spring Millinery, at prices to suit the most slender purse. Fur necklets and stoles are just what are required at this season and these we are offering also at prices that appeal. The Hustlers, Drapers.*

.The heavy thunderstorms experienced in Waitara on Thursday afternoon, and' night put about 150 telephones in the district temporarily outs of commission by blowing fuses. The Waitara P. and T. staff was busily engaged yesterday in repair work. A wireless message from Rugby on 'Thursday evening relayed from Sydney and picked up in Auckland, stated that the sixpenny fund for Jack Hobbs, the cricketer, had been closed with the total contributions at £5OO. Many notable people subscribed to the fund. What it means to feed the patients in the Wellington hospital may be realised from the fact that during the past month 1400 breakfasts, 15,347 dinners and 14,503 teas were sent out from the main kitchen, with, in addition, 1063 special meals from the diet kitchen. Weather conditions were responsible for an abnormally high spring tide at Waitara yesterday, low-lying land on the river bank being submerged. At high tide' the water was only 3 or 4 feet below the level of the yharf.

The Waikato Aviation Company and Rotorua Airways have amalgamated. The new company will be known as Rotorua Airways and will have its headquarters at Rotorua. It will operate a de Haviland Puss Moth, a three-seater cabin monoplane and a standard Gipsy Moth. It is expected that tourist and passenger work will occupy most of the summer season.

Farmers on Banks Peninsula have had one of the worst winters for many years, states the Christchurch Tinies. The southerly rain and snow storms have been very hard on\stock, and the spring is very much later than usual. Cattle are , backward in condition, and there have been considerable losses »of ewes and lambs during lambing. A spell of warm weather is much desired.

Mr. S. Holden Howie, who returned to Auckland on Monday from a vi?it to Sydney, said he saw a motor-car bought for 10s. and .driven away. It was in first-class running order. AU sorts of cars can be bought at. ridiculously low prices. An indication of the tremendous slump in the car industry in Australia is forcibly brought home by the fact that during the last quarter .54,000 licenses were handed in to the authorities. ■ ’ '

“People are drinking less and less now,” said an hotel broker giving evidence at the Supreme Court at Christchurch this week. “In fact, I think prohibition is coming, without the people having to, carry it by vote. The hotel business has slackened up considerably of late months.”, He added that there had been a big falling-off in the takings of several hotels in which he was personally interested.

In a petition presented in the House of Representatives Mr. P. N. Denton, Wellington, asks the House to pass a resolution to enable him to obtain a refund of £63 19s. lOd. overpaid by way of income tax. The petitioner states'that the Commissioner of Taxes admitted the equity of his claim, but that he unable to make' a refund because the time limit for'refunds had expired. When a practice of the Wanganui Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society was in full swing and the principals and chorus were deeply interested in their respective parts, a small boy clambered up, says the Chronicle, and peered inquisitively at the assembly. “Well, little man,” challenged Mr. Louis Cohen, the musical director, “what are you here for?” “T came to see what all the row was about,” the youngster replied. “New Zealand is a wonderful place for institutions,” said. Archbishop Julius at Christchurch this week. “We seem to have them for all purposes. We do waqt. one, though, for the fathers and mothers —one where they may learn their duty to- their children.- There is need for this, for so many of them do not know how to care in the right way for their children, so that other institutions have to undertake the work they should have done.”

The regulations governing the educational system in New Zealand were described as “the most cumbersome and complicated set it would be possible to evolve,” by Mr. F. A. Garry, speaking at a meeting of the Auckland Educational Conference. It was not possible for one primary school teacher in a hundred to . calculate the salary he was entitled to receive. For this information it was necessary to go to an expert. This was one of the points which the education report presented to Parliament aimed at simplifying.

The fact that the United States postal authorities disclaim liability for the loss of registered packets after their arrival in the United States and before their delivery to the person to z whom they are addressed,, was revealed at the meeting of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. The matter -was raised by a letter from a member. “I approached the chief postmaster at Auckland and was told that the facts were as stated,” said the secretary, Dr. E. P. Neale. “I asked him if we.could not retaliate by disclaiming liability for any registered packages from the United States, and his reply was that no such packages are ever lost.” A large area on the western side of the crown of Western Park, New Plymouth, has been dug, in accordance with the policy of the board to re-sow it and make a good turf. Work on the eastern side will be begun soon and the whole of the digging will be finished in about eight days’ time. The grass will be sown in the autumn. The formation of the road to the summit has been completed as far as the funds will permit. The ultimate aim of the board, when it has money in hand, is to tar-seal the road. The present work is being done by returned soldiers and is being subsidised £1 for £1 by the Returned 'Soldiers’ Association. _

Residents of Korito and surrounding districts are reminded of the lantern address to be given by Mr. J. M. Smith, of the Agricultural Department, at Korito on Tuesday, September 30, at 8 p.m.

The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board intimate by advertisement in this issue that their arrangement in connection with Gifts of Butter from residents in New Zealand to friends in Great Britain is still being, carried on. An old hall on Mr. Weir’s, property at Egmont Village has been offered to Mrs. H. Lister in which to continue her undenominational Sunday school. Mrs. Lister formerly had 36 pupils at Egmont Village and has decided to continue the school.

High class-Jersey bulls will be offered by Newton King Ltd. at Kaponga on Monday, October 6, on behalf of the Kaponga Jersey Cattle Club. Particulars of the sale are advertised.

At the New Plymouth showgrounds on Tuesday 78 stud bulls will bo submitted on behalf of the members of the New Plymouth Jersey Cattle Club. Twenty-six North Taranaki studs are represented. The offering consists of breeding to suit all requirements. Catalogues giving full details of the entry are now available from the auctioneers. Seo advertising columns in this issue.

Oily canvas coats with . a guarantee as to wear and satisfaction are sold at the Melbourne Clothing Company' at 34/6. These coats have extra reinforcing over shoulders, are double-breasted and extra lined. Fitted with storm cuffs and patent fasteners in lieu of buttons. Boys’ and youths’ sizes 19/6 to 29/6.*