LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1931, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Work was found for every man wjio ap.pliled to the unemployment committee in New Plymouth yesterday morning..

A well-known North Taranaki sheepfarmer recently sent his season’s clip, amounting to about a ton of wool, to the Wanganui sales. When he received the returns from its sale he found that there was almost sufficient to buy him two suits of clothes.

Twelve paradise duck have, at the request of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, been procured and forwarded by the Southland Accljtnatisa-tio-i Society for the bird sanctuary at Kapiti, where they bate been placed. By paying its coal bills in Melbotjrnh the J Wanganui City Council has been able to save' a considerable amount of money, the exchange rates being in favour of New Zealand. In two payments over £369 has been saved. Through the shiashing of orie of the ImM globes in a carriage, a boy travelling from Tariki to NeW Plymouth yesterday had his wrist severely cut. At the Lepperton station the boy was playing with a ball in one of the cars when the ball struck the globe. An official of the Railway Department rendered first aid.

Whether it was because a,big picnic from the Toko line was in New Plymouth, because it was the twentieth of the month, or because of the tacont reported rise of the London prices of butter and cheese, New Plymouth was unusually busy yesterday. The streets were crowded with country visitors and several business people reported trade had been quite brisk and that payments had been made ,to reduce accounts. Argument was heard before Mr. Justice Adams in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday on the application by the Official Assignee for the rejection of proofs of debt in the hankrupt estate of Ueroa NgareWa. His Honour indicated he would give an ora! judgment later in the session. Mr. L. M. Moss, on behalf of the Deputy Official Assignee, supported the application, which was opposed by Messrs L. A. Tavlor and P. O’Dea on behalf of cicditors.

Reporting to the Unemployment Board concerning his recent visit to Ohinemutu in connection with the board’s schemes, Mr. G. Finn, a member of the board, stated that the Maoris in that district were voluntarily payin" the levy. They were not at all likely, said Mr. Finn, to be obliged to seek assistance from the board, but desired to assist their pakelia friends in tlieir industrial troubles.

A humorous story was told at a bankruptcy meeting held in Timaru the othet day by Mr. W. D. Campbell, when d matter concerning a cheque was" being discussed. Mr. Campbell said that a farmer had written to a firm with the idea of purchasing a separator, stating that if the separator wits any good he would forward his cheque. The firm’s reply, which was slightly different, was: “Forward your cheque, and if that is any godd, we will Send the separator.

What is claimed to be a record for Southland in fat lamb producing has been brought to notice with the killing of a particularly fills line of fat lambs at the Ocean Beach works. From a flock of 1000 ewes, bred on the property o$ Mr. William Ford, of Otautau, 1007 fat lambs were drafted. When the unfavourable season is taken into consideration, it is highly creditable that over 100 per cent, lambs were obtained. Il is doubtful if this record will be lowered for a long time. The remarkable case of recovery among the ruins of Napier of a dental plate that had been buried in the debris of fallen buildings can be matbhed by a similar instance that occurred on the Takapuna beach. Some months ago a bather lost his artificial set when bathing off the end of St. Leonards Road, and gave it up for lost. Two months afterwards some employees of the borough ‘ council, while digging a trench through tlie sand for the laying of the outfall of the drainage works, came across the plates a couple of feet below the surface, and half a mile from the place where they had been dropped. They were returned undamaged to the owner.

qomplainta that two workmen had been drinking while on the 'job and that one of them had used obscene language to the foreman were investigated by the disputes committee of the New Plymouth unemployment committee at the site of the Rugby Union ground at Westown yesterday afternoon. The men had been “stood down” Following a thorough inquiry the man who used the language admitted his responsibility and apologised to the foreman for his conduct. On his giving certain undertakings regarding his future behaviour, it was decided to re-employ him on another relief work in the district on Monday morning. The djsputes committee (Messrs P. E. Stain ton and S. Flood) impressed on him the gravity of 'his position and explained that it was only because of the distressing situation in which his wife and children were placed that he was being given another chance. It . was the policy of the committee not to give a man another chance once he had misbehaved himself while at work, or ?liown that he did not appreciate what was being done for him, his wife and family.

The schools along the Toko-Tahorq branch line heli) their annual picnic at Moturoa yesterday. Some 600 excursionists, including children and parents from the Tahora, Marco, Whangamomona, Pohokiira, Hqiakama, Kiore, Matau, Htfirqa, Makahu, Tututawa, Douglas/Toko and Fluinga Schools, mafle the trip arriving at U )<:! New Plymouth station about 11 o’clock. There a considerable number embarked to make the journey to Ngainotu later by train. After a very brief stay at the station the train proceeded on to Ngainotu and in "ioribus weather the children and adults too had a very enjoyable time bathing or paddling ’h sea or sunbathing on the sand. There was also much to interest and educate in visits to the wharves, whore the Laburnum proved a source of wonder and delight, as did also the two Home liners and the dredge Paritutu working close by, and Mr. W. C. Fletcher, of Whangamomona, the organiser of the picnic, , expressed himself as delighted with thesuccess of the picnic, and also spoke appreciatively of the consideration shown the visitors on all sides. It was a happy party that entrained for home just prior to 4.30 p.m. At Moreys’ Economy Sale great value? in underwear are advertised on page IS of this issue. Vests, Bloomers, Nightdress??, in fact, all underwear stocks are heavily reduced, regardless of cost* The New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation Limited intimates by an advertisement in this issue that it has now completed arrangements for 1931 whereby Gifts of New Zealand Apples may be sent from residents in the Dominion to friends at “Home.” The Rev. T. Skuse, Stratford, will preach in the Whiteley' Memorial Church, New Plymouth, to-morrow morning-and evening and at Frankleigh Park in the afternoon. The Lev. Boothrovd will supply at the Stratford Methodist Chijreh in the morning and evening and at Stanley Road in the afternoon.