LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1931, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ycfiterday was the 25th anniversary of the death of Mr. R. J. Scddon.

Lieht fog lying in the river valleys and°a.t freqitent intervals c.n higher levels, made motoring conditions difficult in North Taranaki last night. There was a fair attendance of members of the W.E.A. elites at New Plymouth last night, when a play-reading of Tolstoy's plays, “The First .Distiller” and “The Cause Of It All,” were read. The Dunedin Operatic Society’s six nights’ season of “A Country Girl” realised £ll5O. After paying expenses and accounting for a debt of £250, the society has £2OO in hand.

Mr. G. V. Tate, one of the judges at the New Plymouth Winter. Show, has had a long association with the Taranaki Agricultural Society, having' been one of those who assisted to erect the yards at the first show, held at Bell "Block over 50 years ago.

Parente should not discourage their boys from taking up some hobby but should rather encourage them to keep pigeons or bantams or take up some other interest that would have the tendency to keep them at home instead of driving them on to the street, remarked Mr. A. C. Johnstone, Auroa, at a poultry fanciers’ dinner at Now Plymouth last night.

That poultry fanciers should consider the business end of poultry farming more and should take steps to place their products before the public was the opinion expressed by Mr. W. Scott at the poultry fanciers’ dinner at New Plymouth last night. There should, he said, be at least 40 or 50 plates of eggs in the competitive class instead of only about Six,' not one of which was exhibited by a fancier. Some controversy as the result of local refusing to pay unemployed workers “on the job” has recently taken place. To finalise matters on its own account, the Kairanga County Council decided to communicate with the Unemployment Board asking it to consider the advisability of establishing a central pay. bureau. At present the couhcil is paying its workers on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but yet a number usually miss payment. Many inquiries are being received for good investments, said the manager of one of the biggest concerns handling investments, and some of the investors are stipulating that the money must be invested in farm securities, says the Christchurch Times. In assessing the values of farms, allowance has to be made, it was stated, for the fact that the productive capacity is below normal. At the same time, there is a good deal of confidence in farm lands as a profitable investment.

Prevented from landing at Sydney at the instance of his father, after running away from his home at Swanson, Auckland, Jack Luckens, aged 16, returned to New Zealand by the Ulimaroa, which arrived at Wellington from Sydney on Tuesday. The lad travelled from Auckland to Sydney on the Ulimaroa under the assumed name of “Chris Morris,” and his father identified his handwrit--ing at a shipping office. He had no special plan in view in leaving home, except a boyish desire to see something of life and meet a little adventure. He had sufficient money on his return to pay train fare to Auckland, but he said to a Dominion reporter: “I think I may do the journey on foot.” It is generally recognised nowadays that if a great scenic resort is to be brought into line with other resorts attracting tourists in other parts of the world, there must be access' to it by motor-car, says the Mataura Ensign. It was this fact that influenced the Southland League to give its support to the proposal to make provision for the construction of a motor road to Milford Sound. Referring to the project in its annual report, the Southland League states that a very comprehensive report favourable to the project was prepared by Mr. F. W.' Furkert, Eugineer-in-Chief for the Public Works Department. Advice has been received by the league that the road has now been constructed to a point about 32 miles past the Te Anau Hotel.

“The conference of the National Dairy Association to be held. in. New Plymouth this month would go down to history as the most important conference yet held in New Zealand in connection with the dairy industry,” remarked the Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister of Labour, at a dinner last night. As a Minister of the Crown lie already knew in a general way the decisions that had been arrived at at the conference held. recently at Wellington at the invitation of the Government. The results of that conference had not been released for publication arid he was not at liberty to disclose them, but they were to be referred to the conference of the N.D.A. for confirmation or otherwise. If they were confirmed he felt that 99 per cent, of those interested in the industry would be in sympathy with them.

After spending six months touring the Continent, an Aucklander writes from London emphasising how the world trade depression lias hit the tourist trade. “I found that the best hotels suffered most, being, in fact, half empty,” lie states. “I was in Nice at carnival time, and it was just the same. It is generally recognised that the American tourist traffic has declined to a mere nothing. At Monte Carlo, where I spent a week, they were making desperate efforts to counteract reports by enthusiastic publicity, but I found half the tables empty and alcoves with lights turned low and curtains shrewdly drawn. It was no different at other casinos, and worse at Nice, where on some afternoons they could not get the tables going at all. Casino business is a fair barometer of tourist trade and spending, so you can guess how things are.”

The Westown Hall Society’s euchre party last night was well patronised despite the weather. The tournament resulted: Mrs. W. R. Leighton, 14 games, 1; Mrs. C. C. Gilbert, 13 gatnee, 2; Mrs. P. Johnson, consolation; Mr. R. Bellringer, 16 games, 1; Mr. F. Baker, 15 games, 2; Mr. Royce Lobb, consolation.

Mrs. F. B. Williams was associate judge with Mrs. D. Blackley in the needlework section at the winter show and not Mrs. C. Williams, as stated in the catalogue. Liesamans Mammitis Paint—A Manawatu farmer writes: “Since using your paint I have not had a single cow go dry in a quarter. I can recommend it as" a good cure.” Order how. Box 63, Kaponga.

Men’s guaranteed oily canvas coats are being sold at the Melbourne Ltd.’s sale at 34/6. This wonderful bargain has only been made possible by the extraordinary circumstances due to the Dissolution of Partnership Sale now proceeding. Boys’ oily canvas coats are also being sacrificed.*