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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144146, 16 July 1913, Page 2

Advices from London state that the butter and cheese ex Turakma bad arrived in a deplorable condition. 180 butter had to be dug out of Hie bolds by men with shovels. The county roads inspector (Mr. R. W. Bond) is determined to enforce the newly-formed by-law with regard to lights on vehicles. On the occasion of the annual ball at Bell Bloox on Turadav night he motor-cycled out to tno hafl and succeeded in capturing quite a number of offenders dnvmg ’"“out lights. The law provides, and rightly so, that two lights must be Mr W J- Noilson, who is starting a cheese factory at Puniho, has left at this office his account sales for a stop raent of eleven crates of cheese bv the Otaki on open consignment through Messrs. Collett and . Co. Those averaged slightly under 64s per cwt. His highest price' secured this season was for one crate ex Nairnshire, which realised 60s. During the last season Mr. Neilson paid out to suppliers at Omata an average of 13id. There are still several unclaimed articles from the High School Old Girls Ball. Owners can have same by applying at Webster Bros.’ mart. The annual grand ball under the auspices of the Bell Block Hall Comnuttea was held in the hall on Tuesday night, and, as is usual with these popular functions, was a pronounced success. xho evening was delightfully cool, . and there was a record attendance of dancers. including two full ’bus loads from New Plymouth. The hall was nicely decorated with greenery and bunting, and tho ladies of the district provided a bountiful and dainty supper. Mrs. G«ii b . orchestra of three instrumentalists provided the music, and extras were played by Mrs. Yates, Misses C. Brewer (2), and K. Bennett. The floor was in capital order, and the duties of M.C.’s ably performed by Messrs. J. S. Connett, W. Hoakin, L. Aadrowa aud L. Ruudla.