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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16448, 29 May 1919, Page 2

The voting on th® prohibition poll on board the iPaparoa was; Continuance, 467; Prohibition 103. A Sydney cablegram reports that over 20 inches of rain have fallen in Sydney during the present month.

Bands men are asked to assemble at the usual time to welcome home th© Rimutaka men who are returning tonight. At a sale of pedigree, pigs in Christchurch last week a Berkshire sow and litter of nine realised 120 guineas. Other prices ranged from 40 guineas downwards. Dr. J. E. Riddell, who has launched a big scheme for the education of the children of soldiers killed in the war, waited on the Wanganui-Waitotara Patriotic Association on Wednesday. It was resolved to vote £2OOO to the fund, the sum. to be paid in War Bonds.

Complaints were made at tho Borough Council meeting on Wednesday night in reference to trees and hedges being allowed to encroach on the footpath, and one councillor said the inspectors ought to notice and have these matters attended to.—lt was decided to draw the inspectors’ attention to the matter. At a meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the New Plymouth Borough Council on Wednesday evening a committee consisting of the Mayor and Councillors Clarke and Hayden was appointed to meet the directors of the New Plymouth Gas Company to discuss the proposed purchase of the company’s interests by the borough.

With the approval of the Minister of Lands and tno Minister in Charge of War Funds the Wanganui-Waitotara Patriotic Association on Wednesday decided to transfer £IO,OOO to a land settlement fund for the purpose of cooperating with the Government in placing soldier settlers on farms. As a beginning, a proposal to acquire a Westmere property for subdivision into dairy farms for soldiers who bad applied for them was approved, and the lands committee authorised to complete the transactions.

For some time, says the headmaster of the Stratford School in his monthly report, fashionably-dressed little girls have been coming to school in very short dresses, the dresses of the ultrafashionablo being absurdly shortened. His attention has been drawn to this frequently. Now that the weather is getting colder, a change to longer gar-/ inents is hoped for—both for the healtlx and the appearance of the litfle ones. The committee endorsed the headmaster’s opinion.

The Carpentaria on Friday last (says an exchange) steamed to three miles outside Lyttelton Heads in order to discharge some 2000 tons of ashes which was taken on board at Home as ballast. It is probable that it will take about a week to cany out the work, hut this course has been adopted owing to tho scarcity of suitable railway tracks and other facilities, otherwise the Harbour Board could have taken the ballast for the reclamation grounds), Tho Carpentaria will then put back to Lyttelton in order to load between 40,000 and 50,000 carcases of mutton. A Now’ Zealand firm has received from Scotland the following letter, stating that tho action of tho dockers there may have tho effect of lessening the export of Scotch whisky to the Dominion : “Wo beg to advise you that export of whisky is meantime suspended indefinitely, owing to the attitude adopted by the dockers at Glasgow’ and Liverpool. Apparently they have the feeling that no liquor should be,sent out of the country when the Government is allowing so little out of bond for consumption by the Home public. This impossible state of matters cannot, of course, continue, and w’o are just afraid that the Government will he forced to release more whisky and other liquors from bond to appease the public clamour. Consequently, if this happens then tho quantity of whisky available for export will bo correspondingly curtailed’.’ The speedy re-establishment of the sheet-glass w’orks in Belgium was one of the immediate results hoped for in English business circles following the signing of the armistice. A letter addressed to an Auckland firm from London on November 15 expressed the hope that these works would be quickly restarted, and that, if all went well, supplies would be obtainable for shipment within about two months. That this hope has been frustrated is mad© evident in another letter received in Auckland last week, in which it is stated that labour troubles in Belgium had disorganised the trade, and only one works, and the maker of machinemade sheet glass, were in full production. Prices were stated still to be exceedingly high, and information had just come to hand that two thousand 100 ft. boxes of “fourths,” stored at Amsterdam before the war, had just been sold for shipment to Greece at the high price of 100 s per box. These were purchased by Auckland merchants for about 20s before the war, Nolan and Co. advertise a sale of fruit to-morrow, at 11 a.m. The Melbourne Clothing Company are in receipt of another shipment of men’s cashmere half-hose at 3s lid per pair. These socks are guaranteed all pure wool and good dye. In navy or black only. Worth 4s lid a pair.*

Messrs. A. J. Tidcly and Co., of Hawera, insert an advertisement in today’s issue drawing attention to the latest improved Treloar milking machine. Owing to the vacuum tank and all iron pipes being now discarded, it is claimed that the machine is the moat sanitary machine in existence. Those contemplating purchasing a machine will have an opportunity of seeing the' Treloar in actual work at tho New Plymouth and Hawcra Winter Shows. A euchre party and dance will be held in the-Bell Block Hall to-night. Proceeds in aid of tho Bell Block [football Club.

Farmers! Be prepared for the wet and cold weather by wearing Regal farm boots. AVo have strong nailed shooters from 17s 6d to 30s; ladies’ solid leather dairv boots at 14s 9d and 16s Dd. We are JUole agents for New Plymouth , for the famous “Spanker” watertight, the best farm boot made.—Regal Slice Store.*

This is Overcoat Week at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. AVe have been fortunate in securing a splendid assortment of all classes of Overcoats and Rain Coats for men and boys, which we offer at very # keen prices. These goods are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive, and we recommend you to select your requirements from our present stock.* For Chronic Chest uomplaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Workers using the pitch-pot on the Wellington wharves have discovered, a successful way to cook potatoes. The potatoes are dropped impeded into a pot of boiling pitch, and after a few minutes’ immersion they are fished out. The covering cools rapidly, and when it is broken open what is described as “a ball of flour” is the result, only requiring a pinch', of salt to make them gastronomically perfect

Sheffield is well known to bo the centre of the trade in cutlery and fine steels, but there is no very clear explanation as to why it obtained that position. ' It may have been accidental, or the workmen may have possessed Mperior natural skill to those of other districts. But it possessed a natural advantage in the number of hill streams which supplied .cheap power to drive the grindstones. War has been responsible for many discoveries (remarks the Melbourne Argus). Not tlie least interesting is the geophone, a new instrument for detecting earth sounds. Professor David has related in Sydney the beginnings of this invention. It appears that a soldier lying in a tunnel, with a flask for a pillow, heard strange sounds in the earth. He stood, to attention, and the sounds ceased—or ho ceased to hear them. He again put his ear to the flask and the sounds were heard again. They revealed that the Germans were coun-ter-mining not far away. This experience was related, and the scientists developed the idea suggested by it until they completed the geophone. In the old days, when miners feared the coming of the “shift boss,” something of the kind would have been very useful. Now the “shift boss” may carry his geophone to warn him of the approach of the union delegate. A contrivance which will enable a person to know what is going on -without putting “his •ear to the ground” certainly supplies a “long-felt -want” to politicians—even to those in high places. Each mail brings further evidence to the Commonwealth of the popularity and the high esteem in which members of the A.I.F. were held in both France and Belgium, states the Melbourne Argus. A somewhat unique illustration of this has been received by the Act-ing-Minister of Defence, Senator Russell. The citizens of Phillipeville, Belgium, having learnt that the loth Australian Battalion, which had been billeted in their town for six weeks, was to be sent to a neighbouring locality, petitioned the G.O.C. 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, as follows:—“This news has been received with great sadness by our people, who have come to love and know tho Australian officers and men, who for so many reasons merit our gratitude. If it wore a question of demobilising and sending the soldiers back to Australia, nothing would remain for us but to thank them, to congratulate .them, and to wish them all a happy return to their own country; but as it is merely a question of transferring them, we beg you to keep the 15th Battalion at Phillipeville. The civil population and the Australian soldiers understand one another perfectly, and the officers and men are well satisfied with their relations with the inhabitants.” It would be interesting to learn, adds the Argus, if any similar petitions were presented to the German generals when thcfr time came to make a move in Belgium.

A splendid opportunity of securing high-class furniture will be afforded the public to-morrow, when Mr. Walter Bewley is submitting his furniture to auction. Particulars are advertised in this issue.

President Wilson has evidently been reading about Taranaki women lifting the world into higher ideals by’ means of “Golden Rule” Soap, “Golden Rule” Candles, “Golden Rule” Writing Tablets, “Golden Rule” School Rulers, “Thinker’s” -l > ictorial Penny Notebooks and kbe famous “No Rubbing” Laundry Help.