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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16455, 6 June 1919, Page 2

The Acting Postmaster-General has received advice that the rate of postage on letters from the United States for New Zealand will be reduced from July 1 from 3 to 2 cents per ounce. A clearing sale of G. F. Moore’s stock on Bangatatau property, recently sold for over £BO.OOO, was held on Thursday, and realised £16,000. Buyers were present from all parts of the North Island, Church of England services will bo held at Waitaanga- at 7.30 pan. on Saturday, June 7, and at Okau at 11 a.m. (H.C.) and Ahititi at 7.30 pan. on Sunday, Juno 8. The publication of the report of the Epidemic Commission has been delayed because the Government referred" jt back to the commission for verification of a statement therein. The report has not been returned to the Government yet.

The Chairman of the Taranaki Hospital Board (Mr. M. Fraser) stated at the Hospital Boards’ conference at Stratford on Wednesday that the average age of the inmates of the Old People’s Home, New Plymouth, was 83 years and they had several persons over that age and up to 03.

All soldiers’ mothers and wives are cordially invited to attend the mothers’ tea. in the Whiteloy Hall on Saturday “•afternoon at 2.30. Members of the Women’s National Reserve are requested to be present, and are asked to kindly help towards providing the afternoon tea.

The Melbourne, Ltd., have been fortunate in seeming a small lot of black four-ply wool, suitable, for darning and knitting. The price is Is 8d per skein. As the demand for this class of wool far exceeds the supply, housewives should pay an early visit to the store.* The law of success is operating wonderfully in favour of “No Rubbing’’ Laundry Help and the pure “Golden Rule” Soap.—Burgess, Fraser and Co., Ltd., Wholesale Agents for “No Rubbing” and “Golden Rule.”

Nino Tahitian soldiers who have seen three years ’service in France return to their island to-day. They passed through Wellington fours years ago on the way to Noumea. The Trentham Dominion Scholarships Art Union closes on June 30, and a big effort is being made to sell as many tickets as possible before the end of the month. Tickets at Is each are on sale all over the Dominion, and every ticket has an equal chance of winning over £6OOO worth of prizes.

The idea of school canteens, which was one of the .principal reforms in the programme of T. G. Jones when he became Director of National Kitchens, has had a successful start at Ipswich. At each of about six schools under the local education authorities canteens. have 'been opened where the scholars take their meals with the teachers, the nominal charge being Is per week for five dinners. The following cablegram has been received by The Dominion from Mr. Batt, chairman of the New Zealanders detained in Sydney: “Please give publicity to the denial of the statement current that the Government has commenced repatriation of detained New Zealanders. The facts are that over 400 have, registered at the Government agency, Sydney. The first sailing is indefinite. The Government’s instructions of fifty weekly will take fully three months, making a. total detention for many of five months.” The great demand that exists in Auckland at the present time for increased telephone connections emphasises the tremendous growth of the system throughout New Zealand in recent years (says the New Zealand. Herald). In March, 1882, there were 116 direct connections to exchanges; within the next 20 years the number increased to 9260. ' An increase of 22,000 was recorded in the next ten years, the number of connections in 1912 being over 31,000. Within the next six years a still greater increase was recorded, the total number in March, 1918, being 63,501.

There are people in this district who display exactly the same destrufctive qualities as the Hums did in France and Belgium. Some idiots visited the Old Mountain House on Saturday, May 31, and ou Sunday morning the caretaker found that the piano had been literally torn to pieces, the keys and wires having all been pulled out. Mr. Collis has a photograph which shows the results. Such senseless destruction might bo excused in the case of apes or lunatics, but it is unpleasant to think that sane persons should exist among us who are capable of such deeds. So far no trace of the criminals has been discovered.

In this issue Messrs. Nolan and Co. advertise a # preliminary notice of a sale of furniture on account of Mr. N. Miller, of Wallace Place. Some startling values in ladies’ footwear are now being offered at the Regal Shoe Store., Ladies’ strong chrome onebar house shoes, 10s 6d; ladies’ glace derby shoes, 1 real good wearers, 20s; ladies’ stout daily hoots, best value in town, 14s 9d. All footwear' branded “Regal” is made in our own factory and carries a guarantee of good wear.*