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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16545, 20 September 1919, Page 2

On the recommendation of the. Board of Trade the Government has decided v to remit the duty on bacon and hams imported from Australia from September 22 to November 1. Between two and three thousand New Zealanders remain in England, mostly engaged in clearing up operations. The work is now practically completed. The men will return as opportunities occur. It is notified in the Gazette that a portion of the southern side of Vivian Street, Now Plymouth, is exempt from tho specified street-width provision of tho Public Works Act.

Sir James Allen has advised the president of the Newspapers Proprietors’ Association that arrangements have been 1 made to continue, this year, the practice adopted for some time past of posting copies of tho Financial Statement to the newspapers instead of having summaries telegraphed.

It was announced at the meeting of tho Wellington Education Boarjl on Tuesday that the cost of building had advanced to such an extent that it pointed to profiteering in the building tiadc. The board proposed to erect teachers’ residences at Woodvillo and Pahiatua. Tenders were called for, and the only one received w,as at £I3OO. The cost of building similar residences in 1913 ranged from £127 to £450. The board did not accept the tender. The Post Office Savings Bank general statement, laid on the table of the House of Representatives this week shows that the number of Post Office Savings Banks open at the end of the past year was 786. In all, 1,213,353 deposits, totalling £18,101,104, and averaging £l4 18s 4d, were received during the year; while tho number of withdrawals was 727,729, an aggregate of £14,938,84L*5nd an average of £2O 10s 7d. The excess of deposits oyer withdrawals, was thus £3,162,203. The cost of management for the year was £32,000, a naverage of 3.96 d per transaction, deposit or withdrawal. The number of,accounts closed and opened was 76,869 and 53,015 respectively ; and the number of accounts remaining open at the close of the year was 590,200. The total amount standing to the credit, of all accounts, including interest to tho end of the year, was £33,418,125; an average of £56 12s 4d.

A very optirasitic tone regarding the future of the Dominion was taken by Mr. P. H. Cox, managing inspector of the Bank of Australasia, at a social gathering held at Christchurch a few nights ago. He said that the outlook was never so bright as it was at present. Money was in tho country that had not been present two years ago. The people must take advantage of the position by working. If every man would pull his oar throughout the country difficulties would disappear in thin air, Tho man who had too much time on his hands was the man who got into trouble. If they could bring in a law compelling every man from 18 to 55 to do seven hours’ useful work a day it would end all labour troubles. (Laugh - ter.) The ordinary working man should bo given a living wage, and the man who put his best into his work should be paid extra. This would greatly strengthen tho country and attract new population. The country was ready for immigrants, and it was extraordinary that facilities were not put in their way. There wore hundreds of thousands of acres of land untouched, worth up to £2O and even' £4O an acre. If the Government took this land in hand and put practical managers in charge of returned soldier employees the .men could work on wages until the country was brought into cultivation, and it could then bo allotted to the soldier employees. Mr. Cox added that immigrants could bo attracted by having work for them to go to direct, instead of wasting their ready money looking around for a billet. The productivity of New Zealand could be increased tenfold, and ten times the present export values would mean untold prosperity for N ew Zealand. (Applause.) Our doorway is the road to real footwear economy. Inspect the bargain linns shown in our doorway. Ladies’ strong one-bar house shoes, 10s fid ; ladies’ stout chrome lace, "shoes, sewn soles, 16s Od (guaranteed all leather); girls’ chrome one-bar shoes, sizes 7-9 9s 6d, 10-13 10s fid. Note the address; Regal Shoe Store, next Everybody's Picture Palace.* ‘ Fairy .Wonder Dry Soap contains no harmful chemicals. Fairy Wonder contains no paraffin wax, that is commonly found in. other powders. Fairy Wonder makes the wash light and the clothes white. No extra soap, no boiling, and ■no rubbing required. Is, lOd largo packet. Try it!*

At Mr. Newton King’s haymarkot to-day weauor pigs made from 25s to 28s, small stores 30s 6d to 365, and larger stores £2 13s 6d to £2 15s.

Permanently disabled soldiers are reminded that by calling on Mr. W. J.' Chaney, deputy-chairman of the Patriotic Committee, they can obtain the necessary form, to be filled in in connection with the grant to be made by the Taranaki War ilelief Association.

The exploitation of householders in the matter of rent occupied the attention of the Nelson City Council at its meeting last Friday. The city valuer forwarded a letter, which had- been handed to him, as a specimen of statements that are sometimes made by landlords to obtain increased rent. The letter, which was addressed by a landlord to his tenant, stated that owing to increases of rates, etc., he was reluctantly compelled to increase his rent from 12$ 6d to 20$ per week. The valuer stated that the valuation of this property had been increased once in recent years by £25, making the rates 3s 3d per annum more than previously. Strong indignation at the landlord’s action was expressed by several councillors, and it was decided to refer the correspondence to the city solicitors. A very old resident of Auckland, speaking of the very high prices ruling forliouse property at the present time, related to a Star reporter the story of what took place with regard to the same kind of investment just on thirty years ago, when things reached a very low ebb. A friend of his had bought just outisde of the city proper six quarter-acre sections of land, and wishing to make use of them, erected six houses, each house having six rooms. Just after the houses were finished the slump caused by the maritime strike of 1891 overtook the country, and through the houses being a little way out of town they remained unlet for two years. The owner, finding them lying" heavily on his hands, decided to put them up to auction, and they were sold, land and afl, for less than £250 cadi, and' at that price he was glad to get rid of them. The houses had been built of the very best timber, and were now even in better order than more recently- built residences, but the point of the story is this, said the old gentleman. “that through the rise that has taken place in house property lately, these very six houses have been sold within the last two months, even although they are nearly thirty years old, for sums of not less than £IOOO each!” I

Boys’ and men’s pyjamas are favourably'priced at The Melbourne. For instance; Children’s striped flannelette combination sleeping suits, 5s lid ; boys’ and youths’ striped flannelette two-piece pyjamas, iss lid; men’s striped flannelette pyjama suits, Os lid; finest value in the trade.* The Cafe Chantant, which- is to be hold in the Good Templar Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings, promises to be a great success. The performers bare been busy rehearsing for weeks past and an excellent programme of musie and dancing lias been arranged, Tickets for both evenings are obtainable, at Avery's. For Chronic Chest- Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.,

On October I, at the Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, a nautical inquiry will be held by Mr', E. C. Cutten, S.M., Captains Reed and Williamson, into tbe accident to the Arapawa, Captain Edward John Keatley, on August _3, whilst proceeding over or towards Waitara bur. Residents of the Tariki district are holding a monster soldiers’ day on November 6 next, and are making arrangements for the Citizens’ Band to bo present as a special attraction on the afternoon of that date. The gathering is to take tbe form of a. sports gathering during the day, with a social in the evening.

It is interesting to note, says the Otago Daily Times, that a fair quantity of lioth daffodil and narcissi bulbs are being sold to South Africa, the latest inquiry being from a merchant at Stcl lenbosch. He asks for a quotation for 10,000 bulbs of one variety. It has been discovered that the bulbs from New Zealand are far more easily acclimatised than those secured from England. The New Zealand Insurance ,Coy., Ltd. announces - having completed the purchase of a valuable Devon Street frontage above the A.M.P. Society’s building, upon which oflicc.s will bo built without flelay. With its increasing fire, marine, and accident business and the growth of its trust department, the company has found for some time that its present premises are totally inadequate. ' Plans are now being prepared for a handsome fireproof building of two or three floors which it is hoped will be ready for occupation within 12 months.

The Rev. J. Napier Milne believes that the Church is in sympathy with the workers in their legitimate, demands. At tiie commencement of the present year the following resolution was passed by the Methodist Conference held at Christchurch: ‘’That this Conference, pf the Methodist Church .of Now Zealand affirms its full .sympathy with Labour in its efforts to. secure 'its fair and equitable rights, including improved . conditions, increased wages, ans shorter hours, and pledges 1 itself to assist Labour to that end.” Mr.-Milne will touch on some of these in his lecture on Sunday evening in AAihiteley Memorial Church. The subject is announced to be: ‘‘The troubled waters cf tho world; are-they for the healing of the nations?” Mr. R. Laurie Cooper has charge .of the musical arrangements. h fr. Fi, Herbert "White presides at the organ while the soloists are Miss Elsie AVhite and Mr. Macdonald. There will be a large choir and orchestra, and a short musical service at 0.45 will precede the service proper. Tho Anthems arc; “How lovelv are tho messengers.” and “Seek yc tho Lord. ’

Mr. L. Ethcrington U.A. (London), barrister and solicitor, is starting the practice of his profession in New Plymouth. For some time- Mr. Etherington was managing dork of Messrs. Garble, M‘Loun, Scanned and AVood, solicitors, Napier, and for the last two years jio has been managing clerk for Messrs. Halliwell, Spratt and Thomson, at Hawera. Mr. Ethcrington, who is a solicitor of fixe Supreme Court, England, will practice in both courts.

The new time-table for the Westown, Vogoltown and Frankley Road’ 'bus service, which comes into operation on. Monday, is published in this issue. A meeting of enthusiastic freezing work’s employees decided, this morning, to form a* Freezing Works’ Cricket Team, Prospects are bright, but further definite action has been deferred pending a meeting on Thursday night, at which the employees will be represented’. Citizens are reminded of the opening recital for the season at Kawaroa tomorrow afternoon by the New Plymouth Citizens’ Band, when the programme will include among others “The Silver Trumpets” (Viviani), “John Bull” f Kenneth Glover), “The Stars and Stripes” (Sousa), and Ernest Ball’s ‘mother Machree” as a cornet solo. The bandsmen are asked' to parade in full uniform, as the committee are desirous of ascertaining whether any of the men’s equipment requires attention before the busy season comes on, consequently would like to see every man present if at all possible. One: of the motor mail coaches in this district is that supplied by Mr, Newton King to Messrs. Archibald Bros., mail contractors for the New Plymouth-Egmont Village-Inglewood-Purangi service. The chassis is 45 h.p. and is known as a |-1 ton special White ’bus chassis and is fitted with a handsome and most comfortable 16 passenger ’bus body. It is electrically lighted throughout and fitted with the latest 36 x 6 Goodyear cord tyres, which have given such good service on the Wai-tara-Awaldno service. With the increasing traffic Messrs. Archibald Bros, have found great difficulty in handling passengers and goods on their New Plymouth-Purangi run, but with this latest _ addition to their plant patrons can rely upon a very much improved service.