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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16722, 24 April 1920, Page 2

The Auckland trnniwaymen have accepted the council’s offer with slight variati ons.—Press Association. A\ r « have to acknowledge receipt of £2 2s from Mr, C. 0. Stpffensen towards tho Pukekura Park £IOOO fund being organised by Mrs. Burgess.

A painful accident occurred to a married man named Albert Loveridge at the Smart Road freezing works on Friday. As a result he was admitted to the New Plymouth Hospital and had three fingers of the left hand amputated.

Reference to the cement shortage is made- on page eight of this issue. Today Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., received the following telegram from the Hon. Mr. Massey: “Your telegram regarding cement shortage received. lam placing representations before officers of Hoard of Trade here with a view to seeing what relief can be afforded. H.M.S. Renown is 789 feet long, a distance that is somewhat difficult to visualise. The farmer will grasp the position when he is told that the vessel’s length is almost exactly 12 chains, the distance from the Bank of New Zealand to the far end of the Government buildings. Her width is one and a-half times that of the ordinary chain wide street.

A word of warning concerning the inflation fo land values was uttered by Mr. Newton King at the Inglewood county dinner on Friday night, while bo was speaking to the toast, “Fanning Interests,” Ho said he was not a pessimist, but there was a time when safe investment passed into speculation.

The Chief Postmaster requests us to warn telephone exchange subscribers against allowing their telephones being used tor betting purposes. There is reason to believe that many subscribers arc unwittingly allowing their telephones to be used for such business thereby rendering their premises liable to be disconnected from the telephone exchange.

A correspondent writes; “I noticed an appreciation in the Herald this week in regard to the good old Budget, with which I heartily agree. As one who spent about 13 years with Government surveyors in the back blocks of Taranaki I have seen men, the whole of the survey party indeed, greatly lifted up from an attack of the bines when the packer arrived with the mail and especially the good old Budget, which I understand is still retailed at 3d, which is absolutely cheap.” A peculiar custom of the times that arc past was mentioned by a speaker (Mr. B. Stevens) at the Inglewood County dinner on Friday evening. He said that in the ’eighties, when the Mna Uoad Board was in its infancy, the members were granted n percentage on the expenditure as an encouragement to expend the revenue well. The speaker said that when ho first sat on the board the roads were in a mess, but the accounts were worse. The roads could be corduroyed, but not die accounts. In his monthly circular to members of the Durham Minors’ Association, dir. T. 11. Cann states that ho has received complaints from other unions of miners using their leisure time by doing work that has no relation to mining. The Musicians’ Union has frequently had cause to complain. Mr. Cann says ho would bo loth to i.dvocate shorter hours if ho felt that increased leisure would bo used for the purpose of making money by blacklegging oilier trades. Such n practice, he observes, is antagonistic ;o the first principles of trade unionism. The inadequacy of the salary of New Zealand members of Parliament was referred to bv dir. C. A. Wilkinson, cxdl.P., at tlio Inglewood County inaugural dinner. He said that a Member of Parliament was the only man who luuj not received a rise since the prewar days. It was a .scandal that in New Zealand the salary was only £3OO a year. On this a. member of Parliament was expected to keep two 'homes going, contribute readily to every appeal and keep up a. decent appearance. It should not be less than £SOO. In Australia, members of the Federal Parliament received £(100 a rear.

At the close of an address given by Dr. Stokes, of Aide University, at Victoria University College on Thursday evening, Professor Cotton asked the speaker if ho would name a sum which he considered sufficient for University education in Now Zealand. Dr, Stokes .replied that it was true he was just on flip point of leaving New Zealand, but bo was enough of<a diplomatist to vermin from naming an exact sum. He suggested, however, Hint those interested should compare the amount spent upon University education by States like Kansas arid Idaho, each of which had a population of about the samo size as New Zealand, with the amount snent by Now Zealand. He thought those States probably spent a million dollars (about £200,000) each.

The chairman of the New Plymouth Harbour Hoard (Mr. Newton King) told tho settlers assembled at the Inglewood County dinner while replying to a toast that ho was pleased to report that everything was going well in connection with the harbour development. When liners first came to New Plymouth tho companies would not send them in drawing more than 19ft. Gin., though there was a minimum depth of 25ft. of water at that time. While tho speaker was in Wellington recently ho had been informed that the draught limit, had been raised to 21ft., hut after this a vessel was sent drawing 21ft. Gin. There was now a considerably greater depth of water than when tho first liners came, and within a year or two tho harbour would bo ready to take steamers of a very much deeper draught than this. The demolition of Moturon Island was now in hand and the stone was turning out to bo even bettor than the engineers had thought jt would ho. Tho counter hands at C. Carter’s are needing cooler weather immediately unless tho rush for “Keep Smiling”‘Boot Polish oases off a bit. Meanwhile the price is only 8d per tin.* The citizens of Taranaki will no doubt be apparelled in thrir best on Friday next when welcoming our future King. Those in need of new blouses, hats, ties and shirts should pay a visit to any one of The Melbourne, Ltd.’s, stores, where smart new goods may be obtained at favourable prices.* Members of the Equitable BuildingSociety of New Plymouth (Second Group) are notified that subscriptions will bo duo and payable on Monday, April 26, at tho Secretary’s Office’ Currie Street, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m,, from 1 p.m, to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m, to 8 p.m. —Advt,

New shipment of ladies’ and gents.’ tan and black brogue shoos just to hand at The Regal. Quality the best, at prices within reach of all. Also to hand, a very smart line of ladies’ black.snede court shoes, with tongue and buckle.— Regal Shoe Store.* The services in South Road Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. Napier Milne in the morning at 11, „and in the evening at 7 by the Rev. John Nixon. All seats free.'* There are fortunes waiting to bo made in hundreds of needed inventions That idea of yours may bo the means of making your fortune. For advice in these matters consult -Henrv Hughes Ltd.. Patent Attorneys, 157 Fcatherston Street. Wellington. 44] No, more grinding of teeth with Wade s Worm Figs, a

AVith respect to Japanese crockery, the story (which may not be true) is told of a line of tea cups ordered from Japan that arrived without handles. The Japanese exporters were promptly advised of the fact, and they as prompt-ly-replied: “Profound regret. Handles being shipped by first steamer.” Anzac Day will be observed in Now Plymouth by appropriate services at all the churches, whilst in the afternoon a special united service will he held in Everybody’s Theatre. Tbe service will commence at 3 o’clock and all the ministers will take part. The Rev. 0. Blundell will preside and the Rev. F, G. Harvie will deliver the address. The singing will be led by the Citizens’ Band.

A meeting of the recently-formed St. Andrews branch of the P.W.M.U. was held in the Presbyterian Church, New Plymouth, on Friday afternoon, the object of the meeting being to place more fully before the members the aims of the union and its methods of working. Mrs. H. B. Gray (Haweva) presided, and several other 'members of the Hawera branch also attended. At the conclusion of a helpful meeting the local ladies entertained the visitors to afternoon tea.

Tne Now Plymouth Patriotic Committee mot on Friday afternoon, Mr. AY. J. Chancy (chairman) presiding. There were also present; Messrs. C. H. Burgess, Hf. Carter and Archdeacon Evans. An apology was received from Mr. C. E. Bellringer. Seven applications were received from permanently disabled soldiers for assistance. These were considered and the medical reports and committee’s recommendations will be forwarded to tho AVar Relief Association for consideration at its nextmeeting.

Tho children attending the primary schools ot New Plymouth arc to form the design of the Prince of Wales’ feathers in Pukekura Park on the occasion of the Prince of "Wales’ visit. On Friday the children had a very successful rehearsal. The design has been worked out to scale and will engage 1536 children in the formation of the feathers and 70 to form the words of the motto. Each child in the feathers will carry pampas plumes, the children holding as many as from two to seven heads each, and the effect will be very good. Near the root of tho feathers, to represent the band and crown the plumes held by the children will be dyed yellow and red.

It is expected that there will bo a large muster of Taranaki war veterans at Pukekura Park on Friday next when they will be reviewed by' the Prince of Wales. Later they will be the guests of the younger men of the town to luncheon at May and Arrowsmith’s, and in the afternoon they will bo taken out for a motor run in the country, probably to the scenes of their fighting in tho ’sixties. Those desirous of helping in tho entertainment of these gallant old soldiers are asked to get in touch with the executive having the arrangements in hand, viz., the Mayor (Mr. Jas. Clarke), Messrs. T. C. List, P. E. Staiuton, and G. AV. Browne.

An application for costs n'gainst the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Auckland district (Mr. H. M. Sheet), owing to delay alleged to have occurred in obtaining tho board’s consent to a land license transfer, came before Mr. Justice Sim at tho Supremo Court in Auckland on Monday. The plaintiffs were Leonard Boon, of Ahuroa. Kaipara, fanner, and William Schofield, of Olorohanga, farmer. After hearing tho argument, tho judge said that in the circumstances the position trkeu up by r the commissioner was wholly unjustified. There had undoubtedly been negligence in his office, and tho plaintiffs were entitled to costs. They were allowed seven guineas costs 1 and disbursements to be fixed by' tbe Registrar.

The veracity of a Press Association message which appeared early in April hmuniting that tho Wiuigamii Art Gallery had secured the original painting of "The Gleaners/’ by Millet, was questioned by Mr, S. T'. 'Whitcombo, of Christchurch. .Mr. C. 35. Mackay, Mayor of Wanganui, lias written to the Press, staling that the picture is not tho famous '‘Gleaners,” with which reproductions have made all so familiar, but ho attached a letter from Mr. J, Armstrong Noame, tho purchaser of tho picture on behalf of tho 'Wanganui Art Gallery, and this letter, written from Nice, slated that a genuine Millet had been purchased for tho Sarjoant Gallery, at 10,000 francs (equivalent in New Zealand to about £250). The picture is entitled ‘'Ly. Glanouse” (“The Gleaner”!, and is signed “J. p. Millet, en pate.” The picture was acknowledged a genuine Millet by tiie curator of the Louvre, but as it was rather small tho Louvre Museum did not acquire it. Mr. Noamo was so confident that lie had obtained an original Millet for the Wanganui Gallery that lie stated in his letter to the Mayor of Wanganui .that if tho council and committee thought he had not acterLjvisely in acquiring it he would take tho picture .off their hands. He feared to trust tho documents pertaining to fhe picture even to registered post.