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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16723, 26 April 1920, Page 2

The New Plymouth Horticultural Society are holding their show in the AVhiteley Hall on Thursday next. Entries close to-night at 8 .pm. with the secretary, Mr. V. Duff. The Prime Minister received the following cable from General Sir William Birdwood on Sunday.—“ Greetings and remembrance from all A.I.F. to our New Zealand comrades.” Householders are reminded that the annual meetings for the election ot school committees for the ensuing year will bo held at the respective schools this evening at 7.30. On Sunday morning at 8 the junior members at the New Plymouth branch of the Women’s National Reserve, accompanied by Mrs. O. H. Burgess and Miss Barr, visited the cemetery and placed wreaths and rosemary on the graves of those soldiers buried there. About 30 girls took part in this littje act of remembrance, and about 50 graves were visited.

At the Urenui war memorial unveiling on Sunday, Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., said, in tho course of an address, that with reference to a sum of money gathered at Drenui in connection with a recreation room for the hospital nurses, it had been handed over by Mr. Halcombe, as those present might have seen in the newspapers. This was a good work that tho citizens of Uronui had accomplished.

By tho kind permission of Lord Richard Cavendish a fragment of beautifully carved stone from tho ruins of Furness Abbey has been presented to tho Rev. C. F. Askew, Vicar of Wellington, now in England, for incorporation, along with other pieces of stone from ancient English abbeys and cathedrals, in the walls of the military memorial chapel which is to be attached to the Anglican Cathedral proposed to he erected in Wellington. New shipment of ladies’ and gents.’ tan and-black brogue shoos just to hand at Tho _ Regal. Quality the best, at prices within reach of all. Also to hand, a very smart line of ladies’ black suede court shoes, with tongue and buckle. — Regal Shoe Store.*

For Children's Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Ouro, 1/9,2/9.

The Arbitration Court is to sit at Now Plymouth' on Monday, May 10, to deal with applications for amendments of tho awards of the Auckland Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ Union and the Taranaki Grocers’ Assistants’ XJni-

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs ; With regard to the T'rimo Minister’s efforts to assist in securing supplies of superphosphates from Australia, Dr. ‘ Heakes, Director-General for Agriculture, states that there is good reason to hope that in addition to the 600 tons already on the way, further .shipments will shortly bo forthcoming, and tho acute shortage at present existing will be relieved to some extent.

The spot at Bell, Block where the motor accident occurred on Saturday should be noted by motorists as a menace to tho unwary. It is at tho Waitara, side of the deep hollow by the Bell Block Hall. A car proceeding towards New Plymouth on leaving the crown of the road when turning tho bend is on a dangerously steep declivity running down to tho bank of a cutting some yards away. Tho consequent strain put upon the outer wheels of tiie car can quite easily lead to a serious accident.

Steam and gas coal has been in short supply throughout Taranaki during the past three' weeks, probably more so than at any other period during the coal trouble, blit every effort has been made by the Coal Committee, acting on tho representations of its local representative, to keep essential industries going, including gas companies. The shortage, it is explained, is due to several causes, hut chiefly to the fact that had weather has interfered with regular shipping between the mining district and principal ports. Everything possible is being done to meet the position here, and supplies to meet requirements are expected in the near future. In connection’ with the visit of the Prince of Wales instructions have been issued to tho effect that every endeavour should be made to afford his Royal Highness an opportunity of meeting as many returned soldiers and sailors as possible throughout his visit to New Zealand. As his Royal Highness specially desires to meet those returned men who have won decorations for gallantry, arrangements will be made on all occasions for those returned soldiers and sailors who possess decorations to be placed together on the right of the parade. Tho formation to "be adopted at all parades of returned men must, be one which will permit his Royal Highness to meet every individual man on parade. As this week’s issue of The Budget will contain the full account of the Prince’s visit to New Plymouth, agents requiring additional copies ax-e asked to notify this office not later than to-mor-row night, Tuesday.

For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/9, 2/9,