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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16795, 20 July 1920, Page 2

Tho geography of some departmental officials is apparently sadly in need of revision. One officer of the State thought himself most virtuous, and considered ho was doing New Plymouth a splendid piece of service by arranging for tho shipment of 100 tons of cement to Patc-a !

Further .cable messages regarding tho .death of the ex-Kaiser’s son state that Prince Joachim had been gambling heavily in Switzerland. Sensational revelations wore promised in divorce proceedings, which Princess Maria of Aniiault had instituted. Prince Joachim shot himself iu his room at |hc A’ilia, Llegnitz. Ho was found lying in a pool of blood, His attendants first announced that the injuries were, due to a moto- accident, but later admitted that it was suicide.

In the Magistrate’s Court on Monday afternoon, application was made by Mrs. E. .Russell (Mr. C. H. Crokor) for possession of a dwelling occupied by Mrs. 'Van do Water. Mr. Croker said the Bussells had bought the house 13 months ago, and had been unable, to get possession, and the place bad been sold again to a Mr. Baton, a returned soldier, who brought his wife hero from England arid had been unable to got a homo for her. Baton was prepared to give Mrs. Van de "Water rooms in the house until "she could make other arrangements. The case was adjourned to allow of somesuch agreement being arrived at. The Otago Daidy Times refers to a rumour that has been current amongst the mercantile houses in Dunedin that there was a move on the part of the New Zealand Shipping Company and the "■ Shaw, Savill Company, whereby their vessels would cease to'go to Port Chalmers or Dunedin. “There is no truth in the rumour,” the paper states. “As a matter of fact, it can be stated on the best authority that there is.no' intention to withdraw vessels from the run south. Moreover, as soon as normal conditions fully return the cargo vessels of the two companies will also resume running to the smaller ports, such as Tiraaru, Bluff, etc.” A scheme is being brought forward by a committee of returned soldiers which they are endeavouring to get'the Repatriation Department to take up, the Wellington Bost reports. It deals in a comprehensive way with the permanent repatriation of all partially disabled men. This matter is the most urgent work before tho Repatriation Department at present. ' Tho idea is on the ,lines of a large co-oper-ative, company growing and shipping apples and pears for export. «, It is able ■to absorb ■ one .hundred men ■ and Upwards, and is readily duplicated if support from the class of soldier catered for warrants extensions. The scheme is at present lectured on to disabled soldiers, and is receiving the support that it deserves. An objection, 6y the Millerton coal miners to an excess of precaution for their safety is reported by a correspondent of the Grey River Argus. The correspondent says that the grefft question with the Millerton miners at the present time is the introduction of salety lamps into some sections of the mine. The miners decided at a largely attended meeting to refuse to use the lamps, as they consider that this precaution has been taken before is ample proof that gas exists in any quantity in the mine, and they ask that "a thorough test be made before these lamps go in.. The miners at all times endeavour to assist the inspector in his duties, but in this case they feel that an injustice is being done to them in demanding that tho lamps should go the best ventilated mine in New Zealand. ,

(the Postal Department, approached regarding the irregular arrival of English and American mails, states that it has been for some time endeavouring to bring about a more regular mail service with other countries, but without mu-dii success (states the Wellington correspondent of a southern paper). :Up to the present-the London office is unable, sometimes up to the last moment, to decide which boat will prove most advantageous in the carriage of mails to New Zealand, as postponements are common and changes of route frequent. On-the Pacific route difficulties have arisen in the despatcii of boats, both from the Pacific coast and from the New Zealand coast, with the result that the regular fortnightly service has been interrupted. An interruption which delays a boat for a week, it will lie realised, baa nn effect on the service for several months until that time can be made up. The department states that every- effort is being made to bring about a return of the satisfactory services carried on before the war,

To-morrow at 1.30 L. A. Nolan and Co. will submit to auction furniture on account of Mr. Victor Griffiths as advertised. The whole is of the highest quality and m splendid order. The auctioneers invite inspection to-mor-row morning.

There is a good opportunity of securing men’s warm overcoats and gaberdine raincoats at a big saving of 15 per cent., or 3s in the pound, discount at the “Ovcrcffct Sale” now proceeding at “The Kash.” This firm have a 'very large stock of men’s overcoats of all descriptions, and it will pay one handsomely to buy now while the sale last?. —J. J. Lomas, “The Kash.”* ,

The members of the Hawke’s Bay Rugby football team, who arrived in New Plymouth last night, are to be taken to the North Egmont Mountain Hostelry to-morfow afternoon. The Hawke’s Bay A/ and iP. Society has embarked on a scheme to r,aiso £30,000 for erecting buildings and laying out its new showgrounds. The sum of £40.000 will be required and the society has £IO,OOO in hand.

The imported trotting horse Homeleigh Dicrk was refused a passage to Nelson on the Kaitoa (tho New Zealand Times says). When the horse was placed on board, tho firemen and seamen declined to sail in the vessel and consequently Homeleigh Dick had" to bo brought ashore again. Mr. Rhodes Disher, a fellow of the Royal Society, appeals for ] 000 Bntisiiers willing to work two hours daily, and dress in light clothing and eat plainly, to accompany him to Samoa and the Marquesas Islands, to live the simple, hfe. Six hundred have ah eady applied, a Lbndon cablS announces.

Mr. T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., has presented .the town of Greymouth with 300 young oaks which will bo planted in tho form of an avenue as a war memorial. In all cases to these trees will be attached brass tablets bearing the name, rank and place of death of Greymouth soldiers who fell in the great war. In tho Magistrate’s Court on Monday afternoon a solicitor quoted an agreement made between parties in a ease in' dispute, the agreement having been made in America and bearing a twoccnt stamp. “I don’t know whether two 'cents is sufficient to ratify an agreement in America,” remarked counsel, and the Magistrate said, ‘‘At any rate vou can’t produce the agreement in this court.” Tho system of municipal administration adopted by New Plymouth is being watered with apparently favourable interest in many centres, and its adoption has been advocated in places outside the Dominion. The latest evidence of this comes from Tasmania, where the Launceston Daily Telegraph has printed Mr. F. T. Bellringer’s report fully in a recent 1 issue, and in its editorial columns recommends its adoption to the Hobart municipal authorities. Thb executive of the AVairarapa subprovincial district of the Farmers’ Union has decided to forward a circular to branches containing the following questions* in reference to immigration: Have farmers any difficulty, in finding men for farm work,? AVhat kind of work is there offering ? Can you estimate the number of men for ■ whom work could bo found in your immediate locality? Is the labour a satisfactory kind? AVhat months are tho busv months?

“Palmerston may be obscure—not its citizens,” says a correspondent of The Dominion in defending the little town in North Otago- against a suggestion that it is responsible for the confusion of names with Palmerston In the North Island. Tho correspondent says that Palmerston was constituted a borough in 1872, five years Before Palmerston North had the honour. The early residents of Palmerston North elected to name their borough with, a name similar to another New Zealand borough. Thus they, and their successors who would not agree to a change were the ones responsible for so much confusion.

It is said that Mr. Charles Abbott, a well-knonw resident at Opotiki, owns a pig that acts exceedingly capably and With tho utmost staidness in the capacity of the working dog (an exchange states) . This animal has been brought up 'with other animals on the farm, and early gave signs of advanced «thoughts on trie difficulties that beset its tender youth. All residents round fiio Opotiki district now are in no way astonished to see this clover hog trotting gaily out to bring in the cattle from distant parts of the farm. It will also round up sheep and horse* with all the ability and assurance imaginable.

Fears were entertained for a, period on Monday afternoon that users of gas in Wellington would be seriously inconvenienced, and at one stage it appeared probable that the supply would be out,off altogether at night. One of the gangs of stokers employed at Miramar, owing to some alleged grievance, knocked off work with little warning, and came into town to,consult the. secretary of their union. He advised the men to return to work, and they did so, after being absent for about four hours. Owing to this interval the gas pressure fell considerably, but it began to improve immediately work was resumed.

The East End weekly assembly was held in the pavilion on Friday night and was again a great success, a large number of dancers from town and country being present. The floor was in excellent order, dancing being kept up till 1.30. Supper was supplied by the ladies’'committee. Judging from the large turn-out these weekly dances are no doubt most popular. The music was supplied by Miss Warren, Hospital Road, and was heartily appreciated by all present. On Friday, 23rd, another of these dances will be held, but on Friday, 30tlq a grand social and dance will be held on behalf of .Mrs. Burgess’ £IOOO fund* for tha park, at which the committee hope to see a record crowd on this occasion. Tickets are being sold very freely, and no doubt they will be rewarded with a bumper house. On Friday, August 6, a children’s plain and fancy dress ball will be held. , A large number of prizes have been donated for the .little ones.

The New Plymouth Male Choir will hold their next concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 3 and 4, in the Workers’ Social Hall, The choir is to .be congratulated on securing such splendid artists as Miss G. Helen Gardiner, now of Wellington, soprano and Society entertainer, and Mr. Will L. Hay, tenor, late of Australia. Dunedin claims Bliss Gardiner to be Newr Zealand! s leading soprano,- and as a society entertainer she ranks among the best in Australasia. Mr. Hay, who comes from Australia, has a great reputation, Australian papers saying that he is one of tine finest tenors the commonwealth has produced. ‘ Mr. Arnold Sturrock will accompany both the .choir and, the visiting artist's. . Under the able baton of Mr. F. W. G. M'Leod, the choir will render part songs, quartettes, duets and sglos, all absolutely new. These concerts promise to be something of such a high order as is seldom offered to tho public of New Plymouth. . 1 Bargains m men’s wearables at The Melbourne, Ltd.; Roslyn saddle trousers, 32s 6d; grey denims,>l3s 6d; navy flannels, 11s 6d; dark union working shirts, 11s 6d; splendid gaberdine raincoats, £5 9s 6d and £7 10s; warm tweed D.D. topcoats, colonial make, £6 10s; wool and cotton neglige shirts, 13s 6d.* v Ladies! Yon can keep your washing a good colour by using only “Fairy Wonder,” tho dry soap powder that washes sweet and clean without rubbing or tho use of extra soap.. No other washing compound in creation gives such satisfactory results as “Pairs ” On sale by all grocers and storekeepers.* For Bronchial Coughs,, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/9, 2/9.

The mean averages in the depth of water in Grey River and on the bar, for the . month of June, were as follows: Bar 25ft. lin; river 23ft 6in (the Argus reports). The Eastern Extension company has advised the Post a‘nd Telegraph Department that there is no- communication between Tien-tsin and Peking by telegraph or post. ■

The New Zealand cross-country' running championship (five miles) is to bo run this year, after an interval of several years, in Christchurch under the auspices of the Canterbury centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association'. ' »

Complaint was received .at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Now Plymouth High School on Monday night that the. rubbish _ service in ’connection with the boys’ school which the board specially pays for, was not being satisfactorily carried out, and it was decided to bring the matter under the notice of the borough coun"cil.

An interesting experiment was carried out last season at the Milton Poultrv Station to Sscertain the cost of feeding pullets to the age of six months. Sixty White Leghorn chicks were placed in a brooder. Of these seven died and of the remainder 29 proved to be pullets and 24 cockerels. The cockerels were separated from the pullets when they had reached a weight of about 3ilb. and the market price of these—4s each—was credited to the pullets. Allowing for this the average nfeb cost of food for*one pullet worked out at 6s Hid. Anzac Rifle Range, not more than 20 miles from Sydney, is the finest rifle range in the Commonwealth, and is considered by many leading riflemen to be equal to any Other range in the world (the Morning Herald says). The range, was put into use in the days of the war, and it is estimated thati between 150,000 and 200,000 members of the A.I.F. learned to fire a rifle on ir. For the past two years it has teen out of Use, but the visit of a team of (English riflemen towards the end of the year has prompted the Government to prepare it for the next N.R.A. meeting. It is the unanimous opinion of several members of the N.R.A. council that the ranges on completion will possess several advantages over the Bisley range in England, and will be highly appreciated by the English visitors. • Tho peaceful Sabbath morning serenity of a respectable . Mount Eden household was recently rather suddenly interrupted by the ingrained curiosity of a large cow with exploring' tendencies (tlio Auckland Star says). The gate was open, so was the front door, and, alas! the best bedroom 1 door, and her bovine presence bolted tiirough the gate, hesitated upon the threshold, and then, throwing to the winds that discretion which is not always the better part of valour, strode valiantly into the best bedroom. En passant her flank touched a stand, and an ornate set of crockery tumbled down in ruins.' With the crash of tho falling utensils the intruder leapt on to the bed, and her four muddied hoofs left a complicated brown pattern pn a snow-white counterpane. The beast next, peered into a wardrobe, and with inquisitive nose she sadly disarranged" an assortment of garments. Eventually she was driven away, but paid another visit to .the premises ten minutes later. This time she flung herself over the gardens and round to ■the back yard, eventually running into the basement. An eye witness .ol the cow’s peregrinations has been heard to remark that the trouble caused by the surprise visit is not 'yet ended. Mr. J.’ W. Deem, Government Field Supervisor, states that the Department of Agriculture carried out an experiment at the Marton experimental area in regard to comparative yields of cLflu moellier and kales. The crops were sown in December last, and ten ounces of seed were used and two cwt. per acre of manure. The'T’esults of the different varieties were as follow: Chon moellier, Wilmoran Marrow Stem (white), 18 tons, 6owt 481bs per acre; Garden Greeq, 18 tons; Cooper’s Green 16 tons, 17cwti 561b5.; Garden Red, 14 tons, 18ewt, 1041b5.; Vilmoran Red, 16 tons, 11 cwt, 81bs. Kales:'Vilmoran Large Leaf Upright Jersey, 2J ions, 9 cwt, 32Ibs; Jersey Tree, 12 tons, 17cwt. 161b5.; Improved Branched Thousand Headed, 24 tons, 15cwt: Portion Thou* sand Headed, 11 tons, 17cwt, 961bs. In regard to tho chou moellier, there waa Very little difference apparent among the’three white varieties. The white varieties had a 'somewhat thicker stalk than the red varieties. In the kales the Improved Branched Thousand. Headed Variety showed tlm.most leaf. Experiments were also tried'in feeding cattle, and it was shown that the cows first preferred the red varieties of chou moellier, then the whites, and lastly directed their attention to the kales. They readily consumed the. chou moellier stalks,' but were not so fond of the knle etajks, which were somewhat harder.

Referring so the recent demonstration at Carterton against some Hindus who had arrived there looking for work, Colonel H. R. Potter, C.M.G., Officer Commanding the Auckland military district, said the other night that the incident, though a small one,_ might lead to~ serio is consequences if it wore repealed. He was lecturing at Auckland oil “The North-west Frontier of India,” T:o the Garrison Officers’ dub, and incidentally pointed out how much harm to our national reputation could be done by such thoughtless conduct as that at Carterton. • The Indians were British subjects, and their kith and kin had fought in the late,war shoulder to shoulder with, our owu people, and, having been allowed to land, in New Zealand* they should be allowed to go their ways without molestation. “Incidents like this one at Carterton,” continued Colonel Potter, “will be reported by the Hindus to their friends in India, and will he magnified a hundredfold. Sooner or later reprisals" will follow if interference with Hindus is allowed to go on unchecked. It will not bo safe for our young officers to be sent to India for training, and what a lever it will be for the different organisations there to uoe for the purpose of overthrowing British rule in India. Many years of experience have taught the natives that the British race is just and honest. They hold our word ns good as our bond, and they know that wo always try to play the game fairly, and it will he a crying shame for us New Zealanders, by our thoughtless conduct towards these unfortunate Hindus, to do incalculable harm to our national reputation.”

“Ladies who want to preserve their' stylish figure” must abandon the toil of rubbinv the weekly, washing and instead let “No Rubbing Laundry Help” do the hard work.*

Joe : I had a great time at tTie mountain yesterday; the only thing my feet got soaked. Tom: Well. I advised you to got a pair of “Shackleton” boots at the Regal Shoe Store, like mine; I got home dry as a bone —tKey’re stunners for keeping the wet out.

‘‘Septafume,” the commonsense remedy for* colds in the head; Is 6d bottle, at Fraser’s Pharmacy.

For illegally using and damaging a motor cycle ownpd by someone else, a man has been sentenced at Mastertoa to imprisonment tor one month. It is understood thajt prospective buyers of dairy produce are offering up to Is 2Jd for the ensuing season’s output of cheese. An inquiry is to be held in Wellington regarding pillaging. Representatives of the Wellington Harbour Board, the shipping companies, importers, and the police will confer with the object of suggesting methods of combating pillaging and cargo broaching on ships and wharves.

In conversation with a Wairarapa Age representative, Mr. T. M. Wilfora, M.P., who has just returned from the United States,- expressed the opinion that the heart of America was right, so far as Great Britain was concerned. The Republican Party was sympathetic with the League of Nations, and he be* lieved the Republicans would win the Presidential election.

The meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council, which is ordinarily held on Monday evening, was this week postponßd until to-night, owing to the Mayor and a number of the councillors being out of town. The council to-night will receive a deputation from Westown with reference to tramway extensions, and one from Vogeltown-Frankleigh Park with reference to Saxton’s bush.

The high cost of living and the difficulty of making ends meet were reflected in an application before Mr, Juatico Saimond in Chambers at Auckland recently, when a widower obtained 200 per cent increase on bis minimum allowance from his 'deceased wife’s estate. The executors were empowered to increase the payments to the husband to £3 per week, whereas they had been only £1 per week. The '-Norfolk pines which grace Napier’s marine parade were slightingly referred to by a correspondent of a lock! newspaper as “Noah’s Ark Trees.” In reply to the critic- it was pointed out that these trees are the only onei that experience has shown will flourish on the sea front. Experiments ; have been unsuccessfully made with other varieties. The Norfolk pine in addition to being picturesque, is hardy ana displays fine groa th. # “Are we to have no improvement in the running of hotels for the convenience of the travelling public, or are the. proprietors just allowing them to become extinct?” asks a correspondent of tho Dominion, who say he is “on the road” and practically lives in hotels. “The proprietors’ whole concern is in tho bar. If it is a cold or,wet day you will find a fire in the bar parlour, but’ none in the private parts or the house ; unless you are prepared to buy a drink you can do a ‘freeze.’ You are simply not wanted unless you are a con-, sumer of liquor. I am'a. moderate man and have taken a glass all my life, and hope I shall alw.ays be able to do so. 1 have always voted in the interests of hotels, but am seriously thinking of casting niy vote to-the other side-, at next ©lection as a protest. ' The tariff is out of proportion to what they give you in return. Sometimes I have to stay in private hotels, and I have np Hesitation in saying that the accommodation is! just as gopd and fully 50 per cent.- cheaper—except in a very few of the leading houses. Hotelkeepers say there is nothing in keeping hoarders, and yet private hotels can make- a ‘do of it,’ at, as I say, 50 per cent. less. With hotels it seems to be nowadays a question of get rich quick. ”