TAIHAPE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 10

TAIHAPE

I'lwards of ihirtomi prosecutions are pciKiiUg ;r.;i! nisi J us a 1 s lor Drwiclu'.! ot ['ho liiijioumlinij; Ac!. 'I no 'I'aihaji,' Towns Club's letll siii.ui'.'s veiv advanced another :,ioil '! lliufilay last, when tiio panics resulted : —.Mr:-.. Dynuici; (S), ,"l); iii ss iiedy (i:-!), -13; Jtov. .J. J-;. I'arson:; (III). 70; I'aiiKT Connolly (I!i;-, r>(> : -M'U:u K }iJ;iii (£>), 70; 0. .-Udridtfo(:>(>) j ■!()• On Saturday only olio game of tko handicap was played 'and resulted:—T S. Goldsmith f 12), 70; J{. Tanslev (10), (i - .'. ' Tho first oi' a fcories of fortniuntly swimming events (38 yards) resulted': (.'. Mackay (Isoc.), 1; I'.' Kearins C2srcO. 2. Also started—L. K. Deanon '(scr.) and C. IJatt (3sec.). Messrs. J. p. Aidndgc and 0. Wrightson acted as indues, -Mr. A. Todd ns starter, and Messrs. |j. G. Vcytoii and A. Todd as handicappers. Tlio oflicial. opening of tlm Taiiiape Howling Chili's season was held on Thursday, when ths:- match between the president's team and vice-president's team resulted: President's ioam, Turnliull, Jlesket'i, . U'Laren. and Xraide (skip), l!i. Vice-president's team, Woller, M'Langhlan, Varnliain, do Luen (skip), iM. Tho Wniigamu Kducation Hoard lias authorised, a eoinpleto scheme of drainage of the Utiku school ground:;. At a parade <>i' .Senior (.'adds sit. Ih-ngmu-lia, a colour-serjieant took charge

lin the absence of the senior officer. After "dismiss" a number of cadets who had absented themselves from tins parad.'' appeared on the scene and demanded to lie marked present. The soigeaiit rclused to do this, and ;t sight ensiled. A Departmental inquiry will lie instituted. Councillor Garner tendered his r<*igntion as a councillor at the lust incetof the Borough Council, and an cleetion to (ill the vacancy thus mussed is to ho held on December ;!0. In response to a petition from a number of liangiwaea settlers, t ii" Upper Wangaelm Road Hoard, ai its meeting oil Saturday resolved ili.il- tli:> ranker be instructed not to impnund stock from any of the roads in the hoard's district between the hours of 3 a.m. and 7 p.m., from date till further notice. The death occurred at ilihiiaiii on Saturday of ll'.o 10-nionths-old son of Mr. ami .Mrs. K. F. Gribner. The child tools a serious turn .on Friday afternoon, and medical assistance was suntmoi'id, but death ens.ied next morning. The cause of death was pneumonia. The Taihape pricket learn defeated Mr. Led ward's Ngauriikehit team in the iirsi match of the Ngnurnkehii made 71 (Stedman -7. \\ ii'sou 1-S. Gro koi! II). and Taihape made (j.(l,inolian 31, Watsen -10, Tiiiswcll -jO, A allery JI, Mackay '2'D- . , Aliiert- Johnson, a bnshmaiu sustained a broken anil minor injuries at Ra-* ngiwaca on Friday. He was felling a tree ami failed to get- clear in time, with ■the result that he was pinned awinist a stump. He was conveyed to iaihape oil Saturday for medical attention. OTAKI. A loss to the Waikanae district will be occasioned shortly, it- being the intention of Messrs. C. and A. Ocil-in to remove their mil! Srom that locality to a point, oil the Main Trunk. Mr. ii. J). Williams, solicitor, 13 named as a caudulato ior ilie Otaki scat at, the next general election. A bowling match will be played liero on Wednesday between tho local club and two rinks from tho Y\ elSinglon Club. Owing to the shortage of coal here it has been raised 10s. per ton. A Levin Retailers' Association lias been formed, and a, committee of live local tradesmen has been set up to dralt rules for submission to a future meetiiia. Tiiis preliminary work was entered upon at 'a mecitug of tradespeople convened for Friday evening last. It was numerously attended, all the leading; tradespeople of tho town being present or accounted for. NSW PLYMOUTH. During November 31,0:26 packages of butter, valued at i!S):j,o7l, and 13,201) packages or cheese, valued at £'4!),o0U, wore exported from the .New Plymouth Breakwater, i'or tiio corresponding month last year the iigures were: —Huttor, :21,oO!3 packages, t;o;i,lll; cheese, 700-3 packages, £»S,!i!JB; In bath eases butter is estimated ai.- 110s. per cwl. and cheese at 60s. per ewt.

At llio quarterly meeting of tho Tantimki Licensing Committee in the courthouse 011 Friday. Mr. A. Cooke, S.M.. presided. A transfer of ttio license of tho Urosvenor Hotel from W. J. Williams to C. A. Harrison (the present bolder of a temporary license) was granted. A conditional license was granted to H. "Whittle for the sale of liquor in a booth on tho Now Plymouth racccourso oil December 2G and 27, flic dates of the Christmas n ceting of tho Taranaki Jockey Club.

During the past inoiltii. 95 cows, 50 bullocks, 1-1 calves, 58!) sheep, 187 lambs and were slaughtered at the municipal abattoirs for local consumption. Compared with tho corresponding month of lust year the figures showed an increase of 6 calves, G sheep, and 16 pigs, and a decrease of '2-3 lambs. Cattle ■\vero equal. The fees for the month 'Amounted to £113 1-ls. Gil., a .decrease of ;£7.

During the past wok ROOD gallons of gas oil have been shipped liy tlia Taraliaki (X.Z.) Oil Weils, Ltd., also 6000 gallons ol kerosene, -SUO gallon* heavy benzine, and 0110 ton of wax. A furahcr 7 lons of wax is ready for shipment. During the week drilling at JJonitlion lias heen progressing smoothly through promising hard formation. The depth <if ike bore is new sibuut !!30i) feet. Operations at the Menhcim well consist of putting in a string of 0-inch easing, the water haying; been satisfactorily shut off at a considerable depth. At the Phoenix well 10J-ineli easing is now being inserted. If the fishing grounds off. Moturoa were always as well stocked as they have heen during the past few. weeks, states the "News," New Plymouth people would have fish galore,.and there would he a handsome surplus fcr export in other ports. Local fishermen have had some splendid hauls round the Sugar I oaves, and in several ease-s tho launches had to return to shore, after a couple of hours' iialiinp, laden to tho gunwale. The. catches havo been principally composed of schnaiipcr, but other hinds, such as mold, kiiigiish, hnpuka, gurnet, and kahawni, are very plentiful, and all are ill nrimo condition All access to the O'nira from the Stratford end is now stooped. A. very lari'o slip came down on Friday last on I'a pa rata Saddle, in the Tangarakau Come, and it will take oiiiht men a week to open up 'communication of any sort, and To men will be busv iill Christmas to yet I lie road opened for ceach. traffic.