LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 192, 17 September 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I,'"' ■"'cnibers of Air. J. C. Wi11i:,,,,, Jack and ,lil]" ,•„,„,,,,,„. (1 ,- )(|) leave Wellington for Sydney by the Himaroa -to-day. * '

A "hanl-up" social is the ~,1),er .suggestive title of „ gathering which w to he field in connection with a Fire Brigade bazaar in Jlnnaia. The gatlieri,,.,. il is promised, will be „ distinct novel,y -in conformity with t! ame perhaps

Oil. Saturday next. 18th instant, the Ngaire dairy factory will distribute CIKHO among its suppliers, the Luwgarth factory CfWH, and Cardili/ CB.HI.' Ihese amounts are composed partly of bonus payments' and partly of payments lor milk supplied in Augj'ist.— Post.

I'lii' Stratford Coimtv Council h-.is denied .that -Mr. Him>, M.P., be asked to raw till! attention of tile Minister of tail ways to the need of a train once week during the summer to suit the airy settlers in the Toko, Douglas, Tuutawa, ami Huiroa districts, as the promt servji". cannot be made use of bv hem, ami suggesting that a train leave -luiroa at D.HO a.m. on Saturdays, leavng Stratford for Huiroa at 3.30 p.m. The demand for New Zealand hemp ivhicii was recently noted bus now fale,'i oil again, ami in consequence prices iav«. receded. According to the Trade lieview good fair is worth £23, ami fair C-il Ms to 122. but millers arc looking 'or Ills to. 20s higher than these rates, ind .*em (|«ite careless about doing business. The mills arc generally at work igain, but llierii has been a' good deal i)f rain, which lias delayed the production of fibre. The pau'cjty of supplies militates against the mdnstry. and some Australian buyers have arranged to get supplies of Manila and withdraw orders from New Zealand. The output of the I'liilippincs show-' no sign of diminution, mid some means of cheapening the cost »f our own iibre seems essential to the salvation of the industry. "There Is no future," says a philosopher, "like the present," and "there. « no company,'' say those who have employed it, "like the New Zealand Express Company (Limited)." Whatever work 16 given them to do, the Express Company does it promptly, economically, and well. Be wise and get the Express Company to do your Carrying, Customs, or Forwarding Work. They'll please you. as tlicv do their other clidnts.-Advt. If a cold you have neglected, Till you fear your chest's affected, There's no need to feel dejected, _ You can still be quite secure. To despair is only madness, So away with gloom and sadness, Take that thing of jov and gladness, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. ;,

The Taivinnki Garrison Band, under Mr. C. 11. Anderson's baton, played several selections at the Hecrcation I (■rounds yesterday afternoon. At a. smoke concert tendered to Air. \V. T. Jennings, Al.i\, at Kakahi last Friday evening, Lite member for Xaumuranui mentioned that during the mix years lie had represented the electorate he had Ikt:i inierested in s'ceiiring t«c opening cii' over liftv schools, whilst during the same period 21100 settlers had been placed on the land in Ids co'i-

stituency. If the (lovernnient continued its progressive land policy lie would strongly support it, for the one salvation of the dominion was the nf the waste land into a productive state. There was' a big light i" ! " mt uf the Liberals of the dominion, and an ever-watehful «ye should be W'Pt on I'lirlhuiient to see that the policy laid down by the late lions. John Kallnnco, K. .1. Seddon, and .1. Mackenzie was not swept aside.

Tlii' following ii Hit' text of it firm'nr w'liicii has Iki'ii isviiiid li.v iti cwiiLivi' tn iiii'inlicrs of tin' Tiiramiki Duiryin;; mill Fnniiinj; Uiiliistrinl Union of Kiii|il(iyci-.s:— "(.'(iiii|iiiiii(s and' other ]N)r-:-ics to our I'nion will rculisi! that while he' •Wt'llinj.'ton Arbitration Court award

is tl, ( . basis (if (lie [iiTrtcnt agreement, certain modifications «f the Wellington award hifVe been introduced. While in mi way wishing to dictate to our members. j'Hiir executive would nwv . liiHiil that'employers will look ii|>'=ii the wajji's to lio priil nit being tin' iniitiiiiiiiii, I oiintiiiiiing' (whore s'aine can be done without injustice to supplying shareholders) the present average, rates of pay to tried and efficient employees. Notice will he given of the coining into force of the new award, prohalily the ) first week hi October.—R. Dingle, president."