LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 381, 5 May 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The Xew Plymouth Employers' Association lias decided to recommend tradesiren to observe Empire Day as a holiday, i and not the Prince of Wales' Birthday. "W do too much in committee, and the people don't know half what we do J or what we think about tilings." said 1 Councillor Dockrill yesterday morning 1 in opposing the election of the whole i Borough Council as a works committee. ! Dr. Paget yesterday reported that dur- \ in» tlie month of April twelve patients were admitted to the Stratford Hospital. 1 ten had been discharged, and eleven now remain in the hospital. Three operations had ihcen performed during themonth. I _The revival of a gymnastic club in J Xew Plymoutli was evidently desired, i Last night there were HO men at the: first meeting ot' the newly formed Xew; Plymouth United Gymnasium Club. Thej prospects are -particularly bright for the j season ju.st opened. Eulogies seldom go as far as Councillor Bellringer's eulogy of the Mavor at i the social gathering in the Mayor's room yesterday morning. He assured I the Council that had he dreamt tha't Mr. Tisch would have made such an excellent Mayor he would never have onposed him. Charitable Aid Boards have to deal with some queer cases occasionally. At the Stratford meeting yesterday it was .stated that one old man who at last meeting applied for aid was given permission to go into the Old .Men's Home at Xew Plymouth, had put off his departure on account of a wedding that was coming oil' in his family, and had not since reappeared. Members stated this would be a saving to the Board. 1 The steamer Turakina, which will leave Wellington for London to-day. will carry away some 55(H) -boxes of butter and 15,000 crates of cheese. The Xew Zealand dairying season now drawing to a close has been an exceptionally abundant one, and prices have been most satisfactory. The exports up to the sailing of the lonic on 21st April, compared with the corresponding period of last year, .were as follows:—11)0:1, butter 509,;)/2 boxes, cheese 21-1.052 crates; 1010, butter 020,70S boxes, cheese 273,108 crates; .being an increaseof 111,300 boxes of butter and 50,1 Id ; crates of cheese. In addition the re- ' turns of dairy .produce shipped to the I West of England are y.>t to come in, I and there is also to be taken into ac- ! count 4800 boxes of butter shut out from the regular steamer and taker, by the Otaki.

At tlx* Stratford Hospital Board meeting yesterday a letter was received from CI. Courtney JJalla-st. train guard, who wrote that lie' \va,s applying to the Minister for ipermission to plabe a hospital collection box in the train van. This •brought up the question of obtaining subscription* from the men employed at the works, and the chairman asked .Mr. Meredith if lie had done anything in the matter. Mr. Meredith said he uad

spoken to several of the mm and got ennHirageinent. He was sure, if he could get hold of the men, they would subscribe liberally. J-Ic. however, eould not get among them 0:1 |vty dnv. which would ibe tin* most suitable time. The men were now getting .back from Jiis district, but, were still usina the Stratford Hospital. J Jr. Kennedy said lie would assist in the matter as far as possible, but he was in the simp position as regards ,pay day. '1 ne matter ultimately dropped, members being satisfied to leave the matter in the bands of the two members mentioned.

Messrs. Jiorthwick and Sous. Ltd., of the Waitara Freezing Works, will have a display of their products in Xew Plymonth during Dominion Industries Week. JMr. (loodacre complained at last night's meeting of the 'Employers' Asso l ciation of the multiplicity of societies which were continually bidding for the support of practically the same set oi ■people. There were n horticultural society and one or two churches holding /lower shows, and running home industries sections: the Poultry Society, and the Winter Show, both at the ' -nine game. The unfortunate business man had to join each and every o'le ot' flies,, societies aml subscribe to each prize-list, if he wished to be considered ;l liOii ! ' citizen. This in a year meant a pretty bis.' drain, and he could not refuse, for the society generally sent along one of I a firm's good customers to do the can-' VHssing. Mr. (loodacre thought it would' be an excellent thing to amalgamatel some of these societies, and to hold fewer and bigger shows, which would! be- more largely patronised, 'J he Xew Plymouth Kmplovers' Association met last night to make arrange- ' ments for Dominion Industries Wi*ek| j in June next. Mr. 11. Ooodacre pre-) i sided. The meeting was of a conversa- j | t'onnl character. Members were agreed ; the value of the displays, and tliev also urged that the scheme of inviting essays irom school children upon the local displays and manufactures b»' put. into action. AMer much "i' 1 'imlocution it was decided that Messrs. White. fykes nnd Stewart should confer with the editors of the (wo Xew Plymouth newspapers (who are to lie asked to acf, as judges) as to til" best system of elassi. fication of schools, and so on. It was alsr decided to have separate essay -ompetitions f<y town ami country schools. oik' to nrnvide f."> pri/e-monev. The president suggested that 10-H manufacturers should make a combined exhibit of local ii:ntmfmd!"'f.s at tli" Tar-i----imki Agricultural Society's Winter Show. Members were favoraMe to tliis, anil the president and secretary were appointed to inlcrvicw the 'show management imon the question, ami also to canvass for patronage of the exhibit. It decided to ask a 1! business people to light, u<n their windows during fit<hi~tiies AA eek. nnd to ask *he mnnieiniil electric light department anil the New Plymouth (insworks Comniay to make special displays. LACK OF ENFKOV. Tf you hick energy, don't relish your food, feel dull and constituted. all yon need is a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. 1 ney will make you feel like a new mm and give you n hcilthv appetite. They will do more good than a .is bottle of tonic. Sold by all chemists -vid store- i keepers. ' (

The following arrangements have J>ee"i made lor tlie Governor's visit to lnglewood on the 17th inst:—4.ls to 4.30' p.m.: His Excellency will be met at the station: the band will attend, and <.tw Cadets form a guard of honor; Mr. lnne, M.l'., will introduce the Mayor, who will introduce the councillors and \ L-t.i-iaii>; an illuminated address will l» presented. 4.:50 to ,Drive around tin borough. .">.15 to i!.2.k Heeeptioa and dinner at the lnglewm.,, at which a lout seventy-five persons will be entertained. During his resume on the work done during his term, the retiring Mayor of Inylewood stated that he. had been responsible for getting the Government to open the Post Office fiom 7 to S p.m. He had also approached them re a Courtt'.ous for lnglewood. This was just prior ti last election. Sir .Joseph Ward had. promised to consider the matter after tin election. The election from a Govrnunent point of view had been so disastrous that he had been ashamed to again approach the Prime Minister oa the question. "I'm in a peculiar position," said the Kev. E. Allanson at the Mayor's reception yesterday morning. "'The Americans tell us that there are three sexes—men, women, and parsons. Xow, I'm a parson, but also a man. - ' He then went on to remark that lie was not one of those clerics who believed in holding aloof from public affairs, but .lie believed that if the preachers of the gospel were to take a more active interest in the affairs that'concerned the public they would achieve much spiritual good. "It's not a bad thing to have a parson about," he went oa. "1 remember having a couple of men with bullocks hauling logs for me, and I heard one remark to the other, 'These 'ere bloomin' bullocks ain't working a bit.' 1 also heard the answer, which was to the effect that there was a bloomin' parson about. Then I was for some years chaplain to the 'cockatoos,' or, rather, the Wakatu Mounted Kifles at -Nelson. And I rtmember preaching them a sermon once on parade. 1 didn't get my text from the Bible, either. It was this: 'What the are you doing here. Bill?'" The rev. gentleman remarked with a twinkle that the amount of swearing in that camp diminished considerably as a result.. A meeting of the West End Euchre Party Committee was held on Tuesday night. The old committee was elected except two. and with the addition of the following ladies and gentlemen:— Mrs. P. George, Misses Wilson, Connett, McQueny, and Iloskin, and .Messrs. Gilbert and Johnson. Last year's balancesheet showed a credit of £32 10s 4d, of which the sum of £24 15s 3d was expended on tea urns, crockery, tables, forms, and lining the school gymnasium. This expenditure will not occur again. The balance, £7 1.3s Id. was paid to the school committee. A vote of thanks wa* passed to Mr. W. McLean for the very able manner in which he carried out his duties as M.C. It was resolved that children under jsixteen years of agewould not be allowed to play. An aggregate prize for ladies and gentlemen is to be obtained and presented to the lady or gentleman who wins the greatest number of games for (.hp season. Itwas decided to wait until l!)!h May for the opening of the season, so as not toclash with the Tukapa arangements. A letter of thanks from the school committee -was read, thanking the Euchre Committee for their services in carrying the euchre parties to such a successful issue.