LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 5 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The winter ahow will be opened today, •id will eonfcinuo on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Garrison Band will parade at the Melbourne corner at 7.30 p.m. to march to the Agricultural Hall. The Licensing Committee at Dunedin yesterday granted all renewals, but recommended that the principal hotels should have fire alarms provided.

Several cheese factories in the Manawatu district are to continue working throughout the winter, owing chiefly to the splendid prices being obtained for cheese.

The Taranaki County Council yesterday decided to call applications for the position of a general inspector at a ■alary (to include travelling expenses) of £250 per annum. Customs revenue to the amount of £4368 16s 2d, and beer duty totalling £4l 14s were collected at the port of New Plymouth during last month. For May, 1911, the figures were: Customs revenue, £4134 2s Id; beer duty, £39 18s.

The total rainfall in New Plymouth during May amounted to 5.10 inches, compared with 5.43 inches during the corresponding month of last year. The number of days on which rain fell was fourteen, and the maximum fall (2.58 inches) occurred, on May 15. At its meeting yesterday the Taranaki County Council endorsed, without any discussion, the resolution of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce appreciating the expressed determination of the Minister of Defence to enforce the compulsory provisions of the Defence Act.

Apart from the official cablegram of congratulation sent to the -King on his birthday, the Prime Minister also sent a personal message of his own to Viscount Stanfordham, the King's private secretary, to which the following reply was received yesterday: "The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, Prime Minister, Wellington. —I sincerely thank you for your kind congratulations.—George R. V." Sitting in his civil jurisdiction at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff by default in the following undefended cases:—Cook and Lister v. William Jury, claim 10s 6d, costs lis; J. S. Lister v. Atua, claim £4 14s 2d, costs 15s; J. S. Lister v. Prank Dniry, claim £l, costs ss; J. S. Lister v. Henry Autridge, claim £1 lis Bd, costs ss; Newton King v. A. E. S. Collins, claim £3l 18s 7d, costs £2 14s. Appreciation, seldom tendered to memberg of county councils, is none the less welcomed by members of those bodies when it comes their way. At yesterday's of the Taranaki County Council, the chairman (Mr. J. Brown) stated that a party of gentlemen, who had motored round the Mountain to Eltham, had gone out of their way to congratulate him on the Taranaki County's good roads. To them it was a real treat to traverse Taranaki roads, when their experiences on the highways of other counties were recalled to mind. The party did not like, however, added the chairman, having to pay .the five shillings toll exacted by the Taranaki Council. In view of the amount of abuse directed against county councillors, it was really gratifying to learn that other councils w-ere not in the same street as the Taranaki County Council in the matter of roads.

On July 6, 1911, the Wanganui Chronicle made the following statement regarding the second Dominion Show, at Hawera:—"The present show is but the second that has been held, and while it is an accomplishment to have eclipsed its predecessor, it is still more creditable to have it said (as it was said yesterday) that it has already surpassed its most dangerous rival." What will the press have to say of the third show to be opened for four days on Wednesday, June 12 ? The dairy produce has just doubled. Forty-three factories ar« competing for the coveted prizes; no less than 400 cheese will be on exhibition, and the butter section is well filled. The entries are a record for any show hitherto held in the Dominion. The New Zealand Government Department of Agriculture will occupy the main hall, covering 6000 ft of space. Every section is filled, and Mr. A. M. Conrov, the secretary, is in the meantime a very worried man trying to find space for ail the firms exhibiting. Another phase of the proposed electrification of the Main South road cropped up at the Taranaki County Council meeting yesterday. The Public Works Department notified that before the Council's application for the use of water from Bells' Falls could be considered it would be necessary to comply with certain conditions. Some of these made provision for payment by the Council of sixpence per head per month per horse power for all the water used. In protesting against the demands of the Department, Cr. McAllum said it seemed to be preposterous that the Council should be asked to pay for the use \>lf. water, which was of no service to the Government. As an alternative to the use of water-power, however, .the Council could go in for a gas-producer plant. He hoped that the Government did not think that the county had dropped the scheme, simply on account of a railway having been suggested. No further reference was made to the subject, but it was decided to apply to the Whangarei Borough Council as to on what terms the Government had granted it permission to harness the river in that district.

WINTER TOPCOATS. AT THE MELBOURNE. There is no store in Taranakl so well able to supply coats of quality at such low prices as the Melbourne. If one but pauses to think, the reasons are obvious. In a nutshell, the secret of such low prices is buying for spot cash and selling for spot cash. It is apparent that a firm like the Melbourne Clothing Company, operating four busy cash stores in Taranaki, are distributors and buyers of greater magnitude than any other similar organisation; hence it would be a strange thing indeed if the huge cash discounts earned, the concessions granted for taking large parcels, and the wonderful "jobs" secured through the potent agency of "ready cash" did not allow this famous firm to undersell all competitors. And they do undersell. Here are prices that are so much below those ruling elsewhere for similar goods that people wonder and ask how it is done. Splendid dark grey raincoats, well tailored and dressy, 29/6. Handsome hydrotit.es, priced everywhere at 50/-, for 37/6. Splendid warm tweed overcoats, hard wearing yet dressy, 35/-. Nobby overcoats, the "Super Dreadnought," made of fine lustrous cravenetted dark grey worsted, splendidly tailored and finished, 39/6. Best quality Burberry coats, 49/6. Dozens of other lines, of course.—Advt.

It is expected that the Lake Coleridge electrical scheme wiJl be ready in May,

The official census returns for New Zealand as a whole show that the Presbyterian Church has, among the greater churches of New Zealand, made the greatest percentage of increase in its membership since last census. The Australia census ju<t completed shows that ''Presbyterianism has moved ahead to second place in the Commonwealth amongst the Protestant churches, and to the third place of all churches.

The rates of interest for fixed deposits have been raised bv the banks doing business in New Zealand as from June 1. They are now as follows:—On fixed deposits for six months, 2 per cent.; twelve months, 3% per cent.; twenty-four months, 4 per cent. There has been an all round increase of % per cent, on the rates for fired deposits. For some weeks past they have been raised by Vz per cent, by the banks in Australia, and New Zealand is now only on the same level. The advance of the rate# will have a hardening tendency on the money market. Mr. Verran, who is now leader of the Labor Opposition in the South Australian Parliament, told an interviewer in Melbourne that revolutionary socialism and syndicalism were of no advantage to the world. -"The movement is a menace to the great body of workers," he said, "The idea is doing no good to the workers. Where there is no discipline then; is no order, and what the Labor movement wants and what is embodied in its centre now is a better social order. All this revolutionary socialism will exist only for a time. It is like the ripple on the stream. It will bring nothing in retur*." The heavy weather yesterday caused a g< od deal of inconvenience to those people who were anxious to get away fo; Auckland. The Rarawa, which left Onehunga for New Plymouth yesterday morning, was expected to arrive about midnight, but there was no sign of the vessel at that hour. A special train was dravn up at the railway station due j t» leave for the Breakwater at 11.30 p.m., aid about forty disconsolate passengers assembled to journey by it. After basking in the rain and sleet for an impatient while they gradually encamped in the train carriages, which rapidly assumed the appearance of a dissipated Pullman. It was not till 2 o'clock this morning that the steamer put in an appearance, and the train was despatched shortly after that hour. The steamer was expected to get away early this morning on her return trip. A question of bridge approaches was briefly discussed at the County Council meeting yesterday, upon Or. Hill mentioning that numerous complaints had been brought under his notice about the approaches to the Te Henui bridge, which were not considered at all satisfactory. The chairman (Mr. J. Brown), who was backed by several councillors, pointed out that the whole matter was a question of expense, and that in many cases straight approaches could be provided if the Council was prepared to go to the expense of purchasing several acres of land to give the necessary access. According to Cr. Stevens, if the people of New Plymouth had not sufficient pluck >to open their mouths wide enough in assisting the Council, they had themselves to blame, ft was really of more interest to them than to the County Council. Complaint was also made by a councillor that one or two concrete bridges 'had been finished off very roughly, not appealing greatly to the aesthetic eye. This led Cr. Stevens to remark that rough concrete bridges laid down in the time of the Romans were still extant to-day, despite their lack of veneer. People forgot, remarked Cr. McAllum, the early days. They ought to go back to the bush for a month. There were several hours' litigation at the Magistrate's Court yesterday over a civil dispute, in which Charles Colson, of Egmont road, proceeded against Barriball Brothers, of the same locality, for the recovery of £ls. Mr. Johnstone appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Quilliam defended. According to plaintiff, in November last 'he entered into a verbal arrangement with defendants to sow and manure certain of Barribal! Bros.' land with mangolds and carrots. In consideration of this the defendants agreed to keep the land free from weeds and the incursions of stock, and to allow the plaintiff half of the resultant crop. Colson undertook to supply a team of horses to plough the land. The defendants, it was alleged, broke their contract by allowing stock to graze on the crops, with the result that no mangolds or carrots were forthcoming. Colson therefore elaimed £l6 damages. For <the defence, it was urged that the team of horses supplied by Colson was not fit to do the work required of them, i with the result that the defendants had to engage an outsider for the job. Colson had also promised to do half the weeding, but had broken faith with the defendants in this connection. For that reason they considered the contract was "off." Numerous witnesses were called, and after a sitting lasting the greater part of the day, the Magistrate (Mr. A. Orooke, S.M.) reserved his decision. , An interesting letter has been forwarded by Mr. L. T. Reichel, formerly Chief Government Electrician in the Dominion, who is at present in New York, describing the scenes in New York on the reception of the news of the wreck of the Titanic (says the Post). Business, Mr. Reichel says, was practically at a standstill. The newspaper offices were taxed to their utmost in order to turn out papers sufficient to meet the demand. For nearly a week nothing but the cry of "Extra!" was heard in the streets, and the grim humor of the whol# thing was the absence of news. Every wireless message was stretched and expanded, and commented upon until it filled a page. There were some wonderful examples of journalistio imagination. One paper printed the whole etory of the disaster, including the sinking and rescue, purported to have been received by wireless, when, as a matter of fact, not a single word had been received. The air during those sad days," concludes Mr. Reichel, "was metaphorically and actually full of electricity. It is said that there are in the Uinted States some 20,000 private wireless stations. In this city there aro over 100 amateurs, in addition to the numerous commercial stations. All of these, as well as the stations along the coast and on dozens of vessels, were so to speak, trying to speak at once, the result being chaos. Tf this awful disaster has proved one thing clearly it is [ that wireless stations and operators must be under control of some authority." 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A pleasant evening was spent in til* T« Henin Anglican Church schoolroom last evening on the occasion of tha »™ nU K s ° clal D tendere d to tho parishion*he Re . v - Mr and Mrs. KsmpT^ 0 ' t°. n ! ark the dedication festival of the Trinity Church. There wag a large attondance, and the fu notion iha-t enjoyable. A programme of vocal items was contributed to bv Mrs. Avery, Miss M. Thomson, Mr. W. Smith, Miss Blumlell, the Rev Mr* Kempthorne, and Mrs. Thompson. A competition, which excited much interest, was won by Miss L. Mills. The evening was wound-up with a abort danoe, Mrs. Harding presiding at the piane.

Something critical has been printed in Sydney about the book-keeping methods followed in connection with State enterprises in New Zealand, especially the railways. These comments have been read by Sir Joseph Ward, and bavabeen replied to by him as follows: "To talk about the railways of New Zealand being overcapitalised is almost ludicrous, when it is remembered that the land belonging to the Railway Department, either city, town or country, has never been appreciated in value for the purpose of increasing the cost of the railways. Nor has any appreciation i> value been applied to any portion of the railway system throughout the Dominion. It has been stated by well-known parties—an opinion with which I agreethat if the railways were to be put on t« the market to-morrow they would bring more than double what they cost, fi is, therefore, a little difficult to understand when a suggestion is made that the railways are over-capitalised, or that there has been depreciation in the railways not provided for. [ may mention that the annual amount spent out of" revenue on the railway tracks ii the highest expenditure in any railway service in the world."