LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 59, 30 July 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'•There are cowsheds in our own district that are not (it for pig* to sleen Jt. and it's time they wer e P changed Remark by Mr. W. J. Gray, chairman at the annual meeting of the Okato-Pumlio L&iry Company yesterday.

tJ} ?*£ T aranaki Hu,lt wi >l meet to-day at Mr. Harris' farm, Waihi when a most enjoyable day should result TJie country is amongst the best the club has the privilege of hunting over, ami, being well prepared by Mr. Harvh should assure for followers some good

At the meeting of the Okato Dairy Company s shareholders the chairman stated that the name "Kaihihi" on the brand did not find favor in America, aa they could not pronounce Maori names A proposal was made that this should be altered to Okato, but this- -wa» lost shareholders being almost unanimous tr-at it was inadvisable to alter the. name, as the present brand was so favorably known on the Home market. The Invcrcargill Carnival Queen compot.tion which has sbeen organised by Mr. W. Lints, of New Plymouth, closed on Saturday last. Over 153,000 votes at 2d each were recorded, and of these none were free or newspaper coupon votes, which is a record for New Zealand The two leading candidates put in over £7OO between. Mr. Lints has successfully conducted similar competitions at Timaru, Oamaru, and elsewhere ra the South, and will proceed with carnivals on the West Coast mid in Auckland, Christchureh, and elsewhere. A peculiar sequence of reasons was given by a witness .in the Supreme Court at Chrigtchurch in explaining his valuation of some land. "You think you should ask whatever anyone is fool enough to give for the land?" Mr Beswick asked. "Well, yes," replied witness, who had stated he had sold certain land for £l5O an acre for which he had given £BO. "And you think it | is quite right demanding £3OO from tae Government for it?" vas Mr Beswick',' next question. "Certainly," replied wit uess with a smile, "considering the iniquities we have put up with from t'.i.' railway people." Great prices were realised at a desiring sale held at Tikorangi on Wednesday by Mj. Newton King, when Mr, W. Book's dairy stock and plant wera cleared. Mr. Rook is one of Taranaki's best farmers, and knows how to u.-e his land and cows to the best advantage, and the condition and quality of his grade Jersey herd reflected " the greatest credit on him. The highest price was obtained for a broken-colored Jersey cow, for which £2O was paid, but other cows brought near this sum, as will be imagined when the line of dairy cows, with the exception of one threequarter eow, made the fine average of £l4 10s Od. The Melbourne's annual sale starts tomorrow morning. The bargains are .if so pronounced a character that it is safe tn predict a busy time at the firm's stoic to-morrow and following days. You family of young men—form a REGENT CIGARETTE brotherhood, save the Gift Tickets and get the "little Mater" a sewing machine. Free (lift Catalogue tells how. Write for it to Regent, Rox 331, Wellington. For Influenza take Woods' Great Pepint Dure. K«ver r-3*- Vt, t/t.

The balance-sheet of the last Axemen's Carnival held at Eltham shows a credit balance of £3O 17s 3d. Owing to the outbreak of war in Europe, representatives of Home produce houses in Taranaki have been advised by cable not to .enter into any contracts ff" the present. The Hurleyvillo Dairy Company has had a sp!endid .year and has been able to pay out to suppliers the very satisfactory sum of Is 2 l-7d per lb butter nit for the season. The Wellington Motor Cycling Club recently suggested that the Circular Road Race committee should, in conduction with the club, hold a motorcycle- round-the-mountain tourist trophy race on the same day as the ordinary circular road race. At a meeting of the committee it was decided not to entertain the idea.

Messrs Bayly, Ogle and Co.'s new heat for the run between Waitara ann Awakino and other places along the coast, is in the builders' hands. She is 5") feel in length, and will be driven by an oil-engine. Her draughty will not exceed 2ft Gin. It is expected that ;he vessel will be handy for towing purposes iu cases of emergency.—Waitara Mail A monster plain and fancy dress ball is to be held in the East End Bathing Reserve committee's pavilion on Thursday, August 20. Valuablo prizes will be given for the best and most original .ladies' and men's dresses, music and supper will be of undeniable excellence, and the committee is determined to tie'' the seal of its energy and enterprise on the undertaking. A prominent resident of the Haweri district who purcliased a motor car some four months ago for £350, sold it again for £SO (states the Manaia Wiimm). It was apparently one of tin; bad bargains tliat even very shrewd iw-n are sometimes let into, and the.ie is probably no shrewder or more keenwitted man in the province than the man in question.

At a meeting of the New Plymouth Sports Ground committee last night, six unions being represented and two sending apologies, it wag decided to hold a Labor Day demonstration on October 12. An executive was appointed to draw up a programme, and report to a meeting in a fortnight's time. The mutter is being very enthusiasticallytaken up. Referring to the Takapau incident in hi* annual report, the Commandant or the Forces (Major-Gcnoral Sir A. <J. Gedley) says:—"ln all districts except Otago the abnormally bad winter and bad weather entailed considerable discomfort to the troops in camp. In one instance there was some disturbance, lull if those concerned had had more experience of life in camp many of the causes contributing to discontent would have been a\oided, and a stain wo'i'd not have been thrown upon the disc'r p'liic of tri ops not yet fully conversant vith the details of interior economy so conducive to the comfort and wellbeing of troops in the field." The annual meeting of the Taranaki E uployers' Association is to be held in tli" Borough Council Chambers on Thursday, 6th August, at 7 p.m. The annual dinner will be held on the same date at 8 p.m., when the president will deliver his annual report, followed by the election of officers for the ensuing year. Mr T. S. Weston, president -of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, is expected to be present and deliver a short address. Owing to the Arbitration Court sitting in Wellington at the time, Mr. Pryor, general secretary of the federation, will not be able to be present. Mr. 11. N. Renaud has been engaged to provide a light musical programme for' the evening A very enjoyable evening was spent in the Good Templar Hall' last night at <a well-attended euchre party and dance given by the Circular Road Race entertainment committee. The euchre devotees were very, numerous), no less than thirty tables being occupied, and that the play was keenly contested is evidenced by the fact that "ties" for fist place occurred in both departments of play, and in the men's games five were level before the play-off. The prizes wore well worth competition, being lOOlbs of flour and a set of table knives for first and second ladies, and half a ton of coal and a. tobacco pouch lor the men. The games resulted as follows:—Ladies, Miss Tuohy and Mrs. H. Hill with 14 games each, the former winning in the play-off; men, Messrs S. Maine, H- Plumb, D. Tippins, B. Loveridge, Gt. Ferguson and M. Morris 14 games each, Messrs G. Ferguson and 11. Plumb taking first and second places in the plaff-off. The card-playing was superintended by Mr. C. Bond, while in the subsequent enjoyable dance Messrs H. Brookes and Way acted as M.C.'s, and Mrs. George provided the An enjoyable supper was served by the ladies.