LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

London advices that the ' Morca's marls lliave bpeen delivered.

Kaponga Jias decided to borrow £SOOO for installing electric light in tho township.

The annual mottling of the Tarurutangi Dairy Company was formally op. e-ned on Saturday at the office of the secretary, Mr. I'. C. .Morton, but no business was transacted other than adjourning (he mooting to Thursday next at tile factory. After I.he commencement of November there will be no Bloppage of the New INyrrvonitli-V/cllinjjton express either at Maraitahi or Kai Jwi. South of Wangarcui the expresses will pass at Bonny Clen instead of Tuirakina.

The. boys of Christ College have just given a generous proof of patriotism. They lliave handed) over the whole of the prize money won at the reoen/t, sports, I amounting to £llO, 1o the honorary treasurer of tho fund for the Keliof of the poor in Great Britain, Ireland anil Belgium. In lieu of money prizes the lads ha.ve agreed to accept medals. The Ohiristeliurch Press suggests that the Government should put on the Estimates a sum of £50,000 for the relief of Belgian distress. That would be less than a shilling apiece from each, man, woman, and child in the Dominion. ''No one," adds the Press, "can say we cannot afford thai amount. On (lie contrary, we believe tiho proposal would be hailed with gladness throughout the country." "In the shops at Home you cannot buy a pound of New Zealand butter as New Zealand I>u titer," said Major Norton, in bis lecture lo Uie Ohristdhurch (Chamber of Commerce. "The Dominion lias .been producing and using good butler for over twenty years, and yet it. is not known, simply becauso the ipeople wbo mm.ko the best butter have not troubled to see that their brands are brought before the consumer."

Ifc was unfortunate that the 'wmUic.r yesterday was nod favorable for enjoying the beaulties of Brooldands and Marumii, wfhich aw now in splendid condition and a great credit to the owners. As many who wished to avail tihemselves of the privilege of inspecting these charming grounds were unafble to do so it is (hoped (bat another opportunity will !w given soon.

A special impotin.™ of the members of Hie Omtita Co-operative Dairy Company was held at the Town Hal! on Saturday, when revised articles of association were (submitted for consideration, and approval. There was a largo attendance anil considerable discussion took place. Eventually a ballot -was taken, but, the number Toting for the new articles fell fdiortt of the requisite majority by four votes. A full report of the meeting will appear later.

' Two little girls, about si\ and j eight years of age, -who had overheard a conversation, concerning lilie. terrible j flight of thip women and children of ..Belgium, were evidently deeply impressed, f«r they went away together ' and presently .returned with three shil'i lings, each taken fromn their own monev lioxes, for fatiher to transmit to Belgium. They required a specially definite wKitrane.B that Klip monev -would reach 'rtht peonle it wa* intended for. and hoped it would lie went in buying fowl for the hungm-i children .

The erection of the new works for the "Paten Farmers' Co-onerativn Freezing' Company is progressing with astonishing rapidity. The concrete work for the first, and second stories is nearly completed, and the roof will be put on in something less than a fortnight. Given a continnaneo of the present fine weather, the new buildings should be ready for the company to start killing oneivilions on December lit. (When the erertion of the present building is completed, the work of creeling the new freezing ch:i.mbey will be immediately nut in hand. The scene at the works at the present time is a busy one. the various workers making it resemble a veritable hive of industry.—Press.

.VI. t.ho Stratford Magistrate's Conr! on Friday li. Harkness sued X. C. Inne. for £2S (V 4d for costs of rewTs to a stono crusher, hired bv defendant from Cameron and Brooking in Wll for the vurposes of a contract -with itlhe TCI Hi am Countv Council to oromVi crushed ston on the Elthnm rmd. Defendant, diirmfed that tint repairs were incurred during the. term *>f hiring by hinm. Mr. Cranio arrrilied for « no 1' •-■- ,1> grounds that the wrong defendant Ibid been piled, tJiat credit Hind originally Ibpen given li~ folninlaiT to Cameron and Brooking and not to Tnnoa and the account subsequienlV transferre-' in his bomks Ho the debit of Tmios -without the ■latlier'a consent, and 'that the Court conic? not in tire present proceeding* and on the wciferi.il before it. n>vlw. falco to soil tie the controversies between Cameron and T?ronlcinc* an.l the rfrc«o>i+ defendant Inneo. A nonsuit was granted ■with costs £J Bs. Till first meeting of the new committee of the Vfnt Ttid Foreshore TWcnrovcmen( Society will be held to-night at 7 ©'clonk .

Members of the Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth (First and Second Groups) are notified that sub- [ scriptions -will be duo and payable today (Monday), at the Secretary's office, Curtie street, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., from 1 p.m|. to 5 pan., and 7 p.m. to 8 >.m.—Advt. .„. vall ;i ~..-,, J-MzS