LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 152, 23 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

\ The Patea Freezing Company will recommence operations on the Ist December. The election of two councillors for the Wihangamomona County Council resulted: W. A. At'Cutchan 71, M. Geever (51, IW. Bacon 27. Several residents in the neighborhood of the Hawera race-.'.ourse have recently 'lost many fowls. In some cases I quite a considerable number liave dis- [ appeared, and in one instance a clean sweep was effected.—Star - For setting off fireworks in a public place, George Haslett and Vincent Hamiel were fined Ssi <kl eacli at the .Inglewood Court on Friday. In the judgment summons case, Neilson v. Kinsella, claim £2O 4s, an order for payment was mads; in default three weeks' imprisonment. ■ , -

A recent issue of the Berliner Tageblatt gives a list of sixteen local recipients of the Iron Cross, and udda that sixty-nine members of the Is9th 'lnfantry Regiment have also received that decoration. The total number now presented since the outbreak of the war exceeds 40,000. A flue and warm rain cvmu.-nccd Jur" ing Sun.lay afternoon, and continued almost without intermiss ; ao until well after midnight. At times there was quite a heavy downpour, .".nd, being unaccompanied by wind, the rain should do miicii good. The: beneficial effects of recent rains have been to seme extent iiullified by the subsequent strong winds. Street lights nave been erected by the Borough Cauncil along Tiscli Avenue, through Kawaroa Park, and are greatly appreciated. The West End Foreshore Improvement Society, which has control of the park, has fixed its bazaar and pale of work for Thursday, December 3rd, and particulars will be advertised.

"New Zealand mutton is very much to the front in England, especially in country districts,'' • writes Mr Charles Bagley, a member of the Auckland Harbor Board, in the course of a letter to the chairman, Mr J. TI. Guiison. "I saw some New Zealand hanging along side some freshly slaughtered English mutton. Tha a-pcaprance was such that you could hardly tell the difference between the two. All local fresh meats are retailed from Is per lb. upwards. New Zealand butter does not appear to be advertised nearly so well as the mutton. The butter is retailed at Is (id per lb. The French Government has placed an order for 1,500,000 horseshoes with the Scottish Tron and Steel Company, Coatbridge (writes a London correspondent.) One of the works acquired by the company held an exclusive patent for Great Britain for the manufacture of horseshoes by mechanical means, and at one period did an enormous business. Competition from Germany, however, proved too strong, and the making of the shoes had to be stopped two years ago. These works were entirely closed. Now that this order from Franco has been secured, the works will re-open at once. Another factory in the same town is working overtime in making barbed wire.

The Moa Road Board has no sympathy r «'itii those who air their alleged grievances in anonymous letters. At the mooting on Saturday such a letter ap•jM'avod among the <-or.-cspondence. Jt was uuanimously resolved tint anonymous letters should not even be brought before the Board, but that the chairman should have power to at once destroy them without making their contints known. The writer of that particular letter may have the satisfaction of knowing that isuoh a fate befel his epistle. | , ,

• The Egmont Box Company's No. 2 .n.ill situated three miles from the main trunk line, south of Taihape was destroyed by fire on Thursday. The outbreak originated iu an adjoining property, and was carried to the mill jby a fierce gale which was raging. The. mill, two cottages and two tents were totally destroyed. The insurances, which '.totalled) £im, are in the Sun Office, "'lie company informs tho Elthani Argus that heavy stocks will cnablo the dircc-. 'tors to continue their supplies without diffieultv.

j" 'ln (reply to |a telegram sent by Mr. i'Cr. Loveday, of Ohura, from a public ['meeting held in the Ohura Town Hall 1 to consider the deviation of the railway 'from the Ohura township, the following 'ielegranJ has been forwarded (by tine Prime Minister: "With reference to 'your recent telegram I have just returned to Wellington. You can assure Hie Ohura people that the railway de- [ viation will go through .Ohura and does not go to Tokorima. Any statement to 'the contrary is without foundation.— (Signed) W.'F. Massey."

Considering the threatening aspect of the weather yesterday afternoon tlicrj was a very good attandance of thei public at Messrs Sole Bros.' charming grounds, Aotca, Unfortunately tie rain set in before the visitors had time to thoroughly explore the grounds, so that an early departure became necessary. An additional attraction was th?. excellent music discoursed by Mrs. George's orchestra of 1G players, under The ablebaton of Mr. E. Golding. The grounds, fiirt particularly tli 0 ferns, were- in splendid condition and the privilege of inspecting them was groitly appreciated, n vote of thanks being accorded to the public-spirited proprietors. It is understood that Messrs Sole Uro*. will a?ain throw open these grounds on the Sunday after Christmas, in.aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, and Mrs. (Jeorge has. again offered the services of the'drcaes- I the collection wns in.

, A prolonged but mild shock of earthquake was felt in town about lid last night. It lasted for slightly; over two minutes*

Only about half of tho flaxmills in the Manawatu district are working at present (says the Manawatu Standard). Messrs A. and L. Seifert closed their big Makcrua mill, at which 170 or 180 men •were employed last Saturday. It is their intention to open again at tho 'NeW Year, but tho present action has been necessary owing to tho slump in the hemp market Binco the outbreak of tho war.