LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The value of building permits issued in Hawera during March was £4»OS. The Hawera Borough Council, by a majority of one, turned down an application to hold a picture show on Good Friday. A London cable says that Ober-Lieut. Kuhne, second in command of the LIS, who was taken prisoner, was a temporary member of the Royal Aero Club in London in April, 1014. Kuhne professed to be a novice, and mildly interested in flying. It is announced by the Thames Star that some sections on the Hauraki Plains (formerly the Piako swamp) sold by the Government at £9 per acre in 1010, have recently been disposed of in their improved state at £45 per acre.

At the annual meeting of the Stratford Co-operative Building Society, held on Wednesday, Messrs if. J. King, G. Mcßain and J. Masters, the retiring directors, were re-elected. Mr. N. J. King was also re-elected chairman of directors.

War means power and powder means Dupont. The price of powder used in war has trebled since August 1, 1914. I The annual report of tin; old Dupont [iPowder Company, published the other day, showed its net earnings in 1915 were only £17,840,000, compared with the earnings in 1014 of £1,003.000. Dividends on the common stock were paid to the amount of £4,931,200, as compared with nothing paid in 1914, and the balance after all dividends weri paid was £8,281,000. "Victim" writes to the Wellington Post:—l saw a few days ago a message from Australia, where a case was brought before the Rent Court and the result was the man's rent fur a fiveroomed house was reduced froin'lSs to 10s. Just fancy a five-roomed bouse being got in Wellington at that price! Why, sir, I am in a so-called five-roomed house, on the top nearly of Mount Victoria, and the rent when I went there nearly six years ago was 21s per week. What do you think my patriotic landlord has been kind enough to do since the war started? Raised my rent first to 255, and on December 11 last increased it to 30s, and insisted on my taking it for 12 months at that reasonable figure, as bad been offered 32s 6d by some imaginary tenant, but as I had been such a good tenant lie would let nie have it for 30s. After hunting the town over, I could not get another house, and was compelled to agree to his exploitation. This to a man who is receiving £2 10s a week is absolutely out of all reason.

Tlie following striking figures concerning Taranaki and its possibilities are given by our local contemporary:—"The Canterbury provincial district is about four times the area of Taranaki, or 0.600,000 acres, upon which it carries about 120,000 head of cattle and 14,000,000 sheep. Taranaki, with 2,400,- ! 000 acres, has about iJOO.OOO cattle and i 800,000 sheep. In Canterbury there are vast areas of land of which five and even up to ten acres are required to sustain a sheep, while in Taranaki, j which at present is not halt occupied, the average carrying capacity of the land will probably prove to be well l»ver two sheep to the acre. The Ohura, country, we are assured by a man who kiiows it thoroughly, will carry quite that. Now, the point is this, that Taranaki's comparatively small area of good to rich land, when it is all under occupation, will produce more than the v;hole of Canterbury produces to-day, and Canterbury supports Christchurcli as well as its southern port of Timaru Xor is that nil we may look forward to, lor New Plymouth will become tlie -distributing centre of largo areas of 1 rich laud between the borders of the provincial area, north, east and south. What i-i required to bring this about is the harbor facilities at Moturoa, and the means of communication, roads and railways." So numerous are the intimations to the committee by settlers who arc not served by the railway that they are patronising the huge seaside fete and picnic on Easter Monday, at Kawaroa Park, that in addition to a place in the grounds and the acquisition of a large paddock, adjoining the reserve for tlie purpose of accommodating horses and vehicles the permission of the Borough Council lo place motor cars and 'buses in Ilulkley Terrace has-had to be obtained to accommodate tlie expected overflow. Okato, Oakura, Rahotu, and other coast residents will be all pouring in, whilst from North Taranaki a veritable procession of vehicles will commence from early morning. There will be indeed a record gathering for a record display. See Kawaraa Park advetiseraent.

New wools,/ flannels, serges, etc., etc., at Miss Bedford's, Currie Street. Call rikl inspect. W. H. and A. Mcfiarry of Eltham, advertise small dairy farms for sale on I'xeoptioiially easy terms.

We draw our readers' attention to the alteration in the date (if several of Mr. Xewton King's sale dates.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd,, draw the attention of clients to their Stratford • sale, which they are holding in their Sratford j'ards on Tuesday, 18th April, Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns on page 8 of this issue. The days when father's overcoat, and, indeed, all spare heavy clothing, was heaped on to the bed on winter nights are over and done with. Such a procedure is unhealthy and science ushers in these splendid down quilts at Moray's of this t»wn. There is an advertisement in this issue of great importance. Boys' and youths' oilskins, 8s lid at the Melbourne, Ltd.; men's famous Drover oilskins, 10s Gd; men's oily canvas riding coats, 37s 0d; men's gaberdine raincoats 355; men's famous hydrotite raincoats, 4!)s Gd; men's warm tweed overcoats, 355, 455, 49s fld to 79s (Id; boys' double-breasted topcoats, Ss lid to 22s Gd.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London House, under date, lltli inst.:—London wool sales: The wool sales opened on 11th inst. There was good competition for crossbred, but very little change in merino, for which prices ruled in favor of sellers.

Mr. Newton King draws attention to sale of livery stable outfit at ICaponga on April IS. Everything is in first class order and condition and is practically without reserve. The owner is also offering the well-known trotting stallion Royal Chevalier. This horse is already famous on account of the great successes secured by some of his sisters and brothers both on the track and show-rings. The well-known Clydesdale stallion, Oamaru Boy will also be offered. This horse's breeding is above reproach and ho has sired some of the finest yearlings in the district. Anybody interested in horsefleaa is urged to lw in attendance.

The Petone Woollen Mills dispute lias been settled, and 1 work resumes on Monday. Ten per cent, increase in wages has been conceded.—Press Association. Three tons of "soldiers' wheat" is for sale for patriotic purposes, and applications from purchasers will be received by Messrs. Sole Bros. During the fifth week of the temporary train service In New Plymouth, there were 12,409 passengers, and the revenue was £73 12s 3d'.

The Now Plymouth Borough Council electric light department notifies that the supply of electricity will be cut off to-morrow (Sunday), between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

At the monthly meeting of the New Plymouth Harbour Board yesterday, Mr C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., mentioned that Captain Ohudleigh, Marine Superintend ent of the Shaw, Savill and Albion CO., would be visiting the port next month, and he suggested that a special meeting of the board be held so that members could meet him and hear his views in respect to the harbour. Mr. Wilkinson added that, in view of the early completion of the freezing works, it was important that they should get Home boats hero as soon as possible. Mr. Wilkinson's suggestion was agreed to.

A correpondent writes: "I witnessed a laughable incident the other day. A well-known citizen in a seaport town bears a name that has been German for centuries. But he can trace his descent back for generations to prove that no German blood Ims been introduced for several generations. Wouldn't you smile, then, if you heart! this man admonishing a man who, while boasting Celtic nomenclature, was distinctly proGerman in his utterances? The man with the German name told the man with the German opinions that he'd like to. see a Zeppenlin drop a bomb on the pro-German's house, just to let him know what the Germans were capable of!"

There are now on view in the windows of the local warehouse of the British and Continental Piano Co. two very handsome group photos, recently presented at Ipswich, Queensland, to Mr. F;' W. G. McLeod, the newly-appointed conductor of the New Plymouth Citizens' Band. One is the Citizens' Committee, :md the other is the Ipswich City Vice-Regal Band, with their handsome new silver-plated instruments. Both pictures bear appropriate At Whiteley Memorial Church tomorrow morning the Rev. A. B. Chappell's "Pilgrim's Progress" serial gcrmon will deal with "The Interpreter's House." "Can We know God?" will be Rev. Chappell's theme at the evening service, vben the Anthem will be Woodward's ' The Sun Shall be no-more Thy Light by Day."