LOCAL AND GENERAL.
At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning a land agent's license was granted to Mr. R. F. Cornwall. It is understood (says the Christchurch Press) that a series of "monster indignation" meetings, under the auspices of the Labor Party, will be held throughout the Dominion, commencing this week, protesting against the contemplated action of the Government in holding only a short session while the leaders proceed to London in order to attend the sitting of the Imperial Conference, and protesting against the alleged sins and omissions of the Government generally. The ladies* executive committee which is making arrangements for the appeal on Saturday, February 23, on behalf of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, met on Saturday. It was decided that the Red Cross Committee, under Mrs. K. A. Walker, should control the Eed Cross Mart on the day, and that the Women's Patriotic Committee, under Mrs. C. 11. Burgess (Mayoress) should have charge of the street stalls, including sweets, fruit vegetables and fancy goods. ' At a meeting of the Pukekura Park Hoard on Monday, relative to the forthcoming fete in aid of the board's funds it was decided to invite the co-operation' of a number of energetic citizens, also the proprietors of motor garages and motorcar owners. They will be asked to meet the full board next Monday evening. The jfete will bo on the lines of similar gatherings held in the Old Country and also "k, N . ew „ Zealai «i. There will be a coni*."'. t,,e evening. The board is waiting information from Wanganui relative to the cost, etc., of the fete held there
V nen fclie ease of Atina Te Kohukoha (Mrs. le Whiti) y. Ngatai Pcrcroka was called at the Magistrate's Court at New Plymouth yesterday, counsel for plaintiff intimated regretfully that -his witnesses had fallen out among themselves on the way to Court and that one witness had left the motor ear a nd returned to Parihaka to collect his rent in preference to coming to court, ft is right to sav thai- the witness referred to had not been subpenaed. The oher witnegs_ had left the motor car and returned in the words of counsel matters were "all sixes and sevens," and he asked that the case he adjourned till next Tuesday. He recognised that the defence had been put to considerable inconvenience and would be entitled to costs in connection with the -adjournment. Mr. Johnstone raised no objection and the application was granted the costs (£2 14s Gd) to be paid by plaintiff.
, Mmc. Peirova, the star of the Metro wonderplay, "To the Death," showing at the Empire to-night, was born in the now var-toiu Warsaw in unhappy Poland. Some of the tragedy of that historic country appears to live in the soul of Mine. Petrova and finds expression through her dramatic ability. Many admirers of this famous movie star will vote "To the Death" her greatest triumph. The FeUding Bacon Company, Limited, advise that they are now paying 7£d per lb. for baconers at Okato.
It is remarkable the rapidity with which water rose during the recent heavy rains (states the Auckland Star) At one point in the Kaipara liivci, at liewhiii, the water rose ;li't Din in 54 minutes.
The United Stales Department of Agriculture has issued a poster urging the wholesale slaughter of rats. "The rat," states the poster, "has, by spreading diseases, killed more people than bullets, ami he is just as filthy and dangerous as ever. The rat is the most destructive and dangerous of animal pests." During the Waikato war there was a good deal of siriall steamer Ira Hie on the river, as it was necessary lo take supplies for the troops at Ngaruawahia. After the railway started, this trade naturally declined and of late years there has been little steamer traffic on the Waikato river. In order to encourage the renewal of the river l.raflie, the Cambridge Borough Council lias instructed the engineer to prepare plans and an estimate of the cost of a suitable landing. Pile Hawera County Council have shown themselves progressive and always ready to adopt labor-saving methods and contrivances. In referring to this matter on .Saturday the chairman said the tar sprayer had proved eminently satisfactory. It was a saving in expense, in addition to increasing the dispatch of work- It was decided to make enquiries with a. view to procuring a sand sprayer, which would work several yards of sand to do the work of three men with shovels.—-Star.
The story of the theft of two cheques, alleged to have taken place about Christmas time, is now being told. A resident of the County of Franklin, having received the cheques, valued together at over £SO, endorsed them and placed them in an envelope addressed to the manager of one of the banks in Auckland. He supposedly posted 'he envelope in Auckland with other err.-s----pondence. Not receiving an acknowledgment of them, after the lapse of a fortnight, be made inquiries. Tnesa inquiries elicited the information that a stranger had cashed the cheques at the Pukekohe branch on January 2. A mother called at the Dunedin Police Station to meet her son, whom she expected home from one of the State institutions in the north, file police authorities had prepared all the neqessary formalities for the handing over of the boy to his parents, when, much to their astonishment, the mother informed them that he was not her son, although of the same name. The authorities in the north had blundered; they had sent the wrong boy—a little c'hap of eleven years, whose home is in Onehunga. He is to be sent back, and the homecoming of the Dunedin boy is delayed in the meantime.
One of the latest attempts to bring amusements in this country up to date is the proposed erection, half way between Wellington and Upper Hutt, of a roadside house. In this enormous establishment, which is to bo built on fhe well known gardens planted by "Quaker Mason," tourists will bo able to jtore their cars, have baths, and enjoy meals at any hour of the day to the accompaniment of music, occasional vaudeville and impromptu dancing. In America "roadside homes" such as thin casino are almost as general as picture vhows. Mr. C. B. Holmes, who is at present in Hawke's Bay in connection with the business told a reporter that he was confident that once a casino was started they would be established all over New Zealand.
Bishop Cleary's travelling experiences on the recent Northern itinerary were far from enviable. The party on the country journeys struck some of the worst weather known for months past, and quagmire difficulties were frequently encountered. Torrential rain was pouring down nearly all the time, and a positive hold-up confronted His Lordship last Monday when making his way fiom Kawakawa to Whangarei. A notoriously bad spot about a mile northward of Hukereirai engulfed the taxi and its occupants, including the bishop ant" Father Kreijnborg. The party remained stranded at Hukereimi till Tuesday morning, when a temporary abatement of the storm enabled thsm to requisition a buggy and drive to Whangarei. The importance of completing the first section of the Okahukura-Stratford branch railway, which gives access from the Main Trunk line to the Ohura Valley as far as Maticr?, was emphasised at a recent meeting of the Matiere branch of the Farmers' Union. It was decided to request the co-operation of the head executive, and all the King Country branches of the union in urgiv° the Government to •complete the section. It was stated that all the heavy formation had been completed for some' time, and a small additional expenditure, in addition to giving railway access to an important district, would make the railway revenue-pro-ducing. It was stated that wool to the value of over £IOO,OOO was sent out of the district last year, besides dairy pro. dice, cattle and sheep, while considerable areas of milling timber would be worked as soon as the first section of Ihe line was opened. The district is also without metal for the roads anl the completion of the line would immediately render available large metal areas in "the vicinity of the Main Trunk line. The section of the line referred to is about nine miles in length, and has lieeii under construction for more than five years.
Ever since the outbreak of war the Tikorangi Dairy Company has been for: warding through the New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee boxes of butler to tihe men at the front, and that this gift is appreciaed is evidenced by a letter recently received by Mr. J. Hine. secretary of the Tikorangi CompanyTins letter, which was forwarded to the Women's Patriotic Committee, is from the Anzao Wireless Squadron at Bagdad. It is written by J. W. Melville, O.C. in behalf of the New Zealand men of the Wireless Troop, and thanks the committee for the butter which had come to hand the previous day. The letter continues: "Will you please convey to the Tikorangi Dairy Company our appreciation and thanks for their gift- During the summer months of June to September, it is impossible to obtain any butter owing to the extreme heat, so you can see what a boom it is 4o get some real New Zealand butter. Everyone is delighted with the gift which appeals to them much more than socks. As a large number of men are in isolated places where it is impossible to buy anything your gift proves most acceptable." Extra! A wave of low prices has flooded the Big Store, Waitara. Ordinary prices Slave sunk out of sight and on many garments only half prices are visible. .The showroom is swamped in bargains and a flood tide of reductions is flowing from counter to counter- Salvaging parties attend daily and many submerged bargains have been rescued at shrunken prices
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19180213.2.19
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1918, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
1,647LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1918, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.