LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Sydney wire states that continuous rains resulted in floods in the country districts. Lismore and the Tweed valley are inundated.

The Defence Department advises that the transport Pakeha will arrive about midday to-day (Friday). —Press Assoc. On Saturday there is a mail for Australia, South Africa, Egypt, India, China, Japan and Straits Settlements, per s.s. Roggeveen, from Auckland, closing at 6.15 a.m. The San Francisco mail closes on Wednesday next. On account of the weather being so unfavorable yesterday aftirnoon, the closing day at the Fitzroy b.wling green was postponed until Saturday afternoon, when the customary match, president v. vice-president, will be played.

An ordcr-in-council authorises the issue of a licence to the Opunake Town Board to use the water from a neighboring rivei; for the purpose of generating electricity, and to erect electric lines within the Opunake town district and portion of the Egmont county.

The Hawera Borough Council is asking the advice of Mr. R Davies, of New Plymouth, and Mr. E. Maxwell, of Rahotu, in regard to the planting and laying out of the Turuturu-Mokai Reserve, near the borough, on which work it is proposed to spend a good sum of money accumulated from rents.

A meeting of those interested in the formation of a commerce students' society in New Plymouth will be held at the Soldiers' Club ot 8 o'clock this evening. It is hoped to get formed a strong society for the help of thrae engaged in commerce, by means of lectures by wellknown men on matters relating to commercial suDjects.

At the Hawera Court yesterday Henry Callaghan was charged with on May 28 being drunk and disorderly in a railway carriage and breaking two windows of the carriage, valued at 255. The defendant pleaded guilty, and said that he had no idea that he had misbehaved himself. Senior Sergeant Till stated that the defendant, while travelling in the mail train between Aramoho and Hawera, interfered with a party playing cards, and made himself objectionable. An altercation led to blowß between defendant and one of the players. Tji the scuffle defendant broke the windows. Eventually the guard removed the wan to the vaii, and on arrival in Hawera handed him over to the police. The Bench emphasised that the travelling public had to be protected. On the first charge defendant was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment: and upon the second charge he was mulcted in the sum of £i and ordered to pay the damages to the windows, in default seven days' imprisonment. Defendant jemarked that he was returning to his home in New Plymouth after an absence of two years spent on Rotoroa Island, and being a carpenter would easily get work. The Bench allowed defendant a fortnight in which to find the money.—Star.

A reminder is given that all entries for the Taranaki Metropolitan Winter Show close on Saturday. Copies of schedules and entry forms are obtainable at the office of the secretary (W. P. o';ey), Carrie Street. Efforts are being made to make the Tune exhibits the best in the history of the society, and to secure this the co-operation of farmers and others is desired. Those interested should not fail to note the closing date for entries.

Fannera whose capital is limited, and who desire to start dairying on a farm of their own, should read W. H. and A. McGarry's fresli advertisement on page one.

The Melbourne Clothing Company are in receipt of another shipment of men's cashmere half hose, at 3s lid per pair. These socks are guaranteed all pure wool and good dye. In navy or black only. Worth 4s lid a pair.

All children ere they hide to play. Upon a raw, cold winter's day, Should don warm clothes, from hat to hose, To guard their lungs from bronchial

woes; And when to bed they beat retreat, To make precaution quite complote, Last thing each one should have, be sure, A dose of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 4