LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A cable from Sydney states that the total deaths from influenza are 1970. A cable from London states that it is expected there will be an early rise of 4s per ton in household coal. —Aus, and N.Z. Cable Assoc. Charles Clifford Oake was arrested by Detective I'itzgibbons at Moturoa yesterday, on a charge of military desertion. He will be handed over to the military authorities to-day. At last night's meeting of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce a resolution •was passed conveying the congratulation of the chamber to the Mayor of New Plymouth on his being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. It was stated in the report wired from Napier yesterday that the costs in the prohibitionist Payley's case amounted to £IOO. It was printed as received, but the figures were evidently mutilated in transmission, as the coats were £2 10s. Sir James Allen .stated on Friday that H.M.S. New Zealand is not gcing to make two trips to the Dominicn, but one only. The first trip has been postponed, and when she comes she will bring Lord Jellicoe. Sir James Allen said he.had no further information with respect to the date of the visit.

Sir James Allen stated on Friday, with reference to the Merchant Service Guild agitation for the removal of a coastal master whose nationality -they objected to, that he had written to the ParkerLamb Timber Company, asking them to remove Captain Petersen from his ship and put him on shore. Mr. Wilson, S.M., gave judgment in Auckland on Friday, deciding that on days when hotels were dosed because of the arrival of transports, the sale of liquor in hotels was absolutely prohibited, including supplies to boarders. John Endean, licensee of the Waitemata Hotel, was fined £2 for supplying liquor on such an occasion.

The men engaged in loading the Home liner Kia Ora off Waitara—some 16 in number—were carried on to Wanganui on Thursday. They returned by the mail train last night, and the Maoris (who comprised the majority of the party) seemed quite happy over their impromptu journey, and gave' three cheers as the train pulled out of the station. In connection with the recent conference of representatives of hospital boards at Stratford, a slight error occurred in the report of the remarks made by Mr, Taylcr, who stated that he was opposed to referring the question of nurses salaries to the Department, and favored a conference of the boards on the question. The s.s. Waitangi has proved the value of her speed by doing no less than nine round trips between Patea and Wellington in a month recently, which is, we believe, a record for the port. The vessel would have accomplished more but (or the fact that she was laid up for a whole week in Wellington owing to stress of weather.—Press.

Efforts are being made by the Fitzroy residents to secure a post office and per-' manent staff. A petition is now securing signatures to that end, and may be signed at either Mr. Taylor's or Mr. Pearce's stores, Fitzroy. For several years the post office work has been conducted at Mr. Taylor's store, and has grown to such an extent that a branch office is a necessity. Mr. S. 6. Smith, M.P., has received a letter from the Acting Premier (Sir Jas. Allen), in reference to the butter delegation that recently visited Wellington. This was in regard to a request re the butter equalisation fund that any difference in the price of butter for the local market and the export price should be charged to the • Consolidated Fund. Ministers had reviewed the matter, and decided to hold it over pending the return of the Prime Minister (Mr. W. F. Massey) and the Minister of Finance (Sir J. G. Ward) to New Zealand.

There was a chorus of protest at last night's meeting of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce when the matter of the new by-law proposed by the County Council in regard to imposing an annual license fee on all vehicles using the county roads was mentioned. "It is like going baclc to the age when there was a tax on windows," said one member, and others were equally amazed at the proposed move. After a short discussion it was resolved to co-operate with the Borough Council and the Ratepayers' Associations and any other body joining the movement in protest against the proposed by-law.

Lately there has been a good deal of debate in Eltham on the subject of obtaining a supply of electricity. Opinions have diil'ered as to the wisdom of endeavoring to make arrangements with hew Plymouth Borough Council for a supply from a new source that body is opening up, or to obtain a more local source for its own use. The town clerk of 2s T ew Plymouth has now written to the Borough Council of Kltliam, stating that the council is receiving other applications from local bodies and private enterprises, and that it is desirable if the Eltham Council means business, it should take action at once. This is being interpreted to mean that unless Elthaui came in early it will not be able to get in at all, and the local HydroElectric League is to consider the position next week.—Star.

The Taranaki Agricultural Society's lectures, sot down for Friday next, have been altered to Thursday afternoon, in order not to clash with Mr J, H. Street's sale. HOW TO SAVE 16s. Miss Gladys L. Moncrieff, leading ladv .with J. C. Williamson's Comic Opera Co., writes:— "I have proved the value of HEKNZO (Hean's Essence) for preserving the clearness of the voice and overcoming distressing effects of a cold." A bottle of HEENZO (Hean's Essence) costs only 2s and makes one pint 6T the finest cough and throat mixture, ay much as you can get for 12s of ordinary mixtures. Obtainable from all chemists or stores, or post free on receipt of price from Hean's Pharmacy, Waoganui, •%.