LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The royal mail motor car 'rora Wellington to New Plymouth must have met with trouble down the coast, as it did not leave Sanson till nine o'clock and had not reported at Haw era at midnight.

Mr. G. L. Tate has won ov.trisht the Taranaki Hunt's cup for most" points scored in all classes of the Taranaki Winter Show.

A meeting of the committee r.f the North Taranaki Head Centre of the Royal Life Saving Society was held last night, Mr. J. Bennett presiding. Some routine business was transacted, and accounts passed far payment. The anhual meeting was fixed to he held on Wednesday, August. 13.

The. architects to the Taranaki Hospital Board reported yesterday that the amended plans for the, memorial hall in the nurses' home now being erected had been completed, providing for n hall on the ground floor of 45ft by 25ft. Regarding the work of building the report stated that continuous wet weather had interfered wnsiderftUy, .with J?ro£tJ|S.

The Taranaki Daily News will not be published on Saturday (Peace Day). Advertisers are requested to note that "copy" for advertisements which would ordinarily appear on Saturday should the office by this evening. The New Plymouth Fire Brigado met on Tuesday evening and unanimously decided to provide refreshments from 11.30 to 2 o'clock on Saturday to the ladies taking part in the procession, who are assembling near the Fire Station. Seating accommodation will be available, and visitors will also be afforded an opportunity of inspecting the station and its modern equipment All will be welcomed. This thoughtful act on the part of the brigadesmen will be appreciated by those concerned.

With regard to the pupils of the jiupils of the New Plymouth Technical College who cannot attend classes because of the restricted train fcervice, the Education Department ban replied to (lie request made by the Taranaki Munition Tfoard last week for a grant to cover tne cost of conveying the children by motor. A telegram received yesterday by the secretary to the board states that the department regrets it cnunnt. provide conveyance for pupils from Waitara and Inglewood to the New Plymouth Technical School without extending the same privilege? to ail high school pupils, and this could not be undertaken at the present time. The question of the amount of outstanding fees for medical attention at the New Plymouth Hospital was referred to at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki Hospital Board, when several letters were read expressing appreciation of the attention received by some who had been patients in the institution. It was stated that in this connection the total amount unpaid was £12,.")07, and some members thought that possibly some of those whose accounts bad not been paid were not less grateful than others? for services rendered, and that a quiet reminder might have the effect of inspiring them to forward the amounts due.

Ttie annual provincial convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held at Wanganui Past on July flth and 10th. The presidents of the various unions "and delegates were present from all parts of Taranaki. Reports from unions showed much good work had been done, and there had been an increase in members. Resolutions were passed protesting against the the hotels being opened when"the troopships arrive at the ports, and also against the Press reporting criminal rnsps of women and children so fullv Mrs. Phil Ups (president), and Mrs. A Jones (secretary), and Mr Jameson (treasurer), were unanimously elected to ill! the same position next year. An invitation from the Manaia Union for the convention to be held there next year was accepted.

The Hawera Star's Okainwa correspondent states that a few days afro a Hastings Road settler was returning from town in his car, and when only i. few chains from home ran out oi benzine. Leaving his ear on the Bids of the road, he walked home to secnri the necessary fluid. Upon reaching li'is hmi?fi lie found tea ready, so he stayed for that meal before returning for his ear. :He was not, gone not move than forty minutes, hut in that hrief interval some thief or thieves had heen busy. Everything movable was talcen from tbi car, hut. not content with this, the perpetrators had also done considerable damage to the car. An accident befel Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer last week. When driving to Okaiawa from Hawera, and approaching the bend in the road near Mr. Welsh's, a spot which has now gained considerable notoriety, the horse shied and slipped on the tarviated road. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer were thrown out. the former going over the front of the gig and landing under the horse's heels. Luckily, Mr. Mortimer kept his presence of mind, and also his hold of the reins, and he succeeded in quieting the frightened animal before any damage was done.—Star.

Owing to the restricted train services many shopkeepers are experiencing difficulty in getting their shipment of goods fr«m the nort. One Hawera firm is utilising the sevvices of a motor lorry which runs to tiie Patea wharf to meet the steamers, and, if necessary, two trips a day can bo made. This' means of conveying the goods, of course, is more expensive than by rail, the firm having to pav 5s a ton handling charges and £2 10s per ton cartage. These charges are passed on to the pubHe. and hence the increased price of iron goods, etc., and incidentally the cost of living. A lorry is also running from Opunako to Pa\ea as occasion d£ mands.

Speaking (it a distribution of war decorations in Melbourne a few day? ago, Admiral Jollicoo said the closest associations that had taken place between the Army and the Navy during this war took place at Galtipoli, the spot whew Australian troops first showed the world of what they were capable. He thought that the association between the two services could not be better shown than by his relating the contents of a letter whi?h he had received the previous day from a fa%r of an Australian soldier, lhat father wrote to him to say that his son was wounded by machine-gun fire during the landing on fiallipoli After receiving first aid. the soldier was taken aboard his Majesty's ship London. A bluejacket put him in his own hammo.* pave him tea and sandwiches, and took off and washed his puttees. Then he came hack to the soldier and said, Will it be any use to you if I give you a couple of bob?" (Laughter and cheers), that father said that his son. like most Australian soldiers, had a deep Tegard for the boys in blue. Another sailor wid to another Australian soldier: "I believe that if, you fellows were told to take the Rock of Gibraltar vou would do it." That remark by a British blueJacket expressed better than dny speech ho (Lord -Tellinoe) could make the Navy's opinion of the Australian soldier.

"Fairy Wonder" Cleanser la no "doall," "cure-all," but it is pre-eminently the finest compound on this earth fc« washing clothes expeditiously, cleanly, and snow-wlnto at less than half th« eld cost of labor, soap, and fuel. In addition, it is invaluable for cleansing floors and paintwork, and with the addition of hot water will instantly cleansn and purify dirty hair brushes. On salo at all grocers.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to the clearing sale they are holding on account of William Hallett, Esq., on the Ohnra Road, Tahora, on Friday next, 18th July, at 12 noon. Full particulars on page eight.

There are eighty different kinds of rubber, but only one grade—the bestgoes into the famous tight-seam UNIQUE HOT WATER BOTTLE, made by the NORTH BRITISH RUBBER CO. Look for the "Unique" Stopper. 53