LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

prilling was resumed at the Blenheim oil bore at the beginning' of last week, and good progress is being made, through promising country, gas showinc freely at the mouth of the bore. * The Legion of Frontiersmen on Saturday night entertained Captain Roberts Lieut. Manning and a number of returned soldiers and veterans at a banquet in the Foresters' Hali, Lieut.Colonel Weston presided. The total number of members of the Expeditionary Force who have had arms or legs amputated as the result of war service is MO. Of these 270 have had arms amputated; 75 have also had hands partially amputated.—Press Association. The fire bell at the Central Station rang vigorously at a little after eight o'clock last njglit, and the brigade turned out to a call from the box at the corner of Devon and Mt. Edgeeombe Streets, to find it was only a false alarm. Owners of properties who wish to make an exchange should read W. Hand A,, on .page •9BSr * '

A man who was arrested at Okato by Detective Fitzgibbon on Friday night, was brought before the Court on Saturday morning and reminded for medical treatment. He had. a bottle of methylated spirits in his possession at the time, and his condition at' first aroused soma suspicions as to whether or not he had been assaulted. A five broke out in a seven-roomed house in Cutfield Street, Ingle-wood, on Saturday, and b_v the time the brigade, arrived on the scene the flanus had secured such a hold as to make all hopes of saving the building impossible. The building was owned by Mr. T. Falkencr, WiiMiato, and lias bwn untenanted fov a considerable time. The origin of the firs is unknown.

In the Chris-tclmrch Police Court on Friday, Catherine Cohuru was fined £lO for having permitted her premies, conducted as a restaurant, to become a nuisance by reason of offensive smells and the accumulation of injurious and oll'cnsivo matter. .The City Inspector said decaying fish was lying- abfcut and filth everywhere,, and it was the worst pln.ee he had seen for 15 years.

Amongst the cargo brought to New Plymouth by the s.s. Baden Powell, win;;; ar.'imi at ths breakwater on Saturday night, was one of the captured German field guns, recently brought to New Zealand. It is understood that the weapon is for the Stratford County Council, and it wa3 hoped it would have arrived in time for Saturday's celebrations.

A number of local ladies have arranged to entertain the inmate 3 of the Old People's Home this afternoon with musical selections and afternoon tea. They will be very glad to receive small donations in money or cakes towards this object and ask anyone disposed to help to leave their gifts at "Kingslcigli," Powerham Street, before noon to-day. i

Further offers of cars for the children's outing to-day have been received from the following: Messrs. Chas. Andrews, A. H. Johnstone, C. Lister, Dixon, IT. Cocker, Mrs. Crocker, Dean MeKenna, Archdeacon Evans. Messrs. Amtary Bros, have dojuated £1 towards the cost of lure. The children are all requested to bring flags and tin whistles, bugles, etc., as the intention is to make the procession a joyful one.

The Citizens' Baud liad a strenuous day on Saturday. They were assembled in the morning to attend the funeral of the late Mr. E. Bellringer. They then took pai-t in the procession at one o'clock, and played selections in the Park in the afternoon. They finished «P bv playing for an hour or two in Uie streets at night. To-day they will participate in the motor procession of school children to Inglewood and back. The Mayor and Mayoress of New Plymouth have been responsible for some kind and thoughtful actions during their regime, and on Saturday they added to the debt a grateful public owe them by providing tea and biscuits a,t the Whiteiey Hall for women and children. No tea rooms or restaurants were open, and hundreds of visitors availed themselves of the invitation of the- Mayor and Mayoress. The W.C.T.U. also provided refreshments at the Good Templar Hall, and were well patronised. A Hawcra telegram states that a meeting of the executive of the Taranaki Farmers' Union on Friday passed a resolution that the Taranaki. executive desires to enter an enjphatic protest against the carriage of liquor on the railways when goods and other things essential to the carrying on of the industries of the country are refused; that copies of the resolution he sent to the Premier and Minister of Railways.

The behaviVur of the crowds that gathered in the streets in connection with the peace celebrations was as a whole very good. "'here were some signs of drunkenness, though no one Was sufficiently intoxicated to be unable to look.'ifter himself. There was a slight demonstration by a small crowd, amongst whom a returned soldier figured prominently, in front of a Devon Street fruit shop owned' by some darU-skiuncd foreigners. The tactful action of the police and the immediate closing of the Fhop by the proprietors prevented anything worse happening than the breaking of a pane ot glass. While peace and liberty were being celebrated on Saturday it is gratifying to know that the men who have had the misfortune to forfeit their liberty Were not unrcmembered amidst all the festivities. In the morning, the Salvation Army Band visited the gaol aud played a programme of music to the prisoners, and in the afternoon a party of gentlemen visited the institution aoid gave an hour and a half's entertainment. Both efforts were highly appreciated by the men, who cheered their entertainers and expressed thanks for the thoughtfulness that had prompted the acts.

Tlii! social afternoon held in St. Andrews' llall, {lie object of whicn was to further add to the fund being raised on behalf of the widow and family of the iate Mr. Elliot, was a distinguished success. An invitation had been ex* teii'i'.'d to the ladies of the various guilds to be present, and the response was very encouraging. .Every .guild was represented. Mrs. 0. Blnn'dell received the guests, and all spent a happy and prolitable time. ]>uring tlio afternoon Mrs. Blundell thanked all present for their liberal support to such a worthy cause, which resulted in the sunt of £lO being handed over. Such gatherings, irrespective of the motive, wotile!, be an inspiration and help to all. The thanks of the guild are due to the Misses Jones, White, and Morrison, and Mr. 1' redcric for musical items, all of Which were much appreciated. Thanks are also duo to the proprietors of the Daily Hows and Taranalci Herald for their help, and to all, who in any way helped to make the effort the sue cess it was.

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The Mel-bourne Ltd's. men's pyjamas (ire extraordinary value being manufactured from cloths bought long before the armistice. Prices are as follows: Striped flannelette fls lid, Horrockses' Ideal Cloth lfis (Id, extra heavv and warm ditto 17s Cd. Plenty of extra larso sizes in stock.

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A question was asked at the New Plymouth Harbor Board meeting on Friday as to how much of the 1400 ton cargo of coal that had just arrived in the port was for steam purposes, and Captain Waller (harbormaster) replied that he believed tliat the bulk of it was household coal.

The housing problem is becoming increasingly acute in New Plymouth, and application was made to the Harbor Board ofi Friday by a resident, who had to vacate the place he was living in, for the light to occupy one of the rooms in the Board's buildings recently vacatid by the Women's Patriotic Committee.

At .the children's peace ball on Thursday night a special prize, donated by Mrs R. Barlow and Miss Hose, was awarded to Dorothy Abbott, whose "butterfly" costume was particularly effective.

As showing what the railway dislocation means to those engaged in building, the following figures given by Messrs Duffill and Gibson to the Hawera Hospital Board are interesting: Shingle, formerly lis per yard, now 20s; cement 119s 5d per ton, now 159s per ton; timber, only a few lines available locally; roofing iron or slates can be procured at a cost of approximately 40s per ton above ordinary ratesThe boys and youths of New Plymouth kept the town alive with lireworks from an early hour on Saturday, throwing them about indiscriminately, and delighting in startling the passersby. As the evening advanced they simply ran rio.t. A policeman tried to steady them, but got a few "bombs" thrown at him for his pains. To keep them in order required, not half-a-dozen policemen, but a battalion. These fireworks are dangerous when thrown about a crowded s.treet. A cracker was thrown at a woman who was going into Everybody's Theatre, with the result that heT dress caught alight. Fortunately it was seen in .time and put out. A child later on was almost blinded by a cracker exploding near itii' ftice. But that the evening was damp fires could easily hava happened in the wooden parts of the town. Happily, peace days don't come often in a lifetime.