LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A general meeting of the Taranaki Agricultural''Society's Committee was held on Saturday afternoon, Mr. \V. B. Grant occupying tlie chair. There was a fair attendance. A considerable amount of routine business wan transacted, and Messrs R. Wood and P. T. Davies were elected members of the society.

Early yesterday evening a taxi eame into collision in Devon Street East with the Waitara motor 'bus. The driver of the car had to be removed for medical nttention, and his car was damaged. The motor 'bus escaped serious damage.

The Soldiers' Hostel, at the corner of Devon Street West andCutfield Road, will he open to soldier guests on and after Wednesday of this week. The Mayoress (Mrs. C. H. Burgess) notifies that the hostel will be open to visitors between 3 and 4 o'clock each afternoon this week.

At the Midhirst Dairy Company meeting yesterday, whilst discussing the casein question, one speaker created a little amusement by calling it kerosene. He "had been supplying kerosene all the season and would continue doing so," he remarked in all seriousness, and wondered why all present laughed.

Mr. J. S. Connett, president of the Taranaki Agricultural Society, accompanied by Mr. W. B. Grant, waited on the suppliers at the annual meeting of the Okato Dairy Company, and asked for continued support to the society. Mr. Connett, who spoke at some length on the benefits and aims of the society, was accorded an attentive hearing) and, at the conclusion, the members of the society present, comprising the majority of the suppliers, agreed to continue their, membership, and it was also agreed to again make a,special donation of, <)d per ton on the Compaq's .output... ( to ' the funds of the society.

.The New Zealand'"'Jersey' 1 Breeders'' Association has written to the Taranaki Agricultural Society offering a subsidy of £1 for £1 oji any a'um between £5 and £lO which' the society might allocate as prize money in classes for cows holding semi-official records at ,the next stock" show. The association'Will''also donate a gold medal for registered heifers in milk calved since July, 1017, to be judged on type.. Thjs can.ditions are that there must be five exhibits in the class or .there will be no competition for the medal.

In .view of the.faot that every commodity is.rising in cos.t, it is'wise to secure a good of present and future 'requirements, now, and* especially in drapery. a splendid opportunity awaiting-you 'at ■ Moray's-"big peace sale. There. you will find that this firm is offering the wholo of their high-class merchandise at - greatly reduced prices in honor of the great world peace. This is a splendid opportunity to effect huge savings.on dependable quality drapery and the kind that you need now. Don't delay one day in securing some of the bargains. Read the firm's advertisement in this issue.

The weekly clo.thes wasb is no longer an all day thanks to the inventors of "Fairy Wonder" Cleanser, the- new scientific washing powder. If the dirty clothes are soaked overnight, twenty minutes' boiling next morning will do the trick. Partially, boiled clothes may '"» DUt in the boiler dry, and will come out sni-r white after fifteen minutes', boiling. All housewives should use this wonderful new compound. Sold every- 1 Tt a " in R,B »U or l»iap fß«kat».

When the Harbor Board's new loan proposals were laid before the ratepayers an assurance was given that no rate would be required, at any rate for some years, possibly never. In oia..•, however, to complete the security for the loan it is necessary for the board to give formal notice to "make" a rate. This notice is now given, as the board is taking steps to raise a portion of the loan, but it does not mean that there is any present intention to actually collect the rate. As far as can be foreseen at present, there is no likelihood of a rate being required at all, certainly not for some years. .. Coaßtal settlers are beginning to look forward at no distant da,te to the installation of electrical energy on their farms. At yesterday's meeting of the. Okato-Puniho Dairy Company tho chairman asked suppliers if they would give some indication of the amount of power they were at present using, as he ■understood that the New Plymouth Borough Council would be prepared to supply electricity ns far as Puniho, and it would be a simple matter to erect supply lines up the various roads. An electrical supply would, undoubtedly, be a boon. It would, he thought, pay tho Qfcato company itself to instal an electrical plant at Kaihiki factory, but It was better to obtain the supply from an established source, and he understood the New Plymouth supply would be available in two years.

Messrs Gilmour and Clarke advertise on page 1 for a small farm between New Plymouth and Waitara for a olient.

An illustrated lantern lecture by the Rev. J. Napier Milne will be given in the Whiteley Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.45 p.m., when, in addition to .the main body of slides dealing with ancient and modern Rome, views will be shown of Paris, Florence, and Genoa. The range of topics is very, wide, and interest is sustained throughout. Everyone in New Plymouth interested in travel, scenery, art, architecture, or religion should not fail to hear this lecture.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company draw attention to their Tarata sale, particulars of which are advertised in page Bof this issue. Sale on Friday next, August I. Mesdames Denny Brown, Stanley Shaw, Percy Jackson, ,and J. Clarke will be hostesses at a gift tea on Saturday afternoon next at 2 o'clock in the Mayoress' room, H.B. Buildings, Devon Street. Friends are asked to bring jams, jellies, chutney, pickles, honey, 'cheese, butter, etc*., to start the larder shelves at the Soldiers' Hostel. All are invited, especially country friends.

The monthly meeting of the W.C.T.U will be held in the Good Templar lodgeroom on Wednesday next, 30th inst., at 2.30 p.m. Miss Weymouth and Mr. Buckeridge will address the meeting. Refreshments will bo handed round.—Advt.

The Melbourne Ltd.'s all-wool Colonial tweed suits at fills ad and 70s fid are "out on their own." Tho value is unmatchalrie, whilst the fit, cut, and style leaves nothing to be desired. Colors are greys, browns, and dark grevs. and taeli suit is boxed separately.