LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Education Board yesterday approved of the plans submitted by the overseer for the Stratford Technical High School. During the epidemic several North Taranaki Dairy Company suppliers had to send, their milk to the Waitoitoi Dairy Company for a week. At yesterday's meeting of the latter company it was unanimously decided to pay out the same bonus to North Taranaki suppliers as was paid out to their own suppliers. Jn his report to the Education Board yesterday the truant officer said he would like teachers to notify him, in sending in their returns, when families leave one school to go to another. He had found that when families shift from one district to another very often the children did not attend the school in the district to which they moved, for some time, and in some cases not until rounded up by the teachers. A meeting of the executive committee of the Now Plymouth Ratepayers' Association was held last night, Mr. C. Carter presiding. Representatives of tlio Fitzrov, Westown, and Vogeltown Associations were present. The subject of tramways extension was discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to arrange, if possible, for 111' Bartley, electrical engineer, lo address a meeting of ratepayers on the subject of tramways extension. The Rev. J Napier Milne presided over a good attendance at the Whiteley Club on Tuesday evening. Two returned soldiers, whose names were not divulged, had written accounts of their experiences . in England. These papery and alsoletter from anothpr soldier describing a vist to Egypt, were read, antl they proved very interesting and inBtructive. The Rev. I|. L,., Richards then entertained the gathering with' a few extracts from "Ru'ogh .Rhymes of a Padre." At a meeting of the New Plymouth Fire Brigade on Tuesday evening" a very hearty vote of thanks: was 1 accorded to the Indies who so kindly assisted to disr pense afternoon tea at tho station during the peace celebrations. ■ A'otes. of thanks were also accorded to. the estate of the late Mr: .1. Paul and'tlie 'Hygienic. Bakery for donations. A resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the Jato Mr. Ajns worth was passed, Mr. Ainsworth was at one time captain of the brisade, of which he was elected a life member.' . ■ .Messrs W. B. Grant and H. C. Sampson, representing the Taranki Agricultural Society, attended the annual'meeting of the Waitoitoi dairy factory Meeting yesterday and were accorded a splendid reception by the suppliers there. Mr. ftrnnt briefly addressed the meeting on the aims and objects of the society, which, ho pointed out, was owned by the farmers themselves. At the conclusion all the old members agreed to continue, and several new members were secured. The chairman and several members spoke in favorable terms of the good work done by the society, and it was unanimously decided to vote 6d per ton on the season's output as' a donation towards the society. Rain, snow, hail or blow doesn't trouble you if you fill your HOT WATER BOTTLE before retiring; but see that it has the "Unique" Stopper. The Unique Hot Water Bottle won't burst, because it has the properly vulcanised aeama, s3|

Tlie Education Board decided yesterday to withhold for one month tho salaries of teachers who have failed to forward their truancy returns. The Education Hoard decided yesterday, on the recommendation of the Manual and Technical Committee, to send .letters of congratulation to the head teachers of the Norfolk, Motonui, Huirangi, Lepperton, Tokaora, and Hell Block schools on the excellence of the exhibits forwarded from their schools. The committee set up by the Education Board to consider the question of adopting more modern methods of instruction in infant classes reported yesterday that in preparing plans for the proposed Central infants' school tho overseer should be instructed to confer with the senior inspector with the view of providing accommodation for giving instruction in the latest approved methods, and that special representations he made to the Department when submitting the plans and application for a grant. The. committee was further of opinion that the Department should make provision for reducing the size ol the classes in order to put into effect more up-to-date methods of class nianfit'cniciiti especially in preparatory I classes. The report was adopted. It has been said on many occasions that press representatives are in the habit of giving unnecessary prominence, when a returned soldier appears before the court .on any charge, to the fact that he is a returned soldier. A similar Icharge was made against the press reporters bv Mr. Sutherland, of Inglewood, at the meeting of the War Relief Association yesterday. The fact is that when a man who has seen active service appears liffore the court an any charge care is taken to make all possible capital out of the fact that he is a returned I'oldior, and it is impossible in faithfully reporting the proceedings to omit what the defendant himself evidently esteemed of great importance, and what is often taken into consideration in fixing the penalty. Some good advice was given to suppliers of the Waitoitoi dairy factory yesterday by their manager (.Mr. \V. Taylor) that might with advantage be taken to Jicart by some suppliers of other companies, lie had been congratulated on having increased the yield from 2.031b of cheese to lib of butter-fat last .season to 2.(iSlb this season—a fine yield —and the chairman remarked tha,t the extra .051b taeant an extra £'2oo to the company. Mr. Taylor said that a good ileal of the success was due to the fact that the suppliers had gone to a lot of trouble with the quality of their milk, and in this way had not only pot a higher test but a better yield, which meant ah extra Id per lb butter-fat to them. He strongly urged upon all suppliers tho advahtages to be gained by co-operating with him in taking care of the milk, particularly of the night milk, which they should keep under cover, cool, and, stir, and thus enable hira to get the best MSmlts possible For his part he would endeavor to work in their interests and obtain the l>e3t results from the material supplied. When the appointment of teachers was under consideration by tiic Education Board yesterday, and a recommendation was made appointing an extra mule teacher to the Stratford school, a question was asked a3 to whether it was the policy of the board, if it had applications of equal merit from male and female teachers for a certain position, that preference would be given to male applicants. In the particular case under consideration it was pointed out tliflt the .Stratford school Jiad at present a roll of about CaO children and only two male assistants in the school. The committee considered that of a stall' of 12 assistants there should be at least three male teachers, and the appointment Was with a view to electing an improvement in the school staff. The oh'airman pointed out that if the board did not make such appointments as that recommended it would result in the board soon having no male assistants at all. The question arose at the meeting of the War Relief Association yesterday as to whether returned soldiers who, be., came social derelicts were very numerous. Mr. Stevenson said he did not know of a single case of the kind in his district, Returned soldiers, as far as his observation went, were anxious to get back to civilian life, and an workers were us. good as when they went away. The returned soldiers' representative (Mr. Patterson) blamed the military authorities for some of the cases of excessive drinking that had been known. The men had been discharged too soon. Mr. Crump (Eltham) said that the men generally were eager to receive their discharges, and often Buffered after from their failure to acquaint the medical officers with their true condition. Generally the delegates expressed the opinion that returned soldiers who could be classed as social derelicts were rare, and thero was no call for action. Further practices have been held at the CJood Templar Hall, and in the Kavaroa Pavilion, of the fancy dances which are to toe given by the children at the ball which is to be held on Friday, August 22, in the Coronation Hall, in aid of tho Soldiers' ,Hostel, and Mr. Hoskin, who js unsparing in his efforts, expresses himself as-well pleased with their proficiency. There is 110 doubt, therefore, that those who attend this function, and thereby support a worthy object, will find much to -please them, besides which the floor will be available for adults after 10 p.m. Strong ladies' and' gentlemen's oonvniittees have the arrangements in hand, and nothing is being left undone that will add to the evening's enjoyment. ■ The Mayoress wishes to thank Mrs. Branlev, Niger House, for a collection of doylies, "etc., which were donated at' a igift evening for the Soldiers' Hostel. 'Rifts of fresh vegetables, jam, cakes, etc., have been received, also a case of eggs from Newall Road school children. Will friends having a few grnmopHotie records to spare kindly send them to the Mayoress 'for use : at the hostel? Friends ar? also requested to, leave donations of spring flowers for the daffodil tea at the Whiteley Hall this morning. Tn the summer months our northern sky at night time is illuminated by the great constellation of stars, known i as OHon. Within the confines of this company of brilliant suns lies ;tfco vast and wonderful nebula surrounding the star Theta. It is a mass of glowing hydrogen gas, spreading through a quite inconceivable region of space and, in a large telescope, presenting a very sublime and striking appearance. Photographs of this" 'Abject will be shown at the Astronomical Society's lecture, which is to be delivered at the assembly hall of the Boys' Migh School on Thursday, 14th mat. A reminder is given that another of the series of Catholic socials will be held in the Rolland Hall this evening. As usual, the floor is in excellent order for dancing, and everything points t° the function being as successful as its jggga&inm. ,

Attempts were made on Tuesday night and yesterday to get'off the Arapawa, which went ashore recently at the entrance to the Waitar» River, but they were unsuccessful. It will probably he a fortnight—when tho spring tides come round again—before further attempts can bo made. Meantime, the vessel is anfo enough unless westerlies rise, . Charitable Aid Boards, as veil as the Defence Department, sometimes come under the condemnation of the War Relief Association for their failure to acceipt responsibilities which properly should rest upon them in connection with the de-" pendents of returned - soldiers. In one case dealt with at the meeting of the association yesterday a weekly grant was made to the mother of a soldier who had died as a result of bis services nt the war. The man apparently should never have gone to the front, and' because he "kicked over the traces" once or twice, as one member put it, the Department refused to give the ordinary assistance after his return. The Charitable Aid Board, on being applied to on hclmlf of the mother, repudiated responsibility and said that the case ni one for the War Relief 'Association." It was pointed out that had there been no patriotic funds the Charitable Aid BoanJ would have been obliged to assist the woman. ■ A very successful social HBd dance was held in the Good Templar Hall' list. night under the auspices of the Technical College Hockey Club. There was a large gathering. During the evening musieal items were contributed by Messrs Q. Lambert and F. Asher (songs), Mr. Gadd (banjo solos), Messrs Skelton and Wells (violin duets), and Mr. A. O. Sturrock (piano solos). The accompaniments were played by Mrs. Skelton, Miss Asher, and Mr. G. H. White. During the interval, Mr P. White, on behalf of the Education Board, apologised for the absence of his fellow members of the board, and also for the absence of the new director of the college {Mr. Moore), in wfetae honor the social had been arranged. Mr. had not been able to reach New Plymouth in time for the function. He wished tho college success under his guidance when he did come. For the dancing the music was supplied by Utn, Moverley'B orchestra, extras being played by Mr. and Mrs. Skelton and Mr. Ennji. Mr. H. J. Moverlcy acted as M.C. Supper was provided by a committee ol young ladies. The annual reunion of the New Plyv month Soldiers' Club too'.c place last night, when the soldier* took' occasion to ontertain the ladies who had provide)} afternoon tea at the club for returned: ►-oldicrs every day during the yea*». There were about 90 guests present- The; evening was spent in music and card playing and general sociability. Lieut.Colonel Chaplain Evans expressed, iiJ a happy speech, the thanks of the soldiers to the ladies-who had done go much fai them; Capt. Hartnnll seconded * the thanks, and said that the custom of providing afternoon tea at the cluh would cease at the end of the month, It had been done daily for the three years since the inception of the club, but the soldiers recognised that now there Weif ho many of them in town who frequented tho club they could not expect the ladies.-, to carry on any longer, and, while they regretted that the time had come .when they must say good-bye to their lady hostesses, they also felt glad that the time had come when the soldiers Were nearly nil back home, and that they Would he able to got such refreshment without imposing further on the ladies. The resppnso to the proposal was spontaneous nn4 enthusiast!?, and was accompanied .with the singing of "For l'bey are Jolly Good Fellows." Mr., burgess replied on behalf of Mrs. Burgess and the ladiea who had assisted her.- Supper was provided by the soldiers, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. , When a big 6-ton motor waft| falls down a steep bank from a road it has to be gof, up again, and invariably the fall is easier than the recovery. Thii proved to be the case with the Willington Municipal Milk Department's terry, which "went over the top" last Saturday week off the Paekakariki Bill Road, and was miraculously saved from destruction - by the kind offices of an ironbark telegraph pole, which was carried from the vertical to the lateral by the weight of tho big vehicle (says the Dominion), Not only that, but the lorry Was actually balanced on the pole. To recover the wagon was not a task for amateurs, because at the point the hill rises as steeply above the road as it desoends below it, and the rotten rock composition of the ground gave very poor holding. What had to be done was to sink a succession of posts up tho hill, strut them as well ns possible, and wire them together, in order to get something that would take the weight of the fallen wagon. Then, with blocks and tackle and the aid of a big 48 b.p. Thorrieytirtft wagon, the milk lorry was hoisted up on to the road again. On examination it was found that the wagon had sustained no damage whatsoever. It went to Otaki on Thursday night, propelled bv its own engine, and came into town with a full load of milk next dav.

Our readers! are asked to carefully peruse the Melbourne, Limited's, great sale announcement in today's issue; Many end-of-scason bargains are offered together with reductions of a solid nature, on standard linos of ilanchester goods and men's and hovs' clothing, Kale commences sharp at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, The ladies in charge of the jitmblo stall at the forthcoming St. Mary's Mart Day would be glad to receive any con« tributiona, big or little, Already ft fey? car-loads of goods have been reeeivwL, but, as this stall is always so fiopula£ the supply must be still furtWj- /Increased. It being impossible to we per-, sonally all members of St. Mary's cop*, gregation, will each send what b.e or shji can spare, either to Miss DevcQlsh, c/o Girls! Friendly Society, or tQ Hamerton, Powderham Street! A final reminder is given of the anteiK tainment to-night in the Good Templar Hall by the Star Minstrel Troupe as.ft costuma comedy company. The oarefuUy selected programme,, rendered fcy awwrt and balanced voices, assure* a pleiisaßt musical entertainment, and; tho lighter aide,; comprising ft cake walk, comedy, and dancing, has not been overlooked. The box plan closes at Collier's at noon, but, seats can be reserved at the hall between 3 and 4 p.m. Experienced washerwomen will admit that the supreme test of washing powder is to successfully wash a garment that hag become a bad oqlor through indifferent washing'or other causes, "FAIBY WONDER" dry soap is the only own* pound on the market that will do tbia without injury to the fabric. Try It next washing day. Once tried alwam used. The bridge on the Main Road near the Tariki Railway Station will be doled on Sunday, 17th inst., from 9 a.n. till 6 p.m. for the purpo»* of repairs. . W. H. *tid A. Me<3«rf. adv«rti*e ft stationery business tor.'pwe* *l»p prop. ,mU«B far ex&jnge, , vi .