LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The value of the cheese exported from Patea for the 12 months ending June 30th last was £1,083,031.

As a result of war industries, 22,000 persons in the United States succeeded in raising their fortunes to £200,000 or more.

The Defence Department has been advised that the transport Giessen is not calling at Hobart, but coming straight on to Wellington. She is expected "on the 25th.—Press Assn.

"If the value of the property had fallen instead of increased we should probably never have had this action, 1 ' remarked the • Judge in the Supreme Court last night, and he supplemented the remark with another to the effect that "the ups and downs of property unci produce always lead to litigation." "With all the fault-finding/it is fortunate for the shareholders that the affairs of the company have not been conduoted in the same way as this country has been conducted by the Government. If they had we would be in a very bad way."—Mr. J. Marx at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Mangatoki Dairy Company. Mr. P. C. Webb is expected to regain his; freedom some time during *,fr jiext few weeks (says an exchange! The date of his release from imprisonment, in the ordinary course, would be September 13, but as there is a remission of sentence up to the possible limit of 26 days in his pase, it is proba'i'.' that ho will be set at liberty before the date mentioned-

A witness at the Supreme Court yesterday was asked what lie thought of the crew of an auxiliary schooner which consisted of a carpenter as skipper, a stock agent in charge of the engine, and a sawmill hand as assistant, to which lie replied: "I don't wonder she went on the rocks," amidst the laughter of the Court. Speaking of the criticism which directors of dairy companies have to submit to, Mr. J. Marx, chairman of the Mangatoki Dairy Company, humourously remarked that if half the things said were justified it was a marvel that tho directors should keep out of gaol, and it was equally marvellous that the same directors, as was the case with his own company, should be returned to office year after year. The soldiers who arrived from the north by the Rarawa yesterday, were practically all conveyed' to their homes "taught from the vessel. The Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr. C. H. Burmese) communicated with the places along the line at which men were expected, offering to do anything to help the men in getting to their homes last evening Without exception it was stated that local arrangements had been made, ami by means of private motor cars and other vehicles all the men were conveyed to their homes last evening. Over 100 soldiers for various districts in Taranaki were included in the draft.

Final preparations for the Children's Plain and Fancy Dress Ball, to be held to-night, at the Coronation Hall, in aid of the Soldiers' Hostel, were made yesterday, and both the dancing and electrical effects should prove very acceptable to the audience. Priees <'ill be awarded for boys and girls having the test comic or national costume, or the most original, and in addition a number of special prizes will be awarded. The music, as already announced, will be es pecially good. The Grand March takes nlacc at 7 p.m., and at 0.30 the little folk will be entertained to supper, the adults taking the floor. The Westown 'bus will leave the Hall at midnight. The acknowledgment of Hie possession in IMB, of 30 golden sovereigns bv a witness at the Supreme Court yesterday came as a surprise to the cross-examin-ing counsel in the case, who expressed surprise at the witness' good fortune. "1 thought the banks had called up all the gold during the war," remarked Mr. O'Dea, to which the witness replied that it had been there all the time, and was still there. The wisdom of waKing public the pdmission of such a possession may bo questionable. The questions cropped up at a later stage in the proceedings, when counsel asked where the sovereigns wero kept, which prompted his Honor to remark that it might be inadvisable to find out too much about the whereabouts of the gold. The Melbourne's great end-of-season sale continues to boom with irresistible bargains. Boys' serge "shorts," sizes 1 to 11, 3/11; boys' washing ties, 8d; children's striped flannelette sleeping com-1 binations. 3/8; boys' and youths' pyjama suits, 5/11; men's pyjamas, !)/(?; 'men's tussore silk tennis and iiegliue shirts 17/0. .

The extraordinary popularity of "FAIRY WONDER" dry soap is phenomenal. Such instantaneous success lifts been achieved that the manufacturers cannot keep up with the demand. Ladies there must be some good reason for this. Ask about it. Ask your neighbor. Ask your grocer. "FAIRY WONDER" WILL wash clothes cleaner, quicker, and cheaper than any other known washing powder. All yroceri tteck ft.