LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Admiral Lord Jellicoe livid the foundation atone of a Soldiers' Club, -in tlie presence of a <rreat gathering, in Cliristcbnreli on Saturday. A procession through the streets was headed by 300 men from fi.lf.S. New Zealand and 1000 returned soldiers. Donations totalling £IOOO were placed on the foundation stone.

A Oreymouth telegram states that the staff officers of the warship New Zealand who are visiting the West Coast proceeded to Point Elizabeth on Friday and inspected the site of the proposed deep-sea harbor. They were tendered a civic reception on Friday night, and on Saturday morning proceeded to Westport, They will rejoin the cruiser at Picton.

Persons of Polish descent resident in Taranaki are petitioning Parliament to admit them to citizenship of the British Empire. They state that with their parents, in order to escape Prussian tyranny, they took advantage of the New Zealand Government's assistance and caino to this country 43 years ago. They took the oath of allegiance during the Parihaka trouble in ISSS, and many of them served in tlio recent war. Poland is now reinstated as a nation and is allied to Great Britain.—Own Correspondent.

An unfortunate accident befell Mr. A. W. Jenkins, of Gill Street, New Plymouth, yesterday, whilo ho was engaged in putting -up some flags at the Coronation Hall. It appears he had mounted a ladder, tho feet of which slipped on the polished floor when he v.'iis at the top, and the fall he received resulted in a fractured knee-cap and wrist. Dr. W. R. Wade was summoned, and after rendering assistance ordered the sufferer's removal to the hospital, where last night be was reported as well as could be expected.

There was only a small attendance at the Good Templar Hall last night, wlien tho second of the series of meetings being held under tho auspices of the local branch of the New Zealand Labor Party took place. Mr. P. B. Fitzherbert, president of the branch, occupied the chair, and the address was given by Mr. W. Nash, who dealt with the decisions made by the recent Labor Conference. Prior to the address some musical items were given. A cellection towards the expenses was taken at the dourx.

In response to an invitation from the Hawera Male Choir, several officers and members of the New Plymouth Male Choir will be the guests of the former at their concert to-night. The party will motor down from New Plymouth. In order to free Mr. ilcLeod to accept the invitation tho Citizens' Band on Friday night decided to practise to-morrow instead of to-night. It is understood an invitation has been extended to the Hawera Choir to visit New Plymouth on the occasion of the local choir's next concert.

The annual meeting of the Taranaki Master Tailors' Union was .heid in New Plymouth last week, when Mr. H. Cocker, of New Plymouth, was again elected president, and Mr. Keig. of New Plymouth, secretary and treasurer. Other officers elected were: Vice-presidents, Messrs Waddle (New Plymouth), Young (Tnglewood), Butchardt (Stratford), Stubbs (Eltham), and Robb (Hawera); executive, Messrs Besley and Wright (New Plymouth) and the officers. The president, in his address, referred to the abnormal times through which the woollen trade was passing, the fact being that tho shortage was more acute now than during the whole period of tho war, and was likely to continue so for some considerable time. There was neither the raw nor manufactured material anywhere nearly sufficient to meet the most urgent requirements. It was interesting to know that one of Britain's foremost, authorities on dyeing said the dye question had been solved. The employees' demand for a 2:" per cent, increase on present basis nf wages, and also other matters, would be considered at an adjourned meeting shortly. SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, the unequalled remedy for colds, influenza, chest troubles. headache, indigestion. SANDER'S EXTRACT, tho surest protection from infectious, fever, diphtheria, meningitis. SANDER'S EXTRACT proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to have healing powers not possessed by other eucalyptus preparations. Insist on the Genuine SANDER'S EXTRACT, Tjiereis no "jpat as geo4*

Visitors to New Plymouth during the next February race week will have no cause to complain of the lack of entertainment, A monster. Catholic bazaar is billed to take place in the Coronation Rail on those dates, and patrons may l> e assured of not only a full programme of enjoyment, but of good value for every shilling spent. There will be the customary and some uncustomary side-shows, v/hile very valuable works of art have been presented for disposal by art union. A preliminary notice appears in to-day's issue, and* fuller particulars will be announced later.

It is the intention of the Department of Internal Affairs to compile a record of what was done throughout the Dominion m the way of peace celebrations and they are inviting local bodies to furnish them with particulars of what wns done m each locality. When the record is complete a copy will be lodged in the public libraries of the four chief centres, the Parliamentary Library, the Turnbull Übrary and the Dominion Museum. The information sought is the dates on which Hie celebrations took place, number of soldiers present on each.day, number of children present, copies of programmes of celebrations, and photographs of processions, etc.

On the train which left New Plymouth for the South at 7.43 on Saturday morning there were only two carriages and three of the four compartments were for second-class passengers. A lady who apparently desired to travel first class had to find accommodation in a smoking carriage. It may bo stated that the only difference in the quality of the accommodation between the firat-class and, at any rate, one of the second-class compartments, was that in the one the flooring was covered and in the other it was bare.

The arrangements for the above popular function are well forward. The keenest interest is being manifested by all. and the committee, realising this, arc making very special efforts to ensure complete success. Quite a feature of the ball will be the lighting and decorative effects. The floor committee guarantee their job will bo done with perfection; whilst, as to the orchestra of fourteen performers, under Mrs. George, no comment is necessary. Mrs. Walker's committee, iu charge of the supper arrangements, report a very ready response to their request for donations for the supper, and everything points to the commissariat department being an unqualified success. Given a fine night, the absolute success of the function is assured.

Towards the end of May the New Plymouth High School Old 'Girls' Association began a collection in aid of the proposed muses' recreation room at the local hospital. A house-to-house canvass was carried out in New Plymouth and collections were also taken up at various country districts under the jurisdiction t of the Taranaki Hospital Board. The result has been very gratifying to the Old Girls' Association, a gross total of £309 ](!s fid having been collected. The expenses amounted to £6 8s lOd, leaving a net amount of £302 "Ys 3d, which has been paid over to the Hospifid Board. This carries a Government subsidy of £ for £, so that the Old Girls' Association hns been instrumental in giving the proposed memorial very considerable help. The secretary of the Association acknowledges with thanks a donation of £43 10s Od from Tikorangi in aid of the Nurses' Memorial Hall.

At the Magistrate's Court, 'Eltham, E S. Wallace, of Eltham, sued'J. W. Mills, of Kaponga, for £2O 10s od, for damage sustained through being knocked down by a motor car on the Mountain Road, Eltham, on July 0. Lancelot E. Moir, of Mahoe, also claimed £l2 12s damages for loss sustained in the same accident. After hearing the facts testified to by witnesses, the Magistrate inclined to the view that the occurrence was accidental. Defendant was practically blinded by the powerful lights of an approaching car, and had, ho believed, used reasonable care. It appeared to him that the accident was to a great extent due to the negligence of the driver of the other car in failing to dim his lights. But he reserved his decision in order to look more closely into the law governing the subject.—Star.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Hawera Dairy Factory Company on Saturday, the chairman (Mr. J. R. Corrigan) said: "Just a word on the inflation of land values during the year. After all, farming land is only worth what it will produce, and to arrive at that value you> have naturally to take into consideration the selling value of the products of the land. We have been enjoying inflated values created by the war for these products, namely, butter, cheese, meat, pork, wool, Bkins, hides, etc. Now I cannot help thinking that buyers of land, in trying to arrive at the value, have calculated on the inflated values that produce has been selling at to arrivo at a decision as to what the land is worth. However, I may be a 'bit pessimistic on this subject, but I (lo think that people when buying land should try to estimate its value based, not on war prices, but, say, halfway between pre-war rates and present-day prices. Roughly speaking, that would mean Is 8d to Is 9d per lb. butter-fat. f can see one thing, however, and that is that high land values are going to have the effect of creating thrift among the producers. Farmers will have to be economical and produce everything at a minimum of cost, and also increase their butter-fat per acre."—Star. The New Plymouth Girls' High School reopens on Thursday next, 11 111 inst, and not on Wednesday, 10th. Social and dance at Holland Hall this evening. Cards for non-dancers. Something new from America—Congolenni Bordered' Art Rugs are now the fashionable floor coverings. They are beautiful in design and coloring, reuuiro no polishing, and most economical in price. The Big Store, Waitara, says a lot about.them on page four. Look!

A five-seater motor car, and billiard saloon business are advertised on pa"e one by W. H. and A. MeGarry, Eltham.

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A Waikato farmer who arrived- in Auckland a few days ago says that the recent heavy rains, which came at a most opportune time, mean thousands upon thousands of pounds to farmers all over the country. The rains also Will do a lot of good, too, in clearing away the sand fnjji some of the "bars," or shoals that have formed in the Waikato river, and which have been a source of annoyance to navigators.

The value of the dairying industry to the Dominion, and incidentally the increase in the price of dairy produce is shown by the fact that the value of the cheese exported from the Dominion for the 12 months ending June 28th. last was £5,501,452. Nine years ago the total value of the cheese annually exported was just over one million pounds.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the 'Hawera Dairy Company on Saturday, the chairman said that shareholders should consider paying their directors more liberally than they had done in the past. They usually voted them 15s per day—not the price of an ordinarv laborer—yet they expected them to giv'a their time and brains to the management of a concern with a turnover of £IBI,OOO per annum. The principle was wrong, and the sooner shareholders recognised it the better. When they considered that the shareholders had no troubles or worries—they carted their milk to the factory, sparred up on the 20th and got their cheques—and if any little thing was not just to their liking, do we they came on the first director they met for neglecting his duty, jußt as if they were giving him £IOOO a year for his services. This was, he said, the weak spot in co-operative concerns, The aftermath of the Melbourne's great sale is evidenced by an unusual list of oddments and "left overs," which are being cleared this week in order to clean up the stock for stocktaking on the 20th Inst. It will pay anyone hand-" tomely to visit the Melbourne during the next few days. °

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