LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails despatched from New Zealand on July 17 arrived in London on the 4th inst.

Mr. Stevenson mentioned, at the meeting of the War Relief Association yesterday, that he had heard of a returned soldier who was earning £4 10s per week in making artificial limbs, an industry he had gained some knowledge of in the Old Country.

The Anglican diocese of Wellington has a movement on foot to bring the stipends of its vicars up to £3OO a year. In some parishes this can only be accomplished by making an increased grant from the central fund.

It was laid down as a principle by a member, of the War Relief Association yesterday that no widow or mother assisted out of the association's funds should receive more than the amount allotted to a permanently disabled soldier. An application on behalf of a soldier's widow was, after being discussed, held over till permanently disabled soldiers were dealt with. Later a liberal grant was made. The Waitotara County Council is greatly concerned with the increased wear and tear of the. main road, due to motors taking the place of the railways. One councillor said that the fast mail motor cars were responsible for most of the wear and tear. These travelled at such a pace that it was said they had to keep the hoods always up in order ±o keep the people in the cars. Another councillor gave notice that ho would move at next meeting of the council that steps be taken to obtain the Govern-1 inent's permission to erect a toll gate. What promises to be one of the best shows yet held will be opened in the Wltiteley Hall at two o'clock this afternoon by the Deputy Mayor (Mr. W. A. Collis). The display exhibits will be fully up to their usual standard, while in the competitive classes most satisfactory entries have been received. In addition to the floral exhibits, several stalls for the sale of goods have been arranged, including plain, fancy, and art stalls, sweets, produce, and afternoon tea and supper. To-night there will be a programme of orchestral music and several part songs by the choir, as well as some solos. To-morrow night the orchestra alone will provide the music. The. show will continue for three days, the hours on Saturday, which is children's day, being from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For Chronic Chest Complaints .Woods' Great Peppermint £um.-

In reply to representatives of the Gold Mine Owners' Association in reference to the export of gold, Sir James Allen states that the Imperial Government lias already removed the embargo on its transmission from New ZealandPersons who desire to send gold to any destination should therefore make application to the Finance Minister for authority to do so.—Press Association, The question of whether the Taranaki War Relief Association should refund f.i voted by the Auckland Association as board for one week for a single returned soldier led to some strong remarks at the association's meeting yesterday The secretary had wired Auckland authorising two weeks' board and naming the figure allowed, £3. The Auckland Association misinterpreted the wire, and tool: it to mean that £3 a week for two weeks was authorised. It was decided to pay the full amount under protest.

A social gathering was held in St. Mary's Sunday School Hall last night for the purpose of affording parishioner* an opportunity of bidding good-bye to Mr. and Mrs. A. Crooke and the Misses Crooke, who have been closely identified with the Church, and who leave New Plymouth in the course of the next few days to take up residence at Marton. There was a good attendance, and a pleasant evening was spent, some games and competitions creating a great deal of amusement. Everything in the. nature of formal speech-making was avoided, and those present, after partaking of supper provided by the ladies, joined in singing "Auld Lang Syne" and the National Anthem, and the gathering dispersed.

Mr. F.W. Atkinson, speaking at the War Relief Association meeting yesterday, said there was an idea abroad that it was not the soldier who was doing his best, but the soldier who spent his time walking about the streets who received the best consideration from the association, 'i'hey should disabuse their minds of this belief. The man they were most willing to help was the man who was trying to make good. The chairman agreed with this, and pointed out that it was their policy to deal with every case on i'ts merits, and they must not get away from that. According to the reported statements of Ministers ,the country's commitments to date in soldier settlement total over six millions; and Parliament is asked to authorise for the purpose loans of over sixteen millions, "This land," said Mr. Guthrie, "was costing from £2500 to £2700 per settler, and the average cost of assistance per soldier was £OOO. This apparently means that the cost of finding land and of financing the soldiers placed on it averages £3500 per soldier-settler. When the Minister's figures were prepared a little over 2000 soldiers had been settled, and "had the money been available the Government would have assisted over 5000 settlers." At £3500 per settler, 5000 settlers stand for seventeen and a half millions. Assuming the ultimate number of discharged soldiers to be 000,000, 5000 is just over five per cent., or one-twentieth; and if ten per cent, should prove to be landseekers, a total expenditure of over thirty-one millions is at once in sight.—Wellington Post. The chairman of the Education Board (Mr R. Masters) stated at yesterday's meeting of the. Board that, in view of the changed and unsettled condition of things in general and of the political situation in particular, and the fact that the newly appointed Minister of Education had hinted that his appointment might only he a temporary one, he hud asked the secretary to write to the Wellington Board, who were the prime movers in the matter, suggesting the advisability of postponing the conference of boards arranged for this month. A reply had been received to the effect that as all the arrangements had been completed and the conference publicly announced it was impracticable to postpone the gathering, which would open en the 24th instant at 2.30 p.m. Other members of the Board agreed that it seemed useless to hold a conference under present circumstances, but that as it hart been decided to go on with the arrangements the Board ought to be represented. Messrs Masters, Trimble and White were appointed delegates, and it is understood the secretary (Mr P. Whitcombe) will also attend the conference. "One of the things we have got to loam is how to make farming pay with land at from £7O to £IOO an acre," writes the Manawatu correspondent of the Farmers' Union Advocate. "Those who have been farming at prices of land between £6 and £2O an acre must have a great deal to learn. They have been able to make a living, if not a fortune on their land at these prices, but must have been very remiss if the same land can now show a profit of £IOO. True, dairying has apparently been profitable, but less so than is generally thought. No doubt good wages have been made by farmers, but if a farm was run on commercial lines and all labor had to be paid at ruling rates, together with interest, there would be little or no surplus to show as profit. The fact is that there is a land boom on, which looks like reaching the dimensions of the South Sea bubble. I hope the result will not be the same as in Law's famous scheme. Certainly high rents stimulate production, for production must proceed or interest cannot be paid. The system, however, which enables a man to go into a £3OOO or £4OOO property with, say, £SOO, just enough to pay the first deposit, and sometimes to have to borrow money to buy cows, will not stand if prices resume normal levels. I heard the other day a Judge say that a case had come before him where there were seven mortgages running at the same time on a farm."

A reminder is given of the social and dance which takes place at the Midhirst Hall to-morrow (Friday) night in aid of the Midhirst Anglican Church. The music is to be provided by Fox's Orchestra.

A meeting in connection with the proposed memorial to our fallen men will be held in the Leppcrton Hall on September, 13, ut 8 p.m. All residents of the district are requested to attend.

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A medical board comprising Lieut.Colonel Christie and Major Bowerbank will sit at the New Plymouth hospital to-day to deal with undischarged soldier* and discharged soldiers who are receiving treatment. Sergt.-Major Linchan accompanies the board, whilst Sergt.-Major T. E. Reynolds represents the group. At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board the overseer submitted plans for a new building for the Courtenay Street School, embracing new features and catering for an advanced kindergarten type of school. He also submitted a plan of the front elevation of the proposed new. Central School building. Up to August 31, the business done by the Imperial Supplies Department in connection with the purchase of New Zealand Produce reached £100,035,000; up to March 31, £32,809,318 had been paid for frozen meat; for wool £30,814,755; for cheese, £12,738,052, lor sheepskins £ 1,581,413, and for butter £5,051,019.

"I don't see. why this man and his wife should live at an hotel, which would be very costly compared with private board and residence," said the chairman of the War Relief Association when an application for assistance came before the meeting yesterday. To this the Hawera delegate replied that private board and lodging could not be obtained in Hawera at the present time, and the position would probably be tho same in the town from which this application came.

A complimentary dinner,was tendered last night by members ofHlic Taranaki District Law Society to Mr. A Crooke, S.M., who has just retired- from the Bench, Mr. J. H. Quilliam, who is leaving shortly on an extended tour to Europe for the benefit of his health, and Mr. A. H. Johnstone, who is leaving New Plymouth to take up legal' practice in Auckland. There was a large gathering of town and country representatives of the Bar, the president of the societv I (Mr. T. C. Fookes, Stratford) presiding. After the loyal toast had been honored, the chairman, in a fitting speech, proposed the health of Mr. Crooke, and extended to him the customary good wishes on such an occasion. Mr. Crookes suitably responded. The health of Messrs Quilliam and Johnstone was proposed by Mr. J. B. Roy, who expressed the good wishes of all to Mr. Quilliam for a pleasant and beneficial holiday and a safe return and the very sincere and general regret at the departure of Mr. Johnstone from New Plymouth, but wished him success in the larger sphere to which he was going. Mr. T. R. Crump (Eltham) on behalf of the country practitioners, supported Mr. Roy. Both guests made fitting replies. The toast of "The Magistracy" was proposed by Mr. R. C. Hughes and responded to by Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M. (locum tenens), and Mr. ,C. H, Weston proposed the health of the chairman; i;

The Star Motor Cycle Club are arranging a series, of interesting trials and speed events for the coming season. , Motor cyclists and others interested in the sport are specially asked .to. attend a meeting to be held' in the Soldiers' Club on Friday evening.

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