LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Regulations for the organisation, examination, and inspection of public schools, and syllabus of instruction are gazetted.—Press Assn. The following are the returns for th 3 past month from the New Plymouth Hospital and Charitable Aid Board's farm: Milk £92 10s, eggs £6 13s, poultry £2 Bs, pigs £2O 4s; total £l2B Is.

The election of two councillors for the Oeo Riding of the Egrnont County Council in place of Messrs A. W. Holder and T. A. Rowe, resigned, resulted in the return of Messrs E. S. Forsyth, 78 (an ex-councillor), and R. C. Collins, 76. J. S. Tosland, the other candidate, polled 52. The New Plymouth office 'of the Customs Department has received the following telegraphic advice from the Controller of Customs, Wellington: "Admit free of duty, including primage, all lmcori and hams imported from Australia, whether Australian produce ov not, imported on or after 22nd inst. and before November 1 next." A movement is oil foot amongst the Danes resident in New Zealand and British subjects of Danish parentage to make a suitable recognition of the notable occasion of the passing back to Denmark of that portion of Schlcswig which, in 1864, was torn from her by Germany. It is proposed when the event takes place to send a cablegram of congratulation to the King of Denmark, and later to semi an illuminated address bearing the names of as many Danish men and women as can be secured in the Dominion. At the same time, it is proposed to send to His Majesty a suitable souvenir of New Zealand origin, It is also intended to hold a reunion of Danes about the same time at Palmerston North, at which the address and souvenir will be on exhibition. Those interested are invited to subscribe towards the proposals. Any surplus left over will be devoted to a fund existing, in Copenhagen for the relief of fatherless children in North Sehieswig. Subscriptions may be left with Mr. S. Teed, chemist, New Plymouth, or with Mr. Neils P. Hansen, Frankleigli Park. Mr. Ij. Etherington, B.A. (London), barrister and solicitor, is starting the practice of his profession in New Plymouth. For sonic time Mr. Etherington was managing clerk of Messrs Carlile, McLean, Scannell and Wood, solicitors, Rapier, and for the last two years he lias been managing clerk' for Messrs Halliwell, Spratt and Thomson, at Hawera. Mr. Etherington, who is a solicitor of the Supreme Court, England, will practice in both Courts* A 300-acreg mixed farm is advertised for exchange by W. H. and A. McGarry, KJtfuim.

The restriction on railway travel lias had the result of practically killing the tourist traffic to Rotorua (states an Auckland paper). Mr. Downie Stewart, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, pointing to the need of an improvement in the means of distribution, said that he had been told by an expert that the price of goods imported from abroad was doubled between the ship's side and the shop counter. Mr. W. Duthie made a somewhat similar statement at the meeting of the Commercial Travellers' Association 11 few evenings ago. Mr. Stewart said a saving of from 30 to 50 per cent, might be effected by a better organisation of distribution.

Taranaki mileh cattle are much in favor in the Waikato and Thames district, and during the past few weeks quite a number of herds, mostly springing heifers, have been driven right through. One line, despatched about three weeks ago, reached their destination in the Thames Valley without a bruise or a loss. Mr. Newton King's Inglewood branch has just collected and sold a line of 4(W two-year heifers to Messrs Slack and Sim, of Waitakarua, Thames. Mr. Sim, who came to Taranaki to take delivery, was delighted with the quality and condition of the cattle, and says Taranaki should do well in future in supplying the north with its young dairy cows, The price for the 400 was about £8 a head.

Mary Sweeney failed to put in an appearance at the Magistrate's Court yesterday when called to answer a charge of using obscene language of a particularly objectionable character on September 4 in the vicinity of the Public Library. Sub-Inspector Hutton asked that as it was an indictable offence, and she was entitled to be tried by a jury a warrant should be issued for her arrest. He said it was not the first time defendant had refused to obey a summons, on a previous occasion being apprehended at Hawera. The Magistrate (Mr T. A. B. Baile.v) agreed to issue the warrant. Later in the day accused was brought before the magistrate, when evidence as to the particular occurrence was given by Ella M. King and Lilian Grace Bishop. Accused was very much upset and complained that people "cheeked" her without any provocation, though she admitted the two complainants had not given her "cheek," The magistrate admitted the matter was a somewhat difficult one to deal with, and he sentenced accused to 14 days' Imprisonment. The first recital of the season by the New Plymouth Citizens' Band will be given at Kawaroa Park on Sunday afternoon next, commencing at 2.45. The band, has been practicing assiduously during the winter, and a selection of new items has been prepared. The programme on Sunday, however, will, as is the custom of the band, include a number of sacred items and well-known hymn tunes.

The Loan and Mercantile dray attention to additional entries for their Matau sale to-day. Full particulars on page 8 Qf this issue.