LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Brooklands" and "Maranui" privata gardens are to be thrown open to the public next Sunday afternoon. Mr Newton King has in his glasshouse a remarkably fine lot of calceolaria of a unique type that are now at their best The spring flowers are also a treat to behold.

At last night's meeting at West End pavilion, Mr J. Q, Sole intimated that 'Mr V. C. Davies had offered, on behalf of the firm of Duncan and Davies, to donate shrubs and trees for planting in the park during the next planting season. As the first secretary of the Westown Progressive Association Mr Davies had taken a keen interest in its affairs and was greatly interested in beautifying the park.

At the meeting held last night at the West End pavilion, during a discussion on the question of supporting the application of the West End School Committee for 4J acres of Reserve T as a site for a new school, Mr D. Evans (headmaster) said since coming there he had (much to his regret) to stop the boys playing cricket in the school grounds, as there was so little room, on account of two small children being injured by the play. Mr Evans also mentioned the menace of the traffic along the South Road, not only to the children coming and going to school, but while in school. The inspectors bad remarked on this at the last examination, and he had noticed that the assistant teachers in this school suffered more from sickness than those of any other school lie had known, and lie could only put it down to the bad conditions, which were a tax on the nervous system.

At Wednesday's meeting of the Egmont Licensing Committee application wa# made for the renewal of the license of the Okaiawa* Hotel to Eugene Joyce. Mr Ryan said negotiations for sale had taken place between Joyce and Hayward. Jonah Hayward said he had offered to buy the hotel under certain conditions, but said these conditions had not been complied with. He offered Joyce £IOO for the goodwill, to take over the stock and furniture at valuation, and also to buy the freehold, but Joyce asked £2OO. ' In reply to Mr Clement, Hayward said it was not worth more than £IOO. It would pay him better to wait until the lease ran out than pay so much goodwill. In answer to Mr G. H. Ryan, Hayward said the property would be of no use to him unless the license was renewed. In answer to the Magistrate Constable Du'ddy stated that during the past two years Joyce had twice been convicted of offences against the Licensing Act. The application was adjourned until the December meeting of the committee.

At the Eltham Magistrate's Court yesterday William Smith, alias William Henry Cox, was charged with stealing an overcoat, of the value of £4 los, the property of Mr E. C. Goldstone, draper and mercer. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Ernest Clare gave evidence that at about mid-day, on Tuesday, he noticed accused outside Goldstone's shop. He was feeling an overcoat and some shirts. Witness then went into his shop, but a few minutes later noticed accused walking past with a coat over his shoulder. His suspicions were aroused, and he immediately informed Goldstone. E. C. Goldstone stated that lie ran after accused, overtaking him near Dr. Cooper's residence. He identified the coat and took it from prisoner, telling him to "clear," which he did without protest. Constable Townsend stated that he apprehended prisoner at the railway station in the afternoon. He had only Min his possession. The man, who said he had been working on the railway at Whangamomona, had four previous convictions against him for *.theft, one for drunkenness, and one for breach of a prohibition order. Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.—Argus.

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At last night's meeting of the West End School Committee, presided over by Mr W. W. Thomson, the schoolmaster (Mr D. P. Evans) reported that during the' quarter ending September 30, 47 scholars had been admitted and 41 withdrawn, the number on the roll at the end of the quarter being 510. The average weekly roll was 504.3 and the average attendance for the quarter 401.9, the percentage being 91.6. Upon, the whole the attendance might be considered good v there being few parents who did not" recognise the necessity and advantage of sending their children to •school. At present an epidemiq of mumps was considerably affecting the attendance in the lower department. (Referring to the inspector's examination report, he congratulated the staff on the splendid success achieved, and thanked them for their loyalty and cooperation on the unwearying interest they took in the welfare of both pupils and school. Much of this year's success was attributable to the late headmistress, Mrs Dowling, who left affairs in a thoroughly efficient state. With a staff of such ability and efficiency his duties had been made pleasurable indeed.

On Thursday evening next settlers of the Eahotu district are tendering a welcome home concert and dance to six soldiers from the district, who have just returned from the front. These are 1 the last of the boys from the Eahotu district who have to return, bo that as the function is the final one of its nature, probably there will be an even larger attendance than usual. On the same evening the Rahotu Committee, in conjunction -with the Kahui Committee, will tender a welcome to another returned lad.