LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 October 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A wireless message from the Rernuera states that she expects to arrive in ■Auckland on Sunday with troops.— Press Association. It was pointed out by Sir Walter Buchanan during an address to fanners at Carterton on Saturday an additional &d per lb, increase in wool freights involved an annual loss to New Zealand producers of £307,000. A wireless message has been received from the s.s. lonic, which is bringing troops, to the effect that she expects to reach Wellington on Friday. The health of all on board is good. Speaking at Foxton, Mr Sillier, Labor candidate for the Mgnawatu seat, stated that on the Bth inst. only ten men were working at the Mangahao HydroElectric Roadworks. Unless speeding' up was urged, the works would not be completed within the next decade. During the war three masters of the Boys' Higfll School, V. J. B. Hall, R. D. Kidd, and M. McDonald, lost their lives in defence of the Empire, and at last night's meeting of the Board the question of erecting memorial brasses to their memory in the Assembly Hall was referred to the Finance Committee. Says the New Zealand Herald: The impression abroad that the "anti-shout-ing" regulations are not to be enforced was referred to by Mr J. E. Wilson, S.M., at the Police Court in Auckland. The Magistrate said this impression wai' erroneous. He certainly weald not treat as trivial any breaches of these regulations brought before him, The time has come in New Zealand tvhen ownership and use of land should he synonymous terms; No man, European or Maori, should be permitted to hold land in idleness while soldiers are clamouring for the opportunity to cultivate it and civilians are practicallyoutside the present scope of settlement. —Auckland Herald. At a meeting of the Taranaki Teachers' Institute some surprise was expressed at the report that the medical inspector had taken out (or "knocked out," as some teachers expressed it) several children's teeth without the concent of their parents, but nothing was ilone, as it was felt that it was a matter in which the parents should take action if they wished to do so. At the annual meeting of the croquet members of the New Plymouth Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club there was a good attendance, Mrs. J. Clarke presiding. After the business for the coming season had been discussed the election of the committee was proceeded with and resulted as follows: Meadames D. K. Morrison, T. C. Mills, C. Curtis, A. Webster, and Mrs. H. Haseler, secretary. A vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring secretary, Mrs. A. Fookes. A Christchurfch paper reports that there was an unseemly interruption during the progress of a wedding ceremony at Bangiora last week. A woman who had some grudge against the parents of the bride took advantage of the occasion to air her grievance. Efforts to quieten the woman having failed she , was ejected and the cere-I mony was completed. !

In his report to ■ the High Schools' Board last night, the principal( Mr. W. H. Moyes) stated that throughout the period of the war every effort "was made to obtain a complete record of old pupils who had volunteered for active service, fn very many cases photograpiis had been obtained, and the school wished that these should be suitably mounted framed, and hung in the Assembly Hall. He, therefore, asked the Board to give the matter sympathetic consideration. The Board expressed its entire sympathy with the proposal, and Dr. Fookes was appointed to confer with Mr. Moyes in the matter. The subject of daylight saving was introduced at the Returned Soldiers' Association Conference by a remit: ''That the conference demands a daylight saving scheme similar to that proposed by Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P." In putting the motion, Mr A. W. Milburn (Waipawa) stated what he considered to be benefits of the proposed scheme. It had practically saved England from starvation in the later stages of the war, and its adoption in New Zealand would result in the increased production of the country. After a brief discussion the remit was defeated. The £25 Open Handicap (10 clays) will be fired off on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 1 p.m. at the Hawera racecourse. A gold medal will wo to the member of the Hawera Gun Club who makes the highest score. Cartridges may be had on the ground. The time for nominations has been extended and will now close on the ground. Mr. Newton King notifies in our advertising columns that owing to Monday next being Labor Day. his Urenui cattle sale and bull fair will be licld on the following Wednesday, 29th. inst. The Loan and Mercantile Agency draw attention to their Tarata' sale on Friday next as advertised on page 8 of this issue. A hairdresser's and tobacconist business for sale, and a N«Rere farm for exchange are advertised on page one by W. H, and A. McGarry, Eltham.

Sixty acres of land at Otakeho Lava during the past Week changed lmndg at £l3O per acre. The young man named Percy Lewis Ward, who was arrested by Constable Blaikie at Mahoenui on Friday, on charges of forgery and uttering at Inglewood, was brought to New Plymouth yesterday. He will appear in court this morning and a remand to Inglewood will be applied for. At last niglit's meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council, on the motion of Or. Griffiths, the question of placing the suburban 'bus service on the same footing as the tram system in regard to length of sections and fares, was referre;! to the Tramway Committee for a report. With a view to improving the Hawera A. and P. Show it was decided at a meeting on Saturday to put on an open hunters' competition, with a first prize of 100 guineas, and second of 25 guineas, a third of 15 guineas and a fourth of 10 guineas. It is hoped to attract competitors from all over the North Istand. The town schools of New Plymouth, and soma of those in the surrounding country districts, are having three days' holiday this week, during which the teachers are undergoing a refresher course in physical instruction. The exercises are being carried out at the Central School under the direction of Mr Roydhouse. one of the department instructors. The course concludes tomorrow afternoon. At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Egmont Box Co., held at Eltham yesterday, it was resolved to increase the nominal capital of the company by the creation of 100,000 additional £)l shares to be called up as may be deemed advisable. Article 15a was amended to provide that the allotment basis should be 12 shares for every ton of butter or six shares for every ton of cheese produced during the previous financial year of each shareholder.

i When the question of tram fares was referred to at last night's meeting of | the New Plymouth Borough Council, the engineer stated that practically all over the world fares had l been increased recently. In Wellington there had been increases, and Aucklkand was going to increase the fares. In England, increases had been made up to the limit extended in regard to minimum fares. It was now contended that trams could not be operated for less than a minimum fare of from ljd to 2d per mile. Reference was mads by the Mayor at last night's meeting of the Borough Council to the discussion by the Harbor Board on the. question of their reserve at Fitzrov being mad'e over to the council. Mr Burgess said it was some time since the council waited on the Board, but they had never intended that the reserve should be given to the borough by the Harbor Board for nothing. What had been sought was that the Board should put a value on the site and then the borough would have a basis on which to negotiate. It was decided to wait, on the Board again at its next meeting. The Labor Day Sports Committee can assure those who attend the sports and picnic on that day, such amusement as they will never forget. The canvassers have found that the statesman who remarked that the war had changed the world view as to labor getting a helping hand to better itself, spoke the truth, .judging by the way the big firms and nmplover? of labor responded to the appeal made on behalf of the Labor Day sports. The theft of £95 in notes from a residence in St. Aubvn Street has been reported to the New Plymouth police. The theft took place on Sunday evening when the residents of the house were at church. The Melbourne Clothing Company offer a splendid line of 23-inch heavy white towciling at 2s 3d a yard. Also a few dozen large and heavy white towels measuring 24 by 48 inches at 4s lid a pair. These values are extraordinary and cannot be repeated.