LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Government is getting out motor ambulances to New Zealand and hospital boards have been given an opportunity of applying for them. Forty-seven war brides, in addition to the draft of 568 troops, are coming to New Zealand on the transport Arawa, which is due at Auckland about November 14.

At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County. Council, permission was given to the Bell Block Soldiers' Memorial Committee to erect a memorial obelisk on the triangular piece of ground opposite Pote's store, subject to the approval of the exact site by the county engineer.

No further permits are to be issued to trotting clubs tliis year, said the Eon. J. B. H'inc in the House yesterday. He recognised there was unfair distribution of racing permits at the present time and the racing conference had been informed that before next year's permits were approved a redistribution must take place. In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. Massey said he hoped to see a reduction in the cost of living as soon as the Board of Trade Bill came into operation* as this was the most drastic anti-profiteering measure adopted in any British country. If there had been a3 much profiteering in New Zealand as there was in England in proportion to the population there would have been revolution long ago. In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. Massey read a telegram from the New Zealand agent in Melbourne stating that the Commonwealth Government agree to export 6000 tons of super phosphates to New Zealand, lis did not think this 6000 was in excess, of the previous promise, but was the total quantity the Commonwealth Government would allow. New Zealand to have.

A 50-acre dairy -farm at Hawera at a low figure is advertised for sale by JSC. Bujuui A. MaGar**-

At Waitui yesterday, Constable Longbotom arrested a youth, who was later brought before the court at Inglewood oil a charge of burglary, and remanded till Friday.

The Borough Council last night gave authority to the inspector to stop the letting oil of fireworks in Devon Street 011 the occasion of Guy Fawkes' Day (to-r.iorrow). An industrious New Plymouth resident put in a quarter of an acre of potatoes some lime ago. Thev have come along splendidly, and last week lie refused £75 for tiie crop, which is almost ready to dig. The matter of the sub-division of some property in Vivian Street, in which a section with a dwelling thereon had been so cut up as to be left with less than 'JO feet street frontage, was brought before the Borough Council last night, by the inspector, and it was decided to place the matter in the hands of the council's solicitors.

"Do von know what New Zealand's best merino wool is worth in England to-day?" asked a visitor to Taranaki the other day. "Well. I can tell you. It is worth from 8s to 8s fid a lb, and the manufacturers are glad to get itfeven at that big price."

'I know a farm in this district which has paid £2O per acre in commission,' stamp duty, etc., through being sold and resold," said a Manaia fanner on Saturday night. The speaker also said lie knew farms on which there wore seven or eight mortgages. —Witness. The Tokaora corerspondent of the Hawera Star states that the local whitebait season is now nearly over. One local 1 whitebaiter is credited' with netting nearly £4O in one week; at any rate on one day alone he sold 90 pints at 2s Od per pint. Mrs. Doekrill, lion, secretary for Dr. Barnardo's Homes, was unable, through illness, to organise early in the year the usual annual house to house collection in aid of the homes, and now, owing to so many calls on the public and the Plunket Society's appeal this month, she has decided, on the advice of lady helpers, to leave the collection until early next year, when a special effort will be made on behalf of the homes. Anyone wishing to give their usual donation this year the secretary will be pleased to forward it on to London, i

Advice has been received tfyat the Shaw SaVill and Albion liner Kia Ora, which is duo in Wellington from overseas on Saturday next, is scheduled to arrive at New Plymouth on the 22nd inst. to load C 4,000 freight carcases of frozen meat. This will be the largest consignment of meat that has gone over the wharf at New Plymouth. Of the shipment 57,000 carcases will be from the Smart Road works and 7000 from Borthwiek's Waitara works. This will be the Kia Ora's third visit to New Plymouth. She came here first in August of 1917 and again in May of the present year. The revenue of the New Plymouth postal district for the quarter ended September 30, 1919, was £22,297, as compared with £20,412 .for the corresponding quarter last year. For the first time this district has taken the lead from Invercargill where the revenue last quarter was £21910. The Savings Bank deposits amounted to £322,141 and the withdrawals to £304,438. In the September quarter of 1918 the corresponding totals were £207,771 and £lofi,lS3. The increase this year is remarkable, the- 'ocal totals for the qu'irte' being greater than at Invercargill, Wangauui and Tiniacu, and only exceeded by the four cities and Napier.

At yesterday's meeting of the Taraliaki County Council, Cr. Morton, in moving that the sum of .-CIOO be voted to the chairman as l.oii'irariuni for expenses incurred during tiie past year, said that Mr Connett had a very strenuous time, and he regretted that the sum named was the limit allowed by the Act. He hoped the chairman's position would be renewed for the next year, and that his woi'k, in consequence of having Mr. Climie as engineer. would be very much lighter than it had been. Tn any case, he was sure the county got full value for the amount voted to 'tho chairman for expenses incurred while on council business.

The inquest concerning the death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Liston, of Kaponga, who died from injuries received in a collision with a motor evele in Brougham Street, New Plymouth on Labof Day. was concluded before the district Coroner (Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) yesterday morning. After hearing the evidence of those who witnessed tho occurrence as well as that of Dr. E. A. Walker medical superintendent of the New Plymouth Hospital, the Coroner returned a verdict that the little girl ran into and was- knocked down by a motor cycle Tiddeu by Taru Manu Konaa. arid died from the iniuries received.

The New Plymouth Male Choir insert a notice of thanks in connection with their late concert. Members are requested to assemble aa usual on Wednesday evening.

Good prizes are offered for the euchre party and dance to be held at the Rolland Hall, New Plymouth, next Thursday evening.

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The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile draw attention to the bull fair they are holding on Saturday next, Bth inst., at 12.30 in" their Stratford yards. Particulars on page S of this issue.

All those who are interested in national efficiency would be well advised to hear Captain Hawkins and Mr. Leo. Simm to-morrow at the Empire Theatre. Any questions posted prior to the meeting to the Secretary, Young Men's National Efficiency League, c/o Bellringer Bros., will be answered by the speakers. Questions will also be welcomed at the conclusion of the address. The Melbourne, Limited's, price for ladies' blouses are the wonder of the retail trade, and the wholesale, too, for that matter. Cash trading, direct impovtations of silk from Japan, and local manufacturing arc the reasons for the firm's famous low prices.