LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera reports very stormy weather during the last few davs with heavy hail and showers with high winds. The cold may cause a set back to milk production.

The storms of the past two days have seriously affected local fruit trees, the fruit that was setting being badly knocked about by the hail. The flowers, too, have suffered not a little by the unaeasonable weather.

The average attendance at the Central School for tiie past live weeks has been 623, or 93.4 per cent, of the average ■ml 1 ' T - lle P resent roll-number is 006. The seating accommodation is now fully taxed, and it will be necessary to refuse new pupils until vacancies occur. A list of waiting pupils will he kept.

_ A small fire started in a stable adjoining the premises of Mr. A. E. Sykes in King Street yesterday afternoon, and the matter was reported to the police. Investigation showed that the fire had occurred in the corner of a loose-box, but it had been put out without causing any serious damage. "

. \esterday was "Guy Fawke's Day." Bonfires were lighted on the beaches, and in the outskirts of New Plymouth, but there "was a noticeable absence of crackers in the streets, both the borough inspectors and the police, who were on the alert, having nothing to do in enforcing the decision not to permit a, awsplay of fireworks in the town. ! The Commissioner of Pensions is advertising m another column for a medical practitioner to take the position of full time medical officer to the War Peneons Board with headquarters at Wellington. It is also proposed to-have medical officers appointed at Auckland, Wellington, Chnstehurch, and Dunedin, whose whole time will not be given to war pension work, but who will be available as required for examination ana consultation purposes. Applications must be lodged before the 30th instant.

The first week of last month in New Plymouth was more or less ahowerv with occasional heavy rain. From tlie oth to the ]<Jth the temperatures continued to rise, followed by nine fine davs. Flom the 28th to the 31st the temperature lowered four degrees, with indications of approaching chilly and stormy weather, Following are records of the month:—Maximum shade, 50deg. on Ist, /Meg. on 11th. Minimum shade; 44 deg. on 21st, 57deg. ou, 3rd. Maximum Maximum wet bulb, 54deg.. on 29tli .47 deg. on 3rd. Minimum wet .bulb, :>2dog. on 29th., 48deg. on 3rd. and 20th. P v ain fell on 17 days, 1.00(1 points (KJO to inch), on sth, 2 points on 2'2nd; total 3.033 in.

The annual sports of the New Plymouth High School will take place on the school grounds to-day, commencing at eleven o'clock. An especially interesting programme has been drawn up for the afternoon) when a largo attendance is expected. If the weather is at all wet the sports will be postponed for a week.

A special feature of the window display at the Now Zealand Clothing Factory this week is the tine display of hats. Our new season's goods include the popular straw boater, also the newest panamas, English felt hats, and the well-known Stetson felts and velvours. Boys' and Girls' panamas and washing hats in great variety Zealand Clothing Factory.

Men requiring silk shirts, pailatna hats and cream gaberdine trousers should make their .purchases early at the Melbourne in view of an almost certain shortage towards Christmas. Silk shirts 17s Gd to 24s 0(1; Panamas 10s 6d to 455; fine gaberdine trousers 27s Gd. Scientific research lias been responsible for many lavor-saving devices, but not Due has heen welcomed with more acclaim tlian "FAIRY WONDER" Cleanser, the new scientific dry soap for washing clothes. Right throughout the Dominion this wonderful new labor-sav-ing compound is meeting with extraordinary success. Have YOU tried it yet? All grocers have it in largo or small packets. You'll be surprised at the value and quality woven into NORTH BRITISH GARDEN HOSE—it gives lasting wear, ! and is used in every part of the British 'Empire. 80