LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next sessions of the Supreme Court in New Plymouth, which open at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, will be presided over by Sir W. Bassett Edwards. A Wellington telegram says the Arbitration Court considered the aispute in the bakery trade yesterday, reserving its decision. A property in Devon Street, on the "wrong" side, sold the other day at £ISO per foot. The buildings are old and not very valuable.. This is a considerable advance on any previous sale on the same side of the street. - The Secretary of the General Post Office has received the following wireless message from the Chathanis: "A carrier pigeon in an exhausted condition reached the Island three Days ago and was captured. A ring on one leg was marked NZ.P.A. 1918-19, US, and on the other leg there was a small rubber band." —Press Association. Captain Rockstrow, N.Z.SC, and Sergt-Major Head, R.N.Z.A., arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last night and will proceed to Mokau this morning in order to destroy the German mine that has been discovered on the beach there. These officers also destroyed the mine that was found in the vicinity of Oakura beach some time ago. A profitable butchery business is advertised for sale on page 1 by Messrs W. EL and A. McGarry, Eltham,

Venus continues to be conspicuous as a morning star, and will be visible as such for a few months. Bfsing, as she does, almost due east, and nearly two hours before the sun, she may be seen to advantage by the early riser. She is at present in Virgo, near the bright star Spica. The lonic has arrived at Timani from Dumftin. She lifts K4.000 carcases of meat, 10,000 bales of wool, anl 10CO cases of frozen sundries. The iViUiam E. Burnham, 4 a schooner, 63 days out from San Francisco, lias also 'arrived at Timaru. 3he brings case oil and timber.—Press Association. The members of the Prison Board, consisting of Sir George Fenwick (chairman), Mr. E. C. Matthews, ComptrollerGeneral of Prisoners, Mr. C. J. B. Jordan, Under-Secretary for Justfce, and Dr. F. Hay, Inspector-General of Mental Hospitals, visited New Plymouth yesterday in the course of their periodical tour of inspection of the various prisons and .prison camps of the Dominion. They proceed to Wellington by the mail train this morning. The Hawera Hospital Board's architects, Messrs. Duffil and Gibson, reported to the Board on Monday that joinery had increased 25 per cent., wages 10 to 20 per cent., and cement 9s a ton. They could not see that matters would improve very much for a considerable time owing to the vast amount of building done at the present time. Joinery factories would not accept any orders until February, 1920. A number of Vogeltown residents who patronised the picture theatres last night were somewhat incensed at having to walk home after the performance. The 'bus has been put on for the purpose of accommodating those who go to .the evening amusement shows on certain nights, and it was certainly.very annoying for them to find that last night, because the "show" was a few minutes late, the 'bus had gone, notwithstanding the fact that tram cars were delayed for the people who live along their routes. A keen Palmerston North gardener has had a peculiar and painful experience. He was sorting out his seeds and came upon an assortment of primulas. These he rubbed thoroughly with his hands, and, becoming hot in the exertion, wiped his forehead with his palm. That evening his hands and head swelled to abnormal proportions, and he suffered violent pain. A doctor who was called in at once diagnosed primulas as the cause and blood poisoning as the trouble. The result was that the gardener spent several days in bed. The low death rate in Wellington in September, 0.70 per 1000, was the subject of remark by the Mayor, Mr. ,T. P. Luke. He said that in the other cities the rates were 1.08, 1.05, and 1.15 respectively. There were only two other towns in the Dominion with a better record than Wellington. "I attribute Wellington's position to two things ,i, particular," paid "Mr. Luke. "One is the improved milk supply resulting in the better health and the' increased efficiency of the community, and the other the cleaning-up policy which has been so effective."

A meeting nf those interested in the formation of a Swimming and Life-Sav-ing Club at the East End was held in the pavilion last night. There was a ffood attendanee, Mr. W Hardgreavcs presiding. The proposal was discussed, and also the question of selectins teams to.compete in the Tabor Shield competition. It was decided to form a club, and the following committee was appointed: Messrs. N. Winter, J. Corrisral, A. Baker. S. Bridger, C. Crimp, B. Bellringer, C Harvey, A. Hardgreaves, VV. Hardgreaves, Knight, Owen, Dean! and W. J. Davies (secretary), and X T . A. Christiansen (treasurer). ' Further details were left to the committee to deal with, meetings for which purpose will be duly notified.

The chairman of the Hawera Hospital Board, speaking at a meetins on Monday, said as far as the new hospital was concerned it was an inopportune time to build just now. TJie new hospital in normal times would cost approximately £60,000, half of which would be found by the Government, but at the present time it would run into something like £BO,OOO, which would mean that the Board would have to find £40.000. Mr. A- L. Campbell: Could we find the money by way of loan? The chairman: Ye's. ' But the local bodies would have to pay the piper. Unless the Government could bring in some new scheme which would obviate the difficulty which hospital boards had to contend with in building new hospitals he was afraid the Board could not do anything in regard to proceeding with the new building. The Piako County Council invites tenders for metal carting contracts, specifications for which can be seen at this office, The county intends to raise about £6OOO for permanent road works shortly. Tlie band recital which was to have been given at Kawaroa Park last Thursday, and was postponed on account of the bad weather, will be given tomorrow night at S o'clock. This time it will be a free recital, as the Plunket Society, for whom a collection was to have been taken, has given up its privilege in view of the success of its effort on Saturday last. . - Mr. Victor Beek is in New Plymouth arranging for the appearance here for a season of four nights, commencing on December 6, of "The Diggers," the late Pierrot Troupe attached to the New Zealand Division. ''Aotea," the beautiful grounds of Sole Bros., will be opened next Sunday, when the Citizens' Band will render a selection of music. Arrangements have been made for 'buses "connecting with the trams at Eliot Street and running up to the grounds nt a nominal charge. The proceeds will be in aid of the Expansion and Tourist League and Beautifying iSocicty, both of which organisations are doing good work in their respective capacities on behalf of the town. Warmer days mean cooler wear, and Morey's have made full provision for summer with a splendid range of light, cool underwear ior ladies. At the Melbourne's great salvage sale: Niuc Island hats, 1/11: lovely 40-inch white voile, 1/9 yard; pretty voile blouses. 11/6; boys' pedal straws, 1/11; ladies' large cotton singlets, 2/11; men's bathing costumes, 1/11; ladies' fine weave panamas, 13/6 and 15/ G. All wonderful bargains. The New Plymouth Bowling Club are inviting tenders for the formation of a hew green in Courtnay Street. Further particulars are advertised in this issue. Ask distinctly for SANDER'S tfUCAI/YPTI EXTRACT, or else you may receive one of the many substitutes. The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT cures colds, fevers, indigestion; prevents infectious diseases and heals ulcers, poisoned wounds, skin diseases, burns, sprains, etc. It is much more powerfully antiseptic than the common eucalyptus and does not depress m irritate Hike tto 'latter.

'l'l\e Farmers Union Advocate reports sales of turnips in the South Island yielding £SO an acre. To obtain 30 bushels of wheat from an acre is considered a very good average. At 6/6 per bushel the wheat would give £9 15s. Turnips are evidently more profitable. The Tapanui paper reports ealcs of swedes at £ls per acre. A singular accident happened to Mr. J. Crosley a couple of days ago. Ho was working in his tailoring establishment, and picked up a bottle of amonia, when the cork blew out, and the liquid contents strucfc him in the face, inflicting severe injuries to his left eye and cheek. A doctor was immediately sumomned. There is hope that the eight of the injured eye will not be impaired. An important factor in the great building activity in Auckland at present is the large amount of renovation work that is being undertaken (says the Herald). According to one large employer engaged in the trade, more repairs are being done now than at any time during the last ten years. This is attributed to the fact that during the war people put off making alterations to their buildings, and, in particular muchneeded painting was deferred. The consequence is that painters are now exceptionally busy. "At present," one employer said, "we are taking one-third of the work offered to us, and as for looking for new jobs, it is quite out of the question." He had enough work in hand and in sight to keep him going at full pressure until the end of next March. In regard to prices, there was no prospect of a decrease, as the cost of white lead, linseed oil, and wall-paper had recently risen. In common with other parts of New Zealand, there was a great scarcity of labor in Auckland, and it was very difficult to get competent men. Apart from repairs, the principal work in which builders are engaged is the construction of numerous warehouses, factories, and houses.

An extraordinary letter has just been received from an English officer engaged in the promotion of anti-Bolshevik propaganda in Siberia. "The. line of nattle," ho writes, 'literally sways to and fro, according as our propaganda or that of the enemy is the stronger. And unfortunately the enemy is very much the stronger, the sharper, the better organised, and the more enterprising. He sends whole train loads of propaganda matter to the front, placing it, quite f ig»tly, on the same footing as S.A.A. for the firing-line. This is a struggle of newspaper editors against generals, and the editors are winning very often. All the Bolshevik leaders are journalists —Lenin, Trotsky, Tohitehorin, Karachan, Radek, Bucharin, Petrovsky, Lunacharsky. Considered from a literary point of view, some of the Bolshevist propoganda distributed amongst the soldiers and peasants here are masterpieces, being short, written in simple language, telling, effective, though fake, and to the last degree pernicious." The object of the English captain's letter is *to get the public at large to send any matter dealing with the foreign view of Bolshevism addressed to the propaganda department of Kolchak's Siberian Army. The intention is to enlighten the Siberian peasant as to the world view of Bolshevism, and in this campaign it is hoped that New Zealand will participate. The object is certainly a good one.