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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The sum of £l4 10s has been forwarded from the Uruti district to Dr, Barnardo's Homes.

A private hospital to cost £25.000 js being erected on the Marine. Parade,-. Napier, for Drs. T. Gilray and W. W. MbOre.

Mr. Wyvem Wilson,. S.M., has fixed Wednesday and Thursday, January 14 and 15 respectively, as the days on which the commission of enquiry will ho held with regard to the Patea bridge.

A wireless, mess Age received from.the. troopship Riiiiutaka, en route from Liverpool via Hobart,. reports that, the vessel will arrive in the stream"it' Wellington to-morrow, afternoon, instead of in the morning as previously expected.

Elthamites returning from Stratford races on Thursday were pleasantly surprised to find that there had been heavy rain there. There had not been a drop of rain at Stratford. The thundershower experienced in Eltham, though it did not last long, was a real soaker, and did a lot of good.—Argus.

The St. Mary's, troop of Boy Scouts, who have been camping on the Waitara beach .since Boxing Day,.arrived back in New Plvmouth at, laoou't 8. o'clock last, eve'hing, having, covered, the distance of 10 miles between the two towns in four hours. The. New Plymouth troop is Btill camping at Pehu, near Mt. Messenger.

Japan, would appear to have to a very large extent captured the market for. toys, if one can judge by the number of articles that bear the words, "Made in Japan." Inquiries at Auckland oh Tuesday went to show that the great proportion of the toys displayed in the shop windows were made in the land of the cherry blossom. It was stated, however, that the goods were not altogether satisfactory, and that they were of a nature described best by the word "flimsy." To all outward appearances, said a large, dealer in this class of goods, thev were as good as any of the pre-war d,T'.?. but when it, came to actual wear and tear, they were sadly jacking.

In an article on. "Dangers of Surf Bathing," tlie Cliristchurch Star says: Properly indulged in, surf bathing is a most delightful, and healthful sport, and it would be a thousand pities if anyone reasonably were deterged from. ..entering the surf on.account of the dangers' which exist. If proper precautions are taken-, is very little or no danger attaching to surf bathing. Bathing should always,, if. possible, be indulged in with the tide coming .in, and the strongest. swimmer is well advised to keep within his depth. A good s\yim can always be had while the. swimmer can touch the sand beneath him with his feet if ne'cessary. There are many who unable to swim, entSr the surf up to their armpits, and feel, quite sa.fe. It ifi a great mistake to do.this. Owing to the vagaries of the breakers, it often happens that an extra two ,or,three feet of depth is. added to ,any given spot by a sudden, inrush of. water. Thus the bather who is unable .to swim,.or who can swim only poorly, finds, himself suddenly swept off his feet, loses his selfpossession as likely as not, and in the ensuing panicky struggle becomes exjiausted, arid left to .the mercy of the tide, which, : if it happens to be. running out, takes,him with it if assistance is not forthcoming

Stock is coming in freely to tlie Wanganui freezing works, but lambs and sheep are a little lighter than usual, probably due to the backward season. Prices, however, are very good, and in some lines a little higher than last year's, ljd and ljd per lb in the case of iamb and mutton.

The winter' prospects in this district, | from a dairy farmer's point of view, are not encouraging (says the Eltham Argus). That there will be a shortage of hay is already plainly apparent, for paddocks that have been kept closed for hay are still almost bare. The carrot crop, usually so sure, is not up to the average, being very patchy. Mangolds are fair, but not as good as usual. It will take a lot of alternate hot weather and rain to bring grass along now. It was rather ungallant of the electors of New Zealand that two women candidates were not given enough votes to save their £lO deposits. Neither Mrs. Cook (Thames) nor Mrs. Baume (Parnell) scored votes equal L o one quarter of the number registered by their successful opponents, Mr. Dickson and Mr. Rhodes. No fewer than 22 candidates had to forfeit their deposits, including the veteran exmember of the House, Mr. H. G. Ell, who is also an ex-Cabinet Minister.—Fellding Star.

Further evidence of the presence of light-fingered gentlemen in our midst (says the Auckland Star) is the experience of a well-known Reinuera resident, who was'relieved of £4O in a tramcar the other day. He received two cheques earlier in the day, and converted them into notes, unfortunately, for the wad was taken holus bolus from his pocket without the slightest hitch, the thief doing his work in Buch' a way that it came as a great surprise and shock to its late owner to find that he had been relieved of the money in such a nimble manner.

Fruit prices in Auckland rose with the coming of the New Year. Strawberries were selling at Is and la 4d per chip; the supply lasted out better than was expected, the showers which have. fallen having saved the crop. A' few days, however, will probably see the end. of the seftßon, which has been an exceptionally good one as regards both quantity and quality. Plums aitd peaches sold well, and tomatoes came in freely, the wholesale price being from Ifld to Is 3d per p6'und. There will be no new bananas for three weeks, but a shipment of about 1000 cases of Californian oranges armed a day or two ago.

During the race for the Oak Handicap at Alexandra Park (Auckland), on Tuesday, there was a somewhat sensational incident. As the contesting horses feachisd the bottom stretch, a couple of farloiiigs after the Btart, Timbell and Rita Galindo collided, and W. Orange, the driver of the latter, was unseated. Rita Galindo careered away after the contesting horses; but to the relief of the onlookers she threaded her way to the front without mi9hap. Several efforts were made to stop the runaway, but it was not .until 'she had completed some tkreo miles, that she was secured. It was extremely fortunate that Rita Galindo steered a course clear of the contesting horses, or there would probably have been serious results.— New Zealand Herald.

It is reported fr&m Armidale, in the north-east of New South Wales; that an unusual discovery has been made along the Wire : netting fence between Salisbury and Qostwyck stations. Thousands of turtles, soirie dead, some dying, and som? as lively as crickets, have been found. When; under the drought, Dangar's Lagoon dried up, the vtnhappy turtles started a long.tredk across country towards Salisbury Creek, but the journey came to an eti'd against the rabbit proof fence in a vain search for an opening-, failing to find which many of then! dug themselves in to escape.the fierce sun. Those which failed to take this precaution died from exposure.. •. .

A few'days ago a well-known Pah'iatua resident became possessed of a motor-car (says in exchange). He learned to drive contemplated a tour during the holidays. On Boxing ])ay s however, the car refused to move; and no efforts on its new owner's part had any effect. Oh Saturday he got in touch with a mechanic per 'phone, and received the suggestion that pernaps the car needed relief.. However, the car still refused to go. The mechanic turned up -again next day to, put things right, anil soon, discovered that, as lie had thought, 'the benzine, tank was empty. A few inquiries then elicited the fact that the new owner had poured his benzine into the radiator!

The number of marriages solemnised during the past year 54 a silre indication of the fact that, with the return of most of her men from 'active service, Auckland is settling down once inoss to domestic life after the ,war years (says the Herald). The number for the year totals 1710, or 685 mofe than the figures registered iu; 191§; and 575 more than in 1917. The marriage rate has now hot merely reverted to, but advanced on that of pre : 'wnr years, the numbers,, for 1912 and' 1913 averaging about 14%, _The year 1915 saw an increase, largely brought about by the fact that, in that year it became evident that all fit single men would be called upon to serve their cojmtry at the front, while the benedicts would.be allowed some little respite ih that direction. The succeeding' years -■bniv a hra.v- ■'■ for) in the marriage rate, which fell in 1918 to 1045, the lowest for many years past.

Before an overseas British woman is allowed to enter the British Isles today she is required to pay the sum of £4O (says a writer, in the Christchurch Sun). That little-known fact was discovered by the Canterbury District Repatriation Board at its meeting recently. Further, it was suggested that this poll tax operated in just the same way if the woman concerned, was a native of Great Britain, and the'widow, of a soldier who had given his life for the Empire. Members protested strongly against such it position, and it was resolved to ask the. Dominion Repatriation Board to communicate with the Imperial authorities on the matter. After some discussion, the following resolution was passed: "That; in regard to the tax levied upon ..women entering the British Isles, the Ministerial Board be requested to take steps to ask the Imperial Government to remove the tax upon soldiers' widows returning to their own people." The opinion was expressed that England had an overplus of. women in the popu!atioh,,and was trying to get rid of as many as possible to other parts of the Kmnire, trying to block tii'eih from returning.

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Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1920, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1920, Page 4

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