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Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1920, Page 4

"It takes me about 1} hours to drink: a long beer," said a witness in the Ha. wera Magistrate's Court yesterday. Ha whs a defendant in an application for a prohibition order, and Sifc statement caused some merriment in the "Court* •And how many long bears have yott had this morning?" enquired the Magisi trate of the witness. The witness ver* deliberately replied that he had not had any long beers.—Star. . / At a sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Hawera (states the Star), land agents? licenses were granted to Messrs Strati ton and Mahoney, James and GiHmani W. Cowern, H. P. H. Graves, R. J. Tiddyt Grant and Campbell, M. 0. Crighton, <5 J. Rowe, H.Foy, and N. Caplen. Soma of the applicants did not appear, whleS prompted the Magistrate to remark thai he would the applications, bul m future he desired that every applU 'w, S l'°^ d £ ppear - He ateo suggest] ed that the Taranaki Land Agents' AM sociation should report upon all apullcShurCr 8 practice was fo " oWed *

Accounts received from AuekUnd state that the N.S.W. State Orgtotta'i season there has gathered intmat end enthusiasm from the moment the first concert commenced. Lawp audienctt have gathered night after night untß haU ' wWch Beats about 3000 people, has proved quite inadequati to accommodate those who have wanfi fll fi, "w e -^ hestra ' bookiitf tor Messiah" ocncert, which w2 driven with the Auckland Choral Sociefc* last night, constituted a record for tS fram a M y ', telegram received fiom Auckland yesterday, stated: "If .New Plymouth docs not fill the hall the* wall live for ever after regretting." A grand concert will be given in the Good Templar Hall on January 20, when a splendid programme will be rendered by first-class talent. The proceeds aw to further the interest of the Convent candidate in connection with the Catho* lie bazaar.

Messrs Archibald Broa. wish to intima.te , t,la ' their Inglewood-Puranri service has been resumed. Settler* awl others interested should make a point of utilising the service as fully as possible to otherwise Messrs Archibaldßroa. will not be able to continue the run. There seems to be no limit to th« ri» m pnee of ladies' all wool ca.hn.ii! hose. The Melbourne, Ltd received advices fr om Leicester n" if£ an advance of 35 per cent on pwioSl contracts, and in addition there is ilw 111 It tTthi! pet pair for dye"'a- Jt will thus be seen that If u more imperative than ever to buy future requirements.