LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A farm on the Dudley Foad, Inglewood, which was purchased six years ago at £2B 33a per acre, has just changed hands at £OO an acre. It is a little absurd when there are two men with the same Christian and surname on the jury roll- Yesterday at the Supreme Court the Clerk read out the name as well as the juror's occupation.

A common juror, who was summoned for Supreme Court service yesterday morning, failed to answer when his name was called. He was given a second call at the end of the list, before the swearing of the jurors, and as he was not then present a fine of £2 was imposed. The Overseas Shipowners' Committee decided to allot the space authorised by the Ministry of Shipping, amounting to approximately 60,000 cases of apples to the United Kingdom, to the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation of Wellington. A heavy volume of business was transacted by the Taranaki Land Board at its meeting just concluded. Two hundred and' twenty-six items figured on the order paper, practically every case being the subject of debate between the parties interested.

Word has 'been received in Auckland that the Cyrena, from Singapore via Australia, should arrive there this week with a benzine cargo for the British Imperial Oil Company. Particulars of the cargo are not yet available, but she carries some 20,000 cases of benzine and 500 hundred tons of liquid fuel for Wellington. A, collision between a trap and a motor cycle took place near the Chinamen's gardens, Junction road, Mangorei, on Monday night. The trap was practically smashed to pieces, the bicycle coming off a little better. What happened to the occupants of the trap and the Tider of the cycle is unknown. A witness in the motor car collision case heard in.the Supreme Court yesterday, who had been a passenger in the car at the time of the alleged collision, >vas asked if he knew. the distance between the Fitzroy store and.Waiwakaiho Bridge. "Is it a quarter of a mile?" asked counsel. "No, I don't think so," was the reply. "Would it be 500 yards then?" was the, next query, ancj the answer made apparently without any mental calculation, was: "It might be."

At the opening of the Supreme Court yesterday morning, when the Grand Jury had been ■ empannelled, and the Judge was about to address them, a member of the Bar who was present- rose to mention a matter in connection with one of the criminal cases, but the judge said it would be time enough for him to say what he wisliedi to when the case was called for trial. Judge Sim also remarked that counsel were not supposed to be present when the address was given to the Grand Jury, and thereupon several legal luminaries p::t:nguisiieu themselves.

A peculiar accident occurred on the upper part of the Old Hospital Road, New Plymouth, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F, Gordon were proceeding to the cart, Mrs. Gordon holding a rope attached to which was a young horse. The animal too); fright at a motor cycle that was standing on the road, and must hare jerked Mr,?. Jordan out on to the road. The horse in the trap was also restive, and Mr. Jordan travelled some distance before he was aware that his wife was not at his side. When he picked her up - he found her to be unconscious. She was later taken to the Hospital, where she lies seriously ill. On Monday evening there was a large gathering at Manaia Town Hall to farewell the Rev. Father Saunderson, parish priest, who lias been promoted to the charge of Pahiatua. Mr. J. J. Meldon, who presided, presented Father Saunderson with an illuminated address, expressing regret at his departure and appreciation of his wise and faithful ministration, also gratitude for his good works. The address was accompanied with a cheque- Several speakers, including the Rev. J. D. Smith. (Presbyterian) paid tributes to the guest's good qualities. Father Saunderson, in his reply, said the seven years he had spent at Manaia had been the happiest years of his life. —Star.

Mr. Harry Atkinson lias been ap pointed to Mm position of Deputy Registrar of Patents, recently vacated by Mr. \V. \V. Samson, now Official Assignee and Registrar of the Supremo Court, Dimedin. Mr. Atkinson's work in flic Patent Office and his previous exiensive experience in private, legal, and patent practice has brought, his capacity and tact into the favorable esteem .of those connected with patent and trade mark matters, among whom his appointment will be very popular. Mr. Atkinson has many friends in the Tarannki district, being the son of the late Sir Ham* Atkinson.

On Saturday last about thirtv members of the Otakcho branch of the Farmers' Union met Messrs Deem and filfisson, of the Agricultural Department, and went with them to examine and judge the lucerne plots entered for com- ' ■'■■rm in connection with the root crop contest organised by that branch. Several lucerne plots were visited- and judged, and the results will be made available later on. Mr. Deem, in the course of a few brief remarks, stressed the importance and advantages of field roots competitions. It created a spirit of healthy rivalry amongst fanners, and in that wav enabled each to produce the best crops in the jnost ecenomical manner.—Star.

The Supreme Court met in New Plymouth yesterday from eleven o'clock in the morning until ten o'clock at night. A commencement of the Colson and Wooldridge action for damages was made after luncheon and at twenty minutes to six. when a fresh witness was about to be sworn, the judge suggested an adjournment till the mornills'. The foreman of the jury asked if the Court would sit in the evening, afi the temperature of the building was more congenial than in the day time, and also r ' -iiasible to conclude the case in time for some of the jurors who wished to'attend the races in the afternoon- The judge said he did not care to ask counsel to go on as the case was a strain on them, but if they were willing he was quite agreeable' to sit in the evening. Counsel on both sides said they were quite willing to meet the jury in such a matter and aceordinglv the Court resumed the hearin? of evidence at 7.30 p.m. The Court will resume this ''morning at a quarter to ten.

Attention is drawn to a notification by Mr. C. L. Wilson, of Eltham, <St his appointment as exclusive selling agent in Taranaki of Fiat cars. Orders will be filled in rotation.

Messrs. Bortlnviek and Sons, Waitara, advertise tlmt they are now paying lOd cur lb. for bacon pijf

We understand it lias definitely been arranged that the Parliamentary party for Samoa will leave Wellington by the Mokoia on Saturday, February 14, at 5 p.m.

The Eev. C. Palmer, vicar of Opunake and Kaponga, is camping vvitli the Opunake Boy Scouts on Mr. A. Grace's farm, Rowan road, Kaponga. The Scouts are having quite an enjoyable outing, being in camp this last week. An attractive general sketch of the new tea kiosk, presented to the town by Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Burgess, to be erected in Pukekura Park, was presented to the Park Board at its meeting last night. A report 1 lifi hooliganism still continues in Pukekura Park was made at the meeting of the Park Board last night- The windows at the back of the shed on the Sports Ground behind the pergola were recently broken.

At the annual meeting of the Okaiwa Sports Ciuli _last week (reports the Star) the balance sheet showed a profit of £2B fid. on the Jast sports meeting, bringing "tig' Club's balance up to £7l (is 7d. Officers were elected, and the prize nioney for this year's sports meeting was increased l to £SO.

The bad. state of the Recreation Sports Ground.was commented on at the meeting of the Pukekura Park Board. It Was stated nothing could be done until a separate committee to control these grounds as apart from the Park Board, could be set up. This was not possible at present.

According to a recent statement made by a Hawera architect it will be fully two years before the houses required in Hawera can be built. It was estimated that at least forty houses were needed to meet demands now existing The Mayor (Mr. E. Dixon), when spoken to on the subject of dwellings, said that the erccf■ ' twenty-five or thirty houses would bring about a satisfactory position.—Star.

The New South Wale 3 State Orchestra concluded its season at Christchureh 011 Monday before a large audience in the King Edward Barracks. Tlu- takings amounted to £GSO. Mr. Gladstone Hill announced that while the proceeds of the North Island concerts had: averaged £4lO a night, the four concerts m Christchureh had averaged £590 a night. During the evening the Mayor n:ade presentations from local admirers io Mr. Henry Verfcrueghen and his wife and daughter.

"Let us hav'e our own shipping," declared Major Whyte at a meeting of the •Hamilton branch of the 'Farmers' Union during the week-end. Our export of sheep and lambs, he said, amounted to something over £0,000,000 per annum, and we were paying about, £3,000,000 a year to the shipping companies. The shipping companies had for years been paying heavy dividends. These were drawn out of the producers, and there was no reason why the producers should hot have the profits. The meeting unanimously supported the resolution of the executive favoring the State ownership of ships. A movement is afoot in Labor circles in the Dominion to establish Labor daily newspapers at Auckland, Wellington, Christchureh, and Dunedin, and a canvass for share capital lias been already started. It is considered probable that the scheme will prove more successful 111 Auckland, and that the first of the four Labor dailies is likely to be establisher in that city. Until the paper position improves it would be folly to go on with such a scheme. As it is, it is not improbable that some of the jnetropolitan papers will be forced to appear shortly in attenuated form. The paper market, instead of improving, is steadily growing worse.

As the result of a recent visit of the police to .the Masterton Gentlemen's Club, two cases were mentioned at Friday's (S.M. Court. F. C. Watford was charged with keeping liquor for sale, and H. M. Boddingtoh, secretary of the club, was charged with allowing a place under his control to be used for the purpose of keeping the liquor. Mr." Burridge, who appeared for the Crown, asked for an adjournment tili a date to suit Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., who was appearing for the defence. Mr. Logan said he appeared for the defendants, and agreed to the adjournment. The cases were adjourned accordingly. The Nelson Colonist of Wednesday has the following: We have to apologise to our readers for the delay in the publication of this journal yesterday morning, but the circumstances were unavoidable, the whole of our printing and publishing staff, with two exceptions, being down with the "flu." Although the epidemic is not in serious form, it is causing inconvenience in a number of establishments, owing to the depletion of the staffs. So far pneumonic symptoms have not appeared.

Producers have felt agrieved for some time past over the preference accorded by the Government to New Zealand tanners, empowering them to select the best hides offered at prices below what inferior "free" lines realise. The intention of the Government was to secure supplies of leather at a reasonable price in order that the cost of boots should be kept within bounds. These so-called "standard" boots have liot yet appeared in the retail market, although manufacturers are now taking orders for them. In the meantime lines of hides which were much inferior to the qualities that tanners were empowered to select at schedule prices, have been bringing some pence above those prices, being keenly bought for export. Tanners have been accused of buying the high-grade hides and exporting them in the form of leather, greatly to their advantage, or if not exporting them, accumulating the stocks of high-grade leather against the time when it can be freely exported. This is stoutly denied by the tanners, and there is no evidence adduced up to the present to the contrary. Owners of hides, however, have held back their produce, and last Friday the usual sale of hides was not held. The Prime Minister will confer to-day with producers, tanners, exporters, boot manufacturers, and others interested in the hide and leather trades, when the whole matter of export and. distribution will be gone into. The Melbourne's annual stocktaking sale commences on Friday morning next at the following branch stores:—New Plymouth, Inglewood. Stratford, and Elthnm. The Hawera branch commences its sale on Thursday. Intending buyers are asked to watch for the sale advertisement in the newspapers.

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