LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie Eltham County Council has derided to grant a shilling a dav increase in wages to its workmen, in conformity with the decision of the recsut conference, of Taranaki local bodies that the wages should be 15a per day. A splendid specimen of the lilum auratum was displayed in the window of the Modern Tailors, Ltd., Devon Street on Saturday. The plant wa* the prop.' erty of Mr. S. Brooks. It stood nearly S feet in height, had 7 large blooms of about 7 inches in diameter, and had also 7 other buds.

T he consent of the Government to the raising of loans has been"obtained bv the undermentioned Taranaki local bodies for the sums mentioned:—Kaponga Town Board, £ 10,000 •' Elthaift 'Borough Council, £4000; Whangittiombiia Cbunty Council, £100; StratfdM Coifnt/Couh- «!'<» Clifton Coun'«jr i 'C6un'e l }'l, : ' A pleasant motor trip'to Mokau was made yesterday by a party r r "fli-e! cju-s, organised by Mr. Cibson, am one private car. A good run out u„; 'made arid the visitors were able to see a good deal of the river and its beautiful sceiiery. 'The return trip was started at 4.30 p.m.' and New Plymouth was reached at eight o'clock.

' The fine weather over the week end attracted many people to the beaches, including a large number of visitors. Moturoa was well patronised bv fishermen seeking sport off the rocks br at sea. There were several boats out, both on Saturday and yesterday, and good catches were made, while those who fish, ed from the shore behind the breakwater obtained fair catches of schnapper. A collision, involving a motor-cycle, a motor-car, and a tram car, occurred in Devon Street, opposite Scrivener's store, yesterday afternoon, but no one was hurt. It is stated that the motor-car first struck the cyclist, and then, in backing away, the car ran into a tram, and the three vehicles were brought to a standstill together. The motor-cycle was badly damaged, and lessor injuries were sustained by the tram and the motor-car.

In formally opening the additions to the Tokaora School on Friday. Mr. R. Masters, M.P., chairman of ike Education Board, said the Board had, during the last three years, been building schools as fast as they could- He stated that he favored free dental and medical treatment for all school children. He congratulated the headmaster ;Mr. Francis) on the tone of the school.

At the meeting of the New Plymouth Veterans' Association on Saturday, Mr. Andrews proposed "that the members of the New iPlvmouth branch of Ilis Majesty's Association of New Zealand Veterans respectfully request the Prime Minister to place New Plymouth upon the itinerary of H.R.H; the Prince of Wales, and promise him a hearty welcome to this historic town." Mr." Oxen - ham seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.

■ The trouble at the public telephone at the corner of Brougham and Devon streets, is said by the telephone authorities to be caused by some people who make use of the machine inserting bent or damaged coins. One of these may get. lodged in the mouth of the chute, and even though coins subsequently placed in the machine may be heard to fall down inside, they are'diverted from the proper channel, and in consequence the mechanism fails to operate. This proved to be the ease when the machine was attended to on Saturday morning. The visit of the New Plymouth Citizens' Band to Ngaere, and other places en route yesterday, proved an enjoyable outing to those who made the trip, and was much appreciated bv the residents of the places called at. " There was a full band, and also a large number of New Plymouth people accompanied them. A short stop was made at Inglewood, where the band played for about twenty minutes, and a similar stop was made at Stratford, where the band also played a few selections. At Ngaere the band was accorded a very enthusiastic reception and received very generou; hospitality. It is estimated that about 3000 people visited the gardens, nnd a most enjoyable time was spent. The band returned to New Plymouth early yesterday evening. There were many visitors from New Plymouth to tho Mountain yflsterday, and an enjoyable day was spent there, Tlw early morning was beautifully fine, but a fog came down for a while at mid-day. However, it cleared again in the afternoon, and the visitors were able to obtain a splendid view of the mountain, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the many interesting walks near the Mountain House.

A circular letter was received at Saturday's meeting of the Eltham County Council from the conveners of a- recent meeting held in Fsilding, conveying copies of resolutions which had been passed, urging the Government to immediately deal with the serious position likely to arise with the lifting of the meat requisitions, and recommending that at the earliest possible date the commission, consisting of I)r. lloakes and Messrs. Poison, Russell and Jones be sent to England, to solve the question of the disposal of the frozen meat. The "Council decided to give every possible support to the proposal. The opening of the new additions to lokaora School on Friday wns sicfnalised by the, unveiling of a roll of honor by the Rev. Grant Cowen. The names on the roll comprised those who had fallen during the war, or had been on active service, and were as follow: Private Leslio O. Batten, Private Chas. Langdon, Rflmn. Michael Joseph Laverv Lieut. Eric Edward Lord, Private Cliffofd Chas- Lord, M.M., Sergt. Archibald J. 1 -* ,IM -Corporal Joseph Alfred Duflill, Private George Duffill, Gunner Harold Frederick Wren, Gunner Harold •lolui Fin lay, Gunner Frank Mucfeorid"e Driver Clins. A. Mnggeridge, Private -Vm. Payne, Trooper John Francis Lnvcry, Private J)ouglas Stuart McNeil Private Hugh McNeil, Rflmn. Andrew Desmond Loydon, Rflmn. Gerald Levdon Private Charles Allan Silbv, Private Roy Viiiecnt. Qnlmi, M.M., Private Arthur F. Hugging, Trooper James Frey tic.—Star.'

Applications are invited by the Defence Department for the purchase of ivbout 15,0(10 second-hand -blankets used on troopships. Details will be found on page one.

"Fairy Wonder," the new dry soap, has become firmly established as a household necessity throughout. Taranak;. 'phis result has 'been achieved by pure* merit alone, as the product was practically unknown a few short months ago. ' The new soap is'very pleasant to use, does pot lather excessively, and loosens and removes dirt with marvellous rapidity. Give it « trial,—Advt.