LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A letter wa9 received 1 by the New Plymouth Borough Council last night from the Minister of Internal Affairs in regard to the general arrangements for the tonr of the Prince of Wales through the Dominion. The form of address to be presented locally to His Royal Highness was submitted by the Finance Committee to the CouncilJudgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following undefended cases in the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday: H. L. Jury (Mr. Croker) v. Annie Tapiki, £5 (costs ,-Cl 15s), and John Waddle v. Ernest fleorge, £lB 15a (costs 15s). Orders were made on judgment summonses against Ernest George at the suit of P. H. P. Washhonrne (£l2 10s, in default 12 days' imprisonment), and Ij- A. Nolan (£4l liifi Sd, in default six' weeks' imprisonment). Early on Sunday morning the attention of the nightwntehman at Htiwera ft'as attracted by sounds which came from near Osborne's auction mart, and immediately afterwards he saw a boy coming from that direction with a bicycle. The boy was stopped, and on being questioned seemed uneasy. On a little investigation it was found that the boy had in his possession a case op?ner, or "jemmy - '' The boy was taken to a place from which the police were communicated -with, and it was later discovered that he had a box of ammunition- The boy then admitted that he had broken into Messrs. Bennett and Sutton's. Subsequently it was discovered that the boy's brother had been associated with him, and a large quantity of ammunition and two revolvers were handed over to the ponies.

A man named Alfred Ireland was arrested last night by Constable O'Neill on warrant, and brought to the New Plymouth lock-up. The arrest concerns alleged failure to comply with the terms of ft maintenance order. Mr. Massey states that an increase in the price of bread will not be finally determined until he discusses the matter with the Board of Trade on his return to Wellington. Arrangements were made yesterday by the Wellington Coal Trade' Committee for the New Plymouth Gas Co. to receive SO tons of Newcastle coal to enable the works to carry on until the company's own supplies come to hand from Westpnrt by the steamer Kokiri. "Although I've got a bacon factory at my back door, I have to cart my 'pigs nine miles and then send by rail fifteen miles to the same factory," remarked a settler at the meeting of the Taranaki County Council yesterday, in support of an application that if>o chains of road should be formed and metalled. The Taranaki County Council has decided to support the' Kiwitea County Council in urging upon the Government the desirableness of having the import duty removed from dump trucks purchased by local bodies for the purpose of road-making and road maintenance. Early on Saturday morning a heavy fall of earth occurred on the Main South road at the top of the Tongahoc hill, Mokoia, states the Star. The fall almost completely blocked the road, but by 2 o'clock in the afternoon the greater portion of the debris h,ad been shifted, and the road was fully open again. At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council a letter was received from the Invercargill Borough Council, asking support to a resolution bringing under the notice of the Government the urgent necessity of providing safeguards in respect to level railway crossings. Members, however, considered that this would involve the, expenditure of hundreds of thousands of pounds, and the letter was accordingly received. That Inglewood can hold its own in the way of land deals has been effectively demonstrated lately by the sale through the agency of Mr. Newton King's Inglewood staff of an estate of 07t) acres on the Richmond Road, near Inglewood, at £3O per acre. But that is not all, having disposed of his farm" for him the next disideration was (for the firm) to provide him with a new home, which was done by finding him a home of 110 acres up Auckland way at £IOO per acre-

In the Magistrate's Court yesterday counsel reported in the case of Hamilton v. Mason, in which the North Tnranaki Hunt Club was brought to action on account of alleged tresspass on plaintiff's property in July last, that a very satisfactory settlement had been reached. Mr Quilliam said ho used the term "satisfactory" advisedly as all the bitterness that had been "evident during the proceedings had disappeared and the Club had agreed to compensate plaintiff for the loss on account of damage to his property and stock. Some discussion took place at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council regarding the maintenance of the weir at the Waiwakaiho bridge. The chairman said that it had been placed there by the Government in opposition to tlie wishes of the Council, and the Government should be asked to maintain it. Maintenance would be a very heavy item and the weir was really of little use to the Council, as the foundations of their bridge were down to the solid, while it was of benefit to the railway bridge. He accordingly gave notice to rescind the previous resolution and move in this direction at the' next meeting. A somewhat amusing incident cropped up in the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday. A judgment summons case was called and counsel for the debter asked for an adjournment, as his client was in bed with influenza and the doctor had stated he would not be able to attend court for several days at the earliest. The application was agreed to by counsel on the other side and granted by the Court, A few minutes later another similar case was called in which the debtor in the former ease was now the judgment creditor, and his solicitor remarked that he sup-, posed his client was well enough to secure an order. A smile went round the court as the Magistrate intimated the order would be made. Forged Bank of Australasia and National Bank of New Zealand £1 notes made their appearance in Wanganui on Saturday, several being tendered at the totalisator during the races. The forged Bank of Australasia note is numbered Q72274, dated Wellington, .January 1, 1917. and allegedly signed "Thos. Hogg" and countersigned "Win. A. Mills." The work has evidently been done by a photographic process, with the necessary coloring done by hand. The outstanding features of the forged note are that the word "one" is a vivid green and the paper is of an inferior quality. The note is also a fraction of an inch smaller each way than the genuine note, and faulty printing is observable from the fact that it is not ''square" on, each margin running at a slight angle instead of being parallel with the edge of the paper. In all about five or six forged notes have so far been located, but it is expected thorp are others in existences-Chronicle.

The Male Choir recommences practice on Wednesday next. The secretary (Mr. A. B. Macdonald) notifies that he will be pleased to meet any new members at the Citizens' Band rooms before the practice commences. The annual grand Irish national concert, which is held on the occasion of the evening of St. Patrick's Bay, is to be repeated at New Plymouth tliis year. The committee has been successful in securing the assistance of the best local talent, and patrons will be presented with a varied programme of exceptional merit. The Workers' Social Hall, has been engaged. Advantage will be taken of the occasion to make a suitable presentation to the Queen Carnival candidates in connection with the recent Catholic bazaar.

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A shipment of 25,000 narcissus bulbs, which arrived at Auckland last • week from Holland, via England, was condemned on arrival owing to the whole shipment being infested by the narcissus fly. The fly had hatched out on the voyage, and some were found to be alive on arrival. Two Germans who have been interned at Narrow Neck, W. A. Schulte, of Tonga, and A. Nauer, of Samoa, have been released, and will leave for their homes by the Navua (says a telegram from Auckland). Both men have families. The number of prisoners at Narrow Neck will now bo 17. No bankruptcies havo been recorded in Wellington since November 14. "This is not surprising,'' remarked a recent visitor; "the charges made by practically every business Arm are such as to bankrupt the stayers within their gates, and accounts for Wellington's present remarkable affluence." The young woman recently arrested in Sydney on a charge believed to be connected with irregularities in the accounts of an association in Wellington, by which she had been employed, was brought back to New Zealand under escort in the Maheno (says a telegram from Auckland). She was taken to Wellington last night. The influenza epidemic which has I been virulent at Patea during the past month is, states the Press, now on the wane, and the school will re-open tomorrow. Amongst those attacked recently were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Horner and Miss Aileen Horner, all of whom, however, are making excellent progress towards recovery.