LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One of the leading hotels in Palme rston North has just been eMhanged for 1000 acres of Waikato land (says the Peilding Star). A firm of Palmerston bakers have shown that while they employ eight hands at £a per week they themselves make less than their employees, and would be better off as wages men. A new kind of paper fabric, a competition of paper and silk, is now being produced in vast quantities in .lapan. "It looks like mercerised cotton :it its best, is ruitable for blouses, sheetings and so forth, and it is estimated that it can be put on the English marKet or 61 per leugth. A dastardly outrage was perpetrated at Waitawheta, near Waihi recently, when a colt IS months old, the property of Mr. J. E. Harris, was stabbed to the heart with a sharp instrument, Some mischievous person, or lunatic, attempted to destroy a veiar.dah po-it in front of a ilas'erton bute'ie v .\ establishment during Saturday night. An axe was employed by the vandal. De Burgh Adams Lodge celebrated its 55th anniversary by holding a garden party at "Aotea" yesterday. There Was a good attendance of members of the Loilgo and their wives and friends, as well sis of members of other local Masonic Lodges. During the afternoon tea was handed round, and an enjoyable programme of music discoursed by Mrs. George's orchestra. Dealing with the cost of living at the W'.C.T U. Conference at Wellington, Professor .Murphy quoted the saying of Abraham Lincoln after the American Civil War: "Before the war wo took our goods to market in a sack and our money in a purse. After the war we take our goods to market in a purse and our money in a sack." As giving an indication of the extent of the influenza wave in Wanganui, a grocer's cavasser states that on one day last week he called at over forty dwellings where one or more of the families (in one case *se,vcn) were down with the malady. Fortunately, the epidemic is of a mild type, though severe cases have been under medical treatment. Two new magisterial appointments will shortly be necessary to till the vacancies due to the appointment of Sir. 1). G. A. Cooper, SM., to be chairman of the Pensions Board, and that of -Mr. P. V. Eraser, S.M., to be assist-ant-Public Service Commissioner. Mr. Cooper is retiring from the Bench to devote the whole of his time to the work of the Pensions Board, By one incident of the trip mad: in an aeroplane by Bishop Geary ancient and modern wore brought together- At YVhakatanc the seaplane was anchored by an aged Maori, jiamed Blni, to the identical rock which, tradition asserts, wjs used to moor the first canoe brought into the Whakatane Kiver by Bini's ancestors, when they landed there several hundred years ago. The incident was not prearranged, but it was much commented upon by the people who came to see the seaplane. The interest of every woman to whom comfort and correct appearance are matters of concern, will be attracted by our special offerings in dainty summer frocks, for these are the garments that r„ake summer days delightful, both indoors and out. Every one price 1 at a moderate figure. See our showing.—Shipton's cdrner. Elthani

The election of school committees is to be held on April :>Bth # Cadburys, the cocoa manufacturers, are establishing works in Sydney to supply the whole of their Eastern trade from Australia. It is reported that a perfect specimen of slate has been taken from an extensive seam a few miles from Otaki. Exports say that' it would make splendid roofing material. A Maori was heard complaining in the gas office yesterday that the gas in his house was leaking. AVhcn told that this was improbable, Henarc startled the clerk by replying: '-H e leak all right; I hoar te smell."— Wairarapa Times. An Ordcr-in-Council has been gazetted prohibiting the importation into New Zealand of the Sinn Fein Irish Republic Brotherhood badges and portraits of De Valora', "the President of the so-called Irish Republic."—Press Assn. Stocks of New Zealand-made starch arc very low, and manufacturers are refusing orders. Merchants, therefore, now have to look outside New Zealand for supplies. These hitherto were produced in the Dominion from rice, but now, owing to the shortage and high cost of this article, maize flour is bcinn used. ° A' Ca!i.fornian gentleman of wide experience in growing and marketing citrous fruits, states that a reosnt journey through the North Auckland province convinces him that the climate and soil aie equal to the very best of California for the purpose. All that is larking is the importation of the proper thin-skinned varieties of oranges and lemons. Recently the matter of the dangerous crossing over the Waitara railway on the Main South road was brought under the notice of the railway authorities. The following reply has been received:— "I have .0 inform you that the question of installing bells at the crowing referred io has been considered. As, however, there are many crossings which are more dangerous than this one, some time- must necessarily elapse before the proposed protection can be provided." Kight blinded New Zealand soldiers and their wives were entertained by Mr and Mrs. Clutlui Mackenzie at dinner on Tuesday evening at the Grand Hotel, Auckland. They had all been under the care of Sir Arthur Pearson at St. Dunstair's Flo-stei '<;■• Blinded Sailors ami Soldiers, and Mr. Mackenzie gav,. the dinner so that old friends might meet, and the splendid spirit of Sir Arthur and Si. Dunstan's still be kept alive"W'hy is it that plenty of money can be found for pictures, but you cannot get a modern kinematograph plant put into a public school?" asked Professor T. Hunter at a meeting of the Women Teachers' Association at Wellington on Wednesday. "There is plenty of money for bushier buildings Und meat stores. but yon cannot get -the money needed' for decent school.;. The reasons seems to be that the nation stjll believes property to be more important than humanity."

A Christchuveh retail dairyman recently came in conlliet with the authorities for the third time, and was lined £:>n for selling mill; below the standard. Now the by-laws and finance committee of the ■riiriste.hiireli City Council has cancelled his license to sell milk within the city. The two'previous convictions against the dairyman were for sell'momilk of quality, and for obstruct* ing a Covernment inspector in the exercise of his duty—on that occasion the retailer tipped his milk into the side channel. The Clyde correspondent of the Dnnedin Star telegraphs:— In view of the high prices being charged for rabbit skins, ••bunny" is having a bad time. Nearly everybody is after him. A well-known professional man is actually setting traps. But when the fact is known that even boys are making as much as £2O per week, it is not surprising that something of a rush should take place. This state of things is'having a disastrous effect on the labor market, and this applies particularly to boys. J How easily accidents will happen was illustrated during the week-end at the expense of the well-known athlete A Ji. Dormer. In attempting to leap from tnc floor to a table he misjudged the distance, and falling, struck his shins heavily on the edge of the table A nasty gash was inflicted on tke'rbdit limb, and nine stitches were necessitated in securing the wound. Tlie"mishap was particularly unfortunate as Dormer has been training on well since his return from the Australasian championships, and his reappearance locally at forthcoming meetings was eagerly anticipated.—Auckland Star. ° " At an early hour on Saturday morning (reports the Waikato Independent) a farmer, living about a mile from Ohaupo, noticed a young man of about a years of age wandering aimlessly about his paddocks. On going over to the lad lie found he utterly exhausted, and unable to speak. He made signs, and wrote on a bit of pamper that he had a car up the road about half a mile, but had run out of bowsino. and he h.vl spent the nWit without even an overcoat on, ■under a tree beside the road. The farmer is "nahle to give the young, man's name as he is a stranger to him, and he has not recovered sufficiently to speak, but the car is a grey one, and the number is H.M. 1301. The young man now lies in a critical condition. , Men's dark penuine shirts 10s Ck 1 and youths' ditto 7s fld and 7s lid', boys' and youths' white tennis shirts (is lid and 7s lid, boys' washing ties 9d and is, men's felt hats 14s fid. men'* Irish lawn handkerchiefs Is each, boys' and youths-' pyjama. suits 10s od,' men's police braces 2s lid.

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The New Plymouth police require owners for two bicycles—one found near tlie recreation ground and the other on Carrington road. Owing to the inclemency of the weather last night the swimming carnival, which was to have been held at the municipal batlis, had to he postponed. A poll will he taken throughout the Taranaki county to-morrow on a proposal to adopt the system of rating on the unimproved value. The principal polling booth will ho the County Chambos, New Plymouth, and there will he other booths in various parts of the district as advertised. The hours for voting will be from 0 a.m. to C p.m. An extensive search made on Wednesday round about Pcncarrow failed to reveal any traces of Mr. ,1. F. Hursthouse, dentist, who has been missing since last Sunday. The missing man was last seen going towards the" beach from the lighthouse, but t.be parties who were out on Wednesday found no sign of him about that vicinity. Owing to the rain, the municipal band recital had to bo abandoned at Ngamotu last night. It is hoped bv the band officials to get the recital off on Sunday afternoon next, and the handsmen not able to be present on that occasion are asked to get in touch with the bandmaster to-day (Friday), in order to arrive at a'definite' decision whether or not it will he held. The intense interest which the Stratford election petition aroused was manifested by the large crowds which have been present on each day of the hearing. Yesterday afternoon, when the judgment was delivered, the courthouse was crowded almost to suffocation point, and many people desirous of obtaining admission were crowded out. The Courthouse is ordinarily quite large enough for the requirements of the town, but a much needed improvement is the provision of better seating accommodation. Representations were made to the Minister of Public Works by the Otago brwicli of the New Zealand Workers' L'liion in connection with wages and conditions on public works, employees on day labor seeking to he placed in a position conforming with that of town workers regarding the purchase of goods or increased' wages in compensation for country prices. The Minister replied that the question of increasin" wages could not be dealt with piecemeal, but the question as a whole was being considered by the Cabinet. "Why, she is only a girl!" remarked Mr. V. K Hunt, S.M.I when a wife stepped into the witness-box at the Auckland Magistrate's Court to ask !rr an order for separation from her husband, maintenance, and custody of one child- Mr. C. K. Matthews, who appeared for the wife, remarked "She is iS or 10 years of age." He said complainant was a war bride who had been married in England. She was now working for her living. As the husband couhf not attend, hearing was adjourned for a week.

At present, subject to the approval of tlie Education Department. National Scholarships may be tenable at private secondary schools. A communication from the Auckland Education Board was considered at. the meeting of the Wellington Board on Wednesday. This expressed the northern board's disapproval of the practice, and asked for the endorsement of its attitude by the Wellington Board The chairman' said that the attitude of the Auckland Board has his approval, and he moved accordingly. The motion was passed.