LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A sitting of the Conciliation Council will be held in Now Plymouth on April 13 and 15 next to 3eal with disputes in the Drivers' Union and Tailors' Union cases.

A man named Donald McDonald, who appeared in the New Plymouth Court yesterday morning on charges of drunkenness and breach of a prohibition order, was convicted .and fined the sum of £2 and ordered to [ pay 15s costs, in default two days' imprisonment if not paid within 48 hours. : An English engineer has succeeded in extracting commercial alcohol and its derivatives frdhi coal. It is claimed that if the process is applied to all the coal carbonised in Great Britain an estimated yield of 50,000,000 gallons of motor spirits will be obtained annually, revolutionising the supply and cost of liquid fuel. There was a strange happening on Mr Barden's farm at Okauia last week. Whilst drawing a load of firewood, a horse belonging to Mr Barden dropped dead. He procured another horse to drag the dead ones away, and this also expired. Both animals appeared healthy, and Mr Barden is unable to account for the death of cither.

A lad named Stanley Phipps, who was riding a bicycle in Devon Street yesterday morning, not noticing a motor lorry coming close behind him, turned to cross the street with the result that he struck the front wheel of the motor, which badly damaged his machine, he himself receiving some cuts on the* head. First aid was rendered by Mr. Hall (chemist), into whose shop he wan taken, and he was afterwards removed to the 'hospital, though it was not thought that he had sustained any serious injury.

Dr. Faris, District. Health Officer, who is at present in New Plymouth conferring with the chairman of the Taranaki Hospital Board with reference to the spread of influenza, states that in an overwhelming majority of the cases the disease was in a very mild form. But for the epidemic of 1918 Dr. Faris said much of the influenza, at present prevalent would have excited no comment, yet he urged that even in a mild form it could not lie trifled with. He stated lie was keeping in close touch with the Hospital Board, and that were in hand to put organisation into immediate operation should the position become at all serious

A girl about 13 years of age was brought before Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., yesterday, for having been found sleeping in the open air. It appears she left her home in Mangorei Road, New Plymouth, some time on Friday last, apparently because her mother had scolded her for having broken something. She spent that night at Waitara with some people who took pity on her. but who also took the precaution to acquaint the police of her preisejjce. The girl left the house early on Saturday morning and was not found again until about 11 p.m., when Constable Lnpouple discovered her on the platform of a railway carriage, standing in the station yard at Waitara. The Magistrate ordered hor to come up for scnrniirn if called upon, and she was given back into the care of her parents.

Some frank admissions concerning his business affairs were made by a bookmaker who was one of the defendants in a "two-up" prosecution heard in the Police Court at Auckland. Under crossexamination by Chief-Detective McMahon he admitted that he had given up painting five years ago and set up in the more profitable business of bnokmaking. Counting the odd money in his pocket he found that he had about £IOO. He was "not exactly worth thousands," he said, but was by no means "broke." "And I've been paying for the upkeep of the police force pretty consistently, too," he added. "Four or five times I've paid my fines like a gentleman, and painting wouldn't have paid for them," lie concluded amid general laughter.

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At the annual meeting of tlie Tukapa Football Club last night Mr. C. 0. Berg was presented with .a miniature gold football as a mark of appreciation of his services to the club. Air. and Mrs. E. Long, of Manaia, recently motored from Auckland tu Manaia, the actual travelling time being lli hours. The roads were in good order, the worst portion being between and..Mercer, The Atus." had a stormy trip from Suva/ 10 . Auckland. She left there on Sunday evening and ran down to the edge of the hurricane that had previously swept Fiji. Heavy seas swept the decks for three days, but only minor damage was done to the deck litttngs. According to a Wellington exchange it is, stated that the Union Company advise that the departure of the Kokiri from that port for New Plymouth, marked the last opportunity of shipping New Plymouth cargo before Easter. A suggestion that the New Plymouth museum should b e open at more suitable hours than at present was made at the meeting of the Borough Council last night. At present the museum is open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and it was suggested that these hours were unsuitable, and that it should be open during the lunch-hour. Cr. Brookor was authorised to bring the matter before the committee in charge of the lameum. At the recent meeting of the executive of the Haweva R.S.A. it was agreed that the men should parade in mufti on the occasion of the Prince of Wales' visit. The date of the annual genera! meeting and social was fixed for April 12. The secretary was instructed to collect the badge of a member whose I conduct had not heen satisfactory.

A remarkable incident of the sea occurred recently at the Scilly Islands A three-masted fore and aft rigged sehooncr was seen to the north of the island*, near Sbipman Head, Brigher Inlands. By her behaviour it was apparent that she, was in difficulties, probably derelict. On approaching her the latter was found to be the case, and on boarding her the Brigher men were astonished to find that, though the crew had left her, everything was hi no way damaged. The sails were furled, and all the boats were on board including a smart motor launch. What can have happened to the crew, or what caused them to leave the ship, which was laden with wood, is not known. The ship, which was brought to a .safe anchorage, was the Marion G. Douglas.

A five-roomed house on "about a twentieth of an acre" was the subject of an application in the New Plymouth Court yesterday for possession of a dwelling The Magistrate expressed some surprise that a house in -fhe Borough of New Plymouth should have so small a section of land, and explanations revealed that it was one of the very old houses, built probably some forty or perhaps sixty years ago, and that or.e of the rooms was an attic bedroom, which the present occupier said was not cysidered a very healthy room, and though it had a window the'framework was in such a condition that the young man who occupied the room was almost afraid to try and open it. The district health inspector gave evidence that he had been the owner of the property for 2i years, and had just, entered into an agreement to sell the place While the late tramears were proceeding homewards at Wanganui on Friday night the power failed, leaving the cars stranded After waiting patiently for some time,' the few late passengers decided to finish their journey on foot. The crews of the stranded cars, however, were not so fortunate, as it was their duty to remain with the cars until thev had reached the depot. When it was realised that the power war, off indefinitely, the men resigned themselves to the inevitable, and made themselves as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. On Saturday morning the power was still off, and no trams ran. Residents whose duties took them from their homes in the suburbs to work in the city, had to. hurriedly arrange for some other means of transit than the Wanganui corporation tramways. Taxi cars were employed by the "more fortunate, while these who could resurrect an old nu«h bike counted themselves lucky. Many, however, simply/had to Walk, and they, for once, realised that lite in the suburbs had its disadvantages as well as its advantages. A big staff is employed trying to get repairs effected as quickly a3 possible, and it is hoped that mutters will be normal again in a few days' time. Motor-cars and taxis, arc having a very busy time. After reviewing America's remarkable prosperity, a prominent critic says:— "All very fine, but there is a reverse side to the picture. Cracks are beginning to appear in our financial structure. The stock market is a barometer, even though it does not always register truly, and it is wobbling. Even the bond market is uncertain, and, while attractive issues sell with fair rapidity, there is a growing tendeney to wait. More people are turning back to the land. Our prosperity is beginning to assume a hectic quality. The situation is unsatisfactory. Buying is too feverish; extravagance is unwholesome. High prices continue with no sign of an abatement. The food cost level rises from month tc month. Hay is £7 10s a ton. It used to be £2. The unproductiveness of labour continues. Farseeing men believe that a drastic readjustment is much nearer than it seems. Strikes cannot continue without materially affecting the purchasing power of the country. Many dealers have purchased heavily of commodities which they are holding for still higher prices. The or«r of spending is drawing to a close, and when it is over these shelf profits may be turned into losses overnight. Bank credits in some parts of the country have been strained to the utmost to* carry these stocks and maintain prices at unprecedented levels. Enormous stocks of hemp, hides, leather, grain products, meats and textiles have been accumulated, and New York warehouses are said to hold £,-,0,000,000 worth of silk fibre. In spite of this the price of rawsilk may bo sent to £4 per pound. The annual swimming sports in connection with the New Plymouth ISovs' High School, will be held at the Muncipal Paths to-day.

Wash day, that bug-bear of the housewife without help, has no loiver any terrors, thanks to the discovery of "Fain; Wonder" Dry Soap This' marvellous compound, soaked' with the clothes overniaht, has eliminated washboard drudgery, and, moreover, maker, and keeps the clothes a good color. "It works "while you sleep" All propers. The ladies' committee of the Kawaroa Park intend making this year's Easter Monday picnic a record one. To help the picnic and variety stall, a gift afternoon will be held at the Bungalow on Thursday afternoon next. Particulars are advertised,