LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Building permits have been issued in the -borough of Kltham during the past month to the value of £535.

At the Opunake Magistrate's Court on Friday several natives were fined £5 and £2 3s 4d costs for failing to clear noxious weeds from their properties.

Tlie chairmen of the Taranaki dairy companies who have been attending the Producers' Conference in Wellington returned by the mail train on Saturday.

''Because something is done in little places like Stratford, Eltliam, or New Plymouth, that i;'. no reason why it should be done in a town like Ilawera," said a speaker at the recent meeting of the Ilawera Chamber of Commerce. A divorce case of interest in Taranaki is set down for honrin'g at the Supreme Court at Wanjjamu to-morrow. It is a petition by Mrs. Pearce for a divorce from her luishand. Mr. G. V. Pearce, formerly M.P. for Patea. The annual district rally in connection with the Taranaki Presbyterian Bible Classes is to be held at Eltliam ori Thursday. This year ftie Dominion summer conference, which was held ln«t year at Timaru, is to be held at Hawora, commencing on December 20th, and continuing to January 4th.

Thirteen Chinamen arrived at Auckland. by the Mahcno from Sydney on Tuesday morning. Four failed to pass the education test, and will be sent back to Australia. The total number of Chinese who have arrived at Auckland since January 1 last is 332- In the fcame period 130 Hindus landed there.— N'.Z. Herald. The annual meeting of the Taranaki Master Tailors' Union took place at Stratford oil Thursday last, there being present Messrs. H. Cocker (president), ftutchart, Waddle, King, and Wright The president gave an interesting address on trade matters, reviewing the principal events during the past year, .and urging action in regard to forward buying. Mr. Cocker was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his address. A little over a month ago the men working at the Otira end of the tunnel were granted permission to engage under the contract system, and inquiries made by the (Jreymonth Star last week elicited the information that the eontract system had worked admirably. The men are now earning approximately 23s per (lav as compared with 18s, formerly, ami the work is going ahead at a reasonably rapid pace. The progress made in building houses under the Government scheme Is set out In a statement by the Minister of Labor, ft shows that four houses are. in course of erection in New Plymouth, and ten in Hawera. Tenders have been received for the 12 more houses in New Plymouth, while preliminary arrangements are being made for 43 more. At Hawera a further 25 houses are being arranged for. ■Regarding the future use of military hospitals, Brigadier-General McGavin, Director-General of Medical Services, stated that a, policy had been decided iipnn, that as the number of patients in the military hospitals diminished, the beds thus became vacant would be made available for civilian patients sent in under arrangements with the Health Department. At present the Trentham, Rntorua, and Pukeora hospitals were able to take in a number of civilian patients. The cost of these, of course, would be borne by the Health Department.

At a meeting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce on Friday (reports the Star), Mr. Cumming moved that in view of the apathy and lack of interest taken In the present combined Chamber of Commerce and the Tradesmen's .Association. the Association he dissolved. The motion was lost by 7 to 11. Mr. fiilbert moved to separate from the Tradesmen's Association, but it was pointed out that disbandmcnt must first take place. After further discussion the president, seere- ■ tary and tfie whole of the members of the council present, with the exception of Mr. Hooker, handed in their resignations, to take effect at the nex't meeting. which wn° fixed br .Tune 4. Tom Te Puni. popuhvly known as the Maori comedian who has made a great nnme on the sta<;c at the leading vaudeville theatres of America, and also with Fuller's, will make his first appearance in New Plymouth at the Grand Maori entertainment to be -riven in the Workers' Social Ttall on Friday in aid of the Widow's Fund. The N.Z Loan and Mercantile draw elienta attention to their Tarata sale which t.hev are holding in their Tarata yards on Friday, June 4, at 1 p.m. Full particular.* of entries will be found on page S of this issue. The Melbourne, Ltd. is still able to sell Horrockses' finest quality ''ldeal'' white flannelette, 30 inches wide, at 3s (id per yard. Splendid for all kinds of apparel especially underwear and nightdresses. Tt is just like a fine wincev and will wear better. Prices quoted is lower than to-day's landed cost.