LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The nexit session of the New Zealand Parliament will open on Thursday, June 24. The hour at which hotel licensees may put out their lights in Hawera was fbo.'d by the Licensing Committee yesterday at f) o'clock. A Hawera business man received advire on Monday that prices of cotton goo Is ordered from England last January had advanced in price from 2"i to 50 par cone , while some goods required were unobtainable, as the manufacturers had sold out. —Star. Jwt before the >verdict-in the Ponsonby murder ease was given, the accused'.-! brother Charles, who had been a witness for the defence, was seized with a fit outside the Court. After the jury had given its verdict he suffered another attack. He was carried from the vestibule into t'w open-air, where he recovered. There are (states the Argus) frequent ;complnin'ts of the delay in the railage of goods between Patea and Eltham. On (Tuesday an Eltham firm received goods which were placed on a truck at Patea the previous Thursday. There may be i* feasible explanation for such a delay, but failing an explanation the curses of consignees are frequent and deep. At the Hospital Boards' Conference at Wellington, Mr. Eraser (New Plymouth) suggested 'that working men should not be members .of hospital boards as they could not spare the time. The remark called forth considerable disapproval, and it was pointed out that because man worked he was not necessarily devoid of brains. A meeting of the executive of the Taranaki Employers' Association was held yesterday, when it was decided to support the universal Saturday half-holiday. Messrs. P. E. Stainton and J. W. Hayden were appointed delegates to the Industrial Conference to be held next week at Wellington. The date for the annual meeting was fixed for Friday, July 23, and a sub-committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements, which will be similar to the gathering held last year. At yesterday's conference of local bodies at' Stratford, Mr. F. T. Bellringer, on behalf of the New Plymouth Borough Council, referred to the fact that the commission to hear objectors to the Taranaki County vehicle by-law would be sitting shortly. The New Plymouth Borough Council had gone to considerable expense in preparing to fight the by-law, and as the matter was of interest to other local bodies, he invited the delegates present 'to put the matter before their respective councils with a view to contributing towards the expense involved. Mr. T. A. B. Bailey,. S.M., in issuing a warning at the meeting of the Patea Licensing Committee yesterday against ■serving youths with liquor, referred to a case which had come under his notice. Four young men, all tinder 21 years, the oldest' being 20 and the youngest 17, bad gone to different hotels at Patea. They had shouted for one another, and had got drunk. This was a distinct breach of the Licensing Act and also of the war regulations, "but three months had expired when the facts came out, and no prosecution could follow. It was a disgraceful thing that publicans could break the law like that and could not be dealt with through the courts. As a result of the drinking there was a serious collision, and one of the young men was nearly • killed. If anv cases of selling to youths were proved'before him the offenders would be dealt with severely. Mr. S. Lockhart, of Hawera, announces that he has, in conjunction with his brother, Mr. R. Mc. Lockhart, taken over the Patea brick-works, which are being run to itheir full capacity under expert management, and that he is now in a position to give quotations for bricks in any quantity. All communications should be addressed to the head office, Bege.it Street, Hawera. Some good hockey should be witnessed «t Pukekura Park to-day, when a tournament will be held. Nine teams have entered. Play commences at 12 o'clocc noon. Though everyone is looking forward to the day when electricity will be within reach of every home iu Taranaki, that day is still some distance away. Meanwhile those in need of a good and sat's-. factory light could not do better than inspect the "Quick-light" lamp, which is being advertised by C. A. Wilkinson, Ltd.; Eltham. The lamp has many qualities that should appeal to all. It gives a brilliant light, is easy to fill, can bo lighted by a match, and the consumption of benzine is very low. For Children's Hacking Cough, Woods' Great Cure, 1/9, 2/9.
The conference of secondary school teachers, which has been called by the Hon. the Minister for Education, and oyer which he will preside, has been altered to Friday, June 4th, It will probably last two days. It was sitated at the Hospital Boards' Conference at Wellington that great difficulty was experienced in collecting rates on native-owned lands. One delegate said he knew of a case wnere no rates had been collected from a property, 0000 acres in area, which had been farmed for twenty years, and produced 200 bales of wool annually. The Arawa, which left London on May 6th, and should arrive in New Zealand on the 17th inst., has a large English mail, of which no particulars are available; while it is likely that the Niagara, Which loft Vancouver on Thursday last, will have English and American letters on board. The first oysters of the season will bo sold in Auckland to-day, when considerably over 500 sacks will be put on the market (says Tuesday's Auckland Herald). Although the full complement of pickers has not yet started work, the prospects for a good season are regarded as assured. The inclement weather has delayed operations oit the various beds, but work will soon be put in hand regularly, and supplies are likely to arrive fairly frequently. The oysters will come from the Great Barrier, Eussell, and Waiheke. There has been a shortage of fish, especially from Auckland, in New Plymouth for some time past. The Auckland Herald says the supply of fish still shows no sign of improving. The very cold weather of late has had a great deal to do with the scarcity, and, furthermore, the heavy seas running have prevented the trawlers from reaching the flsMnggrounds. Among the fish that are coming to hand —terakahi and schnapper—terakahi are the mbre plentiful. Flounder is practically off the market. Newton King, Ltd., asks clients who have a copy of the firm's Jersey sales catalogues, and will not require same, t-j return ithem as early as possible, owing to the supply having almost run out. The man who wants a serviceable raincoat can be fitted out at the Melbourne at a, reasonable cost. This firm is showing two remarkably fine lines at £5 10s and £7 10s respectively. These goods Mi splendid value, and are worthy of inspection. Housewives who find their work a constant battle against time will be surprised how "Fairy Wonder'' Dry Soap lightens labor, Both in the laundry and kitchen, "Fairy" cleanses dirt like magic "Fairy Wonder" works miracl.»s in tlio home, be without it. Stocked by all grocers.
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