LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several letters to the editor ave in type, and will appear as soon as space affords. A meeting of cyclists at Eltham on Friday decided to form a Cycle Racing Club in the town. Only three cases were set down for hearing at the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Two of these were struck out and the other one adjourned. Mr. L, B. Campbell, district engineer, Stratford, has been appointed commissioner to hold an inquiry and make a report respecting the Taranaki County Vehicles Licensing By-Law. It was mentioned at last night's meeting of the New Plymouth Repatriation Committee that of the many thousands of pounds loaned to returned men not a. penny of the repayments was in arrears. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer 1 Woodarra sailed from Timaru on Sunday for London, via Lyttelton. She lifted at Timaru 1170,341 carcases of lamb and mutton—a Dominion record for one port's shipment.— Press Association. The Taranaki County Council yesterday decided to support the Stratford Borough Council's resolution asking the Government to take the necessary stops to make Saturday afternoon the universal half-holiday throughout the Dominion. In connection with the egg circle movement at Eltham, Mr. E. C. Jarrett, of New Plymouth (Government poultry expert for Taranaki), gave an address at the Eltham Town Hall on Friday evening, when he stressed the desirability of egg producers combining in the interests of the industry, The New Plymouth Borough Council decided last night that as all the electrical energy available was required for household purposes, and was in fact insufficient for that, no applications for etxTa street lights could be entertained until such time as the partial scheme of extensions was completed. A slight blockage occurred at the northern end of the Whangamomona railway line yesterday, due to the heavy rains. In consequence, the morning train did not run. The blockage was, however, soon cleared away, and the pfternoon train got through to Stratford without difficulty. The biggest charge yet fired on the island of Moturoa in connection with the Harbor Board's works will be fired on Thursday afternoon next at 3 o'clock. The tunnel has been charged with 50501b (2<4 tons) of explosives, and is calculated to remove a large portion of rock from the lower part of the eastern' face of the island. An employer who had contracted to train a returned soldier for the period of a year notified the New Plymouth Repatriation Committee last evening that owing to. supplies failing to come to hand he had to put off the trainee, who had found temporary work elsewhere. The committee decided to inform the employer that he could not deal with a trainee in this manner, and that it looked to him to discharge his legal obligations in the matter.

Notification has been received by the Taranaki, County Council that the Gov-ernor-General in Council has constituted a new combined district of the counties of Egmont, Taranaki, and Inglewood, in place of the first two counties, and as it is too late to hold an election, has appointed Messrs. Newton King and Ebenezer Maxwell to be members of the New Plymouth Harbor Board to represent the new district. The Taranaki County Council has been appointed the principal authority.

A letter was before the Taranaki County Council yesterday from the Pahiatua Coftnty Council asSlng for support to a resolution drawing the attention of the Prime Minister, to the unsatisfactory wording of the Housing Act, 1!>10, part v. sec. 51 (f), in that it did not make provision for the purchase of land and dwellings or of buildings already erected, and that he be asked to have the Act amended and altered in that direction. The proposal was supported.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency draw clients' attention to their Te Wera sale on Friday, 11th. inst., at 1 p.m. Full particulars will be found on page S of this issue.

Sateen and moirette underskirts nice new goods have just opened out at the Melbourne, Ltd. Prices are from 7s lid to 29s fid. Other new lines in stock arc ladies' fleecy bloomers, yellow label Llama hose and radianta blouses.

Land seekers are directed to a property advertised elsewhere by Messrs. Nelson and Paterson, Hamilton. Attention is drawn to the sale of pedigree Jerseys on account of Mr. C. W. Ruebe, of Westown, to be held at the homestead to-morrow. The cattle, although few in number, are a particularly well bred lot, containing some of the most noted Jersey strains of the day. Protect your mouth and throat from the disease germs which are very prevalent in the air just now by using Sharland's Formalin Throat Tablets (mint or cinnamon flavor), Sold everywhere. 28.

It is underwood that fifty 'recommendations have been made by the Prime Minister for consideration by Cabinet, when calls to the Legislative Council are under review.

At a meeting of Fitzroy householders last evening, the following were elected menders of the Fitzroy School Committee:—Messrs. R. L. Parkin, V. A. Ardern; Li. A. Olivers, C. Hoskin, G. L. Goldsworthy, F. Richards, F. Duckworth, V. George, and Rev. Martin. The Taranaki County Council yesterday resolved to take steps to raise a loan of £2OOO for the purchase or erection of workmen's homes in various parts of the country.

Among the Kumara's cargo landed at Dunedin was a consignment of kid leather, consisting of eighteen cases, and on 'opening it at the wharf yesterday it was discovered that eight cases contained bricks and stones (says a telegram from Dunedin). The contents, valued at £2500, bad been pillaged.

The annual conference of the Taranaki .School Committees' Association will bj held in the Technical College on Thursday afternoon, commencing at 1.30 p.m. All school committee members are invited to attend. Those present will be entertained by pupils of the Technical College. A small supply of the first of the season's Auckland oysters has been received in New Plymouth,, and they are selling at the high price of 5s a bottle. The season promises to be the best experienced in Auckland for many years! (says the Auckland Herald). * Large supplies are now coming to hand regularly, thero being two steamers plying between Russell and Auckland, instead of one as was the case last year. The cost of children's footwear was brought before the Taranaki County Council yesterday by a letter'from the Hawera Borough Council, asking support to a resolution requesting the Government to immediately take the necessary steps for the removal of the duty on children's footwear, with a view to affording some measure of rejinf to the parents of families during the present abnormal times,.and also taking into consideration the fact that the New Zealand manufacturers are unable to cope with the demands for adult footwear. The letter stated that if the duty of Gd per pair and 15 per cent, additional were removed, the comparative cost; of footwear for a child up to twelve years of age would be equal to infant footwear, which is admitted into the country duty free. The Council decided to support the resolution.

There was a full attendance of members at a meeting of the New Plymouth Repatriation Committee .last evening, Mr. C. H. Weston presiding. The secretary notified that a_loan of £3OO had been repaid, also two others of .-£lO each. There were sixteen applications for loans. One for £.IOO to purchase dairy stock, and others for £3OO to' purchase a motor truck, £125 for a motor cycle, and £SO for horses were approved. Two of £3OO each for the purchase of a motor truck and motor car were held over. Eight furnituro loans, from £25 to £75 each, were approved, and two others referred to the executive for further enquiry. Financial assistance was given for six months to a clerk and 15 months' to a Waitara plumber.