LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several Otaki dairy farmers are offering 2s Cd per week for winter grazing for their cows. The winter conditions as to pasture are infinitely better than the average, hut the stocking is heavier. An Auckland merchant isquoted assaying that his most recent advices 'from England were to the effect that the demand for matches was so great there that it was not expected that any orders could he accepted from New Zealand for a year or two. "The Taranaki units arc the best organised of the whole of the North Island units," remarked the Dominion secretary (Frontiersman A. S, Fordyee), at yesterday's Dominion conference of the Legion of Frontiersmen at New Plymouth. The Christchurch Hospital Board agreed yesterday to accept responsibility for the care and treatment of soldiers under conditions decided on between the Board and the Defence Department.— Press Association.

Owing to the inclemency of the weather in New Plymouth last evening, two meetings were abandoned. These were the annual meetings of the New Plymouth Bowling Club and the Male Chor, and in both instances it was resolved to postpone the meetings to next Wednesday evening. Very stormy conditions prevailed at sea when the Rarawa left New Plymouth for Onehunga on Tuesday night, and the prospects of a rough trip were apparently realised, for she did not reach Onehunga until noon yesterday. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., has received a telegram from the Minister of Education that the sum of £SSOO has been allocated for schools, additions to schools and teachers' residences in the Waitomo electorate. The main expenditure is £IBOO for additions to infants' department, Te Kuiti, and £BOO for teachers' residence at Pio Pio.

On the large station which Mr. F. J. Lysnar has acquired at Waiouru, it is supposed that two military deserters are living as hermits in the bush (says the Auckland Star). The police have not succeeded in running them to earth, although several endeavors have been made. The occupants of a shepherd's hut saw one of them with a bushranger-like beard, looking through the window of tile hut. The fugitives are apparently living on trout caught in the streams.

News reached Auckland on Sunday by the Otarama that a small schooner, built and owned by the inhabitants o£ the lonely island of Pitcairn, was lost in a gale early in June. ■ The schooner was bound for one of the islands in the Pacific, and encountered very heavy weather, which caused her to spring a leak and founder. The crew took to the lifeboat, and were picked up by an American steamer 20 miles off Pitcairn and landed at the island.—N.Z. Herald. . It will be of interest to those who are in the habit of sending small parcels of food to England or Scotland to know that butter will not be accepted by tha postal authorities. A Dunedin resident, who took in two 21b packages of butter to the Dunedin parcels' office, was referred by the postal officials to the Controller of Customs, and from him he learnt that owing to the extent to which the export of butter by parcel post had grown, it had been decided not to accept butter in future,—Otago Times. The agricultural classes of the Haweva Technical High School paid a visit to the farm of Mr. Clarke, Tokaora, on Wednesday afternoon last. They were (states the Star) fortunate in securing the opportunity, as Mr. Clarke has recently sold his farm, and as the visit proved highly instructional. Mr. Clarke's farm won the dairy farm competition in 1916, and consequently the boys received some valuable hints on the arrangements and management of a dairy farm. The boys were particularly interested in noting the effects of manuring on the quality of the pasture. Mrs Clarke very kindly provided the boys with refreshments before their return to Hawera. Ladies, don't miss the bargain blouses at the Melbourne's great Winter Sale Beautiful silk radianta crepe de chine and georgette blouses, in . present day styles, are all drastically reduced durin"- the sale period. Hosiery, also, is going at bargain prices, the line of pure wool cashmere at 4s lid being especially cheap. Attention is drawn to the advertisement of Messrs. Eberlet and Morgan, who are advertising a six-roomed house for sale near the Post Office, with- immediate possession. The attention of householders, plumbers butchers, builders, etc, is drawn to an advertisement in this issue relating to disposal in Wellington, by the Defence Department, of surplus troopship fittings and equipment. To-n,ight, the night of the Grand Orchestral Conversazione at the Whiteley Hall don't forget—produce, cake, sweets stalls etc., with unlimited supply. Heip us and you help yourselves. The world is full of willing people, some willing to work others willing to let them. The Park Tennis and Croquet Club are willin" to do the work if you are willing to come along with your spare cash. Don't forget the Whiteley Hall at T p.m. The annual general meeting of the [nglewood Bowling -Club will be held this evening. For Children's Hacking Cough,

Since May 17tli there have been 51 admissions, 44 discharges, and six deaths at the Hawera Hospital. Forty-four cases remained in hospital, and of these seven were diphtheria and three scarlet fever eases.

Owing to the difficulty 'of obtaining probationer's, the Hawera Hospital Board decided on Monday to increase the salaries of probationers as follows:—First year to £4O, second year £SO, third year £6O, fourth year (before passing the State examination) £7O, after passing exmination £9O. The salary of a junior sister was fixed at £IOO for the first year, and £llO for the second year, and for a senior sister £l2O the first year, and £l3O the second year.—Star.

It is understood that fifty recommendations have been made by the Prime Minister for consideration by Cabinet, when calls to the Legislative Council are under review. It is likely a Taranaki farmer will be included in the new appointments. At present the province has only two members, an ex-member of the legal profession and a journalist. Both, by the way, occupy important positions in the Council.

Recent cables referring to the drop of prices in America have led to the hope that prices in New Zealand would soon show a corresponding fall. This, unfortunately, is not likely to be realised yet awhile, at any rate in drapery goods. A prominent New Plymouth draper showed us yesterday invoices of goods ordered in January, which had advanced in pries within four months by 70 per cent. Some lines ordered, his agents stated, could not be procured at any price. The draper added that he was selling goods in New Plymouth to-day at prices below thosa actually ruling in London now, because of his having bought a year ahead.

An important point'was involved in a ease brought by an Auckland commission agent the other day against the vendor of a property which was sold. The plaintiffs were J. B. Thomas and J. H Ongley, trading as Thomas and Co., and the defendant was'Bonson Silk. The claim was for £56 5s commission on the sale of a property placed in the plaintiff's hands as sole agent. The question was raised as to whether Ongley at the time he got the authority held a land agent's license. 111, the course of the case it transpired that plaintiff had bought into the business, and that whiie Thomas was away from Auckland his license had not been renewed .As one of the solicitors engaged remarked, that "concluded the matter," and plaintiff was non-suited.

Housewives when buying washing powder should bear in mind that "Fairy Wonder" requires no extra soap in use. Neither does it create a nasty, evilsmelling scum on the water. On the contrary "Fairy" has a delightful perfume and is perfectly wholesome in addition to being economical. Ask your friends about it.

"Tom Hood—Poet, Humorist, and Philanthropist," was the Rev. J. Napier Milne's subject at this week's meeting of the Whiteley Club. At the close of tho meeting, suitable e-vwessions of thanks were accorded the lecturer and Mr. Baden Bellringer, who acted as chairman.