LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier Telegraph* has been fined £lO for publishing statements as to investments on the totalisator at the rocent Hastings meeting. "She made me do it. She bouglit the ring and paid for everything," said William Richardson Clements, when arrested, charged with bigamously marrying at Lambeth,

It is anticipated that a scale of higher tram fares, including the abolition of penny sections, will come into force in Auckland on Saturday next (says a Press telegram).

In response to the request of General Birdwood that the school children be given a holiday, the Taranaki Education Board has decided that the children in the borough of New Plymouth will be granted a holiday on Friday. In the event of the British rifle team, which is to visit Australia this year, coming to New Zealand, it is probable that the date of the annual rifle championship meeting will be put forward.

The Shaw, Savill liner Kumara arrived ■ at New Plymouth yesterday to load produce for England. From here she proceeds to Waitara, and from Waitara shis goes to Wellington, where she is due on the 21st instant, sailing on the 26th for London, via Panama.

On the four occasions on which the Empire Match has been competed for, New Zealand has won it once and has been runner-up on two occasions. The shield, which is a handsome one, cost £250. It was made in Australia, an.'l paid for by means of a shilling fund. The Empire Match will be decided at Melbourne in November.

The Hindus who caused the trouble some days ago with the men employed on the Evans' Pass road, Lyttelton, are still out of employment, as the Resident Engineer of the Public Works Department is awaiting the decision of the Minister on the question of putting them to work by themselves in sortie other part of tin.cou'ntrs. At the meeting of the Stratford Borough Council last night, a letter was received from Mr. R. W. McVilly, General* 1 Manager of Railways, stating that it was intended to proceed with the work of the new Stratford station at the'earliest possible moment, the only obstacles at» present being the scarcity of labor and material.

At the meeting of the Stratford Borough Council last night, a letter was received from Mr. R- Masters, M.P., stating that he had approached the Mines Department in regard to making a geological survey of the East Road coalfields. He stated that the Department was very short-staffed, and probably assistance would be necessary in providing a boring plant.

The New Plymouth Borough Council decided last evening to obtain a report from the tramways manager on the following routes for a trackless system, having regard to the engineering and traffic points of view:—To Westown, via Standish Hill, or via Morley Street; to Vogeltown, via Courtenay Street Or via Liardet Street.

The finance committee reported to the New Plymouth Borough Council last night that the architects had Jbeen instructed to prepare plans and specifications and to invite tenders for six cottages of five rooms, two of each of the three designs submitted; each design to have a different elevation; tenders to be alternative for construction in wood of concrete. The committee ilso suggested that if tenders be accepted the six cottages be erected upon the Council's land in Beach Street. Fitzroy. At the meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council last night, the Finance Committee asked that Inspector Day be authorised to subdivide the Fitzroy Hall into four tenements in accordance with the sketch submitted by him, and to let the. same as temporary dwellings at lag per week, including light. Consideration of tiie above was deferred, iind in the meantime a copy of the proposal is to be forwarded to the Fitzroy Ratepayer?' Association for an expression of opinr lon.

The Marriage Amendment Bill, a copy of which was circulated last week, makes several changes in the existing law relating to marriages. Authority for the appointment of women as registrars and deputy-registrars is contained in one of the early clauses. A second provision is that,'when a decree absolute for the dissolution of any marriage is issued, tlie Registrar-General of Marriages, enters the particulars on the certified copy of the marriage certificate filed in his office, and notifies the minister or registrar in possession of the book in which the marriage is recorded, in order that that record may be similarly endorsed. The hours during which marriages may be solemnised are extended from 4 o'elock in the afternoon to 8 o'clock in the evening,

"A menace that threatened the dairy industry was the professional chairmanship of companies," remarked Mr, J. R Corrigan in the course of his address at the meeting held in Hawera to discus 3 the marketing of dairy produce. "They must," he said, "realise that we are drifting quietly out of the ordinary channels of our business into channels where the professional chairmanship enters in." He went on to say that he had been on committees that he could not see eye to eye with, but he was not going to "let the eat out of the bag" now. That was not what he was there for that day to discuss. They were there to discuss the best means of marketing their pro' duce, and if it were in the best interests of the industry to eliminate the agent—which he hoped they would some day—he did not want unnecessary trouble created in the process. It was not a wise theory to drive out one devil and let twovnore in.

Speaking of last week's cold sstip, the Waimarino Call of Friday last, had the following to say: "The heaviest frosts experienced in these parts for years have occurred this week, and on Wednesday about 100 taps and water pipes burst in various parts of town'. We have been unable to ascertain the number of degrees of frost on Wednesday, but Thursday morning a couple of degrees more must have been registered. The two plumbing firms were kept busily engaged with their staff of mechanics during Wednesday and Thursday repairing damage caused by the intense cold. Housewives, too, had their trouble, for in many instances where taps burst, rooms in the house had later on inches of water in them. To those who, aro not conversant with serious damage that intense cold fan do to water pipes and taps, it might be interesting to them to visit the plumbers' shops and view the various breakages in brass fittings and galvanised pipes that occurred in Raetihi on Wednesday morning." Speaking at a meeting of lopal bodies at Hawera 011 Saturday night, Mr. W. D. Powdrell, M.P., said the new Minister for Public Works was a young man and exceedingly energetic, and was opposed to spending a lot of money on lines and then allowing them to be idle. He would be likely to favor concentrating on the most urgent works till they were completed. Mr. Powdrell referred to the expenditure of £IOO,OOO on a line from Wairoa to Waikakapu under a system of construction introduced by Mr. Coates All those engaged on the ' work were Maoris, and they worked under the contract system, eacli group undertaking thi) formation of a Certain length. They, were paid by the yard, and the work was being pushed on rapidly, while the men were doing well themselves. The Maoris, in the way they were doing the work, were an example to the white people. If the same system could be adopted with the Te Roti-Opunake line the earthwork, could be done within a year. The principal causp .of delay would be the bridges, but he thought a contractor might be found to undertake the work. Unless they pressed the matter the line would take ten or twelve years to complete. Mr. McPhilHps: I would like to have a ride over the line before I die.— Star.

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The Melbourne's the place to buy your oily canvas coat. Only the best make Le Roys are kept in stock. Every coat is full double lined, and guaranteed by the maker to keep out the wet. Ask to see this splendid coat. Cheaper coats in stock if you want them.

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Ladies Bliould protect themselves against influenza infection by putting about ten drops of Nazol on a handkerchief and placing inside a blouse on the chest. Use Nazol freely in this way—it does not injure the most delicate fabric.

A combined dairying and grazing farm is advertised on page one by W. 11. and A. McGarry. Only £3OO cash required. Winter nights have r.o terrors with a "UNIQUE" HOT WATER BOTTLE in the bed. Heavily vulcanised seams, patent stopper cannot burst or leak. Obtainable everywhere, and branded on n«ck of bottle.