LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The charge pending against John Hale, dairyman, New Plymouth, of selling milk at an unreasonably high price (Si per quart) was called on at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, and was again adjourned owing to the illness of the informant (C. N. Johnson), who is at present in hospital. The shortage of timber was referred to by a Wellington builder the other day. He stated that it was almost entirely due to the falling off in production. In , America, he said, the output per man weekly was 3000 ft., whereas in New Zealand it was only 200 ft. In an order for possession of a tenement in the Wellington Magistrate's Court, a man stated that he was living with his wife and three young children in a three-roomed house, which was damp and for which he paid 30s per week rent. The Hon. M. Cohen, M.L.C., while speaking at the conference of the Dominion School Committees' Association, remarked that the question of the size of school classes really depended upon the struggle between the Minister for Education and the Minister for Finance. He was not optimistic over the likelihood of classes being reduced to 40 or 30 in sole charge schools, as urged by the delegates. An Invercargill firm of hatters recently landed a case of hats, for which it had been waiting for some considerable time. The case arrived by the Zsalandic, and was railed to Invercargill, being duly delivered. The firm, being short of the commodity, was eagerly awaiting the arrivel of the case, but its hopes of replenished stock soon vanished when the case was examined. Every hat was gone, and all that was delivered was a sound case.

Several delegates to the School Committees' Association's conference at Wellington commented on the high price of school stationary, which was always "going up," The delegates were of tlic opinion that an advantage would be secured and the price possibly lessened by providing school stationary from a central depot, in view ol the nigh cost of living; and the conference agreed that an endeavour should be made to bring about the establishment of such 'depots. SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, the unequalled remedy for colds, influenza, chest troubles. headache, indigestion. SANDER'S EXTRACT, the surest protection from infections, fever, diphtheria, meningitis. SANDER'S' EXTRACT proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to. have healing powers not possessed by other eucalyptus preparations. Insist j on the Genuine SANDER'S EXTRACT. | Thera is no "juat as good."

A jazz club has been formed in Christchurch. Just like Christehurch! A cabje from Sydney, reporting tlie departure of the Maheno for Auckland, says the passengers include the English footballers. To-day will be a school holiday in New Plymouth, following on General Birdwood's representations on behalf of the children, when visiting the town on Sunday. The directors of the Manutahi Co : op. Dairy Factory Co. decided on Wednesday to consign their 1920-21 season's output through. Messrs. Lovell and Christmas, less possible sales to the Imperial Government.—Star. A cable has been received from the National Rifle Association regretting that a British rifle team cannot accept the invitation of the Dominion PJfle Association to visit New Zealand. —Press Association. The New Zealand Masters Printers' Association have resolved to approach the Board of Trade with a view to securing its approval of the standard ;inclusive hour costs system as a correct base for charges for job printing and kindred work. ' The settlement between the Auckland City Council and the Tramway Officers' Union provides for increased pay in 'the Jorm of a compromise, the union being met half way, but the clerks are excluded. For the year ending June 30 last, tho cjutput of the New Plymouth Gas Company's work was thirty-two million feet of gas, an increase of two million over the supply of the previous year. "Lawyers are extraordinary men," said Mr. Isjtt (Christehurch North) in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. "During ten years I have never heard a legal question brought up in this House without half the lawyers being on one side and half on the other side." The proposed co-operative marketing scheme for dairy produce was briefly touched upon at the annual meeting of the Patua Dairy Company yesterday. Shareholders did not show much favor for the proposal, and the matter wa3 dropped without any action being taken "One o.' our immediate needs is a Post Office," .ftatcd Mr. Sole at the Westown meeting last night. "Wo can assist the postmaster in the matter if we get up a petition, and the size of the suburb and the steady growth of buildings warrants it immediately,"-he added. This sentiment was endorsed by all present. '•lf any private firm or driver permitted over-crowding a prosecution would be laid," remarked a Westown resident at last night's meeting of ratepayers when referring t.o the Westown 'bus. "It is positively dangerous," added a second. "Built to hold about 20 it has carried 69, and I know what it is to be one of the lot." At the Magistrate's Court at Timaru yesterday, a publican, prosecuted for allowing drunkenness on his premises, explained that a man came into the bar in toxieated, was refused whisky, and to pacify him and save ejecting him, and probably causing a breach of the peace, was given a soft drink. The police came in just after. The Magistrate held that the explanation was satisfactory, and the licensee had done the best thing.— Press Association. The residents of Westown arp keenly anticipating the advent of the tramways but in the meantime are reconciled to the electric 'bus. This has fulfilled a purpose in giving some passengers accommodation. A suggestion was made at last night's meeting of Westown ratepayers that the council should be asked to provide a second 'bus- pending the establishment of tramways. This proposal however, was defeated, the meeting believing it better to go for one thing—tramways first, and later on, in the event of nothing definite forthcoming, to agitate for a second 'bus. "It took a team of oxen to get eonrj people put on Somes Island during the war," declared Mr. J. Vigor Brown (Napier) in the course of Wednesday's discussion in committee on the Revocation of Naturalisation Amendment Bill. He had had a big pull to got some people there, he added, and then he found that in a day or two they were let out on parole. (Laughter). The difficulty was that so long as they were sober thesa men seemed loyal enough, but if they got full of beer or whisky their disloyalty came out. (Loud laughter.) That was ■to say, when they were full of beer or whisky the truth came out. (Hear, hear.) Before he let a man off the island, therefore, he would have filled him up with beer or whisky to see if he was loyal. (Laughter.)

Mr. J. H. Coleman, of Hawke's Bay, has generously forwarded a sum of £IOOO to the Commercial Travellers' Blind Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund. In a covering letter to the President o. = the Association, Mr. Coleman says:-—"I have wished for some time to render a little help to the men who have been blinded during the war, but hitherto have failed to discover the best means of carrying it into effect. How, however, owing to the kind assistance of my friend, Sir Andrew Russell, I have seen a report from General Richardson, who strongly recommends tlje Commercial Travellers' Association as the most satisfactory medium through which the contributions of subscribes could be dispensed. I therefore have pleasure in sending you a cheque for £IOOO, without any conditions attached, to be used as the Association may think fit in tho bes-t interests of the unfortunate men." The attention of those in search of land adapted for mixed farming is directed to an advertisement by Messrs. Tre~ week and' Joll, who describe the property as the cheapest offered this season. Special attention is drawn to the salvage sale by Cottiers, Inglcxvood, commencing on Monday morning. The damage caused by an overflow of rain during the heavy downpour on Wednesday has necessitated a clearance of goods, while special reductions on undamaged drapery, etc., will bo givfn.