LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Commissioner of Police has advised that a married constable has been detailed to proceed to Hawera at once, and another constable will be detailed there as soon as possible. At last night's meeting the New Plymouth Borough Council decided to make application to the defence authorities for six military hutments, with a view to relieving the housing shortage. Applications for the position of manager of the New Plymouth Savings Bank, in succession to Mr. P. C. Morton, closed yesterday morning. It is understood that about twenty applications were received, and the trustees will meet today tp consider them. The New Plymouth Borough Counr.l last night decided to inform the tramway employees that the Council adheres to its previous decision regarding wages, but that the tramways engineer will discuss with them the suggested alterations regarding condition's. The Fitzroy Ratepayers' Association having intimated that it has no objection to the New Plymouth 1 Borough Council's proposal to subdivide the' Fitzroy Hall into tenements, providing'that proper supervision be exercised! the Council last night decided to carry out the work.

Mr. Geo. H. Buckeridge visited Opunake on Monday to address farmers on the matter of subscribing to raise the capital of the Farmers' Co-operative Society. As a result of his visit he reports that £3OOO of capital was taken up in the buajnesa.

Fifty-four tons of sugar were landed at New Plymouth yesterday by the Rimu.

Thd' Mayor of Hawer* 3ias received a letter from General Sir William Birdwood, thanking him for the warmth of Hawera's reception to him, and for the hospitality extended to him and Captain Ward. The General stated that he would have liked to have spent at least a week, during which he knew he would have found himself fully interested in the district.

Speaking on Reserve T, which has heen leased to the cricketers, Mr. A. h. Humphries expressed the hope to the Borough Council last night that the lessees would'bear in mind, when laying out the grounds, that there were a number of people wanting tennis and croquet greens there.

, V A poll for .the election of one member for the urban district of New Plymouth under the Taranaki Education Board, takes place to-day, closing at 5 p.m. The candidates are Messrs. R. J. Deare and .1. F. Martin., The North, Central and South wards have returned candidates unopposed. The system of to-day's election is by letter ballot, and the returns will not be available for some. days.

The Eltham School Committee, at its monthly meeting on Monday, decided that the money intended for school prizes should be spent on playground apparatus. . The chairman stated that £25 would be expended this year in planting shelter trees. In addition 4he agricultural instructor (Mr. H. Johnson) had obtained above 2500 hedge-cuttings which would be ready for use next year.

In reply to a letter urging the New Plymouth Borough Council, to proceel with the erection of the tram shelter at Strandon, the Fitzroy Ratepayers' Association is to be informed that the tramways engineer has been authorised co prepare plans and specifications, but owing tq pressure of other work it will oe some little time before these are submitted.

The Vogeltown and Frankley Road Association approached the New Plymouth Borough Council last evening asking that the Council purchase 20 acres of Saxton's bush, and that a rate be struck over all the boroug ( h to pay interest and sinking fund for same.' Speaking in support ->f the request, Mr. G. W. Browne contended that it was a municipal Sluty. A'loan of £6OO would meet thte case and they desired that such a proposal be put 1 before the ratepayer*; with; the oth°r' loans. The Mayor, promised that the'Council would discuss the proposaj. The question of congestion in respacj'of the handling of coastal cargo at tha, Wellington wharves was again mention} ed at the meeting of the Cqunctt of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce on Monday. This time it was referred to by Mr. W. Stuart Wilson, who said that, he had made some Inquiries as a result of which he was of opinion that a want of shed accommodation was primarily responsible for the trouble. A subcommittee was appointed to go into the matter.

At the annual meeting of the Eltham Fire Brigade oh Monday evening, Captain Nuttall stated he'was very glad there had only been one outbreak during the year, and that had been dealt with easily. He was convinced the water pressure was not sufficient to cope with a serious Ore. Officers for the insuing year were elected a.s follows: Captain H. Nuttall; Lieutenant, S. Murray; First Foreman E. Henn; Second Foreman T. Glentworth; secretary A. Hinch; treasurer H. A. Nuttall; auditor, Mr.K. Parrott; lion, surgeon, Dr. H. A. Cooper; caretaker, S. Murray; standing committee, officers and V. Philpott and A. M Burrows. At the conclusion of the business, supper was dispensed. The New Plymouth Borough engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook), at the Council meeting last evening, directed attention to the fact that carters are constantly taking away boulders and sand and so-called gravel from that portion of the beach at the East End Reserve commencing from the railway bridge and extending to low water along the reserve. The beach, he said, had lowered several feet during the month, witli the result that the river had a considerable spread, destroying what otherwise would at lea3t become a fairly g'oo'd beach for children. He suggested that the Harbor Board be approached with a view to stopping the practice for all time. The Council decided to adopt this course. In his monthly report to the New Plymouth. Borough Council, the engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook) states that the breastwork at the East End Reserve was finished on June 12, the work, which was 7 chains in length, entailing a large amount of manual labor. "As the breastwork proceeded," says ,the report, "it was very-noticeable that the tides washed stone, etc., up to the foot of the wall, and latterly a considerable quantity of sand has been drifted in. The consulting engineers (Messrs. Blair Mason and Lee) have fixed the position and direction of the groyne. Driving plant has been hired from Messrs Payne and Blanehard, and the piles are now being driven. The groyne will extend for approximately 100 feet from land, and later it is suggested to erect othor groynes.as the land becomes reclaimed. - '

Don't forfeit to call at Morey's to-day. They are displaying special lines of hosiery in all makes at very moderate prices. The attention of dairymen in search of cows is directed to a clearing sale at Tataraimaka to-day. Mr. Newton King advertises ■ particulars of sale in this issue. '

To float a new journal in these days of scarcity and dearness of paper, and costly production generally, requires not a little courage and enterprise, but Andrews, Baty and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, have not been daunted from issuing a new motor journal, entitled, "The Dominion Motor," the initial.copy, of which is before us. It is, as its name implies, devoted, to the Dominion's motor, interests. It is well edited, profusely illustrated, and creditably turned out, and, if the standard is maintained, should" command support from New Zealand motorfsts.

The Taranki Hunt Clnb regrets that it could not advertise its fixtures at an earlier date.' Mr. F. Sampson has kindly lent his grounds aga,in, and the pack will meet at the kennels to-morrow.

0, pins and needles! 0! needles and pins! When a man marries his worry begins— Nurses and babies and plasters and pills, Doctors' prescriptions and dressmakers' bills. Mumps and measles and quinsey and croup, And all the ills that make one droopBut amid such worries comes solace sure, When using Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 11 It is better to use Nazol too freely than too carefully" for inhalation. Its effect is more pronounced and reduces the danger ef infection from influenza