LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day marks the fifth anniversary of the landing at Suvla Bay, August 7, 1915. The Government has decided to renew for next season the guarantee of Id per lb on all fruit exported from New Zealand, The guarantee is limited to 100,000 cases and subject to certain conditions.

The director of the New Plymouth Technical College wrote to the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce yesterday reminding the 'Chamber of the appointment of a representative on the Advisory Board. The matter was left to tho president and vice-president, and the question 'of making a contribution to the college was deferred. In the House of Representatives yesterday, replying to Mr. S. G. Smith (Taranaki), the Hon. 15. P. Lee said the Government would not refund to defendants Court costs in cases brought against individuals by the Board of Trade for profiteering where the eises had been dismissed.—Press Association.

We are in receipt of postal notes for 12s bearing the Tarata post mark, the letter bearing the Inglewood mark, unaccompanied by any letter or account. Will the sender kindly forward his or her name? A hide that is stated to be a record for Auckland, so far as weight is concerned, was disposed of at Wednesday'? hide sales. The hide weighed 1271b, and was sold at 15} d a pound. Allowing 51b for hair, this brings the price to £7 15s OJd for the hide. Had the hide been sold at the high prices ruling a few months ago, when stout ox was sold at 2s 3d a pound, it would have realised the substantial sum of £l3 14s 6d.

The General Manager of Railways has written to the Taranaki Chamber of Com - merce stating that he proposes to visit New Plymouth in the near future. There are a good many matters of importance to be brought under his notice, but the difficulty up to now has been to get him to visit the district and make himself personally conversant with the disabilities under which the town and district are suffering.

An apparently new overcoat, was an exhibit in a theft case in the Wellington Supreme Court, and a witness 9aid that the coat had been worn, and thac his firm had sold them three years ago. "What is the value of such a coat ?" inquired His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman. "Three years ago they were sold at 845," said the witness. "To-day they are probably worth nine guineas each," repliad the witness.

A W.'p.T.U. Home Meeting will be held at Mrs. Gilliver's residence, Carrington Road, Vogeltown, on August 11th. Members and friends are invited. Those who imagine we will get no .more cold and wet weather this year will be sadly disillusioned. Be prepared, therefore, and buy a Melbourne, Ltd., oily canvas coat or a smart light raincoat. Either will prove useful all the year round.

The following were yesterday elected members of tho Taranaki Chamber of Commerce: —Messrs, A. B. Gibson, C. H. Wynyard, C. H. Croker, H. W. Broad, <T. S. S. Medley, S. Burgess, and J. McNeil.

A letter was received by the Clifton County Council yesterday from the Minister of Internal Affairs stating that the resolution passed by the Council in favor of heavier fines being inflicted on in jtnrists driving at an excessive speei oa public roads, would be given careful attention when legislation on* the subject came under consideration. The Taranaki, Education Board wrote to the Clifton County Council yesterday asking for information of cases of children coming under the Council's notice who are receiving little or no education on account of their living in remote districts. It was reported that as far as the. Council was concerned all children were receiving proper attention. The quality of the gas supplied to New Plymouth was the subject of discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce. Complaints had been made to the Chamber, which was urged to take action at once. Sympathy was generally expressed with the complaints, but it was thought the proper body to act was the Borough Council, which should call a public meeting, and deal thereat with what was regarded as a public scandal. A resolution in these terras was passed. The Wellington and Canterbury Chambers of Commerce recently passed reso« lutions protesting against the proposal to exempt members of Parliament and members of the Judicature from income tax payment. At yesterday's meeting the Council of the Taranaki Chamber supported the resolutions, regarding the proposal as a dangerous precedent.

With reference to the Paraninihi tunnel the Taranaki Farmers' Meat Co. wrote to the Clifton County Council yesterday acknowledging receipt of the plan, estimates and report. The company complained of the very unsatisfactory state of the tunnel, affecting stock being driven through to the freezing works. Mount Messenger was also said to bo in a very bad state. The Council considered that the metalling of the Mt. •Messenger road was more imperative than tho improvement of the Paraninihi tunnel. It was decided to make application to the Government for funds to carry on this work, providing that the contributions from those concerned were satisfactory. It was pointed out that at present it was impossible to take a horse through he tunnel. The Council also decided to authorise the expenditure of £7 10s on the improvement of the floor of the Paraninihi tunnel.

Operations have been commenced by the Dunedin Cooked Food Company, an organisation formed to relieve the shortage of domestic help by supplying hot food ready for the table. The cooked food is placed in tin containers, lined' with asbestos, the various courses—soup, meat and vegetables, and sweets —being arranged in separate dishes, which fit in tiers into the container. The cost of these dinners is Is Cd per liead, or, if they are purchased under the coupon system, 12 dinners for 17s fid. Since the company commenced business orders for dinners have come freely, and one lif the collies in the city is taking 23 dinners a day. A hot lunch for taking away may also be obtained at the shop, consisting of soup and meat and potatoes for Is 3d; a pint of soup for 3d, or a plate of meat and potatoes for 9d.

In connection with the children's competitions at the Park Carnival .those intending to enter for the meccano or permodclle competitions are reminded that entries close at the Coronation Hall on Tuesday night. Wash-tub drudgery has been banished by "Fairy Wonder" Dry Soap, the washing powder that lias put all other makes in the "discard." The rise of this wonderful new scientific household help lias been phenomenal, and its merits are now sworn to by thousands of enthusiastic housewives throughout the Dominion. Obtainable at all stores.

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford, draw attention to the clearing sale they are holding on- account of Mr. 0. F. A. Volzke, at York Road, Midhirst, on Monday, 9th August, at 1 p.m. Full particulars will be found on page 8 of this issue.