LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For the past month permits for new buildings, alterations or additions to the value of £2477 10s have been issued by the Hawera borough engineer. The buildings included two dwelling-houses, but the permits were mostly for minor work. An apparently able-bodied young man, who appeared before the New Plymouth Court yesterday on a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order, stated his wages were 35s per week and found. The smallnesß of the amount drew from the Magistrate (Mr. T. A. B. Bailey) an expression of surprise, and he remarked that even boys were demanding as much as £2 per week. The difficulties in connection wiith the site at Hawera for the peace memorial arch, which it is proposed to erect on a section fronting Princes Street, having been overcome, the Borough Council, on Wednesday, carried a resolution asking the Minister to pass the legislation necessary to the agreement they proposed entering into with the returned soldiers. —Star.

At Wednesday's meeting of the Hawera Borough Council, Cr. Lewis propounded a scheme to provide temporary housing accommodation by the erection of a number of small dwellings, which could be put up as part of a plan to enlarge, and could be run up very quickly. It was decided to adopt the scheme, provided it was satisfactory to prospective tenants and that sufficient applications were received. —Star. The latest indication of high prices for dairy produce (says the Levdn Chronicle) is the receipt by the directors of the Levin Dairy Company of an offer of 2a 4d per lb (261s 4d per cwt) for their new season's make. It is understood the\butter, if available, would go to the American market. This is a price that is from IJd to 2d a lb better than the Imperial Government's tentative offer for the New Zealand output and goes to strfengthen the view that the producers would receive much better treatment on the open market than under the British Governments controlled purchase.

Major Wintdh, M.8.E., of the Salvation Army, is visiting New Plymouth this week-end. The Major spent over three years with the N.Z.E.F. abroad. A considerable portion of this time was spent at Codford Depot where the Padre, popularly known by the men as the "Old Digger," did excellent-service in provisioning, entertaining and looking after the comfort of the troops generally. The song services were a feature of tiie work there, the building, accommodating 800, used to be packed. Sir Thos. Mackenzie attended one of these singsongs, ami writing a friend later in praise of the Padre's work, declared that the evening there was one of the finest lie had ever spent. The Padre is looking forward to renewing acquaintance with many of his old friends. For.Children's Hacking Cough, Kpodi' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/9, 2/0,

A shipment of Australian coal was sold in ClmstchuTci) Ia"»t week at ,£5 •5s per ton. It 19' reported that the medical men in the Wanganui district have decided to make an increase in their fees.

The death sentence passed by Mr Justice Sim on John Sharp, the. Kongahere murderer, was the first passed in the Dunedin Supreme Court building, which hao been in use for about 20 years.

Dunedin farmers, says the Star are evidently expecting high prices fpr their sheep. A well-known firm of butchers last week received an offer of several lines of fat wethers, totalling over 2000, at prices ranging from 50s to 00s, most of them being at the latter price. The prospects of cheaper mutton are not promising.

A public meeting of citizen's at Auckland yesterday, convened by the Mayor, passed a resolution impressing on the Government the importance of the claims of the Auckland University College to a school of forestry, and expressing the opinion that the facilities offered in the Auckland University district were unique for the purposes for which a forestry school is required.— Press Association.

A civil action, which bids fair to be of much interest to Wellington people, is set down for hearing at the Supreme Court at Wellington here on August I.9th. (says the Times). The case is that in which A. Leigh Hunt, formerly manager of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company, claims from Joseph J. Bryce, of Marton, a sum of £3OOO damages for alleged slander. In the course of his address to the share-holders of the Tariki Dairy Co. yesterday, Mr. W. V. Harkness, chairman of directors, briefly touched on the scheme of marketing through the C.W.S., which, lie said, was unanimously favored by the directors. Later in the meeting Mr. A. Morton, president of the National Dairy Association, fully explained the scheme, and after he had answered various questions as to finance, a resolution was carried giving the directors a free hand in the matter.

The Ngatiwhakane tribe has telegraphed to the Hon. A. T. Ngata requesting him to use every endeavor to modify the restrictions imposed by the King George Hospital authorities on the. public entering Pukeroa reserve, Eotorua, in which the hospital is situated. They point out that the reserve was granted to posterity by their elders in 18S0, and that when the hospital was built the Ngatiwhakane signed a protest, but abandoned it on an appeal to their loyalty, and on an assurance that the conditions would not last for ever Press Association. A well-known mercantile firm were the unwilling defendants in a case for breach of the Taranaki County by-laws, called on at the. New Plymouth Court yesterday. The information was against the Farmers' Co-op. Society, Hawera, for allowing a horse to wander, and the prosecution stated that when the animal was impounded a young man came along and signed the release on behalf of the firm; thus they were taken to be the defendants, but after the serving of the summons the manager communicated with the County solicitor, stating that they did not own any horses, nor did they have an employee of the name appearing on the pound receipt. The case was adjourned to enable the ranger to make further investigation. Decrease the cost of living by saving on your boot bill. Dockrill's quality is right and the prices lower than elsewhere.

To-day a rare lot of costumes at end-of-season prices will be displayed at Morey's. Ladiea should see these desirable modes early, the rang© being limited. The Saturday flower stall in New PJymouth in aid of the girls' hostel will tomorrow be in aid of the Park funds. Mrs. Clarke asks for flowers, which may be left at Rolston's shop or at the stall to-morrow.. Residents of Inglewood »nd district will have the opportunity of witnessing the world-famous "Drama of Creation" in their Town Hall, beginning next Sunday evening at 7.30. It is exhibited absolutely free to the people, being financed by the Bible Students' Association. It is purely a philanthropic movment for educating the public in the •things of God, and in defence of the Bible a3 God's inspired message. Intermission occurs at 8.15. Children must be under care.