LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Star understands that Awatuna Dairy Company have disposed of their output on open consignment through Messrs. A. J. Mills and Co.

Whitebait have started to put in an appearance in the Waitara River (writes our Waitara correspondent). Small catches are being made, and retailed at 3s 6d a pint. A regulation published in the Gazette and now in force reads as follows: "Any person who loiters in a post office or telegraph office shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5, and any person found so loitering may be ejected."—Pross Association.

It is not often that bankrupts are &ble to pay 20s in the £ before obtaining their discharge from bankruptcy, but the payment of his debts in full was advanced by counsel on behalf of an applioant as grounds for a discharge from bankruptcy at the Wanganui Supreme Count this week. Needless to say, the application was not refused.

Mounted Constable Wroblenski, whilst on duty at the New Plymouth racecourse yesterday afternoon, became suddenly ill, and after being attended to by Dr. Fookes was removed to the hospital in the ambulance. Enquiries at the hospital late last night elicited the information that Constable Wroblenski's condition was slightly improved. The lotter-box at Johnstone's atere, South Road, was discovered yesterday morning broken from its fastenings and removed. This action is evidently the work of someone stronger than the ordinary mischievous boy, as considerable strength was required to wrench the box from its fastenings. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. There have been several instances of damage to letter-boxes in New Plymouth recently. You can always tell a North British UNIQUE RUBBER HOT WATER BAG by the trade mark—scales of justice set tetid* a airolar-on th» 101

The head of a Targe shipping establishment, speaking to a Wellington Times reporter, stated that the recent trouble at the wharves was only one of a series of stoppages which are hound to occur in the future. "Many persons," he said, "were of the opinion that shipping companies, during the war, were weak-kneed, but we had to dispatch our ships at all cost. But now conditions have changed, and an effort is to be made to keep the watersidsrs right up to their agreement with shipowners." There was a large attendance at the North Taranaki Hunt Club's third meeting on the Xew Plymouth racecourse ..yesterday, and though the weather..;was unfavorable, the meeting was a very successful one. The principal event, the Hunt Club Steeplechase Cup, was won by Mr. J, McDonnell's Papa tore. The totalisator,returns showed a great increase on those/ of the last meeting, which was held in 1916, being .£19,17;1v as against £S4B7. The first meeting of the Club after it obtained a totalisWor permit was held in 1914) When the machine handled £6544.

"The practice of women who propose to diVorce their getting fej>:' aration orders in the nieantime is jo. very dangerous and unnecessary practice," said His Honor Sir John at the Supreme Court, Wanganul, on Wednesday. "A separation - order up to 1913 was an absolute bar to divorce, and it' was so still except under the special provision of the Amending Act of 1913. If a woman wants a divorce she should get one and not a separation order. There was no object in it. She can get a maintenance order or the guardianship of children. There is neither sense nor reason in getting an order if they want a divorce." A meeting of Tikorangi settlers was held on Thursday evening for the purpose of .acertaining if anyone would take over the charge of the post office, but no one was forthcoming (writes our Waitara correspondent). A suggestion was made, as an alternative, that the Department be approached re installing boxes at the factory, or some other central place, as if this was done, it was thought there would not be any trouble in getting someone to sort the letters and make up the .morning mail. The committee formed to approach the Waitara postmaster re the installation of boxe9, did so on Wednesday morning, and a favorable reply was received.

Says the Wanganui Chronicle:—Last night a paragraph appeared in our local contemporary relating to an action for alleged slander being brought by Mr. P. B Fitzherbert, of New Plymouth, against Judge Acheson, president of the Aotea Maori Land Board. Enquiry on our part throws an entirely different light upon the matter, and makes us wonder which will be dealt with first, the request of Judge Acheson to the New Zealand Law Society to investigate alleged unprofessional conduct on the part of Mr. V. B. Fitzherbert, or the action of slander against the Judge. We are unable to say definitely what the trouble is, as Judge Acheson refuses to be drawn, but we understand that his remarks were made in open Board in the course of the exercise of his judicial functions, and it is more than probable that, as our local contemporary has it, the case will prove "highly interesting," both 1 on facts and on law.

A meeting of Fresian breeders will be held to-morrow in the County Council Chambers, Hawera, at 1.30 p.m., to discuss matters of interest to the bredd. All interested are invited to attend. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile draw clients' attention to their Stratford sale which they are holding in their Stratford yards on Tuesday, August 31st., at, 12 noon. Full particulars of entries will be found on page 8 of this issue. The Loan and Mercantile draw" attention to their usual monthly Tarata sale. Particulars of stock to be offered will be found on page 8.

Do you realise that a third of your life is spent in bed? Then why not enjoy the cosy bedroom comforts offered at bargain prices by th,e Big Store Waitara, on page four. An auction sale of particular interest to housekeepers, appears in this issue. Webster Bros, advertise that on Saturday they will sell at their mart without reserve, the whole of their stock in t*ade of the Vogeltown 'Store, on account of Mrs B. T. Lawrence. The list is a varied one and the stock is in first