LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the financial year just ended the Taranaki Jockey Club paid to the Government in tax the sum of £6,229 18s. To-day ratepayers of Manaia are to vote upon the loan proposal for providing the town! with a water and drainage system at aft estimated cost of £36,000. The supply of coal which was to have arrived at New Plymouth by the Kittawa from Westport to-day, will not arrive here until to-morrow, the vessel having been delayed. The first Japanese vessel to visit New Plymouth, the Astua Maru, is expected to put in an 'appearance to-day. She is bringing a cargo of 3000 tons of coal for the ra.lway department. No winsless communication had been received from the vessel up to last night. On Saturday afternoon (says the Hawera Star) a small fire occurred in a washhouse at the corner of Surrey and Argyle streets. Mrs. Hobbs was washing a motor coat which was fairly well 'saturated with benzine. In the boiling process the fumes caught- fire, and Mrs. Hobbs and her daughter, who had some difficulty in extinguishing, the flames, received slight burns. Beyond the charring of the wall of the washhouse, no damage was done. The brigade received a call over the telephone, but owing to a mistake, went towards the South Road. Before reaching the scene of the fire the flames had been extinguished. The Moana, which arrived at Wellington from Sydney yesterday, brought 43 bags of letters and 97 baskets of parcels from Australia. The Mahana sailed from Newcastle for Wellington on Aug-,' ust 28, and carries six bags of utaHs for New Zealand. The Kauri sailed from Sydney 'for Lyttelton on August 28, and has" on board 25 bags of Australian mails. # The Waltemata, with '4O bags of mails", including 124 parcel receptacles, sailed from San Francisco for Auckland on August 1 26. ' The R.M.S. Tahiti left Vancouver on August 21 for Auckland, with 1475 bags of mail for New Zealand.

By the will of the late Mr. W. A. Parkinson, of Hawera, several bequests are made to local bodies and to the Anglican Church. There are four bequests made of £3OO each—(l) To the Hawera Hospital and Charitable Aid Board; (2) to the Hawera Borough Council, to be applied upon King Edward Park as the Council may think fit; (3) to the vicar of the parish of Hawera, to be applied to such purposes and in such manner as the vicar and vestry shall decide; (4) to the Diocesan, to be applied as directed by the Bishop for a period of twenty years, and if a Taranaki diocese is constituted within that period then the sum is to be handed over to the trustees of the Taranaki diocese, mit if in that period no such diocese is formed the amount remains with the Wellington Diocesan Trustees. From figures prepared by a reliable authority, the Wellington Evening Post gathers that the cigthy men who worked the Japanese phosphates at the rates agreed to by the employers] and confirmed by the Disputes Committee, received each 33s 4d a day. Their demand—the unjustified demand that led to the stoppage of port operationswas for 6s 8d extra. Assuming that the boat takes five days to unload, the demanded fls 8d comes to a total of £133 (is Bd. For this comparatively small sum the employees broke their agreement and thereby held up almost all the business of the port, at a great monetary loss to themselves and their employers, and also held up the electric and gas service of the city, at a further huge and unestimated loss to everybody. ■Was the £&3 6s 8d worth it? Dairymen wanting really good heifers, do not miss attending Waiwakaiho sale on Friday. Every man is very particular concerning' the fit, and general appearance of that important garment, his shirt. Messrs Howell and Howell, announce the arrival of a good assortment of these all important garments—cut to meet the requirements of the most fastidious, and at a figure which must command attention to-day, especially in view of the high prices ruling throughout the trade. Don't forget Howell's for shirts. "The calves arc as fat as barrels, and strong too," was the pleasing comment I of one of Ihe many satisfied users of 'TuT Calfmeai. 'this is because ,'Ttii' meal is a real food, rich in fats and phosphates. You will be proud of your I calves if they are fed on 'Tui' Calfmeai. I Obtainable from all stores and merchants. ' "> Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 9d against infectious influenza germs. Sprinkling about ten drops of Nazol on the chest of the pyjama jacket at night—-or on the singlet in the morning —is a good way to get the benefit of : N<wol i&hsUatio»'r-ju»t trj? it

According to a statement made at the By-laws Commission of . Enquiry at New Plymouth yesterday by the Valuer at present engaged in the re-valuation of the Taranaki'County, when the work is complete* the new figures will show a rise of not loss than 75 per cent, on the existing valuation, which was made in 1912. The West Camargo, the second steamer of the General Steamship Corporation Line to New Zealand, arrived at Auckland on Monday night from San Francisco. Prom Auckland the West Camargo goes Co Wellington* and then comes to New, Plymouth,, where she discharges behssttSi), She :s ? due here about the iniddla of September, A donation of £SO to the funds of the Citizens' Band was made by the Tagranaki Jockey Club at their annual meeting last evening. The chairman (Mr. h. A. Nolan) explained that it had been the custnm of the Club to help out the band wit!) a donation of this amount. He understood that it would not haye been necessary for them to again draw on the Club to- such an extent, and had intimated that' probably the position would be relieved next year, but during the war the band had not had' the opportunity for earning revenue as otherwise would have been the case. In any case the Club might w.ell support the band; they were a town-asset and the Jockey Club was always oiit to help the town., Mr. E. Sole (chairman of the Band Committee) thanked the Club for the generosity shown.- \ |

Patrons ol thb R.S.A. ball <j Sew Plymouth tomorrow night who will be wearing fancy costumes are askW to bring with them a card bearing,;their name and the character they represent. These cards should bo given up at Hie door. i.

Tlje Loan and Mercantile draw atteri- % tion to theiT Te Wera sale on Friday next, at 1 p.m. Sir. Michael O'Neill, who has sold one of his farms, is also offering a" number of stock and sundries at this sale. Full particulars on page In washing woollens, use "Fairy Wonder" Dry Soap, and so avoid any risk of shrinking the garments. "Fairy" removes grease and dirt from clothes like magic, without rubbing or boiling or the use of extra soap. It is therefore the cheapest and best washing powder on the market. Stocked by all grocers. At present the Melbourne, Ltd., have a fairly comprehensive stock of men's flannels and boys' college shirts, but how loiifj this happy state of affairs will last is another question. Boys' grey and navy. famous "Doctor" flannel " college shirts, sizes 4 x «, .13, (Id; 7 x 10, 14s 6d; men's colonial navv fjannels, lis 6d; '-Doctor'' ditto, 13s'od; men's colonial flannels, Os Cd and 10s Gd. The cud draws near! Many of onr readers will note with regret that.Rennie's Winter Sale, at the Big Store ends on Saturday. You cannot expect to buy drapery at warehouse prices indefinitely. Here is vour hickv last bargain list. Rush it.