LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The takings at the Whiteley flower Show yesterday amounted to £62, making the total £lßl, which must be conlidered a very satisfactory result. The ihow will be continued to-day from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m., children being admitted for threepence. Before' the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Tuesday a young man named Claude William Fowler was charged with having at New Plymouth on August 23, stolen £7 10s in money, the property of George 11. Woodham. On the application of Chief Deteotive Ward the accused was remanded to appear at New Plymouth. The case was called on at the New' Plymouth Court yesterday, When a further remand was made to this morning. At the quarterly meeting of the Egmont Licensing Committee on Wednesday, transfors were granted to the fol-' lowing: Rahotu Hotel, from C. L. Jiaspor to Joseph B. Dunn; Normanby Hotel, Nellie Nightingale to John P. Keogh; Okaiawa Hotel, Joseph Hayward to Michael Fahey; Opuilake Hotel, A. E. Walshe to Nellie Nightingale Argus. As the accommodation at the New Plymouth wharf does not permit the berthing of two overseas liners at the same time, the situation which would have been created by the arrival of both the Port Alma and the West Camargo together has been dealt with by delaying the latter vessel at Wellington till the Port Alma's loading is completed. The West Camargo will, therefore, not arrive till about Thursday. Representations on behalf of the Taranaki Oil Wells, Ltd. (in liquidation) were made to the Government during the week by Messrs. J. Clarke and L. Keith, of New Plymouth, accompanied by Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P. Speaking to a Daily News reporter last evening Mr. Clarke said that the deputation was accorded a sympathetic hearing by the Minister. In connection with the financial arrangements between the Government and the company the Department has agreed to allow the loan to stand iwer for a period and to remit the interest. The Farmers' Co-op. .Organisation Society wish to draw attention to their Stratford sale advertisement on page 8 of this issue. Thei'e are several lines of choice dairy heifers, and a good line of yearling Jersey heifers; also one liveseater Dodge motor car in good running order, recently overhauled and painted. The attention of our readers is drawn to the advertisement on our first page of the meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society. This Society appeals to all lovers of mankind; we may differ on many poiiits but we are all agreed that it is a good thing to circulate freely so good a book as the Holy Bible. All are invited to thu meeting.

The trustees in the estate of the late Mrs. Lissie Rathbone, of Waipawa, in terms of their trust, have allocated various sums to charitable and religious institutions. The full list will not be available for some time. The trustees have handed over the sum of £7OOO for the purpose of building a boys' home in Wskipawa. In a letter to a friend in Canterbury, Professor P. R. Marshall, secretary of the National Wool-growers' Association of America, who toured New Zealand in. 1914 and selected! a number of Corriedales for America, states that at the time of writing (July l.'i) allsheep men were greatly interested in the New Zealand lamb carcasM that were arriving. The largest numbers began to arrive in May, and : early in June the Chicago market for live lambs was depressed | two dollars per cent in one day on account of the large number of lamb carcases from New Zealand arriving in Boston and New York. At the last meeting of the Waverley j ! School Committee, Mr. H. Middleton j mad? vi interesting statement in con-1 uection «rith the Moumahaki Sxperi- j mwtai J'arm. He stated thai he had j cr&V.n w sevßjssl bodies on the matter i o{ agrieaftsraJ ofiucatloii ion -technical j ecAtegii students, the! being to! have M'onmaMki Farm rccMStructed j slid tsscil for chia purpose. He then! ?ead a communication from .Dr. JKeakea, ] Director-General of Agriculture, who re- j commended time represontastecw no 6b»; ttovernment bo ®e4e by the wtr&ias edu- j cation authorities governing tbe technl-i cal colleges, with the object ia view. The j Bpeateft - «aid that at the present tine] the SSoimiahaJd Farm was a eshooi, and | he was of opinion that tho ueiiva sag- j gested by Dr. Heakes should 'an carried out, He would move thai t&a/Mcommendation be supported. "Ms* <'.!rairman seconded, and said that if any good was to come of the farm it would have to be reconstructed. Several other members spoke on the subject, and considered it a good idea to use the Moumahaki Farm for educational She resolution was carried unaimousiy, Ladies willing to join a first aid am* buianco class are requested to kindly send in their names, not later than -Sep-, tember 17, to Mrs. E. Dockrill, hon. secretary. A public meeting for the advancement of the interests of the- British and Foreign Bible Society will be held at St. Andrew's Church, New Plymouth, on Monday nert. Further particulars may be seen in our advertisement columns. In this issue Newton' King, Ltd., advertise for sale a very fine property, Bituated at Moturoa. This property is idead for subdivision, having two road frontages, trams stop at the corner, and with the rapid growth of the harbor it must become very valuable. A comparative trial of the different washing powders on the market will result in a veritable triumph for "Fairy Woiider" Dry Soap, the queen of household helps. It cuts time, labor and expense in half, and, moreover, is a positive pleasure to use. Obtainable at all stores. Men, Buy aLe Roy oily canvas coat before the price advances. The Melbourne, Ltd., still has a stock of the best quality at the old price, viz., £i 10s (id, t and as the new price will be at leas) a pound more, buyers should get in early. This is sound advice, and should he taken advantage of by everyone needing or likely to need a coat in the near future.