LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

London advises that a mail was despatched for New Zealand on September 30 by the Remuera, via Panama. To-day is the anniversary of the beginning of the Boer War, hostilities commencing on October 11, 1899. ! According to the Christchurch Spectator, the Central Dairy Company made a net profit of £11,710 last year on a capital of £13,000. The Napier Borough Council is considering the question of the appointment of a general manager, and is writing to Plymouth Borough Council for information. The Governor-General has authorised a section of land at Waverley, which was set aside for the purpose of a post and telegraph office, to be used as a site for the erection of a memorial hall. A largely attended meeting at Eltham on Friday night decided to form a branch of the Loyal Citizens' League and to support the Government to the fullest extent in upholding law and order and preventing the spread of direct action methods. At the Haymarket, New Plymouth, (Messrs. Newton King, Ltd) on Saturday, pigs were sold as follows:—Slips, 20s to 225; good slips, 20s, 32s to 335; small stores, 34s to 35s fid; sow in pig, £5 10s; boar, £3 7s 6d. Some fine fish have been lifted by anglers from the rivers in the Inglewood district. On Saturday Mr. C. Sealright secured two fine brown trout from the Ngatoro river, near the power house, weighing 5J and 4$ lbs respectively, whilst earlier in the week a six-pounder was lifted from the Ngatoronui. A" recital was given by the New Plymouth Citizens' Band in Pukckura Park yesterday afternoon, when there was a good attendance of Up public, though weather conditions were threatening. The programme submitted by the band was thoroughly appreciated by all present. A collection made on behalf of the band fluids realised-£3 lfis. The inequality of the land valuations throughout the Dominion waj mentioned bv Cr. C. •!. Hawken at 'Saturdays meeting nf the Hawera County Council. Cr. Hnwken stated that Sir Walter Buchanan had stated in the Legislative Council that the Wairarapa had not been revalued for twelve, years. This seemed most unfair, because the Wairarapa land was quite as valuable as Taranaki land, and the Wairarapa land owners were only paving half the amount ot' laud tax they ought to be paying. The chairman (Mr. J. B. Murdoch) "said that ' the Ilawera County had been ynlued twice since the last valuation in the Wairarapa dUtrist. • I

A further remand for » week was made in the ease called on at the New Ply- [ rnoutli Court 011 Saturday, in which Wil- [ lift in McDermott, a ship's fireman, was charged with assaulting R. I*. ]rogue. : ."Sub-Inspector liutton stated that tlie medical superintendent had intimated that Unfile would not be able to leave "hospital for ten or fourteen days. There Wijs a packed house at the Empire Theatre, Now Plymouth, on Saturday night to witness the closing stages of Albert Steele's effort to break the world's record for continuous piano playing. At midnight, after an impromptu concert given by local artists, it was announced {o tho waiting audience that the record of 110 hours 20 minutes had been beaten by 10 minutes, whereupon cheers were given for Mr! Steele. The record' breaker did not show such visible signs of exhaustion as might have been expected after such a long si rain.

The ratepayers of Winganui are feeling very sore over the erratic service of the local tramways, which were stopped altogether for some time recently. They have addressed the following questions to the Mayor:—(i) Why, our own engine having been overhauled and put in running order, and one of the Napier engines having been placed in commission, there are still these irritating interruptions in the service? (2) What, if anything, is now wrong with the Wanganui engine? (3) What, if anything, is wrong with the Napier engine, and why, if it ran satisfactorily in Napier, is it not doing the same here after overhaul and re-erection? (4) If the engines are not faulty, then are the stoppages due to incapacity, neglect, or lack of organising ability on the part of any person or persons connected with the Tramway Department? (o) In short, why are we being subjected to this intolerable inconvenience ? The Napier Harbor Board is the latest local body in the market with a 5J per cent, loan, and those in authority are unanimous in their opinion that * very special inducements are being held out, amongst which we notice that provision lias been made whereby investors can have their debentures inscribed and the period of the issue may, at the option of applicants, be for 10, 20 or 3d years. Act at once to save disappointment. "Fairy Wonder" Dry Soap is no '•quack" compound depending on elaborate and exaggerated advertising to create a clientele. This wonderful washing powder has secured a place in every home througli sheer merit alone, tried and proved against all competitors. It is the premier household help, and can bo obtained at all stores. The Melbourne, Ltd., are showing a lovely lot of ladies' longcloth nightdresses, trimmed embroidery and real lace, at from Lis fid to 355; also a fine lot of ladies' longcloth underskirts from lis lid to 2!ls Od. Ladies' longcloth knickers also in stock from Gs Od to 17s Od. All the above goods are excellent value. Members of the Equitable EuMing Society of ~ New Plymouth (Second Group; are notified that subscriptions will be due and payable to-day, Monday, Oct. 11th, at the Secretary's Ollice, Currie, Street, from 0 a.m. to 12..'50 p.m., from i p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to s p.m.—Advt.