LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The school Christmas vacation in Taranaki commences on Fridiy, Dec. IfThe Cosmopolitan Club (Wanganui) have decided to invest £2OOO in the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Loan. The second trial of Samuel John Thorn, charged with the Pukekawis, murder, will commence at Auckland oil Monday. Applications for the position of librarian at the New Plymouth library closed yesterday. A number of applications were received, and they will be considered to-night. The New South Wales State Conservatovium Orchestra is to make another to*!! - of New Xffland this year. Wo guarantee of expenses will lie required on this ocacsion, Mr. Verbruggen relying upon the support of the public to meet expellees. Definite advice regarding the reservation of a portion of Saxfon's Bush as a public domain lias been received by Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P. The area allotted is 20 acres, comprising 11 acres for recreation purposes and nine acres for a scenic reserve. An uncommon sight was witnessed in High Street, Hawera., on Saturday night (says the Star). A dog, apparently quite unconcerned, was making its way among pedestrians on the foot, way witli the top of its tail in full flame. , Fortunately for the canine the blaze suddenly went out when it reached thfe bony part of the tail. A sitting of the. Arbitration Court was held at New Plymouth yesterday, Mr. Justice Stringer presiding. Applications by several Unions for the cost of living bonus were deferred ponding the re-consideration of the matter in Wellington. Two claims for compensation occupied some time, and the matter of the New Plymouth tramwaymen's application for an award was also dealt with. To-day the members of the Court proceed to Palmerston North. %he prospects of Lepperton Junction be'ng provided with a goods shed are blighter. Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., has received lie following letter from the Premier: "With reference to your personal representations regarding the erection of a goods shed at Lepperton, I liave the honor to inform you that instructions have been gfven for the erection of a suitable building to be put in hand as soon as a suitable opportunity presents itself." While advocating that Minister's stipends should be at the rate of not less than £3OO per year, Professor Davies stated, at the Presbyteriau General Assembly that he had been informed on good authority that the purchasing value of the sovereign was now as low as ten shillings and riinepence three farthings. "I may say," he said, "that ministers are not in the ministry for what they can get out of it. If a minister really thinks so, then I think it is a case for medical examination." (Laughter). The goods (rain which left Hawera for Wangauni shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday morning rail into a slip between Mokoia and Mamitahi. The driver applied the brake with such promptitude. that the guard (Aubrey) was almost thrown from his seat, liis face being struck by the brake handle. He narrowly escaped serious injury; The slip was cleared quickly, and the mail train was able to get through on schedule time, - ihe only delay occurring to the 7 n.m. tnin for Wanganui, whicit was not able to leave 'until after the mail.

Commenting on the Jersey section at the recent Waikato Show, the Waikato Times remarks that in the pedigree Jersey heifer yearling class the winner was Viola's Golden Fern, the property of Mr. E. Griffiths, the well-known New Plymouth breeder, who is. farming at Fencourt. Viola's Golden Fern is by the imported bull, Viola's Golden Laddie. The judge, in his remarks upon the elass, was greatly impressed, stating that it was a class "from which some fine cows may develop." Viola's Golden Laddie was also the aire of the yearling bull class winner in pedigree Jerseys. This was Bilberry's Golden Lad, which was bred by Mr. Griffiths, and purchased by Messrs. Wm. Dunn and Sons at 250gns. The New Zealand light cruiser Chatham, according to advice received by the Government, will reach Auckland ,on January 25. The ship ought to be at Panama by this time, but it is to make many pauses on. the way to New Zealand. The ports of call are to include Aeapulco, San Diego, Honolulu, Fanning Island, Pago Pago (American Samoa), Apia, and Suva. The Chatham will proceed to Wellington from Auckland. The movements of the vessel after that time are uncertain. The cruiser, which is the first unit of the New Zealand Division, is to be kept in commission, and may be able to undertake some of the duties that have fallen in the past to the Government steamers. It will not always be in New Zealand waters, and will train occasionally with the Australian cruisers. "The bottom appears to have fallen out of the cheese market," remarked a director of the Eltliam Dairy Factory Company to an Argus representative on Monday. "But at the same time one cannot be certain. The Tooloy Street firms may be playing a trick on us, and the market may improve again shortly." Fortunately practically the whole of the Eltliam Co-operative Dairy Factory Company's eleven branch factories are fitted with dual plants, and the big main factory 011 Railway Street south can deal with all the cream coining to hand. The five factories that are now making butter and casein will produce over 100 bokes of butter daily, and if the suggested change is made at all the creameries the total output will he over 200 boxes of butter per day. The advantage of the butter over the cheese market is due to the Government guaranteeing butter until 31st March next at 280s per cwt, which is equal to 2/6 per lb f.o.b. At the residence of Mrs. James Clarke. Wallace Place, on Friday next, L. A. Nolan and Co. will sell a threequarter size Alcock billiard table, which is practically new, and in perfect order. Not so very long ago many women found it an impossibility to undertake a heavy day's washing. To-day it is different. "Fairy Wonder" washing powder has so lightened labor that all rubbing drudgery has been eliminated, whilst less fuel is required. In fact, partially soiled clothes only require soaking overnight with this wonderful new powder. Of all grocers. Free balloons to kiddies at Rennie*s Xmas Fair, the Big Store, Waitara. Cut out this paragraph, bring it 'to Rennie's, and get a free balloon. Hurry up, kid■iie?

The postal authorities advise that the s.s. Maheno sailed from Sydney at 8 p.m. on November 18 for Auckland, ■with 289 hags of mails, including 8 email mail from America. The s.s. Moana sailed from Sydney at 10 a.m. on November 20 for Wellington, with 1303 bags of mail matter, including a large English mail. The other day a suburban resident bought a carpet, for which he was charged £3O (says the Otago Daily Times). At the same time, an arrangement was made by which the firm was to send a man to lay the carpet. On getting the article home the purchaser began to examine the adhesive ticket on it, and thinking it was rather thick, promptly applied some hot water. On removing the £3O ticket he found one nnderneath marked £25. This one was also removed, and a third one showed £2O; and to crown all this the third one ! removed showed a final label marled ! £lB. The purchaser telephoned to the shop, countermanded the order for the carpet-layer, and requested the presence of the manager of the firm. On his arrival, jaiul after discussing the question of referring the matter to the Trades Tribunal, the manager agreed to accent £lB for the carpet, and avoid being prosecuted. A method of turning tables on poisonous microbes that infest the teeth has been invented by Mr. William Howell, who has been collaborating for 14 years with West-End doctors in the use of electricity for healing purposes. Hitherto, in the case of pyorrhoea, treatment has almost inevitably consisted in the extraction of the teeth, but Mr. Howell electrocutes the microbes, and so saves the teeth. His apparatus consists mainly of an insulated sofa, a glass tube connected with electricity apparatus, and a violet ray. The method, while valuable in dental surgery, can also be used in cases of nervous exhaustion, and it is possible to change the current into 14 different forms, each adapted to the treatment of different complaints. On Saturday next, at 11 a.m., Newton King, Ltd., will sell 300 sheets of secondhand roofing iron at the Old Drill Hall (next to gas-works). Attention is drawn to the lecture to be given in the Whiteley Hall to-night, at 8 o'clock, by the Rev. J. Napier Milne. One hundred intensely interesting elides will be shown of life in London. There will be special reference 'to the raids, and picture and story will vividly depict both the glory and the gloom of the great city. The admission is one shilling, the proceeds to be given to the Synod Expenses Fund. Three special lines of men's felt hatts are being advertised by the Melbourne, Ltd., at attractive prices. Wool felts are specially quoted at 15s 6d; pure fur felts in neat shapes in shades of brown, grey and black at 355, and a special line of velours, best English make, at 455.