LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

,* • 000 1,1 conne ction with the iml.n elertnc extensions scheme. T e I'ours are from II a.m. to 7 pm g being held in tl j £ e f , commencing a;t eight o'clock. The com' mencement of the vacation at tlie Girls' has not been definitely fixed. A well-known New Plvmni.n, mercial traveller, who is a the rod reports having had very imol r < <m the ™ a * t ' "to" he !w! a ;:; e : wagi " g

The Minister for Justice is obtaining a report on the allegation, public ui the Auckland Star regarding secrecy in connection with certain divorce proCourt** th<! AllCkll " ld

The ostal authorities advise that the R.M.S. Sonoma, which left San Francisco for Sydney on the 23rd instant, lias on board MS bags of mails for Xew Zealand including lug bags from the united Kingdom.

"Milkmaid," |l lc . purebred Ayrshire cow belonging to Mr. A. Hansen, of D.uinenike which has been under semiollicial test for a period of 3(15 days yielded 12,88filb milk and (100.21b of but-ter-fal, beiiting the previous Ayrshire records by Mb.

The newly-elected Mayor of New Plvmouth (Mr. F. K Wilson) made son! thing of a record yesterday. Nominat.:ons closed at noon, when he was returned unopposed, the installation of the Mayor elect taking place at 0.30 p.m. and at 8 p.m. Mr. Wilson attended his first function in his capacity of Mavor.

Don't go away on your holiday without taking a bottle of }Tazol. Good for Coughs Colds, Sore Throats, etc,

t A writ lias lioen issued out of the New South Wales Supreme Court on bnlifilf of Philip Newbury, the tenor singer, claiming £SOOO damages from tlie Triad Magazine, Ltd., ol' Australia, for alleged libel.

The ((rev River Argus stales that there is a prospect of a gold-mining revival on the Coast in the near future, as considerable interest is being taken in the matter of fresh development in several localities.

''May I call evidence, Your Worship?" asked counsel at a Magistrate's Court, ''to prove that 10s per week i$ not enough to maintain a child at the present high cost of living?" Mr. E. Cuttcn, S.M., replied in a sad voice: "There is not the slightest need to prove a fact so obvious in these times." A man named Walter Horace James, who was arrested in New Plymouth yesterday by Constable Small, was remanded ;to appear at Opimake on December 7, where in conjunction with his brother, who was apprehended at Opunake on Tuesday, lie will be charged with damaging two plate-glass windows, valued at £7O, the property of Jean McGregor.

"■I bow to your knowledge of common law, your Honor," said Mr. T. M. Wilford to Sir Bassett Edwards at the Supreme Court at Wanganui, "but not to your knowledge of racing law." His Honor remarked that he knew something of common law and also something about common sense. He did not profess to know a great deal about racing law, nor did he desire to improve his knowledge in that direction.

The annual meeting of the New Plymouth branch of the Girls' Friendly Society was held yesterday afternoon, Rev. F. G. Harvie presiding, over a fair attendance. The animal report and balance sheet presented to the meeting disclosed very satisfactory conditions in the Society's affairs. Among the officers elected for the ensuing year were Mrs. Staudish, senr. (presiding associate), Miss Percy Smith (secretary), and Miss McKellar (treasurer). The meeting decided that, various parishes in .the district be written to with a view to having other branches of the Society formed.

Government offices- observed a holiday yesterday on the occasion of St. .Andrew's Bay, and under the auspices of the .Vow Plymouth branch of the Civil Servants' Association, a picnic was held at the Mountain House. The party, which numbered about 80, was conveyed to the house by motor chn.ra-bancs. During the afternoon large numbers climbed the mountain to a height considerably above Humphries' C'astle, but owing to the heavy clouds obscuring the summit during the greater part of tlio day, it was considered inadvisable to venture further. Tile outing was such a. success that an effort will be made to make it an annual fixture.

A choral society has been formed in Vow Plymouth. At a meeting on Monday a committee consisting of the following was elected: Mesd'.'.mes Stuart Russell, 0. Blundell, Misses C. Douglas and B. Thompson, Messrs F. \y. Sandford, S. ,J. Laurence, P. Packman, and I!. Day. Air. P. Frederick was elected secretary and \lv. If. Tribe treasurer. It'was decided to a-,k Dr. E. A. Walker ito accept the presidency oi the society, and Dr. Lo:!thajn and Mr. W. Amlmry were appointed vicc-prc-sidents.

A Wanganui delegate to the Methodist Synod, at present assembled in Vew Plymouth, stated at the welcome to members last night that people in his district have been taking a keen interest in the development of the Vew Plymouth harbor. The province was only partly developed, there being thousands of acres yet to be brought into a productive state, but Wanganui also had a large area behind it, and he believed there would be scope enough for two harbors. The dredge acquired by the Wanganui Board had been designated the "Kaione," at the wish of the natives, because its task was ,to eat up the sand. Its digestive organs, however, had not been as good as Wanganui people would have liked, but it was undergoing overhaul and they might yet be able to enter into friendly rivalry with Taranaki's port.

''Parties need to consider carefully before marrying .when they are 54 years of ago,'' remarked Mr. R. Maittliew3, in the Auckland Magistrate's Court recently, during the hearing of a maintenance case. It was an instance that might have been in the elder Welter's mind when he advised Sam, "Bevare of the Vidders." In this particular instance the defendant had married a widow with a family, and by law became responsible for the children under sixteen years of age. At the request of counsel the hearing was adjourned for a wee!;. The husband then came to the from, nid addressing Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., said: ''Will you request my wife to keep herself reasonably quiet during the week." This elicited the prompt response from the. wife: "And tell his sister, who Jives in the house, not to carry my husband yarns." His Worship said: ''My advice is .to have as little to say to each other during the week as possible," and one counsel added: "Better not speak to one another at all." Intending farmers should read W. H. and A. MeGarry's advertisement on page one offering a smalt dairy farm in exchange for a house. Gifts for the produce stall at the Christmas Bazaar, to be opened by Mrs. Walker to-morrow in aid of the Clarke Memorial Girls' Hostel, may be left at Mr. Hugh Baily's office any time during to-ilay or at the hall to-morrow morning, and those in charge look with confidence to the liberal support of both town and country people to help forward such a worthy object. Returned soldiers will be interested in a recent decision of the Defence Department to extend the availability of privilege four weeks railway tickets to the 28th of February next. After the ."10th November, however, applications for those tickets must be made to Base Records, Wellington. Tickets already issued which, owing to the previous decision, expire on the 30th November without having covered the fourweeks due, will be extended to cover a four weeks' period on personal application to any railway station master". Flower lovers are reminded of the flower stall at the Christmas Fair this week, where choice flowers and seedlings will be on sale each afternoon and evening. Donations of flowers, foliage and seedling's for sale will be most acceptable, and provide a pleasant means for anyone to help a. worthy object, viz., the Clarke Memorial Hostel for girls. Sheetings, towels, damasks, calicoes and tea cloths all show big price reductions at the Melbourne's special 14 days' sale of these goods. In view of the early approach of Christmas, housewives should take full advantage of the price reduction"