LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The vital statistics for Hawera for he month of November, wit] the we viou6 figures for ti,„ " re month nf w • e corr «ponding month of last yea,- !n parentheses, were as follows: Birth 10 /wi ™ • (4), deaths 7 "«). ,3,,) ' «""■*» H

Mr. Ben ,T. Fuller, formerly of Wellington, i,as , iVOII £im y " ' New South Wales Rhodes sclX, *

tai? e f.rf Mter " S c ar States tiiat * certain factory m Southland sends it, m per lb. It also receives creamery butter rom Dunedin for the sum of "I W per 11, Apparently i„ this case the feme"?"' I.PW The small taimer brings his butter to the town and receives Is fld per lb. ' hie digging of the potato crop in the Auckland d.strict is now in full swing ana in consequence of the ineriwßi™ entities of potatoes on (h "ma ket price* are receding (say , Ule He ™* : n.e orop , s about three weeks later than ;t was last year, but the general qua tv is reported to be better Than it Z It the beginning of last season. Blight is not reported to have made any sfriou attack upon the crop ~„ f ar y 8

Amongst jurymen summoned to serve at the quarterly RMsion of the s Court at New Plymouth, which opened yesterday., there were the usual one or two who desired exemption. The basis of a Sentry Hill farmer's request was that he had ten acres of land ready to sow m turnips and a herd of 21 cows to attend to, and he was dismissed by His Honor. A freezing works engineer, getting machinery ready for the comin* season, was also successful in obtaining leave. A third applicant wished to be excused because his partner was away on a wedding tour and there was nobod'y to attend to the work. His Honor asked if applicant could not possibly stay and reminded him that the fee was now 12s per day. "It is a valuable consideration," replied the juryman, who subsequently withdrew his request

It was announced in London recently that Vestey Brothers had absorbed the meat trading firm of Eastman's, Ltd. Vestey Brothers, who are operating extensively in New Zealand and many other countries, have entered into an agreement whereby for every £1 ordinary share of Eastman's, three seven per cent, cumulative preference shares of the Union Cold Storage Company (controlled by Vestey Bros.) will be given, and for every three preference shaves of £1 in the former company, four seven per cent, cumulative preference shares in the latter will be given. .As compensation to the directors for loss of office, they will be given 00,000 cumulative preference shares of £1 in the Union Cold Storage. .

Counsel for the defence in the forgery ctise at the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday, commented on tile fact that one of the witnesses against Hie accused had been a bookmaker. His Honor Sir Bassett Edwards later commented on this, stating: "It does not' necessarily follow that "a man who has made bets, even as an occupation, is some one that will perjure himself. I very deeply disapprove of gambling, but I have known bookmakers who are perfectly respectable people. That the making of a bet itself is a sin will not, \l think, commend itself to many people, Vnd it is very likely that the' penalty (If £IOOO, or six months' imprisonment, itecently introduced will tend to stop bVstthig altogether. A jury would have trl be firmly convinced before they would sentence il mil » to such consequences for? making a bet." Special attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue regarding the IJ.SIS. Co.'s Christmas and New Year trip*. Given fine weather, there should be a larrfe gathering at "Aolea", Messrs. Sole BrtAs.' Avenue Road grounds, on Sunday, wh/lm the special effort this week in the iuftercsls of the Clarke Memorial Fund iVill conclude with a music recital by tine. Citizens' Band. The grounds are in\ splendid condition this year, the grcjwth of ferns and native trees being phenomenal. 'Buses will connect with tint trams at Eliot Street, and Messrs. Arcjhibald arc arranging for a 20-mimite sonliee from Hookham's corner. The comfenienoe of country visitors is receiving attention, ample accommodation beinjV available for cars and vehicles, and the ilecital will commence at 2.30 p.m.— half-af-hour earlier than usual. Withi the utmost confidence in your verdict!we ask your careful investigation ofj the numerous special features TYRES.I All garages can supplv. 102 of CLIVICH ER CROSS MOTOR CAR The sw«et aroma of the Fresh Lavender Flowe.Vs has made the No. 52 Lavender Water famous above All other), i

"With the exception of Auckland, the movement for the formation of a farmers' political party is getting a very pom- hearing," remarked Mr. W. J. Poison (Wangunui) at the meeting of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Fuiniers' Union.. "The bulk of the farmer* of New Zealand are strongly opposed to active participation in party politics."

The dangers of aviation are exaggerated in the public mind, says the Bulletin of the Department of Overseas Trade, owing to the prominence given to accidents. Recently a dinner was given in London to the survivors of the first 100 British pilots. Notwithatandnig the fact that these men began their flying at the .times when aeroplane construction was still largely experimental and that many of them were engaged in the war, 75 out of the 100 were found to be alive.

In the case of alleged forgery which was heard at the New Plymouth Supreme Court yesterday, a member of the Bar, in making a plea for the accused, pointed out the very heavy nature of the penalty to which'the young man was liable, but in his summing up His Honor re-assured the jury on this point. He said that Judges of lengthy experience, such as his own, which extended over a quarter of a century, were not in the habit of sentencing prisoners for long terms, certainly not for first offences. Offences against women and children, however, were always severely dealt with. Ho remarked that it was a very unpleasant task sentencing prisoners, as one could never tell with any exactness what the accused may have had to contend with in such matters, for instance, as upbringing, environment, or inborn tendencies.

,-Two handy building sites in New Plymouth will be submitted to auction by L. A. Nolan and Co, to-morrow afternoon, at. 2,30 p.m. Particulars will lie found in our auction columns.

Are you entertaining visiters at Xmas? If so that probably means new sheets, pillow cases, towois, serviettes, etc. The Melbourne's . specicl fourteen days' sale, now on, offers great inducements to buy, as prices on all household goods have been radically reduced for the firm's, special 14 days' sale.

The shortage of household help is nowadays alleviated by the adoption of modern labor-saving inventions such as vacuum cleaners, carpet sweepers, gas stoves, ami "Fairy Wonder" Dry Soap This latter is the greatest boon of all, as it cuts wash-day in half, eliminating rubbing, and halving the cost of fuel. It should be in every household. Of all grocers.