LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bv courtesy of the management of Everybody's Theatre the nurses' produce stall* to-morrow (hospital day) will he located in the corridor of that building. Sweet and flower stalls will be situated at various points in Dovon Street. A man named Walter Mackay was arrested at Oaonui yesterday by Constable O'Neill, and will appear before the Court at" New Plymouth this morning, on ft charge of failing to provide maintenance for his two children. The quarterly meeting of the Tariinalci Licensing 'Committee was held yesterday, Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, 5.:.1„ presiding. Transfers were approved in respect. of the following hotels:—lmperial, Thomas Richards to Robert Barlow (Mr. F. E. Wilson); Terminus, Rebecca Tabor to F. C. Fabor (Mr. ,J. C. Nicholson). A conditional license for publican's booth at the Taranaki Jockey Club's race meeting, on the 27th and 28th inst., was granted to E. Whittle. A public meeting of all interested in ■the question of securing a site for the West End School w;ill be held in the West End gymnasium on Monday at 8 ,p.m. As the matter is an important one, it is hoped that there will be a crowded attendance. It was stated recently that two Judges of the Supreme Court are to retire shortly, and the names mentioned are Mr. Justice Edwards and Mr Justice Cooper. The Prime Minister stated on Tuesday that nothing had been done yet as to further appointments, nnd that it is unlikely that anything will be done before the long vacation, which concludes in February. It is said to be doubtful whether the retirement, of the two Judges named,will be followed by the appointment of new Judges. There is at pfesent one temporary Judge (Mr. Justice Salmond) and one Judge of the Court of Arbitration (Mr. Justice Stringer), and both are regarded as certain to be given permanent appointments. If this is done the Bench will then be at full strength. However, the Attorney-General lias power to appoint temporary Judges. Lady Connoisseurs of Perfume place the famous No. 52 Luv< .der Water first on their lists—for its sweet and lasting Jki

The dairy farmer considers that he, as well aa the laborer, is entitled to a living wage and a 44-hour week—if he can' get them. Accordingly, the Channon (N.S-W.) branch of the Primary Producers' Union has requested its central executive to apply to the Board of Trade to fix the price of butter "so that the producer may be able to earn the living wage on a 44-hour a.week basis." A communication received by the Min-] ister of Lands (Hon. D. H. Guthrie) indicates that William Go.don Low, the Scotsman Who claims to own Wellington laud to the value of £4,000,00 on account of a grant made to his soldier-grand-father, is not the sole claimant. An English lady has written to the Minister asking him to see that the estate is not made over to Mr. Low, since, slie alleges, he is not the rightful heir at all. She herself, she adds, is the real owner of the .-£4,000,000 property. The rival claimants may be relieved when they find that they have really nothing to quarrel about. It was made known at the Arbitra-. tion Court at Wellington that the waiter, in all the glory of a wide expanse of white, well-starched shirt-front will soon be unknown at hotels. Speaking at the court Mr. E. Kennedy, advocate for the Wellington licensed Hotel Employees Union, said it was true that there were not many waiters employed in the industry at Wellington; in fact, in only three hotels were they known. One was employed at the Midland Hotel and one at the Grand Hotel; at the Koyal Oak the dining-room wafi staffed by waiters. The last-mentioned hotel was now the only one in Australia that was fully staffed with waiters, so it might be said that this class of worker was fast going out of the business. New Zealand is to lie the scene of a moving picture play. A party of nine film artists arrived in Auckland from Sydney by the Maheno the other day, and will travel to Rotorua. Mr. Beaumont .Smith, to whose company the artists belong, said the first and last reels of a film called "'Neath Southern Skies" would be photographed in Rotorua, in Auckland, and on the return trip to Australia, and the remainder in Australia. "The idea is," he said, "that the leading girl is a quarter-casite Maori, who is adopted by a party of« tourists and is taken to Sydney, where she becomes the rage of society." An inebriated individual interrupted the GovernonGeneral while His Excellency was making a speech at Hastings. "I beg your pardon," said Viscount Jellicoe. The Questioner was momentarily nonplussed, but repeated the question: "Why didn't you stop at Home?" "Because His Majesty the King sent me ■ here," replied the admiral quietly. "And I repeat," continued His Excellency, "that it. is a great pleasure to me to come here, in spite of the fact that (looking in search of his questioner) there is one gentleman in Hastings who is not pleased to see me. Oh, I'm afraid he is gone." (Laughter.) A Dunedin business man, now in America, writes from New York as follows: —"Business is' worse than before. One sugar refining company is faced with a loss of £10,000,000. A large firm of meat packers is trying to borrow £9,000,000, arid a large Japanese firm is holding up payments on the smallest accounts. The trouble is especially severe in California, where the firms are frightened to write their ; stocks down, and so ascertain their present position. A leading firm of motor manufacturers reduced their cars about 145 dollars. All manufacturers are fighting to make the greatest reduc- i tions. One make of motor car has come down 1450 dollars. Rice, 'cocoa, coffee, sugar, - rubber, oils, food, boots, clothing, building material, etc., are all falling and owners of stocks are having a bad time. Thousands of people are being thrown out of work. Onn car factory is employing 2000 men three days a week, instead of over 14,000 at full time," Richard Best, an ill-clad and prematurely aged youth, entered the dock of the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court the other day ou a charge surrounded with singular circumstances. He was found on Saturday night, without lawful excuse, to be on the premises of the Ashurst Police Station. Paint footsteps were heard on the back verandah by the village policeman, who had retired for the right. The constable left his cosy bed and very cautiously gained the kitchen. Here the flash of lii 9 electric torch revealed the haggard features of the intruder. The youth told a pitiable tale of hunger. He said he had come there in search of food, but did not know it was a policeman's house. He had regaled himself with three slices of ham, some cold potatoes, and eggs. Best said he had just arrived from Auckland and was in search of work. It was stated that nothing else was known against the offender, who pleaded guilty. Thee Magistrate, remarked that he was apparently an old hand at the game. Best was provided with free board and lodgings for one month, in repayment of which he must do hard la'bor. Motor cyclists would do well to look at the price list of accessories shown by Mr. Bodle, of the Eltham Motor Depot, on page 1. Those in search of oak tables and chairs, cutlery, cooking utensils, as well as first-class linoleum, preserved fruits and juices, 'etc., should attend the sale of the Marble Bar furniture at New Plymouth on Monday afternoon next. A splendid Brinamead piano is also to be oll'ered. Brighten your home to welcome Xmas visitors, who will be pleased to see again new British linoleums and floorcloths so long unprocurable. The Big Store, Waitara, offers you a splendid assortment on page 4. Read on. Pinlay's famous twill sheetings have been specially reduced for the Melbourne's 14 days' sale. 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British distilleries are sending out spirits in quantity, taster than the supplies can be absorbed in the Dominion. This applies particularly to gin and ruin. As a result, the distillers are accepting a lower price for gin, and in Dunedin this week it dropped in price—-two-gallon cases by 3s, three-gallon cases by Bs, and four-gallon cases by 15s. Whisky remains Arm, notwithstanding the free supplies, and there is no immediate likelihood of a reduction—indeed, there has been some talk this week of an advance.

There is a parson not far away who dearly loves his game, of golf, states tho Wairarapa Daily Times. His partner is invariably an old college mate, formerly a major in the army, who has a decided talent for language that is "frequent, painful, and free." The other day the parson was having atrocious luck, and when, as a siprt of climax, he took a huge chunk out of the ground and at the same time smashed his favorite golf stick, club, baton, or whatever they call it, his exasperation overcame for a moment his dignity. As the disturbed sand settled down and he viewed the wrecked stick, he burst out:—"D—— and the thing—er —that is, as the Major -would say!" "It is a disquieting fact that in trade, commerce, and emigration England is losling ground in Canada to the United States," remarked Mr. R. Adair in conversation with a Post reporter. Air. Adair has just returned from tbo United States and Canada after a. two years' course of study. He said that imports from Berlin, which in 1914 formed 21 per cent, of the Canadian total, had dropped in 1919 to 8 per cent, while those of the United States were tenfold greater. British emigrants, who in 1914 totalled 30 per cent., were in 1918 only 18 per cent, of the total, as compared with 51 per cent, from the United States. While British firms had established five branch factories in Canada, Americans set in motion over 500. For every British representative in the 17ommion there were a thousand commercial travellers of American firms. In every city 'there was a United States consular agent, and yet there were but two British Trade Commissioners in Canada.

"There is nothing in civilisation which excites more vice than the cooping-up of growing children in a school desk," said Professor Shelly when lecturing to the Social Hygiene Society at Christchurch. "No emotional control is built up from passivity. No emotional control can be built up until the emotions are aroused and worked out in physical aotivity, From the aesthetic ana physical points of view also the cooping up of children in desks is the most abominable tyranny of modern times. The child is not allowed to be anything but dead—there must be absolute stillness. That, however, is not discipline. True discipline in ordered action—not repression."

In the No. 1 Jury Court recently (says a Sydney exchange), Matthew Collins, carrier, of Marrickvillc, New South Wales, claimed £3500 damages from Patrick Sheahan, produce merchant, of Marrickvillc, iij respect of the loss of 33 horses and the injury of others. It was explained on behalf of plaintiff that in llav last Mr. Collins was supplied with certain chaff by Mr. Sheahan, who was a produce merchant. At that time Mr. Collins had 69 horses, and after eating the chaff 33 died, and tlie remainder, except two, became seriously ill. It was discovered that the chaff, which had been imported, contained castor pil beans, which were poisonous. The average value of the horses was £45 IDs. It was further explained that Mr. Sheahan, who had no knowledge of the castor oil beans having become mixed with the chaff, expressed his great regret, and the question for the jury would be one of the assessment of damages. The vessel which had brought this particular consignment of cliait had carried castor oil beans, and it was supposed that some of the chaff bags had broken, and the beans were swept up from the bold into the chaff bags. The jury returned a ver(lict for the plaintiff for £3300 15s lid.