LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will bo no publication of the Taranaki Daily News'on Christmas ])av (December 25th), Boxing Day (December z/th), and Now Year's Day (January Jst). The office will he open on •.Monday, December 27, after 7 p.m. to receive advertisement.

"Now, when voting men are getting good wages, is the time for them to save," observed the Prime Minister in the course of a speech recently. "The proper time is to commence now so that no one depending on them in years to come will be without # home."'

As an interesting example of how some European countries are recovering from the effects of the war, Mr. C. L. Duignn slated to the Wanganni Herald that the ship on which he came out from Home brought to Australia and New Zealand 200 motor cars, ..mostly of French make, a lot of other French manufactured goods, and several hundred tons of Belgian plate glass.

The urgent necessity of increased berthage at the' port of New Plymouth is being acutely felt at tite present time. All available berthage was taken up yesterday by four steamers, the Tamon Maru No. 0, the Waipori (both overseas vessels), the Corinna, and the Rarawa, while the Rosamond, which arrived from Greymouth at mid-day, had to anchor in the stream to await the Comma's sailing.

The Egmont Park 'Board lias been advised that the sum of £IOOO has been allocated this year for expenditure on the Egmont Park Reserve. This is an increase of £4OO as compared with last year's grant. Of this sum £2OO will be set aside for administrative expenses, £2OO to be devoted to the upkeep of the track to the Dawson Falls Hostel, £2OO to the northern track, and £4OO to permanent improvements. The expenditure of the last mentioned amount is subject to the approval of the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. J. G. Anderson).

A reader of The Wellington Post writes to inform holiday makers of a cure for sea-sickness. Ha says he is not prepared to guarantee it in every case, but that he lias used it himself, and others have used it, with most satisfactory results. He obtained the prescription in France many years ago. The dose is: 20 grains bromide of sodium, 20 grains bicarbonate of soila, 1 drachm of compound tincture of cardamons, in two ounces of green mint water, to be taken two hours after each meal with fruitsalts or Seidlitz powder. After about four days on board the bromide should be reduced to 5 grains. The course of medicine should bo begun about 24 hours before going on board'. While in London, Mr. C. L. Dtiigan, of Wanganui, who has just returned to New Zealand, was asked by the head of an important financial institution if he considered that the high prices for New Zealand farming lands would hold. Mr. Duigan replied that the answer to the question lay in the industrial conditions of the Old Country. If British manufacturers could establish stable conditions in their factories and regain their prosperity, so that employment would be general and the masses prosperous, Mr. Duigan stated that he saw no reason to doubt that values of good land in New Zealand would remain high. His auditor agreed that the financial well-being of New Zealand depended very largely on industrial prosperity at Home.

A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of John Alexander Sargent, electrician, was held at Hawera on Tuesday. The bankrupt's statement showed his liabilities to be: Unsecured creditors £3150 7a U, overdraft at bank (covered by guarantee) £OSS 4s; total £4138 lis Od. The assets were: Stock-in-trade £2390 18s 3d (estimated), book debts €llsO 15s 2d, three motor vehicles £598, cash in hand £5, plant and fittings £352 4s 7(1, interest in real property £150; total £4052 18s 3d. The estimated surplus was £514 6s Bd. The D.O.A. thought the deficiency would be about £575. A committee was set up to go into things and report to another meeting. At the inquest into the deatli of James Granville, the farmer of Glen Murray, who committed suicide on December 11, evidence' was given to the effect that the deceased had been drinking excessively on the day of his death and previously, and was'in financial difficulties. Three weeks ago he endeavored to borrow £»000 from one Pukekohe, resident and £IOOO from another. While in Dannevirkc the deceased had attempted to commit suicide on four different occasions. The coroner returned a verdict that James 'Granville met his deatli at Glen Murray on December 11, 1920, the cause being a gunshot wound in the head, which was self-inflicted while under the influence of Ikjuor and mental strain on account of financial difficulties.

The latest edition of that useful publication, tlie Star Almanack, is just published and has'as usual all the latest information concerning postal, telegraph, railways. ft is a book -useful alike to the farmer and the business man of the city. All the important new ni< amended legislation passed in the 1920 session has been summarised and is included in the Almanack. Webster Bros, advertise a Ford fiveseater car for sale by auction at 2 o'clock on Friday.

"Fairy Wonder" is easily the most economical soap powder*on the market, as it requires no additional soap to complete the washing. Apart from its facility in washing clothes clean without rubbing, it saves fuel as well as time, both very important factors. Learn the merits of "Fairy" from your friends. All grocers stock it.

Glorious news! Santa Clans is coming to the Big Store, Waitara, on Xmas Eve. He wants to see all the children from 2.M0 till 4 in the afternoon, and from 7.30 till n in the evening. Come and tell him what to put in your stockings for Christmas.

Christmas shopping is brisk at the Melbourne Ltd., the people's popular store. Everything seasonable in stock, at prices that compel attention. If you want the most for your money, shop at the Melbourne.