LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During 1920, 582 operations were performed at the New Plymouth public hospital with only 17 deaths. A Sydney cablegram reports that the weather is very hot throughout the Commonwealth. In the city of Melbourne a temperature of 105 degrees was registered, a record since 1908. The R.M.S. Tahiti, due at Wellington this evening from San Francisco, has 798 bags of letter mail and 385 hampers of parcel mail for the Dominion. The R.M.S. Marama, which is expected to arrive at Auckland on February 4 from Vancouver, has 477 bags of mail for New Zealand. Yesterday Messrs. Roberts, the contractors for the erection of the new offices for the Public Trust in Queen Street, New Plymouth, made another start with the work, which has been held up for the last seven or eight months owing to a shortage of cement. The executive of the Hawera Saturday Half-Holiday Association met on Tuesday, when there'was a full attendance. Reports were received regarding Stratford, Eltham, New Plymouth, and Patea, and were considered to be very satisfactory. Arrangements were made to exercise a general vote to be taken throughout the province, and a deputation is to wait on each town.— Star.

A large special train arrived in New Plymouth from Hawera yesterday morning, conveying passengers for the Anglican and Presbyterian Sunday Schools picnics, held at Moturoa beach. The train consisted of 21 vehicles, and tickets were issued for 500 adults, 315 senior scholars, and 800 children, besides more tickets being issued on the train. Advice has been received from the Samoan Administration that no passengers, adults, or children, will be admitted to Samoa without a certificate from a medical officer that they have not suffered from measles within sixteen days before the departure of the ship. Arrangements have been made with the Public Health Department that passengers from New Zealand can obtain such certificates.

Captain G. Edwards, who returned from Samoa quite recently, informed a Wellington Times reporter that he had heard that a number of girls were seeking clerical positions at the Islands. “I strongly recommend girls not to go to the Islands. There is little sustenance in the food, you only get fresh meat once a week, and practically no milk. It would take ten years off a young girl’s life to pay a long visit to the Islands, let alone to work there for any length of time.”

When the Saturday half-holiday proposal was being considered in Hamilton a large number of business people (ourselves amongst them) opposed it vigorously in the belief that it would mean a set-back to business. Experience has proved that belief to be an erroneous one, and those who so strenuously opposed Saturday then are now convinced that it is the best day for all concerned—for employer as well as assistant; and we are satisfied that were a vote taken of the business people on the question of substituting any other day for Saturday they would unanimously refuse to make a change.—‘Waikato Times. Advice has been received from the Education Department that the following pupils of the New Plymouth Technical College have qualified fdr senior free places:—Nora Andrews, Doris Barnden, Violet Bosson, Grace Fawcett, Leita Frewin, Iris Mountford, Ruth Palmer, Fannie Spffe, Eva Symonds, Ethel Smith, Mary Kivell, Marjorie .Dickey, Norah Bedford, Eric Corney, Arthur Dickson, Kenneth Elgar, James Frank - lyn, Kenneth Keenan', Leslie Loveridge, Herbert Lee, Albert Rumball, William Reed, James Smith, Reginald Sarten, Meriton Taylor, Leonard Vercoe, Henry Bennett. Patricia Raker. Frederick Bovett, Violet King, Delina Poletti, Elsie Glentworth, Francis Andrews, Mary Stuart.

A collision between two motor ears occurred at the corner of the Egmont and Junction Roads on Tuesday, but with no very serious results to the occupants of the cars, although the motors were badly smashed. One car was driven by Mr. Campbell, of Wellington, who was accompanied by his wife, son and daughter, his aged moth-er-in-law and Mrs. Dr. Gibbs. The other car contained Mr. PoletTi and family, of Bell Bieck. Mr. Campbell’s car was proceeding from the Dawson’s Fall house, and both parties were on their way to the North Egmont Mountain House. When the collision occurred the occupants of both cars were thrown in all directions, but the only injuries sustained were sundry cuts and bruises. Mr. Campbell’s mother-in-law, who is 81 years of age, escaped with a severe shaking and rather severe bruises. First aid was rendered by a local resident, and the parties were taken to the house till cars arrived to take them away. Mothers are invited to view the nice children’s frocks at Morey’s. These new and becoming lines are really splendid value and are most suitable for best or everyday wear.

The Melbourne’s gigantic summer sale fairly bristles with irresistible bargains. For instance: Men’s Shirley President braces, 5/6; men’s Irish lawn and mercerised bordered handkerchiefs, Is each; men’s linen collars, 1/4; men’s colonial tweed sports suits, £4 9s fid; men’s colonial sac suits, £5 19s fid; men’s pure wool cashmere socks, 5/11. Wonderful bargains. Ladies, let “Fairy Wonder” Soap Powder do the washing while you sleep. This wonderful compound soaked, with the soiled clothes overnight gently but surely loosens all dirt thereby obviating the necessity for rubbing. “Fairy” is the marvel of the age and has become a household necessity throughout the Dominion. All grocers stock it. It has been stated that the last paragraph in the_report_ of the dairy workers’ dispute appearing in Tuesday’s issue has proved misleading, and that the arrangement come to between the. assessors for the two parties was merely that the dispute was deferred until March 3. wnjk to proceed -satisfactorily in the ..leantime, and no reduction to be made in the wages of employees. A sale of more than ordinary interest is now running at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, New Plymouth. This firm is noted for the large and wellassorted stocks that they carry each season hence the necessity for a e’eadng sale at the end of each season, prior to the arrival of new summer goods Parents will 'be well advised to visit the “H. 8. store while solid savings can be made on all purchases of clothing, mercery and boots. Genuine reductions have been made in all departments.—N. w Zea’■*nd Clothing Factory, New Plymjuth.