LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 24 March 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Taranaki Daily News will not be published to-morrow (Good Friday), but will be issued as usual on Easter Saturday and Easter Monday. The Eltham retailers have formed themselves into an association. Hitherto they have formed part of the local Chamber of Commerce.

The New Plymouth Fire Brigade received a call at 10.20 last night, but it was found that a false alarm had been given by some person from the box at the corner of Lemon and Gover Streets.

At yesterday’s sitting of the Eltham Magistrate’s Court, the re-hearing of the case of Fever v. Booker, sent back from the Supreme Court, was adjourned until April 27. The claim is for the sum of £157 9s 9d for damages to plaintiff’s motor car alleged to have been sustained in a collision in September last, 1

Amending regulations under the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act, 1915, are published in the Gazette. They provide that in future mortgages given as security for advances made for the purchase or erection of dwellings, mortgagors must reside continuously in such dwellings so long as any portion of the moneys secured by the mortgages remain unpaid. Non-residence, or the subletting of the dwellings by the mortgagors without the consent of the board, will be deemed a breach of covenant,’ and the repayment of all moneys owing may be demanded. A special line of fat ducks have been procured for the duck pond at the Kawaroa Park picnic on Easter Monday. Don’t forget to look up this novel game of ringing the duck when you are going the rounds on Easter Monday.

Prepare for the long evenings and lay in a stock of knitting wools, which will be very scarce later on. The Big Store, Waitara has a big stock of all the most popular colors. Get in early.

In our issue of yesterday the date of Mr. Fnaser’s address at Hawera, upon “The Crucifixion’ of Ireland,” was inadvertently given as l Monday, 27th linst. i. Tkfa Sunday. iwk

At the Eltham Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., judgment was given for the plaintiff, by default, in each of the following cases:—James Robert Boyd v. L. Jackson, £9 (costs, £2 6s 6d); Harold A. Cooper v. A. Osborrip, £4 10e 6d (costs £1 13s 6d): J. R. Boyd v. J. Coleman, £5 15s (costs, £1 10s 6d): Ira James Bridger v. Bon Hart, £3 7s (costs, £1 ,8r Gd); Joseph Taylor v. J. C. Vincent, £4 5s lOd (costs, £1 12s Gd); Frank Herbert Ham v. W. do Young, £1 0s 9d (costs, 8s); Robert N. McMillan v. Gordon Garrett, £7 (costs, £1 l<ss 6d); Hallenatein Ltd. v. Bridget Whyte, £5 12s 8d (costs, £1 10s 6d).

The Waveriey dog trials concluded on Tuesday. At the conclusion of the trials Mr. McGregor, the president, thanked the judge (Mr. Hunter), also Mr. Lonsdale, manager of the State Farm, Mr. C. F. Harriison (secretary), the ladies, and the -working committee, and Mr. Patterson, for their assistance in making the trials a success. Class 3 was run off during a heavy downpour of rain. The com eluding results were:— Class 2: J. R. Corrigan’s Marvel,. 47, 1; H. Buckley’s Slip, 46, 2; M. M. Scott’s Sweep, 45, 3; M. M. Scott’s Lad, 43, 4. Class 3: G. Paddiison’s Kip, 37, 1; H. R. Scott’s Tip, 36, 2.; M. M. Scott’s Nell, 32, 3; A. Walker’s Boy, 30, 4. A meeting of shareholders of the Blenheim Oil Company, adjourned from Friday last, was held last night to consider the proposal to go into voluntary liquidation. A resolution to the effect that the company go into voluntary liquidation was carried pro forma. Shareholders, however, were not unanimous in this decision, as it was thought that there was still a possibility that the company might operate successfully, and it was agreed that certain proposals be sent to the Government and replies solicited to be placed before a further meeting of the shareholders, to be held within a month.

A benefit performance will be given by the New Plymouth Citizens’ Band in Devon Street on Saturday night, and the collection to be taken up will be devoted to the fund which is being raised to assist a family on Veale Road, whose home was destroyed by fire recently. Members of the band would be glad of the assistance of some boys to carry torches. T. Lamason’is usual weekly sale will to be held to-day (Thursday), at Stratford.

The extension of the Taranaki business of the Tourist Motor Company of Hastings and Napier will afford an opportunity to intending purchasers of motor cars to have demonstrated the well-known makes of Rover, Humber, Hillman, Minerva, H.C.S. and F.N., for which the company is agent. Mr. G. Saunders, of Stratford, has been appointed travelling representative for Taranaki, and will furnish prices and all information to those interested in these cars. Drop a line to P.O. Box 112, Stratford, or ring up ’Phone 176. —Advt.

The attention of the reading public is drawn to an advertisement detailing the hqurs the New Plymouth library is observing during the Easter holidays. From this it will be noticed that the circulating library is open on what is the usual weekly half-holiday (Thursday), and is closed for the corresponding hours on Saturday, but on Saturday morning the institution will be open for the eonveni-. ence of subscribers. The newspaper reading room, closes on Good Friday only.