LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A number of immigrants by the Shropshire arrived in Taranaki by last night’s mail train. A telegram from Auckland says the Maheno, from Sydney, brought 180 immigrants for Auckland, including 1'42 adults.

The Gisborne Farmers’ Union is inquiring in regard to the charter of a sailing vessel to carry wool Home on the basis of a freight of one penny per lb.

A land agent’s license was granted to John R. Penn in the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, on the application of Mr. A. A. Bennett.

Owing to the United States Government’s vise charge of £3 15s on persons landing at Newport News only a handful of the passengers on the Shropshire, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday, availed themselves of the privilege of going ashore at that port.

A heavy north-east gale was experienced on Saturday at Lyttelton.' The sea broke over, the ‘Gladstone pier at high tide, while at Sumner the tram service was interrupted for several hours, the water being over the road at a number of places. Comparatively little damage was done. At Kaikoura the fishing launches were washed up on the beach, but not seriously damaged.

“New Zealand has never known a better Cabinet than the present one, or had a set of Ministers who worked together better for the good'of the country,” said the prime Minister at Waverley, on Thursday. “I don’t think that any trouble will come while I am away from New Zealand, but if it does, I have full confidence in the ability of my colleagues to deal with it.”

The question of securing an additional electric ’bus was recently referred by the. New Plymouth Borough Council to the electrical engineer (Mr. R. H. Bartley) for a report. At last night’s meeting Mr. Bartley said, he had been Inquiring for particulars of a vehicle which he understood had been specially designed for passenger service, but the information was not yet to hand, and the report would be delayed in the meantime.

The resignation of the bathe custodian (Mr. G. A. Pugh) was received at last night’s meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council. In the course of his letter Mr. Pugh thanked the general manager and baths committee for past considerations and said he thought he could claim to have done his best for swimmers and the baths during his term of office.

The shooting reason for imported and native game has been gazetted to commence on May 2 and end on July 31, in the Wellington, Wanganui, Feilding, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Marlborough, and other acclimatisation districts. In the Wellington district the following game may be shot:—lmported: Cock pheasants, hares, Californian and Australian quail. Native: Grey duck, black swan, and teal. The schedule for Feilding district is the same as above except that teal are not mentioned. Spoonbill duck is included among the native game open in the Wanganui district.

Mr. Holland, M.P., concluded a speech at Patea by saying that “a vote for either the Massey‘or the Wilford candidate was- a vote against all that was best in the political platforms of Ballance and Seddon.” Fancy a man of Mr. Holland’s views talking about such a staunch Imperialist as the late Richard Seddon, exclaims the Eltham Argus. There could be nothing in common between them. It is the opinion of many that if Mr. Seddon were alive now there would be legislation to prevent men of Mr. Holland’s views holding a seat in the New Zealand Parliament. Mr. Seddon stood for the British flag, not the red flag that Mr. Hblland’s followers love to flaunt.

Fresh accessions of fiction are continually augmenting the selection in this department of the New Plymouth Public Library, and the following works have ■been placed on the shelves in the past few days:—-“The Unspeakable Perk, S. H. Adams; “Good Conduct,” G. A. Birmingham; “The Ramblin’ Kid,” E. W. Bowman; “Jungle Tales of Tarzan,” E. R. Burroughs; “Swatty,” E. P. Butler; “The Single Track,” D. Grant; “Ladyfingers,” Jackson Gregory; “Linda Condon,” J. Hergessheimer; “Chapel,” D. M. Lewis; “Mirry-Ann,” Norma Lorimer; “The Tale of a Trooper.” Clutha N. Mackenzie; “The Hand in the Dark,” Arthur J. Rees; “Barent Leighton,” D. Cameron Shafer; “Burned Bridges,” and “Big Timber” Bertrand W. Sinclair; “The Romantic.” May Sinclair; “The Gilded Man,” Clifford Smyth; “The Girl of O.K Valiev ” Robert Watson; “The Ends of Justice,” Fred M. White; and “In the Onyx Lobby,” Carolyn Wells.

Owing to the high cost of new suits, costumes, dresses, etc., thousands of people are now having their garments renovated, thereby saving the cost of new ones. The firm of J. K. Hawkins and Co, dry cleaners and steam dyers, have one of the most, up-to-date plants in New Zealand for doing this class of work and they receive goo is to renovate from all parte of the country. At the cost of a few shillings soiled anil faded garments can be made equal to new. Now is. the time' to economise—so have a look over your wardrobe—Advt.

Ask distinctly for SANDERU EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, or else you mav receive one of 'the many substitutes. The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT cures colds, fevers, indigestion; prevent? infectious diseases and heals ulcers, poisoned wounds, skin diseases, burns, sprains, etc. It is much more powerfully antiseptic than the common eucalyptus and does not depress qft JAM*. th® latter

The question of a provincial poll on the halt-holiday question led Mr. C. A. Wilkinson to point out that he had, when in Parliament, moved an. amendmend providing for a provincial poll for one 6et day, and it had, he believed, the approval of Mr Massey. It was, however, owing to pressure of other busines;', set aside, but he advocated their members taking up the matter again. He was strongly in favor of farmers in such a district as Taranaki having a vote on this matter. The secretary of the Egmont Show presented a statement to a meeting on Saturday showing the financial position in regard to the last show. Tl!e takings, with the figures for 1920 in parentheses, were as follows: Gates £462 3s 6d (£149 13s), guessing £'7i6 9s (£62 13s), space £94 4s 6d (£ll 19s), privileges £25 ( £l5), entries £396 13s 6d (£374* 10s 6d); total £1054 10s 6d (£613 16s 3d). The takings exceeded those for 1920 by £440 14s 3d. The opening meeting of the Shakespeare Club, formed under the auspices of the New Plymouth branch of the Victoria League, was most successful as about thirty-three members attended last night. It was decided to meet weekly, on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. at the League’s rooms, the next meeting being on April 21, when all new members will be welcomed. The first act of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was read last night, some promising talent being evident. “I claim I am a worker, but your leaders claim I am a capitalist,” writes Mr. J. Corrjgan to the Hawera Star. “Now, in this your leaders are misleading you. My definition of a capitalist is a person or institution who lives a retired life and lives on lending out his money, otherwise capital. Any person who is producing in any way is a worker, and while lie has to borrow money to carry on his operations he is a worker. Now, wo cannot all be on tho same plane. It takes all sorts to make a world, and have you ever thought what the conditions would *be if the Holland-Fraser and Co. ideals were put into action? They know very well that their ideals which they dangle before your eyes could not be put in practice, even if they were in power. So don’t be duped by them. I never got what I possess by adopting the principle that Holland, Fraser and Co. advocate. They are here posing as your friends when in reality they are your greatest enemies. What are they doing? They are stumping the country and having a good time at your expense and taking money from you that your wives and children ought to get. Now don’t be gulled by them any longer. New Zealand is not the place for them. Give them short shift and send them to Russia. There is a better field for their exertions there. I have got op in the world, and so haw thousands of others, without having to adopt the tactics that Holland, Fraser and Co. preach, and the field is open for you to do .the same if you adopt the principle of a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay, and do for your employers the right thing. You may strike some snags in employers the same as you will in workers, but they are the exception, not the rule.”

Mr. R. Moorcock announces in this issue that during the winter months his motor car will leave Therkleston and Morrison’s garage at 3 p.m. daily instead of 4 p.m.