LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Kakaramea Dairy Co. will pay out for the past season 2/6 j>er lb but-ter-fat.

To-day the Springboks meet Auckland provincial representatives. The results will be posted as they come to hand at the News 4 office and Preece’s (tobacconist}, Devon Street. The advice of an engineer has been •secured in conn cot ion with the Rugby mutch, South Africans v. Auckland combined, at. Eden Park to-day. The hill overlooking the playing field has been terraced, and with other improvements it is expected that about 30,000 will be able to view the match.

Mr. A. Pearce, chairman of the Kakaramea Dairy Company, stated at the annual meeting of the company that he Was afraid the Government would soon have the company’s little reserve of £157. But they must realise that the Government had to raise money from somewhere; they could not get it out of the wool, mutton or beef people at present, at any rate, and he was afraid they would be coming to milk the old dairy cow before long. They must get money from the man who was making it; they could not get it from the others. The task o.f transporting and staging the exhibit of war trophies to be shown at New Plymouth next week is not a light one. Hundreds of valuable specimens require to be carefully packed and placed on rail. One of the mines weighs H tons, and there is a shell weighing 10 cwt. To display the smaller items in the exhibition a table 230 feet in length is required, while photographs tacked close together would cover the walls of a large room. Included in the pictures are many , of local interest, including maps of the New Zealanders in the trenches and billets and photos taken during the visit of Mr. W. F. Massey to the front.

In these days of disea,se and epidemics, sanitary shaving is essential. Business and professional men require to be shaved daily or on alternate days. To the particular man a saloon where every instrument used is sterilised is a boon. Preece’s hairdressing saloon is specially fitted up with all sterilising appliances. Five chairs, skilled craftsmen, and no delay, at Preece’s, Devon Street Central. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods-* Great Peppermint Cure. 4

Germany must, according to the reparation terms, hand over to France and Belgium 75,000 beehives with their honey in the autumn. Among the cases sot down for hearing at the present sessions of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth was that of A. E. White and E. D. White v. Millicent' Curtis, claim for £329 damages for alleged negligent driving. Application was made on behalf of defendant for a special jury, and as this was granted the hearing has been adjourned till the next sessions.

A South Australian gentleman writing to a friend in New Plymouth, tells of a new movement in Adelaide, known as “Community Singing,” which has become very popular with the Queen City. It began with an hour in the city hall, 1.10 to 2 p.m., when the whole audience joins in a well-known song such as “Drink to me only with thine eyes,” lead by a professional singer, with the city' organist at the great organ and a conductor. The hall is full. Churches have taken it up for half an hour before the service, and the Anglican Cathedral has adopted the plan and advertises it. Ford’s July schedule: A car for every GJ seconds; 600 cars an hour; every working day 4800 Ford cahs are completed. This is a record for the Ford factory, and the demand is greater than the supply. The aim for July was 100,000, but even this enormous number will be exceeded. Henry Ford has announced that the homes for employees have been reduced 6000 to 8000 dollars below market value for property in that section. Only 10 per cent, of purchase money down and about £lO a month to pay oft* principal and interest. These peculiarities of American life ; arc well illustrated in the police system.

! ■. Raymond Fosdick tells us that New York has had twelve Police Commissioners in nineteen years (whereas London has had seven in ninety-one years). The average term in New York is one year seven months, the reeprd three years nine months. Three of the twelve Commissioners served for less than six months each, and one for only twentythree days. As for versatility, the office of Chief of Police in Salt Lake City has lately been filled by a- plumber, a merchant, an insurance broker, a. stage coach operator, a livery-keeper, and a traveller for a tea and coffee-house.

A young man, Archie Oliver, was brought before Messrs. F. E. Wilson and T. Furlong, J.P.’s at the New Plymouth Police Court yesterday morning, on a charge of the theft of 25s from Wm. W. Matthews, farmer, of Okato. The circumstances were that the accused lived with Matthews, to whom he was related, and while he and his wife were away at the milking shed on day the money disappeared. The accused was suspected and admitted the offence. When arrested he had 14s lOd in hk possession. He was convicted and ordered to come up. for sentence if he did not pay back the balance pf the amount stolen (10s 2d) within a week. An order was made for the restitution to complainant of the amount on Oliver. There were Iwo- amusing incidents in the course of Mr. Massey’s speech at the Cold Storage and Ice Association’s dinner in London (writes the official correspondent with the Prime Minister). “New Zealand,” declared Mr. Massey, “is going to be the dairy farm of the Empire. You know, we have got tremendous waterpower there.” Mr. Massey paused and loud laughter immediately broke out. “I was waiting for that,” he said, joining in the laughter, “but we will not use the water for mixing with the milk, but for ipilking the cows. I look forward to the time when every farmer will have his supply of electricity. Many farmers have it already.” (Applause.) At another stage of his remarks, Mr. Massey said that something would have to be done, and very soon too, to ensure that the people of England who asked for New Zealand butter got it. Mr. Hughes (PrimeMinister of Australia) : “Hear, hear.” (Loud laughter.) “No no,” said Mr. Hughes, “I didn’t mean that—(laughter) —I couple with your remarks the name pf Australia.” Mr. Massey: “Hear, hear.” (Laughter.)

What is described by a London contemporary as a courageous experiment is now being made by Fulham Parish Church, the offertory bag having been scrapped in favor of a subscription list to which every rtiember of the congregation is asked to contribute a definite weekly sum. In commenting the paper says:—Such a commendable attempt to face the problems of church finance will, we think, be watched with keen interest all over the country. If it is a success as seems likely, it may even do away with the scandal of the threadbare starving parson. The passing of the offertory bag means a definite sharing of responsibility among the laity who support the church. With this must come a realisation of facts. A famous preacher once satirised the layman who, emotionally singing ‘Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small,” fumbles for a threepenny bit among his silver. The absence of the bag will force the threepenny bit hunter'into the open. It will be good for the laity and good for the church. '

Entries for the Jersey Bull sale at Waiwakaiho close on Friday next. A sale of furniture etc., will be held at Warea on Thursday morning next on account of Mr. Tom Julian. Note preliminary advertisement in this paper. Newton King, Ltd., advertise for one months’ grazing.

At Urenui on Monday afternoon Newton King, Ltd., are selling by auction a quantity of furniture, etc., on account of Mrs. Rowe, who has sold her boardinghouse.

This morning will be the last opportunity offered to the Now Plymouth people to secure carpets, runners, eiderdown quiltis, etc., at prices which are even to halve those ruling in this town at the present time. It will certainly repay any one who calls at Webster Bros, this morning and makes a pur-

A few days old fashioned mission will be held in the Salvation Army Hall, Brougham St., commencing to-night at 7.30, when the missioner, Captain Friberg, who is one of the Army’s best speakers, will be welcomed. The mission will continue until Wednesday night next. A feature of these services will be the singing from a special song sheet led by a choir. A large attendance is expected.

Fanners should note an advertisement in this issue, notifying that the N.Z. Meat Packing and Bacon Co. are buyers of calf skins in any quantities.

In this issue Messrs. Fairbrother and Pickering, land agents, of New Plymouth, insert particulars of several new propositions in the land line. Those in search of broad acres should make a point of inspecting this firm’s list of properties.

Inglewood residents will be interested in the “big drop” jewellery sale now being conducted at Mr. A. Thompson’s, Matai Street, Inglewood-