LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An American journal remarks that a dollar buys more now than it need to, but -it is harder to get the dollar. Discussing the disposal of rubbish, the Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson) expressed the opinion at last night's meeting of the Borough Council that the time was approaching when the town should deal with this problem by a better method than dumping in a tip. At present, however, the tightness nf finance precluded them from effecting any improvement.

An application was received by the New Plymouth Borough Council last night from an Indian for permission to have a fruit stand in Brougham Street. ’The council were not In favor of this class of business and the request was deferred pending a discussion at next meeting on a motion that no permits be issued for hawking fruit within certain areas.

According to the Greymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Sun, Mr. Richard Wilson, who is visiting the United States for the purpose of raising capital for mining ventures in the Inangahua district, writes that Americans whom he has interviewed so far do not look upon New Zealand with favor, considering that the worker has too much say in the government of the country. Included in the war trophies to be exhibited here shortly is a large German aeroplane captured near Mount Sinai, and a set of band instruments presented to the New Zealand Rifle Brigade by Palmerston North residents. The band was very severely shelled and several of the bandsmen were killed. The battered condition of the instruments affords very clear evidence of the conditions endured by our boys. The petition of Rosina Flyger (Hawera) for a dissolution of her marriage with Henry G. Flyger on the grounds of desertion was again before the Supreme Coprt, New Plymouth, yesterday morning. After hearing corroborative evidence from the mother of petitioner His Honor, Mr. .lustice Salmond, granted a decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months, with costs against respondent. Mr. D. Etherington appeared for petitioner.

A request that a light should be erected in Pnkekura Park, half way between the lake and the Vogeltown entrance, was dealt with by the New Plymouth Borough Council at last night’s meeting. The electrical engineer (Mr. R. H. Bartley), reporting on the request, said that under present conditions the time was not opportune to make concession, and he recommended that it be held over until the extensions were completed. The council decided to forward a copy of the letter to the Park Board.

A discrepancy in the date put on an agreement for sale and purchase in respect to a farm property was commented on by His Honor Mr. Justice Salmond in the Supreme Court, New Plymouth, yesterday. According to the evidence in the case the agreement was drawn up in March, 1920, and His Honor pointed out that the agreement (which was an exhibit in the case), showed that it had not been dated till June of that year. Hie Honor questioned one of the witnesses about this point, and remarked that all agreements had to be stamped within one month, otherwise they were liable to extra stump duty. The witness said the agreement was left undated following a. usual practice. “I am sorry to hear it,” replied His Honor, who directed that the agreement be impounded by the Registrar and forwarded to the Commissioner with the information that the true date of the agreement was March.

The difficulty of distinguishing between left and right caused a little confusion in a case at the Stratford Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The case concerned a collision between a motor car and a gig, which were going in opposite directions when' they collided, ana witnesses were a little confused with the fact that the right hand side of one vehicle was the left hand side of the other. One witness, giving evidence as to finding the gig afterwards, said that the wheel on the left 'hand side looking towards Inglewood was smashed. ‘‘There is only one loft hand side to a gig,” said the Magistrate. “If the man is the driver one side is the right'hand sidj, but if he is facing the gig the other side is the right hand side,” said Mr. Moss. The Magistrate said that the side of a gig was judged from the driver’s position, and the fact was finally established that it was the left hapd wheel which was smashed.

The risks which are taken by young people who use “scooters” was the subject of comment by the borough, inspector (Mr. B. Day) in a report to the New Plymouth Borough Council, which was read at last night’s meeting. He said the practice- now was tp draw these vehicles to the brow of a hill, generally on an asphalt street, load them up with two or three boys, and then to start off. The speed thus attained was dangerous, and was needed to discourage the practice. Not only were the “scooters” sold in shops used, but if a boy could secure any old box and a. pair of wheels lie was in a fair way to break his own or someone else’s neck. The steering lines were generally of light string, and the inspector forecasted that some of those youthful riders would meet with a bad accident, either by getting under a motor ear, or by going through a shop window. On every suitable hill in the borough the practice was indulged in, hut if parents knew the dangers they would discourage it. 'The council was of opinion that the first step should be to keep the • scooters” out of the busy streets, and recommended the inspector to invoke the aid of the police to warn the young offenders. Complaints were received at the last meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools Board, that some person or persons had been trespassing on the board's properties, and had been cutting and removing shrubs and pungas. It was decided to erect notices on the properties concerned, and advertise in the local newspapers, that any person found trespassing would be prosecuted. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1 For Hacking Cough,

An unusual incident occurred in Auckland on Thursday morning, when a horse leaped into a motor car. It is anticipated that the municipal motor-bus service in Palmerston North will be in operation in a fortnight’s time.

Californian onions have made their appearance in the Wanganui market, and are being retailed at eight pounds for a shilling by one retailer.

A man who will be 90 years of age in a fortnight, will celebrate his birthday in gaol. De has been given a month by an Auckland Magistrate on a charge of drunkenness. A Greymouth paper this week announced tihe- death of a well-known Reefton lady. As in the case of the late lamented Mark Twain, the report was “somewhat exaggerated.” The lady is still very much alive.

The Waikato Times understands that writs have been issued by the wife of the late Mr. C. R. Smallfield against two insurance companies, claiming altogether £15,000. The cases will probably be heard at the next sitting of the Hamilton Supreme Court. Mr. F. W. Court, representative of the Fresh Food Co., .states that the company, after paying out 2s 4d as monthly progress payments during the past season, paid out over £lO,OOO bonus on Saturday. The company intends to open the ball this season with a payment of 2s per lb butter-fat. The company find it necessary to at once start building a new factory in New Plymouth to cope with the increasing amount of cream offered.

A strange incident occurred in a West Coast country church last week (says the Greymouth Star). Prior to a funeral, which was to take place early in the afternoon, the cortege proceeded to the church whence thp coffin was conveyed. Friends and mourners assembled in the church, but owing to a mistake no clergyman put in an appearance. For an hodr the occupants of the church remained with the corpse waiting. At. last the clergyman, who through an oversight was not informed of the ceremony, was got in touch with and the funeral proceeded. A vote of thanks was passed at the meeting of the Carnegie Institute committee on Thursday evening to the following donors of gifts: —Mrs-. Lush, two Maori flax beaters;'estate of late 11. J. Julian, one piupiu and a carved staff; Mr. Bracegirdle, a piece of black substance found on beach and a sooty albatross; Mr. Rowland Tooke, stuffed specimens of bittern, kaka, pukeko, cuckoo, rail and weka; an unknown donor, a Maori pounder; the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury for its gift, through Dr. C. Chilton, of two handsome volumes of “Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand,” issued by it; Mr. Hercules Moon, a decorated Melanesian war club.

The attentioM of residents in the Warea district is directed to a sale of furniture, etc., to be held on Thursday morning next, on account of Mr. Tom Julian.

The Melbourne, Ltd., are now in a position to supply boys’ all wool colonial made “sport” suits in sizes 4 to 18. These goods come from well-known mills such as Petone and Kaiapoi and others, and have (been bought at the lowest prices in years. Prices vary from 35s to 59s 6d. Wear is absolutely guaranteed. Farmers, don’t lose your milk for the sake of a ha’p'worth of “Sinus.” One can of milk rejected by the factory manager would pay for many a bag of “Sinus,” the champion milking madhine, separator and dairy cleanser. Clean milk can be positively assured by the use of “Sinus” at -such a small cost as to be almost negligible. Ask for it.

The Plunket rooms will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, as Nurse Castle will visit Waitara on Tuesday, and each succeeding Tuesday, for the next six weeks, during Nurse Petersen’s leave of absence, and on Wednesday, August 24, a Plunket meeting is to be held at Okato, at which Nurse Castle will attend.