LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Maori population of New Zealand has increased by nearly 3000 in the past ten years.

Corrugated iron, Orb brand, has declined in price, and is now quoted at £45 per ton at main ports.

"Much juvenile crime is not crime at all. It is simply misdirected energy.” said Dr. Ada Paterson, in an address at Master ton.

It is estimated that there are at present between 600 and 800 men out of employment in Dunedin. Some of them are reported to be living on very short commons.

A man named Albert George J. Marshall was arrested by Detective Cooney at New Plymouth on Saturday on a charge of failing to maintain his wife and children. He was brought before the court and remanded to appear at Hawera to-day.

The chief telegraph engineer (Mr. Shrimpton) recommends charging for the telephone service by an area rate in place of a , rate based on the conductor length of the circuit, the nearest practicable route now in existence in New Zealand.—Press Association.

A generous donation of £lO was handed to the Whiteley Flower Show Committee on Friday by a lady in recognition of the- -willing support given by Whiteley Church workers during the strenuous years of the war. Needless to say, the spirit that prompted the gift and the gift itself were greatly appreciated by the eomm-ittee.

At the, euchre party and dance held at the Fitzroy School on Thursday evening, 23 tables were engaged in play. The ladies' prizes were won by Mrs, Bell first, and Mrs. Laird second; the men’s -prizes went to Mr. F. Sampson and Mr. Clinro.- The ..aggregate prizes were won by Miss- Willis and Mr. Christian. Dancing was enjoyed by a. large number, of young people in an adjoining room. Miss Cameron provided Ihe music, and Mr. George Goldsworthy was M,C.

In regard to the promptitude w'tii ' which the Central Fire Brigade appeared at the fire on Wednesday evening, the managing director of Purser’s, Ltd., has written to the superintendent, Mr. F. C. J. Bellringer;, as follows: ‘We wish to express our sincere appreciation of the. successful efforts made by your brigade. in confining the fire in our factory premises on Wednesday night. There were all the possibilities ■of a large conflagration, and your brigade, in our opinion, made a splendid save. Wo enclose a cheque for £7 7s as a. slight mark of our appreciation.”

Included in a comprehensive scheme of improvements which the New Plymouth Sports Committee have in view will be the ploughing up of the playing area in Pukekura Park. This will be undertaken as soon ns possible after f.he Auckland-Taranaki match on the 24th inst., and tile ground will be brought to a .proper. level, given a topdressing pf about two inches of black soil, and resown. It is hoped that it will bo ready for the next football season, at any rate for the visit of the French team which tours New Zealand next year. A still larger work, wliiq'i

cannot be taken in hand during the coming summer, is the improvement of the terraces, by increasing their number and by replacing the turf banks with walls of some permanent material. A scheme for this will probably lie drawn up shortly, so that portions of it may he carried out in the near future if found practicable. One public-spirited citizen desires to place a boulder wall j along the bottom of the western teriraces.

For Coughs and Colds, never fails. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure

No fewer than twelve returned soldiers have died in Dunedin, irom the results of wounds or war-incurred illness, since the end of July.

A New Zealander who has epent a good many years in India, and who is at present on a visit to the Manawatu district, told a Manawatu Times representative that the Moplahs, who are at present causing trouble, are a fanatical people. They are composed mostly of Mohammedan descendants of Arabs.

Lord Northcliffe expressed the opinion on Friday that th'e butter he had had while in New Zealand was the best he had ever tasted. He thought steps should be taken to reoch the consumers direct in England, as hte had not been able to procure the New Zealand article there.

‘T must apologise for being late,” said the Governor-General at the Wellington competitions festival, “but it is due to th'e fact of two birthdays in the family, and the insistence of the younger members of the family on having a fancy dress ball for children.”

A draught horse wandering in Gore Street, ‘Bluff, early one! morning p-oceed-ed to rub himself against a ishop, and completely wrecked a large plate glass window, which, it is estimated, cannot be replaced for less than £2O. Had the occurrence not been witnessed by a passer-by, the cause of the smash would probably have been the subject of much speculation.

The London Economist states that portion of the New Zealand loan underwritten in London was taken up in New York at a rate of interest yielding over 7 per cent. It is surmised that the underwriters unloaded a portion of the loan there before its success in Britain was assured.

“You see before you. a body of men scarred by battle, footsore and weary, a bit fed up and a long way from home,” said Mr. T. B. Pienaar, captaiiU of the Springboks, in replying to the civic welcome at Napier. During their tour they had found that they could not take any of their opponents too lightly and they felt it up to them to train hard and. so make sure of avoiding defeat.

W’hile motoring down the Mountain Road on Thursday evening in the direction of Hawera, Mr. W. J. Tristram met with a somewhat serious accident. The cause of the mishap cannot bo ascertained, but when going up the hill near the golf links the car apparently got into difficulties, and, after turning completely over, landed in its, normal position on the top of a boxthorn hedge. Mr. Tristram was most fortunate in escaping with a slight injury io his shoulder, and a number of bruises, but the car was very badly damaged.—El th am Argus,

The euchre party, social and dance held at the Hillsborough Hall on Thursday night proved a great success, the attendance being the largest of the season. The proceeds were in aid of the Tarurutangi Cricket Club. The prizes for euchre were won by, ladies’ Mrs. Proud first, Mrs. Street second; men’s, Mr. H. Street first, Mr. H. Skelton second. The music Jor the dance was supplied by Miss Worn in her usual good style, and Messrs. Reg. Bishop and Len and Jack Sampson carried out the duties of M.C.’s in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. An excellent supper was provided.

A shipment of <336 sacks of peanuts which arrived from Japan via Sydney recently was condemned by the fruit inspector, Mr. G. Harnett, owing to the nuts being infected with meal moth (says the New Zealand Herald). Thirty cases of shelled walnuts; also’ from Japan, were condemned and destroyed. The pest in the condemned nuts had not developed into ‘the moth stage. When fully developed the moth attacks flour, meal and all kinds of cereals. As far as is known, the moth has not established itself in New Zealand, but. great vigilance has to be exercised in the examination of all nuts from Japan, China and other places, as numbers of shipments reaching New Zealand at various times have been found to be affected.

A recital given in Everybody’s Theatre last night by the 4th Battalion Wellington Regiment (Taranaki Rifles) Band was appreciatively received by a large audience. The selection-'. Included the hymns “Arizona,” “Eternal Father” (a test piece), and the contest march “Commonwealth,” and all the items were pleasingly rendered. The contest quartette (Bandsmen K. Taylor, AV. Kay, W. Taylor, and L. Hardgreaves) played as an extra, “Puritani.” Other items were given by Messrs. Ward (pianoforte solo), R. George (violin solo), and Goldsworthy ' and Fredric (monologue), all °f whom received encores. Accompaniments were played by Mrs. George and Mr. Fredric. The proceeds of a collection in aid of the contest expenses were about £l4. On the afternoon of Sunday, the 25th inst., the band will give their complete contest programme in Pukekura Park, including contest marching on the sports ground and at night .will conclude with a vocal and intstyumontal concert at Everybody’s.

While at Hamilton the Springboks were taken out to the Ruakura Farm, Air. A. AV. Green, the manager of Ruakura, piloting the party all over the farm. The visitors were keenly interested in all they Raw, Mr. AA r . H. Morkel, the vice-captain, being specially critical, constantly pulling up the party with pertinqnt inquiries, and when he got to the’milking sheds he exclaimed, “Wonderful; this farm is one of the finest things I have seen on the tour; Hawkesbury (N.S.W.) is not up to it at all.” Mr. Morkel. talking to the Auckland Star representative a little later, stressed what he. had said earlier, also that we ought to be proud of such an institution afl Ruakura. He also said they had in South Africa some very fine experimental farms, but it would hardly bo fair to compare ours and theirs, as farming was carried on by vastly different methods, especially as far as areas were concerned. The successful treatment of the swamp areas at Ruakura interested Mr. Morkel, who thought no expense was too great considering the data that was being compiled and to be used in reclaiming the vast swamp lands.

At Stony River sale on Tuesday, Newton King., Ltd., will sell a number of implements, together with numerous sundries on behalf of Mr. R. F. Trimble, who has recent!v sold his farm.

Spring never showed greater promise of smart dressing than is evidenced today at Morey’s. A’our visit to this popular house during the week will, therefore, be anticipated with much pleasure.

Webster Bros, notify a big sale of Nelson fresh fruit to-morrow (Tuesday), at 2 o’clock. Included in the sale are about 50 cases of export grade delicious apples, which will probably bo unobtainable for the remainder of the -aeason after the present consignment.