LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Nana Bhana, a "Wellington banana merchant, won his case in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Who says there is nothing in a name?

yk steady warm rain, fell in and around New Plymouth for several hours yesterday morning. It was badly needed, and will have a very beneficial effect on pastures and gardens generally. Misty conditions prevailed during the afternoon, and there were prospects for more rain.

A ballot for sections in the Katikara settlement (Trimble’s property, Okato), was held at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, yesterday. The result was: IS, 89 acres 1 rood (9 applications). C. E. Eustace, of New Plymouth: 2S, 106 acres 2 roods (8 applications), Edward Hansen, of Lowgarth; 3S remains open for applications.

Efforts are being made to institute university extension lectures in New Plymouth, a request on these lines having been made, to the council of the Victoria College (Wellington) by the New Plymouth High School Board of Governors. The proposal was endorsed by, the Taranaki Education Board at yesterday’s meeting. A farmer in occupancy of the old To Namu pa site, where Captain Guard was imprisoned bv the Maoris in 1834. recently unearthed several pieces of greenstone and other articles, and preparations are being made for a more thorough search for a box of bullion and other treasure -from the ship Lord Wolseley and other vessels which was reported to have been buried by the Maoris around the pa.—Opunake Times. “In view of the financial stringency.” the Taranaki Education Board has decided to inform the department that it is not in sympathy with the proposal to institute a departmental journal at present. A resolution on these lines was passed at yesterday’s meeting, when correspondence was received asking the board to make arrangements for the publication of the list of vacancies in the journal.

The prediction that this year poultrykeepers would be faced with a surplus of eggs above the demand was made by Mr; E. C. Jarrett (Government poultry instructor), in addressing a meeting at New Plymouth last night. Tn view of this, he said, producers would have to look for an export demand; in fact, one private agent in Auckland was arranging to send a consignment of eggs from New Zealand.

The summer vacation for schools in Taranaki will be from Friday, December 10, to Wednesday, February 1. The date for resumption had previously been fixed as January 31, but at yesterday’s meeting the Education Board decided to extend the holiday by one day, in view of the inconvenience which would be caused in the administration if teachers had to take up duties on the last day of the month.

The suggestion that Taranaki members of Parliament should take action this session in the matter of having the value of the Taranaki scholarship increased, was made by Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., at yesterday’s meeting of the Education Board. Mr. Smith pointed out that the present amount ( £6O) was not sufficient, and- he said the cost to students attending Otago University or Victoria College was over £lOO.

A splendid record in the matter of consistent attendance has been established by a pupil of the Hurford Road School (Master Jason Loveridge). Ho Jias been absent only once in 8 years and 6 mortths, and on that occasion the cause was a family bereavement. The facts were brought under the notice of the Taranaki Education Board at yesterday’s meeting, and as the pupil will shortly be finishing his primary school term, it was decided to send him a letter of congratulation on his achievement.

“It is not our aim to boom poultrykeeping as a means of livelihood,” said Mr. E. C. Jarrett (Government instructor) in addressing a meeting at New Plymouth last night. He added that poultry farming was a trade, and one had to have practical experience if lie expected to make a success of it. While this was the attitude of instructors in relation to poultry farming, they never essayed to put off people from poultrykeeping, as it was a godd idea to start with a few good birds, and increases could be made as the individual thought fit and profitable.

The annual plain and fancy-dress hall under the auspices of the New Plymouth Returned Soldiers’ Association takes place to-night in the Coronation Hall. Patrons in fancy-dress are asked to bring with them a card on which their name and the character they represent should bo written, while to avoid mistakes they should place Mr., Mrs., or Miss (as the case may be) before their name. The card will be collected at the door, and thus an accurate record of the wearers of fancy costumes will be obtained. To-morrow evening, children’s night, it is hoped parents will follow the same course, giving each child a card.

At the Hawera S.M. Court on Tuesday, Warwick Daniell was charged with breaking and entering the shop of John Nolan, Patea, and stealing £3 ss. Constable Andrews stated that on Sunday, September 4, he interviewed accused at the police station, Hawera, when accused admitted stealing ,the money from John Nolan. He had made a statement to that effect. Witness said that he 'knew accused had been a lieutenant in the Royal Feild Artillery. He did not know for certain that accused was a holder of the D. 5.0., but he believed he was, and that he was also a holder of the M.C. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was committed to the Supreme Court at Wellington on Saturday, September 17. —Star.

At a meeting of the directors of the Eltham Dairy Company on Tuesday, it was decided to pla.ee half of the company’s output with the New Zealand Co-operative Marketing Association, and the other half with Messrs. Lonsdale. The Mangorei Company also decided to place the whole of its output with the New Zealand Co-operative Marketing Association on open consignment,, and the Tariki Company is similarly disposing of its output. The Mangatoki, Kaponga and Kaupokonui factories have placed their outputs through Lonsdale and Co., while Ngaere, Kakaramea, and Hawera are selling theirs through Henry Lane and Co., all on open consignment.—Argus.

Ladies v’lio cannot shop in town, can rely on receiving high-class Face Powders, Toilet Requisites, or Baby’s requirements from H. J. Abram, the "Shop by Poet Cham Ist, New

A poll is to be taken on Wednesday, 21st inst., at Raetihi, upon a proposal to constitute a borough for the township. The Southland County Council’s temporary loan of £25,000 was oversubscribed within twenty-four hours, and within a week more than twice the amount required was offered. It is reported that the staffs of the ’Government departments in New Zealand arc shortly to be heavily curtailed. There ia also a probability of salaries being reduced. In a case heard at the Masterton Supreme Court, Marget Motley claimed from Mary O’Sullivan £2OO for alfeged libel. After, hearing the evidence the judge awarded £5 and costs on the Magistrate’s Court scale. That business is still good in Taranaki is shown by the sales made by Wilson’s Motor Supplies, .Ltd., Eltham, who in the past two weeks have booked orders for four Fiat cars, four secoodhand cars, two Nash cars, and two Leyland chassis.

A proposal is afoot to securd 300 acres of Mr. W. H. Feild’s land at Wai‘kanae, near the sea coast, for the purposes of national golf links. Mr. Field lias offered the land at a low figure, and it is hoped something definite will soon ‘eventuate.

Williams, one of the members of the Auckland representative “Soccer” team, is a deaf mute, and during the team’s trip to Wellington last week eight men similarly affected boarded the train in order to be present at the match and to watch the play of one who had risen to representative honors in spite of a very severe handicap. At a largely attended meeting of the South Canterbury executive of the Farmers’ Union in Timaru yesterday, it was decided to emphatically protest against the suggestion that the Postal Department should levy £2 on all rural mail boxes. It was further agreed that only those who contribute should be served with mails. —Press Association. A valuable discovery was made recently, when Taki Waitara, an old resident, who was engaged in ploughing his sectioh at Kaik, unearthed no fewer than fifteen Maori axes or chisels (states an Otago paper).. Some of the specimens were two feet in length, and beautifully polished. As an indication of their value £5 was refused for one of them.

The recent spell of fine weather, which lias been appreciated by city folk, is viewed with misgiving by strawberry growers, who state that the growth of the plants has been considerably retarded thereby (states the Auckland Star). Want of the moiiture necessary during their growing period will diminish the crop, and a grower at Northcote to cite one example, estimates his losb already at fully £3OO on his one hundred thousand plants. - The statement was made during a discussion at the annual meeting of the British Medical Associaiiion, (held recently at Neweastle-on-Tyne, that in New ’ Zealand medical men were protected bv law from divulging information in civil cases. The protection, however, is not so wide as this statement would indicate. Questioned on the subject, a legal authority stated that the Evidence Act in New Zealand made provision for according to certain witnesses in certain cases the privilege of being asked questions which otherwise might be quite relevant. Among those given this privilege were physicians and surgeons. With regard to them the rule was that they shall not, without the consent of the patient concerned, divulge in any civil proceedings any communication made to them in their professional capacity by such patient, which was necessary to enable them to prescribe or act for 'the patient. Thia rule did not. apply if the sanity of the patient was in dispute in the proceedings then being held. Moreover, there was nothing in the rille which would protect any communication made for a criminal purpose nor prevent a physician or surgeon giving any evidence of any statement or representation made by a person affecting an insurance on his life or on the life of any other person. A doctor called to give evidence could not refuse to state that he had treated a person or to say what he had treated the patient for. The privilege applied only to communications made to him by the patient. On the Kith inst., Newton King, Ltd., are offering for sale by auction a really good dairy farm. This property is situated near Waitara, and the carrying capacity is good. On Friday next, Newton King, Ltd., are selling by auction the whole of Messrs. Shuttleworth Bros.’ stock-in-trade. The sale offers a rare opportunity of securing good, new, cheap articles of hardware, tools of all descriptions, house fittings, paints, timbers, etc. In addition to the warehouse stock will be sold all machinery, plant, which includes a Crossley gas engine in perfect running order, also a Ransome iron saw bench, shafts, pulleys, and a large quantity of belting. The sale will commence at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Full details are advertised. Househod bargains at Hie Melbourne, Ltd.: —Horrockses’ Al calico, 30 inches wide, 1/9 yard; Ryland's heavy household calico, 30in„ 1/6 yard; 18-inch striped roller towelling, 1/11 yard; large white towels, good weight. 5/11 pair; splendid mancella quilts, 29/6; lovely casement cloths,'2/9 and 3/0 yard; also splendid indigo print 1/6 yard, and indigo drillette 1/11 yard. The use of “Sinus” milking machine cleanser ensures pure, sweet milk at a trifling cost. All up-to-date farmers who take a pride in supplying nothing but the purest milk to the factory swear bj- “Sinus.” Absolute cleanliness of all machines and dairy utensils can only be positively assured by the. use of “Sinus.” Ask for it.