LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is etated. that an experiment in the growing of tobacco is to be undertaken in the Nelson district.

“Years ago,” remarked, a visiting speaker at the annual meeting of the Taranaki Centre of the N.Z.A. and C.U. on Thursday evening, “Eltham was recognised as the premier eporting centre of Taranaki, and I believe it will again be in the future.” —Argus. There is still no information obtainable as to the receipts for last Saturday’e test match. When consulted, Mr. H. >E. Combe (secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union) stated that until all the tickets distributed to the different centres were accounted for it would be impossible to give anything like a correct total.

A formal notification appears in the Gazette authorising the issue, during the current racing year, of 184 totalizator licenses, the number recommended by the Racing Commission. As, however, the commission’s report has still to be considered by Parliament, the additional permits recommended will not be issued in the meantime.

The Thames band contest programme, with marching evolutions, will be given by the 4th Battalion, Wellington Regiment, Band in Pukekura Park tomorrow afternoon, the proceeds to go to the contest funds. Commencing at 8.15 to-morrow evening, the band will also give a sacred concert in Everybody’s Theatre, when solos, trios and quartettes, in addition to band selections, will be rendered.

A novel competition has been added to the programme for the next show of the Temuka and Geraldine Agricultural and Pastoral Association, states an exchange. Mr. T. D. Burnett, M.P. for Temuka, has promised two prizes for the largest and the second largest family in the district, the competitors to go into the ring at the show, and be judged on points of physique as well aq on numerical strength. The first prize will be £lO and the second £5, the money in each case to go to the mother of ;the. family.

Apparently the Patea Hospital Board has a few outstanding accounts owing for ex-patients, and it would prefer to have the cash rather than the items on the books. “They won’t pay except we make them,” remarked a member at the meeting. “That ia so,” said another. He then went on to relate how the board had contemplated pressing for an account, but as it was thought the debtor might soon be called across the Great Divide, some members preferred to let the little debt stand over and make a claim against the estate. “However,” added the member, “the debtor looks as if he has taken a new lease of life.” A meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the New Plymouth Borough Council was held on Thursday to deal with deferred business, the Mayor (Mr. F. 'E. Wilson) presiding. The borough engineer will be asked to submit a report and the suggested schedule showing the allocation of the proposed £lO,OOO waterworks loan. The petitioners for the extension of the water mains in Dorset Avenue are to be informed that the work can only be considered as part of a definitely arrange.! schedule, and that their requests will be kept in view when the schedule for the waterworks loan is being prepared. .In response to an application by Mr. E. Lash it was decided to reply stating that the council could not see its way to do any work in Fulford Street west at present.

An interesting history attaches to a flag, the Royal Standard of Scotland, which was recently presented to the New Plymouth Caledonian Society. The donor was Mr. J. McNeill Adams, of Albert Road, and the flag previously belonged to his brother Pipe-Mayor Colin J. McNeill Adams, who secured it during the Boer War. He belonged to the Highland Brigade and was with Genera! Waucope when the latter met his death at Modder River. It was at that time the brigade was almost wiped out, but General Sir Hector MacDonald, who was sent from India, took over the remnants. At a later stage the remaining members cast lots for the flag, and it fell to Pipe-Major Adams, who received it while in hospital in Durban. The standard later came into the possession of Mr. J. McNeill Adams, who has generously given it to the society, by whom it will be much treasured.

A first-class lot of 2 and 3-year springing heifers and good dairy cows will be offered by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., at their Stratford sale on Tuesday next, the 27th inst. Dairy stock will be offered at 12.30 p.m. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., will hold their annual bull fair at Stratford saleyards on Monday October 10 next, and entries for same are solicited on page 8 of this issue.

QUINS AL, Cartwright’s reliable preparation for Influenza and Colds in the Head. 1/6, from H. J. Abram, the “MAIL ORDER” Chemist, New Plymouth.

| The annual athletic sports of the . Boys’ fligdi School will be held on the ; school grounds on Saturday, October 15. | Thjs year the steeplechase will be held sevenil days after the sports.

The patients at the public hospital at New Plymouth were treated to a very enjoyable song recital on Thursday morning by Mr. Ernest Drake, who visited the institution, his thoughtful kindness being deeply appreciated. Mra. W. Ambury played the accompaniments. The New Plymouth Borough Council decided on Thursday that the proposed £150,000 loan be reduced to £142,000, and that its purpose be confined to the repayment of the loans falling due on October 1, 1922. The amount to be repaid is over £134,000, and previously the council had favored making the loan a round sum, any balance available after expenses of flotation to be devoted to electric light purposes. The latest decision makes the loan purely a re-pay-ment one.

Shipping will again be busy at the port of New Plymouth during this weekend and next week. Two steamers (the Corinna with cargo from South Island ports and the Alexander from Westport with coal) arrived yesterday, x.hile the Rimu and the Rama are due to arrive today. To-morrow two overseas vessels will arrive, the Waikawa from American ports with cargo and the Kurow with coal and rails from Newcastle and general cargo from South Island ports. On Friday next the liner Port Lyttelton is scheduled to visit this port to load frozen cargo. The Waiotapu, now loading on the Pacific coast of America, will follow in October.

. Fo’llowing on the New Plymouth Borough Council’s decision to seek the cooperation of a Government engineer to report on the possibilities of securing sufficient hydro-electric power for ironsand works, Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., has replied stating that he interviewed the Minister of Public Works on the subject, and the latter has now agreed to arrange for either Mr. Kissell or Mr. Robertson to visit New Plymouth about October 6.

There will be a good entry of all classes of horses at Stony River horse fair on Wednesday next. See advt. Eighty head of dairy cattle will be offered at Stony River sale on Tuesday See advt.

A good herd sire is what al! dairymen should, be absolutely certain of having, and those who are not yet suited in this direction should at once look about them to see in what source it will bo in their best interests to buy. The North Taranaki Jersey Breeders’ bull sale to be held at New Plymoutjh showgrounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 4 and 5. has attracted the record number of 155 entries of absolutely top quality cattle, in addition to wnieh will be sold a consignment of extra good cows, heifers and bulls on behalf of the well-known breeder, Mr. Chas. Coulter, Hawkesbury, Blenheim. These sales will no doubt afford excellent opportunities to dairymen of securing herd sires of the highest order. Catalogues for both sales can be obtained from Newton King, Ltd., at all their branches.

Work on Baines’ Terrace will be continued this afternoon, weather permitting.

The public are asked to be on the look-out for the Melbourne, Limited’s, great salvage sale of goods retrieved from the recent fire at the Taranaki Clothing Co.’s premises in New Plymouth. The goods are now being dried and sorted out, and will be offered for sale in about ten days’ time.

“Fairy Wonder” washing powder soaked with the soiled clothes overnight does the work while you sleep. In the morning the dirt will be completely dissolved, and all that is necessary to complete the washing will be a light rinsing or boiling. Try “Fairy” this way. You”! be delighted with results. Of all grocers.

To all those who tire quickly in the course of a day’s work, Messrs. Howell and Howell’s announcement in this issue regarding all wool comfortable socks, will be welcome. This firm has a reputation for supplying only the best of quality in gents’ clothing, and at the prices quoted their all wool socks certainly merit an inspection. In their same announcement they quote two special lines of black cotton socks at prices that defy competition. You are well advised to see these lines without delay. Don’t forget it is Howell’s for socks. All over New Zealand the land is crying out for lime to enable it to yield up its plant food. Hundreds of farmers can testify to the value of liming. Thousands' of acres, otherwise almost valueless, produce abundantly when limed, by means of our efficient and simple Carlyle distributors.—Booth, MacDonald and Company, Limited!, New Plymouth Branch. ’Phone 569.