LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The sittings of the Supreme Court ai New Plymouth next year have been fixed to commence on February 14, May 16, August 15, and November 28. By Order-in-Council dated November 14, Messrs. W. E. Benda H, G. W. Browne, J. 11. Frethey, J. G. Lawrence, A. T. Moore, W. Rumball, and J. Therkleson have been appointed to be the Huatoki Domain Board.

A heavy shipment of wool owned by the Imperial authorities will be dispatched from Auckland within the next week, (states the Herald). The consignment will consist of 8000 bales of greasy wool, about half the quantity which is held in store on behalf of the Imperial Government.

The gross takings in connection- with the New Plymouth branch of the Pitinket Society’s Baby Day effort amounted to slightly over £5OO of which Saturday’s function at Kawaroa Park was responsible for £ll7. About £3O should cover the expenses in Connection with the appeal, so the net result will be a substantial addition to the funds of .the society. The remaining results of the competitions are: Kewpie doll No. 2 (Miss Hawker),'Momona Tamahana, Rahotu; skirt to order, No. 179, Mrs. J. R. Penn.

A schedule of works authorised was laid before the New Plymouth Borough Council last night by the engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook) in response to a request made at a recent meeting. The list of 39 items includes the following: Plans of walls in connection with sea erosion (for the Railway Department), report to be made upon the disposal of town sewerage, details of mains in connection with loan expenditure and plan of fire mains at Fitzroy. Other works authorised, some of which are in hand, include formation and metalling of several streets, the tarring of Govett Avenue, parts of Hobson and Courtenay Streets. One of the items was the proposed -street formation (widening) to be carried out near the junction of St. Aubyn and Queen Streets. In reply to Cr. J. Ki'bby, the Mayor said the engineer could not proceed with the work at this corner until building operations adjacent were advanced, as the carting would interfere with the operations. Let your Canned Meat requirements this summer be the “T.F.M.” brand, manufactured at the Smart Road works: 11b sheep tongues; 31b and 61b ox tongues; l£lb and 61bs corned mutton and beef. Support New Plymouth’s own and ask yvar grocer fur “T.F.M.”

No settlement has been, arrived at in connection with the Wellington wool sale deadlock (says a Press telegram). Application from the committee of the 4th Battalion, Wellington Regiment, Band to hold a recital at Kawaroa Park on Sunday, the 27th inst., was approved by the New Plymouth Borough Council at last night’s meeting. In yesterday’s Wanganui Chronicle there is an unreserved withdrawal of statements made in certain articles which were the subject of actions for libel. The Chronicle states that the actions are being withdrawn, and that a cheque for £lOO has been handed to the Herald “to be applied in payment of the costs incurred or otherwise as the Herald may determine.” Speaking at Stratford on Saturday Bishop Averill said that a thing that struck him whilst on a recent visit to France was the splendid interest the French women took in the military cemeteries. It was good to feel that those women were doing service, not only for their own boys, but looking after the graves of English and New Zealand boys. The good French people wduld never allow those cemeteries to be anything like some of ours are. The breaking-up ceremony in connection with the New Plymouth Girls’ High School has been fixed for the evening of Monday, December 12, and that in connection with the Boys’ High School for the evening of Wednesday, December 14. Acting on the principals’ suggestion it was decided to ask Mr. Justice Reed (who is presiding at the December seasons of the Supreme Court) or the Mayor to officiate at the girls’ function, and Sir Thomas Mackenzie (failing him Prof. F. P. Worley, Auckland) at the boys’ breaking-up ceremony. A statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the war trophies exhibition at New Plymouth was presented to the Borough Council last night. Admission fees amounted to £lB3 and the expefiditure totalled £l5B 3s Id, leaving a balance of £25 6s lid. Half of the balance is to be remitted to the Government and the .remainder will be handed over to the Kawaroa Park Society for the mounting of the field gun There are two small credits yet to be added to the balance.

Speaking at the speech day ceremony at St. Mary’s School at Stratford on Saturday, Bishop Averill said that whilst in England he had endeavored to secure an assistant teacher for the school. When he told the educational authorities at Home what subjects the lady would ‘be required to teach he was told that no teacher could be found in England to supply the needs of the school and the school had to find its assistant in New Zealand. Even judging by the standard of education of England 1 the standard of education of New Zealand and of St. Mary’s School was very I high.

I At a meeting .of the Patea Freezing I Company last week, the chairman (Mr. 1 Dickie) stated that £21,000 had. been 1 subscribed, and it had 'been decided to carry on. Mr. T. Taylor stated that | the Farmers’ Co-op. Society had agreed Ito lend £5OOO or even £lO.OOO, provid!ed the farmers found £25,000. Their aim wa«s purely to assist the depositors. [lf the money subscribed were paid into the Co-op. Organisation Society account some £lOOO in interest would be saved. The question of trustees was considered at length and it was finally unanimously resolved that it consist of four, and that they be Messrs. G. V. Pearce, J. A. McKenna, W. G. Belton, and M. R. Murphy.

In an action for damages as a result of a motor accident brought 'by Miss McCool against Arthur Sagar, of Hawera, heard at Wanganui last week, before Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.. plaintiff was awarded £45 damages with costs. In delivering judgment the Magistrate stated tliat this was a broad street and the spot where the accident happened wa-s one of he best lighted in the town. The evidence ( had disclosed that defend-, ant saw the pedestrians crossing the road at from 20 to 25 feet distant, and according to his own evidence he had been travelling at 10 miles an hour. A car travelling at this pace could, according to defendant’s solicitor, be pulled up* in 9.2 feet t He agreed with the evidence of a witness for plaintiff that defendant lost his head at the time and that he was travelling at a faster pace than indicated. Mr. Hussey appeared for plaintiff.

The usual report of the Carnegie In stitute Committee concerning the administration of the public library and museum was received a last night’s meeting df the New Plymouth Borough Council. The report of the librarian stated: Since last meeting of the committee 14 persons have joined the library and 12 have left, leaving a net increase of two subscribers. During the same period 110 books were placed on the shelves of the library, 50 of these "being fiction, the remainder comprising a portion of the large bequest of literature from the estate of the late Hon. T. Kelly. A number of additional wall cases have been placed in position and enhance the appearaned' of the building and also provide space to exhibit some of the materials at present stored away. Additions have been made to the museum and some small improvements effected in the arrangement of some of the exhibits.

The entertainment given by the visiting boys from the Eltharn Boys’ Home in the Workers’ Social Hall, New Plymouth, last night attracted a good attendance. The boys’ performances gave evidence of careful training, and the brass band of twenty instrumentalists acquitted itself in a very creditable manner. Although a number of the boys were very young the absence of “stage fright” was remarkable, and in recitation, song and tableaux the programme wa-s carried out smoothly, every item being well received. Under the 'baton of Captain Parkinson the band rendered a number of selections, and although the hall does not lend itself to such instrumental music the items elicited unstinted applause. The pyrarrid tableaux was an item especially worthy of a word of praise, and the various drills and exercises were cleverly executed. At the conclusion of the programme, Brigadier Page, manager of the tour, thanked the public of New Plymouth for the reception they had give.) the tour, and in conjunction with the name of Commandant Muldlemiss and others who assisted to make the tour a

success, he called for three cheers, which were lustily given by the boys. It is expected that the visit of the boys will result in the collection of about £4O, which will be devoted to the Eltham Boys’ Home, an institution which is well-known throughout Taranaki by reason of the useful cadets that are trained there, mostly for - agri cult oral pur-