LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For the office of member representing the west riding on the Inglewood County Council Messrs. E. A. Laurence and D. Todd have been nominated. A poll will be held on Wednesday, December 7.

At a meeting of the New Plymouth Tourist and Expansion League last evening it was decided to interview .the owners of “Brooklands..” “Maranui” and

“Aotea,” as well as Mr. Frethey, and ask that they open their private gardens to visitorstand the public on tne 25th inst. (Christmas Day, which is a Sunday), and, if they agree, to arrange for transit facilities from “Maranui” and “Aotea” to the tram line. In and around New Plymouth are some very interesting motor* drives and points of’ interest which visitors do not always see. The Tourist and Expansion League last evening set up a subcommittee to inaugurate various motor runs for the coming holidays, and to arrange, where possible, for members of the committee to accompany the observation cars, and explain to visitors the various features and their old time Maori associations. The trips will be duly advertised.

A big/ demand has already set in for accommodation in New Plymouth for the holidays. The seaside cottages and. mountain house, as usual, are in special favor. Thp various hotels and boardinghouses are’ always full during the holidays, so the Tourist and Expansion League decided last evening to make a special appeal to residents to place whatever rooms they can at the disposal of visitors., with or without board.

A t Napier last night an American ide a called a community sing was introduced into New Zealand by Mr. A. E. Renouf, a member of the touring bowling team. who returned home via the United States, and witnessed a community sing at a Toronto fair. A large gathering in the Municipal Theatre was invited to join in singing numerous popular airs, the words of which were thro vn on the screen. Soloists set the ball rolling and the assemblage readily accepted the invitation to make themselves heard, entering into the scheme with a happy spirit and making the innovation a complete success. —Press Association.

During the past few years the New Plymouth Tourist and Expansion League has had set up framed sets of views of the district in the various hotels and tourist bureaux in Auckland and Rotorua. At last night’s meeting it was decided to continue this good work, and to procure additional sets and exhibit them, in the leading hotels. An enlarged map of the district., showing the various tourist routes and interesting scenic and historic features is also to be prepared, and hung in the local tourist bureaux.

Mr. O. J. Hawken (Egmont) asked the Minister for Agriculture if he would find out whether there was a market for second class meat either at Home or abroad, in the way of army contract or some other such market. Probably there were more than one million second class carcases to bfi shipped from New Zealand this year, not worth more than one penny per pound. The Minister (Hon. W. Nosworthy) said that he would be very pleased to make inquiries in the direction suggested. It was ,not a very easy subject to deal with. The first need was to find the market which was not an easy matter with so much old meat offering. However, he would be glad to make the inquiries. A meeting of the New Plymouth sports ground committee was held last night, when there were present: Messrs. A. L. Humphries (chairman), Jas. McLeod. E. Jackson,’Ferry,. A. L. Roberts, F. J Hill, W. C. Weston, Jas. Garcia, and L. Little (secretary). Arrangements were made for the entertainment which it is proposed to hold in Pukekura Park on the evening of Saturday, January 14. Mr. Ferry was askqd to take charge of the musical portion of the entertainment, at which the band is to be asked to assist. It was decided to arrange that the vocal items, etc., will be given from a float on the lake, and the arrangements for the float were left in the hands of Mr. A. L. Roberts. Messrs. A. L. Humphries and Jas. McLeod were appointed to arrange for the lighting. Mr. H. Cocker, of New Plymouth, left England in 1897, and before leaving went to some trouble to investigate the dairy produce and meat business. He made the acquaintance of Sir Thos. Mackenzie, Mr. Ross Martin. Mr. Weddtl (of Weddel and Co.), and others. He found that the only places where New Zealand butter and meat could be obtained were at the New Zealand General Produce Co.’s stores in Piccadilly, Manchester, at the Home and Colonial Stores at Leeds. A butcher had told him that New Zealand lamb was sold as English home grown. Mr. Cocker found that New Zealand butter was blended ?<nd sold as English. Since his return to New Zealand Sir Thos. Mackenzie had spoken very plainly in regard to. the matter, and Mr. Cocker considers t iat. Sir Thos. Mackenzie is the best man to be sent Home in the New Zealand producers’ interests.

Readers of Okato and surrounding districts are reminded of the visit of the Maoris, who are noted for their musical

capabilities. They will sing in the Native, English and Samoan languages. The proceeds arc for the worthy cause of missions in New Zealand.

Soiled clothes soaked overnight with "Fairy Wonder” washing powder require little "or no boiling on washing morning. All dirt will have- been practically -removed through the agency of “Fairy,' and all that is necessary is a light rinsino- or two. Try this plan for your next washing. Be sure and ask for “Fairy.” Your grocer stocks it.

Killing at the Taranaki Farmers’ Sqiart Road Works will commence on Monday, December 12. Operations at Messrs" Borthwick's works at Waitara have already begun. At a meeting of Kaponga .tradespeople on Tuesday evening it was' resolved + o form a chamber of commerce, to be called the Kaponga Chamber of Commerce; that the half-holiday be held on Thursday in Christmas and New Year weeks; that the executive, be composed of the president, secretary and treasurer, two vice-presidents, and a committee of four, the dairy companies to be represented on the committee if possible. The election resulted as follows: President, Mr. P. W- Allen; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. Fearon and Davies; committee, Messrs. Waugh, Gioson, Lissaman, and Severne. Mr. C. S. Hill was appointed secretary. -*■ There were the usual pleas to be excused from attendance by jurors who were summoned to attend at the opening of the Supreme Court sessions in New Plymouth yesterday. Two dairy farmers, one of whom was milking 41 cows and had an unexperienced assistant, were successful in their application, while a third farmer, who lived beyond the ten mile limit, and the driver of a mail coach were also excused from further attendance. The foreman of the workshop in a motor garage pleaded to be exempted, but His Honor, Mr. Justice Reed said he was afraid he could not grunt, the request, as they already had a short panel. The chief engineer of a freezing works, who was anxious, to supervise building operctions and other duties in anticipation of the opening of the season shortly, asked His Honor to grant exemption, but the Judge said he would have to decline, although he promised to release waiting jurors as much as possible for an hour or two when the opportunity offered. Fines of £lO were imposed on two men, Walter Kendall and Leonard Copestake, who were convicted in the New Plymoutn Magistrate’s Court yesterday of stealing a sack of fungus valued at £2 10s, the property of a Maori named Tamati, who resides at Okato. SeniorSergeant MeCrorie prosecuted on behalf of the police,. and Mr. Croker appeared on behalf of the accused. The. defence was an absolute denial of the charge,, but the Magistrate, after hearing their evidence, said neither of them had a story which in it contained any element of truth. Each defendant was fined £lO, and the fungus was ordered to be upturned to Tamati. Defendants ordered to pay £1 to the Maori as compensation on the loss of stolen goods, qnd witnesses’ and interpreters’ costs amounting in all to £3 12s. Both were also admitted to probation for a. term of two years and were given time to pay the fines. Copestake also consented to an application made by his wife that a prohibition- order should be issued against him.

“Fifty-one” writes to the Hawera Star:—ln looking over the Star last night my attention was arrested by the words “Glen Almond” at the head of a sale announcement by Newton King, Ltd., and on perusing the contents I recalled May 4, 1863,. when the truce was broken by the Maoris killing seven or eight men of the 57th Regiment at he Wairau stream, between Tataraimaka and Oakura. I was living with my parents a.t Glen Almond at the time, and an immediate shift had to be made, to the town of New Plymouth, barely a mile away. The place remained untenanted for some time after that until it was taken by the Sym'es family, who afterwards went to Wanganui, and eventually took up land at Waverley. where some of the sons are still living. I believe at least two of the Symes family were born at Gleij Almond, and it was from there that Charles, Edwin, Alfred, Oscar, and Walter went to Scofield’s school. An unrecorded incident in connection with that school should interest “old boys.” After the engagement at Katikara (June 3, 1863) the wounded troops were brought up by steamer and landed at iNew Plymouth. Several boys, including Oscar Symes, Max D. King, and the. writer, were so interested in the landing that they were several minutes late for school lunch. A square was formed and eatfi delinquent had to take a cut with a ruler on each hand. All went merrily until Oscar was reached, who refused tq take his gruel, and something like a free fight ensued between master and boy. What Mr. Symes, Senr., said to the master next day was characteristic of that upright bpt fiery little man.

A final reminder is given that the Glen Almond sale takes place today on the groumrs at 2 p.mi, when you will have an opportunity of securing what are considered some of the finest home sites in Plymouth. One cannot form an idea of hour very beautiful many of thpse sites are without actually inspecting them.

The proceeds of the mothers’ mart, to be held in the Workers’ Hall at 1 o’clock on Saturday next, are to be devoted to the fund for building boarding accommodation for the convenience of country pupils of the Girls’ High School At present Strandon is being rented for the purpose, but when the lease expires it will be necessary to provide a boarding establishment on the site of, the present school and larger than Strandon, as pupils have to be refused accommodation at present.

Among the wide range of flowering subjects which are eligible for entry in the cut flowers class at the horticultural summer show are the most popular and extensively grown of our garden flowers. It is to be therefore hoped that those who possess well furnished gardens will exhibit largely in the class, and thereby assist in making this section one of the principal attraction of the show.

The furniture display at Webster Bros, mart, Devon Street., is certainly keeping the interest of the Taranaki people. The maple furniture is something new to this district and it is doubtless a beautiful timber, as strong as oak, but free from that heavy appearance which always tends to make oak out of place in bedroom furnishings. The display is well worth a visit.

The progressiveness of the New Plymouth Caledonian Society is again in evidence. The executive have decided to hold for members a smoke concert in Kawaroa bungalow on Saturday (tomorrow) night, primarily with the object of netting male members together for the "first time, and probably the executive will have something to say on the prospects of the society. Owing to the fact that the addresses on the membership roll are in some cases incomplete and circulars may not have reached members, the executive would be pleased if members would accept this notification. A good night is promised Caledonially, what with toast list. Scotch song., and story.

At a meeting of the New Plymouth sports ground committee last night itwas resolved to hold an open air entertainment in Pukekura Park on Monday, February 27, on the occasion of the visit H.M.S. Chatham