LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 January 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•The feeling is growing stronger every year that Anzac Day should be a holiday. I think we shall have soon to take a day out of the eight days givan the men annually and give them Anzac Day instead,” remarked the chairman :»f the .Stratford County Council (Mr. E. Walter) at Saturday’s meeting of the Council.

“I don’t know what supervision is being exercised over emigrants to New Zealand, but we have had too many recent arrivals from Britain and Australia appearing in the court recently,” said Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., when an immigrant admitted a' series nf thefts in the Auckland Police Court on Tuesday.

Mr. E. Dixon, M.P., interviewed the State Advances Department ofer the difficulty in the delay of money from the Housing Department. The superintendent advises that all applications be sent to his department. They will advance up to three-fourths of the value of the house and land at 4y s per cent., with a second mortgage. The combined interest would be comparatively low, and Mr. Dixon advises all those anxious to build to send in applications at onee.

A man who had been cnarged 24s poundage fees for allowing 45 cows to graze on the road wrote to the Stratford County Council on Saturday asking for a refund of the money and explaining why his cows were on the road. “How long were the cows on the road,” asked Councillor Anderson. “Two or three days,” replied the chairman. ‘‘Ob, cheap grazing.” exclaimed Councillor Anderspn, and it was decided to write sympathising with the farmer, but expressing the view that he had received value for his twenty-four shillings. Several beach picnics are to be held at Ngamotu this week. To-day a special train will run from Inglewood in connection with the school picnic. On Wednesday the Hawera-Eltham picnic will take place, requiring another special train, and iu addition the. New Plymouth waterside workers are holding their annual picnic that day. Thia means that no work will be done at the wharf on Wednesday, which will be an excellent arrangement in view of the large number of children who will want to see all they can of the shipping. The liner Port Albany will be in port.

“Character is not a thing far up in the clouds only for dreamers, but the most intensely practical thing in the world,” declared Professor J. C. Herbsman during his Chautauqua lecture recently. “It is the essential of good manhood and womanhood and the foundation of sound governments,” he continued. “Why is it that Great Britain after a thousand, years is still more strong, helpful and influential than any other nation? As an American, I wish to state, that it is the .character of the British people that keeps the race youthful, virile, and strong throughout the ends of the earth.”

At the Patea Magistrate’s Court on Friday, Thomas Taylor and S. C. Tonks, both of illawera., were charged with breaches of the. Patea borough by-laws in that on Labor Day they drove along Egmont Street at a greater speed than 15 miles an hour. The by-law in question reads that it is an offence to drive on any street in the Patea borough at a greater rate than 15 miles. Evidence was given by the Town Clerk that a trap was set on the day in question, the day of the Waverley races, and the defendants were travelling at 25 miles and 31 miles an' hour respectively. Mi. O’Dea, who appeared for the defendants, submitted that the by-law was unreasonable, inasmuch as it did not discriminate between the busy part and the rest of the town. Fifteen miles might, be reasonable through the town, but it would not be" in the scattered parts of the borough. In similar cases brought by the Petone Borough Council and the Grey town Council, Mr. Justice Chipman had laid it down that a by-law must discriminate between busy streets and streets little used. The Magistrate (Mr. Bailey, S.M.) upheld Mr. O’Dea’s contention that the by-law was unreasonable, and dismissed the informations. On last Court day some twenty odd motorists were charged with breaches of the same by-law, but as they all pleaded guilty and were lined, they will, of course, have tb pay the fines.

Railway arrangements in connection with the Hawera Show are advertised in this issue.

One often hears from visitors complimentary remarks about New Plymouth expressed in laudatory terms. Much work is necessary to assist nature and the community is deeply indebted to the various societies which have been engaged in this work on the sea-front and elsewhere. 'One of the minor organisations is the New Plymouth Beautifying Society. It has no special locality for ?ts operations, and any part oi the town raav claim its attention. Its wor* has been handicapped by want of tonds; it has no municipal ground or nxed revenue. However, it can claim to have done excellent work during the past nine months on Baines Terrace and the ( arringion Road. The public will tins week have the opportunity of showing its appreciation by attending the conc ® aid of its funds to take place on Saturday night. Messrs. Borthwick and Sons, Waitara, noHfv that they have raised the pr.ee oi uorkers from 4d to 4i<l Prt U>-

“It is considered by those who have first-hand knowledge of the fruit trade,” remarked an Auckland auctioneer, “that within the next twelve months sufficient lemons will be produced in the Auckland province to supply the whole of the lemon requirements of New Zealand.

“Astronomy has come to the assistance of the expositor of the Holy Bible,” said the Rev. W. J. Elliott in the course of a sermon at the Whiteley Church, New Plymouth, last night. Dealing with a theory that Heaven was a place above, the speaker remarked that an ascent from London and an ascent from Melbourne (Australia) would take the ascender in exactly opposite directions. There was, therefore, a danger, he remarked, of becoming beflogged in giving a literal interpretation to dates and figures.

A visit to Ngaere gardens was made by the 4th Battalion Band (New Plymouth) yesterday, and an enjoyable programme was rendered. There was a good number of visitors, but boisterous weather prevailed. En route to Ngaere the band played several items at Inglewood and at Stratford. A short programme was played at the Stratford public hospital, the band’s visit being much appreciated. A party had a somewhat unusual experience last week. They were out fishing oyer the Raglan bar, whin they found themselves in the midst of a shoal of porpoises. Having a shot-gun on the launch they fired at one, killing it almost instantly. They towed the mammal into Ragian, where it was ascertained that it weighed about 3301 b., the oil and hide being valued at about £5

A Wairarapa man sold his farm and stock at a price that elevated., him to the list of those who retired to ceaport towns. The deposit (says an exchange) was small in comparison with the deal, and the mortgage was big. The first half-year’s interest was ixiet, but the second was slow in arriving. Then it occurred to the retired man t> journey down and see if the grass was still growing on the farm. He found tlie place overrun with grass, the settler missing, and not a hoof on the property. He is back on the farm.

There was a good attendance at Kawaroa Park on Saturday night, when a recital was given by the 4th Battalion Band. Weather conditions were not very favorable for an outdoor gathering" a high wind prevailing. A number of those present participated in the dances on the lawn. During the evening it was announced that the band intend promoting a masquerade faction at the park a fortnight hence. As an illustration of the work done by the band it is stated tliat since April last when the present conductor (Mr. Lowe) took charge, the members have attended about 50 parades and ninety practices. Their present series of concerts has been instituted to provide in connection with the trip to Wellington next month, whe the band will compete in the’ B grade competition. Saturday night’s collection realised about £l2

Wonderful possibilities in lengthening human life lie in the eating of radium, according to Dr. Stillma i Bailey, a Chieagq physician, who is one <>f the greatest on radiology in the world. His attention, he told the Therapeutists Convention at Chicago recently, had been drawn to the remarkable health enjoyed by the workers in the radium ore mines in Colorado. After much research he came to the conclu-

sion that this was due to their di inking water being chargid with radium. “Radium rays caught in sugar or milk and made up into tablets and taken internally seem, to work miracles,” he said. “C have dispensed a thousand radium tablets in Chicago. The results, especially among old people, are nothing short of marvellous. A veritable fairyland of science stands revealed. Acute pains disappear as if by magic; invalidism, a characteristic of old age, vanishes. Jaded appetites become keen again, and red blood corpuscles have increased by 250,(W0 in a few hours.”

“While in the Shetland Isles," stated! Sir Robert to a New Zealand Times reporter, “I visited the very house I was born in at Lerwick. It is a stone house of seven rooms, built by my grandfather, and is now owned by my cousin. Though they are beyond the 60th degree of latitude, the people live longer in the Shetland Isles than in what wo usually consider more favored climes. For instance. I called on my first cousin, who will be 91 in February; and, though somewhat deaf, she has all her faculties. And the same week I called upon another cousin, 91 in September. He, too, is a little deaf, but his intellect is as bright as ever, and he is the author of several books. Neither of these cousins has ever been out of the islands. Sir Charles Hercules Read, LL.D., St. Andrews, late .keeper or curator of the British Museum, is another cousin of mine, and was looking very well. Tie is one of the greatest authorities m the world on the Maoris and on Maori relics, of which they have a very fine collection at the Museum. It would be very interesting if he came, out tb New Zealand. He could give us sonie very valuable information as to Maori relics, etc. Dr. Buck told me that he had seen him, and that he seemed to know more about the Maoris than anybody he had ever met.”

Bathing towels .arc cheap at the Melbourne, Ltd. Striped at 3/11, 4/11 and 5/11 pair; also excellent white bath towels at 4/11, 7/6 and 9/6' per pair. The above are all 'best English make, and are splendid weight and quality. These goods are becoming dearer owing to new duty and higher cost of raw cotton.

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When Sir Walter Raleigh first introduced tobacco into England he brought from Virginia a very high-class article. To-day the high-grade tobaccos are even better" in flavor, and fragrant and cool. There is not a big ( difference in price between special and "ordinary grades of tobacco, but the dift’erence to the smoker from a flavor point of. view is most marked. We are now offering some very special mixtures for particular smokers, and we want you to try them. You will appreciate being able to secure these high-grade brands.—W. H. Preece, Devon Street Central.

Your soiled or tailed suits, costumes, and dresses can be successfully drycleaned , r dyed and made equal to new at the cost of a few shillings, by J. K. Hawkins and Co., dyers and dry cleaners, Dev - Street, New Plymouth. We also renovate felt hate, Panama hats, furs, etc. Now, it does not matter where you live; just post your goods to us, and they will be returned in a few days