LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A horse ridden by a boy named A. Mills, of Ohangai, slipped and fell in Princes Street, Hawera, yesterday evening. The boy sustained some abrasions, but after being taken to a chemist’s shop was able to proceed home. Tn order to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into New Zealand, amended regulations were gazetted on Thursday prohibiting the introduction of cattle, sheep, swine, or fodder -for live stock into New Zealand from the United Kingdom. The ease of A. L. Young v. the I South British Insurance Company, a claim for £2OO for insurance on a motor-car, which was set down for hearing at the present sessions of the Supreme Court in New Plymouth, has been settled. An announcement to this effect was made at yesterday’s sitting.

The standardisation of school Books was advocated by the Hawera School Committee at Thursday’s meeting. It was decided: “That this committee views with alarm the pressing burden that is being placed on parents due to the increased cost of school books, and that we see no reason why a standard set of books should not be adopted for the whole Dominion.”

A representative of the Manawatu Times has been authoritatively informed that a majority of the committee of the House of Representatives to which the licensing question has been referred are in favour of doing away with the goodwills of hotels, increasing the tenure of licensed houses, and bringing about a more equitable distribution of licenses.

The daily disinfection, of the house, the office, the factory, the school, and all places where people congregate, is absolutely necessary, and Jeyes* Fluid has for fifty years been acknowledged the best dieinfestant. Use Jeyes’ Fluid for the purpose. Nothing better Stony River Sale entries are advertised. . ■

The children of the Frankley and I Westown side schools held their annual picnic at Kawaroa Park yesterday, when they spent an enjoyable day. They were brought down and conveyed home in motor lorries, and their respective teachers (Mr. A. V. Sims and Miss Warren), together with Messrs. F. A. Lee (chairman), Sutton, Haskell, Haddrell, and Taylor, members of the committee, were indefatigable in catering for the children’s enjoyment What is thought by the New South Wales Agricultural Department to be a record in milk production has been established by a Friesian cow, the property of Mr. E. Lloyd Jones, of Lydholme, Bundanoon, New South Wales. She calved on May 7 last year, and her milk record for 273 lays (nine months) was 20,6011 b., with an average test of 3.3 butter-fat. The total of but-ter-fat was 689.3191 b., equal to SSOt/glb. of commercial butter.

Encouraging support is being received by the Taranaki Agricultural Society in the shape of entries for the forthcoming show on March 8 and 9. The cattle section promises to be bigger than eve,r previously experienced by the society, with more competition, a larger number of breeders being represented. The indications are that other sections will also attract large entries. A further remand till March 3 was granted at the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the case of Herbert T. Allen, who was charged on informations alleging the carrying on of the business of a betting house. Bail as before was allowed, viz., one surety of £250 and accused’s own recognisance for a similar amount. It is understood the police will apply for a further remand till March 10.

A neat retort by Sir -Andrew Russell to a heckler at his Hokitika meeting. He was speaking at the Town Hall, when an interjector at the back of the ball called out, “What did you do in the Great War?” In the momentary hush that followed, General Russell promptly answered, “It is easily seen the gentleman was not there or he would have known.” A storm of applause followed the remark. What will he, it is claimed, the most luxurious flying ship in the world, with a perfectly equipped electrically operated kitchen capable of providing meals for 100 passengers, is under construction in Italv. It is the new Italian airsnip Napoli—far larger and more powerful than the Roma, which has six engines, each of 500 horse-power, and which Italv sold to the United States. [The Roma recently exploded in Virginia, nearly forty lives being lost.] The Napoli is to be driven by twelve motors, each of 300 horse-power. In addition to an elaborate restaurant and lounge, there is to be a glass-windowed “terrace.” from which the passengers will obtain magnificent panoramic views.

A meeting of the New Plymouth W.C.T.U. was held in the Whiteley Schoolroom on Wednesday afternoon. The president, Mrs. Griffin, presided. Meedames Valentine and Kibby were appointed delegates to attend the convention at Hamilton in March. A vote of sympathy was pass-ed with the relatives of the late Mrs. Mace. % It was decided to donate £1 to the Kawaroa Park fund. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. Inch and helpers for supervising arrangements for the Cradle Roll picnic held at Kawaroa last Saturday, and a vote of thanks to Plunket Nurse Petersen for the splendid address given by her to the mothers and members of the union at tae Cradle Roll picnic.

A letter received from the London docks by a resident of Otago from an officer of a steamer which carries meat cargoes from New Zealand makes reference to the delays in the discharging of these cargoes and to the deterioration the meat suffers in consequence. “Apparently,” the letter says, “the stores are full of 'meat, for they have left ours in as long as possible. There is a chip lying near us with a cargo of meat gone bad. When they opened one hatch they found that the meat had sunk down about five feet. Judging from the smell that is coming from it, it must be absolutely rotten. The cargo-men taking it out are working haH-hour shifts and getting about five shillings an hour for their work.”

When a communication from the Taranaki Education* Board relating to the proposed appointment of a school teacher to the Hawera main school was brought under the notice of the Hawera committee on Thursday night, the secretary (Mr. Evans) mentioned that there' was evidently a difference in the methods employed by the Taranaki and Wellington boards respectively in connection with appointments, as he noticed in a Wellington paper that the committees of two Wellington schools were complaining of the action of thflir board in filling two appointments. Mr. Evans thought chat the committee concerned should have a voice in appointments. He pointed out that in the case before the Hawera School Committee the Taranaki Education Board had given the committee al opportunity of objecting. The members of the committee briefly discussed the proposed appointment and unanimously decided to raise no objection.—Star.

Not a little excitement was caused in Esk Street, Invercargill, on a recent Sunday afternoon immediately after the arrival of one of the special trains from Bluff run in connection with the visit of the Chatham. A very loudlv dressed young woman, sparing no effort to show the attraction she evidently felt for the Chat mis sailor boys, clasped a sailor who had sprinted down the street towards her, and implanted a number of resounding kisses on his cheek. This ostentatious passage was kept going for some minutes the while many spectators ricked their necks. Then the whisper went round that the young woman (or “that young woman.” as she was called by many in icv tones) was really a young man from the Chatham who was finding something to amuse him ashore. I he. performance then lost the piquancy that it had previously held for the many not “in the know.

The fact that two horses have been unclaimed for several days in the New Plymouth pound seems to indicate that horse-owners are somewhat careless as to the whereabouts of their stock The horses in question came from the direction of Omata.

The North American Indians were, a very warlike, race, and for centuries fought fiercely amongst themselves, tribe against tribe. After a period of fighting the various chiefs would, assemble and arrange a peace. It was then that the peace pipe was smoked, each chief taking several inhalations and so passing it around the circle. For these occasions only the choicest tobacco was smoked. Nowadays many choice brands are available to the smoker, amongst them -being the Regent cigarette tobacco vV H. Preece, Devon Street Central, is now offering a very special snip in Regent cigarett.es-50 cho.ee fragrant and cool smokes for 2/«. Get in. They’re

I “Another newcomer,” remarked an I Auckland magistrate, when an immi- I grant appeared before him on Tuesday. J “There must be some leakage at the t other end. We have been getting too many of them in this court lately.” The exceptional run of quinnat salmon in the Rakaia river this season has attracted many anglers. For several week-ends isolated catches of specimens up to 27ilb. have been taken. Numerous quinnat have been hooked during the past few days, but in the majority of cases they have “broken,” ,ery few being landed. Mr. Kit Denby, a well-known angler, however, has proved successful, having taken three quinnat, two weighing well over 201 b. apiece and a third about 101 b.

Commenting on the recent drowning fatality at Paeroa, an educated lady of Maori descent, and of unimpeachable integrity, states that the natives have a method of resuscitation of the apparently drowned which is far superior to those adopted by Europeans. The patient is suspended from a tree by the 'feet; a fire is lit, and the smoke draws the water out of the body, which is massaged during the process. Most of the rainfall of New Zealand comes from the westward, stated Mr. R. W. Holmes, addressing the Society of Civil Engineers at Wellington on “Rainfall and Runoff.” Hence the graat amount of rain that fell on the west coast of both islands. The high country running along the western seaboard of the two islands causes concentrated precipitation of the humidity in the westerly air-currents in a comparatively small area. It is well knowm that heavy rainfalls occur on the west coasts of both islands, and that the Southern Alps completely precipitate the whole of the rain westward of Canterbury, the wind continuing on across the plains in an unsaturated state. The great rainfall, to which is due the fertility of the Taranaki district, was largely caused by the snow-capped Mount Egmont.

Although the air is full of rumors as to what mortgagors might call the “sweet reasonableness” of mortgagees who reduce the indebtedness of farmers because the slump has reduced the value of land, inquiry among lawyers indicates that very little of this sort of thing is being done (states the Auckland Herald). Probably the wish is father to the thought. Cases there are where mortgagees, realising the great difficulties facing the farmers, have agreed not to press for their interest for a period, particularly where the farmer is a man whose personality inspires confidence. In cases, too, private lenders may have followed the Government in allowing present interest to be capitalised, but generally speaking the attitude seems to be that business is business and not philanthropy.

Men’s and boys’ suits are cheap at the Melbourne’s great sale: —Kaiapoi and Roslyn sac suits, all pure wool, 72/6; boys’ Kaiapoi tweed sport suits, sizes 7 to 12, 39/6, sizes 13 to 16, 49/6; boys’ and youths’ fine indigo serge sport suite, sizes 4 to 6 45/-, sizes 7 to 12 55/-, sizes 13 to 18, 65/-; splendid saddle tweed trousers, reduced to 27/6. These are all reliable goods. It is not claimed that “Fairy Wonder” washing powder is a miracle worker. The contention, however, that it has abolished the old-time wash-board dr idgery and cut the cost and labor of washday in half is conceded by every fairminded housewife. Also, it pr serves the softness of the hands and is extremely pleasant to use. Ask for “Fairy.” Stocked everywhere. Tenders close with Mr. H. B. Gibson, solicitor, Kaponga, at 10 a.m. on Monday for two freehold properties at Inglewood.