LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is alleged that two immigrants wandered into a Manasa store and asked for beer.

The shooting season opens on Monday. Reports from various localities in‘the Taranaki acclimatisation district indicate that quail are numerous, while there ia a fair number of cock pheasants, and a sprinkling of ducks. Hares are said to be very plentiful.

A little piece of the inner history of Anzae was given by General Richardson at Petone on Tuesday. The night after'the landing at Anzae, in 1915, he said, he, amongst others, received a telegram on board the troopship asking that boats should be held in readiness to be sent to the beach as the general officer considered the position so precarious that they might, possibly have, to leave that very night. “And yet they held on for eight months, though our men were wasting at the rate of 5 per cent, per week,*’ he concluded.

Mr. Theo. Russell, of Redeastle, who has returned from a fortnight’s stalking trip, met with excellent sport, securing a full bag of four magnificent heads (ears the North Otago Times). These were 15, 14, 13 and 12-pointers respectively. The heads were all of -a massive type with very heavy timber. Mr. Russell stalked the Matukituki country, Mount Aspiring district. Apparently this area is maiden country, without sheep and very few rabbits. In consequence, feed was in abundance and deer were plentiful, so that Mr. Russell was able to bag his quota in a couple of days. On his return, Mr. Russell met some 20 other sportsmen, among whom were several from the North Island, who stalked the Makarora country, but with varying success.

As far as I can recall hardly a nuui who was the first to do anything in the air is alive to-day (Says a writer in the Auckland Observer). Bleriot, who flew the Channel first in 1909, is dead; Hairy Hawker, who tried to fly the Atlantic and failed, is dead: Sir John Alcock. who succeeded in doing it, was killeil even before Hawker. Of Lieutenants Parer and Mclntosh, the first private air trippers to Australia, Mclntosh is dead, and Parer has crashed so often since that he has no business to be living, according to the percentage of averages. Now two of the four jncn in the first flight of all to Australia are gone. And yet there seems to be no shortage at all of aspirants for honors in the air.

The gross gate takings at New Plymouth on the occasion of the South African football match were £lOl6, which was the highest “gate” outside the centres. The expenses at New Plymouth were above those of most of the other smaller centres, amounting to £657. leaving a net amount of £358. Replying to questions at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union regarding the finances of the tour in Taranaki, the president, Mr. J. McLeod (Taranaki), admitted that the expenses in that district were to some extent exceptional. The local union had had to do the visitors’ washing for two or three days, running up a laundry bill of over £5O. The union had been prepared, be pointed out, to pay the whole of the entertainment expenses if the tour haxl not been a success. Unfortunately. they did not know what the attitude of the New Zealand Unioi? was in regard to wine bills. At this stage the- Press was asked to refrain from publishing certain details in regard to the expenses incurred. Mr. 11. H. S. Wlwte (Otago) protested that there was nothing to hide, and that nothing should be withheld from publication. The football playing public should know the full facts. The union was not afraid of criticism. After some further words the business was proceeded with, the chairman remarking that he did not think-it would be necessary. to ask for any further references tq. be withheld.—Welhiigtoji Times,

The chrysanthemum show conducted | by the New Plymouth Horticultural Society concluded last night, having been well patronised during the afternoon and evening. The splendid display of blooms was a source of pleasure to all who visited the show. The first lot of iron produced at Onakaka was of splendid quality (says a Press Association message from Nelson). The expert in charge is very satisfied and everything is running smoothly. Mr. Lomas, of New Plymouth, received a telegram last night from Onakaka to the effect that matters in connection with the iron works there are very satisfactory. The telegram states that the tapping was excellent, large tonnage and equal to the best Scotch grey iron.

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the N.Z. Iron Ore Smelting and Manufacturing Company was held at New Plymouth yesterday for the purpose of confirming the resolution passed at a meeting on April 13 to increase the capital from £60,000 to £150,000 by the issue of 90,000 preference shares of £1 each. Mr. W. J. Penn, chairman of direct-ora, presided over an attendance of twenty shareholders. The chairman moved that the resolution be confirmed, and this being seconded by Mr. W. Ambury, was carried unanimously after several questions had been asked and answered.

A tribute to the fine spirit of, keenness regarding military training which existed in Taranaki was paid by Colonel C. W. Melville, in an address at New Plymouth yesterday. He said New Plymouth had wonderful ideals to live up to, with its history of what the veterans did in the Maori war, later by the example of the men who went to South Africa, and more recently still by the splendid record of the town s men who served in the Great War. In going round the country Colonel Melville said he found greater 'keenness in Taranaki than in most parts, and. he added, “you are living up to great ideals.”

Recognition of the splendid work done by the New Zealanders in the Great War has come from many quarters, and a new compliment was disclosed by Colonel Melville in an address at New Plymouth yesterday. He referred to an extract he had recently seen from the French Press in praise of General Sir Andrew Russell, who lead the New Zealanders in France, and he said it showed what France thought of “your brothers and your fatheys.” The effect of the tribute was that General Russell commanded a division whose exploits had never been equalled.

The Hawera Acclimatisation Society liberated last year:—Brown yearlings 18,495, 2-year brown 163 in Waingongoro river; rainbow yearlings 13,468 and 34 two to four years; brown fry 292,000, while 14,000 were kept for stock (of these 5000 were sent to Eltham for Mr. Law's dam at Kaponga) ; rainbow fry 68,000, while 14,600 were sent to Mr. Goodson’s dams and 10,000 were kept for stock; brown fry were received from Hakataramea to the number of 100,000, of which 40,000 were liberated and 60,000 kept at the hafbhery; 6375 seven-months-old from Hakataramea were liberated in Waingongoro between the South Road and the pipe bridge; 2160 rainbow yearlings were liberated in Robertson’s ]>akes.

“It is <i mistake to think wc are training you for war,” remarked Colonel C. W. Melville, in speaking to the New Plymquth Technical College cadets yesterday afternoon. “The main reason why you are being trained is to prevent war —this training constitutes an insurance policy against war.” •- He went on to emphasise that to become a good soldier a youth must learn to be a good and reliable shot with the rifle. This training was commenced with school cadets and developed in the territorials,. so that if the necessity arose young men could take the field well equipped for their duties as soldiers. Any man who had served in the Great War would tell cadets that in war the rifle was a man’s best friend. This training, therefore, was not done to encourage militarism; those who were at the last war never wanted to see another—“praise God we never will,” he added.

It was stated at a meeting of the North Egmont . Mountain House committee last evening that the repairs to the house caused by the recent cyclonic visitation cost about £200.* Boon Bros, put up quite a smart record. The day following the trouble they had a full staff ,of men on the job, and succeeded in replacing the roof, part of which had been completely carried away, some of the iron being deposited in the neighboring trees, by nightfall. The whole of the repairs have now been effected.

That the motor is successfully competing with the railways is shown by the decision of the Smith Motor Service, which commenced running from Wanganui to Hawera and back two months ago, to carry on permanently. The service is a convenient one, enabling people to reach Hawera at 12 noon and leave for Wanganui at 1 p.m., reaching Wanganui at 3.30, and connecting with the motor service that meets the Auckland express at Marton. The fare is 15s each way. which, considering the distance (60 miles), is exceedingly reasonable. On Friday next, Mr. W. (Danvers, egrio dealer, of Wanganui, will pay «. visit to New Plymouth, when he will be prepared to purchase left-off clothing of all description, gramaphonea, boots, jewellery, in fact anything you wish to dispose of for cash, and will give you the bast market value for same. He would ask you to address all letters not later than Saturday night to W. Danvers, Post Office, New Plymouth, to enable him to know where to call and what you have for sale. A preliminary notice appears in our advertising columns of a sale of pedigree Jerseys. Thy are from the herd of that well-known breeder. Mr. C. Jones, and the sale will be held by the Farmers’ Coop. Organisation Society, at Manaia on June 21. The New Plymouth Jersey Cattle Club is holding its winter sale on Tuesday, 27th June, and an advertisement inviting entries for it appears in this jxiper. Prospective sellers are reminded that entries close on May 10, and those who have not received entrance forms may get thqm from the auctioneers. Entries will be accepted from ‘all owners of pedigree Jersey cattle in North Taranaki (Nvrth of Tariki and Opunake). At the Old Girls’ Food Mart at Whiteley Hal] this afternoon, at 2 o’clock, there will be a large supply of both home-made bread and sweets, which are always in uemand. Ham, brawn, tongues, potted meats, poultry, good soup and Aberdeen sausage are some of the savouries to be found here. High School girls are helping in the collection of con- i tributions on Saturday morning, and I a successful afternoon’s sale is hoped I for. •