LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Householders of schools which did not elect a full committee at the annual meeting of householders on April 24 are to be given an opportunity to fill the vacancies at elections to be held on June 19. The list of schools so affected will be re-advertised.

The cost of and proposed methods of distribution of . seeds for schools, should the board grant supplies, was referred to Mr. Johnson (agricultural instructor) for a report at yesterday’s meeting of the Taranaki Education Board on the recommendation of the manual and technical committee.

A Wellington telegram says that for a community sing at the Opera House yesterday there were three thousand present and many were unable to gain admission. Citizens participated in the “sing” with great fervour. A five-seater Ford motor car, the property of the New Plymouth Borough Council, has been missing from the hydro-electric works since Tuesday evening. The car was placed in the garage at 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday and was not there next morning. It is stated that a car answering the description was seen going in the direction of Inglewood at 6.30 Tuesday evening. The car was paftrted black and was numbered “N.P. 1136.” “That in view of the considered statement of the Minister of Education at the opening of the Hawera Technical School,, that the beard should encourage the formation of boys’ and girls’ clubs, this board is unable to understand the attitude of the department and trusts it will meet the travelling expenses attached to the work in connection with the clubs formed and to be formed,” was a recommendation of the manual and technical committee of the Taranaki Education Board adopted at yesterday’s meeting.

A fair organised by the Fitzroy Methodist Ladies’ Guild was held in the church hall last night, the function being a preliminary to the big fair held annually in October. Stalls arranged for the sale of sweets, produce, and cakes were liberally stocked, as was also a work stall. The stdll-holders were: Cakes, Mesdames Holden and Hollis; sweets, Mrs. McDougall; work, Mesdames Coutts, Andrews, Rundle and Simmons; produce, Mrs. Corney and Miss Hall. Arrangements for the supper were in charge of Mrs. Hall, who had with her the following: Mesdames Carrick, Mankelo, Wickham and Rook. The general arrangements for the fair were under the supervision of the president of the guild, Mrs. Martin. The amount taken during the evening was £l9.

“The daily newspapers are the best means of advertising as far as our needs are concerned,’’ said the chairman of the Taranaki Education Board (Mr. P. J. H. White) at yesterday's board meeting. The board members were discussing the teachers’ selection committee’s report, Mr. S. G. Smith stating that last month the department’s gazette arrived on the date on which applications closed. Tt was pointed out by the senior inspector (Mr. J. A. Valentine) that this would happen twice again this year on account of the board’s meeting conflicting with the issue of the gazette. The committee's recommendation that certain vacancies be re-advertised was adopted to give all teachers opportunity of applying for the vacancies.

The value of tooth-brush drill is indicated by the result of a report from Dr. Elizabeth Gunn on a large Taranaki school, which was brought before the notice of the Taranaki Education Board yesterday by the senior inspector. The report states: “This school was the first in Taranaki to start tooth-brush drill. Every child does it and the results are most satisfactory. There are no septic mouths, and what to my mind is most extraordinary is that there are practically no enlarged glands or enlarged tonsils. Children noted last year as having two or three decayed teeth show no more caries at the end of this twelve months. This was demonstrated in many cases and proves, I consider, that the use of the “fruit acid wash” that is used at the school daily, not only cleanses the teeth, but prevents decay.”

The Victory Prohibition Campaign meeting, to be held in the Empire Theatre to-night, commences at 7.45 p.m. instead of 8 p.m., as previously advertised.

The Fitzroy School Committee are holding a euchre party and dance in the schoolroom on. Saturday next, 13th inst. For particulars see advt. in thia issue.

To-morrow, at Wester Bros.’ mart, a large quantity of good useful house furniture will be sold on account of Mr. E. B. Mumby, of Fitzroy. The sale is entirely without reserve, and commences at 1 o’clock.

Representatives of the New Zealand Institute from Wellington and Auckland have arranged to pay a visit to the slopes of Ruapehu and Tongariro on Friday in order to investigate the complaints that have been made concerning the tree-cutting operations of the Prisons Department. Some time ago the Prisons Department erected a sawmill in the bush below Ruapehu and it has since cut out a large quantity of timber. The operations are still proceeding and visitors to the district have protested that the . department is cutting bush that ought to be retained as permanent forest. A fortunate and proud Australian visitor was in Rotorua 'a few days ago (says the Chronicle). Arriving in the Dominion by the Niagara, he eventually found himself in Rotorua on the last day of the deer-shooting season. About midday he made inquiries from the authorities as to a license. By 2 o’clock he had made up his mind to try his luck, and started out on his quest, having obtained the services of a guide, as he knew nothing whatever about the country. Whether stags are very plentiful or not is a matter of opinion, 'but the visitor returned in the evening with a very fine trophy, and considers himself well repaid for his trip to the Dominion. In discussing the loading of the Poverty Bay Farmers’ Meat Company’s vessel Admiral Codrington, which sailed last Wednesday for Home, Mr. W. D. Lysnar, M.P. (states the Gisborne Times), stated that he was on the whole well satisfied with the timb taken—l 9 days— for the work, and it was a strong argument in favor of boats lifting all their cargo at one port, other ships, which had to steam from one loading point to another being as long as three months in New Zealand waters. The work of loading the vessel had provided employment for a considerable number of men during the vessel’s stay at Gisborne, and the men for the most part had worked well. There were, however, one or two occasions on which they had not, in l|is opinion, met the company fairly, one of these being their refusal to work frozen meat after 12 o'clock on Saturday to enable the vessel to get away before the holidays. Again, they had refused to load a barge of meat because it had arrived at the ship's side ten minutes after the stipulated time, and the barge had to be brought back with its cargo untouched. These incidents had ---vlted in a delay of several days, and showed, said Mr. Lysnar, the lack of' a proper spirit of co-operation on the part of the inen.

The substance and even the very words of Holy Scripture may sometimes be curiously corroborated by the researches of modern scientists (says the Melbourne Age). An interesting case of this kind was related by Dr. Alan Newton in a lecture on the “History of Surgery.” Everyone knows the story of Raineses IL, Pharaoh of Egypt, who “hardened his heart,” and by refusing to allow the Israelites to depart, brought down upon his country the various inflictions known as the ten plagues. Professor Martyn, the famous medical savant, has actually conducted a post-mortem examination on the mumified corpse of that particular potentate, and found that in point of actual fact “dark-browed. Egypt’ had suffered from during his life, even if he did not actually die from, calification of the aorta, or great vessel of the heart, a condition due to the incidence of venereal disease. All of which goes to show that science and Scripture are very often not only contradictory, but may be on occasion complementary in the facts which they attest.

The first annual meeting of the Anglican Church parishioners at Westown was held last night, the Rev. F. G. Harvie presiding over a good attendance. The report referred to the beginning of the movement to establish a church in the district, which was done last December. A suitable section had been purchased and a plan was obtained of a parish hall. This was considered too big for the district, and so it was decided to concentrate on providing a church. Subsequently the finance committee considered the time was not opportune to build u church, but it was decided to form a fund for the purpose, in order that a church could be built later. The report mentioned that eight services had been held, with an average attendance of 40. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of .£7 17s lOd. The following committee was elected: Mrs. R. Wright, Mrs. Stringe, Miss Warren. Mrs. Belcher and Messrs. W. H. Haddrell, R. D. Baker, S. Dickenson, E. Mason, J. Garcia and V. C. Davies. A ladies’ guild was formed. Numerous donations have been promised for the church fund.

Martin and Co.’s slashed price furniture sale has attracted patrons from all parts of the district, and purchasers are finding a big genuine saving on all stocks. The public are invited to inspect the stock and particularly note the big cut in prices during the progress of the sale.

Last days for cheap flannels are announced by the Melbourne, Ltd.: — Petone flannel unders, 5/11; navy Petone flannels, 8/11; navy “Doctor” flannels, 10/6; scarlet “Doctor” flannel, 3/6 yd; natural “Doctor,” 2/11 yd; extra large full double bed blankets, Kaiapoi, Petone and Roslyn, 59/6 pair.

There is nothing under the sun like “Fairy Wonder” for 'bleaching clothes a lovely snow-white. This, too, without any back-breaking rubbing and with less rinsing and boiling when any other compound than “Fairy” is used. Think of this next time you want washing powder. All grocers stock “Fairy.” Weather permitting, there will be a band recital at Kawaroa Park at 7.45 this evening.