LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have received the following additional donations towards the Save the Children’s (Russian) Fund: H. E. Fugle (Uruti) £l, and “Mother” (Motonui) 10s. The men who w<.-re given work last week under the New Plymouth Unemployment Committee’*? scheme will be replaced this morning by a further batch of unemployed men, who will continue for a week the various works started.

(Evidence of the interest displayed by outside buyers in Taranaki stock was provided at Inglewood yesterday, when a-”*«7 of 125 empty Holstein heifers were trucked to Masterton through Newton King, Ltd.’s agency. To-day another line of 35 two-year-old Holstein heifers are to be trucked from Inglewood to the Thames Valley through the same agency.

A suggestion was made at last night’s meeting of unionists at New Plymouth that a collection should be taken up as the basis of the unions’ unemployed fund it had been decided to form in order to subsidise the general fund of the unemployment committee and enable full award wages to be paid. Accordingly “the hat” was passed round, and the sum of £1 10s 4d was collected.

Milk supplies received by the Eltham Co-operative Dairy Company continue to show a big increase on those of last year, The cream received for the month of June was 13,898 lb, and milk 383,234 lb; the butter-fat made was 25,973 lb. In the corresponding period of last year the cream received was 8071 b, and milk 52,789 lb; the make of butter-fat was ‘2,794 lb. The increase in the amount of butter-fat manufactured was therefore 23,179 lb. —Argus.

A New Zealand bellbird has taken up his abode in a lucerne tree in Mr. T. Aylward’s garden at Tuna, and has already been in residence for about’three weeks. In view of the endless discussion among naturalists and others as to the true identity of the bellbird this visitor is a particularly interesting one. Mr. Aylward, who is a keen observer of New Zealand bird life, vouches for this as the genuine bellbird. lie has closely observed it through glasses to assure himself. It is a small dusky green bird with a fine bill and its notes are described as bell-like and beautiful. The bellbird is frequently confused with the blue-wattled crow, and by its variety has become a bird of great interest to naturalists. How this specimen strayed so far afield from its natural haunts is difficult to explain, but he is apparently at home there and makes his presence known by melodious chiming each morning.

The sale of Messrs. Perrott Bros.’ dairy herd at Inglewood on Friday next by Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., will present a first-class opportunity of purchasing really good cows. The greater part of the herd was purchased by the Messrs. Perrott at high prices, no expense being spared to get the best obtainable. and the return for the past season will bear this out,

Tn this issue G. Farquhar, boot importer, clothier and mercer, of Inglewood, has an advertisement that should w r ell repay the attention of those requiring genuine bargains in boots, clothing, etc.

On Friday, at the mart. L. A. Nolan and Co. are selling on account - of the D.O.A. the bankrupt stock of a hairdresser and tobacconist Particulars are advertised.

Warmth gives freedom from pain—the non-leakable “Unique” Hot Water Bottle is useful every month of the year!

It is not often that Taranaki is visited by the black swan. On two occasions recently these birds have been seen passing down the coast. One pair visited the mouth of the Waiwakaiho for a couple of hours. Another lot of three were seen off the Sugar-loaves, where they rested and fished for a while before resuming their journey south. A director of the largest dairy company in New Zealand stated to a Times representative on' Friday that his company had received £244 a ton for their superfine butter, or £4 a ton more than the Danes got for their best butter, f.0.b., in Denmark. This he attributed to the better- system of marketing his company had inaugurated, as much as to the high quality of New Zealand butter. Au auctioneer’s precautions against theft were enlarged upon in the Christchurch Court. “Why, there was a lady who came in and ‘pinched’ sixteen eggs,” said the exponent, “and my man saw her. He did not want to bring any proceedings against her, so he purposely bumped into her until the eggs were all smashed. She went out with the mess running down her skirt.” Down amongst the islands, in the vicinity of Stewart Island, this season is said to be notable in i'ospect to small mutton birds and large blue cod (states the Dunedin Star). Mutton birds are very scarce, and exceptionally small in size; blue cod are large in size and plentiful in numbers. One itter caught two tons of large blue cod in about three hours.

“When I indulge in the sentiment that the disabilities of Indians in the British Dominions may be a cause of danger, people think I am holding out a threat ’ said Mr. Srinivasa Sastri, the IricTTan ?rßifc? i r r ?:n. during the course of his address at the Wellington Town Hall. “That is not a fact,” Jie hastily added, “because I am not a threatening sort of person. And, besides, I know that threats do not go very far in a British community. (Laughter.) There are some disabilities in New Zealand,” added the visitor. “New Zealand’s record is nearly white, but not quite white. (Laughter.) Her sins arc so few and so scattered and feeble that it is not worth your while worrying about them.” (Laughter.) A young man named Jack Pollock was arrested in the early hours oi yesterday, and was later brought before Messrs. F. C. J. Bellringer and’W. J. Chaney, J.P.a, on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person and having insufficient visible lawful means of support. The police stated that late on Monday evening Pollock had intimated to another young man that he was out of work and had nothing on which to live and threatened to break into a fruit shop. Subsequently Constable Palmer found him sleeping in the stokehold at the Gas Company’s works and, on being questioned, accused stated that he was staying there for the night, as he had no money and nowhere to go. Constable Palmer thereupon arrested him. Senior-Sergt. McCrorie stated that Pollock came here from the South and had been here only a short time. As accused had threatened to commit burglary he thought further inquiries into his character should be made and accordingly asked for a remand. Accused was remanded till to-morrew, no application for bail being made.

The welLknown firm of Messrs. R. S. Wooldridgljr Ltd., have disposed of their engineering business in Gill Street to Messrs. Jenkins Bros, and Hancock. The new firm ere out to execute all classes of engineering, motor repairs and overhauls, blacksmithing, oxy-acetone welding, and brazing, etc. The Melbourne, Ltd., have received another shipment of their famous “Enzedar” (N.Z.R.) dark grey tweed trousers. These trousers, in appearance and wear, are V’ery similar to the wellknown dark grey clothing issued to Government railway employees, hence the name “ET-edar.” Price 29/6 per pair. “Fairy Wonder” Dry Soap continues on its way into the home of the people. Day by day, month by month, its merits as tfie premier wash-day help are extolled bj r satisfied users, until at last it becomes an absolute necessity in every home. All grocers stock it. The whole of the freehold land, together with all boring material, machinery, etc., lately in use by the Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells, Ltd., will be sold by auction on the property, Moturoa, New Plymouth, on August 30. An announcement appears in the auction columns of this paper. Attention is directed to the special display of boots and shoes in Dockrill’s window. During the next fortnight this high-grade footwear will be sold at 15/per pair. Every pair is of exceptional value, and far below its real worth.

The Farmers’ Co-op. will hold a clearing, sale to-morrow on account of the executors in the estate of the late -L. Powell, at the farm, Mana io, Road, Kaponga.