LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The vital statistics for Hawera the month of July, witdi those of the corresponding period of last year in parentheses, are as follows: Births 24 (19), deaths 6 (10), marriages 6 (10). On Saturday evening Mr. Hollis and party, from the Okinawa district, were motoring home from New I’lymouth, and in negotiating a bend in the Hastings Road ran into a horse which was lying down in the centre of the road. The animal was killed and the ear considerably damaged.

The Local Bodies Loans Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed in the House last night.—Press Assn. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new infant school in Courtenay Street will be performed on Monday afternoon, commencing at 2.30. The chairman of • the Taranaki Education Board (Mr. P. J. H. White) will carry out the ceremony.

Our local contemporary, the Taranaki Herald, celebrated its seventieth anniversary yesterday, having been established on August 4, 1852. We extend to it our hearty congratulations. It io woithy of mention that the Herald is the third oldest paper in the Dominion, the Lyttelton Times being the oldest, and the Otago Witness the next. The Taranaki News is, we believe, the fourth oldest paper, having been established on the 14 th of May, 1857.

A meeting of the Western Park Board was held on Thursday night. Matters regarding the stone fence which has been erected were discussed and arrangements will be made to enable the fence to be completed to the top end of the. park. It was. decided to close the park for football for this season. Mr. F. J. Hill was appointed chairman of the board in place of Mr. A. Humphries, who resigned.

A party in a motor-car driven by Mr. Donaldson, and owned by Mrs. Maule, of Toko, on Wednesday afternoon had a remarkable experience, which, was anything but pleasant. Oh the main road between Midhirst and Stratford, as the car ran alongside a high bank, a cow jumped on to the road, but landed fairly on the bonnet of the ear, crumpling it up, smashing the radiator, and doing other damage, besides sustaining injuries to itself, including four broken legs. Three women occupied the hack seat of the car, and with the others in front received a severe fright. Even now they shudder to think of the consequences had the beast jumped a second later. —'Stratford Post.

During the opossum season just ended two trappers penetrated to the head waters of the Wha taitiki river, which rises in the Tararuas behind Paekakariki, and eventually empties into the Hutt. Here it is exceptionally thick bush, interspersed with gorges and deep gullies, all part of the big forest reserve comprising some thousands of acres which stretches right through from Paraparaumu and the Tauherenikau river. The men concerned 'took their catch of skins into Wellington on Thursday. In relating their experienced they mentioned in quite an innocent way that they had seen a pair of liuias. The birds were quite near to their temporary camp in the bush and were closely watched by them for about ten minutes. According to their story the birds were quite tame and allowed one of the party to approach within ten yards or so, when they disappeared in the undergrowth. Neither trapper, knew that -the bird woe supposed to be extinct. Both men were closely questioned in the matter and, as a result, there seems no reason to doubt their truthfulness, more particularly as by way of evidence of their good faith they have offered to guide a party to the locality. It is understood that the Dominion Museum authorities have been notified. —Times.

The New Plymouth Borough Council is shortly to receive another request for information concerning electric power for the country districts. At yesterday's meeting of the ■Clifton County Council the question was raised by Cr. Foreman, who considered that steps

should be taken to ascertain if power would be available for the country. The councillors agreed with the speaker, and the chairman (Mr. R. H. Pigott) and Ur. Sutton agreed to approach the Borough Council for necessary particu-

In the House yesterday, the Prime Minister, in reply" to questions, agreed that people in country districts should have additional time wherein to object to their names being removed from the electoral roll. Mr. F. F. Hockly (Rotorua) had pointed oat that in the backblocks mails were in many cases only weekly and only seven days’ notice was given of intention to strike names off the rolls. —Press Assn. Farmers desiring an efficient and ecoi oniieal vacuum pump for milking machines should get into touch with Rollo and Millar, patentees and makers, Taranaki Foundry. New Plymouth. The pump is the best on the market, effecting a caving of 35 per cent, in power. A sketch of the pump and other particulars appear in our advertising columns. A coach painting shop has been openP d by Mr. D. L. McWhirter at the corner of Leech Street and Gover Street, New Plymouth. All classes of vehicles, In -biding motor-cars, will be dea.lt with, and high-class work is guaranteed. W. T. Hookham is signalising the end of the slump iby promoting a great sale ('of men's wear at his New Plymouth and ’lnglewood shops. A list of bargain Srices will appear in Monday's issue. We have to acknowledge receipt of £2 from Mr. W. H. Barnett for the Kirk fund. It costs three-eighths of a penny to one penny per dozen to preserve Eggs in Sharland’s “Moa” Brand Egg Preservative. -Sold in Small Tins to preserve 14doz. eggs. A-gal. tins 90d0z., 1-c-al tins 180 doz. and 4-gal. tins 720d0z. ijt is wonderfully cheap, and reliable.

A kinematograph film was shown in Pa)paroa prison the other evening. This was the first occasion in New Zealand that a film had been shown in a prison. The dangerous practice of hanging pictures on the wall at the head of a bed was exemplified at a ’house on the North Shore (Auckland) in the middle of the night recently. The lady of the house was away on holiday, and the husband retired to his room rather late at night. It Was very cold, and to protect himself from the draught of an open window, he paitially covered, his head with bedclothes. He must have slept soundly for over two hours, when suddenly he got a severe bang on tiic side of his head. Re did not know who was trying to sandbag him, or what had really happened, but on investigation found that a big picture much treasured by his wife had .fallen on top of him. Next morning he appeared at the breakfast table with a big bruise on his cheek, and but for having that part of his head covered with the blankets, he says he might i not have lived to tell the tale.

“I would like a definition of ‘a capable woman,’ ” said a memoer at a meeting of the Christchurch .School Committees’ Association, When the members were asked to give support to a remit urging that “The time has come to appoint capable women to some high administrative offices of the Education Department.” The meeting decided to support the proposal. “We could not go home if we did not support this,” remarked one member cautiously. The whole of the freehold land together with all boring material, machinery, etc., lately in use iby 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.

“Fairy Wonder” washing powder removes grease and dirt from woollen fabrics without rubbing. No shrinking Will occur. Light rirtsing in tepid water, to which has been added a small quantity of “Fairy," is all that is necessary. Give it a trial. It’s simply wonderful.

The Melbourne, Ltd., have opened out several new lilies in handkerchiefs, comprising men's smart colonial border style and plain Irish lawn handkerchiefs, hemstitched at Is each. Also two special lines of ladies’ fine Irish lawn handkerchiefs, hemstitched at fid and Is respectively. All the above goods have come direct from a Belfast manufacturer.

None should fail to hear Rev. R. 8. B. Hammond, as advertised in our columns to speak at Eltham, Stratford end Hawera. He is one of Australia’s best orators, and his subject, “The truth about Prohibition in America,” is the result of several visits to the United States and Canada, where he came into contact with every shade of opinion. Mr. Hammond is the rector of a large Anglican church in Sydney, and he has had notable success among the “down and outs” of that city.