LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“How about the butter pool; is it dead?” asked a shareholder at yesterday’s annual meeting of the Tikorangi Dairy Company. “If it is not dead it is unconscious,” replied the chairman. In connection with the New Plymouth Pierrots’ effort to raise funds for relief work for the unemployed, the treasurer has banked £1217, 16s 6d. There are still a few accounts to come in before a final statement can be prepared and therefore all accounts should be rendered immediately in order to enable a complete winding up. A case of mistaken identity occurred iu -the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday. A lengthy crossexamination in' a civic claim was interrupted <by the police, who announced that they wished to prefer two charges against a man who had just appeared to answer the charges and was at present in Court. Permission was granted accordingly, but it then transpired that the gentleman sitting in the body of the Court was not the person the police wanted.

The question of securing electric power from New Plymouth for Tikorangi was discussed at the annual meet - ing of the Tikorangi Dairy Company yesterday. . It was pointed out that the Clifton’ County Council was moving in the matter of securing power for the district, and before the lines were erected it would be advisable to have an expression of opinion as to whether power would be required in Tikorangi. The directors were recommended to endeavor to work with the Clifton Council to secure power for the district. The New Plymouth hydro-electric works were visited yesterday by a party consisting of representatives of every part of Taranaki and the local Chamber of Commerce. Before leaving town morning tea was partaken of at May and Arrowsmith’s, where the president of the Chamber (Mr. T. C. List) briefly welcomed the party, who at 11 o’clock proceeded in 24 motor-cars to the inlet on the Waiwakaiho, after the inspection of which they followed the course of the -work of No. 2 tunnel. A splendid luncheon was put on in the men’s dining hall by the caterer (Mr. R. V. Rhodes), and done full justice to, and after a short toast list had ’been discussed the main party inspected No. 2 tunnel and came out near the power station, where they were met by the car drivers, who had previously gone back by electric trolley to the depot near Kent Road and picked up their cars. The outing proved a great success. The weather, but for a short shower, was not on bad behaviour, and the visitors, especially those from outside the town, obtained a good insight into the works, the extent of which impressed them. The success of the trip was largely due to the efforts of the town manager (Mr. F. T. Bellringer), and the engineers (Messrs. Lee, Bartley, Cook and Peerless), who were responsible for the arrangements at the works, and took charge of a squad each, to whom they explained the scheme, not to speak of the caterer (Mr. Rhodes), who, as the president remarked, put on a meal equal to that obtained in a first-class hotel in a big city. Stories have been going around the Press lately of people having carried large sums of money sewed up in their waistcoats, and cases are also told of ladies hiding money in the in undergarments. <>Ver 20 years ago a young New Zealand lady who was going Home by the Suez Canal route decided to carry some 20 sovereigns sewed up in the back of her corsets. When the boat got to Colombo it was a 'beautifully fine morning, and the ladies on the ship went ashore very lightly clothed. As the day wore on the rain came down in torrents, and many of the ladies arranged to get rowed back to the steamer by a catamaran plying for hire. As the dark men rowed in the choppy sea there was muttering in their own language, and they ( were midway between the shore and the ship when they stopped pulling and asked for an increased fare. The ladies protested, and regretted that they had paid at the commencement of the journey instead of the end. They told the boatmen they had spent all their spare cash in Colombo. Then one of them went up behind the lady who had the sovereigns sewed on her back and said, “Oh, yes, you have plenty money,” pointing out marks on the wet dress in the shape of coins. It was no use protesting that they had no more, money, and as the men refused to row another stroke till they got some more, and rolled the craft in an alarming way, there was nothing to do but to pay up. The lady returned to New Zealand some twelve months afterwards, and has now grown-up daughters. She always tells them never to hide money in their clothing unless their clothing is very thick and the money is not gold. —Auckland Star.

The Victoria League Book Committee wish to thank Messrs. Thomas Avery and,Co., Ltd., for a further generous gift of books and magazines; also the pupils of the West End School, through Miss Harper, junior associate organiser.

Coastal residents are reminded of the Oka to Football Club’s annual ball, which takes place in the Hempton Hall this evening. The committee is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that this will be right up to the high standard set in the past, so that patrons are assured of an enjoyable evening. The good work being done by the New Plymouth Ladies’’’ Life Saving Club should be sufficient to demand public support at their entertainment next Tuesday, in the Empire Theatre. • The first public appearance of the. physical culture class .will be welcome to all those interested in this class of work.

The New Zealand Meat Packing and Bacon Company, Ltd., who are large buyers of calfskins for cash, desire to intimate to farmers that the dates for receiving calfskins will be found in their pig receiving dates advertisement on page 3.

To-day, August 11, is the original date of the first Daffodil Day arranged by the Victoria League in 1915, to raise funds for the No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, which Mr. Wylie had asked the League to support when he was leaving 'for Egypt. Altogether, £lOOO was forwarded during the war period, also regular cases of gifts for patients, nurses, and staff. It is interesting to note that after nine years’ membership (the life of the Victoria League) many of the original workers are helping to-day with Daffodil Day to reduce their own debt.

Hoarseness. Sore Throats and Chest Troubles are .promptly relieved by Nazol.

With the aid of an old motor tyre, some Sydney boys have evolved a new and exhilirating sport. A youngster curls himself up inside the tyre at the' top of an incline, and the law ot gravitation does the rest.

At a meeting in the estate of a bankrupt farmer in the Waikato district one of the creditors suggested that if bankrupt and his son had not drawn wages from the farm they should be allowed a certain sum for compensation for their work. The solicitor for the bankrupt said that while bankrupt and his son appreciated the kindly suggestion, they preferred that the creditors should take everything. Dr. Andrew Cameron, Chancellor of the Otago University, has received a letter from Mr. Wili <Fels, who is now on his way to Europe, intimating that Mr. I. S. De Beer, of Dunedin, at present in London, will give £lOOO to the university for the new ethnological wing, this money to 'be used for the showcases and fittings. Mr. Fela recently gave £5OOO for the ethnological wing.

A “Boosters’ Club” has been formed in Fielding, over 100 members being enrolled at the meeting called for the purpose. A “shopping month” is to be commenced some time in August, when all shops will be made as attractive as possible and the town brightened up, It is also proposed to hold, an “exhibition of local industries” in October.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, in criticising the land policy of the Government, in the House, stated that he had in his possession a letter fPom a man who went on the land at Maranui, and he put his accumulated savings of £3500 into it. With his wife and family they worked the land, and were doing well until the slump came. They could not pay up arrears of interest, and they had to go out. That man to-day is living in a tent with his wife and six children, and he is working on the roads. The mortgagee ’ came on him, and out he had to go. “An interesting experiment is now being tried with four forms, viz., V.a, V.b, V.c, and special V.,” states the headmaster of the Wellington College (Mr. T. R. Cress well) in his report to the Wellington College Board of Governors. “It is designed to test how far boys may safely be freed from ordinary class-routine, with a view to the encouragement of individuality and selfreliance. The experiment will be continued for at least six weeks, and at the end of that time a full report will be sent to the' board and the Department. Meanwhile, I may say that the new system is creating some interest among teachers and pupils, and that is throwing same light upon important aspects of school work.”

The Wanganui Chronicle says: Borough workmen thought they had found a bottomless pit the other day. A small slip had occurred on the Main road in the narrow portion alongside Virginia Lake. It was thought a few yards of filling would be sufficient) 'but for once this estimate was out, for load after load were dumped and promptly disappeared. A rough concrete toe was put in, and finally, after about 800 loads had been dumped, the filling was completed. Soundings revealed the fact that the slip had occurred above a depth of 58ft of water.

“Boys of from 12 to 14 years of age require 10 hours’ sleep,” declared Dr. C. G. Mor ice in his lecture to Senior Cadets at the Wellington Community Club recently. “From 15 to 18 yeras you require about nine hours, and adults need eight hours or less. You should sleep in a well-ventilated room on a fairly hard mattrass with a moderate amount of light, warm clothing. Do not study to the last minute. Let the mind relax a little, and you will sleep all the better and sooner. Do not do heavy exercises the last thing, nor take a heavy meal, but a. light supper, and a gentle rub-down can do no harm. Remember “Early to bed, etc.” It is true, because it is well known that two hours before midnight is worth more than three after, and you get more time for work or study in the early morning when the brain and body are refreshed, and able to do much better work.”

Particulars of train arrangements in connection with the Auckland v. Taranaki football match to-morrow ('Saturday) appear in thia issue.

The Melbourne, Ltd., have just opened out new shipments of 10 momme white and black silk, ten and twelve momme white crepe de chine and double warp deep cream Fuji silk, also georgette in white, black and colors. AIJ these materials show a decided drop from last season and promise to be very popular for the coming season. “The beauty of ‘Fairy Wonder’ washing powder,” remarked a lady the other day, “is that it does the washing completely without having to use extra bar soap like so many of the others on the market. ‘Fairy Wonder’ has proved a real fairy to me in my house and I retommend it to all my friends.” All growers stock it.

Particulars of a clearing sale to be held on account of Mr. Gordon Salway are advertised in this paper. A good dairy herd,/almost new milking plant, in addition to a full range of first-class implements are to be disposed of.