LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Permission to form a swimming pool near the reef by the Kawaroa Park was granted to the Park Society by the New Plymouth Harbor Board yesterday. According to a cable from London in the Sydney papers a nurseryman has succeeded in producing a blue rose by crossing a rambler with a Haiwatha rose.

A South Taranaki Dairy Company has received advice from its London agent that buyers are now offering Is G’Z>d f.o.b. for August-September butter, and also 7Jd for August. September; October shipments of cheese.

We have received from Mrs. Margaret Evans, of Inglewood, a cheque for £6 Is towards the Kirk (Pungarehu) fund. The subscriptions were: P. G. Nops £2, W. H. Eagar £1 Is, Mrs. and Mrs. Burnip £l, J.W.R. £l, Mrs. Partridge 10s, Mrs. Evans 10s. It is said that there is nothing new under the sun. Recently a well-known loc»l native remarked to a Wanganui Chronicle reporter that the Maoris have always had community singing. “In the old days,” he said, “they used to all sleep in the one big whare. The first to wake up in the morning would start to hum, and the rest would join in.” The New Plymouth Horticultural Society is making a new move as far as this centre is concerned. It is arranging for one or two evening lecturettes or round table discussions,' when members will be invited to talk oven difficulties, successes or failures. Mr. D. le C. Morgan, of Eberlet and Morgan, has been appointed secretary , and members are urged to support the society in every possible way.

The Finance Committee of the House of Representatives is taking evidence regarding the proposal to establish rural credit banks. Farmers and others interested may be heard. It is reported that Mr. Vernon Marx’s Friesian cow Alcartra Clothilde. Pietje has made 1000 lb butter-fat in ten months, which is easily a record for Taranaki in ten months. 'She is five months in calf and still giving 60 to 70 i>b milk on a 3.6 test. —Star.

“I am advised,” stated the Prime Minister in the House, “that considerable progress has ibeen and continues to be made in the adjustment of .both mortgages and deposits. The Government is, however, giving this matter close attention, and will take such action as may be found necessary.” That a loading bank should be proI vided in the vicinity of the breakwater ■ in order that racehorses might be more easily trucked on the railways was a : request, made by Mr. D. J. Hughes at i yesterday”s meeting of the New Ply- : mouth Harbor Board. Mr. Hughes said he had been approached by several ; southern sporting men on the subject. 1 Members mentioned that there was a ; siding or loading bank near the freez- ; ing works for the loading of cattle, ; sheep, horses, etc. The board promised, j however, to give the request due con- • sideration. “I consider your country the gem of ■ the Pacific,” writes an American busi- •. ness man to an Auckland resident, who 1 entertained him during a recent visit to the Dominion. “In the coming December and January I shall picture to myself the pohutukawas in bloom around your picturesque cottage, and shall have a great longing to see them again. I have had to promise our Garden i Club in Ridgewood, my home town, to give them a little talk on nature and flowers in New Zealand, and I really do not know how to describe my admira|tion of them adequately.” | At a public meeting at Te Kuiti on j Monday last it was unanimously decidj ed. in connection with the recent prosecution of the Mayor, Mr. Hine, under the Municipal Corporations Act: “That this meeting expresses it® sincere regret that Mr. Hine has been compelled to relinquish the position of Mayor of this town owing to a technicality of the law, and expresses its appreciation of the work done for the welfare of the borough, and hopes that he will be reinstated by the unanimous vote of the ratepayers. This meeting cannot express itself too highly of the great and unselfish work done by Mr. Hine for the benefit of all concerned.” The Supreme Court at New Plymouth was oeoupied all day yesterday in hearing the defence in the claim Dutton versus Upson, for £BOO for alleged misrepresentation on the sale of a farm. The evidence and addresses by counsel were finished shortly after half-past four, and after His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman had sumined up the jury retired at five minutes to five. They remained out till a few minutes after nine, when it was announced that it was impossible for them to come to an agreement. After further assuring His Honor that there was no possible chance of arriving at even a majority verdict, the jury were discharged, Mr. R. H. Quilliam making formal application for a new trial. The Court will sit again at 10 o’clock this morning, when the case of Eleanor Mary Crofts v. Charles H. Johnston, a claim for £lOBO 4s for damages alleged to have been sustained in a collision, will be heard.

A Hawera solicitor, speaking to a representative of the Star, stated that he had recently visited the greater portion of the agricultural and pastoral centres of the North Island, and as the result of his inquiries on the subject he is convinced that in South Taranaki the mortgagees generally are meeting mortgagors more readily and more generously than in any other part, probably better than in any other district in New Zealand. His own experience was that mortgagees came to conferences already prepared to meet the mortgagors liberally, and adjustments were made without difficulty. He had seen mortgages up to £5OOO and £6OOO thrown in and the mortgagor still left with assets.

“The procuring of tickets in Tattersails’ sweeps is quite a general custom,” declared counsel at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court, when a young man was charged that on or about April 15 he had purchased two tickets in an illegal lottery, to wit, Tattersalls’ lottery, promoted in Tasmania. “You will find.” he proceeded “that the heads and staffs of many leading commercial houses regularly take tickets in Tattersalls, and I should not be surprised if a few tickets could be found amongst the gentlemen of the police force.” Chief Detective Kemp explained that the charge was laid under section 64 of. the Gaming Act, which had been specially amended to prevent money going out of the Dominion for lotteries of this kind. The accused had been arrested for drunkenness, and on being searched at the watchhouse two tickets in Tattersalls’ sweeps had been found upon him. A fine of L £l WM inflicted.

There has been a steady flow of suitable immigrants during the past twelve months, (says the Financial Statement). The open nomination system enables the residents of the Dominion to secure all classes of skilled and unskilled labour. That the system is working well both for the Dominion and the individuals assisted is evidenced by the acknowledgments from immigrants, aftn" they have settled in their new homes, of their indebtedness for the help they have received and in some instances refunding to the Government money spent .in bringing them to New Zealand. The expenditure under the vote tor the past year includes liabilities incurred during the war period which had to be liquidated. Considerable economy has been effected through restricting the travel of overseas settlement immigrants to the Dominion to the direct route, the saving for 1922-23 being estimated at £2,500.

The development of automatic telephony was referred to in the Budget. It was stated that automatic exchange systems are at present in operation cither wholly or as auxiliaries to the manual system at Auckland, Hamilton, Masterton, Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, and Oamaru, and complete installations are being pushed forward as rapidly as possible at Auckland, Wanganui, Palmerston North, and Wellington. So rapid has been the growth of the telephone systems that at all places where the automatic system has recently been brought into operation immediate provision has had to be made for its further extension. During the past year the department has done its best to meet the ever-increasing demand for telephone connections, and by various expedients has effected the renewal and extension of existing systems. There are, however, practical limits to these temporary measures, and considerable development and extension must take place if the telephonic needs of the community are to be satisfactorily met.

Yesterday afternoon the members of the Taranaki Club were “at home” in their fine new building to the ladies. There was a large attendance, the commodious rooms being crowded. Afternoon tea was provided, and a programme of music was discoursed by Mrs. George’s orchestra. In the evening a ball was given, the attendance again being large, dancing taking place in the lounge and large reading-room, whilst supper was served in the brilliard-room, which was specially decorated for the occasion and presented a striking appearance. Mrs. George’s orchestra provided the music, which was a feature of what was regarded by all present as one of the most successful and enjoyable balls ever held in the town.

Mr. T. Lamason advertises particulars of his weekly sale in this issue.

Particulars of the house furniture sale to be held on Wednesday next, in the Workers’ Social Hall, appear in our auction columns. The sale is being conducted by Webster Bros, on account of Mr. F. Ludlow, who is leaving New Plymouth, and the articles are all for sale entirely without reserve.

The stocktaking sale preparing at the Melbourne, Ltd., is going to be a “corker. v Startling reductions are being made in order to lighten stock, and the public are assured that no stone will be left unturned in order to make the sale a huge success. Particulars will be advertised in a day or two.

When anybody talks of the drudgery of washing day, think of “Fairy Wonder,” the marvellous scientifically blended dry soap, the washing powder that has revolutionised old methods and brought relief to many an overworked housewife. The efficacy of this wonderful compound is now acknowledged and proved by thousands of users, and no household in the Dominion should be without it. Of all grocers. Members of the N.Z. 'Society of Accountants are reminded that the annual general meeting of the Taxanaki branch will be held in the Soldiers’ Club rooms to-night.