LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Many tradesmen are demanding wheat instead of depreciated currency in payment for goods in Budapest. A suit of clothes costs 3301bs of wheat.

During the month of July 100 building permits were issued by the Christchurch City Council, representing a building value of £48,950.

A resident of Manaia has in his possession a coin that was unearthed in Egypt by a soldier while digging trenches. ’ It is considered to be 2000 years old.

According to a statement made in the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch, Ivan M. Tiling, a youth of 19 years, lias confessed to having broken, and entered 49 homes in Christchurch and suburbs.

“The hotel thief deserves no mercy,” declared Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., at Gisborne, in sentencing to 14 days’ hard labour a young man named Herbert Alfred Groin, on a charge of stealing from the Motu hotel the sum of 14s 6d.

The roads in the Gisborne district which have been impassable for motorcar traffic during the winter months are stated, to foe drying. Chains on the wheels cannot, however, be dispensed with.

The latest place to install the electric light in Canterbury is Fairlie, the little hill township which is the capital of the Mackenzie County. It has a waterpower scheme of 50 h.p., which has cost nearly £9OOO. A boy who is alleged to have broken into the confectionery shop of Mr. H. J. Price, Devon Street, New Plymouth, and helped himself to about £5 worth of chocolates, liquorice, etc., will appear in the juvenile court this morning. There is the possibility of a mining revival on the Coast (states the Grey River Argus). The latest indication is the fhet that a mining promoter in association with an American financiar has secured a license to prospect 800 acres from Lower Blackball to Roaring Mile Creek, which area is being surveyed.

Jurors called for to-day were discharged by Mr. Justice Chapman at the New Plymouth Supreme Court yesterday, when it appeared clear that the case Hurrell and others v. Officer would not be concluded before to-day. It was mentioned that another case of alleged faudulent representation on the sale of a farm would be called on the completion of the present case. Mr. W. N. Grinlinton, who was found severely injured in a gully under Grafton bridge, Auckland, the other evening, and who subsequently died, belonged to Hawera, having arrived at Auckland on Wednesday under engagement to a firm of drapers. He left a note stating that ill health had caused him to end his life. He was a married man and his wife resides at Hawera.

One of the advantages of motor over railway transport was stressed by Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union, of which he is chairman of directors. He stated that the Union had cut out railway transit of suppliers’ cream, with distinct; advantage to the butter produced. Motor lorries now picked it up at all points and conveyed it direct to the factory with a minimum of handling. In other days, when the cream was conveyed by train, the frequent handlings had a deleterious effect, ■and this was greatly accentuated in hot weather.

The present condition of pasture lands in and around Auckland indicates that the coming season will be a good one for the dairy farmer, provided that the most important fastor, the price of butter-fat, suffers no downward fluctuations. ‘'With the exception of one or two heavy frosts, the winter has been an exceptionally mild and favourable one for farmers, and never have pastures and stock looked better than at present,” remarked a well-known dairying man to a "New -Zealand Herald reporter. He predicted an early summer, and plentiful supplies of milk, although possibly these favorable conditions might not continue, as a good winter was frequently followed by a long dry summer.

Two youths, aged 18, will be brought up on summons at the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court this morning on a charge of alleged counterfeiting of pennies. It is alleged the pennies had been silvered over in an attempt to pass them off as coins of a higher denomination.

“At that time I knew very little about grasses. ’ I knew white clover from red clover’—that was about all.’This was the terms in which a witness in a Supremo Court case at New Plymouth yesterday admitted his ignorance of anything pertaining to grasses. A plea that more publicity should be given to the work of the Harbor Board, was put forward at yesterday’s meeting by Mr. C. 11. Wilkinson. He complained that too much was done in committee, so that the only reports the Press was able to give the outside public concerned little more than the harbormaster’s reports. The other members agreed that the board had been doing too much work in committee.

Southland farmers' are experiencing difficulty in eradicating “club-root,” which has attacked their crops. In order to help the farmers in this regard, Mr. Cockayne, of the Department of Agriculture, is giving lectures in various districts with the object of imparting knowledge how to overcome the disease.

The Pahiatua Herald, says: Life at Makomako must be different to some other places. One of the subjects set down 'for discussion by the Makomako Debating Society this week is, “That a man cannot be a dairy farmer in Makomako and be a Christian.” It will be interesting to hear what milk suppliers think on the matter.

Who owns the farm now? That was a question that cropped up during the hearing of a case in the New Plymouth Supreme Court yesterday. The farm had changed hands several times, till, with the giving and transferring of mortgages, the question of ownership was rather involved. The present occupier was asked if he was the owner of the place. “He’s owner of the liabilities at any rate,” observed His Honor, and a smile went round the court-room.

Private advice received yesterday show that Mr. A. B. Macdonald, of New Plymouth, has met with further success at the Wellington musical and dramatic competitions. He secured first in the open class for song by a New Zealand composer. This class was open to tenors, baritones, and basses. The judge in his comments said: The song was rendered with great solemnity when needed. Enunciation splendid, and indeed a fine rendering. The performer is possessed of a voice of great range. The song sung by Mr. Macdonald was “Tangi,” by Mr. Alfred Hill. Counsel engaged in a case at the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday was probing a witness’s memory as to happenings in the good old pre-slump days three years ago. “Go back to 1919 when butterfat was 1/11 a pound,” enjoined council. This prompted His Honor to quote the poet’s appropriate lines: “When all the world looked bright and green” —especially green, he added.

In the course of the discussion on the' annual report of the Agricultural Department, Messrs F. F. Hockly (Rotorua) and W. H. Field (O.taki) urged the need for legislation requiring proprietary dairy companies to publish the percentage of their overrun. At the present time, said Mr. Field, there seemed to be too good reason to believe that the farmer was being robbed through being taken down to somt extent over the over-run. The figures as to the over-run should be published in every case, so that the farmers would know just where they were on the. matter. (Hear, hear.) The case in which G. O. Hurrell, T. J. Hurrell and H. G. Thirkall claimed the sum of £3300 as damages from W. A. Officer for alleged misrepresentation arising out of the sale of a farm at Mokoia, near Hawera, was continued in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday, before Mr. Justice Chapman. Hector G, Thirkall and George O. Burrell, two of the plaintiffs, were in the box and were examined at length, besides which several other witnesses gave evidence in reference to the farm. The case for the plaintiff was concluded at 4.40 p.m., at which stage the court /use until 10 o’clock this morning, when the case will foe continued.

Says the annual report of the Tahora Settlers’ Association: —The most notable event during the year was the visit of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce to this district on their way through to the Ohura. Various points of interest were pointed out to them, especially the railway works, and w r e were assured by them that they would do all in their power to have the railway pushed on and the Tangarakau Gorge metalled. As a result of their visit, a representative of our Association has been appointed by the Chamber as an Honorary member of that body, and an invitation was given to our Association to be preesnt at the recent inspection of the New Plymouth hydro-electric works. The Tahora-Tatu telephone, which has long been agitated for, is now assured, and work is to be started almost immediately. Much of the credit is due to the exertions of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, and when completed will be of great benefit to the whole of Taranaki.

Every lady will soon be selecting new gloves to go with her spring frock or costume. See the splendid glove values at Morey’s, Devon Street.

Special values in household goods at C. C. Ward’s: 36in. pure longcloth, Is yard; colored rollei’ towelling, 7d yard; all-wool Doctor flannel, Shetland and light grey, 2/11 yard; 40in. apron checks (fast colors) 1/9 yard; a splendid range of cretonnes from 1/6 yard.

The sale of dairy factories and plant, by Webster Bros., on behalf of lhe Warea Dairy Co., will take place on Friday, ‘September 1, and not on Sep; tember 19, as previously advertised.

The wonderful blouse bargains at the Melbourne’s Sensational Sale are meeting with an unprecedented demand. Ladies, stock up now and save many shillings on each blouse. New cashnierette 7/11, new voiles 10/6 to 15/6, new crepe de chines 22/6, and new white silks 16/9. Every blouse guaranteed well cut and finished and good fitting.

The practical housewife who uses “Fairy Wonder” dry soap saves money as well as time. With. “Fairy” it is unnecessary to light the copper, and the washing can foe done in half the usual time. One large packet of “Fairy” is sufficient for twelve washings. Give it a [trial. All grocers stock it.

The work of the Beautifying Society on the last occasion was chiefly upon the path along the river bank inland of Bultee] Street. The afternoon tea was kindly provided by Miss Hempton. Work will be continued on Saturday next. More help is deeired.