LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a revival of activity at the New Plymouth waterfront yesterday with the~drrival of the Waitemata, Rarawa and Kahika. The two last-named Vessels were discharging general cargo, whilst a start will be made with the unloading of the Waitemata to-day. There was another good attendance at the last day of the Whiteley flower show yesterday, the takings amounting to £7O. The total receipts for the three days of the show is £220, which will be devoted to the church trust funds.

The number of bankruptcies registered in the Dominion during the eight months ended August 31 was 490, against 200 for the same period last .rear. Of these farmers account for 28.6 per cent. The number in May was 80 and in August 83, which is a record.

The Auckland Town Hall wag besieged on Wednesday night by thousands of citizens eager to hear Mr. “Pussyfoot” Johnson, the American Prohibition envoy. People began to assemble at 5.30 o’clock, and by 7.15 the hall was filled. Jt was estimated that 3000 people had been accommodated, while 1000 more were shut out.

Giving evidence concerning the manner in which a five gallon jar of beer quickly disappears in a no-license’ district, a witness in the Mokau liquor cases in the Maristrate’s Court at New Plymouth vesterday stated that a jar uauallv attracted a number of men to the vicinity and no one was turned awav. “That’s one of the features of the hospitality of your district, isn’t it?” suggested counsel.

The seventieth big overseas vessel to berth at New Plymouth since the inausairation .of-oversea trade at -the port in March. 1917, is the Union Steam Ship Company’s Waitemata (5729 tons), which was brought alongside yesterday afternoon. The vessel has over 2000 tons of general cargo, including lumber, newsprint and motor oil from Pacific Coast ports, to discharge at the port, this being the largest quantity of general cargo brought to New Plymouth by one vessel. On entering port the Waitemata was drawing 20ft. 7in. forward and 21ft. 7in. aft. She is expected to sail on Wednesday.

“The evidence discloses a somewhat serious state of affairs in so far as it reveals a considerable amount of drinking at this camp at least.” said Mr. A. M. Mowlem. S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court at New Plvmouth yesterday when commenting on the quantities of liouor consumed bv a number of men at Tongaporutu. The evidence had brought out that it was the custom of the men to take turns in shouting, and the accused. who was charged with having kept liquor for sale in a proclaimed area, had given details of his purchases during a period of about two months. “If we take the present defendant’s expenditure on drink.” continued the magistrate, “as equivalent to the amount spent by the other men in the camp, an enormous expenditure i« disclosed. The average would be about 264 gallons. nreslimin<r that each man shouted as did the defendant, to say nothing of whisky.”

Arrangements are now well in train for the competitions to be held at St. Andrew’s Hall. New Plymouth, commencing on Monday, October 30. The programme, which has finally been arranged, ja an Ambitious one., containing as it does instrumental, vocal and elocutionary sections for school children, and those who have left school days behind them. The detailed programme will be announced next week. The dates of the next Uruti and Okau sales are advertised. The auctioneers invite entrisa for itate flKturu.

Operations at the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society’s hatcheries at Pukekura Park have been particularly active during the past two months. Altogether about 300,000 brown and rainbow trout fry has been hatched and liberated. The hatching has been quite successful, and. although florae difficulties were experienced with water troubles, Mr. W. J. Bell, with the assistance of Messrs. Bowen and Wilson, has been able to rear a splendid lot of lusty fish. This morning some 75,000 brown fry will be despatched to the Pungarehu, Oaonui and Opunake streams and liberated by local anglers in the different rivers of the localities. The final draft of 30,000 rainbow ova arrived by mail train last night. These are now in the hatching trays, and when grown will be placed, in the recently formed dam on the Waiaua, Opunake, and in the upper reaches of the Stoney River.

The War Disabilities Removal Bill, which was introduced in the Hquse of Representatives, provides that ,anv person who in New Zealand is a British subject by birth or naturalisation shall be freed from all the disabilities imposed by war legislation or war regulations. The Minister for Internal Affairs (Mr. Downie Stewart), when introducing the Bill, said that the provision would apply even to naturalised Germans. He had in mind the case of a naturalised German who was loyal to the Empire during the war years and who lost a son with the New Zealand forces. It was harsh to treat as enemy aliens, men whose loyalty had not been quetsioned. Persons who were riot naturalised would remain subject to the disabilities. The Government could revoke naturalisation in cases where thie seemed to be desirable-

At the Hawera Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, James Richard Slight and William Charles Joseph Slight were charged with attempting to defraud His Majesty the King, as grantee by way of an instrument of security, a copy whereof was filed in the Supreme Court office, New Plymouth, and given by Charles Arnold Slight and James Richard Slight to His Majesty the King, and to defeat the security of the King by removing from the farm occupied, by Charles and James Slight one Jersey bull comprised in the said instrument by way of security. James Richard Slight was charged with stealing a Jersey bull, valued at £3O, and one Jersey grade cow, valued at £2O, the property of James R. Corrigan. James A. Slight and William C. J. Slight were charged with stealing 15 cows from the farm of Louis Hector McSweeney and Edgar J. Hickey. All three charges had previously been preferred against Charles Arnold Slight, who was remanded to appear at Eltham on September 18. James Richard Slight and William Charles Joseph Slight were also remanded to appear at Eltham on September 18,. bai] being allowed to each in accused’s own recognisances of £lOO, with one surety of £lOO or two of £5O each. —Star.

That Taranaki is truly the stronghold of the Jersey in New Zealand Is evidenced by the fact that no than 400 pedigree bulls are to be sold at the annual sales on. behalf of Jersey breeders in the districts of New Plymouth (North Taranaki), Stratford and Kaponga. Although records in numbers, it can be confidently stated that the sales will not lack quality. Quality has been the outstanding feature of the stock offered at previous sales, and this year it will be still better. A preFminary announcement of these sales is made in the auction columns of this paper.

Messrs. "Cook and Lister, saddle and harness makers, Currie Street and Brougham Street, New Plymouth, notify that in milk cart harness, gig harness, plough chains, hames, etc., they can offer farmers and teamsters particularly high grade goods at low prices. Particulars are advertised elsewhere.

The Melbourne, Limited, have opened out another shipment of Baldwin’s famous 3-ply fingering wool in black, white and grey. This wool, in common with the colonial knitting yarns, has advanced in price, but it has arrived during thfe 'B&le will be sold at sale prices, i.e., lOd per ounce skein until the last day of the sale. Some women find a day’s washing, .particularly during cold, frosty weather, very trying on account of chilblains, chapping and roughening of the hands. All this can be avoided by using "Fairy Wonder” Dry Soap to do the washing with. This wonderful labor-saver is highly emollient, and leaves the hands soft and smooth after the hardest day’s washing. Try it.

The annual services in connection with the Home Mission work of the Methodist Church will be held to-mor-row. The deputation will be the Rev. A. J. Seamer, the General Superintendent of Maori Missions, and the Rev. Wi Kaitara, native minister, who will sing solos. The annual meetings will be at Whiteley Hall on Monday night, ;and Pitzroy on Tuesday night, at 7.30. "All offertories for the mission work and the Sunday evening services begin at 6.45.

The attention of town property seekers is directed to an auction sale of Devon Street property, that belonging to Mr. J. Pasalich, right opposite tne Criterion Hotel. Situated, as it is, right in the heart of the town, with frontage to both Devon and King Streets, this property must become a very valuable one. See sale advt. in this paper.