LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A resident of Manaia was arrested at 10 p.m. on Saturday night for allegedly unlawfully entering the premises of Newton King, Ltd., Manaia. It is stated that the Kaupokonui Dairy Company, Ltd., will pay out about £lB,OOO to-morrow.

The New Plymouth municipal baths will be opened to the public for the coming season on October 1.

The Shaw-Savill liner Corinthic, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Southampton, brought a total of 320 assisted immigrants. There were also on board 37 domestics. Ten of the new arrivals were booked for New Plymouth. The honor of being the first New Plymouth lady to volunteer for service with the New Zealand contingent for the Near East belongs to Miss M. C. Collier, of the public hospital, who yesterday handed in her name at the New Plymouth Defence Office for service as a V.A.D., W.A.A.C. or any other branch of women service.

Definite advice that the Nelson College football team will visit New Plymouth to play the High School team was received yesterday by Mr. W. H. Moyes (principal of the High School) The Nelson boys will arrive by the mail train on Saturday night, play the match on Monday and leave on Tuesday morn-

The New Plymouth hydro-electric works are to have something out of the ordinary in the matter of valves, the new one which will arrive during the next few days being 54 inches in diameter. Messrs. Cory-Wright and Salmon, the engineers through whom it was procured, say it has the distinction of being the biggest valve of its kind in New Zealand and that it has attracted a good deal of attention at Wellington.

It was resolved by the North Taranaki Life-Saving Society last night to ask the delegate to the Head Centre (Mr. Knox/ to urge on the Dominion executive Council the desirability of approaching the Education Department with a view to having instructions in life-saving included in the school syllabus. The New Plymouth Borough Council last night authorised the Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson) "to proceed to Wellington and any of the other cities for the purpose of consulting with the leading engineering experts regarding the appointment of an engineer to report on a drainage scheme for the borough. Building permits to the value of £13,500 were granted and fees amounting to £6l 13s 3d were collected by the New Plymouth borough inspector (Mr. R. Day) during August. Other fees collected were: Heavy traffic £4, certificate of ability 10s, milk vendor 10s, meat vendor £1 10s, public buildings 10s; total, £0 10s. Pound fees amounted to £l5 4s 4d, including £1 14s Gd, sale of unclaimed stock. A sad case of suicide occurred at Whenuakura on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Mary Pickup, wife of Mr. J. W. Pickup, a well-known farmer in that district, being found hanging by a piece of clothesline to a hook in the ceiling of a bedroom in her residence. A letter was found in which the deceased expressed the intention of doing away with herself as she was tired of life. Two young men from New Plymouth passed through Eltham yesterday morning on a cycling tour—on ordinary pushbikes, not the more up-to-date motorpropelled machine. They were en route to Wellington and intend going from that place to Auckland and back to New Plymouth. They hope to complete this somewhat ambitious programme —which covers nearly 1000 miles —in the course of a three weeks’ holiday, says the Argus. The work at the New Plymouth abattoirs for the month of August is thus reported on by the manager (Mr. T. J. Reakes): Slaughtered for local consumption 242 cattle, 14 calves, 947 sheep, 9 lambs, 117 pigs and 241 tripes were cleaned. Compared with last August they show an increase of 10 cattle, .13 calves, 9 lambs, 48 pigs, 13 tripes, and a decrease of 137 sheep. Fees due for the month amounted to £l6O 19s 10d; fees from other works £7 Ils 8d; and rents £l3 6s; a total of £lB9 17s 6d, which is an increase of £l7 10s lOd.

In view of the fact that the Mayor’s fund for the relief of unemployment will be exhausted during the next few days, and that consequently the work at Western Park will cease, the New Plymouth Borough Council decided last night that it would be a pity if the construction of the new terraces were left uncompleted. After discussing the matter, the council set up a subcommittee comprising the Mayor and Councillors Kibby and Brown to decide what further work should be done at the park, ■such work as they authorise to be carried out at the council’s expense as their contribution to the relief of the unemployed. The report of the borough electrical engineer, Mr. R. H. Bartley, submitted night’s meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council, stated that during the month of August 69 appliI cations were received for the supply of ' electricity, and 54 connections were made to the mains, while 19 additions were made to existing installations. The plant at the power house and distribution station was operating satisfactory and there were no irregularities to report, other than a'slight interruption in the supply over a period I of seven minutes, due to the effects of a lightning discharge. The arrestors dealt vuth this effect and the machines consequently tripped out and no damage was acne. The Waiwakaiho river had been low for this period of the year, but no shortage of water had been experienced. Floods occurred on two o|casions towards the latter end of the month, but the rise in each case was not great. Work in connection with the erection of new plant was well in hand and progressing satisfactorily.

We have received from a Warea correspondent 5s towards the Russian famine fund.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., wish to draw clients’ attention to their Matau sale which they are holding on Friday, September 22, in their Matau yards, at 1 p.m. Full particulars of entries will be found on page 8. Ladies! You can keep your washing a good color by using only “Fairy Wonder,” the dry soap powder that washes sweet and clean without rubbing or the use of extra soap. No other washing compound in creation gives such satisfactory results as “Fairy.” On sale by all grocers and storekeepers.

Two young bankrupt farmers told the Deputy Official Assignee in Hamilton last week that they had not drawn between them in two years more than £3OO, including money for store bills. One said he had a wife, but had not been able to buy her a stitch of clothing since he took over the farm. There must be money in the picture enlargement business (remarks the Marlborough Express). In recent months a Hawera firm has had canvassers throughout the Marlborough district soliciting orders for enlargements of photographs and these are now being delivered. The firm has at least three motor-cars in use in Blenheim at present, all bearing the Hawera registration symbol, and apparently something like a dos?en men are actively engaged in the business. Presumably the canvassers have now passed on to fresh fields, leaving their work to be cleaned up by the present imposing staff. The annual home mission meeting in connection with the Methodist Church was held at the Whiteley Memorial Church, New Plymouth, last night, when the Rev. W. J. Elliott presided over, a good attendance. Mr. Elliott gave a brief report on the past year’s work, mentioning that £lO2 had ben contributed from the circuit towards home missions, but this year the circuit had been assessed at a higher amount. A deputation consisting of the Rev. A. J. Seamer (general superintendent of Maori mission work in New Zealand) and the Rev. Wi Kaitara was then introduced. The latter gave a speech in Maori, which was interpreted by the Rev. Seamer. The Rev. Kaitara also sang several ancient Maori Waiatas to well-known tunes. In the course of an interesting address Mr.'‘Seamer gave a very complete account of the history of missions among the Maoris, introducing a considerable amount of fresh information, whilst he did not disguise the statements regarding the weaknesses in our own civilisation which found a reflex in the Maori. A collection for home missions resulted in £3 Ils 'being subscribed. To-night at 7.30 the Revs. Seamer and Wi Kaitara will give addresses at the Fitzroy Methodist Church.

The Melbourne, Limited’s, Sale ends on Saturday. So don’t lose the last chance of securing these wonderful bargains. Hard-wear trousers, 9/6 pair; Boz. grey and striped denims, 7/6; “Enzedar” (N.Z.R.) tweed trousers, 24/6; colonial tweed trousers, 18/6 and 19/6; Petone flannels, 6/6; splendid woollen knitted socks, 1/6 pair; odd tweed vests, 7/11.

A good entry of dairy cattle is advertised for next Rahotu sale.

Attention is drawn to the Prohibition Convention, to be held at Hawera to-day at 2 p.m., in the Presbyterian schoolroom. All workers for prohibition in the Taranaki Province are eligible. The main speaker will be Mr. “Pussyfoot” Johnson.

Inglewood residents are reminded of the Spring Flower Show, to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow and Thursday. The Rahotu Footballers’ Ball will foe held on Friday next, 22nd inst. The Ladies’ Guild of St. Luke’s Church, Bell Block, are holding their sale of work on Thursday next, September 21, in the Bell Block Hall. Doors will be opened at 2 p.m., when Mrs. C. H. Burgess will perform the opening ceremony. In ttye evening a social will be held.