LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It hs stated that a factory in South Taranaki has disposed of its November and December make of cheese at 9 5-16 d per pound. To-night the Community Club will give a concert at the Coronation Hall in the interests of the Territorials, whilst supper will be provided. Next week, on the occasion of the Military Specialists’ drill, a concert and supper will also be tendered by the Community Club. After that the men will go into continuous training, and the Community Club functions will be suspended. Eight cases of infectious diseases were notified within the Inglewood County during the quarter ended September 30. These cases constituted 12.5 per cent, of the total cases in the hospital district during the period. Of these ‘ cases 2 were scarlet fever, 5 diphtheria and 1 tuberculosis. The rate was 2.22 per 1000 of the population, an increase of 1.59 per 1000 over the preceding quarter.

Ratana seems to be the Mecca of the Maoris on the Coast just now. Monday’s Taranaki train carried a large number of Maoris of all ages. In readiness for the big election gathering, big quantities of provisions have been going forward for some days past. Eight cattle were despatched last week from Taranaki. Ratana is to deliver a big speech to-day (Wednesday). It is currently reported in Auckland that negotiations are practically complete for the purchase, by a wealthy English company of the property of a well-known Auckland gum company. The figure mentioned is in the vicinity of £200,000. The introduction of English capital at this period will have a very important bearing on the gum industry generally. “I ask that my name be kept out of the paper” was the request of a man named George Paris, who appeared at the Wellington Court last week charged with having assaulted a tram conductor who had asked him to smoke in the. proper compartment. A fine of £2 and costs was inflicted, and the modest request for an order prohibiting publicity was not granted. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. for Waitomo. arrived in Taumarunui after a week’s electioneering in the Ohura district. The weather conditions were the worst experienced in the King Country for many years, being a succession of torrential rains, thunder and lightning, hailstones as large as pigeons’ eggs, and high winds, with a couple of earthquakes thrown in. The roads, so far as mud is concerned, were as bad as in the middle of the winter. “The New Zealand death rate from cancer is one of the highest in the world,” said Dr. -Morgan when speaking at Palmerston North on the peacetime activities of the Red Cross. In this connection he pointed out how much could be done in the matter of the prevention of 1 disease by the dissemination of proper medical knowledge, an achieve, ment which formed one of the primary objects of the Rod Cross.

A progressive reading policy is to be adopted by the Inglewood County Council and at yesterday’s meeting the chairman mentioned that at a later date ho intended to move that a loan be rais d for main road, construction within ie county, and the amount he would suggest would be something like £20,000. In view of the main roads legislation they would get a certain amount of the cost refunded. The opinion was that a policy of permanent construction was necessary and he wished the councillors to go into the matter in the meantime. A permanent construction policy was only a business proposition and should have been undertaken ago. Even without the Government subsidy it would be a payable proposition, and if they had half the cost refunded they would have £lO,OOO to extend the policy. The Pukekura Park Board met yesterday afternoon, there being present: Messrs. C. E. Bellringer (chairman), \V. F. Short, H. Dempsey. W. C. Weston and P. Stainton (hon. secretary). It was decided to proceed with the scheme to form a rockery, the proposal being to build it on a site near the sports ground, but the board will meet at the park this morning to make a final selection. A tender of £8 10s for the erection of two swings for the benefit of the children was accepted from an Auckland firm. The matter of repairing and painting the Poet’s bridge was left in the hands of the chairman, Messrs. Short and Dempsey, with power to accept tenders. The chairman reported that the water lilies ordered had arrived from Tryphena, Great Barrier, and had been planted. The offer of Mr. F. W. Morehead to donate two rhododendrons to replace the two choice specimens recently appropriated from the park was accepted with thanks. Arrangements are to be made for an evening concert in the park on December 2, at which items will be given by the band and vocalists. With reference- to a native who was charged at the Magistrate’s Court, Hawera, on Monday, with obtaining credit exceeding £2O without, informing his creditor that he was an undischarged 'bankrupt, the D.O.A.* states that in the circumstances existing he had no option if his duties were to be faithfully carried out, but to lay the information. The. defendant was declared bankrupt in 1919 and again in 1922. Prior to the second failure, and while still an undischarged bankrupt, he obtained credit from J. S. Robb for £55. Section 138 of the Act limits the amount of credit which an undischarged bankrupt may obtain without acquainting his creditor of his position to £2O, and the defendant having failed to observe the requirements of the Act in this respect the D.O.A. considered that it was his duty to lay the position before the Crown Prosecutor, who after going into the matter advised that the case was one in which an information should 'be laid. Section 14-1 of the Act says that it shall be the duty of the Assignee, if he has reason to believe that any person has committed an offence under the Act, to lay the facts before the Crown Prosecutor for the district.

The mart in connection with the Plunket Ba'by Day will be held on Friday, November 17, at the entrance of Everybody’s Theatre. The committee will be very glad to receive meat, cakes, vegetables, flowers, or produce of any kind. The babies’ At Home i<s at Kawaroa Park on the following day (Saturday). It is for all children, whether Plunket or not, and should be one of the jolliest days yet held.

The New Zealand Veterans’ afternoon tea, which has been put off several times on account of the Kawaroa Bungalow being engaged, is to be held at Kawaroa Park to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon.

While they were attending a dance given in 'honour of the marriage of their daughter, the residence of a wellknown family at Nireaha was entered and ransacked (states the Manawatu ■Standard.) The thieves did not interfere with the wedding presents, several being cheques, but purloined all the cash in the house. The ‘dipping” of ship’s stewards on New Zealand coastal vessels is apparently to become a ligitimate practice again, for the provision prohibiting it has .been removed from the Wellington cooks and stewards’ award, delivered bv the Arbitration Court. The court stated that it had taken this action, “not that we consider the practice a. desirable one, but’because experience has shown it is impossible to enforce such a prohibition. Public opinion is the only ■effective means of dealing with the practice.” It is not generally known that alcohol • can be manufactured from New Zealand woods. In an address to the Hawkes Bay Philosophical Society hist week, Mr. A. E. Aldridge, of Napier, explained that from one cord of rata fire-wood it was possible to produce 150 gallons of alcohol and other oils. The alcohol was so deadly that one-tenth of ite strength was a deadly poison. In the United States of America from the waste of several sawmills, 15,000,000 pairs of silk stockings had been manufactured, and the wood alcohol from the mills was found to be a better motor spirit than benzine. From sawdust it was also possible to produce celluloid. The lecturer*demonstrated (says the Napier Telegraph) what could be done by a series of experiments, which proved most interesting. The Kiwi Bacon Co. advertise in this issue the receiving dates for pigs for November. As will ! be seen by the localities in which pigs are received, the company is rapidly extending its business. Farmers are recommended to get into touch with the company’s representative before disposing of their pigs. The subject of Mr. Spottiswode’s address at the Robe Street Assembly Hall this evening will be “Ezekiel’s Visions. ’ All are welcome. See advt. on page J. -Mrs. Lily Hope is here on a short visit. Come and hear her lecture at the Spiritualists’ rooms, St. Aubyn Street. The Farmers Co-op., Taranaki distributors for the N.'Z. Farmers' Fertilizer Co., have received advice of a reduction in some of the main lines of fertilizers. Full particulars are. available from all their branches. Mr. C. Dykes notifies the public of Hawera, Eltham and Stratford that from the 13th inst. his car will leave the Royal Hotel, Hawera, at 8 a.m., arriving in New Plymouth at 10.15 a.m. See advt. on page 1 of this issue. Two outstanding bargains at the Melbourne’s Great Turn of the Tide Sale are; —Ladies’ tricoline bloomers at 9/11, and 27in. Japanese tussore silk at 3/11 yard. Both these lines are selling very freely, and will probably be sold out before the end of the sale. Our regular customer's are advised to “get in early.’'

Here is why “Fairy Wonder” is such a phenomenal success. It does away with .practically all rubbing and boiling. It does npt rot the clothes. It makes no nasty scum. It obviates undue rinsing. It is delicately perfumed, and it leaves the hands beautifully soft and smooth as silk. It cuts wash-day in half. Ask your grocers for it.