LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Gazette extraordinary issued yesterday formally summons Parliament to meet on December 21. A brown trout, 91bs in weight, was secured from the Waiwaka'iho on Wednesday evening by Mr. W. Kirkby, New Plymouth. The fish, a “jack,” was well conditioned, and about 30 inches in length. The gate takings at the Egmont Show yesterday totalled £296 4s, which, with £4B on the first day, makes a total of £344 4s. “We don’t deal with the moral liability of anything in this Court,” said the Magistrate at New Plymouth yesterday during the course of a lengthy case. “Wp deal purely with the. legal• aspect—and a very dry legal aspect it sometimes is!” Mr. Adlam, vice-president of the Veterans’ Association, in the course of some remarks at yesterday’s function, stated that there were 700 Maori war veterans still alive in New Zealand, the youngest at a recent conference being 72. During the past three years 306 had died. In regard to the local branch, the membership was 56; 10 had died last year; the youngest was 73 years and the oldest 96, several being over 90. Good progress is being made with filling in the root of the Breakwater in connection with the new wharf. The earth-works now extend some distance into the water, and only 120 ft remains to be done before the point is reached where the first piles for the new wharf will he sunk. With the steam shovel in commission the work of reclamation will be considerably expedited, and everything should be in readiness for starting with the new wharf in March. The Beautifying Society on the last occasion continued their work of clearing up in the Carrington Road' bend between Vivian and Courtenay Streets. This locality will soon be tidy. What has been done serves to show how pretty and attractive it could be made. The few workers who turned up, with the help of those on wages, made good progress. Mrs. Martin Sutherland provided afternoon tea, being assisted by the Misses Sutherland. Work will be resumed on Saturday. The committee would welcome more help from any willing to assist. Our Inglewood correspondent writes:— “I have been shown what to me is an entirely new kind of rose—all green—grown by Mrs. T. R. Wheeler, of Durham Road, who says she has until now only seen such a flower in North Wales. It is of a standard, not climbing, habit and is growing in Mrs. Wheeler’s garden luxur iantly, apparently finding both soil and climate suitable to its requirements. As a curiosity it is remarkable, but to a lover of the more normal sorts of roses it does not appeal very strongly, except as a quite unusual development of an old favorite.”

Members of the Harbour Board.paid a visit of inspection to the 'Harbour works yesterday afternoon. In going over the reserves near Pioneer road they were surprised to find extensive potato plantations on their land. They were the result of the operations of the local Maoris, who probably think the land, which in adjacent to an old pa, the home of their forefathers, belongs to them as much as the Board. At anyrate, they had never sought permission to utilise the land.

The annual rose show held by .parishioners of St. Mary’s Church, (New Plymouth, was concluded yesterday afternoon. From a financial standpoint the committee have had better years, hutconsidering the unfavorable weather

which prevailed prior to and during the show, the result must be considered satisfactory. Some very fine blooms were exhibited, more especially in the private displays. The sweet stall was in charge of four Sunday school girls: Misses V. Bosson, E. ’Smith,, I. Hingstone and E. Stagpool. The gross takings for the two days amounted to £3B Is 6d, made up as follows: Receipts at the door £ll I3s 9d, afternoon tea £4 18s 4d, sweets stall £1 15s 4d, flower and produce stall £4 14s Id. The Ladies’ Guild also had a fancy work stall, which realised £l5, which is included in the sum to be banded over to the building fund. It was reported on Wednesday that Captain James Williamson, master of the auxiliary schooner Houto, was attacked in the Auckland streets by three men and injured. Captain Williamson will be remembered by old residents of Waitara and up the coast. He used to inn mosquito boats from Waitara to the northern river ports, and was noted for his size and strength, both of mind and body. On one occasion a member of the crew came to him and said that he and the others had resolved to strike. “Have you?” said the captain. “So have I! Here goes!” and .calling upon the seaman to “put up his props,” he waded -;nto»him, and very soon the seaman retired to the crews’ quarter. “Tell the others Pll give them strike I” exclaimed the captain as the seaman shrunk into his quarters. There was no strike.

The Port Denfson now in port is 50ft. from the water line to the top of the bow and 500 ft. long, or 20ft. longer than the Port Pirie. -She was built, during the war, and engaged for some time in bringing American troops over to France. Most of her cargo is now out of the holds. Steel bars, sixty feet in length, were being unloaded yesterday. They are to he used in connection with the harbor improvement works. The steam shovel for the quarry has been unloaded, and it is expected the machine will be put together within a fortnight or so. It has a capacity of handling well over 400 tons a day. Housewives are guaranteed snowwhite clothes with the use of “Fairy Wonder” Dry Soap, the queen of washing powders. “Fairy” will not redden or chap the, tenderest skin, nor will it injure the finest fabrtas. It is par excellence the finest washing compound on the market. All grocers stock it. Just arrived, at C. C. Ward’s, a new shipment of dainty blouses and jumpers. Beautiful voile jumpers, nicely embroidered 7/11, special values 10/6 and 12/6; artificial silk knitted and crochet jumpers, a splendid range, all the newest shades, 29/6, 35/-, 49/6; crepe de chine . jumpers, very smart, 27/6. -Tazol never fails in giving immediate relief in Bronchial trowbha« X