LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A particularly heavy rainstorm was experienced in the New Plymouth district early yesterday morning. By 8 o’clock it had put up a record for the year with roughly 2| inches.

A Confirmation service was held at St. Mary’s Church, New Plymouth, last evening, when about fifty candidates were presented and .were confirmed by the Bishop of Auckland (Dr. A. W. Averill).

Speaking on the subject of Maori Missions at the meeting of the Taranaki Archdeaconry. Board yesterday, Bishop Averill mentioned that there were '25,000 Maoris in the Auckland diocese. 21,000 in the Waiapn diocese, 8000 in the Wellington diocese, and a handful in the South Island.

The spring show of flowers and vegetables held by the New Plymouth Horticulture Society will open in the Workers* Hall this afternoon. The entries in all classes are good, and the numerous decorated tables and mantlepieces give the sombre hall the appearance of fairyland. It is hoped, that there will be a record attendance.

A representative of the Daily News at Waitara yesterday ascertained from a reliable source that the last has been seen of loading frozen meat into Home liners at the Waitara roadstead. It is the intention of Messrs. T. Borthwick and Sons to load all their produce into liners lying alongside the New Plymouth wharf.

A tribute to the standard of the Press of New Plymouth was paid by Dr. A. W. Averill (Anglican Bishop of Auckland) prior to the rising of the Taranaki Archdeaconary Board yesterday. The town, he said, was fortunate in having such a good Press.. (Hear, hear.) And he personally had to express thanks for the manner in which the board's deliberations had been reported. The Awakino public school, built to accommodate 35 pupils, has become over-crowded. At present there are 55 pupils. The matter was brought under the notice of the Minister of Education, and the Under-Secretary for Education has telegraphed to Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. for the district, stating that the sum of £550 has hern authorised for immediate additions to the school.

“The Lower Awakino Valley Road has many difficulties in front before it will be ready for vehicular traffic, and Taumatamaire will be the only available route for wheel traffic for some time to come,” states Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., who rode through from Maboenui to Awakino on Friday last. The slips and bad weather have of late impeded progress. The steamer Joan Craig, which arrived at New Plymouth from Sydney yesterday morning, reported that one of the crew, named William Graham, died at sea from natural causes on Sunday. 26th inst. Graham, who wrs 54 years of age, was donkeyman bf the vessel and had been connected with the ship for many years. The funeral took place on Monday morning, when the body was committed, to (lie deep in the presence of the whole crew

The private gardens of New Plymouth form a delightful feature of the town’s beauty spots, and amongst the most picturesque is “Aotea,” the beautiful property of Messrs. Sole Bros., Avenue Road. Here may be seen, native ferns in all their splendour. Particularly striking at the present time are the Prince of Wales’ and paretawhiti ferns. Once every year the Battalion Band holds a recital at “Aotea,” and this year’s function is to take place on Sunday, when the •grounds will be open from 1.30 p.m. There will be ample parking facilities for motor cars.

Housewives and others who are now preparing for the Christmas festive season will be interested in the grocery list of high-class goods advertised in to-day’s paper by Mr. G. Ward, grocer, Devon Street East. The special hamper offered has many attractions, and sterling value is assured, ladies will find this class of buying highly economical. Freight on hamper will be paid to any railway station in Taranaki.

A good step forward in the disposal of the criminal cases was made at tlie .Supreme Court-at New Plymouth yesterday. Two prisoners, who had pleaded guilty in the lower court, were sentenced, James Worthley Glenn, who had been five times perviously convicted and who - is at present serving a sentence of six months’ detention, being awarded another three years’ reformative treatment on two charges of theft and breaking and entering, while James Elliott was admitted to probation for 18 months for having stolen a pony with its saddle, surcingle and bridle. Alexander Spence was acquitted on a charge of perjury, and George Ferguson also received the verdict in his favor on a charge of forging an order for a case of whiskey and causing it to be acted upon as if it were genuine. This morning the trial will be commenced at 19 o'clock of James Richard Slight and Charles Arnold Slight, for the alleged theft of cattle and an alleged breach of the Chatties’ Transfer Act.

The rapidity with which news travels of tiie arrival in the King Country of a ease of whiskey, and the almost light-ning-like speed with which the contents of the bottles are made to disappear, have become almost a by-word, but further light on the customs of the district was thrown by a witness in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday, during the. hearing of a case in which the drinking propensities of the inhabitants “over the border” were often under discussion. After he had expressed in no uncertain tones the avidity with which he had accepted the invitation to have a “spot.” and had laughed to scorn any suggestion that he had paid for it, he was asked if it was not an uncommon thing in that district for a man to find that whiskey, which ho had “planted,” had been taken. “That quite often happens,” was the reply. “And you don’t think much of «it?” queried counsel. “Oh, no, we don't regard that as theft up there!” was the candid answer.

“At the worst he will be here again.” soliloquised His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman, at the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday, when deciding that he would admit to probation an offender who had pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.

True Bills against William Wilson a.nd Anthony Kelly, for alleged thett, and Charles Goodall, for alleged indecent exposure, were returned by the Grand Jury at the Supremo Court at New Plymouth yesterday. At the conclusion of their deliberations, His Honor Mr. Jus-

tice Chapman thanked the jury, on be half of the country, for the careful con sideration they had given to the mat tors submitted to them.

The growth of New Plymouth hs reflected in the fact that at the present time three new schools are being built within the borough. Reporting to the Taranaki Education Board the architect (Mr. C. H. Moore) states that a start has been made with the erection of the new school in wood at Moturoa. If the weather was favourable it was anticipated that good progress would be made. A start had also been made with the new detached •class-rooms in concrete at Fitzroy. The foundation walls had been completed and the windows fixed in position. The building of the new Courtenay Street Infants* School in concrete was well on towards completion.

The attendance officer (Mr. Geo. Pascoe) submitted the following report tothe Taranaki Education Board for the month of October:—-Sixty irregular attendance notices have been sent out. The following schools were visited:—Bell Block, Douglas, Frankley, Hawera, Kapuni, Manaui, Mata, Mimi, Motunui, Pukearuhe. Puniwhakau, Riverlea, Rowan, Stanley, Toko, Tututawa, Urenui, Uruti, Waitara, New Plymouth Convent, Waitara Convent, Manaia Convent and Stratford Convent. With the exception of Manaia, the attendance at these schools has been good. There was a little irregularity in the lower standards at Manaia which has been attended to. Monthly reurns show very little irregularity.

“A man who has failed at everything else and who takes to poultryfarming as a sole means of livelihood, makes the greatest mistake of his life,” said Mr. F. C. Brown, Chief Poultry Instructor, during a lecture at Palmerston North. “If he succeeds in making a living out of it, then he is a wonder.”

The directors of the Masterton Dairy Co. have adopted a system of grading the cream received at the factory. If it is below 3.5 per cent, and over 3 per cent, test, Id less advance per lb will be paid, and if below 3.0 per cent., jd less, both these prices being subject to the acceptance of the manager.

Special attention is invited to a column on page 9 of this issue headed “Vote and Veto,” which is published by arrangement with theiTaranaki Provincial Prohibition Council.

Dairy factory managers will save themselves much worry and do farmers a good turn if the} 7 insist on their suppliers using “Sinus,” the well-known milking machine cleanser. “Sinus” keeps tubing, cups and all parts clean and sweet, and ifi non-injurious to rubber.

More Port Denison 'bargains at the Melbourne Limited:—Ladies large cotton singlets 2s 9d; splendid corsets popular shape 9s lid; 30in. black sateen Is 6d yard; Horrockes’ 36in. in highgrade calico, Is 5d yard; Horrockes 29in. white flannelette Is 6d yard; new English torchon laces 3d and 4d yard; splendid quality tussore silk bloomers 10s fid each.

Every man likes to look his best at Christmas. To do this he must have new clothes. This means he must have a new suit, hat, tie, shirts and sox. Carlson’s have the very latest in these goods from -London at reasonable prices.

Mr. F. IT. Williams, who is well and favourably known in Kaponga, having been manager for the “Bon Marche” for the past two years, announces that he is commencing business on his own account from December 1. The business will be known as “The Premier” Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing Establishment. Added to the fact that a full range of all goods will ’be stocked, the further inducement of lowest possible prices will be charged should attract a satisfactory volume of custom to the new business.

It was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria, at Melbourne, that (I) SANDER’S EXTRACT is much more powerfully healing and antiseptic than ordinarV eucalyptus, preparations; (2) SANDER'S EXTRACT does not depress the heart like the se-oalled “extracts” and crude oils; (3) SANDER'S EXTRACT is highly commended by effo-'tive household remedy. Get th*

Hoarseness, Sore Throats and Chest Troubles are relieved, by Nazol.