LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ten candidates were confirmed by the Bishop of Auckland (Dr. A. W. Averill) at Inglewood on Thursday night. The crew of the RlniU gave 24 hours' notice on 'Saturday. The vessel returned to Onehunga next day, and a new crew will have to be found at the northern port. All efforts will be made to dispatch the vessel for this port to-day. At Hawera last Week the Commissioner of Taxes proceeded against William ’M'Carty, of Auroa, for failing to furnish a return of income, Mr. W. N. Matthews, who appeared for the Commissioner, said that McCarty had written to him stating that he had left his farm some four years ago, and was under the impression that he was not liable on that account to furnish a return. Defendant was fined Is and 7s Court costs.

Yesterday was the 79th anniversary of the installation of the Rev. W. Bolland as vicar of St. Mary’s, -New Plymouth, the ceremony having been performed by Bishop -Selwyn on December 3, 1843. Special psalms and 'hymns were sung a.t the services yesterday, which Were all well attended, while in the evening the Bishop of Auckland (Bishop Averill) preached a powerful sermon to a crowded congregation on the confession and witnessing to a true faith. The offerings at the various services were towards the extinction of the debt on the church.

George King, farmer, and formerly Inspector for Public Works, was arrested at Aria recently by Detective J. Sweeney, on a charge of forging a document, on or about December 29, 1920, at Aria, purporting to be a receipt for the payment of £B7 14s 6d, and signed by J. Cullen, and causing the Postmas-ter-General to act upon same as if it were genuine. He was subsequently conveyed to Te Kuiti w ( here, on the application of Sergeant Fearnley, accused was remanded. It is understood (says the Chronicle) that several other charges of a similar nature are pending.

Reports of further depredations of stoats and weasels in New Plymouth are reported. Recently a resident had some ducks destroyed by one of the vermin so he hit upon a novel idea of catching the vermin. He eaugnt a couple of his ducks, tied their legs and placed them out in the paddock near where the other ducks had been killed. The resident then remained in hiding with his fowling piece. He had not. tong to wait before there was a commotion in the grass and a stoat showed itself. Taking careful aim the resident fired, and bagged the stoat, and so ridded his premises of an expensive nuisance.

A very pleasant afternoon was spent by the ’ large crowd of visitors who went to “Aotea,” Messrs. Sole Bros.’ property, yesterday afternoon, when the beauty of the scene was enhanced by the music of the Battalion Band, which plaved throughout the afternoon. While the recent rains had made conditions underfoot a trifle slippery, no difficulty was experienced by the visitors in Teaching the spots where the beautiful Prince of Wales’ feathers and paretawhlti ferns were showing to the best advantage. Many complimentary references were made to the beauty of the grounds generally and the generosity of Messrs. Sole Bros, in throwing them open to the public. A collection in aid of the band funds realised a little over £l2.

In the course of his address in the Coronation Hall on Friday, Mr. C. E. Bellringer referred to Mr. Smith’s remark at his New Plymouth meeting with reference to the result of the contest, that the order would he Smith first. Tweedie second, and Bellringer third. Mr. Bellringer said a studied insult of the kind did not affect him. He valued it just as much as the source from which it came. (Applause). If after the long years of public life he had given on ibehalf of this his native town that was the opinion of the people then the Insult Was not to him but to those who had again and again put him in responsible positions. (Applause ). Recently the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce has been interesting itself in endeavoring to improve the telephone service between Te Kuiti and New Plymouth, at the instance of the piopio Telephone Association. In acknowledging the Chamber’s help, the chairman of the Piopio Association (Mr. Trevor W. Evans) writes:—“Business people in New Plymouth are to be complimented upon ’ replying to eorres mndenee at once and filling orders promptly. Only the other day I sent for some special clothing. The parcel came by return mail, whilst an answer •o a letter to an Auckland firm, posted .it the same time, d’id not reach me until four days after the New Plymouth order landed here.”

During the occasion of the visit of the English cricketers to Melbourne, the New Zealand Government officer (Mr. H. I. Manson) distributed copies of the fine illustrated booklet referring to Taranaki’s attractions and resources, recently published by the New Plymouth Tourist and Expansion League. rhe visitors were much interested in the views and letterpress, and expressed the hope that they would have the opportunity of paying Taranaki a visit durin'» their stay in the Dominion. The Tourist and Expansion League is in communication with tile New Zealand Cricket Council on the matter, and has suggested that if the Association cannot arrange a match in Taranaki, that it arranges for the team to spend at least a. day in seeing the cliidf points of interest in the province. In our report of the New Plymouth Horticultural Show it was stated that Mr. Thos. Lowe was an exhibitor. This should have rood Mr. Thos. Rowe, the well-known horticulturist of Bel! 1 Block.