LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1926, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. C. Thompson, of New Plymouth, was slightly injured on the face in the steer-riding competition at the Stratford Show on Thursday, but (he injury was not sufficiently serious to require medical attention. , Through the activity of the Waitara Seaside Improvement Committee two very fine bathing sheds, which will fulfil a long felt want, have been erected on the Waitara West beach. They will be officially opened on December IC. “Just tell us what you said/’ said Mr. Justice Frazer at the Arbitration Court at Auckland the other morning, when » Hamilton master butcher was giving evidence in regard to the business done by a rival butcher. “I know that, yon don’t want to spy on a rival, but you may have seen something. I see a lot of things that I am not intended to see, bitt of course, naturally, I don’t say anything about it.”

The study of New Zealand history isn't everyone's hobby,-and so we find now and again some novel items in the daily Press columns (says an Auckland writer). A Dunedin paper, recording the death of Police.... Superintendent Mathieson, one time of the Armed Constabulary, mentions that "he took part’ in the famous raid on To Kooti’s strong/ hold in 1885.” A correspondent rises to remark that the only exceptions he can take to this anouncement are:' (1) •That it wasn’t a raid; (2) that it' wasn’t a stronghold; (3) that it wasn’t Te Kooti’s; and (4) that it wasn’t in 1885, He ie strongly inclined to the belief that all the symptoms in this attack.of history. indicate the expedition to Parihakn, Te Whitt’s village, in 1881. Otherwise, the par is absolutely correct.

That there is a real difficulty in getting suitable men to work on farms was shown recently when a mother whose son bad met with an injury to one of his hands and could not milk till the wound healed up, tried to find a substitute to take his place at many of the places in the eity where she thought a suitable man could be got, without success. It was then thought that a youth might be available at the wages of 20s per - week and found, but everyone approached thought the wages were too low, and when told that they could save a good deal out of 20s, as there was no way to spend money in the country, the invariable answer was that they preferred work near the eity. The woman, who was quite worn out with her efforts to get man to go on the land, says that her ease is not an isolated one. The attention of members of the Automobile Association is drawn to a notification in our advertising columns, intimating that the opening run has been postponed until Sunday, December 12. The matron of the New 'Plymouth hospital acknowledges with thanks th. 1 following gifts: Magazines, Mr. F. Messenger, Mrs. Best, Miss Roberts, Miss Burne, Miss E. Higgins, and Mrs. Stronge (Opunake): flowers, Dr. and Mrs. Davie, Mrs. Hanover, Miss Glentworth, and Mrs. Street (Bell Block); toys for children's ward, Mrs. C. Bond.

The grounds of Mr. Newton King tvil be thrown open to the public to-morrow (Sunday), when the Pipe Band will giv< 'a programme of music. A collection wil be taken up in aid of the Blanket Sa eiety’s funds. The grounds will be vpct Ciily from 2 p.m< till <i pint.