LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1721, 5 June 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The takings at last night’s concert totalled £54 0s Od.

The Queen of the South, from Wellington, with a cargo of general, is due to-morrow morning.

At (he local police court this morning, before Mr Alf. Fraser, 4.P., John Kinley was convicted and lined £2 for drunkenness.

M. Donnelly, one of the To Amin’s firemen, who was severely injured in the recent fire, died at Napier Hospital yesterday.

Mr Tlios. P, Henderson, pianoforte tuner, will visit Fox ton this week. Orders left at this office will be promptly attended to. Air George Gray, the world-fam-ous billiardist, was in Eoxlon today. It is probable that an exhibition game will be arranged to lie played here at an early date.

Pte. O’Carroll’s dancing at last night’s concert fairly fascinated the Maoris. One Maori asked, “Tat te pakoha haka, eh? Pp kripo, too quick lie kick te leg for te Maori.’’

The Hon. G. W. Russell states that Cabinet has decided to extend the appointment of Sir Thomas Mackenzie as High Commissioner for a further period of four months, from 22nd June.

Last Tuesday's Opiumke Times had in it (ho paragraph which follows“ Three yea is ago yesterday, the first sod of the Opunake railway was turned. Hearing 01. the .future development of this coast, Kaiser Bill started (he war just to block oui’ enterprise, him. ’

As a result of his trial for failing to attend a medical examination, a Court Martial sentenced Henry William Reynolds to he imprisoned Avith hard labour for one year. The sentence of the Court has been eonfirmed hv the convening officer.

fa It is annual statement on the National Drink Bill, Mr George B. Wilson, ‘secretary of the United Kingdom Alliance, estimates the aniount spent on alcoholic liquors last vear at £203,989,000, compared with £181.050,000 in 1015 and £104,403, 000 in 1014, being an increase ot £22,0.10,000 over 1010 and of £30.520,000 over 19.14.

' A New Zealander wilting from Sling Camp said there is no shortage of food there, and no waste. The cooking is much heller than in die Ncav Zealand camps, and the food supply is much belter distributed. “The dreadful waste which one sees at Trentham and Featlierslon has no counterpart here.’’

An Invercargill paper reports that the trading vessel Rachel Cohren recently brought 512 casks (90 tons) of sea-elephant and penguin oil from the Maequarrie Islands lo Bhilf. After it has been relined at Invercargill the value of the oil will he about £2,000. The total return for the season has been 1,002 casks of oil, valued, after refinement, at about £O,OOO.

By means of a large strong box with a sliding door, hacked to his den, the Zoo Siberian tiger has just been chloroformed. Tempted with meat into the box, lie had the anaesthetic- pumped through a hole until he dropped. Then the daw groAving into his foot was dealt Avith quite easily.

He crouched in a doorway, hungry and cold, Homeless and hopeless and sad; I could see at a-glance he needed help, That no friend in the world he had. So I gave him a croAvn and choice

eigar, And advised him strong drink to abjure; He moaned bis need Avas a bed and a feed, And Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 10

The King’s waste-paper basket is under the strict control of the private secretary, and its Contents are carefully burned at the end of each day, before the cleaners begin to work. This applies even to the printed wrappers in which newspapers and oilier printed and circular matters are received.

The following' paragraph appeared in the January-February number of the American Model Printer, of .1880, published in Xew York: —“A Pliat 'fake. —A Prussian gravedigger has been arrested Cor roasting bodies and selling their fat,” This indicates that the idea of the (legmans’ present day horrible commercial utilisation of dead bodies for the extraction of fat is not new.

Some crisply humorous situations develop during the Military Service Board proceedings (remarks the Auckland Star). One occurred on Thursday. Major <Sudan bluntly put one of his favourite (jnostions.

“How long do you want ?" The appellant dreamily replied, “About four months." Mr Elliot, a member of the hoard, interposed-with, “The war might he over then," to the appellant, who smilingly replied, “Hope so," and the Court spectators were appreciative.

The following telegram was sent by His Excellency I he Governor to the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies, for (raiismissiom to the Kingon the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday: —“On behalf of my--»‘lf and the Government and people of New Zealand, I beg to lender to Ik-. Majesty the King our respectful and humble eon'grat ala I ions on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday, and a renewed m suram-e of.t lie unswerving loyalty of IPs M-imsiy's New Zealand subjects to the Throne and Person.—(Signed) Liverpool.”

(hie of the leaders in (he Taranaki dairying; industry reeenlly told a News representative that after experimenting himself and studying the mailer earefully, he was firmly of opinion that Tarana! i was losing many thousands a year by dairymen mil going; In more lor growing paspimlum grass and !u----eerne. The former was an excellent dry weather grass, hut it had to be kept down either by feeding or eu!ling, and had farmers had a paddoek or two of this grams, the dry spell of tin 1 past season would not have a fleeted them seriously. Lucerne provided fodder all the year round. lie had cut his erop four times in Ihe past year, and he could easily have eul a Hitli. Ho was salislied that if attention was given lo these fodders Ihe results would be surprising, and add appreciably to the dairying relurns of Taranaki.

In (he course of a letter received in Manaia from an olfieer recently returned from (he Western Ji'ont, the wriler says: “As lo (he probable end of the war one can only speak from impressions, and tin 1 impression, amounting to an absolute belied’, which soaks into one's mind, is that the war will tml be brought to a conclusion this \ear by. anything dial may happen in the Held. One can bring no actual facts, or even perhaps arguments, lossupporl (his statement, beyond saying Hint thm is (he general feeling among men irj the Held who are susceptible to intelligent impression--. Beyond this one cannot go, even if lie eared to do so. You will understand that my remarks are eonlined entirely to France, and no one doubts (hat if is there tiie great decision will be taken. .1 look upon it as pretty certain that we imisl wajl until JOl h* before we can speculate with any degree of certainly as to the end and the manner in which it will lie brought, about. This is (be feeling among all those with whom I have come in eonlacl and discussed the matter on the Held of opera lions."

In the course ol' :i characteristic speeeh lit Christchurch', Mr L. M.' Isitt, M.P., concluded with :i preorariuu which is worthy o!‘ special prominence: “We 1 1 ;i\:■ only one life, iiml iT it is lived upon ;m dnima! plane, what a paltry and wretched span it i>! f’leel as a shallow, short as any dream, brief as a lightning flash. And yet ill I lie spirit o!.' saeritiee really enters into our lieart and life it heroines God-dike. I want us to touch the heights. I waul us to have a vision that we may see clearly how tremendous are the issues. On the one hand, intolerable -humiliation, unbearable suffering, and the iron entering into our souls the few years we have to live. On the other hand, if we individually play our pari in this struggle and see it through, it means a more glorious Empire than the sun has ever shone upon. If we realise this, then, 1 though we may no! lie aide to do our part on llie bailieheld, wo shall have the consciousness (iml humbly, sincerely, and earnestly we here, in the hour of the Empire’s need, strove to do our duty.” ' HOW TO BANKRUPT THE DOCTORS. A prominent New York physician says: “If it were not for the thin stockings'and thin-soled shoes worn by women, the doctors would probably he bankrupt.”. When you contract a cold do not wail for it to develop into pneumonia, but treat it a 4 once. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is intended especially for coughs and colds, and has won a wide reputation by its curesy»f these diseases. It is most effectual, and is pleasant and safe to take. For —Advt. Wanted Known: You can get better groceries for the same money at Walker and Furrie’s.

A number of local sports ed the Otuki races yesterday and to-day. The Hon. Sir James Allen( ing (Premier) has received advice from the Right Hon. W. F. .Massey and Sir Joseph Ward that they and (heir party are all well. / King George was fifty-two years of age on Sunday. The Prince of Wales will complete his twentythird year on Juno 23rd. Queen Mary was fifty years of age on Saturday last. Th# King succeeded the throne on May (ith, 1910, and was crowned on June 22nd, 1911. The first instalment of the wheat purchased in Australia' liy the Hon. W. D. S .MacDonald has. reached Dunedin. The shipment consisted of over AO,OOO bushels of old consigned to the Hoard of Trade, which will allocate the which each miller in the will he allowed to purchase. It is computed that every year twenty-four million gallons of petrol vanish up British chimneys, and plants are being designed and will shortly be put into operation for tin* treatment of coal by modern methods. All the valuable hy-pro-dticls will he extracted and the residuum will he left available for fuel, oil her in the shape of gas or volatile coke. Speaking at the concert last night, Mr Nash, Mayor of Palmerston, referred to the oiler of" the Harbour Hoard to transfer the Round Hush at Mol nil i to the Borough Council iti exchange for a portion of the borough reserve adjuin-

U!g. .Mi' N.-lsll the' riiU’hmil.* Board was anxious to meet the Fmineil in l lie nia Hit, and urged Foxlon not to let the opportunity pass, lie suggested I lie bush should be set aside as a memorial to (lie boys who had fought for us. /

Algebra, the bam 1 of schoolboys, is derived from two Arab words, at 4s jebr. .And il was in Bagdad that Al-Khwarasmi, whilst, librarian to (lie Calif Al- Aiatmui —the youngostr s %. eon of ifaronn-al-Haschid and us- ' nrper of his older brother's (Almin) tiirone —vroie the Algebra upon which was founded most of the early works on the subject. AlKiiwarasini was also author of the first Indian arithmetic. That was just eleven hundred years ago.

In emphasising the excellent medical work being done in the mililary camps, Surgeon-General Henderson, speaking at a function at Trent ham, said that when people read in the hospital report that I here were, say, 3-1 eases, they should not Marne the doctors, Iml should recognise the splendid work they were doing. The figures -showed that admissions (u the hospital had fallen from 3,000 last year to 1,000 this year. For the present month the ~ ligures were, so far, very good, being 34 as against 71 for the same month last .year. An Auckland hotelkeeper, who reeenlly Hied his bankruptcy sehedale, ascribed bis diflicuilies to expense under present management: conditions, llie big drop in takings, and a decrease of percentages ngli high costs of spirits and antishouling rest rid ions, also the excessive high prices for goodwill ami real, etc., during wav time. Being?’' unable to get a further extension of tile lease at a nominal ligure, under ilie present eireimistanees, and having been pushed by his creditors, there was nothing left but to Hie. The firm started with a capital of £1,300. Very satisfactory progress is being made by the 1.0-year-old youth who was the subject of an operation at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital* Mountain Load, about three weeks ago, for the removal of a pressure on the brain, records the Auckland Herald, The reports of the operating surgeon and the nursing, sisters connected with the ease were on Monday night forwarded to Wellington to I lie Minister for Jns,tiee, the Hon. d. A. Italian, on whose recommendation the 1 Cabinet consented to the operation in tpieslion being performed. These reports state dial the patient is making a perfect recovery, unmarred by any untoward event, and that lie is in full possession of Ids mental ties, and showing improvement in everv resoect.