LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1739, 24 July 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. Dalziell lias purchased the Kuku llaxmill from the Foxton Cordage and Elaxmilling Co., Ltd. Euchre players are reminded of the euchre parly to he held to-night in AH Saints’ schoolroom.

Flaxen!ting on the Moutoa Estate will rc-connnence on Tuesday, August 7th. Owing to a serious shortage of carbide, the authorities at Havelock, Marlborough, have cut off Hie supply of gas to householders, and greatly restricted street: lighting.

An Opnnake boy, writing to bis parents from (be "West front, wrote particularly —not about the war, but to forward bis football togs to him, somewhere in France. —Times.

It is reported that the Minister of Internal A (fairs intends to introduce legislation this session dealing with (he examination and (he licensing of drivers of motor (airs and motor evcles bv local bodies.

A ease against: a local resident lor lading to notify the Government Statistician of change of address will be beard at (be sitting; of the Magistrate's Court to be held on Friday.

The manager Vif a publishing house in London predicts that (here will be no new books published after next October if the present consumption and scarcity of paper continues. Owing to the shortage of men in the Waiuku' district (says the Thames . Star), the residents are about to petition the Military Service Board not to lake any more men away. Seven returned soldiers have tak■en advantage of the Wanganui Education Board's otfer of free technical tuition —four at Wanganui and three at Fed ding—the subjects being magnetism, electricity, and wood work. The value of sawdust ash is pointed out in the last number of the Journal of Agriculture, wherein it is shown that samples of rimu ashes taken from the sawmill at Rotorua showed approximate values ranging from £2 17s (id to £4 15s per ton. Totara and matai ashes removed from the Mokai sawmill showed on analysis to be worth up to £l4 per ton. No cold is NAZOL-proof. And no cough and cold remedy is so economical as NAZOL. TSighteenpence buys CO doses —more than three a penny. Wanted Known: You can get better groceries for the same money at Walker and Fume’s.

Thc hotels in Palmerston North were closed yesterday from noon until 2 o’clock, being the period during which a huge body of reinforcements Avas in the toAvn. The order was given by the police at the request of the military authorities.

Mr Massey, speaking of afforestation to an Otago deputation, said that as soon as an opportunity arrived the Government would prosecute a vigorous policy. An area, of 31,034 acres had been reserved in Central Otago for tlw purpose of timber production.

A sum of £‘2,500 was placed on the Supplementary Estimates last, year for country libraries, and distributed accordingly. The Minister for Education has stated that it is not proposed to provide a vote for the purpose during the current session.

The Nippon, Yuseu, Kaisha (Japan) '.Mail Steamship Co., earned £1,051,7.13 during the six mouths ending March 31st, as compared with £1,72-1.386 for (he previous half-year. Thus (he profits of the past 12 months exceed the paid-up capital of £2,800,000 by over 25 per cent.

The output of hemp iu (his district for the past I’cav Aveeks has boon small. A number of mills have been closed, and the operations of others have been restricted on account of the* unfavourable Areathcr conditions,. The market coni dines very firm, but some anxiety is being fell on account of the shortage of shipping space.

An appellant stated at the .Military Sendee Board at Itawera that Ids mother, who was 65 years of age, Inst season milked 25 c-.-avs

night and morning, and she would probably do (bo same Ibis .su.ismi. “The Taranaki, people ought to present her with a special medal a.-- an example to the younger people,” remarked Mr McLaren; a member of the Board.

A 601 b. quimml salmon avus recently found stranded near the head of the Aburiri River, North Otago, It iiad teeth measuring up to half an inch iu length. Another salmon was found stranded at Black Point, on the Wailaki. It Aveighed 381 b., and had teeth nearly as large as (lie 60-ponnder. The salmon only gel these teeth Avhen they leavd the sea, if. being Nature’s proA'isnm for assisting them to light (heir avuv up I he rivers to (he spawning beds.

A movement is on foot to form a First Division League in Auckland. Those chiefly interested are the mol hers of soldiers killed in act ion or who have died on active service. It is slated that the average pension paid to these mothers,is 10s a week, a few receiving 15s, In many cases, especially where the sun was formerly the sole support of his mother, these pensions are declared to bo totally inadequate. The proposal is, therefore, to form a league with the object of having Hie pensions increased, and better attention generally given to the needs of the women who have given tVleir suns to (heir country.

’ Members of the local howling club are looking forward to having: a. real tip-top green (his season. Since; the close of last season the whole of (In; green has been topdressed and.sown, and a Jew enthusiast ie members have since regularly rolled it and cut the grass, with the result that at present it is looking well. The surroundings arc also to he inmproved, and with this in view arrangements are being made to plant ornamental shrubs and creepers. The annual general meeting of members is to he held next month, and play for (he coming season will commence at the latter end of Sept ember.

The war has done strange things, but hardly anybody thought that it would 'come to a woman digging graves. But so it is. .The sexton of the Netherton Parish Church is with the colours (says a Liverpool paper), and there is no one to dig the graves in the churchyard. When it came to he dismissed before the tribunal on the application for the sexton’s exemption from military service, it was contended that grave digging was ml only a, highlyskilled occupation, but there was an element of danger in it. However, the sexton had to go, and anybody can now see a woman, with the assistance of a lad, preparing Die little “freehold”, for (he departed. One day (he female grave-digger prepared three graves.

In connection with lhn removal <>{' (he embargo on Hie exportnt ion of hemp (o Hie United Slaton, it. is the opinion of Auckland merchants, says the Auckland Herald, that the removal of the restriction will not bo specially beneficial to the industry in the immediate future, as the shortage of tonnage makes it practically impossible to ship either (lax or gum —tiie main products shipped from New Zealand to. America—in considerable quantities. Large stores of flax await shipment at distributing ports, hut difficulty in obtaining steamers has prevented its exportation to Great Britain, where high prices are ruling. One merchant stated that the Minister’s action would'have a favourable influence on the industry in the Dominion when the necessary ships are available. Somewhere a voice is calling, calling A petulent, hoarse refrain; ’Tis the voice of a loved one bawling Calling me back again. A wail from the nursery falling, falling; Poor Clarice has croup, I’m sure; The voice of my darling calling, calling, Por Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. ' 15

As in other parts of the Dominion, reservists locally have been called upon to produce their enrolment certificates, but so far all that have been approached have been able to satisfy all requirements in this connection.

It appears that if food is scarce in England money is not. Within, throe minutes (says a London paper) at Christie’s recently three necklaces, valued at £6,000, were sold, and £40,000 to £50,000 worth of jewellery Avas sold in an hour.

A little girl who Avas trying to tell a friend how absent-mindfd grandpa Avas,, said: “He Avalks round thinking about nothing} and Avhon he remembers it, be then forgets that Avhat he thought of Avas something entirely different 'from Avhat he Avanted to remember.”

The successful groAving of peanuts in South Auckland was recently reported, the crop resulting in 2211). of nuts for every quarterpound planted. Experiments made tins year at Mangawhare, Avithont fertilisers, shoAved results almost

Ripe blackberries iu July are somewhat of a novr 1 -'-'', surely. Quite

a good number of ripe iffa: kk? vri cs were gathered up the Mangaono Valley last Aveek. The berries were of a good size, and of fairly good llavour, and show Avhat'a mild Aviator has been experienced. —Otaki Mail.

No news li;is been received of mui of iho ITiion Company’s steamers, which is now almost a month overdue at iuT dostinalion. The vessel is equipped with wireless, hut no steamer lias been aide to get in (oiieii with her. The crow belong to Australia. The cargo included pelts, (lax. grass-semi, kauri gum, and copra. There are in one ward in (lie Keeflon Hospital at the present time seven old ladies whose ages aggregate 531 years. They are all in possession of their .full I’aeulties as well as being eheerl'nl and optimistic. Their ages are, respectively, 85, SO. SO, 70, 75, 7-1 and 01. They have been many years on the West Coast. Ohakn.ne is about (o have its free public library. At Wednesday's meeting of the Wanganui Education Hoard it was announced that the sum oi £1,300 bad been received fronuMr Andrew Carnegie lor that purpose. It was also stated that the library would be maintained so as to be within Hie reach of school children.

Thomas Henry Smith, aged 27, for failing lo enrol in the First Dision, was sentenced to one mmfu’s imprisonment at Dunedin. The Mag-, is Irate (Mr said accused had deliberately bis responsibilities. He had not sent accused to gaol for the full term of three.months, because ho thought it: desirable-that such a man should be taken into camp at an early .period.

The Dishorne police are advised fro,nr Die coast that two men, Olaf Ajiderson and Harry Bradley, have been found dead in the hush at Wairongomai, Dial ion, about ten miles from Tupuroa. Constable Cooper has gone out to make investigations. It is understood that the men had a quarrel last week, and that both have died from gunshot wounds. No other details arc available.

At the sitting of the Military Sex*-, vice Board at Palmerston North, yesterday, Robert Alexander Alhrey, shearer, Taikorca, appealed on the ground of public interest and undue hardship. He said he sheared about 10,000 sheep last season in the districts around Taikorca, and in the off season did rabbiting, crutching, and flax-cutting. He had been shearing for nine years. He was al married man, and needed financial assistance. Decision was reserved.;

“I think wo have, made a fetish of (his matter of correct spelling,’ 7 said a/speaker at the conference of inspectors and teachers of schools at Auckland recently, during a dis-: mission in regard to spelling. “Therq is a fearful lot of time wasted,” he continued, “in demanding this, mechanical accuracy in our schools, and a great deal of unnecessary punishment, at least,” he added, amid laughter, “there was when f was a boy.”

The value of tarviated streets is) shown by Manaia’s experience. la the qjd days the shops on windy days were hardly visible, owing to the clouds of dust. Now the conns try roads are all tarviated and so is the main street of the town, and thq dust has disappeared. Prom, ap economy point of view, the tar-seals ing is a great success, the street; having cost the Town Board in maintenance during the past three years not a penny. In the old'days* the Manaia road, leading from Mamba to Kaponga, was practically imp.ssable. Now it is tarviated it igj possible to go from one township to" the other, a distance of about miles, in twenty minute,s. The •, viated roads have made the one of’the most desirable rural dis-i trieTs in New Zealand to live in.—x Taranaki News. j

UGH A LAMB BACK. -f When you have pains or lameness in the back, bathe the pants with! Chamberlain’s Pain Balm twice a; day, massaging with the palm of thq * hand for live minutes at each appli-; cation. Then dampen , a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment; and bind it on over the seat Por sale everywhere.—Advt.' r ' V ~ Wanted Known: The Store where; quality and value lead is Walkeij and Purrie’s. The best ..of everys thing—always, J

Mr J. Anderson, of Rongotea, who had his leg broken by being knocked down by a motor cycle about, six weeks ago, died at the District Hospital on Sunday night, ilc was 78 years of age.

It will interest' reservists who have lost their certificates of registration to know that a paternal Government requires them to make a statutory deciaratioiij of loss and affix thereto a three shilling stain])!

An epidemic of diphtheria in Southern Taranaki is causing anxiety, 37 cases having been reported to the Hawera Hospital Board.' When infantile paralysis was prevalent last year the number of cases in Hawera was the fifth highest for any town in New Zealand.

Thus an American journal modestly exclaims ; We have never shared with others the feeling that Japan has any sinister design towards this country. To imagine that, she will ever attempt to invade the baited States transcends the limits of reason; that such an attempt would be successful is as preposterous as it is humiliating. One does not like to harbour the thought that this great nation, by far the most, enlightened, progressive, resource!id, rich, and powerful of any on earth, lias anything to fear from a little nation 3.0,000 { 1 4,750) miles away.

A. resourceful farmer, says the Scientific American, has found a new way to use dynamite that saved a nearly matured crop of potatoes in a badly flooded field, l.nusually heavy rains tilled all the neighbouring drains and ditches, so there was no relief for the Hooded field; and in this emergency tho owner put down a number of holes Bft. to 3.2 ft. dec]> with a post auger, and exploded a charge of dynamite in the bottom of each. This opened, up passages into the sandy subsoil, through which (be water drained rapidly,,and the crop was saved, although many nearby crops were ruined by the excess of water standing in (he fields.

A Munich paper, discussing (tie food shortage, says: “It is going to be hard with us, very hard. .But we .shall, have our daily bread. We do not need to interpret ‘Daily Bread’ us it was interpreted in the old days, A cup of milk, a dish of turnips, a salt herring, and a handful of potatoes in war time is also daily bread. - First of all the sick, the wounded, the children, the army, and then the others. The Germans are a nation of noblemen, a lordly people, over whom the storm of a thousand years have raged without breaking them. Who dare say wo shall not hold out:' French hate, -- Italian cunning, British hypocrisy !.re wailing for any sign of despondency. And if we do not hold out a hoWm.jhe iron wall at the front will rock. -If we must lighten still tighter our befi-'et it tie so. On the island it wii! he .i.-ywn tighter still, A day A coming. A gulden day after this iron one,” It is estimated that there, are several hundred tons, of potatoes in Dunedin stores at the present i map and.that (here arc still Fair slocks in the country, states the (Hugo Daily Times. Unfurl limitely, a very heavy proportion of the potatoes is affected with frost and bii- , ght, and the holders of'the stacks are therefore faced with heavy Josses, Prime lines meet with a good demand, but buyers are chary about touching any sorts which are not sound. As regards the blight, a rather unusual slate of affairs had to be recorded, as whereas a tuber may look perfectly sound, when it is cut open portion of Ibe inside bears a brown appearance. In past years the disease? has always made its inroads from the outside. The species of blight which bus broken out this year lias not so far been identified. One export gives it as ins opinion' that the disease is what is termed the Irish Wight.

The new campaign for recruits hi Australia is making slow progress towards the objective of 7,000 men a, month, writes Alereutio in the Auckland Herald. The latest return shows some improvement, but, taking the results . over a series of weeks, they total only half the number of enlistments repaired—without reckoning the considerable arrears of the past six months. Reports of speeches by jmbiic men indicate a growing chorus in favour of another .referendum, and it seems that Air Hughes himself is not at all optimistic regarding this last effort of voluntaryism. Speaking at a recruiting meeting recently, Air Hugh-es-suggests that unless the rein-

I'orcements were maintained it would be necessary to reorganise the depleted anils, bringing til cm up to strength by the addition of Soldiers from other parts of (lie Empire. ‘‘Australia is an island of voluntaryism in the great sea of conscription/'’ he declared. “She must get the 7,000 monthly, or the waters of the ocean will rise and submerge her.” Jackson, the lb-year-old V.C., gave his assistance to the campaign in Sydney, but even his empty sleeve and the medal he won so gloriously struck lire in the hearts of barely a dozen men among the crowds that thronged about him.