LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 222, 9 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A fund has been opened this week to establish an Institution in London to train Belgian women as nurses. The Imperial authorities have now removed all restrictions on newspapers regarding the publication of the number Of recruits that are 'being raised :r. any part of the Empire. A meeting of the Winter Show Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held, at the Association's this at 8 o 'clock.

Following the lead of London and several provincial towns, Brighton has a force of women poliee, who have been organised by a branch of the- National Union of Women Workers.

Hundreds of Glasgow women who answered at onee "from patriotic motives" the appeal issued by the Board of Trade that all those who would work to register at Labour Exchanges, have been drafted to the armament works in the northern city.

The Defence authorities in Wellington intend in future to supply the press with the names of men who register ostensibly for enlistment but who never attempt to pass the medical examination. All names of men failing to present themselves for examination within a week of enrolment will be published* '

Writing from Cairo under date April 24, Private F. U. Pritchard, of Featherston, mentions that the mounted men were almost giving up h pe as to moving from Egypt. It was rumoured that the mounted division would be formed into infantry. The heat was becoming intense, and the flies and other insects more numerous.

A meeting of the Military Ball Committee was held on Monday night. Several matters of importance were discussed, and it was decided to engage Crozier's Orchestra (Marton) to supply the music, and arrangements were made with Messs. Butchart and Co. to carry out the catering. It was also arranged that tickets should be issued to admit the public to the dress circle. The proceeds of the ball are in aid of the Local Relief Fund, and there is every indication that the function will be a pronounced success.

Owing to the. four important facts that the principal osier beds, for which wicker canes are obtained, are in Belgium; that hitherto large quantities of wicker articles have been imported from France and Germany; that English manufacturers are too hard pressed with Government work, and that at any rate, all available wicker is being used to encase shells, there is a great shortage in the supply of wicker cradles in this country. Prices are already double what they were when war broke out, and are likely to increase.

A despatch-rider on active service in Egypt, writing to his mother in Palmerston North, gives some interesting particulars of his work. Despatch-rid-ers, he says, are provided with badges which permit them to pass the pickets at any hour, day or night, and even the police have to give way to these messengers. There is no such thing as speed limit, the limit .only being regulated by the capabilities of the machine. Occasionally a native is knocked down, but the irony of the situation as far .as the native is concerned is that he i« promptly arrested by the police for being in the. way of the motorist.

"You don't know what I suffer" is a remark often made by those tortured by Eheumatism, Gont, Lumbago, or Sciatica. Yet, strange to say, many continue to endure these complaints, when thoy fan be easily cured. Year in, year out, some.continue to use plasters and liniments that can bring but v temporary , ; relief, when BHEUMO \ v ;Wld in a .few weeks cure' ..them.j>ermai\ently; BHEUJJO drives the uric \frem the blood ; and eur&s th-3 &»£ <sase bX '.he cause. T^»v:anda h»Yf> tos.^ flefl *° **° w ' nderfuj elx^cacy 6-f eheu.Y 0 ' °* &5 J ehewiato fc.P a stores, 2/6 a.™ 4 /0. "

This morning, Mr. W. J. Jorgensen, on behalf of the Bennett'» Siding Dance Committee, handed a cheque for £2O odd. to the local secretary of the i patrioUc funds, the proceeds of the recent dance at Bennett's Siting. ■At the King's Theatre to-morrow night smother of the Famous Players' star films will be shown, entitled "The Man -and the King." This is the same company that produced of the Storm Country," which is sufficient guarantee of it being -something above the average. This is the first of several special stars to arrive here.

A reminder is given, of the meeting to be held in the Gymnasium Hall this evening at 8 o 'clock for the purpose of forming a ladies gymnastic class. The class for gentlemen, initiated three seasons ago by Mr. f- W. Somerville, has been productive of much good and it is to be hoped that the proposal to form a ladies' class ?ecerve practical support. The proposed class will have as its instructor Mr. Cyril Nicholls, the champion gymnast of Aus'ta'lasia.

New Zealand women scientists will be interested to hear that a special new Research Laboratory has been founded in connection with the Botany Department of Bedford College (London University), which will be open to women both from England and abroad. It is intended primarily for the use of senior workers who are carrying on research independently, and/these may obtain private fully equipped cubicles. Places are also available for research students.

A number of ooys were nrought before the Police Court at Foxton lastweek, charged with breaking the insulators on telegraph p Tes. Their little game cost the parents £lO 13/-, boing the amount of the da«iage done. Probably these boys did not realise the harm they were doing and it would be well if the community of this Dominion knew that not only are broken insulators one of the causes of an inefficient telegraphic service but the amount spent by the Department in renewing them throughout New Zealand in a year is estimated at £5,000.

Two steamers are at present loading meat for the Imperial Government in New Zealand ports and eight are on their way to Britain with cargoes of meat'purchased here, on behalf of the Home authorities. The Imperial Meat Purchase Board's shipments of meat up to and including 'Omrsdoy last were 103,268 quarters of beef, G26,3'/"2 carcases of mutton, and 951,005 carcases of lamb. The payments made on behalf of the Imperial Government have amounted to £1,753,537. The quantity of meat at present in cold store in the Dominion is 2.100,000 carcases of 601bs.

. Writing to the Lyttelton Times a correspondent' asked whether the amount of ammunition carried by the Lusitania has ever been made public The following figures were published iu Amrica a day or two after the sinking of the vessel, the items being taken from the ship's manifest: —Cartridges and ammunition, 5,471 cases, value £50,000; sheet brass, 260,0001 b., value £10,000; copper, 11,7261 b., value £4,000; three hundred and forty-nine packages of furs, value £24,000; military goods, packages, value £14,000; cas?3 of leather, value £6,000; beef, 3000 c wt. There were no high explosives on board. These are carrid in British eargo boats, and not by passenger vessels.

A very important question in regard to the administration of the funds of friendly societies has been raised in connection with the war. "A death benefit' ' is paid by the societies to the relatives of members who die, and among the men who have sacrificed their lives in Europe there are members of friendly societies. The question raisd by the societies is what evidence they are to have of the death of a member on active service before the "death benefit" can be legally paid. The statutory regulations under which the societies work provide that a certificate of death must be produced before payment can be made. The question was put to the Minister for Defence at Wellington on Tuesday by Mr. James Craigie, M.P, (says the Lyttelton Times), who asked whether the Minister could give a certificate of the death of a soldier so that a lodge could act upon it. Mr. Allen thanked Mr. Craigie for bringing the matter under his : notice,' saying that it had not previously been mentioned to him, and he promised to obtain an opinion from the Crown Law Office before deciding on a course of action. A DREAD DISEASE AND ITS | REMEDY. Rheumatic pains arc caused the presence in the blood of an excess of ' uric acid, lactic acid, and oivter foreign 'substances. This accumulation of acid poison must bo naatralised aad drl /en • out before a cure can be effected. It !s useless taking a pill or liniment that will merely deaden the pain—the poison needs to be expelled. RHETJMO is the one sovereign remedy which will effectively cure Rheumatism, Gout. Seiatica/ Lumbago, and other kindred aitjoants. It-is the triumphant xasult of yours o$ scion tills eTjieriin'eht: ft :-fca» *3fctfusan^ Put in to the' test Mve it a fair t*i»l. All chemist* stores sen it, 2/6 and 4/Q » fcttle. " \ and. i/Q t X,,.