LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 10, 30 May 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TMe XI. Regiment Band will parade in Devon street to-night, starting from -tho Red Post at 7.30 p.m.

Certain recent elections of members of tho New Plymouth Harbor Board, declared illegal because of a trifling, error in .procedure, are validated by a notice in t'his week's Gazcffcte.

At the Magistrate'.*) Court at Timaru a grazing rumholder at Mount Nessing recovered £2O and £7 costs from a neighbour for lambg worried by a diog. The damaige was all done on. one day. As an example of how largely tne United States are not Anglo-Saxon, it is interesting to read that in Chicago there are forty-four Polish Catholic churches, and that one of the parishes numbers 40/100 souls.

At the annual meeting of tlw Roboam branch of tho S'ocicitj for the Health ot Women and Qhildircn yesterday, Dr Bertram stated that out of ail -Terri toriaJs ho examined only one had a perfect .set of tooth.—Press Association.

Winter show competitors will save tihemsdlves time to-day, and facilitate tlha work of tilae office greatly, by filliig in 'their entry forms correctly and ready for the secretary, adding "Mr," "Mrs," or "Miss" to the signature, for the convenience 'of the award tickets,.

As an employee at the Moturoa oil refinery named J. Craig was> cleaning a boiler, some oil whi«h ihad accumulated in the flue became ignited and'llured up, burning bis face and arm. Mr Craig, who was attended by Dr Blackloy. and conveyed to the hospital!, will be confined to his bed for a couple of days. An Auckland girl named Gwendoline Leaithor, -while returning home about six o'clock On Wednesday night, was assault-, ed by a.man who 'hit her on.theihead with | an iron spanner. She fell and her assailant grasped her thiroat. She ed and the man snatched her handbag and bolted. The girl has two scalp wounds, which required twelve stitcliee, ajid beara marks on Ohm* neck. Tho spanner is in the possession of the police, but there is no further clue. To-monrow will be observed as "Young People's Day" at .both W'hiteley and Fitzroy 'Methodist Churches, At t'iic former tihe Rev. A. B. Oliappoll will conduct a ahildrou'a service in the morning and Mr C. H. Poictle wili, in the everting, specially address young men and women. Both service.?, will be marked by appropriate special music. At Fitzroy .tiluo two services will be conducted by tho Rev. C. 11. Olds, and will be .similarly devoted to young people. Who early days in Ccaitiial Otago were wild days, remarked the llion. Mr Eraser at Eltham on Thursday. Sunday was Itlie chief d!ay for business, and one would find of miners congregated in .the main street on a Sunday morning, andl numerous Iboxing, wrestling and otlhea- matcihiesswould to in progress. But it was a very great credit to it-lie district that there were only t)lnree policamein stationed there, and yet there were lio serious crimes beyond one or two 'hold-ups. The men could not atop bu'Shrsinging, but they put down prjtty e.rinuw with a heavy 'hand. At the Eltham banquet, on Thursday, the lion. W. Fmse r saul that on one occasion an owl lady in his district wlio hind previously supported 'him was asked by a friend of his, a doctor, if she would again voto foT Ihim. She expressed her sorrow, but said >ihc could not. Pressed for the reason the old lady stated that she had been informed' that he (the speaker) ihad robbed widows- and orphans; she also gave the name of her informant. The doctor ithen tax.ed the man, who said "Yes, I did miake tlhat statement. Is he (Mr Era--»r) not a director of an insurance company f" (Laughter.)

Motorists found the roads leading to Opunake very greasy in places on Thursday. One car described a half-circle, at the bottom of a stecrp incline, the canslipping on the frosty tarred macadam and the brake being applied too strenuously. Haippiiy no serious consequences requited. Another car ran into the side of a trap, rebounded, .and was hurled through the adjoining fence, the car and its occupants almost miraculously escaping injury. Another cair crashed into the side of a bridge, one iof the front wheels being smashed to pieces. Several cars broke down, two having to be towed in to neighboring towns, whilst punctures were the order of the day. It was truly a great day for motorics. There were over a hundred cars assembled, in OpunaJce, and they presented a fine siglhit, ranged up each side of the main sti;aut of wliat remains of the town.

In the course of a speech as the Eltli'am -banquet on Thursday evening, Mr 11. J.'li. Ok-ey, M.P., paid, a tribute to the enterprise of tine pciapfle of Elt'liani in laying out and building such a fine town, ,tihe 'Vxmorefce town of Taranaki," as Jie described .it. The street-, which have a tarred surface as have tho main roads in the Elthani County, wetre a credit to a. place mueli larger itfhan Eltliann, ami so too were many elf the buihliings. The size and -progress of the town surprised hiiu. Tho citizens deserved success, and he was pleased tlhey were achieving it. Mr L. Hill, in acknowledging tho compliment, mentioned that Elthnm. unlike other towns, had no >ndnwt>vn<«: its citizens luul to provide tlu> facilities anil services they had thcuuelves. They had had confidence in the town's future and acted accordinglv, and they had no reason to regret undertaking what thev had.

POX AND nrpj-TTnirnTA •rouM certainly not, have attaincil such iroportions if the hygienic fact were nore per orally known that the disinfecion of the month by r reliable and tarralcns antiseptic is a great protecting actor against all ailments where the Paction is through the throat or reipiratorr tract. 7!v nutting 3 drops of SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT on s piece of loaf-sugar, and allowing it to lis.wive in the mouth, that cavity i« •horouglily disinfected. The volatile nature of' SANDER'S EXTRACT makes ■ i penetrate every crevice. SANDER'S EXTRACT is not nauseous nor depressing like tlic common eucalyptus, and possesses great antiseptic power Bv using ZANDER'S EXTRACT, you avoid the uncertain composition of tlie lozengiy you >_sve the benefit of the stroncresi antiseptic that can be uaed with safety, *nd the result ia protection from all in- ' ■■*>■*»%?

Slmno stories of a rt'Av ikvou. were vtold at the annual meeting of the Wellington AcdlinrntiaMion Son My. When the depredations committed by eeU ware under consul.-ration, one memlwr related Hha.t when lie \nt* leaning a trawt on ,lihe bank of a sbrc.u'n he felt a tug, and, looking round, s.uv an eel vtrving to take th'c fish out of his luwnl,!

A young Maori girl at Kokariki was found suffering from typhoid fever, and her removal to the Paimerston Xorth hospital was ordered (says the Wangauui correspondent). The Maoris, however, took her to a Native pah and carried out disinfecting operations. Tho girl is reported by the Maoris to be getting better, and their faith in tho native hehler liaa gone ug. "I d'o not know if any Df you gentlemen know anything about sailing,'' siiid Mr. E. C. Bruce, of tihe Wellington Acolimitisatilofn Society. "It is fee mo-jf 'horrible thiing imttgiwable, and I wish ic could ba stopped. All these skins are used for luxury and decoration. Sealing is attended by the most inhuman conduct."

''There 'is no dwbt that London is going to lose ilte positron as tho prineipall pout of tho United Kingdom, said Mr. E, G. Piiohev, speaking at the annual meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. We iha.ve seen Bifetol and Hulll craning irito prominent',?, and now we fiud Southampton booming tihe principal port of our important steamship* Jinea."

'There aa-o more Seed peas grown in than in any other part of the world," said a leading eitisren of Blenheim wlien discussing tho development of the province. "I have been told on go;od authority Hunt not fewer than 10,000 aoren wore sown in peas this season. Thio crop is grown under contract and moat of the seed is scut from Home. The average price paid to tho farmer ia 5s Od a bushel and tho average crop about 40 to 45 bushels to ail acre."

After performing evolutions over Hobson's Bay ait the landing of tile Governor General lasft week, lieutenant Hani son, jof tlie Commonwealth Aviation Corps, took Major White as a passenger for m journey of over 200 miles. The last 110 miles of the journey were put past without a Stop. The engine periorm'od in great style, and the machine travelled over BO miles an hour. Major Whyte dropped a despatch into Queeiv* cliff forts'when passing over them. When most Wellington people were thinking about hot dinners and roaring Ares on Thursday, a young lady taok a dive iiitk# tilie icy cold waters of Port Nicholaou. She liadi no tlwmglit of self-destruction, nor WW llier adventure accidental. She d'irod with a purpose, that of making money—a wager of £lO. The ladyfy name is Tiny Thmnairk, a performer who appeared on the Wellington stage, as a mermaid in a theatrical troupe. Her diving platform , was the top of tho navigating 'bridge of the steamer Willochra (berthed at Queen's wharf), and the height was probably about 60 feet. She made a brave appearance in the strong southI erly, and without any signs of liervous- | ncss, she dived. She was greeted by the I 'hand chipping of about n score of people | who witnessed the act. "Xot a bit cold I—wouldn't mind doing it again," she f si! ill on returning to the boat, '-'I would have done it for nothing," Miss Thrmark remarked to a Post reporter, '"if they hud only dared me."

The competition of armunionlri is giving Frame a great deal of financial tawuble. Recently it was announced fclmt the French Government ia issuing a loan of £80,000,000, but the results of this issue have not been caUSed; apparently the loan has not been placed on the market, for it is announced that the Reporter to the Senate Finance Committee states l that France must secure t'2-t,000,000 within two months or face bankruptcy. There may be a good deal of sensational exaggeration in this, merely to force the issue of a loan, or' to prepare the way' for inweaised taxation. At the early part of last month the trench Budget had not been passed, and it is expected that the dissolution prior to the elections would take place before the Budget was passed. Financti is a pressing problem, and will come up for consideration when the debate on the. Budget is resumed, which will probably be next week. The ipi'indipal burden of dilareh work nowadays is supposed to be 'borne by the lady 'members of tlie (iongregntion. who axe also credited with _ taking a keener interest titan tile men in the ttHiiiirs of the c.liurah. An example to the contrary is furnished by the congregation of St. AitgitjU-ne's Ohureh, Stanley Hay. The baiildinn- which once served as a Sunday Seli.ool in IJevivnport, was removed to its present site some tittle time ago. In order that the building might be used purely far cillurch purposes the men oi' tilie congrqgtation took active «t,epi-i to seaure its dedication. whiich ivm effected last evening by the Anglican liisihop of Auckland (Dr. Ave,rill). The ic is still a nun of £<)o owing on the building, but the men, inst,<tad of leading the work of finding that, .sum to the ladies, by means of a stile of work /they thom selves promised .to mee|t the debt witiliin a .period of 12 mout'hi'. America has not the monopoly of romantic affairs, although .quite a number of pretty love stories originate in that bind of easy separation. This time it is our neighboring continent which provides a pretty story of a sweet-looking country girl, who cam« to Sidney and entered a wealthy firm as jiwiar typiste. It was not long before the senior member soon discovered in the. typiste his twin soul, and as all went smoothly, tliey are now wed and are spending their honeymoon in a most romantic milking tour round Hoiuvt' liitil'nlo district. An Australian writes: ''Tlicy both carry a swag, and the bride's extensive outfit consists of two p.iirs of trousers, and a bowie knife, with one skirt to don when nc«r civilisation. They sleep 'neath the blue vault of heaven, with the stars as canopy, and "with a loaf of bread beneath the bough and a flask of wine, the wilderness is Paradise now. 1 ' '

During the inspii-tKn of veteran- (in cludinig .several nut 'ivom) of tla~;<mg',s lit - Saturdiay, (/ciu-rni I[nmi'tuii told C .'o:ii' (faring' 111' would n:ui:h like Id S--0 a u.,t live who had fought agsiiust the British- a.nns. Mr Viilian ll.iwli>|) renu'in beri'd oil!', and wnl in -A-;!-r;- ! t of Jiii|U :inl(im enemy. Ai'tw « diligent search the man was found. The native in ijU'.'v tion was quilt* the genuine article, Slaving been Cine of till' 11-.m Hun- di-pu.vtisl to the Ohmthum .Mands. anil to would jiHt (ill tin: bii'l. Inn'., ---ad to ralat-/, when On- irHnp i-.nne lip with hi:n, In; fimiLil the object of his i|in-t in a li'-ts or int-l;-; ii-Addressing- Mr 1!i -.- 10p,.h0 said, "[ (iifht lei). Why 1 im; there. Can't T got a mcilul too" ''(Mi 110, Charley," said Mr 'l-Mon.' can'l got ti medal; you fongtii aj>iii!isi us!" ' By gorry," 111 ro-t'l« ('hwley. "-i,-u pakehas plurry flimiy. If 1 no light you, you hut get mc-daK No war. Ho nied ils. lly golTy, not fair." l/mlir the cincumstanees it ivas considered better to poistpone Utc interview k tweea -Ohurloy and -tlie General.