LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 31, 26 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Elthaai Magistrate's Court will, in future, have one additional sitting each month, which will be given to defended cases. Inglewood will .be cut out of Mr Kenrick's district, and included in New Plymouth. •On the motion of Mr Quilfiiami (Govett and Quilliam), probate of the will of the late Mr O. W. Govett 'has been granted by the Supreme Court, to Messrs P. Hopkins and B, H. Quillkm, the executors named in the will.

In the Supreme Court on Thursday, Mir Justice Stringer, upon, the motion of Mr Roy (Roy and Nicholson), granted probate of the will of the late Mr M. J. Jones, of Waitara, builder, to Mrs Emma Jones, the sole executrix named. A Wellington Press message states that the Labor Department has been authorised by the Public Works Department to despatch fifty men, used to heavy navvy work, to road and railway work in the Ohahune, Horopito, an! Pahiat/ua districts. The first batch will be despatched by the end of the present week.

In his report to the Hawcra Fire Board on the new water tower, Inspector Hugo says: "I am of opinion that the scheme, as completed, will provide a reasonable, efficent, and .reliable water supply for fire protection purposes under the existing local conditions in Hawera."

The Dairy Herd Competition, in connection with the Bgmont A. and P. Association, which concluded' recently, 'has been won by Mr J. M. Ckgue, of Kaupokonui. The winner takes the c/halle/ige cup, presented by the president, Mr B. C. Lysaght. The key of success is advertising, and selling is its efficiency. Selling and advertising—the two words are almost synonymous—are both a science and an art. When a man has anything to sell which he is convinced that the public wants then he should proclaim it from the housetops. Nothing beats publicity except more publicity;—'Mr Christopher Town.

In a case of a breach of the by-laws in riding a bicycle on the footpath," whieh was before the Elthani S.M. Court on Wednesday, the offender pleaded guilty. Constable Wade, in de tailing the fac'.s, stated that the offender had ridden m the footpath behind him, and called out, "Look out, or I'll take your Wheel off." "This," said the constable, "would have been bad enough il said to a civilian, but to one of my cloth,- it was the limit." Then there was a' smile, in which the bench took a liberal Share.—Star. The ladies' guild tea, that very popular institution in connection 'with 'the Whiteley Memorial Church, will (be revived this evening at 0 o'clock, to be followed by the discussion of an excellent programme of musical" and other items.

At the meeting of the Taranaki Education Board on Wednesday replies were received from the various Boards whose co-operation had been sought by the Board in the matter of better provision for teachers, sick pay and payment of relieving teachers. The North Canterbury Board advised that the matter had been referred to a sub-com-mittee of the Board. The South Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, Westland and Grey Boards promised cooperation. The Auckland Board pointed out it had unsuccessfully drawn the Minister's attention to the matter in October last, and the Marlborough Board mentioned that the decision that male teachers must attend territorial camps increased the difficulty of the position. The Minister for Education wrote that he would consider the Board's representation, hut regretted that he was at present unable to take I any action with regard to the matter.

"The number of men in the American Army available for duty, after the garrisoning of outlying possessions, is supposed to be 51,000," states the Outlook. "The mobilisation of even this number of troops would require virtually stripping our coast defence forts of their entire effective garrison. The strength of the organised militia is 112,700 men. Thus the total peace strength of the troops on which America is supposed to depend is not much over 160,000 men. If both the regular and militia organisations, however, should be brought to the maximum strength allowed by law, the total would be, it is stated, about 350,000. But we ought to be capable of mobilising at once an effective force of at least half a million men if we are to meet any firstclass power. And this is only for the first line. Such a force would be augmented by a second line of, say, 300,000 men. If we consider only the first line, it will be seen that about 150,000 volunteers would be required, and to replace their losses there should bo an additional requirement of about 90,000 men, There are, indeed, in the United States, only about 80,000 men with previous military training. No machinery exists, however, by which even these men can be called directly to the colon."