LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 7 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The deferred and week-end cables system via the East is suspended until further notice. The meeting called by the Xaianaki Ao-Lioense. League for Friday evening next ha* been indefinitely postponed?* To-day the police will call upon local •Austrian* and Germans and politely •ask their intentions, and so on, as they are now regarded as enemies of the Empire. At tlile same time they cannot leave for their homeland.

A Wellington telegram last night stated that Peter Weiss, a German fireman, employed on the steamer Waimana, while crossling a gangway last evening, fell into the net between the ship and the wharf and was crushed to death,

Several of the leading New Zealand dailies have already reduced the number of their pages. Supplies' of paper, owing to the war, are absolutely cut off! At she S.M. Court at New Plymouth) yesterday, Charles A. Harris, of Ingletfood, formerly employed there by the A.M.P. Society, was charged with misappropriation to the extent of £l4 Cs (Sd during the course of his agency. After evidence had been heird, thfe accused pieaded not guilty and was committed lor .trial. (Mr. Weston appeared for the Society, and Mr. A. H. Johnatone for the accused.

At i result of the 'Empire struggle that is now proceeding members of Parliament are discussing the propriety of postponing, for a few months be,> ond ' the normal date, the general elections. In the meantime the matter is oniy lobby gossip, but it may be accepted as a certainty that if war is prolonged the elections will not take place at the ordinary date. This will be in accordance with constitutional usage, says the Elfcham Argus correspondent. Yesterday's meet of the North Taranaki Hunt Club was held at Mr. J. B. Mabin's property at Onaero, where a most successful afternoon's sport eventuated. Hares were plentiful and runs good, several kiils being made. There was a krpe attendance of huntsmen, Mr. A. H. Halcombe, at the close of the afternoo'i tea which was hospitably provided by Mr. Ma-tin, thanked him for the manner in which he had entertained the Huns' and for the trouble he had taken n ( preparing the fences, etc. Mr. Mabin suitably responded. At a subsequent meeting of the club, it was decided that tLe annual race meeting be heid on the old Waitara racecourse, and the programme was left to a sub-committee to arrange. A very successful and enjoyable entertainment took place in St. Mary's schoolroom last nightj, when the junior guild entertained a large attendance with an excellent programme. All the items wo well received, and encores were plentiful. The items were as follows: Pianoforte solo, Mr. Renaud; song. Mr. Hill-Johnstone; song, "Ragtime," Miss V. Gilbert; tableau, "Scandal an Tea"; song, "Serenade," Rev. Crawshaw; musical monologue, "Beelitoven Terrace," Mr. Heard; song, "Three Fishers,". Mrs. Fair; Punch-pictures (1) Tragedy of a customer whom no hat will suit. (2) language a la mode; (3) the paruSn habit; (4) slaves of fashion: recitation Mrs. Nathan, and an amusiir; comedie'U "The Deceitful Miss Smiths,'" which ( ei.icted rather humorously th,< trials- jf three old maids.