LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 81, 31 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the Wiurarapa County Council lias been authorised to construct a bridge over the Waio'liinc river, near Carterton, at a co-tt of £4600.

In view of the war, the exchange of money orders between the Dominion and Germany and the Doiumhon of Austria-Hungary has been suspended.

It ia 3tatcd that the Wellington branch of the Social Democratic party has decided to contest the Wellington Central, Wellington East, and Wellington North seats at the next general election.

Ibis year .the annual meeting of the Agricultural .Society will be held on a ■Saturday afternoon, as it is considered that this will be more convenient to country members tfhan the practice adopted in previous years of holding an evening meeting.

In another column will be found a letter from Mr. H. W. Lawrence, F.U.S., relative to the respective merits of basic slag and lime, which will no doubt be read with interest by the farming community. As Mr. Lawrence is a° wellknown agricultural chemist, practising in the, Dominion, and having been some 18 years with the Royal Agricultural Society, England, hit remarks are well worth attention.

At a meeting of the Employers' Association held on Friday, the president (Mr. \V. F. Brooking) was appointed delegate to attend the annual meeting of the federation, which is to be held next month -in Wellington. Rigarding the local Associations annual dinner, which was tcmir-orarily postponed on account of the outbreak of war, it was decided not to proceed with the matter just at present, 'flic function will probably take place- shortly, however, tlhe committee being of opinion that it should be' proceeded with as soon as possible.

There was a very large attendance at 'St. Andrew's Church hist night, the seating accommodation being taxed to its utmo-d. Ihe occasion being a church parade of the visiting football teams from Xapier aiid Palmerston North, in company with the local High 'School hoys. The preacher was the "Uev. Lewis, who took for his text, 'The. giory of a young man is his strength," liom'wbicJli he evolved n stirring address to the young men present, applying tile subject in it physical, moral* and spiritual sense. tSuitalih' hymns were rendered, also a spceul anthem by tlie choir. The national anth'-ii v.a> Ming at (be cbne 'Of the service.

There waa m attendance- of about thirty at the special general mcotin" of tbe Agricultural Society on Saturday, for U,„ purpose of considering the proposed «ilc of the Coronation Hall to Mi- Government. U was,.unaniinou,'\- resolved* thai the committee, be authorised to sell to the New Zealand ;)cience Department Allotments 1 «„d,i; (p| IU! 2K70), i )t . in , r ]nvt ot o-t t.ermain', A,inuv, N-w Plymouth, the, Society i„ fake i„ , 1:1 V. payment of the purcha.-e-mimey \W/., . u .. vs '(more or les-) of the Kewa'itewa i'Mlr Range, lying to the westward of the rair'.. Mr. 11:. ,1. King with the present and secretary, were appointed to sian the necessary agreements.

.Several ot (he TVmuka members of the expeditionary force for the front were given an enthusiastic farewell at the railway sla-ion on Tuesday. Many mothers and sisters wept (savs the Loader), 'but there was one who did not weep. She was the mother of Mr Dave Scott, tii- representative full iback footballer, one of the stalwarts of \\ mchester's contingent, Tli e dear 'Old body kissed her son good-bye and as the train was moving off'she'raised her ann, and, looking at her ,son proudly, she called out: '-Be a good fighter, Dave! Be a good lighter!" Those who saw the incident and heard the brave British miother's farewell are not likely to forget it: neither is Dave .

At the moisthly meeting of the W.'O.T.U. it yvas. decided fo go on with the postponed UTangouiients for the monster tea to lie held in the Good icmplar Hal! on -.!,,. evening of t'he Rev. C. .M. .Sheldon's -.-isit. All members present formed themselves into a committee to canvass, for tile tea. A representative from the ladies' patriotic committee, convened by the mayoress waited on the W.C.'r.U. re cast-iofi' clothing to be sent to England about the end of SMip'o.nvben to relieve cases ot distress. It was resolved fo advertise for cast-off clothing in fairly good condition, to We left with Mrs. Ci'ooke Vivian street, Mrs. McTsaac, South! road, Miss LewV fancy shop, Devon j street, and Mess ;s U. R Baker and Co , Devon street .

In a. hall not many miles from Palinemton street, Westport (says the Junes) a send-off was being given to a departing comrade, who 'had 'joined the expeditionary force. Everything was going with a beautiful swing, ami British patriotic feeling was ruin.'ing high, i he toasts and songs had not proceeded far when a foreign-looking individual sauntered in, unasked, and "quietly sat down and partook of the. good tilingprovided. The individual foolisliTv (more JooMily because of the particular nature of tho function) mentioned that he was a Hoer and a. tierman Sympathiser. The partici.lar person whom he whispered it to happened to be a loser through the. Boer war, and it flashed round the room that there was a spy in tbei? midst. The intruder was soon the centre of attraction, and was asked to stand am! sing the. National Anthem 'with the rest of the company. On Ihw refusing to do this he was promptly ejected out of the door by someone's leather touching him between his coat-tails, and thing's would have gone badly with him but for some ' person rescuing him when lie thought

A Hawera contractor, who recently advertised far u. driver, received 30 ap.plications. I'.vidently there arc some unemployed about.

At the Sfatford Court on Friday (says the Post), H. P. H. Graves, land agent, IJawera, claimed from Joseph fcpeight the sum of £93, being comnlission on an exchange of land. Hw Worship reserved his decision.

A bequest of ±'33,800 by a Liverpool lady to the Salvation Army was disputed on the ground that the enterprises of the Army were not all charitable, but the defence fell through, and a verdict was given in the Army's favor. J

On Saturday night, Mr. J. H. Hempton liad the misfortune to meet with an •accident through being knocked down by Mr. Wyllic's car near Dr. Home's residence. He was takcji at oiwe to his own home, where it was found: that three ribs were broken, there- 'being also sevieral bruises. The sufferer received every attention, and is progressing satisfactorily. ■

Driver Frederick George Bradley, who was awarded tho Victoria Cross for rescuing a wounded gunner and taking ammunition up a hill ait Its la. Zululand, during the South African war was accused at the West Ham Police Court on duly Bth of insobriety, lie had just arrived from New Zealand, he •V 4. and was on his way to BlackDr.rn. All his money had been stolen, and he was penniless. "The charge ■against (you wilt be dismissed/' the magistrate told him, "and if you go into the office we will see what we can do about sending you to Blackburn." At a time like the present, when the cost of living is increasing a-s a result of the war, it seems singular that a greatwaste of trout should be permitted in the Taupo district. A gentleman who had just -returned from Taapo informed a representative of the Auckland) Star that for the last six weeks Government officials ihave been taking fine trout 'out of the Tongartro River and its tributaries, presumably to prevent the lake becoming overstocked.' This may be necessary from an angler's point of view, but what does seen vrong is that t'hesj fish are abso'.rc j wasted bring simply buried in the ground, whereas there should 'bo' KWo trouble in having them put on the Auckland market fit for human food i:i this col! weather. The extent of fish, wasted may be gathered from the fae.t that in one haul alone there were no less than GOO fine trout.