LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 2 September 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Defence Rifle Club membership has now ufeen to well over 200. West Coast sawmillers have decide! to work half-time, owing to the war.— Press Association.

The vejberans are holding a <ilmrcti pamade at St. Meitny's diMrch on Sunday, September 13, at 11 o'clock. At fclie Patriotic Committee's meeting on Monday might it was decided to five relief to itihe dependents of one of the membena of the Expeditionary Faroe.

The Railway Department (has deoidijd to institute a central depot for the sale of railway tickets in Wellington, ii nh(e innovation is found a success it will fee introduced in otthieir centres.

Some of the members of the Expeditionary Force have Bent a 1 souvenir to the ladies' committee of New Plymouth. This May :be seien at Miss K.. Hamertom's shop, Befvoni street. The Pacific Cable Board notifies thai conditions; are now favorable for handling deferred' and week-end messages with littfe over nioirmal delay. Messages, however, are accepted alt senders? Wsk. The Miayor has received from Mr Roberta McGonagle, of Wonganui, a poem on British pluck, iwhwh the composer suggests- should he printed and sold for the benefit of the Patriotic Punld.

Customs duties ooilected at New IPlyiuoiuth during the past omioriltli | amounted to £4608 3e. The beer duty for the earn© period amounted to £lOl 13s. The figures for th® corresponding I month of last year were £3441 9s 6d, and £93 2s respectively. Th® meeting of tlhe U.A.O.D. Lodge I (No. 10, Mofaurtoa), was held on Monday evening last, there being) a fair attendI ante of mpmlbers. A.D. Biro. W. Morris I was in tihe oliair. During the evening j there was an initiation of a nsw mom ber. A motion wa« Mmaniiaously passed, | "Tliat the smbsciriptioius of any member i going with the ißspeditiontury Force | be ipadd by tihe lodge diiwng his »b- ---] sieWqa" A brisk discussion on lodge work brtmight the evening to a close. U»tr. IW. Birdling, a little over a week aao, took to Chrietchuirch nine bullocks. The cattle, were (Mr. Birdling's famasoua Herefordis (recently ex!h|i|hited at the Taxanaki Agricultural Show), and 1 atI tradted a great Asal of attention at the ' Addington sailo yaflds. The priccsi a'l reached record figures, and were u» i'ol- | lows:—Two 2y 3 -yoar-oldß, £l6 eadi; two 3%-year-cil<te, £1!); three 4y 2-yeaT-olds, £l9 10s, £lO 15s, anal £25; two S'/j-yeiW-okls, £3l 10b each. Mr. Birdling's brother pninohased two of the animals far sihow jmxposes. "Inactivity on the part of the German fleet jin allowing Greaty Britain | to reap the advantages of the command ' of the North Sea, and in 'barely strik- [ ing a blow, excites amazement," saya an i Independent cable message received in Australia at the end of last week. "The British, fleet is sending the German fleet wireless messages, saying, 'Come out from shelter and fight.' The German naval authorities have already lost the main chances of inflicting real damage. British trawlers are now systematically dragging the main channels of traffic and exploding many German mines, with the result that the seaway is rapidly becoming eafe." The boys of the Palnierston North and (Napier High Schools who took part in the annual intar-sicMol competitions at New Plymouth, left for Ihome yesterday imlorningj, accompanied 'by their respective miasitore. On Monday night tihey were entertained at a very enjoyable danoehclld in the nww gymnasium at rtflws tocal ®gh. School, wkere a very pleasaait time wlas sperit. GarOs worn iprovidod in one of the class-rooms for thioae not danlaing, whilst a veiry attractive snipper was laidi in itfc (lining room of the boarding-tatee. During the evening l , the Mayor (Mr. J. E. Wilson) ipresented to tlhe New Plymouth captain the sftield competed for annually by the three schools, to tlije Napier captain ttie banner competed for annually by Napier and Palme,reton . North, and to 'the Palmeimtiota captain tile shooting trophy competed. for .by tho three sdhocte. Cheers wene then exoliangjad by the teuims, and dtuu-ing continued until a late Ihour.