LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 109, 1 October 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

When buying, mention that you. saw I the article advertised in {/ho Newis. Advertising ielps xhi: manufacturer to sell more dieaply to you. I%e Customs Dop&rtmeat has is-soiod a notice 'o the effect that an earthQWalke has damaged Cape Campbell lighthouse, and no light will therefore ho shown th.ro until further notice. Tho liurleyvilie Dairy Company have, wo understand, disposed of tb'wr season's ohensu output at the excellent figure of <i%d per lb. This will enable sapiplic<rft to bo wid at the rate of 13d per ll». butter fat.—Batea Press. Payments made (by the Thames Valley Co-operative Dairying Company for butter-fat supplied during the last month totalled £I4U 8s 9-1, against £3341 (is !W for August of last year; an incroaso of £1073 2*.

Tho Grey River Argus states that tho sea is again, encroaching at j.okitrkii. Several piles! have been undermined and swept, away, and tho planking broken, especially in the groyne from tho end of Weld street, where the water is again very deep.

A portion of the Dominion's exhibits at "folio Panama Exhibition, will consist of photographic views of the principal streets of the chief towns of New Zealand. Tlie town clerk of New Ply ; mouth has been nsknd to supply a view of tho town, and this will be obtained at the first favorable opportunity. . A Wellington Prow telegrami reports a phenomenal catch of fish. It is estimated that Thames fishtrrmen secured two thousand dozen in one day, principally of schnapper, and tho three freezing works could not cope with the quantity. The dropping of a figure iw the. 'paragraph oi» Monday concerning thu Te I ilata vineyards reduced the area un- ! der cultivation from 03 acres, the actual area, to live acres, thus giving an erroneous idea of the extent of this promising concern.

The greater the necessity to gull, the ' greater the effort required on the part of ki seller. Tile greater the publicity givsn, the greater the chance of the seller's success. The greater the use of the Daily News columns, tho greater the sales by the advertiser. The greatest advertising medium, in, Taranalki is the Taranaki Daily Neva, becauso of its greatest circulation; A mol> of sheep, while being driven through tho main sheet of Rangiora, caused sonic diversion the other mornkg. One led tho way and was followed by several others through the shoip of Mr MaG-ruer. After tern minutes' examination of the promises, the fiheirp departed. Tho Wellington City Tital statistics for the month ended yesterday are an follow:—Births (1914) Jfll, (1013) 195; deaths 94 (G9); Marriages 74, (80). Press Association.

Several soldiers informed a representative of tho Wellington Times 011 Tuesday that there was such dissatisfaction among the men over tho canteen charges, that thoso in camp at Trentliam have decided to boycott the canteen there.

"We hare got into tho habit in this House of allowing language to bo used which will 0110 day or other, jperh/ips in the not very far distant future, cause ft scene which will disgrace the New Zealand Parliament," said the Right Hon. W. F. M'asseiy, Prime Minister, 'in the House 011 Tuesday.

A subscriber writes stating that at the beginning of tho war ho resolved that until it ended he would neither drinlc nor smoke, also that he would swear as little as possible. As a result of hi.-i self-abnegation, ho lias saved £l, which lie has handed to us with instrueti°n« to put it to good use. Wo know of no botter -urpose than; to place it (0 tho credit of the Poor in Britain and Belgium Fund, which wo arc doing.

The president of tho local Cham'ber of Commerce h«a received word that Mr. W. A. Beddoe, Trade; Oomnii S.sioJt'T for Canada in New Zealand, will arrive in New Plymouth to-night. As already announced, Mr. .Beeldoe will give an address to-morrow evening on the subject of "Trade with Canada." Tho meeting will bo hold at 8 o'clock in tho Town Hall, when all interested in the subject axo cordially invited to be prcEtnt.

Mr. J. S. S. Medley, Kegistrai', plies the following return of the number of births, deaths and marriages for the district of New Plymouth for the montu endiag September 30, 1914, and for thj nine months onding September SO, tho figures for fclio period of 1813 being shown in parenthcues:—For Sep (,ember: Birth 23 (49), deatjhs 17 (10). marriages 11 (9). Fo,r the nine months ending September 30: Births 364 (274), deaths 113 (103), marriages 01 (90). In*'tho course of a letter to an lnvercargiil tradesman, a Homo merchant says:—"At llomo iust now tho cost of every commodity 13 high. Sugar is being retailed at 9d and lOd per lb, and Hour, 3s (id for 141b. The rush for provisions is bo great t)hat some establishments have founel it necessary to temporarily close their premises in order to have an ownortunity of making up their orders. In some places, grocers (and others) have suuered great inconvenience* through liaving their horses 001111n;nneleered for military purposes. Ownel's of hor»c« are offered what the Annr agents consider a fair nrice, and, at that *prico they are compelled to sell."

At tho social given to the visiting teachers in the Good Templar Hall by tlie Technical College students on Tuesday night, Mr. H. Stratford, the president of tho Taranaki Educational Institute, thanked the students for tho enjoyable entertainment provided for tJia visitor#. The evening, he said, had »ot only been the means of bringing tho teaoJeers together, but had very pleasaatly varied tie more serious woi!k for which they lmd (been assembled. On behalf of the teachers, he extended i& genuinely hearty welcome to Mr. Royd Garliok and liis staff, adding that ever slice the physical training scheme had been inaugurated by Mr. Gsrliofc the teachers had looked forward to its introduction in Taranaki. If, he said, tie work taken by the senior teadhers were any criterion, the teachera must return to work not only raoro efficient, but with . oro confidence. Tho methods of the instructors who excellent. (Appause).

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