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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 111, 3 October 1914, Page 4

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A reminder is given of tho annual meeting to-day of tho Agricultural Society in the Town Hall, at one o'clock. Aa unpleasant surprise was received at Dunedin by one of tho Southland troopers. He rang up his parents in Invercargill with the intention of saying "Goodbye," but could get 110 answer. Ho then got connected with a friend, who imparted the startling information that his (the trooper's) home had been burned down tho previous evening. A Xew Zealander who has been on a visit to tho Old Country, and who is returning by the steamer Tainui, states in a letter received a few days ago that the retail price of sugiir had gone up to 9d per pound before he left England. He describes tho enthusiasm prevailing ft 3 something wonderful amongst all classes of the community. Ono or two residents in the vicinity of the municipal saltwater J>aths,> have taken in hand the improvement of the triangular piece of the foreshore east of Weymouth Street extension, containing well over a quarter of an acre. Lupines and gorso have been cut, and the 'place, which w a favorite picnickingground for children, is to be pruperiy cleaned up and improved. One remakable development of the war has been the discovery that some of the largo chemical firms in Australia have 'succeeded in making chloroform, iodine and iodoform, and they aro now being produced in large quantities. One pro" b!om confronting the despatch of the Expeditionary Force was the equipment of fluid hospitals with these medical articles, and tho solution has been very welcome to the authorities.

The capture of the "Black" German steamers Altona (Melbourne) and Berlin (Sydney) brings up the total number of prizes of war seized in Commonwealth ports to the respectable number of twenty-three—nineteen cargo steamers and four sailing ships. \Vhilo perhaps early to speculate on the ultimate decision regarding the captured fleet, one result not outside the realm of possibility is that the vessels may form the beginning of the Commonwealth-owned mercantile marine, which is one of the Objects of the Australian Labor Party.

A New Plymouth business man, and a man in what is usually called "a big Wiiy," informed the News lust night flat 'his September quarter had been exceptionally biisk. Not only had the quantity of goods sold exceeded the figures of the corresponding quarter o'i .1913, ibut the cash taking!) were very much in advance alio. The results for tho quarter, he said, were, most satisfactory in every respect, •proving that the sending power of the people was really unimpaired, and that the period of "kw.ro eloee-fistod'nesV' had reached or was. approaching an end. Mr. J. W. Eornman, of Ti'korangi, who was treasurer of the Patriotic Fu-rl tt Tikorangi,' has received the following from tho Prime ..Minister:— "I am in receipt of vo«r letter of the Uth inst, forwarding bank receipt for £IOO 2s Cd, the amount contributed by the residents of TSkorangi as mentioned in the list also forwarded bv you. Will you kindly convey publicly to tho subscribers th'j sincere thanks of the Government for their generosity and patriotism in donating so liberally to the. fund? I have ' had 'imich pleasure, in handing your communication to the Paymaster-General." Sir Robert Lucas-Tocth, whooe name appears in the list of officers killed in France, was formerly of New South Wales. Ho married a daughter ot Frederick Tooth,, of Goderich, Sydney, and in 1879 contested the seat for East Sydney, but was defeated. He sat for Monaro, in New South Wales, for two Parliaments, and was appointed Commissioner for Canada. lie was on the Council for the Now South Wales Exhibition in 1870, and held medals for services. He returned to England in 1889, and was chairman of the Bank of New. South Wales, London, and a member of the Committee of Management of King Edward's Horse. The Telegraph .Department advises (hat from to-day ordinary full-rate eab'i messages written in plain language exchanged between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, Uition of South Africa and all Irtish possessions will, until further instructed, be .--ountei and charged for (address, text and signature inclusive) at ten letters to a word, irrespective or the actual form of each word or group of figures. An opted trade terms and I code words allowed in "oaiik messages 1 will be treated as ordinary words. Each | figure will bo counted as two letters; combination '-'Oil'' to count an one letter, Tlk> system is tentative only, and is applicable to both routes. Commenting on the statements made by an ironmonger, and published in the Wellington Post, regarding German hardware, Mr E. A. Christie writes stating that carpenters do not buy the German "Jack Plan*;" because it is sold at a very low price. The plane is used only on very rough, work, and any rough, clieap tool will do. British manufacturers are now making up this same pattern at very little advance in price, and are now matching nearly all German tools on the market. As regards enamel ware, Mr Christie adds that this line will not be difficult to get. Ho says: "There are some New Zealand merchants, I am glad to report, who do not keep a single article of German enamelled ware. The English maiie may be a little dearer in some cases, but I think all will admit the Brit'sb manufacture is much the best. If merchants will try to sell the good English article, and not push the cheap German, we would not be having the profits of the German overseas trade returned in the shape of shells." The annual meeting of tho Taranaki Agricultural Society will be held at the Town Hall to-day at 1 o'clock. Tire teachers attcnd'iur tile physical culture training course have been specially invited to n't end the evening «rr'vice- at Whitelev Memorial Church tomorrow Tlv-'Tlev. A. P.. Chappell. M.A., will preach to them.: "The Milking of Koads." The spivtil music for th'.i '■enice will include: "The Heavens are. Telling," from Haydn's "Creation," and Liffhiwood's new anthem, "The (Radiant Sui."

Anniversary services in connection! with the Baptist Church "will be he'd to-morrow in the Tabernacle. At 20 a.m. there will be a meeting for prime.' end at 11.and 7 the Rw. Frank Hale.-) will preach On AConduy a tea and ] üblic meeting will be held. At ail ituetiDgs there will be. special anthems by the choir. Mrs. Nalder will dolivef an address at the Whiteley Church on Sunday morning, and at St. Andrew's Presby teriaa Chinch on Sunday evening. She will tell, the fascinating story of Tan d'.ta Rsunabai's life and work among the cl ild wdows ot India. A retiring collection on b«half of (lie mission will be t?ken on each occasion. On the following Wednesday evening Mrs. Nalder will address a public meeting. Guaranteed free from impnrity or any kind, "Camp" Coffee tastes good, l)ecan=o it is good! 48

we&esday tt«t a* 6 jp.m. Those doctors who wish their names to appear oa it should aual&e application right away.

From the , publishers, Alex. Wildey. Ltd., Cliriatdiuich, we are in receipt of a copy of a patriotic song, entitled, "Mrs. Tommy Atkins," which is considerably fiove the average? of productions of this oiasa.

At the Magistrate's Court, Stratford, yesterday, judgment hy default was given for plaintiffs in the following cases.—Davey (Mr. Thomson) v. Walter Brown, £1 Is, costs 3s; Ne\rton Kina (Mr. Stanford) t. Jas. OVUallcy, £lßl Oa, cost* £8 3*; A. J. Vidall (Mr. Thomson) v. A. J. Hill, £5 fla. costs £l.3s <ki. In the case of Ken:', and Gray (Mr. liuthorfurd) v. Y. W. Belk an order was made for the payment of £1) »s 3d by instalments of £1 a month.

The Magistrate's Court at Ptratford yesterday was thd sceen of considerable curiosity and interest in consequence of lhe hearing ot the charge againft a local business man of having stolen a large number of motor appliances. Tie space reserved for the public was filled with interested spectators, who patiently slood throughout the lengthy proceeding. The vicinity of the bench had very much tho appearance of a secondhand store of motor requisites, and even the reporters' tables was invaded by an array of these accessorial. Stratford has not had such a sensation for many a day.

ICigh insurance premiums are paid hy such artists as Padercwsiki for the insurance of their lingers, etc. 'Mr. Horvias Lc.roy, however, who opens with his partners. Mdlle. Talma and Rosea, ai the Theatre Royal on Monday night, has had an absolute refusal from all in suran.ee companies to accept the risk of Mdllc. Talma's life. This intrepid entertainer is thrown nightly into the lion's cage, and although M*. Leroy i* emphatic about iherc being no dange-r, and has pointed out that the n-etuil time spent in. the cage is only « l'»w seconds, insurance people absolutely refuse to consider issuing a policy.