LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 127, 22 October 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho. Theatre Royal Picture,* will bo Showing »s usual on Saturday afternoon and evening, but owing to alterations the dress circle will not Ibo open at either performance. Constable Boulton returned to 'town last night after escorting a Wailhi Maori lunatic to Porirua, a iask .that proved a serero 'trial, as the patient was decidedly violent at times. , The Stratford and Waitar» retailers will close their premises on Labor Day. So far the New Plymouth- retailors have moi aurivcd at any arrangwnout in regard! to the maitter.

Tibe, following is taken from a letter received from England by a -New Plymouth resident:' "How , bitterly cruel tiio treruians are. We have some of the .poor Belgian women and children here in Ba>& (hlngland). Little helpless children with tnoir lingers., hands or cars cut off. But everything illmt can !bc d.oso for them is'heing done. They have bean so cruellv treated."

j The chairman of the Stratford County j* Council mentioned at yesterdays lueeiii«g thait' h e considered, it hardly fair to | expect setf-tlers to maintain roadainre- ' pair for the benefit of tourist traffic, but ho was of opinion thait if they subscribed something among themselves the cou*ty would assist.

Tks new. Studehakca- motor-car provided by. the Stratford County Council for ilhe use of 'Hire county engineer was on view yesterday in front of the county office, and ita an-oearanee was most fai voraibly commented on by meoubcirs of the council. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Newton King for '«* v. ing' a ear until Hie new ear arrived, and aa expression of appreciation for tho assistance given to the engineer by Mir. King's staff. "I haven't much sympathy with the elorgyman who says ho can't ride,' said Bishop Averill at a Home Mission meetiag at Auckland. "I have to ride, and I'm. sixteen stone nearly. (Laughter.) You needn't pity me," pursued the Bishop; "pity the horse. I hope thai. all ywung clergy and candidates for holy orders will come to think, it as much their dut" to learn to ride a horse as ■ the purchaser of a motor-car feels it his j duty t« leara to drive." | Oae of tiho things that touched hkn > most during his visit to New Zealand said Mr Philip Snawden, the British 'Labor M.P., at the civic reception in / Wolling'.ion, was the hundreds of New Zealanders he had met. who had not seen England 'but yet spoke of it as Home. "I can assure you," he proceeded, "that ithat is esi-remoly touching to an Englishman. So long as a spirit like that exists I feel that England can stand four-square to every wind that blown-." (Applause,) I Prior to tho conclusion of tho business ' at .jesteiuar's meeting of the Hospital | and Charitable Aid Board, the chairman reforred to the fact that More next j meeting an election would 'be held to | roturn memibiirs to represent the Tara- | naki, Egiinon'i, and Clifton counties. Perj sonally, he expressed the hope that, the • sitting members Would be 'returned to i sec the completion of the now hospital. It had, he said, been a pleasure io sit on idle Board with them, and it would be difficult to find a keener or more able set of men, and impossible to find men more interested in their woriv.

Yesterday's meeting of the Stratford County Council was the ki«t of the present Council, and during the afternoon the members were photographed by Mr. [McAllister. At. oho close of tho meeting, th* usual courtesies Wetfc exchanged, and the Wish expressed that moat of the old council would be found aimon? the new council. Ors. Thomson and Young do not intend to week re-election. Thu former has completed 23 years' service on the Council, and his Tetinsment will be the Bource of nuudh regret. He has certainly done well for his district. The Telegraph Deipartmenit advises that on and after Monday next, 21st. lust., .registered code indicators will he allowed as addresses in telegrams exchanged (1) between any two places in British territory, including Egypt (2) between British territory, including BJgypt, and the territory of Allied countries and tho United States v pf America. The name and address of the addressee must t>e written ait the foot of the telegram- by the sendter, but not telegraphed. No telegram for an address registered since the SOlli June last will be accepted. The censor ait the) office of destination may require the delivery office to furnish the address at wh'jeli a telegram, is 'to -be delivered. A code indicator will not 'bo accepted as the signature tn a telegram.

"Chinese bombs'' are the latest delight of thei small boy, and alio terror of ladies and others in charge of toorsvdrawn vehicles. With the approach uf the anniversary of Guide Eawkes' illfated attempt ,to change 'the deatinim of England, the "•bombs" will probably hecomio more numerous, supplanting the more homely "cracker" which ha* hitherto been the chief item in .the list of Gu<" Eawkes explosives. At the Juvenile CoiiM't yesterday two lads of about 14 years of age, pleaded guilty to the formal charges of having thrown down explosives in Devon street on Saturday night last to the annoyance of passersby. Sergeant Bowden said the offenders were good-lads, and had not been before The Cpirt previously. His reason for bringing the case was to give a •warming to other boys. Only two or three days before there had nearly been it serious accident at Fitzroy when a "bomb" had been thrown under a pony, mah the result that a lady in the tnio had been thrown out very heavily. There wouild be no harm in the youngsturs carrying on 'bombardments on a vacant section. In answer to a question, it wa,s started that the bombs, which did not contain actual explosives, could be bought fromi Chinese shops without any restrictions. This, Hie Worship remarked, seemed abnuird. Continuing, the magistrate said the lads must clearly aaderstand that the practice must Btop. Great harm could be caused in frightening Jromjeß, Betting fire to rubbish or to women's dresses, and so on. Jlp, would oily warn them this time, but tflicy must understand that next time they would be severely punished. B»ferri»g to the list of names vm the probationers' list, Mr Mcß&ynold* asked at yesterday's meeting of th e Taranaki Hospital Board whether applicants whose names were on the list informed tile Board when) they had taken positions elsewhere. The secretary replied that in the majority, of cases -they did i not. It was agreed that it would be a ! benefit to tfc Board if it was notified tint the intending probationed was not available for appointment, and in future when the secretary notifies applicants that their names 'have been placed on the probationers' list, he will also ask them to notifv the Board invmediatclv they "lake \n> another position, and desire their names renewed. Bv this means the list will be kept uip to date. Mr Molleynolds, in conclusion, said that it. ftpoke well for the training received at the New Plymouth Hospital that whilo other hospitals had to advertise for probationers, they had plenty and to • spare.

A» indicAting; the dryness of the season it is stsited that & well ia th« Rsi Valley, Nelson, wnicih has given an unfailing supipiy of water for the last thirty-fir© yearn* has now dried tip. Say* Ndw York Life. 'War New.— liit'u supplies every week only reliable news of grea,i war in Europe. Wc run no risks. We manufacture it right on tho spot. No war correspondent!!. No connection with amy European a-rmy staff. No cables or wireless. Our imitmiors depend on .Europe. We depend only on ouiselves. Every Tuesday." Thu question of a dead 'beast on one of the county road* wa-s the subject of homo discussion a; 'tl.-e Stratford CountCouncil meeting yesLe-rdaij, and ae tine smell therefrom) was deeidcdly "Ihigh," those councillors who had experienced the iffluna spoke in terms about the nuisance, it w:n de«:ui.d to 'bury il'lio irenmms, and eh.uge rlie owner for tha work.

The Wert End 'Foreshore Improvement Society's committee has made initial arrangements io,r Thursday and Saturday arternoon working parties, Mr. It. Inch being Thursday foreman and Mr. J. \vaid in oiiargo of Saturday operait'ions. The swing-boats aire being repaired and re-paintud, the repairs being rendered necessary by the destructive antics of some hoodlums who have managed to damage these, and to smash locks of the tooluov.se, and so on. The police axe to 'be asked 10 add the Kawaroa Park to the esplanade patrol, t)he effect of tllne coustao.-e'B visit 'to the latter place having proved most beneficial. Tho offer of Mr. N i.] pt-rt to paint the interior of the bungalow free of charge lus been gratefully aecupted by the Committee, which at its last meeting! appointed Mr. Catley as treasurer, m place of Mr. Movcrlqj, who had asked to be relieved of the office. Mr. A. Alexander's name shou.d 'have been included in the published list of prominent supporters, j