LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 140, 6 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Eltham Magistrate's Court yesU relay, James Redding was convicted of assaulting a boy, whom ho accused of causing a fire, and fined £5 and costs. "Good-bye, Mick. God guard you! And if you beat the Germans half as well as-you'beat me you'll be torr.iiuhome a general," were the farewell words of an Irish Fusilier j wife, viiich a correspondent says he overheard. Mrs Harrison Lec-Cowic, whose meetings are advertised, commenced her mission in' New Plymouth on Thursday by living an address at a Home meeting. All those who heard her expressed themselves as bring delighted and they will not willingly mius any of hir future nice-tins'.

Mr Hart was knocked down by a motor cyclist whilst lie was crossing Devon street on 'his way to lis sliop oi.rly yesterday afternoon, and received such injuries as necessitated his removal (.> a private hospital. There was a very good attendance- at Me 'Fitzv'oy l-Jreiirigade (Bazaar liust night and very good business resulted. Tlia Brigade had a torchlight procession just, prior to the opening of the bazaar and thus helped to attract visitors. The bazaar will again be open this evening. The celebration of Guy Fawkes day in New Plymouth was" certainly unusually spirited, probaby due to the excitement caused by the war, "Kaiser Bill' being much to the fore in effigy. The fireworks at night were more in general use than usual, and the young folk revelled in the smoke and noise. The musical arrangements for the Citizens' Ball on November 13 are in charge of Mr Van Heck. It is expected the orchestra will contain eight or ten instruments. Seven prizes have been collated for the euchre tournament and fivo for the bridgo. A great feature in the Jersey section at the Palmerston .Show was the success o.' the progeny and descendants of Mr K, Griffiths' "bull "K.C.Bi". Amongst others he sired Linn's eliampjiun cow Bilberry V. Mr Griffiths won the first prize for yearling bull, first and second for yearling heifers, and first for pair o~ heifers, al being "K.C.B.'s" progeny. During the Ventura's trip to Sydney, Mr de Marney, ed-tor of Sporting Gossip, got up a sport meeting. A substantial sum was realised, and'this, he proposed, as secretary, should be forwarded to the Pearson War Fund in" ■London. But some Germans on board excitedly 'protested against such a course. They claimed that as the Ventura was a neutral ship, such a course would be unfair. Eventually it was decided to hand the money over to the International Red Cross Fund. There is every expectation on the part of Ohura settlers says the Taumarunui Press) that within six months rails will be laid on the Stratford-Main Trunk ra'lway line from Matiere to the 14-mile peg, and that this will be available for p ihe conveyance of goods. The effect of ' t! is would he to save settlers several miles of deplorable mud and bring them to the sound pumice'formation, and so on to tho excellent service road leading lo Ohahukura. If this can be done before next winter it would be a wonderful boon to the settlors. ' The Telegraph Department advises: "Owing to numerous cases of cable messages containing code language composed of words from more than one authorised code; also messages containing words from codes other than the authorised codes causing confusion and hampering traffic, the public arc notified that the use in any one cable message of words from more than one of the authorised

codes, or the use in any one cable'message of words from any code other than one authorised will result in the stoppage of the message.'' The road to the Mountain House is in very good order just now, and for motor travelling could hardly be exsellcd anywhere. This applies particularly to the track, which bears evidence of work and care on the part of the workmen engaged in its maintenance, riio caretaker of the Houete has been busy of late, improving the surroundings. The little lawn in front of the sit-ting-room lias been put into grass, and, with rolling and work, could be utilised tor tennis. The trees obscuring tho view towards Stratford have been topped or foiled, whilst the general surroundings liavo been improved. From the number )f enquiries received, the coming season should prove a record one.' When the first news of the German atrocities n Belgim camo through thev were not credited, as what was done was •inore like the Bii.-jli-iiiitxouk honors than the progress of a civilised 'European .nil nominally 'Christian army. Private letters have since been received in X.".v Zealand, and are still being received, that tell of tilings actually seen, of mangled \\ ctims of German war jneth >•!, interviewed. A letter brought to The l'ost by a Wellington resident, received from a relative in Norfolk, l-clls of a little Belgian girl aged 6, who has been adopted by English people, there, who has had both hands cut off by Germans The child's story is that three German soldiers went into her parents' bedroom. ■Her father and mother were there, with their two children. Her father was shot dead, but her mother rushed forward to stop the soldiers. The pttle girl clung to her mother's skirts in terror and uli'e soldiers cut off her hands, killing her mother and her little brother 1 aged 10. A French oflieer rushed in soon after the tragedy and caught the three Germans, shooting them dead, and rescued tho little girl, taking her at once to the surgeon. She was afterwards sent to England to be adopted. How much holiday should a school child have? Jlr 11. A. Parkinson raised this question at the last inee'4 ng of t'iie Wellington .'Educational Institute. Mr Parkinson said that university students considered that thchy could iiot work more than sis months of the year, sec. ondary school teachers managed to work nine months, but primary school teach-' ers had to work for from ten to ten and a-iialf months. Was that a right proportion? Ho had his doubts, and tiiou'i-lit that the matter should be inquired, into and investigated m a scientific spirit. Child .psychology had made great strides, and very useful information as to how long children should work was surely available to those, who would inquire. There was, Mr Parkinson added, also the question of whether school holidays should lie the same throughout the countiv. In Nelson, for instance, schools were closed during the hop-picking season. Then there "were file dairying districts to consider. Should the children in these districts have six or seven weeks' holiday, or should (hoy, hi view of the h\"t that many of them had to work verv hard at nilking cows, receive ivne, ten, or even np to twelve weeks' holiday? A MODERXEEMEDY.

Br. Sheldon's Xow Discovery for Coughs :i'n<i Colds frets to the root of tin; trouble and gives pevfcet relief. Price, Is* (Id and 3s. OhtainaWc everywhere. One minute is time enough to make a flip of CuinT) Coffee, fur "Camp" and boiling water in all you need. A child win make it. Ask vour grocer for a hottlo to-day.