LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 141, 9 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Motor 'buses are to be piueed on the New 1 lymouth-Opunake coastal run and Eltham-Opunake road' early month.

Three New J&alanders nave leading parts in the English opera season at the Middlesex Theatre, Drury Lane. I hose arc Miss Adelaide van St-avercn, daughter of the Kabbi of Wellington; Miss Nora D'Argel, 0 f Wellington; and Mrs Manson, formerly Miss Mabel Braitliwaite, of Dunedin. A scarecrow of tlie ordinary tyuc placed in Mr Howard Wilson's cornfields lit Mannette, Wisconsin, having failed to frighted the birds, it was replaced by a feminine figure with a, low-necked blouse, slit skirt, and plumed hat. Grows have now ceased to haunt the locality. No wonder!

Big sums of money arc often found on arrested persons when they are searched at the watehhouse. Sometime' of a record was established at Wellington on Monday, however, when Hurry Yeoville Edmunds was taken into custody for two breaches of a prohibition order, llie constable was surprised to « d Edmunds' the sum of £sll 7s Od.

The wholesale price of butter in Auckland has been increased from l'i'/i.d to Wd per pound, wnich (savs the lost) has been ruling m Wellington for some tune past, it is understood that there is no intention at preset!t to raise the wholesale price, in Wellington. All depends upon the state of the Loudon market. The spell of dry weather that was experienced recently has resulted. in a smaller output ot butter, and this, combined with the war, has resulted in values advancing. The increase of y„d per lb. now places the Auckland and Wellington export prices on a par.

A Gordon Highlander, writing Home, sajs: On luesday the Gordons moved out to attack some Gorman infantry. A few rounds soon gave them cold feet, and they retired. As we w.-.-c. returning through tho turnip field 1 twisted mv ankle. The 130 th Battery K.F.A, gave me a lift on their guns, and I'm d- —d if _ t'liey didn't go ,nto action ten mmutcs after with me. I was the reverse of cheerful, but I made the best of it. A few rounds were handed over oni each safe and our chaps retired, with me sf.iU on the gun, to Cambrai. Quite a number took advantage of tho perfect summer's day yesterday to take a run to the mountain. Three or four motor-ears nude the trip, as did also Mr Jackson's motor bus, which with eight passengers on board travelled to the house in an hour end threequarters and did the return journey in an hour and a quarter. The bus journey will undoubtedly become a very popular one, when its advantages become better known. The view from the Mountain House yesterday \yas superb, Ngaruhoe; Tongariro and Uuapehu being a fine sight, the lirst-mimcd smoking strongly. A luingitikei resident has received a letter from his l»rot.u>r in Ontario. Canada, containing one pas-.,agc that is rather significant. Though the United Slates is remaining neutral, hundreds of its soldiers are not, the writer asserting that tho pick of the American army has been swarming over the border to join their Canadian consists. Had it not been for the wholesale enlistment of American soldiers Canada might not have been able to stmd so quickly so many men to the front. It was the sight of a lifetime* to see. the magnificent .physique and soldierly bearing ol Canada's first contingent, and it was the unanimous verdict that when the men got into action they would lioblv uphold the best traditions of the Anglo-Saxon race.

A telegram was revived by the i\\ aimate County Council at iLs last meeting' from Mr Wilkinson., M.P., congratulating the Council oil tho authorisation of the -Uanaia branch of the railway. Cv llugncs moved that a vote of thanks be accorded to Mr Wilkinson for his cnergc,.,: advocacy of the railway. Tho (lia.i man seconded the motion and paid a tribute to Mr Wilkicinson's Work ill the County's interests He had done everything in bis jiower, and was largely due. to his efforts that they now had their bridges and their loans. The motion was carried. Cr. Hughes, speaking a,s one. who was not seeking re-election, paid a high tribute to tho chairman, who had been most assiduous in his work, and he trusted that in the new Council the chairmanship would nut pass his door. When he. (Cr Hughes) went on the Council he had two principal purposes--tho one was the better collection of native rates and the other the abolition of the to'.l-gates. The former hrul been accomplished mainly through the efforts of the Chairman and the' Clerk, and in regard to the toll-gates lie hoped at no distant date to be in a position, in another sphere, to move for their abolition. (ITear, hear.) Ho would never cease his efforts until they were abolutely wiped off the King's highways. A meeting of the committee in charge of arrangements for the Citizens' Ball will be held at Mr Hucrh Baily's office , this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

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An English mail leaving New Plymouth on Thursday is due at London live days before Christmas Corresdence must be specially addressed "Via Suez." ' '

Tiie Waitara Mail says: In a letter received by Mrs Marlow from her sister m England by the last mail, it is stated that a cousin of a mutual friend li was shot last week while iie was carrying out Siis Had cross work, and that Nurse who went out a month ago, has just come back to Bri-rhton witli "°th of her hands deliberately chopped

The Premier has informed Mr Pryor, secretary forHhe Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Belief Fund, that goods intended for distribution through the fund will bo carried on the railways free of charge. Constable Wade, of lilthain, received information from lUiwhitiroa on Saturday that a man named Hugh Jones was found dead that morning in his whare. He was an employee of the ISltham County donned, and was aged about thirty. No further particulars are available.—Star.

This year tho New Plymouth Horticultural Society will hold its spring t show on Tiimsdiiy, \ovciiii). i f 2ti, in thhe Good Templar and Wlnteley halls. Passes will be issued ava.j.ible lor both halls, so patrons will not lind this any inconvenience. Entries • close on November *24 with the secretary, Miss tM. Sinisoii, King Street. Townspeople and others are asked to support the Society with, liberal eutries, and :-o help the small band of enthusiastic workers on the committee. '

Trade generally fluctuated during the month of October (states the Labour Journal.) The building trades slackened off in the early period, but work ' subsequently put "in hand improved matters towards tlie close. The engineering trades arc still in a satisfactory condition, and few (if any) skilled workers in these trades are out of employment. The textile trades are very bu?y, and order-tailoring is perhaps the only branch not up to the usual standard. .Shopkeepers report business as satisfactory, and there is little or no reduction in the number of assistants employed. At a meeting of .the New Plymouth branch of the 'Jiibie-m-s late-Schools League held on Friday afternoon, among other business the lion, secre- '' tary reported that lie had written both the candidates for the Taranaki scat at the fortiJeoming election asking for a written reply to the enquiry if they were returned to Parliament what their attitude on the que.-,lion would be, (a) If they would support tlie plat- ' form of the i.eagje; (b) If they would support the demand for a Kefercnd'um on the matter. Mr Okcy's reply was in both cases in the affirmative. Mr Hughes declined to give any reply in writing.

It is expected that one result of the war will be to induce a considerable liumbor of people from Australia to visit New Zealand during the tourist season. If travel in tlie Pacific is ren--dered safe, many Americans may come to the Dominion as well. Speaking to ail Auckland Herald representative recently, an official of the Tourist Department stated that every year many hundreds of Australasians go to Britain and the Continent of Europe, but the war will now adversely affect any traffic in that direction. Consequently much of tho tourist traffic which annually pa s'-ies from Australia, the United States, and Canada to Great Britain and Europe may be diverted to New Zealand this tourist season.