LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 1 February 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

} .Siucc tlie beginning of tlio European | war 120 holies have Lleen purchased in lU'is district lor arany remounts.—llaj V.era Star. j 'Die deuniess of k'owl-I'eed is comj polling people to -sell their poultry. lu Uiristuliureh over oWO iiead weekly are 1 being placed in tile auction rooms, and I as tile fowls are not fat tile prices j icalised are poor. | The wheat crop is unusually large in | North Taranaki this season, farmers ! .having responded to the invitation of j the Premier to grow as much of the ! staple as possible. It is a common be- ; lief that wheat cannot be successfully I grovyn in .North Taranaki. That tliis is j a mistaken notion is shown by the very I fine crop that may be seen iii different 'parts. i | Consignors of fruit from the Auek- | land district, to Hawera and Eltham . ai'e having a had time, owiug railway I ciclays (says the Argus). Delicious j plums and peaches sent from well-known | ( ichanls arrive here in a state of i s l u:ls ''- Fancy a consignment of fruit j Ironi Otahuhu to Kltliam being five I (lays on the journey! The fruit has to ho thrown away and the consignor gets nothing. If the railway department does nob mend its ways growers in Auckland will cease to consign soft fruit to Taranak; by rail. A collision between a motor-car and j a bicycle occurred at 10.15 a.m. yest-ir- | day. at the corner of Powderhani and Eolic streets. Mi- Geo. Parker: of l-'itz-I roy, and some friends were proceeding j eastwards along Powderham. stawt I When the car was approaching Kob- | street a young lad. named Kim-rioa. ! who was on a bicycle, rode down the | bill and was struck by the car. which j threw him clear, but severely damaged I ! the bicycle. The lad, as Well as being I badly shaken, sustained a severe cut' 1 ; over the left eye and injuries to one j : of his h.mds. j The war is having its ell'ect on the price of liquor iii Auckland. Mr J. li. Pagni, secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, states that, despite increased wages and the increased lost, of commodities during the last seven or eight years, the trade has never pill up prices, lint the ellVcfc of the | var-risk charges caused the association i to set up a committee to go into the ! iiuest-ion with a view of slig'hjjy increas- I ing the cost of gpiHts taken awav from j the hotels. Liquor of all descriptions j consumed on the premises will be sold as j formerly. Ena'lish heer has increased in I cost. lint no extra charge will be made. ] now-famous Tlijipo Embrocation, or " T h,v.*ib,: r ' Oil. can be bought, from the '■ r oilowit!!? saddlers: P. Edwards !\pv: j T !v m outb\ A. J. Kibby (Waitara), ' 'v.>-chns mid Sen fTTri iiiii and TTmti). \ (\ M.'ini (KUbiini), E. Grossman (Tariki j find Tm;i"W<iodi. T. 0. Street (Oksit.ol, [ T. .T. Mihh v ,ihall (Opunake). E. Tobler I (Okaiawa), S. Aylward (Wliangamo- I mona), Cosgrovo & Co. (Manaia), &C., '

Under the will of the late Mrs Geo. J. Duncan, a legac-" of £25 was be- i jueathed to the trustees of the New 1 Plymouth Cemetery on the condition that tliev keep the graves of herself and iicr late husband in good order. j It is understood (says the Otago Daily j rimes) that of late the Health authorities have visited the premises of a number of vendors of ice cream at Dunedin, ' Mid that several prosecutions tfill take ! place, on the ground that these connee- • tions, so dear to the youthful palate, ! have been prepared in a manner likely ' to prove dangerous to the public health. The road to the Stratford Mountain House was never better than at present, ' itotwithstanding he fact that moor traffic ' to his House is now very heavy. All previous records regarding visitors have easily been broken so far this year. The House is now as popular as any. though, of course, it has not the larger centres to drain from. Both the main houses and detached cottage has been quite full of late.—Post. " , IH will be interesting to see how many Victoria Crosses will be awarded in the present war. The record amongst regiments is held by the Royal Artillery, who have gained 41 crosses, the Ro'.v.l Engineers gained 27, South Wales Borderers 10, Rifle Brigade, H, King's Royal P.ifle Corps, flfch Lancers, and Gordon Highlanders 13 eaah, Seaforth Highlanders 11, and t'lie Black Watch :i:i.l Cameronians (Scottish Rides) 10 each. A motorist .wilio etime Uhroug'ii to New Plymouth from Te Kuiti on Saturday informed a News representative that the road over the Taumatama'.re l.ill is bi good motoring condition, as alio is lit. Messenger, excepting ■ a piece ou the New Plymouth side, which is somewhat boggy as a result of recent rains. The road over Messenger, however, is now incomparably better than heretofore, this result being due to the good work recently done by the Public Works' staff. According to Irving Cobb, the American journalist, who spent some days with the German at Laon, north' of tiie Aisne, and was afterwards interviewed | by Lord Kitchener on the subject, thu I Germans have a short way with brokendown war automobiles. When they ' smash up" an automobile in their campaignig, they capsize it at the roadside, ] strip it of its tyres, draw off the precious gasoline, pour oil over it, and i..)uch ' a match to it. What remains oilers no I salvage to friend nor enemy neither. J Much comment has been -made of late anent the internment of Germans, ] whether naturalised or not, on bonus , Island. '"The Defence authorities are no ' doubt the best judges in regard to what I course shall be adopted in the interests I of the community,' said a Wellington j resident to a Times representative, | "but the action of a certain ■rniun,, | who has control of a large mercantile i business in New Zealand, discharging ] employees as a set-olf against their I patriotic tendencies, should not be I tolerated for a moment. This class of I individual should either be interned or I given his passports after bis papers—if jhe possesses any—have been cancelled." i Some difficulty is being experienced in obtaining uniforms for the Territorials in j time for the regimental camp at the--1 ltcwa-Rewa Rifle ißange on 12th inst. J It is felt, however, that a largo number I of men who served in the volunteer 1 forces are still in possession of their khaki uniforms, and these would be conj fcrring a favour on t'hc regiment if they j would hand in the uniforms as soon as i possible to the Defence Office, Coronation ! Hall, or.,if more convenient, at the Town I Hall. It is hoped that a large response j will be made to this request. The milii tary authorities will be materially 'helped j thereby. Before the uniforms are re- > issued they will be thoroughly washed. I disinfected and pressed. J The headmaster of th c Strati'oni D'.s----1 trict High Sc'liool (Mr Tvrer) has been officially notified by the secretary of the ! I aranaki Education Board that scholarships have been awarded to the fol'.owj ing pupils in that district:—Senior: I-T. ] A. Anderson. John C. Hall, George E. | Arms. Junior: A. J. Bannister. I). McAllister, Edith M. Skoglund. J. M. Hiue, E. J. Thomas, A. S. Kilsby, Ivy Therkleson, Phoebe Blandford., Also • that the | following qualified for free nhu-es—-I Senior: Chas. Lawn, Margt. Tho:;:nson. j Win. Wolfe, Clarice Corney. Oscar I Skoglund, Tlios. Stoddart Joseph Bowler. I flias. Copcstake, and Andrew Peterson. Junior: Dorothy Martin, Osmond Coleman, Marv 'Wilson. Mary Lunimi. Alma Morison, Amyas Council, Arthur Sanderson, Sydney Evans, Ken. Grant, and Cyril Winfield.

Tn the course of an interesting letter I Mr R. IT. Nolan savs of the wa'--. "The I war is really dreadful; one must, lie on J the spot to realise it. In visiting dif--1 fercnt hospitals I. have been tol,l of the | dreadful .wounds and sufferings of the men on the field—the worst being, of course, from shrapnel. At the front the weather is very cold and wet, so you can imagine the agony of tile men in the field. Several arc invalided here frostbitten." Writing of Genera' Davies. Mr Nolan makes the following interesting remarks: "He, was t!hito\mh the battle of Afon's. For twelve days and nights none of his men had bite'or sup of anything warm, ftnd never had their clothes off, with an average of two hours a day sleep. Needless to say a great many of those .not killed'or wounded got colds and pneumonia, o;' which the latter attacked the General. He is very highly thought of by the ■ powers that be,- but lost a good friend '■ when Lord Eoberts died. His officers and men "love him. Thin- sn >■ he is j hard hut just, and no man knows the I work better." I A suggestion has been made by a loyal Mastertonian. He says the time lias Mi-rived when every true Britisher should stand to his country, and so arrange his methods of dealing that be would purchase only goods manufactured in Or eat Britain and her Allies. With this | object of strengthening this patriotic | sentiment, he suggess that a depot | should be established in each township 'at which people could take a pledge j to restrict their trading! for a period of five years to Great Britain and her Allies. Every man and woman who took this pledge should be provided with a small badge, to he worn in public. By this means, it is contended that the true ipatriots would be, discovered and a genuine service would be eoncfrred upon British manufacturers. Tin: Wairarapa Age throws out the suggestion as one which might with advantage be taken up in the best interests of the' Empire. It would be a simple and. effective method of ascertaining the strength of our patriotism as a people, and of showing our enemies that we mean business. The Grand Fete committee would like intending contributors to send in their articles for the doll stall, novelty stall, etc., at as early a date as possible, so that they may be marked and arranged. Mr Brookman, manager for some years of Hatrick and Co.'s business in Taranaki, is taking over the White Hart Hotel, New Plymouth, from Mrs Tnbor. CAN BK CONTROIXK 1 \ During stimmei months children . are subject to disorders of the bowels, an,, should receive most careful attention. If looseness of the bowels is noticed Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea 'Remedy should be given. Children teething have more or lesa diarrhoea which eiin be controlled by giving Chamberlain's Co/ic and Diarrhoea Remedv stance. Sold by all chemists and = keepers.

A "rani avis," in the lorm of an albatross, was seen on a rock juoi; oil' tile beach near Kawaroa yesterday. Pot plants, bulbs and cut flowers have been promised in generous quantities for the flower stalls at the Belgium Fete on February 4th. Yesterday was an ideal day for sea bathing, and judging toy the numbers dotting the beach, from -Moturoa to the East End,| nearly the whole of the I people of the town must have spent at j least a portion of the day .'there. 1 As showing the activity among sheep ( farmers in the Awakino and Mokau j districts, no fewer than 5000 sheep < crossed the Mokau ferry in two days , this week • > Particulars of the number of births, • deaths and marriages for tlie district of ■ New Plymouth (Mr J. S. S. Medley, ■ .Registrar) for the month ending 31st ; January, 1015, are as follows, the 1 figures for the same month' of 11)14 being ' in parentheses:—{Births, 33 (25); deaths, 10 (11); marriages, 8 (9). ■ That everyone can do his little to assit the various patriotic funds at the present crisis has been illustrated by Mr. J. H. Ricketfs, of the Collet* Palace stalf, who iias handed us for the Belgian Relief Fund the sum of 17s' Bd, being the proceeds of ice-cream, which he manufactured, and afterwards sold at the street corner. An Australian farmer has been carrying sheep at the rate of 75 to the am. on lucerne for four months during the drought. The paddock was '22 acres in extent, and his method was to cut and feed out. By the time lie had finished the lield, it was ready to cut again. At the end of four months, the sheep had slightly gained in -weight, and were thoroughly healthy. The motor 'bus load of people who' visited Pukerangiora yesterday aftcr- ' noon were delighted with the outing, and loud in their praise of this very interesting historic spot. When its qt- ' tractions become better , known, there should be few more popular picnic rendezvous in the district. The fine view of the North Tnranaki obtained from the old Maori stronghold, with the ricli natural bush fringing the Waitam . in the foreground, is in itself worth 1 the trip. , As fie result of the Band concert in aid of the Eiclly Fund, given in Kawa I 10a Park yesterday afternoon. £0 Os I'Vsi was added to the fund. The following donations have also been ra- , ceived:—Amounjt previously acknowi ledged £l2 ss, .Mrs If. Gray il, Friend ; 2s Gd, Ngamofai Beach '2s, Friend 2s fid. i Friend 2s, J. H. *M. 31 R. D. 2s, C. E ! L. 2s. W. W. 15. 2s fid. S. 3f.25, Friend Is, T. N. V. 2s, J. MoN. 2s. A. J. W. Is. Lea'and Bros. 2s, Friend' Is. ,T. W. Is, Friend Gd,.Friend 2s, A. C. 2s Cd. ! "If an apple was eaten every morning- , at breakfast, few people, would suffer - really from- bad teeth," says a well- . known dentist. "It is not so much the f action of the acid tliat makes the ex- > pedient so effective as the mere mechanical process of biting which thoronghlv i cleanses the teeth. This cleansing, i which prevents decay by removing germ ;. matter, cannot be effected so well' by . any other method, as the teeth, when r biting, go right into the apple." r While on the trip from Okau to Wai- - tarn on Thursday in the Waitara-Awa-kino mail ear, a mail named Thomas 3 Harold Taylor, about (io years of age, i died suddenly. He was on his way to the > hospital, and when the car was on the 1 Mimi hill the man gave one or two gasps and died. Mr. C. 11. Johnston, assisted by passengers, seeing that the man was evidently in a bad way, did all that was ■ possible, but the sufferer was beyond human aid. Dr. Wylie, who had been attending the unfortunate man, gave, a certificate of death, and an inquest was, therefore, not necessary.—Mail. \

A motor accident occurred on the main road near the golf links early yesterday evening, as the result of wliich a boy/named Moller, son of Mr. Oscar Moller, of New Plymouth, was considerably bruised and cut about. It appears that the boy, in company with another lad, was walking behind the band, accompanying the routy march on its return to town. A motor-car, driven by Mr. (J. G. Grover, was also returning to town, and was slowly passing the march. The boys appeared to note the warning of the horn, and went to the side of the road, but, as the car approached, Moller apparently stepped towards the road again, and was caught by the mudguard and dragged under the car, which was promptly pulled up. The lad was at once brought into town by Mr. Grover, and taken to Mr. Wylie, who ordered his removal to the hospital. As far as can lie ascertained, he has received,,no internal injuries. General von Hindenberg, the Comman-der-in-Chief of the armies operating in the caster a theatre of war in Europe, is, accor ling to a correspondent of the Daily Kews, being accorded by his countrymen a degree of hero-worship which seriously embarrasses him. He has had fifty different degrees conferred upon him. The ruin villages in Eastern Prussia are to be built up again and called Hindenberg, Hindenborg, I-linden, and so on. Every town and village js to have its Hindenberg etrasse, and public offices, buildings and theatres are to be blessed -with his name. The General simply shaEes his head in despair at his overwhelming popularity. The piles of letters, telegrams and flowers from all over Germany on his writing-desk get higher every day. Fifty Hindenberg marches have been composed by Germany's best musical professors, and also by humble schoolteachers in East Prussia. He has accept mdecht Mr T. P. O'Connor, in T.P.'s Journal of Great Deeds of the Great War brings out very vividly one outstanding feature of the character of the Kaiser:—"The Kaiser lias forty royal palaces—forty! This reminds me, thai" according to one of his biographers, he is at once the most extravagant, and consequently, the most chronically impecunious monarch in Europe. He has a Civil List of a million a year, and plenty of property—breeding studs, pottery «'ork»; his landed estates alone amount to a quarter of a million acres, and are eigthy-three in number. But forty palaces! And these palaces are being constantly visited, and the preparations for a visit are so frequent, and so aprupt that th u whole court is always in a state of fever.