LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 237, 16 March 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the present month 3-1 410 acres of ('"own land are being thrown open for selection.

the Iligh (School Board of Governors lias decided to take the necessary steps to have the names of the schools'altered to "Taranaki -Hoys' College" and "Taranaki Girls' College."

The Postal Department advises that tin: ellington-San l'rancisco despatch of 1-ebruary 4th arrived San Francisco on February 20tli, t\v 0 days late, and reached London on 13th inst., six davs late.

The Feilding Star records an unusual cause of the blocking of a drain in that town. The 4in pipe was blocked by a sucker or root from a neighboring plane tree. That root had grown 10ft along the pipe.

After hearing an address by Mr. Meredith Atkinson, the Auckland University College Council passed a resolution assuring him not only of its cordial sympathy with the aims-of the Workcrs'_ Educational Association, but also of its hearty co-operation in furthering as far -as it eould the objects of the association.—Press telegram.

'Die Kuahine, which left for London on Friday, took the first shipment of New Zealand meat for the use of the Imperial troops, under the scheme recently ,put into operation by 1 the Government. The shipment consists of '2324 carcases of mutton and 22,700 carcases of lamb. ''This is not a full shipment," said the Prime Minister.

I'ifty applications for the position of New Zealand's official" war correspondent have already been received. The .journalistic profession in most of the big centres is well represented. Alt the applications will go before a committee which meets in Wellington before the end of th'.s month.

Many inquiries have been made at the Defence Office as to the means available for sending money to members of the expeditionary force now in Egypt. The money should be paid into the public account at the Bank of New Zealand and the receipt forwarded to the local Defence Office, together with the sum of ■€l. and the full address of the member of the expeditionary force to whom it is desired the sum be sent. The fee of £1 is to cover the cost of cabling to Egypt.

Those who intend to make the trip to the -Opimake races at Pihama tomorrow will note that, the Taranaki 'Motor Transport Company's ehar-a-liane leaves the Bank of New Zealand corner | for the races at 7.25 a.m. The vehicle will leave the course on the return .journey shortly after the last race, and not at <i p.m. as previously advertised. A stoppage will be made on the return journey, probably at Okato, to allow time for tea, which Mr. Booker will have in readiness for all returning racegoers.

Tlio recent spring tides, with the accompaniment of a heavy sea, have caused a large amount of the drift sand on tlie lieai'h at Hokitika to wash out to sea, the large amount deposited along the shore during the last few weeks having to a large extent disappeared. There is still a hay at the rear of the Ntiifi'onlstrect corner, that vicinity being the closest to the deep water at the present juncture. Each high tide of the past few days has seen the waves dashing wilh some force up to the hack vards along the shore.

American newspapers, according to a cable, demand that Resident Wilson should forget his Indianopolis speech, and shoulder his responsibilities regarding Mexico, The speech referred to was made when I 'resident Wilson defined his policy "" -Mexican question as follows: ''' it is a fundamental principle that every people has the right to determine its own form of government, and until this recent revolution in Mexico, until the end of the Diaz regime, SO per cent, of the people of Mexico never had a 'look in' in determining who should he their Governors, or what their Government should he. Now, I am for the R0 per cent. It is none of my business how long they take in determining it. It is none of my business, and it is none "f your business how they go about the business. The country is theirs. The flovernmcnt is theirs. 'The liberty if they can get it, is theirs. And so fir us my-inlhicnce goes, while I am President nobody shall interfere with them r am proud to belong to a strong nation that says: "This country, which we could crush, shall have just, as much freedom in her ow n affairs as we Have."

A meeting of the district committee of the Dominion Boy Scouts was held last night, the District Commander presiding. Patrol levies and' other accounts were passed for payment. The balance sheet of tile late cam]), Showing a credit of sixpence, was received and adopted. Mr. A. Milne was appointed treasurer, and Mr. Keith Milne secretary. Rev. H. A. I'imll was elected a member of the committtec. He notified his intention of forming a patrol of scouts at I'itzroy. An invitation from the Stratford troop to visit them on Easter Monday was accepted.

When the Uliniaroa was some miles out irom Sydney on its way to Wellington, an intelligent-looking voungster was discovered crouched in one of the life-boats. The boy confessed to his discoverers that he had escaped from an industrial school (10 or 70 miles from Sydney, and having walked that distance he made for the wharves, and awaiting a favorable opportunity secretcd himself m one of the boats. On aruval at Wellington the young adventurer was handed over to the police, and was charged with being a stowaway, he Magistral, convicted him and or--11 i 0 C0 " 1C "1> f oi" sentence when called upon. The lad is to be taken backto the institution from which lie e« eaped. - '

Our iongaporutu correspondent telephoned yesterday that J»e eviUy-dit posed person, by interference 'with Messis Cm and Johnson's motor mail coach at Awakino, comn'etelv disorganised the mail service on Saturday. At f> o'clock in the moraine t-ie machine was fit for the road, but after the driver had had hi s breakfast he discovered that the tyres had been seriously hacked about and the throttle tube damaged The injuries were such that tie mail service was temporarily upset but a spare motor was requisitioned to take up the running. The police have the mutter in band, and it is to be hoped Hie. miscreant will ] Je caught and. severely dealt with.

A movement was inaugurated in October by Lieut.-C'olonel A. M. Mvers with the object of arranging for the"gift 0i a, sword of honor to General Sir A J Ciodlcy, in recognition of his services ns commandant of the New Zealand forces Arrangement wore made by the Mayors of the four chief centres, as representing the people of the Dominion, winch resulted in the sum of £101) being subscribed for the prescmaSion Lieutenant-Colonel Myers communicated with the High Commissioner for New Zealand with regard to the 'purchase of a suitable sword, and has now ocen advised by-Mr Mackenzie that, after careful inquiry, the order has been placed with the Wilkinson gwora Company, Limited, the cost of the sword being £loo.'

A meeting of tile Citizens' Band committee was .held last night, Mr. 0 W. Browne was re-elected chairman for the ensuing year. It. was resolved to ca I applications for the position of secretaiT, applicants to provide room for meeting and to state salary required, the committee granted the Ka waroa lark committee the use of the grotesque heads, etc., for the great carnival and procession on Easter Monday. Mr Browne made a statement as to the financial position, which showed that the | band had £6OO deposited witr the Building Society, with interest of £4O accruing oil May lSt'i. There was a credit at the bank of £ls 19s lOd, and outstanding accounts of £37 10s had to be colNotice of motion was given by i»lr. Whittle |hat a committee "be set up to frame rules and regulations.

The scheme of the Newtown School committee and children to plant potatoes last year for the good of King and country bore fruit on Friday. Rather loss than throe-quarters of an acre of; .liable Town Belt near the school wa/ planted, and from that patch 49 sacks (o f varying size) of potatoes were dug m> by the children, assisted bv corporation labor. The potatoes were generally or a fair size, and had it not been for the exceedingly dry summer would certainly have been-qunlified for prime quality. After a little bidding the first bag was knocked down to the headmaster of the school. Mr H. A. Parkinson, for 10s, which was the top price pai,.l. The total -ale realised the sum of £l7 55.. which woiked out at an average of about 7s per hag, which was considered fairiv ratisfactorv.

"Tt's no good arguing-T plead guiltv," ii t <-.T"ptod a man with an Trisli name to tli.. Uerk of the Court at the Wellin"ton Magistrate's Court on Friday, while the latter was reading the formulated st or previous convictions against liim. lie clerk continued "arguing," however and eventually mentioned the eighth and ml conviction against the accused 1 i""i Slx . n l ,ontlls - Accused stood with tJ° ><u! h °P c,CSs resignation on his act. .It s all right, I plead guilty," he rr RUt t1,,! " con" tjned. You arc further charged," contmed the clerk, "with using-l-" «o" J'm •' t ßmlty " Sai,i aecuse! '- The would* I)C guilty person did not take the sli<W,test notice of further deprecatory" remark., about his_ previous record', and s he received his sentences of two months and three months' imprison? Ctr * ' lr " ! ! ibition order to boot t .Ist wiped his eyes with a dirty handkerchief and limped from the dock

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