LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 299, 27 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The- Wbangamomona County Council has decided to donate £so' to the' Belgian Relief Fund. Writs for the Bay of Islands, by-elec-'tion have been issued, fixing the date |of tho olection for Juno' 8. Mr. H. F. Christie and family, of Wanganui, have donated £IOOO in aid of the fund for New Zealand' soldiers inI jured in tliu. war: It is stated on good authority, says I the Feilding Star, that every eligible I young man within five miles of Kimholton has volunteered for active service, with only two exceptions. The public is reminded of the benefit to be given in the Empire Picture Palace by the management to-morrow evening in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund., At the meeting- of the Taranaki Land Board yesterday, a resolution was passed, recommending the Government to remit the rent of Crown tenants absent on military swvice during such absence from New Zealand on active service. The benefit picture 'performance in aid the Hospital Ship Fund which was held at Bernard's Theatre, Stratford, on Tuesday realised the sum of £BO 103.

On Empire Bay the children of the Mangatoki School made a collection amongst themselves anil contributed to' the Hospital Ship Fund the slim of £2 12s. Mr. Newton King, agent for Messrs. R. and W. Davidson, of Glasgow, learns that cheese is at present selling at 90s <td. per ewt, equal to over 9<l per lb in New Zealand. Patea townspeople are invited to meet at the Town Hall on Friday, at 0.30 a.m., to take part in the farewell to the local recruits who are leaving on that day for the Trenthaiu camp en route for the front. Mrs. Roebuck has donated a doll's to the Hospital Ship Committee, to be raffled for. Tlie Mayoress, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, has received permission from the Minister for Internal Affairs to conduct the rafl'le. Tickets, (id each may be obtained at Miss Hamerton'a Fancy Depot in Devon Street. i The war levy decided upon by the suppliers of the Mangatoki Dairy' Company at its last annual meeting has resulted in the accumulation of the very satisfactory sum of approximately £'27o. It was decided to hold this fund until a later date, when a meeting would be called to discuss the disposal of the fund. Mr. ,J. Marx, chairman of the company, stated on Tuesday evening that its allocation would he decided upon shortly. A deputation from the Spottswood district, consisting of Messrs. D. J; Hughes, Roulston, Williamson and Warren, waited on the New 'Plymouth post master yesterday, asking 'for an improved mail service to Rpottswood. In reply, the post master stilted that whim the South Road was in a condition to allow of it a motor-car would be put on this service, which would, in all probability, meet the requirements of the people of the district.

The following members of the Expeditionary Force registered at Inglewood will leave by the mail train tomorrow for the Trentham training camp:—ll. Rlackburne (Tarata), 11. H. Curtis, B. G. Diamond, J. A, Dunn, F. Hodges, IT. R. Miles, A. K. Ravlior, B. Vcreoe, N. P. Gibson. L. V. Gibson, E. K. King, C. S. Nicholson, ■r. C. Hart, G. Taylor, A. Taylor, L. C. Moil', J. Burr, R. Clark, W.'li. Bracegirdle, B. Y. Cottier and R. S. Bell (Lcpperton). Another contingent will leave Tnglewood on June 11. Since May 1 the recruiting officer, Lieutenant Humphrey, has enrolled forty-one volunteers and of these forty have passed the doctor. The head master of the Central School (Mr. Denipsey) waited on the Taranaki Education Board at yesterday's meetin" and, oil behalf of the lady teachers, suggested that the three local schools— Central, West Knd and Fitzrov—should drop tne usual sewing syllabus and do knitting sewing, etc., in aid of the hospital ship and wounded soldiers generally. This was being done in Duncdin. Inspectors Ballai'ityne and Whettcr supported the idea, which, they stated, was already being carried out in many schools. Air. Masters also strongly supported it. He believed that "it was already being done in Stratford. Mr. A. Morton moved that the board heartily approve of the suggest,ujn that the town schools and any 'others desiring to do so should be permitted to suspend the ordinary sewing work of the syllabus in order that the pupils may assist in the preparation of ai'ti'des for the use of the expeditionary forces. Mr. -Masters seconded the motion, and it was carried. In this connection, it was also decided to request tlie Education Department to suspend the present sewing syllabus i n order to allow of this being done.

A en'cliii'.' of members and intending members (he Taranaki Provincial . mfU-Ji Society is c;i]lo<l for to-morrow evening at the A. and P. Society's office v trat ford. "I'uildei's and painters do make a mess of tilings. They have, started in Auld's di.iiM'iy store, hence the big bargain sale. _ The public arc reaping a rich bargain harvest. The New Zealand .Society of Accountants h;:s issued its loin syllabus of proi■ ss i o11:[) a 1,,1 ijoolike.'iMTs' examinations and tile taranaki secretary of the society would be pleased to forward a copy to students upon application. Copies may also be obtained from Mr Alfred Coleman, Stratford, or Mr. J. Turton, Hawera.