LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 312, 11 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ashburton Guardian list in connection with the. New Zealand hospital ship fund was closed yesterday, a sum of £709 9a Id being remitted to his Excellency the Governor. The Ilawcra. Borough Council has agreed to increase its engineer's salary 'to £4OO per annum. The Council believes in paying a capable man what lie is worth.

The Taranaki Metropolitan Agricultural Society will hold a sale of prize fowls, also various goods, in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund in the Coronation Hall to-morrow evening at 9 p.m. The engineer of the Palmerston North Borough Council has been instructed to prepare a scheme for an overhead trolley tramway system for the borough. He has also been instructed to prepare a scheme at an estimate of about £•20,000 for an electric lighting plant in conjunction with the trains.

The following Taranaki men have volunteered for active service since Tuesday:—J. J. Kelly (Urenui), T. Mackie (Waitara), R. 11. Quilliam (New Plvmoutli), R. Syme (Onaero), H. Wood (Upper Mangorei), lan Pott (New Plymouth), Otto Huse (Omata), Raymond C. Okey (New Plymouth). The New Plymouth Defence Office has been advised that men are wanted for the aviation branch of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. They must be qualified aviators, pilots, or mechanics with a knowledge of the aviation profession, Persons desiring further particulars should apply to Lieutenant Crutch, Coronation Hall.

Arrangements have been made by the Mayor with tiie Defence authorities and the Agricultural Society for a public farewell to the men who are leaving on Monday for Trcntham to join the expeditionary force. The function will take place to-morrow evening at the winter show at 8.30 o'clock. It is hoped that, m addition to the New Plymouth men, as many of those who are going from' the country will attend. A Wellington telegram savs the values of New Zealand products exported during tlie week ended June 8 wore as follow:—flutter £52-24, cheese £4280 frozen lamb £04,819, frozen mutton £40,. IM, frozen beef, etc., £15,210. gold £I3OO, grain and pulse £7433 hides and skins £12.898, kauri gum £9855 flax and tow £357, tallow £.15,875, timber £B9BB, wool £109,992. In speaking to a deputation at Waitara yesterday, the Prime Minister stat-. Ed that there had been a fulling of]" recently in the demand for remounts for army purposes. The circumstances under which the New Zealanders were lighting made a much greater demand for infantry than mounted troops. Most of the horses required now were for artillery, and the Government was getting as many horses as were required through the farmers.

Tn the course of the sly-grog eases at the Court yesterday, * Sub-Inspector Foully expressed surprise when it was suggested that one man should take two bottles from a ease in one evening if they were not being sold. Mr. Eon. Qiiilliam remarked that it was quite evident that the Sivb-lnspector was not acquainted with the Mokau residents' ability to "shift" whisky. Amid the smiles of those in Court the Magistrate added that that 'was the country where tumblers were not used, the practice being to drink from'the bottle.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Otto I Fuse (Mr. R. C. Hughes) applied for an order against V. Trueman (Mr. .11. 11. Hilling) to keep the peace. Mr. Hughes stated that Trueman called informant a German, used insulting language towards him and assaulted him. Mr. Billing, for Trueman, pleaded guilty, und gave an assurance that his client would keep the peace in future. The Magistrate convicted defendant, fining him .CI and costs £1 7s, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Defendant' was allowed a week in which to pay. New Plymouth theatre patrons will regret to learn that the J. C. Williamson pantomime, Cinderella will not visit New Plymouth. Mr. ft. IL Saunders received a wire yesterday advising that circumstances prevented the company giving an evening performance, but in order to keep faith with the public it had been decided to give an afternoon performance of Cinderella commencing at 1 o'clock. A later wire, however, stated that, owing to circumstances over which the management have no control, it had been found impossible to play Xcw Plymouth at all.

To-niglit at the Salvation Army Hall a special welcome meeting will be accorded to Brigadier Carmieliael, from Auckland, and on Sunday special services are advertised to bo held. At the afternoon service Brigadier Carmieliael will deliver an address on his experiences on board a Carman mail-boat when Mar was declared, and how, instead of landing in Australia from England, he was put ashore with a number of other passengers at Java. Staff-Captain Thurkcttlrwill accompany Brigadier Carmieliael on this, his first, visit to New Plymouth.

The outlook for the wintry mont!n appears to be very cheerful, despite the disturbed nature of things in general (says the Farmers' Union AdvocaU-). Jt is always distressing to hear of unemployment during the cold davs of winter and this year the prospects were certain-' y not very rosy, but the splendid returns for our produce have brightened very considerably the outlook. This coupled with the fact that our purchases have been reduced argues favourablv for plenty of work and plenty of money. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Alios. IS. Mathcson and Fred. ]>,. Madson "ere both granted exemptions from military 1 raining 0 n account of their occupation not allowing of their attending. \lr. A. 11. Johnstone, who appeared for the applicant in each ease, pointed out that it would be imposing „ hardship m the men to force them to attend evening parades, the eases being of the particular kind for which the exemption vhm-e provided. Madson was willing to do extra eamp training, as aNo was Malhesoii.. with the permission of his employer. Sergt.-Major ITcsp said that was all (he Department required, «nd he would offer no ohjevtion.

A press telegram says that considerable indignation has been aroused in Auckland lately among victim* of an imi'inleiil am! exasperating (rick. Persons vi.diing pnldie places of entertainment have suddenly become conscious of a most, unpleasant odour in their vicinity, and have become perplexed by the disagreeable smell continuing to haunt them, and finally vow angry on discovering that the source 'of all the trouble was a fine powder which had been thrown on their clotlms. The effect of this malodorous powder is not only to render tlie clothes iminhabilaMe and io temporarily ostracise the victim, but also to render garments practically useless to their owner for some days. Ho yon mind saving os cd? Any man pureh:! :;ig a Kaiapoi t Weed suit call

:m- I hi- much if he buys his suit at l'ie MMI,, „,■„,.. The 10-.vest price at v.hi.-h thi, famous suit, has over been olVev-d ai oilier stores is lias. The Afel-Vs:'i,-n,.-: p-ic is 2fls lid. Why pav more for ihe same suit olscvhorc?

T.asj, season's gloves will not warm tlie winler's bands. The right kind for cold hands is the warmly-lined glove such as Moroy's are advertising in this issue.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is fld, 2s 6d.