LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 318, 18 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mails which left Auckland on May 3 and connected with the K.M.S. Sonoma at Sydney on May 8 readied London on lOtli inst., four days late. A Timaru telegram says that in the third trial of H. Guthrie for alleged sheep stealing, lasting three days, the jury disagreed.

During the month of May 1572 persons arrived in New Zealand from oversea and 2400 left, as against 2812 arrivals and 3730 departures in May last year. —Press telegram, A Wellington telegram says the Union Company announce that all gifts for the hospital ship will be carried free of charge on that company's vessels on the New Zealand coast.

The Dannevirke Borough Council intends erecting a memorial to Bugler JI. Toomer, the first Dannevirke boy to lay down his life for the Empire.

The Fullcr-Brennan management is considering the advisability of cstaialishing permanent circuits among the smaller towns of the Dominion.

There are some of the worst possible tvpes of men about the streets of this city, said Mr W. G. Riddill, S.M., at the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Saturday. ''Where is your wife now?" asked counsel of a Maori at the Eltham Magistrate's Court on Wednesday morning. "She is at Mere Mere," was the reply. "Oil, what is she doing there?" "She's stopping there, I hope," came the unexpected reply. One other thing we may take for granted will happen when the war is over. The economic position of ail the commercial nations will be such as to compel them to enter into trade rivalry with more energy and determination than they have ever shown before.— Mr Philip Snowden, M.P. To-morrow the Moa Dairy Company will pay out in bonuses £450, this in addition to the ordinary milk cheques for the month, amounting to £I2BB 3a i)d, as well as the usual wages and general accounts, which represent £742 I'M 2d, making a total distribution of £0502 •Is lid.—Record.

A Wellington telegram says the values of the principal items of New Zealand products exported during the week ended June 15th were as follows:—flutter Hi, 187, cheese £53,4!)5, frozen lamb £30,383, frozen mutton £24,340, frozen beef, etc., £14,411,, gold £IBO, grain and pulse £730!). hides and skins £!H)4;>, kauri gum £IO,IOB, (lax and tow £4OIO, tallow CS.-iol. timber £758!), wool £140,582.

Thp friends of Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. for Tiuimariiiiiii, intend to moot' him at the railway station to-night on his return to New- Plymouth to give him a welcome, and the Citizens' Band have lieeu engaged for the occasion. It is felt that Sir. Jointings and his wife deserve some recognition, not only on account of Mr. Jennings' win on Tuesday, hut also on account of the great sacrifice they have made in sending all their sons of military age Ynto the tiring line io light for the Empire.

The Commission appointed by the Covornnient to inquire info the position of enemy subjects in the Dominion hold its iirst sitting at the New Plymouth Courthouse yesterday. The members of the Commission are''Mr. A. 1). Thomson (Public Service Commissioner), chairman. Mr. Ucoige Elliot (Auckland), and Mr. John Huberts, VMM. (Duuedin), The proceedings, which are being hold in camera, arc expected to conclude tomorrow.

It is reported (hat Michael Parrel], a laborer, working some distance out of Wluingamoinonn, has been missing since Saiurdai' niiiht (says the Post). Me was last scon' on Saturday night leaving (he station at Whanganionioua on his way home, whence he came to get his papers from the (rain. lie was carrying a lantern at (he time. Large, search parties have been out, but up to time of going to press no signs of the missing man have been discovered.

A vivid reflection indicating a Are iu the neighbourhood of Opunake was seen from New Plymouth between seven and nine o'clock last night, and it was reported here that there was a lire •.(, Opunake. Up to an early hour this morning, however, we were unable lo get into communication witli Opunake In verify the report.

The total takings at the raihvavmen's concert in Xew Plymouth last night in aid of the wounded Xew Zeahiuders' I'iiiid were .-tIOH lis. The expenses were kepl_dowii to the very small sum of ilf.i li)s "(I, thus leaving a net profit if ■C!>4 lis r«l to be handed over To the fund.

The' Victorian College Council has decided to retain the services of Professor von Redlit/, Professor of Modern Languages, about whose position there has been considerable discussion in Wellington. It was explained at tlio meeting ot the council that von Sedlitz's moth.T was an L'nglish woman, whilst the professor left (iermany when he was 14 years of age.

Out of the 1,2(1(1,00 men accepted for Kitchener's first army, 1)00.000 were married, most of them'with children. It looks suspiciously as if the single vounHull, who should be first into the'fray has been hanging back, remarks iin Australian paper. Which explains the dead-set made in ssonie quarteis against the continuance of the sports programmers.

It is understood that as soon as Maior 11. Peaeock.N.Z.S.C, ] m s thoroughly "recovered from his recent illness he will assume command of the Maori trainin" camp at Trentham. Major Peacock left in command of the first Maori contingent, of 500 men, but when about three days out from Wellington he contracted enteric fever, and had to be put ashore in West Australia, where he was in liespital for ten weeks.

_ Mr C. Parata, M.P.,' has addressed a circular to the natives of New Zealand, in which he says:—"A special messaga from the War Council in England to His Excellency Lord Liverpool has ben received asking for reinforcements to ou* contingent. Five hundred men are required in the Maori training camp at Avondale, Auckland, within the netf month—:j(!th June. After four months training they will ho in batches of WO with the other reinforcements." In an appeal to the Maoris to enlist, Mr Parata adds: "Rise brother!* to this groat occasion, and prove to the Empire that on our part the scran 01 paper is as good now as on the day it was signed, and we are not going to have it said against us, the Maoris of this Dominion, that that Treaty is only for times of peace and not for times of war."

A London correspondent states that Lord Kitchener visited five big armament centres in England, and this is what he told the drinkers and strikers: "This drinking has got to stop. We're going to put you workmen into khaki, and you'll work for me. You know what that means! You're going to hi militarised for the good of your hea'th. You'll get more ,pay, more sleep, and less beer. You'll get the profits, but even then you'll, want to strike. It's going to be stopped if we're to 'beat the Germans, The British Army can't light without ammunition. They must have it in shiploads every day in the wee!;. Wo can't advance because we haven't the shells. Some of you say that the work is killing you. It won't if you'll keep off the beer waggon. Now, hoys, get to it, or I shall have to place: armed guards round these factories and yards to see you do it. Oct to it!" And for the time being they got.

Several additions are made to Mr. Newton King's list of clearing sales. Wet and eold weather requisites such as oilskin coats, canvas coats, blue military coats, waterproof buggy rugs, blankets and rugs, cannot be purchased anywhere as advantageously as at the Melbourne. As per example: Boys' black oilskins, Ss lid; riding ditto,' 10s 6d; men's oilskins, 12s lid; "Fish" brand drover coats, 1% 8d; "Oiley" canvas coat, guaranteed, 355; tmggv rugs, 22s (id; all-wool rugs, 10s Od, 16s fid to 59s (id; blue military coats, with capes, 255.