LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Yesterday, being the Prince of Wales's imitluky, the Hag was Hown on the -post oJlioc tower. There will he n 0 meet 0 f the Taramilvi Hunt to-day, 'but a meet will bo held on Saturday at a place to be arranged. The amount of £lOl 14s 4d has been collected by ladies of Okaiawa, for the Hospital hhip l'und, and has been remitted direct to 'Wellington, The Ngaire factory closed down for the season on Sunday. Cardiff closed last week. Lowgarth is still running, but will close down shortly. The council of the Xew Zealand Golf Association has decided that, owing to the war, the New Zealand golf championship, which is set down to be played at Napier from September G to 11, shall be abandoned, Mrs. Dockrill, secretary of St. John's Aiulbulanca Society, Xew'Plyinouth, has received the following telegram from tho Governor:—"Thank you and all who assisted you very much for your generous contributions to the hospital ship; received safely.—Liverpool." The '"Glad Eye" Company, billed to appear at New Plymouth to-night, have advised Messrs Collier and Co. that they are unable to reach New Plymouth tfois evening, and consequently the performance is "off." A young man waiting for the departure of the Rarawa on Tuesday became intoxicated and later disorderly, and was taken in charge by the police. Yes. terdav he was tailed out and put aboard the train for Auckland.. Later on his case came before the Police Court, and a fine of 5s was imposed by Mr. J. S. S. Medley, the presiding justice. At tiiie meeting of the Taranaki Land Hoard yesterday the question of default, ing Crown tenants occupied considerable attention, it 'being eventually decided to give tenants in arrear with rent a final notice that failing payment of the amounts due before .July ,'U the collection of same would be placed in the hand's of the Crown Solicitor, while in some of the worst cases re-entry by the board will be made aiul the land reopened for selection.

Practically everyone who buys footwear requires to patronise the boot repairer. Mr. 'Buller, manager of the ARC. Boot Company, being a practical nmn, recognises the importance of this department. T!y introducing the waterproof double-wear (Durox sole leather, and specially advertising the same in the Daily Xews, he informs,us that in six weeks' time the trade has so increased that he finds it difficult to cope with the business, and says it pays to advertise a good thing.

One of the lines in "On Our Selection," now running hi Sydney, Which never fails to evoke a big laugh is Moloney's (Edmund Duggan) greeting to Dad on his return from Brisbane. ''.Puiure, it's an honor to shake hands with your dear'old face!" Tliis. it is learned, »as first delivered by accident, when it was mo appreciated that Mr. Duggan decided to continue it. It is a genuine Irishism. The actor having been detained by a missed his cue. and, rushing on to the stag!! disconcerted, made the mistake 'which lias ever since been an unfailing laugh signal. An Auckland telegram says the bogus ,€lO notes, which a gang of counterfeiters gave Auckland as an Easter present in 1014, are evidently still in circulation. These notes are cX'.-ellcntlv counterfeited and the only method of detection open to the ordinary person is by the number, which is the same in every case l ljist week one of the' notes was passed in at the Post Ollice Ravings ißank, and later another of them made ils appearance ,"t (he Auckland Savings Rank, both having reached there in the ordinary course of business. About a fortnight ago another of the spurious notes was found in the streets of Ila-tings. so that it is obvious that, although the forgery was discovered a couple of days after the notes bad been circulated in Auckland through the totalisator. and a number of small business shops, at a time when the banks were closed, it is, evident that the counterfeits had got into circulation/ : Few men of Winston Churchill's age have seen more active service. Tie began in Cuba in 1 SlC>; fought through the Malekand 'campaign; went with the Tirali Expeditionary ,Force in 'AS, and, while with the Mile Expeditionary Force, took part in the .Battle of Khartoum. He wus trying to get into Parliament when ' the Boer war started. Throwing up polities lie left for Africa, joined a local regiie.c-.it. and saw ino--t. of the lighting tJhat. took place there except for the month lie was a prisoner. He lias served with !>oth infantry and eaValry regiments, and with Spanish, Uritish. Indian and South African troops. He began in the -Kb llus-nirs. in which regiment he was detested. The insults, covert and oihciwise, cf all hands, from the Colonel donnu irds. leil him complacent. He if all to jealousy. He gets more consideration in his present regimeni the Oxfordshire Yeomanry—many of Cue olii-ers being his relations, friends and warm admirers. For instance: llis cousin, the Duke „f Marlborough: hi-, brother. Major John Churchill; and Sir F. E. Smith] K.(\- -Bulletin.

A London correspondent writes:-—"lt is :in everyday occurrence to meet armless and legless men, and, worse perhaps than till em, men «!>,> } mve been blinded in.'battle. it nothing else would brinf :< deepening note of seriousness int.) the o °f <» !r people, the spectacle of these "i;ee stahvert.. vigorous men, incapacitated for life, would impart it. The Wind soldiers are particularly pathetic. Tlie majority of them are abominably scarre.l -by *lirapnol wounds, hut many of (hem. have «ot the faintest outward<%n of their aurful physical defect. The cxpios'on of a siiell somewhere near them ill i.II' lield indicted concussion w lii.-ji destroyed the. optic nerve, and although (heir evi-i look 11 i-"e yours or mine, they are sighting. 'Mr. C. Arthur Pearson, one of the be l; .'t known newspaper men of Hreat il-'itain, who himself Went blind a few years afro, has taken them under his wins', ami has established a school in wbieh they are being taught suitable handicrafts. -Mr. 'Pearson himself, has risen superimr to his misfortune, and is hardly incommoded by the loss of his eyesight. He showed a friend over the workrooms where soldiers are liein" fiiiurht oarpentry and bootmaking, and walked at such a pace from spot to spot amidst ibenc'hes with which it was ensv to eollide, thait the friend ex-postulated': '•took here, Pearson, it is all very well for you to fro fast; you. can't see 'the dangers, but I can." The ladies of the Fitzroy Methodist Church are, holding a sale'of work In the 'Fitzroy Hall this afternoon and evening to defray the expenses of furnishing the parsonage. The sale will be opened by Rev. A. B. Chapnell, .M.A., at 3 p.m. Particulars are advertised elsewhere. Warm woollen glo.ves will be founu in full supply at the Melbourne, Ltd. at the following low'prices:—Jloys'l!ingwood gloves Is 3d, .men's scotch knitted gloves fs ,1 Id, khaki o-ply mittens Is lid, men's Astrakhan gloves ]s ihld; also woollen scarves at Is 3d, Is Cd, Is lid up to 3s lid; grand values.