LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

vital statistics Jur tiic muitli of Jr,nu for (Stratford wore us follow:-

'liirllm deaths :i, riio Stratford and Card (,'iuhs li<'ld a critobago tournament on Friday evening, when won hv civ ill panics.

Tile Kmpiro Theatre is about lo Ik consi.ioi-albly inq.rov.sl. Tliu plans pro vidi! lur it theatre up to date in cveiy respect, and on liiu-s similar fo I,'vrr* body'.i in Clmstchurcli. whic-li is admit tf'dly tin- finest picture tWatre in the dominion.

A lady and ln;r lmsbuml walked into the recruiting ollico at W'ail.i a few days ago. The lady said that her only soil bad nunc to tin; front, and hud been killed, and consequently her () nlv remaining chance of helping the. Empire wits to let her Jnislbaiid enlist. 1 lie husband thereupon enlisted.

children of Tiiujtvii ft re setting a splendid example in the wav ot doing their share towards nrovidin'" cimi'iorta .tor the soldiers, J! v tl„. a iil of penny concerts and by'pra-ti.sing self-denial, they raise money to btiv wool anil other material, and then they set to with a, will to turn out shirts, socks and scarves.

Jhlec miles of the Otira tunnel are now completed, leaving two miles and a quarter to do, says the Grey Argus. Ihe present rate of 'progress is 80ft each week. This is most satisfactory, and if no unforeseen circumstances anse the tunnel through tlic hill will be an accomplished fact inside u f three years.

The Xe.w Zealand ]jawn Tennis championship meeting is usually held every Oirtetmastide, but the chairman of the Now Zealand Association considers that in the special circumstances of this year there should bo no meeting. Tho association ha.s decided to oibtain tho opinion of its a (Filiated -bodies on this matter.

A Rotorua message states that .Mr. James Charles Morcy, aged 00, whose family resides at Xcw Plymouth, found dead in lied at a boarding-house this morning. Tie had been there about tihree weeks. Mr. Morey was very well known in Xew Plymouth, where he was for several yearn in business with Mr. 'Moore. Latterly .he had been in i>oor health.

On Saturday, the New Plymouth East Flying Club held a race from Palmerston North, a distance of 130 miles, in favoralble weather, fast times being recorded. Results: Mr. W. Roch's Meteor, 3hr 41min, 1; Mr. I<*. .A. James's Iceberg 31ir 41min 45soc, 2; llr. H. .T. Moverlev,' 3hr 42niin, il ; Mr. W. Heal, 3hr 42min, 52 see, 4.

thirty members of the Kgmont Club, Stratford, -paid a return visit to the South Taranaki Club, Haw era, on Thursday night, when a most enjoyable social evening was spent, flame i of all descriptions) were indulged in, and tho music, kindly supplied by the Stratford Club's excellent orchestra, added very materially to the evening's enjoyment.

the rain/all lor June in Stratford totalled 10.22 inches. Rain fell Cn 2JI days, li'J of which were consecutive. The heaviest fall was on Juno 12, being I.4'J inches. At Inglewood, a total of 11.2 d hu-hes was recorded. IRain fell on 21 days, IS of which were consecutive. The heaviest fall was recorded oil June 12, when 1.75 inches fell, being thr<v days after the commencement of the rainy period, the day of which recorded the lowrat fall of tho month, A special feature of the British Industries Fair at the Agricultural Ilall, Guidon, was a display of British-made model locomotives and trains, and of equipment for miniature rail.vay sys(cms. Hitherto the trale in cheap articles of this kind, which haw fur the greatest sale, has been mainly in German hands. Now that our makers have got their opportunity, it is to be hoped that the German mechanical toy will be for ever banished, as has already happened in the case of the toy soldier.

The (lovernment, through the Automobile T nion, lias asked the assistance of the various associations throughout the dominion in the transport of wounded men who are returning ta New Zealand from the seat of war by the Willochra in about ten days' time, both from the ship's side to the several hospitals provided for them, and from railway stations to their homes in the ease of those proceeding up country. The South Tarannki .Association has telegraphed that the 'members will be pleased to co-operate and do anything they can to assist.

The children's art union for the model houses promoted by the Labor Department realised altogether £-280, which is to go to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. This includes £53 worth of tickets sold l>v Palmerston North children at the \\ inter Show. The special prizes presented by the Department to children selling the most tickets have been awarded to Miss Voha and-Miss Cressel Vaughan, who between the.m disposed of £2fi 10s worth of twopenny tickets. Two houses have been claimed by Miss Pui'ilv, 13, Barker Street, ticket No. 30.842. and by a Palmerston North school girl, ticket No. 44,200. The holders of ticket,* 7223 and 0771 have not yet claimed their prizes. An indication of .American feeling respecting the attitude of President Wilson over the Lusitunia outrage is given in ,a letter received from the T T nitcil states by Mr. J. W. Wallace. The writer, after discussing the President's strong inclination for peace at any price and dealing with what seemed to him to be demanded of America, adds:—" If President Wilson temporises, and we take it lying.down. T shall blush for my country as no man should ever have to do. I shall feel like repudiating my citizenship and moving to England, where, so far as I have heard, open insults to the flag and violent aggression by foreign Powers on citizens are resented. By the lime you get this, the issue will be decided, but I just want you to know that practically all real Americans 1 see feel as T do. Tf Wilson takes it lying down, he will have taken from us the right, not onlv to rank as a great Power, but as anything but a heterogeneous mass of mixed 'humanity dwelling in weakness together and waiting for a master."

Prior to leaving Kgypt for the Dardanelles a New Zealand officer bad a largo case packed with curios which be had purchased, together with certain of his .personal effects. TTe wrote to his wife, enumerating the articles ill tlin ease, and stating that it would be shipped from Egypt by a certain steamer returning to New Zealand. Shortly after landing at the. Dardanelles, the officer was killed in action, and some days ago tria widow made inquiries regarding the case, the steamer by which it was to arrive having reached Wellington. She learned that the case, amoii.'st several others, was in store at Wellington, ard she e'ave instructions for it to be sent to her. Tt duly arrived, but her "Treat grief a< the loss of her husband was accentuated when she found that, with 'die exception of some of the letters she had written hin» (which he had carefully treasured), the case was. absolutely empty.

Mr. Tvas. opthalmie optician and sight specialist, can be consulted in TTawera and other South Taranaki towns. "For dales see advcrtiscisent on ?.r:t page.

'■;»'! oi-i.ry leans d, posit account oi tut- Usboniu JWough Council at pro- )(|_| ' w " 11 balance of £20,289

, v h" Iii tiw ; ,1 "" s not . vficed £l2O I ; '"V; U Hoard find? ft r....i.try swuri,,e

v 4,. '■!" li Ui ' e y wm c w ); .It. til.; • iisborne l\,li ct . Court lwt ' "f "im'hik .-tolcn a polii i man's butt luwl or.lcvrtnl to O. ,10 up foi sentence when utlled upon.

. A petition to the (inventor pray- - Ilyliuition of tlui sentence nil .\l»c arkiiisoii is in circulation at , " ,f f s ( s, . vs tlu - Napier Telegraph), and it ha.s ihcen numerously over •I'W persons having alromly attached tlu'ir names.

Speaking at the, welcome accord#! Mrs. Mart in ami liim.nf at. I'alnierstonNorth, Dr. Martin said the work of the New /inlanders at the Dardanelles had arous* cd <rr<nt Admiration in England, End wa.® evrrywhere, rcfcrcd to with the greatest eiithi.siiism. New Zealand had every l'-ii-un tn be proud of her soldiers.

the Nwlney Morning Herald:-* "lo those who, being lit and of aoldieJ age, and without dependents, yet hold hack and hide bifliind a rifle el lib, letting gallant souls, old and young, bear th# brunt of their task, it must be said that the future will call them to judgment.*

An amusing incident happened at th® ('linstchtireh Defence OJlice the othel day. A white J h aired man, looking ajlwut HO years of age, went in and a4v> ed which was the maximum age, 45 at 50, as whichever it was he was a year under it. On being told that the ag» limit, was 40, he put his age down on the registration card as 3!). It is stated to be. the intention of tlitf Iluwcra V, inter iSliow Committee to endeavor to have, the exhibit of Jlie De» pnrtment of Agriculture at future diowv kept in Hawera for a month, durinjf which" time farmers from tho district will he aide to inspect it at their le> sure, and also gain valuable information from the experts in charge. An enlarged photograph of Trenthata camp was auctioned at a concert a# 'Featherston on Thursday aniT" realised .C 1.5..125. Afessrs \V. TTume. Oeo. Hnm<S, 1). 11. S. Klddiford, .T. O. BidVill. Geo. Pain, .Mrs. iMeDougall, Mr. W. Barton and Mrs. .Tunics Donald each bid .ClOfH), and there were a considcrabla numlher of .£.">< If) offers. Eventually it was purchased bv Sir Walter Bncftniuin for £10(10, and presented to the Feather, ston library.

A report was current in -Wellington on Thursday that grave allegations m»Mi ing made against a certain military olUci.r in connection with sonic transao tioiiH in Defence stores. It wiki stated t-liat tllie matter lia*l already been in-v<-stigated by the Defence authorities, ;uid that further developments were likely A representative of the New Zew In ml Times who made some enquiries oTI tin- subject learned that the Tumor has some basis in fa.-t. An investigation into the conduct of the officer menttoniß wns proceeding, and some ipersons ov side military circles had been called If

give evidence. The affair had n<St read* eil a «tit(fre at which the military authoritii s weiv prepared to make any state ?' I'iit, though they did not deny that charges of a yery serious Sharacter lia3 Wn made and were being examined.

One of the results of the recenldrought in this district (says the Maill'O'ongh Express) is to bring home to the fartners the value of their straw. The probabilities arc that in future year* even tarley straw will be regarded as ar definite asset and not as an encumbrance, best disposed of by means of .a match. In a discussion on soil fertility at Blenheim recently a farmer made H point that thero had been too much burning of straw. He emphasised the fact -that, apart from the worth of straw fur the. maintenance and fattening of stock, there was the consideration that the use of thk> stacks in tiliis manner contributed in a large degree to the renewal and strengthening of the soil. The 'heroic circumstances under which Corporal Jack C'opeland, of New Plymouth, gave his life for the Empire are narrated in the following letter froiri Lieut.-Colonel Malono to tho father of the ili-ccased soldier (Mr. T. M. Copelanflj of .Wauganui):—"l. have to sympathise with you and your family in the losa of your son, Corporal W. J. Copeland, who was killed last niglit while in actiotif directing machine gun iire on tho Ttttks, who were pouring a heavy and Continuous lire on our position from a line 30® yards away. I was within 10 feet of it ini when he was killed, and can speaS from .personal knowledge. He had ex* po-eil himself to obtain a better observation to direct the fire of a machine gun* U was an extremely bravo act. When on April 27 his superiors had all beett cither killed or wounded ho was placed in charge of four machine pins, whicH he handled most efficiently to the laat moments of his death. For the ladt five days, lie, and the whole battalion were hard at work, night and day, aild under continuous lire tho whole time< 1 had recommended him for a commis" sion to my machine-gun o(freer, and an sure, that lie would have given it to him. I had told 'him of my action. He was one of the best of the splendid soldier# under my eommaoA." , At the Magistrate's Court on Satur* <iay, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., Wihi liam Hdinburg was charged with being an idle and disorderly person. Sub* Inspector Fouhy stated that the accused came to the police station on Friday evening, put his swag on tho line to dry, and then sat do*™ on a doorstopeating an orange, lie seemed quite at Inline, and said that he had not worke-t for sume time, and wanted to be locked up. He said ho had German blood i'l him, and on this account could not get work, lie was born in England. Prisoner s;iiil he would work if he could ; - i it. He had walked from CamMd ,

iind as lie could got no work he •went, io 1110 police station to dry his swag r•: J see if I lie 'police would get him work. Kdiabuig was remanded for a week • > see what could 1)0 done for him.

The Dominion Show at Hawera v. :i* concluded on Saturday, whe», favc, I liv li;;e weather, there was a huge ■ ■

tendance, both during the day and : i» the <'\l'uiiilj. Throughout the si

visitors have been unanimous in prai t the arra iigeiuents. which certainly ll.m-I.ml ll.e greatest credit on the p:- - , Mr. n. .!, Cloodwiii), Mr. T. Jled-ci', who was responsible for the lerior iirsnmisation, and the member f I hi' committee, ns well as the secret Mr. rr. A. Lennon. It is unders' t that the committee is considering • a erection of a two-storey structure t the back, so as to enable more gi d lloor space to be devoted to macliii w etc. On Saturday evening several • '» were sold in aid of the patriotic f "• inclining two lioxos of butter on 'a in the dairv competition and dc.i d bv the Canterbury Central Dairy < i

pnnv. Would you save money? Then t is your opportunity. Morev s am' <- elsewhere in our columns their 'V 'f building sale, now in full swing. n to it.

There;* no attempted exploitatioi .>i the .public at the "Melbourne, Ud. 1 u proof were, needed, it is only liecef-s; <f~ to mention these before the war price;: Shilling sheeting, women's stockings H, children's socks fid, Tctone flannel la per yard, men's Kaiapoi suits 2!>s (Id, lane towels Is, "Ivy" wool r.d, Tioslyn threeply wool 4d skein. Pet one flannel shirts 3s' fid. Hen's cashmere socks Is, iMctvrriei socks Is pair, and scores of ofIMST elating and mercery lines. . ,