LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The lnj.-piiiil silip AbMiefln -'ailed fl'Olil W «■ 11 in i: 11. u >oi,n after midday yesterday lor Alexandria.

'I he receipts at the, Taranaki Agricultural Society's recent >lu;w amounted to UHIHTs -lil, and Hie i-\penditmv to .C-U'i l.'s H)d.

A srm cf US l>as been provided for the Uounded Soldier-/ Kund I),- the ?xo 1 f match played on the New Plymouth rii: ; V> links la-1 Thursday. The Stratford Operatic Society will

lioval. New Plymouth. on duly 20, in ai< 1 of tin- Wounded Soldier-,' .Fund.

Nearly tbree inches < f rain fell in the Kllham di-tnei on Saturday. This N Mated to be the hea'.ie-l fall that lias o; liirred in :-u<h a brief j eriod for .->ome years.

We understand that the management of the loeal Theatre Koyal intend.-, opening this theatre a* a permanent picture lioii'-e. Date> at present booked to outride companies 'will be adhered to, but (he theatre will not be available for any furt'ner bookings after the pictures have heen inaugurated.

M'e have, received from Mr. L. .l;i~!i(:].. of 'llilis.bortiiij;li, the Mint of ,€l.'l '2s, I'ieinv the net proceeds of a con;crt Slid dance held in the l!<iad Hall till Thnr-ilay evening, .Inly S, in aid of Ihe Wounded Soldiers' h'timl, which we Itave plea sure in handim: over to the proper authorities. Tlie. Emnont t'ounty Council has p'veil notice to strike a general rate o! l'.vl ill the €1 over the whole county with itn additional fartliinu for the Oco Killing, which is ont-i.'e the Parihaka Road district. 'I his rate includes oneI'ijfhth of a penny for tLe erection of Jlut new office.

-Mr. ami .Mi's. K. \V. Okey ]i;ive an interesting and unique souvenir 0 f the war, which, no doubt. will be greatlv prizeil lliy tln-ill. It consists of a lettor jusi received from their .son, liov Okey. from the Dardanelles, written on notepaper through which a Turkish bullet had passed. Each sheet of paper plainly shows the jagged hole which was made when the Indict passed through liis haversack.

The heavy rain W'ltieh fell on Saturday did a lot of damage to many of the roads out-back. Some of the members of the Kit.ham County Council at (he meeting on Saturday commented on the nianiKi- in wliieh some of the main roads weie tloorled. One said he hail to drive his car through three feet of water on the main road at Hawhitiroa. There was also nearly a, foot of water on some parts of the Eltham-Opunake l!oad.

At a meeting of the Stratford A. and P. Association last week the following resolution was passed:—"That this Association is of opinion that school children both of primary and secondary Schools, should l>e allowed to travel free by rail to attend agricultural elasfarnis, when under the control of an in:dritetoi' ot an Education i'oard, ami that we urge the "Minister of Kducation to grant this concession, inasmuch as it u ill be in the interests of the farming industry of New Zealand. Willi a re,|ii,sL thai he .-.honk! la- lock- '■ I ii] 1 . Wiiiiam I'aliiibiirg leceiillv pre'■nted at the Xev. I'lynaint ii i'otii; o Malion. ami when ha came bei'ore Mi'- t'n.he. S.U.". "ii Saturday, chaiged V: e a I' ,,: ii. a id! ■ ' dl. a' h id;, per--oil. the \ !a;.-1 -1 11- -aid ii.a: ]illi ill > i:, ■! ■'mi 1 'oils i-i the 'ih! iVade'-. iiniiie. Ari-a M-ai-'-u-ii! !., in: , tii - man ia (he li :ia- vail 1,-. Mine, ami oa the m ha'- | -.;i',:!i.;_ h- ..'is ||, id ■ d,::,, I' ii-a ■it the i'! i' ia 11' i -.ai ma i on i 'Mlia-di,. a 10;,..,' V,,-- .■ I'd id'i :n a 1 ; -I l.'iil I a lie ;i; ea Ih-ad. ,aal!a!;,iililia oi the d' -a, a el'ai tale ' •' linn a ''''' 11' Ir i ■ 'I lie V. ri! :i' ii' dale! |ha ! .'.a o' aa ■ i I''. I' a ':, - ~aii.i ai I i nii ■ to li-ii i:.- :; 1 11'' 111 a i add 1." i'i'di; i'. a. al! .' i'" - "|' ii— d. a - i - i'.-aivd lhai i-e a • i!. | be. inn: iile i■, i onaia:n i a 11' waii ! '-e iaf - -nii- il'iiiil I' a' --oina ti 11 i a .iii ii.aiaiiit of till- -in china -tale ,a' tile mad. The h' Ii i . ■\i.k i■ i, li:a ia, -aid- .. ia ain■l i! ■ i ,'- .cad ia ; id. i aal'iai,",', i-dii weal.! n ,t ia ;-!■"■ - -ia - i-a,l in' ii'C ,'aad, i 1; i o " < ' ii'.dil. c ! d r 1,, -a| naiii ma' 'o- al. I ;'a a hi: I 1 ai;' d lil'lll''' -I line !■>! I- I''.-, ii; -'; 1 1 i I 'i-i, -, L»:i eallea, liiii ■in ea. id 1 a-:11ii- I lii |d a. and I -ilia i-r. ii"i Hipe i ani I alii head v. re ideaii.'l, '1 h- -i ;i a i - i an iin iva- e el' hi ia! \ i I la in ii ami 7 '■ -.. aada dc ri'ii e l' ,a I lie. I; -I.eel,'and -„V a.: I l 'ol i.lilha'k i 11,.! li ||i;a. Were COllli'mni'd. I nei e ,re -!;; iil' lit eja-d lor ' port lii 7 ei,'.; ~!7 bulls ;,!id cai.,-. 11l imaea-e ~f ill call!,' am! d ealie, and a iini'i ea ■■ in !;i iitli..: !■; , ■ r.\ -aa I d hill]- c iidiaaned. i-'ce- nii" ;. r ijain. nth ani'.ai,:, d j„ a|. a <..j_ \!"!iih,a' el' the l-iq ii ita Idc Haildill;: ,' ai NeVl l'l\ ilioilt ii (-I'l'Ollil d'i'ollni a e lio I 1 I'm 1 Jei! I si i lis. iiHti OP, I "ill ho di'e and pn Willi- to-day t'Mon<l:l \ . -III!;, IJi a| till' a a'ctili'v'-i i.'ili-.c, t iirrie strei't. tiem "I :ia.i. to pan., 1 '"in I p.m. to d p.m.. ;inl from 7 p.m. I lie Molls,urne's Inii'i'iiii: --.ale ia nf. Ira 1 in- no | ii-e. When this popular firm ;l 'ii' on in a -aha tln-re is -crtain to lie -onioi h iii- dniii'j, r l'lle u'eat miii-seasoii sab'. Hindi c.niiineiiceit on T'riday last. I'linni-I's to miliie any „f its 'predeces--i'i -inti e ni'iire :iin! scojie of its nianv laoin-;. -a\in- 'iiaiaa--.

11. and A. Meflarry, of KHham, advertise leasehold dairy fnrnni with right. of purchase.

The \'ew Zealand. Loan ami .Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. draw the attention of clients to their Kuliuvalalii .-ale, wli'n-h they are holding in their Kohnratahi yarib on Thursday, July 15. .Cull particulars will he found in our advertising .eolunins on page S. J he \e\v Zealand f.oan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw the attention ,o] the public to the clearing sale which they a''e holding; on account of '.Mr. A. .M. Seott, on Wednesday, .lah* 1-1, on ids farm. Sole IJoad, Xgaerc. 'full particular?, will he found in our advertising eolunins on page 8. 1 lie Xew Zealand Loan and Mer.an.tile. Agency Co., Ltd., and Messrs. 'Webster, liobsnu and Co., draw the attention ot clients to their 'Stratford sale which (lie)' are holding in their Stratford wirds on Tuesday, duly 1:1. full particulars ivi 11 he found in our advertising columns on ]iage S. We would draw our readers' attention to the replaced land advertisement of the well-known linn of C. and K Jackson, who are advertising some very choice properties on exceptional terms. Those in search of land would be well advised to inspect their register at once. The thrifty housewife who is desirous of becoming more thrifty should pay a visit to Morey's liigger Building Sale, where everything for the housewife is marked down and down. Turn to their advertisement in this issue.