LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

English and Australian mails, ex Uliniaroa at Wellington, will arrive hftre on Tuesday afternoon (to-day), the 13th instant.

The Hawke's Hay Herald understands that thi! Government lias purchased an estate containing about SODO acres in tlu>. vicinity of the Sherenden settlement for cutting irp. A wireless message received by the Defence authorities states that the Willoehra, which is bringing invalided Xew Zealanders from the Dardanelles, will arrive in Wellington on Thursday next, July 15. The liner Corinth ic, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday,, from London, brought two first saloon, twentylive second saloon and 199 third-class passengers. The mails comprised 1141 packages. As the result of a jumble sale and dance organised by the teachers and scholars of St. George's (Patea) Sunday School, and held on Friday last, over £3O was raised.

"It will lie impossible to carry out the ordinary maintenance street work for the rest of the year with what money is available," remarked Councillor S. j. Smith at last night's meeting of the Borough Council. At a meeting of members of iocal bodies and others interested in> raising funds for Xew Zealand wounded soldiers, held at Eltham on Saturday lust, it was decided to hold a monster demonstration at Eltham, a strong committee being appointed to arrange the details and h'x the date.

Tim Franklev Road Dairy Company changed from butter to cheese last October, and the suppliers have good reason to be pleased' with the venture. After receiving thirteenpence per lb. of 'butter-fat during the. greater part of the season they are now being paid a further payment of threepence per lb., with the, prospect of anotlier substantial payment when final accounts are in.

The Victoria. League will be pleased to receive old, clean, white linen in large or small quantities, as it is urgentTy needed for the hospital at Trentham'; also colored calico or stuffs which will do for cleaning guns, brass, ctel Donors will kindly leave same at Miss Hamerton's, Devon Street.

The total number of tales of 'hemp graded at the various ports of the dominion last month was DOM, as compared with SWM, for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 3102 bales. For the, twelve months ended June 30, 1015, the number of tales graded wan 86,241,' as compared with 134/S7« for the previous twelve months,' a decrease of 48 - G35.

Mr. C. J. Cowling, Okato. writes: The bleating of the lambs is already to be heard in this district, during the past few days he heard quite a small family of them, which must be considered early. They were a cross between the Hampshire Down and the Shropshire, and are big healthy lambs. He conehi&s by stating that he. is looking forward to freezing them in the Fanners' Meat Freezing 'Works early next year.

" The time will come, I am sure," remarked .Mr. Clement Wragge during the course of an astronomical lecture at Auckland, " when all those wires will be done away with. We are only on the threshold of what can be done 'with wireless telegraphy. Tam certain that the tune will come when with a wireless apparatus each can carry around with him we will be able to'communicate with our friends as easily as we now talk together face to face."

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in." the remainder „f (hi-, month; should |;c pleasing t,, the piibiic and keep ihe

advauce in the price ~f all wearing op-pill-el- Merchants are already unable to supply several lines »( tl„. ,iM ]>r \ w< imd in some eases the retail trade have '"''''l ''"'ceil to make advances it, price. Cock and Thomson, oiittitiers, New I'lciMouth. are still selling- at. the old rate's.

I »•' midwinter sale at tile .Mel-l«>m-nc. Ltd.. fairly bristle., with men's bargains. ,\„( tlx> out-uf season-no-Howl at-any-prire kiml, but seasonable now- wanted fjouds sneli as men's fleecv sliirls and pants 2s (Id, men's woo] knitted pants .'is lid; men's i.-rand overcoat* .'•."is; felt lints 2s lid, and l-Joslyii unshrinkable flannels 4s (id.

At tlie usual mooting of Kgniont Lodge, No. 11:2, 1.0.(;.T.. on Monday evening, si very pleasant hour iintl a. half wetc. passed liy tin- lodge being entertained by tlin juveniles, who, in spite nf in-

clement, weather, rolled up in . ( uit.- h.i.L'r numbers. Items wore rendered as !■ ■■)■ lows: Sister M. Way, recitation: Sister Zeta liraiuid, recitation; Sister I. Way. song, " Tipperary": Sister I>. liianchard, song; Sister Alma, Hraund, -ong (encored). Light refreshments- were handed round, wllicli tlie children enjoyed immensely. The juveniles then dispersed, more or less- quietly, and the -business of the adult lodge was pro ded with.

The motor-oar lias become very ponular among Taranaki farmers, who red if. nise the benelits it eonfers in (he way of rapid transit, by enabling them u, travel comfortably and luxuriously ;« their market town between milkings. At the same time, instances are not uncommon where the car has been utilised, when not required for the family, as (.he motive power of milking machines, dial!' cutters, shearing machines ami so forth. A coastal farmer, however, put his ear to it. novel use last wool;, when he utilised it to convey a largo pig some fortv miles. The sight of the porlcor ealmlv surveying the country from the back of the car, and. apparently, enjoving bis first _ motor experience', proved ' very amusing to passers-by. Unfortunately, however, the trip was not devoid of incident, as near Opimake tlie pig create! a diversion by squeaking, and the farmer, forgetting that ho was not driving staid, old Dobbin, turned round, with' disastrous results, as the car seized the opportunity of rushing into a, bank, and the journey had to be continued in a Icsh dignified manner.

A gentleman in Southland, writing to a friend in Auckland, says: •• The weather conditions here are as bad as, over. Last summer was most distressing. Nothing but rain, rain and sevtre' hail storms, and bitterly cold—wor-e weather I have never experienced in the Highlands of Scotland in mid-winter. The same conditions) have prevailed since tlie new year, and the winter is very severe. We are having continuous rain, and the snow is now five inches doe:;. We have not seen the sun for manv davs, and the wind is bitterly cold, best illustrated bv a real old Scotsman ■> - hi the Xorth of England. I said: 'flood morning, ,\! r . c .' 'The, same to von, -Mr. Ti .' .Van,' lie said, 'it's a ea'uld, lazy wind this morning.' ' What do von mean bv a " cold,, lazy wind," Mr. C-- V ' -Man,' he says, ' it will sooner go through' you than round you.' That is just mv oxperien-.e here in Southland. ' r have lived in the Scottish Highlandsfnr months m the dead of winter, up to 12'/. below zero, and never felt the cold, because it was a dry cold. I think- I shall have to come north."

\ou have an appointment to-day, madam. Movey's bigger building sale awaits your presence-sensational reductions beckon you, and Morev's adverti-e----meut appearing elsewhere in this iss, u , will decide you. Turn to it.