LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The liercmerc Factory Company's directors decided to consign their next season's output, on open consignment, ta Henry A. Lane and Co. The population of New Zealand at June 30 is estimated at 1,0f)f1,C!)2. Adding 49,844 Maoris and 12,298 in Cook and other Islands, the aggregate for the dominion is 1,102,134. —Press Assoiution. A London cable announces' that the N e w Zealand Covennnenl's exhibit of (Hugo apples at the Horticultural Society's. Show was awarded a silver-gilt medal. The six-inch easing for the Kuiroa oilbore has arrived, and boring operations will be resumed shortly (says tho .Stratford Post), The bore'is now down 4093 feet, and with the arrival of the new casing it is anticipated that steady progress will now ho made, and further good results obtained. Whangamomona tunnel is still blocked, and the heavy woi'Jt in clearing it i.s well illustrated by the statement that twenty chains inside 'the tunnel a huge rata was found embedded in the oozy, slushy mud. The log was cut in four and a forty-ton engine hitched to one piece, but could not move it. Eventually, by cutting the rata again, the workers were enabled lo remove the obstruo-

Our Tongaporutu correspondent telephoned last evening that a bush-felling accident occurred there yesterday afternoon. A young man, named O'Donnell. was felling a toa tree, and, thinking it would come ba:k on him, he jumped aside, but got caught in a sapling, and broke his- left leg just above the ankle. O'Donnell was taken to Uruti by mail coach, and from there was brought in, !a<t night by motor-ear (o the Xciv Plymouth Hospital. Here is a true story (says the Daily Graphic). It was in the lounge of one of Loudon's most famous restaurants. | A young man, very brown, with keen, eyes, and clean-cut features, was sitting alone, obviously waiting for friends. Two girls in one of (iie groups looked round at him once or twice, and at last. with an air of resolution, one walked across to the lonely aisn opposite. "Pardon me," she said, "T have something for you." The man jumped to his feea, and the girl put in his hand a white feather. A smile flitted over his face. "It is very strange," he said, and took something from a waistcoat pocket, "that on one and the same day I should receive two such distinguished decorations.'' He opened his hand, and in the palm lay a little bronze cross, with the two words "For Valour" inscribed upon it.

Mr. J. S. Council, president of the Taranaki A. and P. Society, addressed, the shareholders of the Mangoroi Dairy Company yesterday on the scheme for infusing fresh life into (lie society. Mr. Connett, who spoke on the same lines as at previous meetings, had an attentive hearing, and at the conclusion of. the address he was accorded a hearty vole of llianks. The following also added- their names to Hie membership list: Messrs K. Gopperlh, ft. Marsh, A. H. Taylor, F. A. Reeve, G. K. Knanif, ti. Cash. E. L. F. Norman, J. Williams, .1. I). Pearee, A. 0. Wells, F. Olliver, J. Itinz, A. J. Heeve, W. 0. Shoemaker, .W. Hannah, R. 0. Byrne, R. H. Balsam, sen., W. Worn, A. B. Laird, K. H. Balsam, jini., T H. Robinson, and Ceo. Rogers. The following also promised donations towards the new grounds: IT. Kins £3, ,1. R. Rowlands CI 2s, E. Wells, A. Chard, H. IT. Kkelton. W. Hannah, '.i. Honlalian, H. 11. Olson, ar.d W. Olson each fill

At Kgmont Village yesterday several little maidens mad<\ an active, yet respectful, canvass of shareholders at the Mansorei Dairy Company's meeting for donations to purchase votes for their respective carnival queens. Enquiry elicited the fact that the residents of Egmont Village are organising a gala dav, to be held on August 10, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. A strong ladies' committee, comprising Meedames Olson, sen., W. W. Olson, V. O. Olson, Marsh, Morton, Yeates, Sinclair, and Miss Nesbitt, has been organised, and is working bard to ensure its sucer-s. Among some of the items may be mentioned" a carnival quern election, sale of work, gift auction, concert, and mock court. The carnival queen election, which is in charge of Mrs. W. Olson and Miss Nesbitt, is the children's special domain. The eight candidates are chosen from girls attending Kgmont Village, Kent. Konti. and Albert Schools and residing in different parts of the district and comprise Misses Winnie, Olson (Kgmont Road), Nora Sinclair (Kaipi Road). Nora Marsh (Junction Road West)), Ida Chard (Upland Road), Cwcn Williams (Koreto), F. Batten (Lower Kent Road), Nellie Pearee (Albert Road), and May Morton (Junction Road East). Tlie price of a vote lias been fixed at a penny, and all are working hard to secure the coveted position. THERE l* ONLY ONE "sANDER EXTRACT, and that is why the people insist on getting it, and why they reject the many inferior substitutes, and the cheap and frequently harmful " just as goods." The OENI'[XE SANDER EXTRACT is free from Die objectionable qualities of the common eucalyptus oils and the so-called

•extracts." SANDER'S EXTRACT is the most powerful antiseptic and healing remedy that can be used with safety; it prevents and cures all infectious diseases—influenza, colls, fevers, smallpox, diptheria, flatulence, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dvsciiterv. and kidnev troubles. SANDER'S EXTRACT, applied lo nl-crv burns, sprains, cuts, inflamed and itching skin, gives instant relief and cures permanently, Three drops in n teaspoonfill of cod liver oil Is a specific in all chronic lung affections, Rheumatism, neurakia, and toothache are quickly dispelled by it. Reliability, effectiveness, and safetv are the treat attributes of SANDER'S EXTRACT.

A serious outbreak of typhoid has occurred at the Ketemarae pa, near X:r,--mauby (reports a, correspondent of the Hawera Star). Tliere have already been two deaths, and three more eiay ave reported. The eaniel at the. Wellington Zoo in (lead. The assumption is that the recent cold weather contributed in some measure to the loss. The camel's skcletonic frame is being prepared for museum parposes.

An exceptionally heavy rainfall was registered in Stratford la=t month, the total (says the Post) being JG.7 inches. Rain fell on thirteen days, and the highest falls were recorded"on July 20 anil "21, when over four inches were registered.

At Weodville on Saturday DetectiveSergeant Ward arrested Edwin James Cothard, solicitor, on a charge of forging a document in connection with the transfer of land. Subsequently Gothard appeared at the court, and was admitted to bail, himself in £2OO and two sureties of €IOO.

Last week the secretary of the Mayor of Wellington's patriotic' fund appealed to the public to make good a shortage of .■Cl'ls, which had occurred as the result of assistance rendered in various directions. Yesterday the Mayor received a cheque for this amount from Hon. W. P.. Herrics, -with a letter commending the work done by the fund. —Press Assoiation.

His Excellency the Governor received a cable message on Wednesday morning announcing the arrival of the hospital ship Maheno at Colombo at 10 p.m. last Monday (August 2). The message further stated that the vessel would continue her voyage on Wednesday; that all on board were well; and that there were no cases of illness of any kind on the ship. Commissioner Cullen, who has taken an interest for some years in planting heather seed on the slopes of Mounts Tongariro and lluapehu, reported at the Acclimatisation Societies' Conference in Wellington that in the winter the rabbits nibble the heather right down to the ground. It appeared that when the snow lay on the ground the heather was the only food they could get, and it seemed to agree with them. The Wanganui Chronicle refers to a paragraph that appeared in the Waimato Witness on the' subject of Maori enlistments in (he Maori Expeditionary Force, and says it has been asked to state by Mr. Alex. Takarangi, who has taken an active part in recruiting among the Maoris in the Wanganui district, (hat this disinclination is probably eonfmril to the Taranaki natives. From Wanganui alone he has obtained 110 Maori recruits, and recruiting has boon remarkable in the North and South Islands,

A royalty on stoats and weasels in other than rabbit-infested districts should, in the opinion of (he Acclimatisation Society, be paid by the Government. Speaking at a meeting of the society, Mr. K. F. Stead, of Christchureh, said that in the region of the Port Hills one rarely examined the ground under a snag without finding larders of eggs of the torn and the white-crested gull, which the weasels had stored up. He said that, speaking for Canterbury, stoats and weasels as a natural enemy to rabbits were utterly useless. Several speakers at the conference, of Acclimatisation Societies at Wellington alleged lack of support from the Bench in connection with proved breaches of the law. Mr. Edgar Stead (Christchurch)) quoted a case in which the Canterbury society took action. It was aware that poaching on a large scale was going on. and spent £1)0 in investigating it. "We caught them with, X think, 115 fish, averaging about 41b in weight. And that had been going on for months. The men were fined Os eachfive shillings for what' it had cost £9O to prove!" Once a year the shag comes up for trial before the Acclimatisation Society on a charge of being a suspicious character, unlawfully preying upon trout. At the meeting of the Wellington society on Wednesday, Mr. Edgar Stead, of Christchurch, appeared as counsel for the accused. The shag had the virtue of being the natural enemy of the trout, and without them the trout would increase in numbcri) and correspondingly decrease in size. Mr. Rutherford, for the prosecution, advocated the removal of the protection on black and white-throated shags, which lie said were so voracious that they had impoverished the fishing in some of the rivers and streams in the Xorth Island. This was a/firmed by the conference.

A correspondent of the Wanganui Herald vouches for the following story: —lt happened in a country township considerably less than 100 miles from Wanganui. ' A scheme to raise money lor ■-iliioiic purposes was initialed. As money was wiuired to W the preliminary expenses of itu i.viicme. a meeting was, held to discuss ways :;«i means. The meeting was largely composed of farmers. In the course of discussion the suggestion was put forward to canvass the business men for funds. Then one farmer arose, and fixing the meeting with ltis eye, spoke somewhat as follows: •'Leave' the business men alone! Everybody gets at them, and they are always being asked for money. Poor people are always giving, too. Let us show what we can do ourselves! '\Yg fiave made a. lot of money out of the war. I am i'BOOO better oil' this year than last. Now, I wiil give the whole of that £3OOO if everyone present will also give the extra money he has made out of the war." The speaker paused for a reply, but'iiot a man stirred or spoke. Keep coming—goods are still going from Moray's temporary premises at such big reductions. Surely, you are not going to be deprived of the.se big chances by all the eager money-savers who visit us daily. There's a chance for all who conic. See our advertisement elsewhere in this issue.

As stated in our ailvt-rtisiiiir coliimns. 'Mr. V. W. Gordon, of New il'lymonth. composer of "The Call lo Arms" {(illoo, is publishing the same in llio Concordia 'Band Journal, with th ( > following parts: Two foini'ts. three altos, baritone, euphonium and two basses. The galop and the Russian CrenailierV March arc now ready, and may be obtained for Is fi.l cadi: baud parts Id each. A fact which was disclosed at a recent meeting of the Arbitration Court was that the old prejudice against ready-to-wear clothes hail practically ceased. TiiH is not to he wondered at. when one sees such splendid examples of the readyinaile tailoring art as exhibited at the .Melbourne Clothing Company. The fabrics, out fit and finish are irreproachable.