LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hails despatched via Wellington and Suez on June 24, arrived in London mi the lth Inst. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association have cancelled this year's dominion championship meeting, owing to the war. - Press Association.

On the motion of Mr. Quillinm (Govott and Quilliam), probate of the will of Henry Herbert Street, late of Xew Vhv mouth, has been granted by the Supreme Court to the executrix therein named.

The total proceeds in connection with Wednesday's Declaration Day carnival at Masterton in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund in the Wairnrapa now amounts to over <L70,0()0.

August li appears to be a day of bad luck for Russia. It was on that day in HUM when the Russian Port Arthur Heet suffered a crushing defeat by the Japanese, and now the Russians have lost Warsaw on August (i.

Tbe aecommidation at the llawera Hospital is very heavily taxed at present (states the Star),'and the medical superintendent staled yesterday that there was not a vacant bed in the women's wards, and only otic in the men's.

"That the Government be urged to institute a system of cheap week-end railway tares throughout Xew Zealand as soon as circumstances permit," is the text of a resolution passed by the Chambers of Commerce Conference, us the outcome of a remit from XTtpier. This is what Xew Plymouth has been wanting for a long time past.

At the meeting of the 'Toko SettlersAssociation on Thursday a resolution was passed pledging the Association and. residents of the' district to give all the aid in their power to assist the nation to carry on the war until the cause of freedom, equity, and true liberty shall again be in the ascendancy, ami the rule of militarism has been put down.

Large sums of money for investment in freezing companies seem to be available, as the Cliristebureli Meat Company, a couple of weeks ago, invited applications for ei.Kl.tltlll in li per cent, debentures, and it is reported that ever CiOO.(Mill was subscribed. The Taran.iki Tanners' Meat Company allows ihesame rate of interest on fully paid up shares.

A IVil.lin- Iflt'LTiini sivs that JUr. K. .1. Wackrill, t ,.-i.-!-<'t;iv\- of tlit- Xcw Zr.lhiiid Homnev SliiM'|i-l)rcc'(lci\s' A-sooiaiiaii. has n-.-i-ived official notification .(liat 11." has keen awarded a modal ... ( lioiitit- fur a collective ONhibit of Romn.'v wool sen! to the Panama K.vpositi'in. 'rin' cvliiliil Willi collected from a number of liomiicy breeders in dill'ercnl parts of tin' dominion, and forwarded in :i liiiiidsnim' tn-.i' of Xcw Zealand hardwoods. Dearc. tlio lumtniaki'i- lias a replace advertisement in this issue dniliii;; with hoot li:ii't;niii«. Tin' [.rices quoted aiv exceptionally iomptine;. mid the quality of the goods is guaranteed. The Xcw Zealand l.oun and Mereantili' Agency Co.. T.td., advcrtiso a clearing silk, mi Thursday, August 12, on account of If. Woisin.' V.n], Croydon Road, Whiircliuia. who lias sold his farm. Particulars will bo found in our advertising c:olU!W<£.

At the high-wood S.M. Court yesterday, A. Herkhardt proceeded against Henry K. Russell for assault. Defendant was convicted and ordered to pay costs, £2 7s (id. The Corinna, which returned to Wellington yesterday morning, had a large general cargo from southern ports for New Plymouth, but the details were not available last night. It is understood that some. New Plymouth linns have valuable consignments on board which are not insured, and should this oar;*) be damaged the firms will lose heavily.

William Eric Hopcroft, aged two years and eight months, was found by his'talker in the race at the Xormanby dairy factory at 11.45 on Thursday. First aid was rendered by the neighbors. J)r Sloan was sent for immediately, an.l came out to Xonnanby promptly, but after making every possible effort for a considerable time had to give up hope. The child was the only son of Mr. A. ,1. Hopcroft, manager of the Normanby dairy factory, and Die. sad event cast quite a gloom over the community. A fair number of poultry fanciers gathered at fhc Kew Plymouth Town Ilall last night to hear an address by Mr. Salisbury, flovernment poultry export. The lecture was held under the. auspices of the Tavanaki Co-operative Egg Circle. Mr. Salisbury gave a lengthy address, and it was full of valuable information. The speaker dealt willi the care of poultry, and gave all outline of the best methods to bo employed to increase the worth and productiveness of birds. At the conclusion of his lecture, Mr. Salisbury was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. At the annual meeting of the Toko Settlers' Association, the following prizes wero distributed:—Herd Competition: Challenge Cup, to be won three times (presented by Mr. J. 11, llinc, M.P.): C. -Bayly 1 (previous holder M. flornhncfer). M. (icrnhoofer (£3) 2, C. Bayly (CI) I!. Swedes, best of three acres': Challenge Cup, to be won twice in succession or three limes at intervals, presented bv Mr. ('. lSnyly: V, Jones 1 (previous holder Iv Marfell), V.. Mnrfell ( C2) 2, W. TT. Were (.CI) 3. Carrots (j-aerei: A. Xeedhain, Douglas (.CI) 1, C. Ilavly (10s) 2. Mangolds ('/.-acre): E. Miirfoll ( Hi) 1, A. Xeedhain, Douglas (.CI) 2.

Captain- von V/eddigen, who was acclaimed ii national hero for sinking tin: cruisers Aboukir, Cressy, ami Ilogiic in the "North Sea, anil was later lost with tin; LHi), was for some time employed as correspondence clerk with .7nl)'y lSros., exporters, Dundee, and was a student at the Teehnieal College there. Those facts were gleaned from a fellow student who sii.t beside YYeddigcn in the ollioc, and who is a member of the Seventh Ro.i.nfi>reenu>nts. As Dundee is an important submarine base, the business of the tierman ollicer in that city may be readily understood.

Science has been called upon to help ill tile extirpation of noxious weeds that retard the prosperity of the farancr. One of the curse, of certain .Vew Zealand districts is the Califurniiui thistle, which for many years defied all attempts to control its spread. The Department o.' Agriculture, lias made experiments with a. fungus that has proved to be I'.-iia) eventually to the thistle on light soils. This fungus lias cleared large au'.is infested with the weed in iPoland and Austria, and is proving successful in the Dominion. It docs not all'eet any o'.her plant, not even the S.otch (hUtle. It. is known as the Californiau thistle i-.isl, and attacks the female plant with greater facility than the male. Kxperinienls to extirpate the blackberry, :uiollier pest of (lie I'arniers, have not been so successful. Its parasite is the scale, but the scale itself is attacked 'by another inse.it which nullities its efforts. 'J'he, only place in New Zealand whore the wule works unhampered by its ii'icrosci.pie enemy is I'ort I'ndcrwood, where it is exterminating the blackberry.

To-morrow's services at While-ley Memorial Church will have special reference to the -war. The evening service will lie an intercessory one, in the course of which the lSev. A. li. Chappcll will preach on "Prayer and the War."

Tn the Jiaplist Tabernacle to-morrow there will be .-.pedal intercessory services morning and evening, conducted liv the Rev. l'\ 'llales. The" subject of the evening sermon will he: "Shall Might or Hi<rlit Prevail';'* At 10.15 a.m. it ml 11.30 p.m. special prayer meetings will be held, when 'prayers will he ofl'ercd for England's and her Abies' success.

Tbe collections at (he services at Holy Trinity, Te Henui, to-morrow will lie given to the fund administered by the .standing committee of the diocese of Auckland, for supplying (lie spiritual and social needs of our soldiers in

camp. Tbe Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ationcy Co.. Ltd., notify the public that tliev arc nut holding their monthly Kohnratalii sale this month, owing to the bad state of the roads in that district. Their next Kohuratahi sale will be held on Thursday, September !).

The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. and Messrs Webster Dobson and Co. draw attention to their Stratford sale, which they are holding in their yards on Tuesday, August in, when there will be offered some choice dairy stock, besides a good yarding of store and fat cattle. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns on page eight. Here are some prices of boots at tbe Melbourne LI.: Men's kip shooters lis lid: youth's chrome school boots, sizes 1 to',"). 10s !)d; Indies' chrome slippers, sewn soles, os lid; children's chrome boots, strong and good wearing, sizes 7 to !). 7s Ud, 111 to Hi Ss lid," I and i (Is Cil; women's felt slippers, cord or carpet soles, Is :i,t pair; cork insoles, all size-. lid pair.