LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Dominion Bowling Association lias now a membership of 12,000. The tournament of 11)10 will, says a Press Association message, be held' at Christcluirch. The areas now being planted in orchards in the dominion show an increase of 3000 acres during the past year.

The sum of money that passed through the hands of the Wellington banners' Meat Company (the company's works arc situated near Wellington) last year was between £OOO,OOO and ii<oojooo. At a meeting of the members of the Whiteley Church held on Friday evening, Mr. John Gibson was re-elected president and treasurer of the Flower Show Committee, and Mr. T. (I. Sole re-elected secretary. It was decided to hold Iho annual bulb show on Thursday and Friday, September I) and 10. A mild attempt at burglary was committed at Mr. C. A. Wilkinson's residence on Tuesday night, or in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The intruder obtained entrance by one of the side windows of the house. Mo goods of any value were stolen, says the Argus. The financial position of the dominion lias not yet been laid bare, and until the Budget is brought down there are not suliicient data, to form an opinion upon (writes the Wellington correspondent of the Eltliam Argus). However, that a big deficiency will be shown, art'd that deficiency quite irrespective of war expenditure, many critics are agreed upon.

There was a large attendance at the meeting of the New Plymouth Brotherhood yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. C. 11. Olds gave an interesting'address eiititleiV'My Creed." The speaker dealt with his subject in a forcible and interesting manner, and at the conclusion ot his remarks he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. During the afternoon Mr. Roy Murphy played a violin solo, which was much appreciated. Tiie abattoirs report to be presented to the Borough Council to-night shows that during the month there were slaughtered, for local consumption, 131 cows, 46 bullocks, 12 calves, 058 sheep. 4 lambs, and 70 pigs—ail increase of 3 calves and 4 lambs, and a decrease of 24 cattle, 45 sheep, 19 pigs, No beasts wore slaughtered for export, and S cows, 1 bullock, 1 sheep, and 1 pig were condemned. Fees, rents, etc., amounted to :Cll(i 15s, a decrease, compared with the previous month, of £lO Ills. Our Maketawa correspondent writes: Will some reader enlighten me as to what the "Wailii" disease is that is affecting dairy stock? 1 have learned of a farmer, who claims that his stock is suffering from such disease, that lie is treating the cattle with a liberal mixture of chaff, super-phosphate, and slag, contending that, the Tarauaki soil being short of linn- and the cattle needing phosphates, the mixture above is "just the thing." lie says his stock are doing all right now. The Mayoress (Mrs. J. 10. Wilson) isi'iiding a package of small holland bags to the hospital for New Zealand wounded men in Alalia, which will be used to contain letters, etc., found on the men when they are brought in, to prevent their being lost or damaged. Mrs. Wilson would be glad to receive further contribution.-) of these bags, which should be holland, !lin. by Itl.lin. Any person wishing to help can see what is required by calling at .Miss Ilamerton's, Devon .Street,

An intercessory service in connection with the war was held at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, last night, and the congregation was one of the largest that has ever filled the church. Special prayers and special hymns were included in the service, at the end of which the congregation sang the National Anthem and "The Dead March in Saul" was play ed. The Rev. A. IT. Colvile preached a stirring sermon, during which he emphasised the seriousness of the position of ihe Empire, and impressed upon the people the importance of regarding the crisis as the pare.mount matter in their thoughts. U was, he said, a ease of going through successfully or falling.

Mr. J. S. Connett (president of the Taranaki Agricultural Society) attended the annual meeting of the Moa Dairy Company at Inglewood on Saturday to place before shareholders the present position of the society. Air. CouueU pointed out that a crisis had now arrived in the life of the society, for if the society was going to live it was necessary to have a greater membership. With the object of ensuring the continuance of tin' useful function (lie society fulfilling, lie was meeting the farmers personally and he strongly appealed to them to give their support, Air. Connett spoke on similar lines to his remarks at the recent meeting of the society at New Plymouth. At (he conclusion of his remarks, Air. Connett was accorded a vote of thanks. Thirteen shareholders gave their names as members of the society. The following new hooks have been added to the Carnegie Library"Tile Yallov of Fear," A Conan Dovle; "The story Behind the Verdict." Frank Dauby; "Kent Knowles." Joseph C Lincoln;

"The Yallev of a Thousand Hills," V. 10. Mills Young: "The Chronicles of the Imp," Jeffrey Farnol; "The Splendid Blackguard," Roger I'ocock; "Deeds that Will Never Die," John F. Eraser; "The Tsar and Jlis People," Major-fleneral I'lclianinov: "The Life of Fricdrieh Lictzsche," Dan. Tlatevy, "The Storv of .Mr. Chamberlain's l.if'e," Alex. Macintosh: "Trcilsehke and the Great War," Joseph AleCabe; "The German War ltook." J. U. Alorgan; "The Reality of War." Alajor S. 1.. Murray: "The Russian Army from Within," W, 1). Steven-; "The Wav of the Red Cross," E. C. Vivian and J. Williams.

Never before in the history of the firm lias the Alclbournc Clothing Company had such a tine stock of men's np-to-daie ready to-wear suits. Almost every varielv of tweeds, worsteds, and dress coatings is represented in such an endhss scries of sii-.es that almost every man or young man can lie perteeflv lifted. The prices are only halt those charged by custom tailors for suits, made from similar fabrics.

Messrs W. 11. and A. AlcGarrv, of F.ilhaiu, advertise for sale two small dairy farms on very exceptional term-:.

WHAT TUK STATISTICS SHOW. Statistics show thai there are more deaths from whoopint; couyh than from scarlet few-r. I.u(. we have yet lo heal' of :i case proving fatal when Chamberlain's Uctnedy was used. It should I " <:iveii at tiio first symptom lvpoalinj; (lie do»c frii|sicnt-lv. The quick relief affordill by Chamberlain's Co\i£>h Remedy 'rake; it a favorite '.villi mothers of youiif; ebililren. It liquifies the toiu;h mucus. nuiking it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose ami counteracts any tend »ey towards pneumonia. Chamberlain's ('mijtli Remedy has been used in many epidemics of whooping - rough with perfect success. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.