LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"I was never inside that road," said a County Councillor at Saturday's meeting of the Elthani County Council. In the local Post Office (says the Eltliam Argus), there are only four young men of military age, and each of them has offered his services for the front.

The racecourse grandstand at Dannevirke was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The total ioss is £I2OO. It was insured in the Northern Office.

"Rose Days," at Wellington, inaugurated by the Y.M.O.A. to raise fund.? for work among the soldiers, have been in progress the last two days, said a Press Association telegram on Saturday, and it is expected to raise a thousand pounds. The scarcity of farm hands is being keenly felt, especially in the Eltham district, says our Stratford correspondent. One farmer who is milking close on 80 cows cannot get help, with the result that lie will have to dry off half his cows, which will mean a serious loss to him.

At the Wellington Supreme Court on Saturday, William Garner and Thomas Jackson Smith were each sentenced to two years' hard labor for attempted theft from the Empire Hotel. Charles Tomlin received eighteen months' hard labor on three charges of forgery, and Albert Cole, aged seventeen, received two years' probation for the theft of two bicycles. The following entries appear on two successive days in the diary of the Eltham County rang>r. "Warned —-, share-milker, not to do what I received a complaint about." "Laid up in bed." This was greeted with laughter by Councillors who evidently deduced the inference that it might be a <ase of causa and effect. But the ranger whs suffering from cold, probably the iv?ult of the boisterious weather experienced. The action of the Eltham County Council iu erecting notices at the corner of the Hastings and Eltham I! mrts, and at Matnpau, warning motorists of the danger of tyre punctures from boxthorns on the roads in these vicinities ij greatly appreciated by motorist?, and at Saturday's meeting of the Council a letter of thanks was read from the Souih Taranaki Automobile Association. The sum of £l9 was taken at the Red Cross Mart at New Plymouth on Saturday, bringing the total proceeds of the Mart to date to £321 7s. On Saturday, the mart will hold "A Christmas Pudding Saturday." ft is thought that people will' be making their Christmas puddings about that time, and they are asked to make an extra one for the mart, so that a large number of puddings may be donated to be sold in aid of the funds. Tlie ladies in charge of the mart wish to thank Messrs C. Curtis and J. E. Hill for going round the district and collecting contributions. At the conference of delegates at ihc patriotic meeting held in Stratford on Friday some fine examples were given of the muddles connected with the Defence Department. One case was related of a returned soldier who had enlisted from Stratford, and as his people reside in Christchurch he wished to stay in that city. The Defence authorities, however, would not hear of that. He must report himself at Stratford, and pay his own fare back to Christohurch. The fact of the Covernment having to pay the steamer fine between hytteltnn and Wellington is only a secondary consideration.—Correspondent. Members of the Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth (second group) are notified that subscriptions will be. due and payable to-day (Monday, Nov. 15), at the secretary's office, Cu'rrie street, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 8 p/m. The Railway Department advertises I holiday excursion tickets for the Waniganui Agricultural Society's Show.

Members of the Sew Plymouth Defence Rifle Club afe asked to parade at the Coronation Hall at U. 15 this evening to farewell departing reinforcements. About 8.45 on Saturday night the firebell tolled an alarm. The Brigade turned out smartly, but their services were not needed. Some window curtains in Mr. B. Fox's residence, Devon Street liitst, had caught alight, the Ibuc, liowever, being quickly extinguished. The estates of 283 deceased persons were assessed for stamp duty during the month of October, the largest being that of John Rutherford Blair, of Wellington, £5(i,077. New Plymouth estates were: Reuben White £l2,u(i2, Juliana Shuttle-

worth £3004, James J. Klwin £2704, Samuel Thomas Crocker £1931. Patrick Flanagan £IBO3, Gordon Townsend £144-1, .Michael Farrell £OBI, Mary Cacutt £O7l, and Alfred It. ]•'. Harding £50(1.

At a meeting of the committee of the New Plymouth Horticultural Society stewards for the spring show were chosen. It was decided that Class 177 a (most original table decoration) should be struck out of the schedule, with Class 179 (bridal table decoration). To encourage young girls to compete, Mrs. Denny-Brown donated £1 Is, and Mrs. D. K. Morrison 10s tkl, for first and second juices in Class J7S (dinner table decorations for girls under 1(1), Mr. (ireiner also has given a gold brooch for Class 182 (bouqet, girls under 12).

The settlers of the Kaitaki district set a high standard before them in the matter of patriotism. On Monday, November 1, every supplier to the Dairy Company gave the day's cream as a donation to the patriotic funds. In addition, £4O wa» voted from the funds of the company. The cream gift is worth £75. Further, every settler gave such cash as he could, There is hardly a single young man left in the district. On a recent Sunday the vicar read out the roll of honor, which contained a. large number of names.

The Auckland Racing Club had agreed that the profits of the spring meeting should go to the Patriotic Fund, guaranteeing a donation of not less than £2OOO. Though the meeting (says a Press Association telegram), resulted in no profit this sum will be donated. The Government tax on the totalisator returns and the new dividend and stakes tax amounted to £2814. The club makes a loss on the. meeting of £337. The ehib has also authorised the payment of ordinary land tax, 25 per cent, additional war tax, graduated tax and (super graduated tax amounting to £727 4s Bd.

The Mayoress (Mrs. C. H. Burgess), is now receiving gifts for a Christmas Gift Case from the ladies of New Plymouth to the New Zealand nurses who are in Egypt or at the port. Gifts such as hooks, stationery, chocolates, handkerchiefs, and etc.,—in fact, any little article that will tend to 'gladden the hearts of the noble women who have gone forward in answer to their country's call will be welcomed. Parcels may be left at the Town Hall during any day this week. On Saturday, Mrs. Burgess received quite a number of parcels, and it is hoped that by Saturday next the response to this happy appeal will make New Plymouth's Christmas gift to the nurses a royally substantial one.

A letter was read at the Eltharu County Council meeting on Saturday from a lady who keeps an accommodation house in the -blackbloeks, and she complained that one of the Council's employees had beat her for two weeks' hoard. She pointed out that her husband was away ill, and that she had four children to keep. It was bad enough a man ''beating" a man, but when it came to a man ''beating" a woman who just existed, it was n bit "rough.'' Councillors were in sympathy with the writer, but as the employee had left the Council tiicy ware unable to render sjny assistance. Some Councillors expressed regret that they were unable to hold back 11 portion of the wages of emploj'ees, as was done in the case of tontractors.

During September last, 311,327 carcases of mutton were exported from New Zealand, the total value being £293,535, as compared with only 25,320 carcases, valued at £-20,343, for September, 1914. For the first nine months of this year, the exports of mutton totalled 2,304,307 carcases, valued at £2,308,899, as against 2,174,113 carcases, valued at £1,640,384, for the corresponding period of 1914. For September of this year, the exports of lamb totalled 330,901 carcases, valued at £254,307, as compared with only 40,082 carcases, valued at £30,150, 'for September, 1914. For the first nine months of this year, the exports of lamb amounted to 3,199,319 carcases, valued at £2,447,817, as against 3,483,802 carcases, valued at £2,304,774 for the corresponding period of 1914. A pleasnt half-hour was* spent at the 'Red Post factory on Saturday afternoon, in saying God-speed to Mr. Bernard Linn, who is leaving on Monday evening to join the 10th Reinforcements. Mr. Hayden presented Mr. Linn with a cheque and wristlet watch from the firm, and a useful sum of money from his fellow-workers, and in wishing him a sai'e return said that he was the fifth member of the firm to do his duty to the empire, and hoped that he would never regret the step lie had taken Mr Hayden said that it gave him great pleasure to note there were none left of a military age, except married men, in the firm's employ, and that although they were hard pressed for labor they would not employ any man who was eligible to enlist. * Mr. Linn, in reply to the good wishes extended him, said that he left the factory with great regret as he had always received the best of help during his apprenticeship, and that he had nothing but praise for his employers who had always treated him well. v There is no doubt that it pays to advertise in the ''News,'' says n correspondent, fn response to an advertisement in the "Savin" for a creamery manager, a dairy company recently received 14 applicants.

THE GERMS OP CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS are stated by the Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory of the University to Melbourne to be quickly destroyed by eucalyptus. SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to possess far greater antiseptic power than the common eucalyptus oils and so-called extracts. Therefore, if you are not particular about your health you use any sort of eucalyptus ;if you are—you use only SANDER'S EXTRACT, 3 drops on sugar. It protects you not only from meningitis, but from all other infectious diseases; scarlet fever, measles, influenza, typhoid, diphtheria, small-pox, etc. SANDER'S EXTRACT is the strongest and safest antiseptic, and its curative qualities have been demonstrated to be genuine and lasting—it not only disinfects, but stimulates and gives new vigor to diseased parts. Ulcers, poisoned wounds, chilblains, inflamed skin are quickly cured by .SANDER'S EXTRACT.

A meeting iif tlic owners of Tuumurunui iownsliiji declined to sell the freehold to the Government for £o3,ooo.—Press Association.

By Regulation Gazetted it is provided tluit the Mortgage Extension Act shall not apply to "agreements to purchase" entered into under the Workers' Dwellings Act, 1010.

At the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday last the transfer of a land agent's license from F. Sehultzc, of Napier, to A. B. Gibson, of New Plymouth, was approved. Mr. Gibson has taken ollices in Brougham Street, and intends 10 recommence business here as land, labor, and insurance agent.

''Roadmen and employees iii ihr County are too fond of keeping useless

"kuris" about the roads,' - remarked Cr. McWiliiam at the meeting of the Eltham County Council on Saturday. These dogs were an absolute nuisance to people driving cattle. This, Ik; said, particularly referred to the Omoana riding The remarks were ma.de in the discussion on a letter received from a settler who complained of the difficulty ho had in getting a mob of cattle over a bridge owing to dogs owned by a worker, running on the bridge driving them bask. As an outcome, the engineer is to notify all employees to keep iheir dogs off the roads. Instructions will also be issued re regulation of traffic over the particular bridge complained of, the Patea bridge (at Rawhitiroa), winch is now undergoing repair.

Another example of Defence Department ''red, tape" given by one of the delegates at the Patriotic Conference at Stratford on Friday. One of the returned soldiers had enlisted in Otago, and his home is in Taranaki. Jfe naturally wanted to go home, but the Department informed him that he would have to pay his own fare. However, he hoarded the train with the others, and the Defence officer, not knowing him, issued a return ticket to a Taranaki town. The soldier got on alright till he came to Marton Junction. Then a guard informed him that he could not travel any further with the ticket. However he persisted, with the result that the guard handed him over to the stationmaster at the town he was booked for, and took the return half of the ticket from. him. The young fellow vows that if ho does not get the return half when he has to go hack to report himself, he intends to remain at home and let the Defence Department fetch him. And after all, who can blame him?— Stratford correspondent.

The line ■of Nine Island hats advertised by the Melbourne Clothing Company at Is (id is extraordinarily good value, the hats being of a very fine even plait and free from blemish. All sizes and shapes are in stock to fit youths and men.