LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tli<* Patea Kavnicrs' Co-operative Freezing' Company start operations for the season to-day. A Wellington telegram says that a high, northerly gale, with heavy rain squalls, passed over the city last evening. The Mangatoki Ladies' Patriotic Committee has forwarded a number of articles to the Minister of Internal Affairs for equipping the second hospital ship. At a well-attended social held at Okaiawa to farewell Messrs W. Currie, If. Crocker, and G. D. McKenzie, who left for Trcnthnm yesterday, suitable presentations were made to the guests of the evening. The total amount received by the Patea Patriotic League on behalf of the Wounded Soldiers' 'Fund is now £lO2ll 18s 3d. , The total receipts of the League from all sources to date amount to £3037 17a 9d. During his week-end stay in Hawera Mr. Italian, Minister of Education, visited the Rev. T. G. Hammond, with whom he exchanged ideas on the education of the Maori children. Mr. Hammond promised the Minister an article for the monthly school journal. Six Maori soldiers charged with desertion from a military camp were sentenced at Auckland to military deteni tion for from 40 days to 21 days, reports a Press Association message. T/he Eltliam Belgian Sewing Guild! yesterday despatched to the Belgian Consul at Wellington another ease of children's clothing for the destitute Belgians. It contained 573 garments, ineluding 60 complete outfits for children of all ages up to fourteen years. Owing to the bad state of the Rotokare Road, says the Argus, Mrs. C. Davis, wife of Mr. C, Davis, ehairmam of the School Committee at Rotokare, while driving in a gig, bumped into a large stone, with the result that the left wheel was wrenched off. Mrs. Davis was thrown out, one of her arms being severely bruised at the-wrist and. elbow.

An incipient fire occurfcfl'imtUe stereo., room of the Daily News Office at 4--o'clock yesterday morniDg. The Fire Brigade were quickly on the spot and' the outbreak was extinguished in a few • minutes. Very little damage resulted,', and the smart work of the Brigade ineti witli due appreciation from the pxo-j prietor. The Governor has remitted the fineof £lO imposed by the Stipendiary Magistrate at Napier on Mr. Arthur McCarthy for selling certain goods auction without a license, in*aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The Magistrate recommended the remission-of the fine. Five of the passengers by the R.M;S. Ruapehu were taken to the. hospital on tho arrival of the boat at Auckland on Saturday. Two of the passengers had contracted scarlet fever, and the otherthree wore isolated as contacts. about one week out from Capetown, one' of the steerage passongers was unwell,' and it was found that he was- suffering) from the fever, and- on arrivakat'Hobartf lie was put off. The other >casee were' not discovered until the sliip Was on the way from Hobart to New Zealand.The Prime Minister stated, on Satur-'. day that the first ton of cheese bought" under tho new arrangement between-. New Zealand producers and the Imperial* Produce Supply Department had reached the stores in Wellington. The schemehad not yet been in operation a week, and no time had been lost. Tho Imperial authorities, as already announced, have requisitioned one-third of the output of the New Zealand cheese factories, mid it is expected that the total amount will be not less than 15,000 tons. ■Enquiries made at the Canterbury I 'Land Office last week elicited the information that there were no areas of Crown lands available in Canterbury for discharged soldiers. The runs held on lease could hardly be used for the purpose, because they consisted of largo areas of inferior land, which could be protfiably farmed only in big blocks. It would take at least 5000 or 0000 acres of this class of land to make a holding for one man. Of course tho Government might buy land in Canterbury for the soldiers, but the Crown lands were too remote and too poor in quality to he of any use for that purpose. Travellers on the Napier mail train who bought kisses to the extent of £~> for wounded soldiers from a daintily dressed "flapper'' recently, will not be delighted at the information that the "flapper" was an effeminate-looking soldier, accompanied by a well-known resident of the district. The pair wont through the carriages, selling kisses to all classes of men in the persuasive name of patriotism. This trek through the train brought in about £5, and then the pair went back through the carriages. This time the flapper was skipiping lightly, holding thw edge of a pretly skirt iii a manner to reveal khaki puttees and good solid boots. The young person was u soldier, fresh of face, with a girlishness of feature which a skilled manipulator of the human form had easily "played up to" with womanly raiment, Friday's Christehureh papers report that Mr. C. H. Elisor's new homestead at White Rock was totally destroyed by fire on the previous afternoon. Mr. Ensor and his family were in town at the time, and two maids, the only occupants, were in charge of the house. It is not known how the fire occurred. Mr. Elisor was particularly unfortunate in losing all his Corriedale cups, trophies of successful exhibits at the show*, and many other articles of considerable personal value to himself and his wife were likewise lost. The house and contents were partly insured, but a very | substantial loss above the cover will fall on Mr. Elisor. Only a piano and a few other articles of furniture were saved. The homestead was built only a year ago, and wan a fine type of country residence. Some six years ago a former homestead was lost by fire. Working men will find the Melbourne, ■Ltd., the cheapest and best place for grey denims, 2s lid and 3s fld; grey double-frouter denims. 4s (kl- blue denims, 2s lid. 3s fid to 4s lid: cord trousers, us lid: strong tweed trousers. Ss |(kl; saddle-tweed trousers, 10s (Id and Ms (id. All reliable colonial-made goods. The State Express, No. 533, Virginia Red 'Packing, and'the Turkish Upper Ten cigarettes have been specially created by the Ardath Tobaeco Co. for New Zealand smokers. Their efforts were concentrated to provide high-class cigarettes at moderate prices, and that note of distinction which is characteristic, of "State Express'' Itself. Your palate will appreciate the dclicato quality of these cigarettes— cigarettes that ' are something igseiftlj 10 ior fld.

The Chief Postmaster advises Unit the AucUaiiil-Vaiicoiiivr dispatch of October 5. which arrived at Vancouver on October 22 (a day late), reached London on November 12 (eight. duv.s late). The Wellington-Sue/, dispatch 'of October 1 arrived in London on November 11. Air. Carman, secretary of the Lllliam Motor Car Art Union Committee, informs the- Argus (hat the net prolit from the proceeds of (he art union of the Buick motor car is £2:)(K) lis, and this amount has been handed over to the Eltham Carnival Queen funds. The usual weekly meeting of the figment Lodge was opened last evening by Chief Templar, liro. !•'. 1!. Pcppcrell. Sister Bruce spoke a few words in reference to the departure of llro. N. O. White, who left by the train last night for Treiltham. Routine business was transacted, and the next evening's programme was arranged. The session was cloned by the Chief Templar at !» o'clock. The queen carnival at Taibapc dosed on Saturday night. The total amount now in baud is over £11,040, and is expected to reach £12,000. Mrs. It. W. Smith, wife of the member of Parliament, was elected queen with £4084, ami Miss Forde was second with £3823. The, carnival is considered a brilliant success, the results being double what was originally expected.—Press Association. The annual sports in connection with the Boys' High School will be held at the school-grounds on Thursday. This year there arc. over one hundred and ninety competitors. An Invitation Race, of 220 yawls, open to secondary schools of Taranaki, is included in the programme, and should prove an interesting event, entries having been received from ,Stratford District High School, Technical College, and the Boys'' High School. The question of running trams on .Sundays in 'New Plymouth was brought up at the meeting of the Tramways Committee of the Borough Council last night. It was decided to defer consideration of'the matter until next Monday night when a deputation representing the- New Plymouth churches will ,place 'its vicwe on. the question before the,committce.

"Itfdoes noUgnre much encouragement for "Boards -to give, leave to masters to voiunteerj" remarked Mr. D. Hutclien at ■last niglft's meeting of the High School l!Board, when-a reply was received from «the Minister of Education in respect to the Board respectling vacancies on the staffs? of secondary ischools, as a result of masters and'others volunteering for active service, to theteffect that filling of the. positions thus {rendered vacant did not-come within'the province of the Education Department, the question being one entirely for the Boards concerned to deal with. As no •register was kept by the Department of I secondary school teachers who were available for employment, he would sug.gestihat where vacancies occurred in the .schools'for such teachers, advertisements should be inserted in the papers inviting for the positions." This •.reply was not deemed satisfactory by •the Board, the chairman remarking thato Iheiihad' told the Minister that thoy JiadS already advertised and scoured the.'Do-* fflninion, In»war times-like these when the price*' *of all commodities are rising, an-oppor-S unity to-purchase reliable goods at. a, arge discount on pre-war prices is wcl- 1 corned by the discerning buyers. Such <an opportunity is presented by the great .sale of Cock and Thomson's assigned? 1 sstock now on at the ?Jew Zealand Coltli!ing Factoi-y-'s New 'Plymouth bruneh, Mr. Newton King draws attention to •his Koburatohi stock- sale, to be held to-morrow, which is advertised in this issue. There is a good entry of useful cattle, and those wishing to stock, up are strougly recommended to attend' this fixture.