LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is reported, says the Argus, that the Manager of the Mangatoki cheese factory has expressed entire satisfaction at the manner in which his women employees are carrying out their duties.

The Chief Postmaster advises that in future it will be necessary to place only one penny, instead of twopence, as hitherto, in the Brougham Street, New Plymouth, slot telephone to operate the machine.

The Prime Minister has received many letters and telegrams recently protesting against his leaving New Zealand now. The communications have come to Mr. Massey from political friends and foes alike.

Palmerston people are asking for a train from Wellington which should arrive at 11 a.m. instead of noon; and suggested to the Railway Commercial Agent, Mr. Waite, that this could be given by starting the New Plymouth express an horn- earlier.

The annual installation ceremonies in connection with the Masonic lodge at Opunake were held on Wednesday night, when about a dozen members of the Eltham Lodge went out to the seaside town to assist. Bro, R. L. Canuoll was duly installed as W.M, for the ensuing year.

The last few weeks of wet weather has had its effect on the farmers' cheques this month. We are informed that the milk is going down fast, in some instances übout 1501bs in every lOOOlbs. Some of the dairymen declare that unless the weather improves at once there is little hope of the milk going up. —Argus. In connection with Hawke's Bay's effort to raise £200,000 for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, and for which object some genei'diia donations wore announced on Thursday, Mr. G. r. Donnelly has intimated his intention of increasing his previous handsome subscriptions by £3OOO. There was a large attendance last night at a meeting of the Ngamotu Beautifying Society, at Moturoa. Committees were appointed for the following purposes:--To confer with the East End Society with reference to arranging matters for the mutual benefit of both Societies; to obtain guarantors to finance the building of a pavilion, at a cost of £SOO, at Moturoa; to arrange for a picnic on New Year's Day; to apply to the managers of the freezing works, petroleum companies, and ironeand works for permission to show visitors over the various works on the day of the picnic. A number of minor matters were also considered by an enthusiastic meeting.

According to the Argus, the £lthaia School bids fair to be reduced in grade owing to falling off in the average attendance. Bcduetion in grade means fewer teachers and less salaries. News has been received by the Defence authorities that the troopship Maunganui, which reached her destination last week with the men of the Seventh Reinforcements, is now on the way back to New Zealand with a few sick and wounded soldiers aboard. The vessel will proceed either to Wellington or Port Chalmers.

The Ngamotu Beautifying Society, in connection with their picnic on Now Year's Day, Jiave decided on an innovation. Coupons arc to be sold at Is each entitling the buyer to a photo of the spot, in the Borough of New Plymouth, where the winning number is hidden. The holder of the coupon bearing the lucky number will receive the prize, valued at £5. The Taranaki Executive of the Farmers' Union will meet at Hawera to-morrow to protest to the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister against the form of returns required under the Farmers' Income Tax. It is alleged (hat it is impossible to give accurately same of the information required and that a penalty is enforced if the information is not accurate.

That New Zealanders are not getting an exorbitant price for the meat commandeered by the Imperial Government, as compared with the prices ruling elsewhere, is evidenced by a letter just received by Mr. R. Reynolds, of Cambridge, from his son who resides in the Argentine. Ho instances that ordinary beef cattle arc Bold there at from £25 to £57 10s, and that one line realised 390 dollars each, an average of 8d per lb on the hooks.

An Dannevirke yesterday, Mr. McCarthy, S.M., heard a case in which Thomas Bates was proceeded against by James Carston, a member of the Borough Council, for £IOO damages, for alleging that Carston was a Gorman, that his wife was a German, and that his family were Geramn sympathisers. Carston, in evidence, said his father was a Scotsman and his mother English. His wife is Irish and he himself is a New Zealandcr. He was awarded [£ls damages. One of the most interesting exhibits at the Hawera show was a Maxim machine-gun, 'manufactured at the Petone workshops. This innocent looking, but deadly instrument was demonstrated by the Wanganui railwayinen. It is a beautifully made machine and refleets great credit on its makers. Every detail was carried out at Petone. The gun has been severely tested and has stood the test well. It weighs only about Gslbs, and can discharge 600 shots per rainte, at an effective range of 2900 yards. The Wanganui Education Board for some time has been husbanding resources with the view of the special requirements of the northern end of the district (writes the Hawera Star). New schools at Elthara, Qkaiawa and Normanby are necessities of the immediate future, and the Wanganui Board had been ordering its building programme to meet these necessities. The Wanganui Board is not likely to proceed with any expenditure in a part of the district it is to lose, and unless some special arrangements arc made it is hardly probable that the Taranaki Board can do anything for some time to come. Meantime, little can be done even in preliminary work. At the Hawera Show on Wednesday Mr. E. Jackson and Mr. J. M, Shotter were present in the interests of the Stratford A, and P. Association and were successful in obtaining many entries for the show on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Entries of all classes of cattle and horses were received, and in consequence some of the Ibest hunters and hacks on exhibition I yesterday will be on exhibition next (week. From all appearances, next week's fixture should be an unqualified success—if entries count for anything. Some of the best horses entered in the Hawera competitions will compete against, local entries at the Stratford Show.

"Send money, not cigarettes," urged Captain Munro at Wanganui the other day. "It is a waste of money to buy cigarettes here, as they can be purchased for 2Jd a packet in Egypt." He added that a lot of people had gone to the trouble of sending warm garments for the troops. His experience was that there was no need to send clothing, as the troops were well provided for in that respect. Cotton goods might be acceptable, but not wool material. Finally, it was advisable to send small parcels only, ag large parcels had a habit of going astray. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., Edward Frederick Brider, a young man, was diai-fecd with using obscene language at a dar.ee at Tataraimaka. Sergeant Bowden, who prosecuted on behalf of the police, said the language complained of was of a most revolting character, and was used at a euchre party and dance at Tataraimaka in the presence of women and children of all ages. The .Sergeant laid stress on the seriousness of the offence, and hoped an example would be made of the accused. This would act as a warning to other young men living in country districts, where, owing to there being no police, they thought they could do as they liked. Mr. A. R. Standish entered a "plea of guilty on behalf of the accused. The Magistrate said it was perfectly amazing that any young man should use such "filthy, abominable language," and he inflicted a fine of £lO and costs £2 9s. For driving vehicles on the footpath, Thomas Sampson and A. J. Hale were each fined 5s and costs 7s.

A Wellington telegram says that the Ninth Reinforcements, who are now going on leave, have not yet done any musketry work on the rifle range, as they have been training at Tauherenikau. They will receive the full course on their return to Trentham.

To-morrow the Melbourne Clothing Company bring forward several further reduced lines for their great sale now in full swing. Children's ribbed wool hose six-fold knees, sizes 3 and 4, only Is per pair; Horrockses' pyjaina cloth lOd yard; Horrockses' 36-ineh fine longeloth 9s lid dozen.

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