LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr, George J. Cullen has, says the 'Argus, been appointed to tlie vacant position of Borough Overseer at Eltliam. To a Uruti correspondent, on educational matters:—You have omitted to give your name and address; also, your letter is not concluded. A farewell social will lie tendered to Troopers Bowie, LangUmds, Parkes and Snelieksz in the Auroa Hall 0 n Thursday evening. / The Patriotic Market held at Stratford on Saturday by Mrs. Curtis, assisted by Mrs. Good and Miss Dingle (members of the Ladies' Patriotic Committee) was instrumental Tn augmenting the 'ladies' Fund by about £l3 Ss, The annual synod of tile Methodist! churches in the Wanganui-Taranaki district commenced at Hawera yesterday, when a meeting of the district committee on Home Missions held. The delegates will be formally welcomed at a conversazione this evening. The following- recruits have been passed as medically lit for the Reinforcements: Messrs A. C. Wright, Midhirst (Mounted); P. X. Jones, Midhirst (Mounted): C. Chadwick, Stratford (Infantry); N. J. Walsh, Koliuratalii (Mounted); J. McLaughlan, Kowan (Infantry). At the Auckland Kennel Club's Show on Saturday, Mrs. fl. 11. Saunders' Irish terrier, Pukckura Prodigy, swept the board, scoring first prize in the classes for puppy, junior, X.Z.-brcd, limit, and open bitches. In retrievers (curly coated), F. Patterson's Kate did likewise, scoring first for N.Z.-bred, open, and brood bitches. Mts. J. j. Montefiore, formerly of Hawera, secured the championship at the Auckland show for dairy cows with that noted performer, Joan. This splendid animal has annexed numerous championships in the show rings in Taranaki, where she defeated all comers. At the Auckland show, Joan defeated a strong class, a Jersey being reserve champion, and an Ayrshire third. We are informed by Messrs Boon Bros, builders, that the conservatory which is being made for the Central 'School Carnival procession on Thursday is of good heart timber, Sft by 10ft ; n size, and if required will be fixed in position by the employees, free of cost, to the snccessfal bidder. This, together with wheelbarrow, steps, etc., will be auctioned on the grounds after the procession, and the proceeds "will be handed over to the Caraival funds.

The usual weekly meeting of tie Egmont Lodge, was opened last evening at 7.30 by the Chief Tomp'ar, Bro. F. R. Pepperell. A programme \va3 arranged for all the ensuing evenings in tV>e Quarter. Bro. Pepperell kindly consented to provide auppcr for next Monday night, en condition that the Lodge members arranged the programme. The usual business was transacted, and the Lodge was closed at 9 p.m. by the Chief Templar. A meeting of the East End Bathing Reserve Committee was held last night. Mr. P. J. Flanagan presiding over a good attendance. A farewell social to Mr. A. Hardgrave. a member of the committee, who is going to the front, will be held on Thursday night, to which all soldiers in the town are invited. It was decided to write to the Ngamotu Foreshore Committee, expressing regret that the committee, could not see it way clear to pool with other foreshore committees, the proceeds of the various picnics on New Year's Day. It was decided to hold the annual smoke concert on Thursday, December fi.

Mr. li. IT. Olson, who judged the Ayrshires at the Auckland Show informed a. Daily Npws representative that whilst the cattle exhibits were numerically strong, as a whole, the dairy cattle exhibited at the northern show did not compare favorably with Taranaki ior quality, though some of the animals undoubtedly would be fit to compete in any show ring-. In horseflesh, however, he considered that the Northerners more than held their own. Thete was also the best show of pigs he had ever seen. There was a huge attendance, estimated at 30,000, at the show. Mr, Olson spoke in high terms of the hospitality meted out to visitng judges by the committee. The "endless chain prayer" is again in evidence, and is being freely circulated in Tarauaki. During the past two or three days a number of prominent ■business men in New Plymouth have received a type-written circular, containing a prayer for our soldiers and sailors. The circular asks that the prayer will be copied and sent to seven people, "on the day you receive it, and on the seventh day you will receive great joy and happiness." Such an idiotic effusion as the one that has been shown to us is evidently the result of a disorganised and ill-balanced mind, and we hope, for the sake of the community at large, that persons who are iii receipt of this most reprehensible "prayer" will promptly consign it to its proper place—the fire or the wastepaper basket. Among the congregation at St. Mary's KJhurch on Sunday was (Mrs. James Sole, who saw the foundation stone of the "building laid on March 25, 1845, and was -present at the opening service on September 2S, 184 G. Mrs. Sole came to New Plymouth with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ■John Hellier, by the ship Oriental, arriving here on November 18, 1814. She was married in St. Mary's Church and had ten children christened there. With her at yesterday's service were a son, a daughter, a grand-daughter and a greatgranddaughter. Among other very old parishioners at yesterday's service were Mrs. Douglas, Miss Shaw, and Mrs. T. K. Skinner, all of whom came out by the Amelia. Thompson, Mis. Watson sen., Mrs. Devenish, Mr. W. D. Webster, and Mr. J. W. Foreman. In the course of an article on "Railway Managers," the New Zealand Rail- . way [Review says: "Never was the cost ' of general management so high, nor its channels so numerous and devious. We have a Cfeneral Manager at £3OOO, aa Assistant-General Manager at £9OO, five managers who look after different branches of the work at a cost of £4*250, assistant traffic sn&nagers in each district to help the traffic "manager," two traffic superintendents at '£.700 each 1 to see that all the other managers "manage" efficiently, and the commercial agent, with £545 travelling expenses and roving commission. The .plain fact is that ithe railways are smothered with high-paid officialism, and to male® for this more or less ornamental top-dress-iag the rank and file have to go without many urgently-needed reforms." Messrs. Morey and Son will move into , their new premises to-morrow, and anticipate being ready for business there on Friday morning, after which the premises will be open for inspection and business. i Accounts can. tic paid at the temporary { rea * 1 * 8 day to-awijow ajgd jajma. a

A Wanganui telegram of yesterday stated that a dairy farmer, named P. McGrath, was dined £2O with costs £4 for supplying adulterated milk. He ig alleged to have added 7.2 per cent, of water.

The Omata Dairy Company, of which Mr, ip. 'F. Raill is chairman, paid out Is 2d per lb for butter-fat for the month of October, and they will also be paying out Is 2d for November. This, we understand, is the highest price paid by any company in this province this season.

The Gazette contain* regulations for the grading of honey intended for export. All honey for export is to puss, through grading stores at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. and it is to comply with certain standards laid down by the Department of Agriculture. Some good "baskets" have been obtained in the Waiwakaiho River during the last few days. Mr. E. Whittle caught two rainbow trout and one 41b brown trout, Mr. R. Birch, nine rainbow trout averaging Hlb, Mr. L. Rao, two good rainbow trout, Mr. W. Birch one rainbow trout, Mr, .T. Scanlon one ;Vilh brown trout, and Mr. C. M. Hill one rainbow trout of .lib and another of 2JH>. Green beetles in large quantities are now on the river, and iish may be seen on the top of the water taking the beetle.

For the tug-of-war, teams from West End, Filzroy, Bell Block, Omata, Frankley Road and two from the Central have already entered. Nominations close today. The reward for finding Abe Potash has been raised from lialf-a-crown to half-a-sovcrcign. A ticket costing three pence will give the owner the privilege of asking any man lit the Carnival on Thursday, if he is Abe Potash, who must, immediately admit his identity and hand out half-a-sovcrcign. He will not, however, take notice of anyone who docs nrtostfi etaoin etaoin anyone who does not first show his ticket. Mrs. Findlay's Cake will be the subject of a competition, very popular in the Old Country. An unusual spectacle in the shape of a white rainbow was observed in the southern heavens at Hastings recently. The conditions were misty, with a clear eastern sky, late in the afternoon, when a perfect arc, of the purest white, formed, and beyond the fact that it was absolutely tlntless and much broader, it "had the appearance of the ordinary rainbow. It lasted only about a minute.

"It is the duty of fathers and mothers to give their sons for the defence of their country," said Mr. L. M. Isitt, M.P., at Leeston last week. "I have two sons, one who has gone and one who is going. I would sooner see them lying' stark and dead on the battlefield than walking the streets as shirkers. If parents prevent their sons going to the front, these lads will for life bear the brand of shame of the shirker. Parents in this hour of trial must cultivate the heroic spirit. Better a dozen deaths than to become subservient to the Germans." A remarkable scene occurred at a Zermatt (Swiss) hotel, which in normal times is full of English alpinists, I 'but in which to-day there are only Englishwomen and a few elderly men. One evening after dinner three young Englishmen, who had just made a difficult ascent, were discussing the climb, when an elderly colonel rebuked them in rather strong language for being in Switzerland at all. Turning towards the ladies, the colonel said: "Ladies, you should boycott these slackers. They should not be climbing mountains, but climbing out of trenches, like my two sons." The. officer was cheered, and the three Englishmen, after standing out against an icy silence for two days, left the hotel for London. The following new hooks have recently been added to the Carnegie Library: "Shorty McCabe 011 the Job," Scwell Forki; ''Tile Eim of the Forest," A. W. Anderson; "Heart of the Sunset," Rev. Beach; "Australia." Jessie A«kermann; "The Oakleyites," E. F. Benson; "The Search 'Party," G. A. Birmingham: "The Bubble Moon," Roy Bridges; "From Billabong to London," Mary ft. Bruce; "Patricia," E. 11. Fowler; "Ten Degrees Backward," E. 11. Fowler; "The Bronze Eagle," Baroness Orczy; "The Man Who Forgot," James Hay; "The Caves of Shend," David Hennessey; "Sundown Slim," H. 11. Knibbs; "The Long Chance," P. B. Kync; "The Green Hay," W. Le Queux; "The Jacket," Jack London: "'Here's to the Day," C. A. McLean and F. Blighton; "Martha, of the Mennonite Country," H. R. Martin; "Mr. Grex, of Monte Carlo," E. P. Oppenheim; "My Friend Phil," I. M. Peacocke; "The Step-mother," Aimie S. Swan; "The Cub," Ethel Turner; ''War's Heart Throbs," Lilian Turner; "A Mistaken Marriage,' F. E. Mills Young; "J'Accusc," by a German.

Praise is given to the Maoris in a letter written by Licut.-Colonel J. Gethin Hughes, then commanding the Canter- ! bury Battalion at Gallipoli, to Sir James Carroll. "Recently some forty odd Maoris had been attached to my battalion," writes Colonel Hughes,' "our share of the number allotted to the New Zealand Infantry Brigade. They come with a very good chit from the ißriga-dier-General Comamnding the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade, with whom they had some ■previous fighting. I had the «hit published in my battalion orders. General Godley was here yesterday, and asked me how they were getting on. I told him that I was very pleased indeed to have them in my battalion, as they are always cheerful, keen to be taught, wonderfully alert in the trenches, willing workers when on fatigue (and God knows there aro fatigues in plenty); in fact, they were an object lesson to we white Maoris. The General said: 'Write and tell them in New Zealand.' Srr James, lam glad of the permission, and hope you will let the Sew Zealand people—particularly their Maori people—know how splendidly these gallant Maoris are doing their bit for King and Empire."

Keep cooH Nothing could keep you cooler than summer underwear chosen flam Morey and Son's stock, *nd nothing will wear tetter. It is flse of tex■tare, but wo¥en so that it will give complete satisfaction, both in comfort and durabflity. Note the underwear advertisement in Messrs Morey and Sol's space in these cohnnns. The Melbourne's great sale offers fine scope for practising thrift. /These prices apell economy. Horrockses' pillow cases, Is pair; ladies' fine and wide ribbed cashmere hose, Is fld pair; Llama stockings, 2s 3d and 2s fld pair; Island hats, fine plait, 9d each, and ladies' umbrellas 3a«d, 3s lid, and *s Md. To-day, Messrs. Webster Bros, will submit to auction the household furniture and effects of Mr. W. A. Jury, South Eoad, near Morley Street. The furniture is in good order and comprises some handsome pieces, particularly a sideboard with iPuriri fronts. The sale