LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Plymouth Waterside Workers Union has joined the New Zealand Federation as reconstructed. The introduction of the scheme for a house-to-house collection throughout New Plymouth to raise funds for the Patriotic Committee has been postponed until after the Taranaki Carnival is over. The Minister of Defence said yesterday that territorial camps would be held, and' that the dates of the different camps would he widely published, 'and every facility given for the men to go in, so as to suit the convenience of all parties as far as necessary.—Press Association. Mr. Arthur B. Gibson, hon secretary of the New Plymouth branch of the British Red Cross Society desires to acknowledge recepit of the following donations: Mrs (Dr.) Walker £1 Is, Mrs Alexander £1 H, "W.D.," per Mr Chancy £l. At yesterday's meeting of the committee, Mr. K. Bell, of the National Bank of New Zealand was appointed hon. treasurer of the Society, and will be pleased to acknowledge fur-' ther contributions. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crookc, S.M., 'judgment was given for plaintiff in default of defendant in the following cases:—Jessie : Waters (Mr. A. A. Bennett) v. Jessie •Mulloy, £3 3s (costs £1 10s); Westport Coal Co. (Mr. D. Hutchen) v Henrv ■Autridge, £9 fis (ss); Geoi'ge' Pcarec (Mr. A. 11. Johnstone) v. George Blacker, £1 !»s (os); McEwcn Bros. (Mr. F. K. Wilson) v. A. 1-overidge, 17s Cd ((Is); W H. Broome v. J. VV, Gibson, £1 7s fid ;(»s); David Munro' (Mr. A. P.. Standish) v. Alexander R. Peddie, 17s 4d (js); W. T. Hookham (Mr. D. Hutchen) v. 1,. Bishop, £2 16s 5d (16s). One result of America's part in making munitions for the Allies is the almost magical way shares in manufacturing concerns have risen. Mr 0. 11. Blakemore, an Australian metallurgist, who is returning- by the Makura, stated In Auckland that on the outbreak of war shares in the Electric Motor Boat Company were quoted at fis. As lie came through New York recently those shares had risen to £IOB. Two years ago Bethlehem Steel Company shares stood at £B, but when he left London they were worth £l2O. ''There is hardly 'a railway company in the United States,'' said the. visitor, '''whose shares have not appreciated about no per cent., and the shares of every industrial organisation in America have increased in propotion. Those in the woollen and boot factories have risen most remarkably." Private It. D. Mcintosh, of the Fifth Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, writes:—Le,mnos is bare anil barren, with any amount or" Creek villages, some fine churches and an old monastery. I was very disappointed with the Greeks. I always thought they were a fiiie race of people, and beautiful women, but in I.emnos them villages are filthy places, and their men and old women arc the same. Altogether there are about eight hospitals here, and one convalescent camp—all canvas. Altogether there .must be 100,000 men on the island, which is the base for Oallipoli f counted 150 ships in the. bay (which i 3 very deep with a narrow entrance guarded by submarines), and there wcrt more also. The hospital ship* lookej. vey pretty M. nisdvt. Thev are linl.fe.l up" all """id >(v ;th green 'iv-'- a " n; ] R t ; - ,ned Qs&? in 'ti>- "oni«»

The New Plymouth police !,«,■>■ arrived advice that John Googht. 1(1 veins of age, son of Mr. Googht, farmer, of Awatuna, was accidentally killed en sUa\day by bi'ing caught on the shitu:,.;; of an old engine. The Omuta Dairy Co. pay mil, lo -up. pliers this month the sum of .cisn. ,a the rate, of Md per lb for butier fa!. This is the biggest "pay-out'' of the company since its inception 14 vi'ar.i ago. ;_ The question of providing a club-i-.>r.jii in New Plymouth, for returned soldiers was brought up at the meeting of (he Patriotic Committee last night. The chairman (Mr. .J. K. Wilson), said it was time something in this direction was done, as the present position of allowim: to wander about the streets was not satisfactory. The suggestion met with support, and the chairman ami vice-chairman were asked to go into the matter and report to next meeting. Master Broderiek Wilson who went to the top of Mount Egmonl. via the Stratford House on Sunday, states that the track is in good order. Master Wilson, who has no mean . reputation as, a climber, piloted a party of three and a very "enjoyable day was spent. The day was clear, and the outline or' the South 'lsland was clearly discernible from the summit. The.road leading to the reserve is being reconstructed, and is nowready for metalling, At present, motorcars can be driven right up to the Stratford house.

A. yery enjoyable "At Home" was given in May and Arrowsmith's Tearooms in connection with Viavi yesterday afternoon. It took tho form of a lecture on health, and proved most interesting. At the conclusion, the Mayoress (Mrs. Burgess) moved a vote of thanks, and expressed tho appreciation of tho audience. The hope was freely expressed that Miss Sterling would be able to arrange furlliei' lectures 'during her stay in New Plymouth, and to this Miss sterling has consented. An evening lecture for the convenience of those who .are unable to attend in the afternoon will be announced shortly. The following is the executive of the South Taranaki Bacon Co., Ltd.,: Directors: H. D, Forsyth (chairman), R. .T, Knuckey (Eltham); Jacob Mam D. L. A. Astbury (Mangatoki); W. D. Powdrell, T. A. Bridge (Kaupokonui); T. Whyte, J. D. Crowley (T. L. .Toll); H. E. Batten (Riverdale); J. M. Hickey (Opunake); R. S. Farquhar (Awatuna); J. S. Riddle (Normanby); R. Lambie, jm\, (Pihama); W.' D. Powdrell (Whemiakura); C. ,T. Hawken (Molls); S. C. Tonks (Mantitahi); secretary, 0. P. Taylor: auditor, E. Parrott; manager, R. Butcher; bankers, the Bank of Ne.w Zealand; registered ■office, London Street, Eltham.

A flag', presented by the Woolbrookers' was offered at the Christchurch wool sales on Monday week oil behalf of the Canterbury Patriotie, Fund, and realised .£l2lß Ss fid. Speaking to a reporter after the sale, a leading wool-buyer said: "I wish you to draw the attention of the public to the fact that the success of the sale was due very largely to the liberality of the' brokers and buyers, not to the wool-growers. 0! the money received for the fin.!,', the former gave £llOB, and the latter £1)10. Considering :thal the wool sold to-day was quite £450,000, I think farmers and wool-growers are not bearing their full share, and I think the ,time has come when tliey should dip into their pockets for patriotic purposes much deeper than they have done hitherto," Some little time ago the Council of the Tarannki Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Commercial Agent of the Railway Department with a, request that the smoking car. running on, the Hawera-Xew Plymouth local mixed train should be replaced by a better class of car. The General Manager has replied that the var in question has been found sufficient for the business oft'ering, and that when a compartment smoker is run it is found necessary to reduce the goods load of the train. Mr. Hiley adds that it is the Department's intention, as passenger business expands, to supersede the old type of cars for regular service and utilise them for secondclass holiday excursion traffic. As a matter of fact, however, the Department is now running a compartment on the trains in question. "I am not in entire accord with the 'set' that is being made—l do not understand why upon these picture shows," said Mr. L. M. Isitt, M.P„ in the course of discussion when a deputation, waited upon the Minister for Internal Affairs, and urged the censorship of moving pictures. "I fail to see all these terrible things we hear about. I have heard more objectionable things at the theatre than ever I have seen at the pictures. We should be careful before we make this wholesale denunciation of wliat conotltutea practically the poor man's literature. Children have a remarkable facility for missing what adults see." There had, he continued, been public utterances as to pictures that ivouhl make one who had not seen them think they were very terrible. He 'failed to see what ground there was for the exaggerated condemnation that had been levelled at this one cheap amusement of the working class. New Zealand Loan alul Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London bowse wilder date llitli inst: Woo! sales: Second series fixed for 20th February, third for 4th April. Both are limited to SO,OOO bales. Sheepskins: Crossbred combing advanced fully 2d, half-woolled iy 2 d, short and shorn Id.' The following unique, values in ladies' hosiery are obtainable at the Melbourne, Ltd.:—Pure-wool cashmere ribbed hose, Is fid pair: lisle thread hose, with silk ankles, Is 3d; extra line quality ribbed cashmere, hose. 2s Gil pair; three-quarter socks, all sizes, black or tan, size ■!, lOd. to size. 10, Is Od pair.