LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parliament will meet for dispatch of business on May 9. Five additional cases of infantile paralysis in the Wellington Health District were reported yesterday. A Napier telegram says that a serious outbreak of diphtheria is reported from spine outlying districts. The Canterbury military district has sent, or is sending, over £SOOO in cash and goods for the French Red Cross, as the result of a general appeal. Mr. W. Lyon, solicitor, has been appointed secretary of the Woodville Jockey Club out of four applicants (states a Press Association telegram). A Press Association telegram states that tho Hawke's Bay Jockev Club received ninety-eight applications for the position of secretary, vice Mr. W. J. Stratton, resigned. Eight applicants will be interviewed for final selection. The Queen Carnival at Masterton closed on Tuesday night. The total votes wore 5,031,206, and the carnival returns over £25,000, Mrs. O. Donald, Feather.-, lon, was elected queen. The result was declared by Mr. Massey to thousands of people.—Press Association.

The Defence authorities are responsible for a serious mistake which is displayed at the New Plymouth Post Office. A list is posted at the public counter of men who were called up for the 13th Reinforcements and who failed to go to camp, and included in this "black list" is the name of a man who loft with the Tenth Reinforcements', and who is now known to be with the main body. Publicity of this nature tends to cause pain to relatives of men who have enlisted, and it is hoped the error will be remedied immediately. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Mr, A. Crooke, S.M., gave his reserved judgment in the civil action, Charles Edward Street (Mr. A. Bennett) v. Raniera-. Karena (Mr. D. Hutchen). The original claim was for £44 10s in interest oil monies lent, and this was confessed by the plaintiff. Then defendant, who had leased land at Waltara to Street, counter-claimed for £54 for rent due and £4O 10s damages for Street's failuje to properly cultivate the land and keep the fences in repair. After reviewing the case at length, the Magistrate gave judgment for Karena on the counter-claim for £3B in respect of rent and costs £2 12s, and gave judgment for Street in respect of the claim for £4O 10s. Once a drummer boy in the British Army, but now a dog-breeder and JjP. in the United States, Mr. Frederick Philip Kirby has come into a huge fortune of £OOO,OOO (say 3 the New York World). He is an Irishman from County Kildare, his present home being at Gloucester, New Jersey. This lucky legatee was discovered after an exhaustive search by an English firm of solicitors, and proved his claim chiefly by producing a Bible presented to him by the testatrix, on the fly-leaf of which was inscribed his name. It was an aunt named Mary Fry, of County Kildare, who left him her fortune.

An interesting point in a lecture in Sydney by Mr. H. Gullet, the official Australian correspondent in France, was his account of the extreme nearness of the fighting line to London—a nearness not easily realised by those who have not actually made the journey. Mr. Gullett was accustomed to leave his house in London at 8.30 a.m., and to find himself showing liis credentials at the French staff headquarters in Xo. thorn France the same afternoon! On the way he was always impressed by the unruN (led /aim of London—a calm which reflected the spirit of the United Kingdom —resolute, wide-awake and terrible! Contracts with the novel conditions of active war are made on the English CliAiinel steamers, where every passenger ie obliged to put on a lifebelt. The Channel itself is furrowed by just as much shipping as in peace time, Tramp steamers, ocean greyhounds and sailing ships are all here, and the traveller really sees nothing or very little of the British Navy—the formidable power that so truly rules the waves, and makes all thw vital commerce possible.

At the Magstrate's Court, Hawera, on Tuesday, the Magistrate (Mr. W. E. Haselden, R.M.), gave his reserved decision in the sharemilking case of Jas. White (of Mere Mere), sharemilker, against Geary Bros., farmers. Mr. P. O'Dea appeared forXlie plaintiff, and Mr P. C. Spratt for defendants. The plaintiff claimed £IOO for his share of milk moneys, pigs, and calves. He also claimed a refund of money which the defendants deducted for stumping, under protest from the plaintiff. The defendants counter-claimed for £2OO, the principal item being .€ll3 damages to flie defendants' cows for alleged failure to strip and milk clean. The Magistrate gave judgment for the plaintiff for £O7 lis 3d, with costs and witnesses' expenses, and also gave judgment for the defendants for £27 15s lOd, which the plaintiff had admitted, but without witnesses' expenses, as the defendants had failed on their Claim for damages to the cows, and on the other principal items. Judgment for the plaintiff included a refund of the amount which the defendants had deducted for stumpfiig. Tile lure of the seaside is a phrase one has often heard. To some it is the bathing, to others the picture of little tots paddling or digging miniature trenches in the sand is a pleasure. The prattle of children delving amidst the rocky jiools of the beach in search of elusive finny denizens is at times music to man}'. These and the tonic of bracing aea air are indeed the charm. The pleasure is enhanced when the above attributes are backed up by a foreshore of grassy slopes, spacious lawns and innumerable native trees, A natty bungalow tea-room, a graceful band rotunda—in all directions a vista of loveliness. Such is Kawaroa Park, the seaside park of New Plymouth. Filled with pleasure seeking patrons as the park will undoubtedly be on Kaster Monday, the picture will be complete. The entertainment to be provided will be worthy of such a scene. "Kawaroa Park, Easter Monday," will become a household saying. Forms of application will be received from Mr. T). McAUum, P.O. Box 82, New Plymouth, for a limited number of sharea in the proposed Iron Sand Company-in Taranaki.—Advt.

Full stocks of the following: lines of hosiery arc held by the Melbourne Clothing Co., Ltd.: —Men's cashmere socks, is pair; men's all-wool cashmere socks, famous "Flyir." Fox" brand, le Of l pair; men's knitted s oclts, Is 3d and ls--Gd pair; women's all-wool cashmere hose, plain la (id and 2s 3d, ribbed and fancy Is 9d pair; plain llama hose, fine quality, 2s lid pair. Owing to other bookings at the Theatre Royal, the usual week-end picture programme, which includes "The Master Key (14th episode), will only be shown to-night and on Saturday af-

Sncccss has attended the recruiting scheme in New Plymouth. The Mnvassers under the Borough Council have enlisted 23 men, while the returned. soldiers canvassing in the Taranaki County have enrolled 33, a total of 88 recruits. A telephone message from Murlwum states that Inspector Cullen and the main party with wounded men and prisoners, left Maunga Pohatu early yeaterday morning for Kuatahuna, and were expected to arrive there last night, The wounded constables have greatly improved, says a Rotorua telegram. Settlers in the Morven Hills country, m the South Island, are again faeed with tho periodical trouble from the ever-in-creasing deer herd in that locality. Annually in the early autumn the deer make their way down to crapped areas, and for something like six months art responsible for considerable damage in turnip fields and cropped paddoc.'s*. In various parts of tho country referred to deer are now very numerous, and within a short journey of some homesteads herd* of from 100 to 200 can be counted. The settlers intend to bring the matter under the notice of the Government, with a view to obtaining some relief. It \i admitted on all sides that not one gov* head is to be found in the thousand* on the country referred to, and the herd there is nothing short of a menace to the standard of the main herd. . Free licenses for this area were isaiied last year, but those who applied did not take advantage of the privilege, in view of the conditions attached. What is contended is that the country aJiQuLI be thrown open unconditionally. The change of seasons has come round again, business firms are showing new goods. Ambury's are showing a choice selection of latest styles in everything warm and comfortable for autumn and winter wear. The windows are very attractive and large stocks are represented therein of goods that shonia hm& with a ready sale. , Of great interest is a film taken h* special permission of the French war authorities depicting some actual warfare in the trenches at Quennevierea. The famous 75'« are seen literally spray, ing the German trendies will shells. Another scene shows a bomb-thrower at work. This film will be on view td>. night at the Empire Picture Palace, .