LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Minister for Defence stated at New Plymouth on Tuesday that lie would bring under the Prime Minister's notice the advisability of purchasing land ia Taranaki for wounded soldiers. The Taranaki Education Board lias granted permission to the organiser of the National Service League to address the children in the schools during school hours.

_ The Union Company advised last night that the Karu will leave Wellington on Saturday for New Plymouth, and that the Corinna wjll leave Dunedin on May 5 for this port, via wayside ports. At Christcliurch yesterday, William Francis Bert Dunn, clerk to the City Council, pleaded not guilty to the theft of £942 lis lOd, and was committed for trial at the Supreme Court.

The shooting season opens on Monday next. May 1. The Taranaki Acclimatisation Society 'has decided that it will not endorse outside licenses this year.

Four teams of bowlers from an Auckland club lately visited a mental hospital and played against teams of the patients. One of the bowlers, writing to a brother at Cardiff, says: "You may ■be interested to know that though w'e took four fairly good teams of bowlers, the m«ntal patients gave us a good licking, and thoroughly deserved their victory."

The Defence Department has received an intimation from Egypt that there are 335 nurses oil the books of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force there, of whom 201 are now being paid by the New Zealand department. Of these only 01 are employed in the New Zealand establishments. General Godley suggests that no additional nurses be sent there at present.—Press Association.

At, the Hawera Magistrate's Court yesterday, the inquest was concluded on William Henry Faulkner, of Auroa, who was killed at Otakeho on the 10th inst., by a motor-cycle, in which he was riding, colliding with a motor car. Mr. A. G. Bennett (Maiiaia), represented J. A. Parkes, who was riding the motor cycle, and Mr. P. O'Dea appeared for M. Malone and A. Fraser, the male occupants of the motor car. The Coroner (Mr. W. R. .Haselden, S.M.), returned the following verdict: "That the deceased met his death at Otakeho on the 10th April from injuries to his skull by the accidental collision of a motor car with a motor side-car in which deceased was riding." In the course of his judgment, the Coroner said that the probability was that the motor car had no lights.

The man of military age who gets married to evade his duty of service to the country and afterwards makes up his mi«d to go on the land, will not receive much encouragement in that way from the Taranaki Land Board. At yesterday's meeting, the Board unanimously resolved to shut out such applicants who come before them either;, to select our Crown Land as original applicants, or to become holders of Crown leases by way of transfer the period of the war. The wording of the Board's decision in effect was to treat all such applications as being applications received from single men if they have married since June 1, 1015 Hitherto all married men are included in the preference class in ballots for Crown Lands.

Wellington telegram says that the New Zealand members of the Empire Parliamentary Association nipt yester j day afternoon. There was a good attendance, including Mr. Jlassey and Sir J. G. Ward. The purpose of the meeting was the selection of four members to visit the conference in London, in response to an invitation from the Home Association. Five members of the Upper House, and nineteen of the Lower Chamber signified their willingness to go, if accepted. This does not include any of the Ministers. The invitation was ae. cepted, but the selection of representatives was postponed, and they will be chosen on the morning of May 9, before the opening of Parliament. Mr. J. Hayden, of New Plymouth, has received through the Minister of Defence a letter from the War Office, Whitehall, conveying his Majesty the King's condolence on the loss of his son, iPrivate Horace Edwnrd Hayden. The letter, which was signed by Lient.Col. U R. James, Assistant 'Military Secretary, states that he has been commanded by his Majesty the King to inform him, as next of kin of the lute Private Horace Edward Hayden, of the Wellington Battalion, New' Zealand Expeditionary Force, that this private was mentioned in a despatch from Sir lan Hamilton, dated June 12, and published in the London Gazette of August 8, 1015, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. His Majesty desired to condole with Mr. Hayden on the loss ■he had sustained, and to express his high appreciation of the services of the late Private Horace Edward Hayden. There was rather an unusual incident at the Veterans' dinner on Tuesday night, when an old soldier of Reman parentage harangued the gathering regarding his own patriotism. He related that in the sixties he, with other Germans who had fled from military tyranny of their native land, was ill, Melbourne and read there of the trouble with the Maoris. They all at once decided to come to New Zealand and help the settlers. . From that> day he was a Britisher, and was proud of the fact. He detested the tyranny of the Germans, he had no sympathy with their methods of warfare, and he asked if anyone in the building had anything to say detrimental to his loyalty to stand forth and say it. The challenge was not taken up, but enthusiastic applause prevailed. The old man was visibly affected. Then he went on to complain of his not receiving this Maori war medal because he hocl not been under fire, lie having acted as hospital orderly. He .rould (I;e happy if he got the medal. The veteran was greatly cheered, and left the function a much happier man for having unburdened himself so.

An ancient Celestial called at the Napier recruiting office anil asked to be enlisted. On being told that he had seen too many moons for active service, he gave the following laconic reply: "Hermans no good; me too old shoot 'urn, we want cook "urn."

"Nearly three-quarters of a million in cash has gone through the city treasury in the past year," said the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. J. 11. Gunson, last week. "This corporation," ho added, "has grown into a tremendous ousiness." Making winter blouses? Then there is something that will interest you in Morey'ii jdvertisement to-day. It deals witlf warm winter fabrics that are warranted to look well, wear well, and wash well. Turn to the advertisement now.

Men in need of good all wool serviceable suits strong and warm will welcome the news that the Melbourne Ltd. has a few lialapoi, Eoslvn, and Petone 'suits left in stock at " the following prices: lCaiapoi 35/-, Boslyn 35/-, and Petone 39/0. Nothing "»J)oddv" about tbea» goodb

The fruit industry continues to make great progress in' Napier. Many applegrowers are averaging 12 bushels and some 10 bushels to the treo. ;

The latest Gazette gives the population of Greater Auckland as 119,336; Wellington, 75,085; Christchurch, 88,798; and Dunedin, 68,347.

A tender has been accepted for the building of the new Soldiers' Club on the Marine Parade, Napier, the price being £2700. Mr. W. J, Gray, 'Okato, advises the following additional donations to the Okato District-Patriotic Fund:—A Sanson, cash £»; R. B. Gray, colt. The spinsters in a small town in Hawke's Bay held a leap-year ball in aid of some patriotic fund. The ladies managed affairs so well that the total proceeds amounted to £6O. .

A Melbourne telegram says that the committee which is inquiring into the causes of death reported that alcohol as an article of diet was not necessary. A distinct shortage, in the supply of household coal,' due to the number of men who have left the mines for the war, is being felt in Auckland. Added to this is the fact that freights have risen considerably. Evidence of the number of married men who are enlisting in Auckland may be guaged from the fyet that of the 122 men who enlisted at the Victoria Street recruiting station for the week ended on Wednesday night, 48—or over onethird —are married.

In order to encourage students in the domestic course at the Technical College to study the higher branches of domestic science, the Taranaki Education Board has decided to pay half the entrance fees in connection with the City and Guild's Examinations.

One way in which Prance is making use of her women to-day is to send them to foreign countries to buy materials of war. Madame Dcvoco Miilerand, an accredited agent of the French Government, is in America purchasing steel and steel products. She closed a contract with one steel company for r>o,ooo tons of stele for use in the manufacture of high velocity projectiles. Madame Miilerand has been in the service of the French Government f<;r five years.

The veteran soldiers are a very candid lot, as anyone knowing them will attest. At the Veterans' dinner the other night the proposer of a toast was relating an incident in connection with a veteran present who in his day was the finest runner along the coast. His fleetness saved him on. one occasion when the Maoris shot his horse. The enemy came sweeping along expecting to bag him, but he took to his heels and was soon in safety. "That's a d lie!" cried out a veteran. "Blank never did ■ have a horse shot under him. I know him and all about him!" The old man grew vehement, and he took a lot of pacifying.

A translation of a letter found on the body of a German officer is published by the Regiment. Here i 3 an extract:—At Menin I saw a group of British prisoners who were fresh-looking and with their always cursed calm, and one of them (an officer) smoking a cigarette, though his arm was in a bandage. This officer had noticed that I had ordered some of the British prisoners to get off the rojid and from my path, for you know I speak their language a little and lie had the insolence to address me without saluting, and even ask if I could procure for him some sandwiches if he would pay me. Ha! I spat on the ground at such insolence, and passed on and yet, toould you believe it, that officer merely smiled and said not even one angry word to me in reply. Such are these British, whom I at leaßt shall never understand.

A farmer -had a lien that laid away under a log, and after doing her best to hatch the eggs, which were infertile, for about five weeks, at last gave it up, 'and the eggs remained in the nest just as the hen left them, for another couple of weeks, when nia-iu-law came along and espied them. Eggs were scarce, and ma-in-law asked could she have them, and explained where the nest was. She was told about the hen's fruitless efforts, but pooh-poohed the idea that the nest had ever been the scene of the hen's endeavor, as she couUMell whether eggs had been set on or not, and it was quite unnecessary for son-in-law to go and make sure. "It would be a pity to lcavti the milking and waste precious time." So ina-in-law, as she went home, carefully p<it the eggs in her basket and carried them home, about four miles, and stoned them in the cupboard quite out of sight, and thought of the lovely eggs and bacon in the morning. Morning came and the bacon was frying merrily, when nm-in-law 'broke one of the eggs to put in the pan,, but—well, the family had bacon, but no eggs, and none but ma-in-law was any the wiser except son-in-law, who went after milking was over and saw that ma-in-law had left no eggs in the nest. Ma-in-law threatened eel son-in-law not to tell, and it has been a profound secret for some time.

Miss Cleo Madison, the beautiful young cinema actress of the Trans-At-lantic Film Company, underwent the croxvning sensational incident of her life recently. For the purpose of injecting realism into the picture, and that the specified business of the story might be carried out" to the letter, she allowed herself to be carried a half mile through the death-dealing rapids of the San Gabriel river, California. It was a task which would cause a strong man and a good swimmer to flinch, but Miss Madison lias no fear, and it is not a question what her director, Wilfred Lucas, can prevail upon her to do, but what ho can prevail upon her not to do. This episode occurred during the taking of the second instalment of "The Trey o' Hearts," showing to-night at the Theatre Royal. THERE IS ONLY ONE SANDER EXTRACT, and that is why tile people'insist on getting it, and why they reject the many inferior substitutes and the cheap and frequently harmful "just as good." The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT is free from the objectionable qualities of the common Eucalyptus oils and so-called "extracts." SANDER'S EXTRACT is the most powerful antiseptic and healing remedy that oan be used with safety; it prevents and cures all infectious diseases, influenza, colds, 7overs, smallpox, diphtheria, flatulence, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dysentery and kidney troubles. SANDER'S EXTRACT, applied to ulcers, burns, sprains, cuts, inflamed skin, etc., gives immediate relief and cures permanently. Reliability, Effectiveness and Safety are the great attributes of SANDER'S EXTRACT.

The bride was gowned in nattier bine,. With s lioes and toque of "tango" hue;' The bridegroom, in a suit of brown, Looked quite the smartest "sport" in town. And while confetti filled the air, A mater kissed the pair, And sobbed, "My love! be always sure .To take sour Woods' Pipp.erinint Cufo."