LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A further notice re removal oi house refuse is inserted in our advertising columns.

The meeting of the East End Reserve Committee was postponed from last night until this evening. The office of the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages has been removed to Egmont street, in Griffith's Buildings, opposite Gilmour and Clarke's.

In the art union drawn at TCaponga on Saturday night, the winning number for the ear was 191)1. The lucky holder of this ticket was Mr. V. G'. Leatham, Kaponga. Work on the waterfront at Lyttelton on the discharge of the collier Melbourne has been held up owing to the men demanding an increase to two shillings per hour.—Press Association. Cabinet has decided to take over control of the Westport Harbor Board. The present Board will be done away with, and the harbor be vested in one of the Government departments, probably the Railway Department. The Recruiting Board yesterday decided to recommend Cabinet that the separation allowance should apply to families of five, instead of families of four, .vith 3s Gd a week for each child. —Press Association.

The quantity of butter in cool store at the various gazetted grading ports throughout the Dominion on April 30, 1010, was 02.207 boxes. The total in store <m April 30, 1015, was 50,708 box'es. and on April 30, 1014, 85,062 boxes. Oily canvas coats are well recommended as being the only sure coats to turn continuously heavy rain. The Melbourne, Ltd., have them at 37s fid. Fish brand oilskins also in stock at 14s fid and 10s (id. Boys' oilskins 8s lid, 10s Od, and 12s fid. ITS VALUE DEMONSTRATED.

You cannot be too careful in buying cough medicine for children. The one selected should be free of opiates and other narcotics, pleasant to take, and one that can be depended upon. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets all these requirements. Few medicines have met with such success in the treatment of bad colds as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It loosens the cough, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration and restores the system to a healtkv condition. Sold everywhere

Privates V. Shotter, W. Woisen, J. Mills and W. J. Seamark were farewelled by Midhirst residents last Friday evening, eactli of these recruits being presented with a silver cigarette case. "The chances are nine to one that you will come back if you enlist," suid Sergt.Major Dent at Otaki, and added: "That's long odds, and the man who won't take a nine to one chance for'the sake of his country has not much in nim."

The branches of the 16th Reinforcements in Christchurch, except the infantry, are full. The shortage for the infantry is 58, and there seems no prospect of filling them before they leave on Wednesday.—Press Association.

One of the tramcars ran off the line at the loop near Morshead's Nursery, Main .South Road, shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning, with the result that traffic was delayed till shortly after 8 o'clock.

Two Australian transports wileh are to come to New Zealand this month to load meat will come one to Auckland and the other to Wellington. The former will complete loading at other ports, but the Wellington vessel -will possibly fill up ir. Wellington. First preference will be given to beef. —Press Association, The Taranaki County Council yesterday afternoon had a lengthy discussion on the recruiting problem, "and it was decided that councillors should undertake the compiling of a roll of all men between the age? of nineteen and forty- . five in their respective districts. Recognising the efforts that the. New j'lyraou: h Life Saving and Surf Hatiiing Club are making towards educatiig school children, the Taranaki County Council yesterday resolved to make a donation to the Society of 10s, being the amount of the toll paid on the occasion of the recent visit to the Warea 'School. <U a special meeting of the Taranaki Count) Counci.' yesterday, it wa« resolve;! to dissolve the Moa Road and i he election of a new board was fixed for June 28th, Mr. Buckley being uppointed returning officer This was rendered necessary by the merging of a portion of the district.

Part of the 12th Reinforcements paraded through Wellington yesterday, including Jie Engineers, four companies of infantry, one company of the Rifle Brigade and signalling and medical unit. The troops made a good impression by their general appearance of fitness and soldierly bearing.—Press Association.

At the last sitting of the Supreme Court at Palmerston North, Mr. Justice Edwards heard a Foxton slander action in which I)r. Mandl sued Dr. Kerr Hislop for £SOO damages, alleging that he had been called a German. His Honor held that plaintiff had not proved the utterance, and found for defendant with costs to scale.—Press Association. The Hon. W. H. Herries, Minister for Railways, writes to the hon. secretary of the Railway Patriotic Art Union Committee, stating that he will be very pleased to extend his patronage to the concert given on May 4th, and heartily wishing the concert every success. He also enclosed a cheque for £5 towards the funds.

At the annual meeting of the Rivevlea branch of the Farmers' Union, held last week, the following officers were elected: —President, Mr. 0, fiibson; vicepresident, Mr. D. Malone; secretary and treasurer, Mr. M. F. Voullaire; auditor, ill*. E. 0. Ewart; committee, Messrs O'Neill, Rothe, Stables, B. Webby, S. R. Solley and W. Gardner, with president, vice-president and secretary, and power to add.

A Christchurch message says that 'fifty Chinese were found last night playing fantan in Southwark Street in a Chinese, cookhouse, and were fined yesterday in sums ranging from £2H to* £lO, and a lot at 40s, for being on the premises. There were so many Chinese that the magistrate held the court out in the open. The Celestials appeared to enjoy the sunshine and paid up cherefully.

Mr. W, T. Jennings, M.P., has received a telegram from Dr. McXab to the effect that he proposes to reach Moktiu in time for a meeting of delegates from local bodies on Saturday evening in connection with the condition of the Mokan River. Mr. Jennings will accompany the Minister to Mokau, It had been intended that the visit should take place on Monday, but it was found that it would interfere with Parliamentary duties. Intending exhibitors are notified that the acceptances for the.field acreage competitions for the Winter Show have been extended to May Bth. These competitions included Ganon's Swede Acreage, Sutton's Swede, and the Mangel Acreage Competitions. Splendid nominations have been received for the first two comp«titions, and it is hoped that all will accept and thus make a record for these particular classes.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., a Maori was charged with drunkenness and with wilfully breaking a pane of glass in Mr. H. I!. Cattley's shop. After hearing Mr. Cattley's evidence that the Maori was helplessly drunk and fell through the window, the Magistrate dismissed the charge of wilfully breaking. In answer to the Bench, uce Native agreed to pay the cost of the. window. On the charge of drunkenness he was convicted and discharged. Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., who has been sitting as a commission to decide an application by the Okato Road Board that the Taranaki County Council, Parihaka Road Board, and Egmont County Council should contribute to the maintenance of the Carrington, Saunders, and Oxford Roads in the Okato Road District, has reserved his decision. Mr. A. H. Johnstone appeared for the Okato Road Board, Mr. 1). Hutchen (on behalf of Mr. Quilliam), for the Taranaki County Council, and Mr. A. A. Bennett (Roy and Nicholson), for the .Egmont County Council and Parihaka JwSd Board.

A Timarn mesasge says that the town of Fairlie was raided by burglflfs on Saturday nisflit. Safes at the Fanners' Co-operative Store, railway station, and Slieeran's jewellery shop were blown open and robbed. A storm was racing at the time. The thieves first went to a blacksmith's shop and fjot tools. Doors and windows wore forced and the safes blown open with gelignite, bags of fltmr and sugar and other materials being used to deaden the sound. At the Farmers' Co-operative Store £l2O in cash, at the railway station £4O in cash, and at Shceran's solid gold jewellery to the value of £2OO was stolen. The police have no clue yet. The opening was done by experts.

LUMBAGO. Lumbago is a rheumatism of the muscles of the back. There is no need whatever of internal treatment of any sort—all that is required is to apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm and massage the back at each application. It is always best to keep quiet for a few days as every movement of the body aggravates the disease. Chamtyrlain's Pain Balm has been used successfully in many cases. One application relieves the pain,

''The late Colonel Malone was one of tlie finest types of officers New Zealand ever produced," said Mr. Aslimead Bartlctt at a lecture at Palmerston Xortlh last week, amidst applause. He was just the type of man that would have distinguished himself in the Napoleonic era—a born fighter who shone in hand-to-liand combats.

Indications are not wanting that butter ■will rule high in price during the winter if space can be secured to carry it to London. At the present time the price in Auckland for best factory butter is Is 4d per lb wholesale, less discount. In Christchurch, however, the price from the 20th has been Is 5d wholesale and Is 7d retail. Offers for butter for forward shipment to London rule now very near Is 4d per lb. Between the present time and the middle of August one motor company in New Zealand has under onlei to arrive 1200 motor-cars, valued at £IIO,OOO. Tllie Kurow, which reached Wellington from San Francisco recently, brought 300, and 100 are on the Moana. The Dongarra, which has arrived at Auckland from Netv York, brought 150, and between now and August dsn more are coming to hand.

The annual meeting of parlsnloner? of St. Mary's Church, Hawera, was held on Friday last. Mr. VV. Graham was appointed vicar's warden and Mr. E. B. Bates was elected people's warden. Messrs N. Caplen, H. D. Caplen, C. Leighton, W. A. Parkinson, J. C. Cawjsey, J. M. Townsend, .T. O. Smith, G, "A. Burgess, F. O. Kimhell, P. M. iPratt and Weir were elected to the vestry, Mr. J. Turton being re-elected auditor. A resolution was carried confirming the decision to build a new Sunday School, and authorising a scheme of debentures for providing the funds.

The sea lion colony at Anonue*# £> land, below Pigeon Point, Califo.r»&, S l ' over-running tlie rookery, ana numbers fully 2000, according to a report from John 0. Becker, lighthouse keeper. Becker says in a communication to San Francisco officials that even !iis< private lodgings on the island are invaded by the young pups. He states Dliat each time he opens his door a troop of young seals march into his house, and at meal times they surround his cottage in armies, harking for admittance. The keeper's slumbers, he saj's, are often rudely broken by a young seal, in the role of an alarm clock, barking within a few inches of hi.s nose: ' A's a result of the increased population at the inland, it is probnble that the Department of Commerce at Washington will consent to a reduction of the number of seals bv permitting scientists to take specimens from the island, says local officials of the lighthouse department.