LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 27 May 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On Thursday we published an awouni of a marring?, between Mr. A. Hookes and Miss Duggan, of Newall road. The account was signed by a resident of the district and scehicd genuine enough, and we published it in good faith, but we have since found that no such marriage took place. We have placed the matter in the hands of the police, and can only express regret to the persons concerned that we werj unwitting parties to the silly hoax. The social and send-off to the recruits going into camp on Monday next held in the Manaia Town Hall on Wednesday night Avas an unqualified success. Mrs. A. IT. Christie (president of the Ladies' Patriotic Committee), presented each of the recruits with a sovereign belt; namely, F. 0. T)oyle, (i. H. Kells, 15. Morris, J. Hew.-:oiii D. A. McC'orqiioilaJe. aml VV. K. Harris. As the. result of the landslide' in the Manawapou cutting, and the derailment of the engine, all traffic in Taranaki (snvs the. Star), was considerably derailed on Thursday, and officials had a very busy time. The engine is still embedded in the slip, and a special gang is going from Wnngamii on Sunday, with proper «vhi, to remove the locomotive from ; ts temporary resting place. The train service was run as usual yesterday, In Dr. Smith'.': opinion the infantile paralysis is practically over. There had bten a little recrudescence at Masterton, he said, showing that constant cure is necessary in look'ng after the health of the children, and it was absolutely necessary that they should be protected from chills. "Taking all the cases in the Wellington Health District,"-..con-tinued Dr. Smith, "roughly about 80 per cent, of thum were'children who were under the age of 10 years, while 00 per cent, of the cases were' under 20 years of age " Diphtheria is still Very prevalent in New Plymouth, and the Hospital Board has received a telegram from Dr. Smith, District Health Officer, suggesting that if the epidemic is duo to school infection the affected schools had better be closed for two wc.'ts. He also suggests that scholars be examined on the reopening of schools, and that children who have suffered from the disease be excluded until a throat swab proves negative. Unless there ij a decline in the epidemic a number of schools will probably be closed next week. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., wish to draw the attention of the public to the sale which they are holding at To rata on Mom'-y next, 20th inst., and on the same O.ny, in the Tarata yards, at 12 (noon) sharp, they are also holding a clearing sale on account of F. M. Brightwell. Full particulars will be found ou page 8 of this issue. Messrs. W. J. Hill and C, Jephson, representatives of the Domestic and Chemical Supplies (proprietary of Rat- | Jen's Cow-Lie) are at present in Tara[ntiki on a bininau visit,

The Hon. G. W. Russell lias received a cheque of £IO,OOO from the Bank of Now Zealand towards patriotic funds. .') Mr. Justice Edwards'appears to have, but. little confidence in ipdustrial schools. In the course of some remarks during a .Supreme Court case lie said that, personally, he would rather, have children in gaol than iu an. industrial school. "We ure so pleased to see the New Zealand boys doing so well for the Mother Country, and we arc all proud of your help,'' Writes a correspondent in London to a friend in Te Aroha. "This Old Country is strangely altered. Thousands of women are working in the place of men, many as 'bus and tram conductors. They do the work well, too. . . From the London and Northwestern Railway Company alone we have sent 17,000 men." "I think that pricing your land on the present price of products-is ridiculous and absurd. A great number of people 'have been ruined by it. I only hope that the prices will be maintained after the war is over, and that there will not be a big drop. I have seen it before. Land that was said to be very good, fetching a Otigh price, and some years lately only bringing half the original price," said the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) to Sir James Wilson, at the Levin-Greatford 'Deviation Commission, sitting in Palmerston. Stocks of hemp have been accumulating in Auckland since the end of March,with the result that two grading stores ia the city now contain 9000 bales, the value of which is £40,000. Such a congestion has never been experienced previously in the history of the industry. Some relief has-been afforded during the past two or three months by a certain amount of space being intermittently available in American 'bottoms, but with the disadvantage of lower prices obtaining in America compared with London. "Our wounded are going to England," said the Defend Minster, in answer to an inquiry from a reporter. "I do not say that not u single wounded man will go to Egypt. Some few may be sent there. T don't know that any will be, but if they are they will be only those who are.to be sent back to New Zealand on transports as soon as possible. We want to get these men back Here, and to give them the benefit of the voyage home as soon as we can. Our general scheme, however, is to evacuate wounded from France to England. None will be sent to Egypt who are'likely to he hampered in their recovery by the Egyptian climate." Last night Commissioner and Mrs. Hodder, of the Salvation Armv, addressed a large gathering at Eltham, ami are due to arrive in New Plymouth this morning. It has been arranged for them to deliver short addresses at Ammiry s corner thin afternoon at 3 o clock. There is every prospect of a large gathering at the Good Templar Hall to-morrow afternoon, when the report of the Army's rescue work will he presented by Commissioner Hodder His Worship the Mayor (Mr. C. H Burgess) will preside. The usual service will be held in the Armv Hall in the evening, and at 5.15 a united memorial service to the fallen soldiers will he held in the Theatre Royal. The Citizens' Band have kindly consented to be present, and will do the musical portion, while hoth Commissioner and Mrs. Hodder will deliver addresses, A marvellous escape from a serious if not fatal vcidnnt occurred on the Wnitotara Hill en Thursday night. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. P. Bourke and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Lamb and .Mr. Thorbim, of Whenuakura, were motoring home from Waiiganui, and when negotiating one of tho sharp turns on the Waitotnra hill tha car skidded and ran over the bank, turning turtle and rolling down |to the bottom of the hill. In the descent Mr. Thorburn was hurled clean through the hood of the ear and the infant into a clump of bushes close by. When the ear eventually stopped and a tally was taken of the p.'issengers it was' found that beyond a few bruises and scratches ai.d considerable amount of shock no injury was sustained. Looking at the car in its present position it would appear a marvel that nil were not killed out- , right.—Press. Mi\ W. Collins, farmer, of Makirikiri, sustained a'rather serious lo«s recently (says a. Palmersion North pgper). He had made arrangement to sell 200 fat 1-eep, and instructed his man to put the sheep in nn'ope-i paddock on which the man's whare was situated, as the intend buyer was (o> inspect them on .Sunday. On« Saturday night the man went to Mangamahu. and in his absence the whare was burned down. Next morning when the would-be buyer arrived on the scene the whare was found to have been destroyed, and the sheep were seen in . heaps ngainst a fence in a corner of thei . paddock near where the whare had stoc-d. Seventy-six of the sheep were dead, and a number of others in such a : bad way that many of them were expected to succumb. There were no i signs of any injury, the sheep not ' having been ovn singed. It is thought ; that they had leen attracted or distracted by the glare of the fire, had '' rushed into the corner, and had been suffocated. ]

"Hy-Ends oF Fair Speech" will be the subject of the Rev. A. B. Chappell's sermon at Whitelcy Memorial Church tomorrpw morning. The evening service will be conducted by the Rev. C. H. Olds. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., wish to draw the attention of the public to the sale which they are holding in their Stratford yards on Tuesday, 30th inst! Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns on 'page 8 of this issue. In connection witli the King's Birthday (June 3), the executive committee of the N'ow Plymouth Employers' Association have decided to recommend employers to observe Monday, June 5 as the holiday, instead of closing on the Saturday. IT IS THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITY. OF SANDERS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT—its freedom from resins and woody impurities, its great antiseptic, healing, stimulating powers, and its safety—that prompted the highest medical authorities to recommend it as the only eucalyptus produced fit for internal use. At the Supreme Court at Victoria, a witness testified that he «s'3 made much worse by a substitute which was sold as "just as good" as SANDER'S EXTRACT, and his trouble (ulcer) was healed rapidly by the GKNUI-VK SANDER EXTRACT afterwards. In disease it is the drop which cures that counts, and the common eucalyptus which it tit for mechanical purposes, such as making varnish only, should never H ouij 'oyed as a ''"medial agent. SANDER'S EXTRACT can be used on the most tender surface oi 'nternally with perfect safety, and'win *nken as directed will always benefit. | Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, ■For Coughs and golds, never !#&