LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There is a heavy rainfall in Hawke's Bay and all the rivers are in flood. The rainfall for 24 hours was 2.lin.—Press Association. A Melbourne cablegram states that the meningitis outbreak is spreading rapidly. There were .')8 cases in the past week, principally in the metropolis. A movement is on foot at Waverley to form a co-operative butchery and Irfkery. and a* committee has been appointed to go into the matter. A Wellington telegram says that stormy weather lias delayed the Manuka, due on Monday fom Sydney, and the vessel is not expected to arrive before this morning. In the Hawera Magistrate's Court yesterday, J. B. Memlelson was fined .€lO on each of two informations for breaches of the Stamp Duty Act—Press Association. Owing to next Monday, which is the usual meeting day of the Taranaki County Qouncil, 'being observed as King's Birthday, the meeting of the Council will be held on Tuesday. The 'mobilisation of the 17th Reinforcements is now proceeding, and should be completed by the end of the week. Wellington City and Suburbs group paraded seven short yesterday moraing. The Hawera Bowling Club's contribution for the past season to the Taranaki Centre's fund for sick and wounded soldiers amounted to £2O. Two members of the club, Captain Bishop and Private Maslin are now at the Western front. A Taranaki farmer writes to the secctary of the Holstein-Fresian Association as follows (says the Manawatu Standard):—"£6 18s per head to-day for my little pen of eighteen 20-montlis-old steers.- You can have good beef cattle and good milkers if you breed Holstcin-Fresians, can't you!" The general public of New Plymouth are invited to be present at the official opening of the New Plymouth Borough Tramways at the carsheds, Fitzroy, tomorrow, commencing at 3 p.m. The ordinary tramway service will ba suspended between the hours of 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The last car from the breakwater in time for the ceremony will leave at 2.20 p.m. Cars will run from Egmont Street corner at frequent intervals between 2,20 p.m. and 2,45 p.m. for the car sheds-

The draft for the Seventeenth Reinforcements, which left Wanganui on Monday, were eleven over the quota. The tramway service will be suspended to-morrow between the hours of 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. during the official opening ceremony. Cars will run frequently from Egmont street comer between 2.30 and 2.45 p.m.. The last car for Fitzroy in time for the ceremony will leave the Breakwater at 2.20 p.m. At the meeting of Tongaporutu householders, held on Monday evening, the following were elected members of the School Committee for the ensuing twelve months: Messrs C. Chapman, F. O'Sullivan, A. E. Orudis, R. O'Donnell, Jnr., and R. O'Donnell, sen. At a meeting of the committee afterwards, Mr. R. O'Donnell, senr., was elected chairman. At the send-off to the Hawera draft of the Seventeenth Reinforcements on Monday, the Mayor (Mr. E. Dixon) made a stong appeal to those men who had enlisted and were waiting to be called up, and those who had been rejected as medically or temporarily unfit, to whom armlet badges had been' issued, to wear the badges. At Wellington yesterday, Edgar Clough, who claimed to be a major in the Australian forces, was charged with a breach of ;the Defence Act by illegally wearing the King's uniform. *The Federal authorities cabled denying that Clough was a member of the Australian forces. Accused was fined 40s or seven 1 days' imprisonment.—Press Association. At a meeting of householders held at Ngaere on Monday night, the following were elected to the Sehtol Committees Messrs T. E. Coleman (chairman), H. Taylor, L. K. Tarrant, R. McMillan, A. D. Walker (secretary). Votes of thanks were accorded to Mr. Newton King for donation of seeds and manures for the school garden, to the retiring committee, and to the teaching staff. At the Patriotic Committee meeting hist evening, Mr. A. Gray, director of the Technical College,-stated that up to the present five rcutrned soldiers had taken advantage of technical education. There were one or two outside New Plymouth who were desirous of taking .advantage of the technical education, and, he had wetted the Railway Department relative to obtaining free passes for them. The body of Leonard Leo Lodder, who was drowned in the Opunake bay last Sunday week through the capsizing of a boat from the s.s. Arapawa, was recovered on Monday a short distance from where the accident occurred. An inquest was to be held yesterday. Deceased 1 ! mother and step-father, who are at present in Auckland, have been communicated with by the police. Three of deceased's sisters, two from Auckland and one from Whangarei, are at present in Opunake, A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was hold yesterday morning, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., presiding. In the following civil eases, judgment was given for plaintiff by default:— E. A. Golding (Mr. H. R. Billing) v. T. Northcott 17s tid and costs 9s; State Advawes Department v A. A. Yeates £l7 2s-4d (18s); Taranaki County Council (Mr. A. E. Lawrey) v. Wm. Scholes, £5 12s lOd (19s); same v. Jas. Rutherford, £6 9s 3d (I9s 6d). Mr. F. W.' B. Greville, in an open letter to the Board of Trade, published in the Pest, points out that it takes •251bs of milk, Uesting 3.fi of butterfat, to produce lib of butter, which is retailed in Wellington at Is 7d per lb. I This is roughly, 2J gallons of milk; 2£ gallons of milk is retailed in 'Wellington at ss. The same amount of milk made into cheese is worth 2s (id at the present prices. This shows, he says, that of all the products of milk in New Zealand butter is much the cheapest. Our Waitara correspondent says that the heavy showers which predominated last Monday morning prevented the send-off at the railway station to those who left to join the 17th Reinforcements being as bright as usual. The Mayor was in attendance, and addressed the men with a few well-chosen words, after which cheers were exchanged for the departing men. Those who entrained were: J. Mcßridge (Marakopa), M. OTlalloran, J. J, O'Donnell, S. J. E. Fowler, W. Scott (Tongaporotu), T. Wright (Te Kawau), J. Dunn (Mnkau), E. A. Jones, H. M. Oxenham, A. Lamont (Uruti), A. L. Jupp, H. L. Sarten | (Tikorangi), and R. Kendrick (Waitara). | "It is quite clear that the Department discharges, men, without pensions or allowances, who are absolutely unfit to earn their living," remarked Mr. .1. E. Wilson, chairman of the Patriotic Committee last night, and he stated that he had written to* the member for the district a • strong letter on the subject. Captain Hartnell said that while the Pensions Board, in some cases, certainly dealt out inadequate pensions, yet they could hardly pull the Pensions ! Board over the coals in all cases for the fault lay with the Medical Boards before whom the applicants had to come. The Pensions Board could only act on the recommendation of tin; Medical Hoards, and a good deal depended on the personnel of the latter. An inquest was held at Tataraimaka on Monday by the coroner (Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.), concerning the death of Eveline Lillian Alice Jury, aged 14 months, infant daughter of Frederick Roy and Janette Jury. Evidence was given to the effect that the. monther had on Sunday, after washing and dressing the child, placed her as usual on the grass at the front door. Soon after the mother missed the child, who was just able to walk, and on a search being made, the little one was found face down in a copper which was set into a bank. Deceased had evidently fallen into the copper, in which was a few inches of water. Efforts were made to restore animation, but life was extinct. A verdict of accidental suffocation by falling into a copper containing water was returned, The impressive naval films of "Friend and Foe on the High Seas" will be finally presented to-night at the Theatre Royal. Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co. advertise a furniture sale in this issue The sale will be held at the Good Templar Hall, and furniture can be inspected on Friday morning. 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 th.; 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 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 GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT afterwards. In disease it is the drop which cures that counts, and the common eucalyptus which it fit "for mechanical purposes, such as making varnish only, should never be employed as a remedial agent. SANDER'S EXTRACT can be used on the most tender surface or internally with perfect safety, and when taken as directed will always benefit

The Anti-German League in Wellington has a membership of 1500, and the membership is steadily increasing. The infantry of the 15th Reinforce< merits will go on final leave from Friday, June 16, till Sunday, June 25. All men who have had seven days or more sick leave and -.'onceasions during the four weeks immediately prior to the date of final leave are not to be granted any further concessions or leave. These men will remain behind with and assist the baggage guard. Mr. H. Atmore, ex-member for Nelson, addressed ,a large meeting in the Wei- : lington Town Hall last night on the subject of the war and war taxation. At the conclusion, the following motion, by Mr. P. C. Webb, member for Grey, was carried: "That this meeting requests the National Government to prove its representative name by taking immediate step 3 to relieve people from the cruel pressure of the excessive cost of living, by fixing prices and placing war taxation on the war profilers." A further motion oy Mr. H. E. Holland: "That in view of'the fact that the voluntary system has not failed, this meeting condemns the Conscription Bill before the House as one of the worst forms of Prussian militarism," was also carried. —Press Association. A serious motor accident happened at the Waipuku Bridge on Monday evening. It appeas that Messrs. Xavier Jones and Wiekham were driving some cattle towards Tariki, while Mr. H. H. Gollop was motoring a party of cattle buyers from the Tarata Saddle to Stratford. ' The lights of the motor car could be plainly seen by the people driving the cattle, and they evidently misjudged the distance owing to the w„Bt right, with the result that they met on the bridge, Mr. Gollop, in trying to avoid hitting Mr. Jones direct, sheered the car, with the result that he struck one of the soncrete tiers and Mr. Jones' horse at the same time. Mr. Jones was thrown to the ground and sustained a broken leg. Assistance was summoned and the patient was removed to the Stratford Hospital. The car was considerably damaged, but its occupants practically escaped unhurt.—Stratford correspondent, The reason why Melbourne, Ltd., suits are so popular is easily ascertained. Mainly the prices are the lowest obtainable while the suits in themselves are chock full of merit. We solicit a visit of inspection from the keenest buyers. The better the judge the greater the appreciation of our values. Actual photos Of the "Bombardment and Attack on Reicha-kerkope" (by permission of the French military authorities) will be shown with the new programme at the Empire Picture Palace to-night. The star film is a Dig society drama entitled "The Second Commandment."