LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Prime Minister lias received a cheque for £IOOO from .Mr. P. A. Me-l-lardy, of Palmerston North, for the widows and orphans of the British sailors who perished in the naval fight. By direction of the Bishop of the Diocese, a memorial service to the late Lord Kitchener and the men who perished in the recent naval battle will be held in St. Mary's Church on Sunday evening next. The Merchant Service Guild officer* who desire exemption badges have, as suggested by the Minister of Marine, enlisted in the ordinary way, and have now been notified that they are exempted from military service.—Press Association. The Defence Office, Hawera, advised us late last night that the following telegram has been received: "Owing to the death of Viscount Kitchener, his Majesty directs all officers of, the New Zealand forces, when in uniform, to wear military mourning for a period of seven days, from June's to 15." It is confidently expected that there will be a record attendance at the Show to-day, People's Day. Special train arrangements have been made to suit the convenience of residents along the ?ine, the return train leaving New Plymouth at ti p.m. To-morrow is Children's Day, when children will be iiimitteil for ;id up to 5 p.m. A reminder is given that the Show will be <ii.'>»d from 5.30 p.m. to 6.45 p.ra, daily. The New Zealand Alliance election of officers resulted: President, Rev. P. S. Sniallfield (Auckland); executive committee, Messrs. A. Hoby, A. R. Atkinson, W. Spragg, C. K. Bellringer, G. Dash, <}. McCaul, P. J .Ferryman, Robert Mil ligan, A. S. Adams, J. J. Wesney, L. M. Isitt, R. J. Denton, Maurice Harding, ond Revs. J. Cocker, A. Doull, R. £s. Gray, W. J. Comrie, and A. E. Hunt., A resolution < was carried condemning the grant of wine licenses to confectioners. —Press Association, ,

There was some excitement at Gore on Tuesday when shortly after eight o'clock the foundry whistle was blown without authority, and later a false fire alarm was given. Crowds gathered, and it was rumored that it was hoped the participants in Sunday's celebration of Germany's part in the naval battle would emerge and that the crowd would deal with them, but nothing happened. A. second fire alanu was given shortly before 10 o'clock, when two small haystacks were on fire. They belonged to William Rambauin, an aged naturalised German. r ihe bulk of the hay was saved. The owner suspects incendiarism by persons unknown. The annual conference of school committees of the Tarairaki Education District will be held to-day, in the Borough Council Chambers, commencing at 1.30 p.m. Technical and manual education, endeavoring to overcome the danger of children taking up "blind alley'' occupations; uniform school books throughout the Dominion; suggested periodical transfer of sci.ool inspectors; home work; and the advisability of reestablishing the primary school cadet system, are among the questions ho be discussed. ,The visiting delegates will be accorded a civic welcome by his Worship the Mayor. An audacious attempt at robbery from a boy in broad daylight was made on Friday by a man in Exchange Lane, a narrow thoroughfare which runs parallel with Queen Street, and behind the New Zealand Insurance Company's new building, now in course of erection, states the New Zealand Herald. The boy in question, a messenger employed by Messrs. A. Yates and Co., was returning from a bank at about 3 p.m. with a quantity of small change, when he was waylaid, and the attempt to rob him was made. He put up a stout resistance, and eventually evaded his assailant. He arrived at the firm's premises in a greatly agitated state, but triumphantly carrying the money he had been entrusted with. Vienna is to have a war exhibition this summer. A new exhibition park is to be arranged on a site in the Imperial Garden in the Prater. There will be a series of big exhibition halls, designed by Karl Witzmann, connected by covered passages, and in addition gardens, lecture halls, etc. The park will be opened with a war exhibition which will considerably outdo all German war exhibitions in its scope. There will not be a mere show of uniforms and trfiphies, but seventeen great divisions, which will display the whole range of modern warfare. The exhibition will not only be the Army Museum and the War Administration, but also the Naval and Military Arsenal, the depots, army workshops, cannon and munition factories.

At a meeting of the Pukekura Park Board on Tuesday evening, a letter was received from Mr. A. Gray, Director of the Technical College, suggesting that, as the Board has resumed control of the Sports Ground, the College take over the grounds for playing grounds, undertaking in return for the privilege to keep them in order. Members expressed approval of the proposal, and a committee consisting of Messrs Smith and Hughes was appointed to arrange the matter with Mr. Gray. Mr. Cock, on behalf of the Citizens' Band, expressed their willingness to assist the Board by playing in 'Pukekura Park. Mr. Cock considered that full use was not made of the Park at present, and thought if advantage was taken of the band's offer their finances might be considerably assisted. Nothing could be done, however, until summer. Visitors to the Winter Show should not miss the opportunity of personally selecting their winter requirements at the Melbourne, Ltd. Prices of all cotton and woollen goods are still advancing, so that a few pounds judicially expended now will result in a tremendous having later on. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to the sale of land, stock, farm implements, sundries, and household furniture, on account of the estate of Chamnev and Swan, at the homestead, Tarata, on Friday, June 18.