LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Four weddings took place at Manaia on Wednesday.

Tim great Tarawera eruption, when the famous White and Pink Terraces were destroyed, and a great number of lives lost, occurred on June 9, 1880. ifr. Korman G, G Winklemnnn, consulting and jontraeting engineer and machinery specialist notifies lie has commenced btiiness in New Plymouth.

Mr. W. P. Heskett, representing the Taranaki .Ironsaiid Company, is in Palnierston, giving a demonstration of the process of dealing with tyie ironsand. The Legislative Council met yesterday morning at 11.45, and presented the Address-in-Keply to the Governor. On its return the. Council adjourned till today.

At the annual meeting of the Taranaki School Committees Association yesterday, on the motion of .he president, the delegates rose as a silent tribute to the late Lord Kitchener.

A fire occurred yesterday afternoon in » corner of the blacksmith's shop of Mr. W. .lenkuison's coachbuilding premises, In Cover Street. The origade was (juiekly on the scene, and the fire was extinguished before much damage was done.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Wm. Beals was, on the information of A. Hooker. Truant Inspector, charged with failing to send his child to school, jhere was no appearance of informant and the ease was dismissed. In a similar action, Hooker v. Albert Freeman, there was no appearance of either party' and the case was struck out.

At the annual meeting of the Egmont T."censing Committee, held at Elthnm, on Wednesday, the application of T.' A. Sowman for a license foi the Dominion Hotel, Kaponga, was held over for thre» months pending the carrying out of certain works. A wholesale license was

granted to Mr. A. W. Blennerhassett, he having a prior claim to the other applicant, Mr. Smalley.

In the House yesterday, Mr. Wilford referred to the lack of attention shown to wounded soldiers on their arrival at Wellington. Yesterday, he said, the men had to find their way to the Town Hall. The Premier said he thought it was a municipal matter. He was unaware of the circumstances, and would have an jiquiry made.—Press Association.

Mr. David E. Hutton yesterday approached Mrs. Burgess to ask her to start a subscription list for the benefit of the widows and children of our brave sailor** who were killed and drowned in the great naval battle with the main German fleet. To start.the list he donated a fine piece of his work to be disposed of at the Agricultural Show, where tickets may be purchased. The subject is "A Glorious Sunset," on the Thames below the Houses of Parliament. It will be interesting to know that it was painted when the naval manoeuvres took place in 1909, the destroyers and submarines being at Westminster bridge. The first collision between a motor car and the trams took place in Devon Street East about ii.SO yesterday, when Mr. A. Walde, of Lepperton, in attempting to cross over the road, ran into the front of the approaching No. 3 car, with the result that the motor came off stcond best. The whole of the engine and front frame was crushed as if it were an egg-shell, and the car received other damage. The occupant who fortunately was alone, escaped injury. The electric car sustained only light damage.

Nominations closed at the local Land Office yesterday for the election of .1 member of the Tarannki Land Board, the term of office of the sitting member, Mr. C. J. Ryan, of Taumarunui. expiring on 25th July next. As only one nomination was received, that of Mr. Ryan, he has been declared duly elected again to the vacancy by the returning officer, Mr. G. H. Billiard, Commisisoner of Crown Lands. Mr. Eyan is the third to hold the seat on the Board as an elective member, and has already held office for two years. Mr. J. B. Connett was the first to be ret\iVned to the Board as an elective member under the amended Land Act of 1007.

In reference to the commandeering of next season's cheese, Mr. A. Morton, chairman of the National Dairy Association, had convened a meeting of factory directors to take place at Kltham on Monday, but as Messrs. Powdrell, Forsyth, and Marx had, called a similar meeting to be held at Hawera on Saturday, it has, the Star understands, been arranged that the Hawera meeting shall stand, and that is the meeting it is flesired that cheese factory directors shall attend.

At a meeting of the Cliristchurch branch of the Navy League on Wednesday night, Mr. A. Boyle made a strong appeal for help for the dependents of iihe men lost in the naval'battle, and a motion was carried "that this branch of the Navy League should inaugurate a Dominion fund for the relief of the dependents of men of the Royal Navy who are lost in the present war, and that the various branches in New Zealand, and others, bo asked to cooperate." The Beekeepers' Conference at Wellington yesterday decided to register under the Unclassified Societies Act as the National Beekeepers' Association, for ivliicli a constitution was drawn up by a special committee. The conference carried a motion giving effect to Hon. Jas. Allen's suggestions as to the need of maintaining export trade in honey, a? if this is not done producers might find prices later on' go back to the old time level of 2Ad or 3d per lb.—Press Association.

The Melbourne, Ltd., notify that they hove full stocks of ladies'' fine allwool cashmere hose at 2s 3d pair, also Llama hose at 2s 6d and 2s lid pair. Children's three-quarter cashmere socks in blacks and tans famous "Jason" make at the following prices: Size four, Is 2d; five, Is 3d; six,'ls 4d; seven, j s i>d; eight, Is Gd; nine Is Bd, ten, Is Od. A most, interesting film of the troops at Gallipoli is now showing at the Empire Picture Palace. The series includes views of tie aviation camps, trench life, Turkish prisoners, our boys, and concludes with a splendid panorama of the famous Bay from the deck of the transport "River Clyde." The film will be finally shown to-nijrht. Farmers whilst in town should not miss the opportunity of visiting the A.B.C. Boot Company's clearing sale, which will only last a few more days. Having disposed of their business to the Regal Shoe Company, all stock must be cleared. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs,and Colds, never fails. A SNEEZE lead 3to a Cough. SYICES'S CURA COUGH Wda to a Cure. Is Od, all stores,

In view of the recent discussion on war pensions, it is interesting to recall that the provision a grateful country made for the heroes who fought under Wellington was permission to beg. The old soldier who begged without a permit, either (rom a justice of the peace or his commanding officer, was liable to be hanged. We have made some progress at any rate since the "good old days."

It has been decided that children's al iowance of sixpence a day shall be payable for an adopted child who has been maintained by the soldier, although no adoption order has been obtained, provided that the facts are verified by a statutory declaration and by some' renponsible person, but only foi a child adopted or maintained as described before the member of the forces concerned enlisted.

Says the Sydney Bulletin:—The one visible remedy for the.great real evil of drink lies in tin, public ownership of the whole trade in alcohol. Let us take the matter in our own hands, cut out our bad liquor, our frowsy drinking dens, and our bad drinking conditions, let in light and air on the entire business, turn the profits into the public purse and get rid of all private interest in the manufacture and sale of beer, spirits and wine. Then we shall have eliminated all those grosser evils which are touched neither by six o'clock closing nor by Local Option. Solid progress is being made on tht eastern end of the Okahukura-Stratford railways (says an Aucklad paper). Work on the combined railway and traffic bridge over the Ongarne River is now in full swing, and the structure will soon ije an accomplished fact. About 80 men are employed on the Okahuknra tunnel, and since the recent strike everything is going well. A fair number are also engaged on general construction work to Matiere, whilst a sub-contractor is making excellent progress with the smaller tunnels en route. The whole of these, including the big tunnel, have now been pierced, and the contractor is now engaged in the bricking work of the smaller holes.

A Nelson soldier, writing from France, is charmed with the beauty of the country, and enthusiastic over the work performed by the French women (reports the Colonist). Ho says that in travelling nine hundred miles of country lie did not see a noxious weed in the fields, and the grass paddocks looked like well-kept lawns. The voyage from Egypt was apparently not without its- exciting periods, as the transport on which he travelled was chased by a submarine before reaching Malta. He mentions that the New Zealanders are well equipped, well fed, and want for nothing. A curious sequel is reported to have followed upon the recent publication, in Christchurch, of a paragraph giving some details regarding a novel method of bomb-throwing, devised by Mr. J. S. Wearn. On Saturday night last, while Mr. Wearn was absent from his home Tor an hour or so, some person, or persons, effected an entrance and made a fairly thorough search of the premises, The fact that no money or valuables were taken, and that sealed envelopes were .opened seem to lend color to the theory that the intruder was searching for plans, or information regarding the bomb-throwing device. As the information regarding Mr. Wearn's system had been forwarded by post to Wellington, the search of his house proved fruitless.

"There is n German in New Zealand who has retired from business," said llr. F. W. Manton, at the Wellington Town Hall meeting on Saturday night. "He went to a friend of mine the other day nnd in the heat of the moment said, 'Your ])eo|)le won't buy German gquds? I tell you they will when the war is over, i am ready to start immediately, and have my agencies all ready.' Xow, that man's agencies must have been organised before the war. I intend'to hand him ovtjr to the Government to be dealt with. Every business man who has an opportunity should do likewise—take practical action instead of writing to the newspapers. We must keep a sharp look-out for the enemy in our midst." (Great applause). A prominent storekeeper of North Auckland, interviewed by the Auckland Star, has no love for the aliens on the gumfields. He said there had always been a strong feeling in the north against the influx of Austrian?. Near one camp where he resided there was one camp of 150 Anstrians, and in the whole Mangonua County there were between 1,000 and 1200, of whom only thirty-seven are married. He estimated that in the province of Auckland there were between 3000 and 4000 Anstrians on the gumfields. "I object," ho said, ''upon moral grounds to thousands of men coming here without any women with them. The records of the north will show that I have good reasons for my objections. To my mind this means the absolute ruin of the Maori race, because there are so many opportunities of procuring intoxicating liquor." An evidence of the increased prices that have resulted from the war is afforded by a circular that has been issued from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Loulion. In regard to provisions it is shown that in London beef has advanced from ad to fld per lb., mutton from 5d to Bd, pork from 7>!d to Is, bread from 10s (id to 16s per ewt., Hour from 28s to 43s per sack, eggs from Is 2d to 2s fld per dozen, bacon from 8)d to Is per lb., milk from <)Jd to Is per gallon, and tea Is 2Jd to 2s Id per lb. As to fuel, house eoal has gone up from IDs (id to 28s lid per ton, and firewood from 3s to (is per 100 bundles. In drugs and dressings the tremendous advance can he gathered from the following few items: Aeid aceto salicyl Is Sj'd to 45s per lb., acetone, fid to 2s. amnion brom. 2s to Bs, atropine sulph. lis 3d to 83s per oz., co. caine 4s ljd to 15s per oz., dextrose 2s lid to 08 per lb., saeeharum 17s Cd to 51s per ewt., sodii salicylas Is 2'/:d to 20s pef Jb., thcobroin. sodii sal. 12s to 305., sodii hromid. Is lOd to 75., phenacetin 3 sto 58s, saccharin 10s (id to (!")S, zinc oxid 29s (id to !)0s per ewt. In glass ware, generally speaking, there has been an increase in prices of 100 per IT IS THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITY. OP SANDERS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT—its freedom from resins and woody impurities, its great antiseptic, healing, stimulating powers, and its safety—that prompted the highest u;cdical authorities to recommend it as the only eucalyptus produced fit for internal use. At the Supreme Court at Vietoriu, a witness testified that he « :is made much worse by a substitute which was sold as "just as good" as SANDER'S EXTRACT, and his trouble (ulcer) was healed rapidly bv 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 bo 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. Progranda is a certain and permanent cure for both hard and soft corns. Try It. Barraclough'g Maoie Nervine Cures Woothftch*.