LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London cable states that tlie New Zealand iiu-m'icrs of Parliament visited Wa'ton Hospital and conversed with the -vounded. Ihey expressed great satisfaction at fi.e general arrangement. A Dunedin message states that the cutter Enterprise has reached Stewart Island from the Auckland Islands, where she went in quest of the General Grant's gold. The search was unsuccessful, as the gold was proved to have gone, ft is believed that it was recovered by the Daphine in 1860. A meeting of the Xew Plymouth Patriotic Committee executive was held last evenin,;. Reports of the various sub-committees were received, as well as the balance-sheet of the Fete of Nations, which was referred to the auditor, and other routine business transacted, Mr. .1. W. Wilson .chairman) presided. At a meeting of the committee of the Xc-w Plymouth Bowling Club on Monday Messrs Hall and Luseombe were appointed green wardens for the ensuing season, mid Messrs Hall, Morey and A. K. Smart a match committee. It was decided to confine the lub competitions next season to the cTiampionship and handicap singles. Votes of thanks were passed to Messrs I'. Smith and Wood for services rendered on the green last winter and W. C. Phillips for donations. The Audit Department has surcharged those members of the Taranaki County Council who receive expenses with the amount of car hire separately charged on their account. The total amount involved is between £9 and £lO, and at yesterday's meeting of the Council the action of the Department was not received with pleasure, but as there was no escaping the reimbursement councillors adopted a philosophic attitude over the matter of paying up. "Is ex-C'o:i'ul Focke again at large? lias lie bee" allowed to come off Somes Island!" wee questions that Mr. J. Payne put to the Prime Minister in the House cn Monday in the absence of the Minister for TM'ence (the Hon. J. Allen). The Plight .'ton. W. F. Massey replied: '■So far as I know lie is not at large. ! know nothing of his having been released Iron: Somes Island. I don't believe it is the ease." A member: ''He is in town." An interesting exhibit has just been placed in the Auckland Museum in the shape of two gas masks, showing the pattern adepted when the Germans first used poisonous gas. One mask, with joggles and mouthpiece complete was taken from a German otticor at Ypres; the other sho.vs the pattern adopted by til© British. !)oth masks were forwarded from Ypres hv an officer of the London •Scottish P.egiment. At the fighting near Ypres, './ lien gas was first employed, Hie London Scottish were nearly annihilated. Members of the Patea Harbor Hoard paid a visit of inspection to the Heads on Monday, and expressed the greatest satisfaction at the manner in which the harbor improvement works a>'e being carried out "there. The capping on the western wall was almost completed, and members were surprised at the solidity and magnitude of the work. T t was practically a new breakwater reared on the foundations of the old wall, and already a very appreciable benefit was being experienced at the entrance of the river Hitherto the drift sand banked up behind the wall and gradually ,vorkcd over intj the basin; now that has all ceased. The sand drift has been arrested, the tide has scoured out the basin, and there is now deep, calm water where hitherto it was shoals, and this alone is of great moment to vessels navigating the port.—Star. Ihe price o! ladies' all-wool cashmere liose having advanced so considerably of late, it will be good news to many to know that the Melbourne, Ltd., have opened out a shipment at the following prices-.—Plain cashmere hose Is 9d, viblied rose Is lid per pair, iliese stockings are guaranteed all pure wool, and JJag dfe, is warranted fast color

In the Magistrate's Court visterdav, before Mr. A. Crookc, S.M., foi plaintiff win given in the following undefended eases:—John Waddle v. AVilliain Rina. ,C.i 10s (costs 10s); Peter Grant v U. Ratkin, ,1.1 15s lid (His); !•'. If. l'\ Wash bourne Fred Ilawko, £lO Ss (id (15s); Kliza A. Matlmus v. Roy .Stewart, 11* <id (ss); Sladden and Palmer v. Were Komene, ;C4 4s (15s); James Hawkins v. Joseph Robert Flowers, ;LO-1 Ida (.CI 10s); John Duggau (executor of the will of Eliza May Callaghan) v. John Uopkinson, £l2 His (15s); Alexander M. MacDiarmid v. Sydney Roy Lovell, £1 Is (ss). At last night's meeting of the Pukekura Park Hoard the following letter from Mr. D. K. Hutchins, Inspector of Forests, was read;—'' Before getting to work on my forestry report, I must send a line to. you to say how moeh I enjoyed my visit to Xc-w Plymouth, hut particularly to your beautiful I'likekura Park. 1 did not think there was anywhere in \"ew Zealand so good a eollection of native trees, nor a curator so well able to show these as yours. If I were a rich man, instead of a pensioner, I would give the gardens enough to provide a permanent laborer and free the curator altogether from that class of work. 1 hope soon to hear that he is quite restored to health." The following from the April issue of the London Magazine, in which Miss Fdiih Keen gives the Lhird instalment of her experiences during ''Seven years a; the German Court," will lie read with interest:—"lt was from J-lerr 0., after he had been dismissed from the Emperor's service, that I heard of that strange establishment known as the Monitors, which was an institution for teaching men in the Emperor's service the art of stirring up sedition and rebellion, and giving trouble to foreign Governments generally. T was told by flerr G., end can readily believe it, that it was the only institution of its kind ill the world. The studeutr in this institution >.ere all cx-Army officers and were most carefully selected by the Emperor himself. Lectures were given to the students at a room in a barracks. I had a leaflet that was circulated among the students which I obtained from ITerr G„ but it was taken from me after the outbreak of war, when illy papers and letter were examined. The leaflet set out the general principles in which these students were instructed. It stated, I remember, that in every State and country there were men of importance who were discontented with the Government, and whenever it was found desirable to stir up trouble, it could be done by encouraging such men to upset the Government. Where it was impossible to do this, it was pointed out that at all events such active discontent might be created as to give cause for great trouble to the Government of the country. Various other ways were given of how trouble might be caused in different countries." Attention is drawn to the list of further entries for Mr. Newton King's Rahotu sale. Intending purchasers at Messrs (jrecii and Tyrell's sale at Rahotu oil Thursday next will please note that several items in the list as previously advertised will be found in the Rahotu salcyards advertisement, where they properly belong, hut were inadvertently placed under Messrs Green and Tyrell's clearing sale advertisement. Miss Russell, from India, gave a year ago, in the Good Templar Hall, a lecture, illustrated by young ladies portraying scenes of Indian life. i'o-night the same lady is giving a lantern lecture on India Mid its people, and has over KM) fine slides. She m.nring with Mi's. W. Ambury. ami leaves the Dominion shortly and hopes to take up her work in Bombay after completing her deputation to New Zealand.