LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1916, Page 11

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington quota for the 10th Reinforcements went into camp yesterday 44 men short.—Press Association.

The '"Ansae Flag," which was to have adorned the Soldiers' Clubroom, was destroyed by lire on Saturday. It was being kept in Mr. Hugh Bnily's office. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. A. Crooke S.M., David it Crozier was convicted and fined 5s on a' charge of drunkenness. Owing to the wet weather there will be no A. and P. working bee to-morrow on the racecourse. In all probability it will be held the following Thursday. The Tarata Dog TrLl Club have banded over the sum of £2O to the Tarata Patriotic Fund, and hope to have a further balance to hand over when the year's workings are fixed up.

The tender of Messrs Arthur & Rowo, of Inglewood, has been accepted for the alterations and additions to Mr. Newton King's promises at Inglewood. The price is somewhere, in the vicinity of £I3OO. Mr. V. Griffiths is the architect. At the Farmers' Union Conference yesterday, it was decided to recommend the Lauds Department to endeavour to find water on sections of land not watered by streams or springs before such land is offered for settlement.

A Russo-Japanese settlement has been reached as to the purchase price of the Harbin-Changehui section of the Chinese eastern railway. This is the first fruits of the Russo-Japanese agreement.

At the meeting of the Works Committee of the New Plymouth Borough Council on Monday it was resolved, on the motion of Cr. Smith, to place on record the Council's high appreciation of the Fire Brigade's services at the recent fire, including the Fitzroy division of the brigade. Alexander MeMahon, who eloped with his landlady's daughter, a girl under 18, leaving the house by the window late at night, appeared at Auckland Police Court yesterday on a charge of abduction and was sentenced to six months' hard labor and eighteen months' reformative treatment.

IT IS THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITY OF SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT —its freedom from resins and woody impurities, its great antiseptic healing, stimulating powers, and its safety—that prompted the higl'-'t medical authorities to recommend it as the only eucalyptus produced fit for .nterniil use'. At the Supreme Couri it Victoria a witness testified that he ..as made much worse by a substitut' .vhich was sold as "just as good" as ZANDER'S EXTRACT, and his trouble ;ulccr) was healed rapidly by the GENUINE SANDER'S EXTRACT a/ . ; i raids. In disease it is the drop ..'iik-h cures that counts, and the _ r imcr eucalyptus which is fit for me"' jca! purposes, such as making varnisl «i|y, should never be employed'as a i .edT'l agent. SANDER'S'EXIT ACT :nn be "">cd on the most tender si' Aor internnlly with perfect safely, f when taken rs directed will ahw , benefit. For Chroi'' Jbest Oi,.;'\.!a.\>,

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A tolo,ir.im from Auckland last night, state-* that probate of the will of the late Mr. J. ,1. Craig was granted yesterday, when the imimmt of the estate was provisionally swrrn at £50,000. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crookc, S.M., judgment was given tor plainlilV by default in the undefended ease J. (.'. Spedding, Ltd. (Mr. A. 11. Johnstone) v. W. C. Smith, claim £3O 10s Od, and costs £3.

At Hawera on Tuesday, a man named Gust was fined £2O, in default three months' imprisonment for stealing a ham, .lolln Harrington was also charged with receiving the ham, the property of tie Railway Department. Judgment u'as reserved.

Speaking at Eltham on Monday night, Mr. C. A. Wilkinson said there would be an enormous increase on the new taxes collected in 1915 and 1910. Those collected to March 31. 1915, amounted to £571,000, while those collected to March 31, IMG. will probably amount to £5,000,000. The scheme organised by Mr. D. Rutherford for sending hares to the Red Cross hospitals, which are dealing with wounded soldiers in England (says the Lyttelton Times) has been most successful this season, owing to the keenness displayed by the different districts. At the present time there are in the various freezing works 10,281 hares stud 5f12 rabbits. Two hundred and fifty-two crates have already been shipped to England, One of the unfortunate losses sustained through the recent fire at the Theatre Royal fell to the lot of Mr. J. Sturmey, whose double bass instrument was destroyed. Some kindly disposed, but unknown ladies, on Saturday night presented Mr. Sturmey with a sovereign ease, and a sympathising friend started filling the case with half-sovereigns towards buying a new instrument. Any member of the Empire Picture Palace staff will gladly receive donations for this object. The difficulty in calculating the amount of boulder stone necessary to produce u, given quantity of broken metal was mentioned at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. One witness, who had had considerable experience, stated Mint in three separate contracts recently he hud been out. Estimated quantities of 1200 and 700 yards had crushed out at 14G0 and 703 yards respectively, whilst in another ease he was 40 yards short. Another witness .stated that the metal varied according as it was crushed wet or dry. Two yards of boulders just out ot the river would give two yards of crushed metal, whereas if left to dry it would probably crush 2'/ 3 yards.

The insurances on Messrs J. B. McKwan & Co.'s properly and stock, which were completely destroyed by Saturday's fire, were £BSO on the 'building end £\&M on Hie stork and office furniture, both in the Northern ofliee. The loss over aml above the insurance is estimated at £I3OO. Messrs 1). Dickie (Wellington) and D. J. McG'owau (Auckland), directors, arrived in New Plymouth on Monday night, and were engaged yesterdiiy \vith Mr. J. T. White, the local manager, in arranging lor temporary premises.

The Xew Plymouth Fire Brigade wish to acknowledge cheques from \lr. K. P. Webster for- .to "is, and K.W.M.L. for £5, in aprechition of the services rendered by tiie brigade,at the recent Arc. Mrs. Douglas, owner of the building occupied by Messrs ■!. k J. Auld and others, in forwarding a donation of £,"> ."m asks Superintendent Bcllringer to convey to the members of the Firo Brigade her heartfelt thanks for the heroic way in which t'licy worked on Saturday morning to save property. They had, she said, always been looked upon as a fine brigade, but it took such occasions to show their grit and endurance.

Mr. T. flarlc Giles. Conciliation Commissioner, arrived in New -Plymouth yesterday iu connection with a sitting of the Conciliation Court, which opens it the llorough Council Chambers tomorrow (Thursday), at 10 a.m. The application is by the Taranald Grocers" Assistants for an award covering wages and conditions of .work. The assessors for the employers are Messrs C. Carter (New Plymouth), T. Hiighson (Rahotu), and Maedoiiahl (Stratford); employees, Messrs James Mackenzie and Wm. Earl (Wellington) and Mortensen (Auckland). The .Prime Minister has invited all Mayors of the Dominion to convene public meetings on the second aniversary of the war and submit the following motion: "That on this second aniversary of the declaration of a righteous war this meeting of the citizens of records its indexible determination to continue to a victorious end the struggle in the maintenance of those ideals of liberty and justice which are Me common and sacred cause of the Allies."

Mr. Newton King- is desirous of drawing the attention of farmers, especially of those on the Plains, to the clearing sale he is conducting for Messrs Seidel & MeCormack, at Kaponga, on Thursday (to-morrow), July 27. It is now ail established fact that cows from the higher and poorer country always give increased milk yields and generally do better than cows that are brought from good country to poor country. The vendors have been milking for some considerable length of time, and, at their Kaonga farm, have established a herd second to none in the province. The cows are all young, in great condition, and have returned well over £2O each for milk alone this season. Their actual figures will be given out at the time of sale. For the convenience of intending buyers cars will run from Manaia to the sale, seats to be booked over the 'phono at Mr. King's Kaponga branch. We emphasise that dairymen should not miss this sale, especially as dairy sales are now drawing to a close. Tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw the attention of the public to the sale which they are holding in their Tarata yards on Friday, July 28. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns on page 8 of this issue.

The Melbourne's sale anonls unprecedented values in all-wool cashmere hosiery, as per example:—Children's "Jason" black or tan socks, size 3, 8d pair (rise a penny per size); ''Jason" three-quarter socks, with double-ribbed tops, size 3 Is, 4's Is 2d, :Vs Is 3d, O's Is 4d, 7's Is sd, B's Is 7<l, O's Is 8d; ladies' cashmere hose, la Od; men's cashmere socks. Is, Is Od and Is Ud.

The business premises of Morey and Son will be closed all day on Thursday.

KEEP YOUR BOWELS REGULAR. As everyone knows, the bowels are the sewerage system of the body, and it is of the greatest importance that they move once each day. If your bowels become constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets just after supper, and they will correct the disorder. They will keep you healthy bv keeping your bowels regular-

An unfortunate drowning fatality occurred on Monday afternoon, resulting in the death *>f the only son of Mr, and Mm. Archie Callander, of Opua Road.' The little fellow, a child of two years, wandered from home, and although lie was missed and a search was instituted immediately, it was late in the afternoon before his body was found in one of the numerous streams near the farm. Much sympathy will be felt for the parents in the loss of their only child.—Star, There was a strange double misadventure on the premises of a Hawcra home on Monday night, reports the Star. ' While thejndy of'the house was removing things from a clothes-line she ■stepped on the wooden cover of the dry •section of a septic tank, and, as the boarding gave way, she fell into the tank,, which was about seven feet in depth. As the lady is not tall, it was forlunate that she had, in falling, clung to a sheet which happened to be in her hands, for it remained fluttering at the top of the tank, and this with the lady's call for help attracted the attention of her little girl, who, unable to do anything personally, rushed out into the street oallirg for assistance. The first passer-by went tothe rescue not knowing exactly what it was that was amiss, and he, too. dropped into the tank. Fortunately, other citizens were soon attracted to the scene, and those in distress were duly rescued—the man slightly injured, and tile lady more or less painfully bruised and suffering from shock to her nerves. It would appear that the coverings of septic tanks should be .carefully examined at. regular intervals, for it is not long since a somewhat similar accident happened at Hawcra,

The Hunt Club will hold a meet at Mr. L. Connett's, Bell Block, to-morrow afternoon. •