LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Now Plymouth Coursing Club will nm another Maiden Stakes (value £l7) at Glcnavon, 011 August 21, Thursday week.

A new departure takes place as regards Friday's afternoon tok. in Rahotu Hall, hosts replacing hostesses, these being Messrs. Walter Cooper, John Schinlccl. Manns Hughson, and Roney Wright.

The Fire Brigade authorities have received the following note from Messrs. j. B. MacKwan and Co., Lul. : "To mark our appreciation of the services rendered by your brigade at the time of the recent fire, in which our premises and stock were destroyed, we enclose a cheque for £lO us a donation to the brigade's funds.'

A Press Association message says that at the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, Daniel Alexander McDonald was sentenced to six months' reformative treatment for theft of postal packets at Waitara. Mr Justice Chapman emphasised the seriousness of this class of offence and s aid ii- was too serious to warrant the Court granting probation.

The spring bulbs this year have apparently not suffered by reason of the recent very severe wrath er, and some choice blooms are to be seen, although the narcissi family are not yet in full bloom. The spring shows will be held earlier this year, St. Maw's holdin" theirs 011 the 3bt inst. and'Whiteley a week later.

Major E. P. Cox, group commander at Haiveia, advises that the following probationary non-commissioned officers have been appointed for the 2,2 nd Reinforcements:—lnfantry: 'P. H. Tinney (Patea), J. A. Eden (Patea), A. C. King (Stratford), L. R. Hamilton (Manutahi) Engineers: 13. C. Annand (Stratford)! Mounted Rifles (24th Reinforcements): E. M. Southcombe (Patea). A Press Association message yesterday stated that the 16tli Reinforcements, some of whom were to leave on a visit to Christchurch and. Dunedin last night and to-day, have established a shooting record for the reinforcements, the figure of merit beinsr 114. .The previous best, 107.2, was credited to the 12th Reinforcements. C Company of the 16th Reinforcements attained the remarkable figure of merit of 122.3. An indication of the rise in the metal market, brought about by the war, is to be found in the June issue of the Ironmonger, published in London. Wrought scrap iron, which, in normal times, could command only 25s to 30s a ton in LOll- - is now exceedingly firm at £6 15s a ton, whilst best quality in wrought scrap, such as old horseshoes, finds a ready sale at £7.

A rather peculiar incident in reported from Kanicri, Hokitika. Some twelve months ago, Mr. ]'. Chesterman was carting straw in his shed preparatory to having it cut into chaff. One of the men employed in stacking the straw dropped some loose silver, amounting to 6s. All the money was. recovered "but sixpence. In due course the straw was cut into chaff, and later fed to the cows. Last week one of Mr. Chesterman's cows was killed, and 011 opening the carcase the lost sixpence was found The coin was bent over, and plainly bore the marks showing where it had been through the chaffcutter. Mr, A, Crookc, S.M., gave judgment by default yesterday morning in the cases of Kay and Bergman v. J. Rangi. £2 10s (costs 15s), and D. Hutchcn (Mr. A, C. Lawrcy) v. S. Dale £l2 12s 4d (costs 35s 6d). Cooke and Lister v. E. Croot, a claim of .-£l4 Is was, on counsel's application, adjourned for a week. In the case, A. Sanson v. P, E. Humphries, a claim for £ll 4s, defendant appeared, and stated that he had already paid the amount, but he had not paid interest or costs. He was willing to pay these if there was a hope of taking action against plaintiff. His Worship said the matter liad jiothing to do with him, and ordered defendant to dispense with 31s 3d (interest Is 3d, and Court costs 30s), In summarising his Worship the Mayor's remarks that were addressed to the tramway deputation on Monday evening, we took Mr. Burgess too liter' ally, and reported him as having said that "when he came into office it was with the idea of clearing up mistakes." What the Mayor intended to convey to' the deputation and to the Council was that lie had undertaken . the Mayoral dutie.3 with the intention of clearing up all the work that there was 111 hand before the new body came into existence. The appeal of the Government for subscriptions to the war loan is twofold. First it invites every individual who can do so to help in the fight against the Germans. Many thousands of men and women who cannot otherwise give material. assistance towards winning the war have here an immediate and a not difficult way of helping. They may participate iu the fight. They are offered the privilege—and it is no small privilege—of doing something real and practical for the defence of honor and civilisation in which the Allied Powers are engaged to-day. It is a'stupendous struggle against the most gigantic and powerful military machine the t world has known—a machine as ruthless as it is formidable, and one that still threatens the destruction of all that decent men and women hold dear. Appearances are that the forces of civilisation are gaining the upper hand, that ultimate victory over the infamous foe is a moral certainty; but no calculation of the position that is founded upon solid judgment can evade the conclusion that a huge effort lies between now and the day of peace. Every pound, every shilling, that is cast into the war chest improves the prospect of victory and tends to bring it nearer.—Lyttclton Times. The annual general meeting ot the members of the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will be held | this evening. j

The New Zealand LOll and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., wish to notify the public'that owing to the abnormal state of the weather and the impassabilit.v of the roads, tliey are not holding their usual monthly sale at Kolmratahi on Thursday next,' August 17. Their next sale at Kolmratahi will, foe held on Thursday, September 14. *

The opening of the Soldiers' Club will take place at the club rooms, King street, New Plymouth, to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Returned and final leave soldiers are invited to be present

The Melbourne, Ltd.. for men's working gear at lowest prices. For example: Grey denims, all sizes, 3s lid; doublefronter denims, 4s lid; cord trousers, all sizes, 5s lid; dark grey whipcord trousers, with hip pocket, (is lid; men's tweed trousers, lis (id; Roslyn saddje trousers, 12 0(1; odd tweed coats, 14s 6d; odd tweed vests, all sizes, 4s lid; tweed hats, Is Od,