LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The directors of the freezing works are making every effort to hav« the works going in November. Upon inquiry at the local branch of thi! Bank of New Zealand as to the success of the Government loan, the manager (Mr. .T. If. Hammond) stated to-day that the response in Xew Plymouth to date had been quite satisfactory, applications in some cases coming from most unexpected quarters. At the ratepayers' meeting to be held in the Stratford Town Hall this (Friday) evening, his Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Boon) will submit a motion in connection with the war loan. Mr. J. B. Richards (president of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce) will also address the audience.

Mr. T. Mills, president of the Egmont A. and P. Association, yesterday addressed the suppliers of the Mangatoki Dairy Company and appealed for support to the Association. A number of suppliers signified their intention of joining the Association, and several special prizes were promised. At the annual meeting of the Mangatoki Dairy Company yesterday, the chairman (Mr. Jacob Marx) stated that an employee of the company for the past thirteen years had recently enlisted, and lie thought it would be a graceful act on the part of suppliers to vote £2O to his wife, who, with the family, would have a hard row to hoe. The suggestion was applauded, and the resolution proposed by the chairman was carried unanimously.

During the ballot for the election of two directors, at the annual meeting of the Tariki Dairy Company, the name of a well-known settler of the district, who is at present at the war, was called out. Suppliers felt that this act of loyalty should not prevent his vote from being exercised, and ; t was unanimously resolved that his young son should be allowed to exercise his vote.

'Private Sid Hickey, in the course of a letter to his parents at Opunake, says: "Premier Massev's son distinguished himself a few nights ago, by landing two German spies between our lines. i>o you remember those two hard-doer sailors I showed you in Wellington at Christmas? One of them is becoming famous here as a sniper, and his experiences are as good as you read in books. He got three German snipers in one night and brought their helmets as evidence, and he seems to be move at home on their parapets than oh ours." —Manaia Witness.

There was a brief discussion on patriotic contributions at the annual meeting of tile Tariki Dairy Company. Mr. Chapman asked whether the time was not opportune for suppliers individually to make a contribution to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The chairman (Mr. J. Know'.es) replied that those gentlemen who had nobody at the front ought to lie prepared to subscribe. Those who had sons at the front or going to the front should keep their hands in their pockets, so as to be ready to help their sons when they eame back. These sentiments were greeted with applause. A subscription list was opened in the room for the wounded soldiers, aiul a fair sum was collected by the chairman of the local Patriotic Society (Mr. Robinson). , At the annual meeting of the Bell Block Dairy Company on Wednesday evening, Mr. Connett, chairman o£ t.ie company, addressed the shareholders on behalf of the Agricultural Society, of which he is president. Those suppliers who last year agreed to become member; of "the society, and authorised the secretary to deduct the amount of their subscriptions from their December cheques, agreed to a similar course being adopted this year. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. A. Cray, Director of the Technical College, Mr. Connett also appealed to the company to continue its support towards the cost of an agricultural instructor for a further three years, and this, too, \vas unanimously agreed to. The Tariki Dairy Company has decided to continue, for , another .three years, payment of a subsidy of fid per ton on its output towards the salary of an agricultural instructor, whose services shall he available for farmers. Mr. A. Cray, Technical Organiser, addressed the suppliers on Wednesday, Reference was made to the splendid work done by Mr. H. G. Sergei, and, in response to a query as to the attendances at the lectures, Mr. jW. V. Harkness, the well-known Jersey breeder, stated that Mr. Sergei was very keen on his work, and that his lectures, which had been attended by from 10 to •20 suppliers," were well worth hearing by every supplier; and that the attendance should he nearer 40.

At the Magistrate's Court at Manaia on Wednesday, before Mr. W. R. Haselden, S.M.. Arthur Powell, of Anroa. farmer, sued Donald Outline, of Otakeho, fawner, for .£72, being the value of nine heifers which plaintiff alleged defendant had taken from the land on the Omuturangi Road on which they were grazing., Plaintiff' had arranged with a native, named Kopa. t.o graze ten young heifers on the, native's land, on the terms that the native was to have five of the heifers in lieu of gTazing fees. One of the heifers given to the native had died. The native later sold the remaining four, together with five others (which he alleged belonged to himself), to Guthrie. The plaintiff claimed that his five'were among the nine taken by Guthrie. After hearing evidence, the Magistrate gave judgment for the defendant, Guthrie, with costs amounting to .-CO 10s. llis Worship, in giving judgment), stated that he believed the evidence of Guthrie that when he took the nine head of stock he cut out and left behind Powell's stock, which had since disappeared. Mr. A. H. Powell (of Messrs Welsh & McCarthy)-appeared for plaintiff', Powell, and Mr.' iP. O'Dca for the defendant. Guthrie.

Men's new soft felt hats at the Melbourne, Ltd. Xew shades, King brown, walnut, navy and black, at (is lltl to ]os (id. Reliable pure fur black felts, in neat shapes, 10s (id. Finest half-guinea liat.3 011 the market. A reminder is given of the ratepayers' meeting to be held in the Stratford Town I Hall to-night (Friday), to consider the question of purchasing the Stratford Electrical Supply Company's undertaking. It was proved at the .Supreme Court of Victoria, at Melbourne, that (1) SANDER'S EXTRACT is much more powerfully healing and antiseptic than' ordinary ' eucalyptus preparations; (2) SANDER'S EXTRACT docs not depress the heart like the so-called "extracts'' and crude oils; (3) SANDER'S EXTRACT is highly commended by many authorities as a safe, reliable and effective household remedy. Get the genuine—insist if you have to—and be safe.

DRINK DIiSEF.r GOLD TICA for pleasure—save the Camels for profit. All grocers sell "Desert Gold/"

The Borough Council last night gavt j.i-rmission to the Citizi'iu' Bund to take i.|> ii. ''o'llectiori ut their recital at Fitzroy on Sunday next.

The- Mayor reported last night that lu; had received a telegram from Sir Joseph Ward (o discuss the new war loan. Arrangements have been made to hold a public meeting this evening, at the Town ITall.

A large number of Kaimata folk paid a surprise visit to Mr. Bridgeman, New Plymouth, last night. It was a surprise oil right, but for the visitors, as they found Mr. Bridgeman was out. However, they spent an enjoyable evening in town, returning home in good time for milking operations. A portion of the ensign mast of the battle-cruiser New Zealand, struck by a German shell during the action with the Gorman High Sea Fleet in the naval buttle off Jutland 011 May 31, has been exhibited in the window of the New Zealand Government Office, Strand, London. The spar has been presented to the people of New Zealand by the officers and men serving in the ship at the time, and has been temporarily placed in the midst of a very fine display of the wool industry of the Dominion.

The present appearance of the Napier breakwater is a striking testimony to the force of the mountainous seas which broke over it during the late storm. Hundreds of yards of rails have been uprooted and lie twisted, lengths of iron projecting into the air or hanging over the side of the concrete blocks to the* water below, In several places the concrete has been scoured out to a depth of two or three feet. In one spot there is a scouring out lifteen yards long and two or three feet deep. Right along the centre of the railway tracks an irregular service has been carved out. Indeed, the general appearance of the breakwater suggests that an earthquake, t accompanied by a cyclone of a robust type, had spent a profitable half-hour in seeing what damage they could conjointly inflict 011 the concrete protective wall. The price of butter for the local market having reached Is 8d retail (says the Wellington Post), there is a probability of the export being totally prohibited by the {government until the price is lowered. Furthermore, it is believed that the Government, having (in the interest of the Imperial Government) already established a precedent by requisitioning one-third of the cheese produced in the Dominion, and all the frozen mutton, lamb and beef, may apply a similar method to butter, so as to ensure a sufficient supply for local consumption at a price sufficiently remunerative to the producer, and at the same time reasonable for the consumer. The exportable balance of butter would seem to bo assured of a highly profitable market in London for the whole of the shipping season, bringing the value of milk for butter-making more on a parity with made into ehese.