LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A winner of a £5 prize in the Anzac Art Union that was drawn at Palmerston North on Friday night was H. Street, of Bell Block (ticket No. 80,542).. Mr. J. McLean, of Hiawera, is leaving to-day for Auckland, where he will take a consignment of horses to Samoa foi the Defence Department. A Sydney cable says that after a further conference the slaughtermen agreed to resume work to-day (Monday). The plan of the proposed bathing pavilion and tea kiosk at Ngajnotu beach is now on view, for pub-lid inspection, at Mr. R. J. Deare's- shop in Devon Street. "You boys should stand up when you are singing a hymn; don't loaf!" was the admonition administered by Rev. A. H. Coivile from St. Mary's pulpit to several of the Boy Scouts yesterday mo'i'ning. As Labor Day this year falls on October 23rd, not the 10th, as was understood, the Soldiers' Comforts Carnival week will not commence until Sunday, October 22nd, u week later than was originally announced^ If the Kaiser gets into the hands of one of Professor--Norwood's Saturday night subjects he would have an unenviable experience, for the avowed intention of the said subject, if he gets hoid of Wilhelm, is to "drag him to h on a broken bottle!" Owing to the wet weather yesterday the Citizens' Band, much to their own disappointment and to the disappointment of a large section of the public, had to postpone the recital that had been arranged for "Ovcrdalc," the grounds of Mr. R, Cock. It is hoped to hold the recital on Sunday next. The total sales of War Loan certificates have now readied £B2-'>.oflo. Wellington leads with £lflS,flß3, Christchurch £120,354. Dunedin £105.000, Auckland £fi2.Sliv>, HiveroaTgill £43,4(14, Wangamii £40.700, Timaru £34.130, New Plymouth £33.7-23. Napier £38,173, Nelson £20,745. The postal authorities have been advised that the Maitai, due in Wellington yesterday from San Francisco, via Papeete, brought 1000 hag,? of English and American mails, one 'of the largest mails ever brought by a direct Frisco liner. Of the total number of bags only some 47 bags are for Australian States. The following re-arrangement of Cabinet portfolios is announced:— The Hon. A. M. Myers takes Finance, tho Hon. Sir Francis Bell takes Lands, the Hon. Dr. MeNab becomes Postniaster-flpnei'al, the Hon. W. Herries takes Labor, and the Hon. Mr. Mac Donald Industries and Commerce.

For the purposes of identification an inquest was opened at the Courthouse on Saturday morning, before Mr. A. Crooke, Coroner, on the body of Whiteford J. B. Paton, a resident of Spotswood, who committed suicide early on Saturday morning by slhooting himself with a peii rifle. The formal inquiry was adjourned until 11 a.m. to-day. As a result, of the raffle, by the >"gamotu Seaside Committee, of the motor launch that was donated by Mr. Charles Curtis, of Stratford, the Red Cross Society funds have benefited to the extent of £43 9s 3d. The gross proceeds were £SO 2s, and expenses amounted to £G 12s fld. The committee desire to thank all those who assisted in the raffle by disposing of tickets, etc. Mcsdames Hugh Itoily and Morrison acknowledge with thanks donations as follow in aid of their fund for Christmast parcels for our boys at the front: Anonymous Postal Official .is, Anonymous £1 Is, Mrs. Hawkins (Smart Road) 2s Cd, Reuben Peppcre.ll £1 Is. A. Coldwater 1000 cigarettes, E. Whittle f>oo cigarettes, J. MoKean a 'ham, Inglewood Bacon Company a ham. On Saturday certain sturdy Xew Zenlanders reached military age (twenty years), and yesterday's birthdays will add more men to those wlio have obligations under the Military Service Act. These new reservists have to comply with the provisions now proclaimed under the Act. This statement also applies to new arrivals in Xlew Zealand, men of military age who become members of the Reserve by the fact of residence in the Dominion. The men concerned should apply for an enrolment card at the nearest post office. Professor Xorwood concluded his New Plymouth season on Saturday night in the. Good Templar Mall, the building being again packed, lie had a fine squad of subjects on the stage, and the audience was kept in continuous shrieks of laughter. The "star" item was "The Retreat of the Germans,'' perhaps the most marvellous one of his Xew Plymouth season. Some little time was again given to mental telepathy, bis lady subject being successful in every test submitted. The 'Professor could have filled a bigger hall, had such been available, on each night in New Plymouth, and a warm welcome awaits him if he re-visits here. That poultry at the present time is very scarce was evident at Messrs Webster Bros.' Mart on Saturday, when Brown Leghorn cockerels realised from 7s ltd to Its, Silver Wyandotte hens f>s, and ordinary killers up to 4s. Ducks aitso were in keen demand. To-night, at Whiteley Hall, the Rev. R. B. 'Gosnell will give a lecture, illustrated by line optical views, entitled, "The Romance of the Fiji Isles." With Mrs. Gosnell, who is a distinguished missionary's (laughter, he will render Fijian music. A collection will be taken for missionary purposes. The following shirt values will be on offer for the remainder of the Melbourne, Ltd.'s, great reduction sale: Men's 'Horrockses' tennis and neglige shirts, 3s (Id; boys' white tennis shirts, 2s !)d; mens' wihite mercerised tennis and neglige shirts, 4s lid; men's mercerised cotton tussore neglige and tennis shirts, 4s lid; men's flax shirts, 2s ltd; boys' flax shirts, all sizes, Is lid. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods'.Great Peppermint Cure.

On tlic motion of Air. Qnilliain (Covott .Mid Quiliiam) the Supreme Court has grunted probate of the will of tfhe late Mrs. Sophia Jury, of New Plymouth, to the executors therein named. Men who have Volunteered for the front, lnit have not been accepted for service, can have this 'fact recorded in the Register of the Expeditionary Force Reserve, 'fluey must supply proof to the Government Statistician that they have volunteered. Eventually the names of those men will be ••starred" in the Gazette. If a ballot has to be taken to make up a quota for a particular district, the names of all enrolled reservists of the First Division for that locality will so to the ballot. The men drawn for military service will have tihis fact conveyed by registered letter to their last known place of abode, and their names will also be published in the Gazette. If a volunteer, already listed among the non-accepted, happens to be drawn in the ballot, his name is to be marked by a sfar in the Gazette notice as an indication of that fact. Workmen in the Taranaki Motor Transport Company's garage, and residents in the vicinity, thought for a second or two that tlhey were" bring strafed by -a Hun howitzer shortly before noon on Saturday. One of the men was endeavoring to remove a piece of .piping from an empty benzine cylinder, which had not been in use for more than two months, and had heated a soldering iron foi tlie purpose. As he placed the iron to t'he tank the explosion occurred. There was a thunderous roar, and Mien a ball of fire shot forth. One end (about 51b in weight) of the tank was projected right through the corrugated iron wall of the building, and the other end was sent throug'h the door, while the. tank, which was originally square, looked like a dilapidated Zeppelin as a result of the concussion. A number of windows were broken, but fortunately no person was injured, though the workman, who lucki,iy happened to be standing at the side ! of the cylinder, was blown off his feet and thrown down by the force of the concussion. Miss Myrtle flonzale had many dangerous and exciting experiences 'during the production of the "blue ribbon" feature picture, "The Chalice of Courage." In one scene »he had to dive into a river running a banker, and allow herself to be whirled away in the current. The voyage wa>s also disastrous, for Myrtle got into the main wash and went flying over rocks and snag* instead of being borne by a minor current down a safer passage. Rigjit in this very spot, two year's ago. a film actress, doing precisely t'iic same thing, was drowned, together with the camera man who went to her asistance. It was thus quite* an easy matter for Myrtle to enact the role of a half-drowned and exhausted girl being assisted to the bank by her rescuer. That fine old motto, "Simplicity is tlio soul of Art," applies to millinery. Simplicity is the dominant feature of this year's models as set forward in Morey's advertisement, appearing in this issue