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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another proof of the value of advertising. The Anzae Art Union was extensively advertised in tlie principal papers, the replies on one day alone numbering six thousand. Tlie net results will be over £15,000. A iPress Association message states that tlie Railway Hotel. Otaki, was burned to the ground on Tuesday. The insurances total £30.00.

The following gentlemen have given plants for the Cemetery grounds: Messrs •Stanley Shaw, L. Earp, W. Mitchinson, Sutherland, Goodacre, and Arthur Roberts.

A reminder is given, of the plain and fancy dress ball to be held this evening at the East End 'Pavilion, under tlie auspices of the Fitzroy Fire Brigade, in aid of Red Cross funds. Patrons may rely on a most enjoyable evening. * A statement issued by the lion. A. Jr. Myers, acting Minister of Finance, shows that the revenue for the year ended August 31 amounted to over fifteen millions, making, the increase over last year to exceed £2,600.000. The headmaster (Mr. W. H. Moyes) of the New Plymouth Boys' High School wishes day-boys to parade oil the racecourse at 10 o'clock this morning, to assist in making the classrooms ready for the re-opening of tlie school next Monday. An interesting souvenir has been received from a brother who is in the navy by Mr. G. Wood, who is employed by Sole Bros. It takes the form of a picture of a. destroyed Zeppelin, along with two pieces of silk from the raider. One of the small pieces is from tlie outei cover of the arrs'hip, and; tlie other is from the inner cover.

There was a very enjoyable social gathering at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, when Privates R. Bishop and N. Skelton, of the 18th Reinforcements, and who are at present on final leave, 'were the guests of the residents of the district. A great crowd rolled up to do honor to the departing soldiers, each of whom was presented, by Mr. H. C. Sampson, with an illuminated wristlet watch. Appropriate replies were made by the recipients. Miss Olive Giddy, assisted by several friends, supplied capital music for the dancing, and during the evening songs and recitations wore rendered bv Miss Bishop, Messrs Patterson and Rami. Messrs L. Bishop and H. Barriball acted as M.C.'s.

It was stated at the meeting of swimmers in the Town Hall last night that the reel at the Bast End 'Reserve had been very much cut and hacked about;, "in fact," said Mr. P. J. Flanagan, "it is unsafe, and a new reel is urgently needed." Nothing definite was settled, but the feeling of those present was that the reel should be replaced. There predominated a stronger feeling, namely, that every effort should be made to discover the \'?rpetrators of such a wantonly mischievous act, the consequences of which might involve untold suffering. It is, we are well informed, not the action of youngsters, but of youths approaching mature age, ad if tlie police can secure evidence for conviction the rapscallions deserve a salutary sentence. And a birching would make them think twice! At the monthly meeting of the Central School Committee, held on Tuesday evening, there were present Messrs S. G. Smith (chairman), A. Milne, G, H. Dolby, F. Coleman, V. Griffiths, W. J. Girling, nnd C. T. Mills (secretary). An apology for absence was received from the Rev. A. B. Chappell. Tlie headmaster .(Mr, H. Dempsey) reported: Tlie attendance for tllie past four weeks has been 520.2, 549, 553.1, 558.0; average 545.1, or 89.5 /per cent, out of an average roll of 009. During the time 20 pupils have been admitted and 29 have left. At Vogeltown the numbers were 40.0, 3G.2, 38.0, and 35.8, average 37.3. The classes at Vogeltown are as follow: Standard 111 7, Standard II 5. Standard I 7, preparatory 23. The combined roll of both scoools is 045, with a combined attendance of 550.4. Since your last meeting, on the Bth nit., the walls of all the rooms, the entrance hall, and the passages and lavatories have been painted to a, heig'ht of a'bout six feet from the floor. This has added to the appearance of the building and has covered up a number of unsightly patches on tlie walls. As mentioned in my last report, Miss Gleeson left at the beginning of August, 'her place being supplied temporarily by Mrs. Firth, who has now been appointed to the position permanently. Wo have really an excellent staff now, and if the results are no.t satisfactory they ought to be. A deputation from the Patriotic Committee met the heads of the local schools yesterday in the. Central, to enlist. their co-operation in connection with the proposed Carnival Week commencing October 23. We all were willing to do what we could, provided the Board and committees granted the necessary free- | dom from school duties during t'lie time the children were required. Some of the window-blinds are in a rather dilapidated and unsightly condition, and I would be glad if you would asile the Board to replace them." A letter from the Soldiers' Comforts Week Committee was favorably considered, an<l it was left to the headmaster to use his discretion in allowing the scholars to co-operate in tlie proposed entertainments.

On Saturday next, at their mart, .Webster Bros, will sell ® quantity of .produce by auction, without reserve. Particulars in our auction columns.

The Melbourne's great reduction sale ends Saturday. 'Last chance for boys' tennis shirts, all sizes, 2s fld; children's pyjama combination 2s 9d; boys' and youths' two-piece pyjama suits 3s lid; iuen's pyjamas 4s lid; men's doublefronter denims 4s 9d; men's Roslyn saddle trousers, all sizes, 12s 6d; men's khaki handkerchiefs, two for 9d; men's Horrockscs' tennis shirts, 3s 9(1, 4s and 4s lld>

If you are doubtful, aiid will not take tlie word of thousands of dairymen all over Australasia, give Sykes's (Drench a trial this season. Pick out 12 cows of EQUAL MILK YIELD, EQUAL AGE and EQUAL TEST. Treat six by the Sykes's method and six by your own. Take the test through next season, and YOU WILL PROVE for »ourself that Sykes's cows havo paid l* their treatment by 1000 per cent. Let science plus experience come to your aid. Sold at Is Cd per'packet, 10s dozen. (It cost 38d to drench a cow). Sold everywhere,

"Convicted and discharged" was inscribed ou the plaint sheet yesterday morning b} the presiding justice ait the Police Court yesterday morning when a first offender pleaded guilty to being too bibulous on the previous day. It is reported that the Government has sanctioned the purchase of the Maungakawa block, of 12,000 acres, from Mr. James Taylor, for closer settlement. purposes. The block is only about five miles distant from the town of Cambridge, Waikato. Writes a former resident of New Plymouth from England:—"England must be turning out several hundred aeroplanes per week, and there are some beauties amongst tliein. We see them above us at ail times of the day and in all weather from the big machines carrying 25 passengers down to the littU scouts doing 120 miles per hour."

The Board of Trade returns for June, complete the first half of the year in respect to British commerce. The outstanding feature is the fact that the exports of British products last month were not alone above the highest of any month since the outbreak of tht> war, but were, actually £7,401,587 in advance of the pre-war June of 1914, M. J. Rigoreau, French Consul at Auckland, has transmitted to His Excellency the Governor, on behalf of the French Government, a letter of thankfj. for the kind attentions paid by the New Zealand authorities and by the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. .1. P. Luke) to French soldiers from Tahiti passing through New Zealand oil their way to Noumea for training. A peep behind the scenes at Home. The head of a big fishing concern in Aberdeen writing to a relative in New Plymouth, says:—"Mostly all the best fishing steamers were long ago commandeered by the Government for patrol work. They have requisitioned no fewer than sixty-four steam trawlers, so you will sec that our business is almost at a standstill."

A correspondent writes to the Stratford Post that at Huiroa. the discovery has been made of a sulphur spring somewhere on the Wniwiri road, the qualities of which he likens to a dost' of the old home remedy of sulphur and treacle. He lives in hope that the (health of the people in the vicinity will be much improved after the judicious use of this new-found mineral water! In the Dunedin Police Court on Monday, Thomas Giles and Henry Otterholt, who hold diplomas of an American College as Doctors of Chiropractice, wore each fined £5 and costs, on the ground that, not being registered, they practised medicine at Titrie under the style of doctors of chiropractice, implying that they were specially qualified to practice medicine. Percival Commins was charged that, not being registered under the Act of IM4, ho practised medicine under the style of "doctor." The defendant was fined 20s and costs.

Mr. J. W. 11, Martin, of Pukearuhe, who is actively interesting himself and others in extending the scheme, now in force at Wangamii, for sending tobacco and cigarettes as Christmas gifts to our I" * -; at the front, attended the patriotic h ting at New Plymouth on Tuesday cu-ning to explain iiikl advocate tilie scheme being adopted here, but it was i deemed advisable that the matter should J he considered by the Committee nt its meeting next Tuesday. Shortly, the scheme provides for sending sealed tins containing four plugs of tobacco and five packets of cigarettes for 3s, the ordinary cost being 7s Gd. ' Many complaints have been made by the parents of New Zealand soldiers killed in action that they have been unable to obtain the whole or part of the kit of their sons though it was handed to the proper quarter for forwarding. ' The matter now is to receive a wider ventilation in the shape of an application for a Commissioner of Inquiry (says an exchange). It is stated that a soldier killed in action at Gallipoli possessed among other effects, an automatic pistol and a money bag. LetIters received by the parents from comrades state that *these articles were handed by them to the proper quarter for forwarding to New Zealand, but though the dead soldier's other effects have long since reached here, these have failed to arrive. The lad's father is now making application for an inquiry. Friyn Sling Camp, Bulford, Salisbury Plains, a New Plymouth boy who went with the 13th Reinforcements writes interestingly to a cousin. Inter alia he sstys: "We arrived safely, and anchored at Plymouth on Wednesday morning, June 20, and were taken ashore on tenders to the train. Leaving at 3 p.m. we passed through Exeter, Dartmoor, and Salisbury, arriving at camp about !> p.m. To-morrow we leave for Christchurch, on the south coast near Bournemouth, and handy to London and Southampton. . . . -Yesterday we were inoculated. and to-day we are anyhow, our left arms and chests being stiff. In ten days we are to get another dose. New Zealand and Australian "Tommies" arc encamped on the plains, and there are thousands and thousands of us. The 12th did not come to England, but went to Egypt. Their infantry, I believe, go to France from there, and the Engineers and Artillery will come on to England. The rural districts we passed through on the way to this camp are glorious, and New Zealand has no country districts to compare with them. We visited the village about whose smithy Longfellow wrote, ami enclosed is a leaf from the "old spreading chestnut tree." The old smithy is still preserved. We passed through Amesbury, from whence Dick Turpin set out on his famous ride to York. Stonehenge, where the Druid ruins are, is only five miles away, and we are going to inspect theso. thousands of years' old relics of a Druid temple if we can get the time. By the way, at Plymouth we saw Sir Francis Drake's statue that is erected on the spot where he was playing his famous game of bowls when the Spanish Armada appeared in sight.

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Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1916, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1916, Page 4

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