LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New Zealand produce entered for export lust week Mas valued at .fiS-1,1!)-}, iuoiniing meat C3!i!,B:>!>, wool XtW.-IXtl :ii>.( hemp itiiidtr iif Messrs Cooper and Clare !i iliccii accepts! for the erection of the V'l'tli Taranaki Ualrv Company's buildir;; 'it Waipapii. Tlic High School Board lias engaged My. Cuumiing. an Auckland architect, to ,prepare plans for m school to replace the one recently destroyed by fire. A Press Association message from Wellington stater that it is expected tlmt the total Dominion shortagt fo» the :21st Reinforcement? will he fullv six [hundred. and the various districts have ■linn asked to l.'.ake np their sliciptajies by Tuesday. I.m view of the fact that the annual lnetiiiL' of (he Socctv for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is to lie held on Monday evening next, appropriate sevivons will be preached 011 man's responsibilities to the animal kingdom in the various churches on Sunday. Tie defence authorities have notified the hon. secretary of Soldiers' Comforts Week of their willingness to place the Coronation Hall at the Committee's dispo::'.l for evenii'g functions during the carnival.

Trie Borough Council has handed over (he management of the Soldiers' Club one of the upp.jr rooms in the Town Ilall. As the rrom is available for meetings, Mrs. would be grateful for gifts of forms, tables, and chairs to furnish it. The net proepp's of the Anzac Art Union, the prize* of sheep for which were provided by Mr, P. MTlardy, amounted to £15,900. Captain Eekford, the winner of the first prize (1000 sheep or .-CI000) contributed £230 of the amount towards the fund. local residents will be pleased, to learn that arrangements have been completed with J. C. Williamson, l.td., for the sciecning of the mammoth I). W. Griffith motion picture, ' The Birth of a Nation," in New Plymouth at an early late. This picture rost ovei I a If-a-million pounds sffling to produce.

At the meet in,? of the Hospital P.oavil on Wednesday, a plan prepared by Mr. V. f.irifiiths, wa« submitted, embodying the proposed alterations to the old hospital to make it suitable for providing temporary accommodation for the nursing stall'. Considciation of the plan wa'. deferred urtil the special meeting which will be held when Dr. Valintine lurivea., A nasty accident happened at Toko yesterday afternoon to a lad, 11 years

of age. the son of Mr. (leorge Downs, Waj'viri Road. H<. was playing with a detonator which, of course, exploded, the- boy sustaining severe injuries to his right hand. He was conveyed to the Stratford hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the thumb and two fingers, while another finger was badly hurt.—Own eoriespondent. The railway working account for the period ending August 10, shows the folloivin;'" figuHS (-hillings am! pence being o.nitted: Revenue—-North Island .C 178,-M-l. South Isiai.d. ,C 1." 1:1,527. total .11120Kxpcndit've—North Tslaud .1120,385. South Island £ 103,201, total £22'i,fi77. The percentage of revenue expended w.xs O'I.PS per cent., compared with 71 per cei.t. last year.—l'ress Association.

At a dairy company's meeting hold recently, not a thousand miles from the Stratford district, one of the shareholders present had no time for ex'perts. "Look here," he said, ••those here experts have told us that we are going to make a fortune out of the whey by making it into kerosene." Needles? to say, everybody laughed except the speaker, and it vns some time before lie wiii- convinced that they made casein, anil not kerosene out of the whey. At the same meeting another shareholder;, moved that the directors "eat the whey." After the laughter had subsided, the mover still stuck to his gnus, but explained that he intended to say ''heat tilt; whey."

'•Aotca," the beautiful scenic spot belonging to Messrs. Sole Bros., was recently visited by some miscreant, or miscreants who destroyed the curios attached to the Maori house, tore up path piping, smashed u robroy canoe, and committed other damage, besides purloining the tvo best model ships on the lake. The visitors' book was also mutilated. Such wanton destruction is hard to understand, and it is to be hoped the perpetrator, or perpetrators, will be brought to book. Messrs. Sole Bros maintain "-Votea" for the pleasure and benefit of the public, seeking no fee or reward, and that there should be even one person ji the community incapable of appreciation of their unselfishness and public spirit is difficult to realise.

The auction sale of bankrupt stock now being eonauctod in Main Street, Opimake, will be continued to-morrow (Sauu-day 1 , at 11 o'clock, when another lug consignment xif goods will be offered without a penny reserve. The goods comprise almost ewn-ything required in the house and home for indoor and outdoor use*

Perhaps one oT the most picturesque figures in history is tint of Nell (iwynn who rose from orange seller to famous artnss. Morey's advertisement in this issue gives ome intereting facts concerning the fair Nell. Turn to it! The "Mogul" tractor recently landed by Die local agents (Webster Bros.), has now been put into working order. A demonstration of the workings of the machine will be triven at an early date, particulars of which will be advertised in the Daily News. ! On Saturday neyt, at their mart, Webster Bros, will 'ell by auction, a Ford car in thoroughly gpod condition, and | guaranteed in good running order.

' SMART SUITS. MODERATELY PRICED. The Melbourne, Ltd., have pleasure in offering a completely new range of men's smart tailor finished suits in up-to-date styles. Considering the abnormal times and increased cost of production the prices show very little change from those ruling last year. The only noticeable increase is 011 the indigo serges, coatings, and corkscrew worsteds, but at the most this amounts to an advance of ss. Tweeds and worsteds remain at last year's prices with qualities unimpaired. We quote as follows: Eo« lyn all-wool tweed suits, boxed, o7s (id: Petone tweed .suits, H!)s (id; men's tweed and worsted suits, high-grade finish, 40s Gd; worsted suits, hard or suede finish, in assortment of shades and designs, 05s and 09s (id; indigo serges and coatings, 69s Cd and 755. Inspection and comparison invited.

Steps are being taken in Wellington lo eommcmoratc the mcmorv of Private (.'.icike, V.l'.. hv doing something specially for hi- widow and three children who li\e at Brooklyn. Win n Mime boy., were working on il'e beach at Stanley Hay, Auckland, as part of a "working bee" on Saturday, '.'hey unearthed what competent judges said vas a piece ot' the old Wolverine. I', was rolled on to the beach, and was found to be as sound as a bell and as hard as iron. Judging by appearances, the old piece of timber from the wreck •-.onld last for a hundred years in a sound condition. T)r. Thaeker, M.P., intends, to visit the United States and Canada soon. He has prepared a programme, which include; inquiries into the treatment of crebro-spinal meningitis, (he manufacMire of artificial limbs for wounded soldiers, artificial aids in the treatment of wounds in particular parts of the body, Canadian methods of dealing with rc turned soldiers who require work, technical schools, open-air schools, the use of electricity for cooking and for heating factories and shops, and cool storage for rood supplies. Mrs. Thaeker will accompany him on his visit. Th» action of the Government in prohibiting the publication of nrws concerning the departure of reinforcements from Vow Zealand was criticised by the Hon. J. T. Paul. M.L.C., in the course of a lecture on the labo'' question at Auckland on Holiday. Mr. Paul said everyone knew of the fact of the pending departure of reinforcements. The final leave of the men was announced and the date of sailing was known to every relative. He said he often wondered what sort of an individual the Government thought the German spy to he. "I am afraid/' he added ironically, ,; \vt> are •'.egenerating into a juvenile population.' To prove that New Zealand's antiCicrnmr feeling is not a plant of recent growth, a correspondent quotes in the Flicflield Daily Telegraph a remark by •Sir Joseph Ward at the Imperial Conference in 1907. Sir Josejih was urging that the Powers owning tiie Suez Canal should allow their own vessels to go through free of toll. Mr. Asquith remarked with sonic surprise: "So that y-;;i would not allow the Germans to go through free," ">ot at the sain l rate," replied Sir Joseph. "wh\ should we? if you own a good thing why give it to au opponent who is trying to cit your throat evcrv day in the week upon even terms?'' —Wellington Post.

A (iazette Extraordinary published on Tuesday night is virtually :i reprint of llif now famous "Black List," which .•rented some ox'.-itemcnt hi Hip United States nuil other countries. This list was published 111 Knglaml some time ago, ami copies of it were received by the (lovernr.icnt. in the last English mail. The list is gazetted bv the instruction of the Attorney-ftcneral of New Zealand. Air. Tferdman, replying to a question .in tiie subject, said that anybody in New Zealand doing business with any person, firm, or company, whose name appears on the gazetted ii:;t. is liable to prosecution for trading with the encivv. The list includes pel'sor.s in nearly every neutral country in Europe, Asia, and AmeriCtl,

The ways of the "enlisted shirker" ;re strange. One man, who had registered in Wellington and passed the doetors, was ealied up for four successive Reinforcements. He was missing 011 the day of mobilisation on each occasion, but. he was ahvavs quite sure that he would 1c ready to go into cauin with the succeeding draft. Finally the Defence authorities gave some indication of impatience, and the recruit informed them that be positively would enter camp with the next Reinforcement if he were transferred to the Ambulance. There happened to be n vacancy in the Ambulance at the time a;ul the man was given his tiansfer. But he did. not answer when his name was called on the daj of mobil'sation. Apparently he had business Mscwhere. Since then he has been asked to return his armlet. Trite sayings as to the frequency of coincidence are recalled by a letter which has just been received (says the Herald) by an Auckland resident from bis brother, who is a captain in the Royal Navv. It so happened that the officer in question was one of a party who were told off recently to conduct a number of ihe colonial Parliamentary delegates on their visit to the fleet. Entering into conversation with the guests, he soon made the discovery that one of their number hailed from New Zealand*, indeed, that he, represented an Auckland seat in Parliament, and. further, that the politician, who turned out to be Mr. C. J. Parr, M.P., was personally acquainted with the officer's brother in Auckland, and that both had near relatives in a contingent of New Zealand reinforcements which are at the moment crossing .the ocean.

- "A great story is. going the mind of Hit trenches about one of the Parliamentary visitors," writes a Ciisborne soltHev in France. "'The visitor was fitted out in one of Lieut. Seddon'.s tunics, and of course the star on the uniform got the salute it wn> entitled to from all the men who were passed. The M.l'. was hugely delimited and insisted on shaking hands with all who saluted him, thinking lie was being recognised by old -upporters. He said to nearly all: I know your face, where have I seen you befoveT and did ouite a lot of electioneering in the trenches. Nevertheless he was a sport. At one place he. was in the Huns opened a bombardment and between shots he yva- out from \i\ulcr cover looking for curios. Another member grew rather excited when shown three aeroelane photos of i'le sector lie had been over. He seized the hand of one of the ollicers and slinking it vigorously said, •'Man, to-day I-have lived,; yes, lived, lived, lived.'" ''The farmer of New Zealand thinks he knows how to farm, but he doesn't. He is merely a poacher oil the preserves of the elements." Thus did Mr. 11-;. Clifton, New Zealand Commissioner at the Panima Exposition, express himself to a representative of the Waiiato Times whtn discussing comparative methods of agriculture in this country and America. Mr Clifton added that while the Now Zealand farmer was ever grumbling at the climate it was neveriheless New Zealand's greatest asset, and the cluei oi' all its possessions. On this fact the New Zealand farmer had creat cause to congratulate himself. "Our "aimers," he said, "are but employing the climate, and in collusion with the real estate agent are prosecuting u very successful campaign. The one fact that will ensure the prosperity of the farmer, however, despite these machinations, is that* New Zealand Mies under beneficent skif. The New Zealand farmer does not know how to farm, lie is merely a poacher 011 the fertility of the skies."