LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TV Appeal Court yesterday made an order absolute striking Charles Edward Harden, of Auckland, off the rolls of barristers and solicitors.

New Zealand products entered foi export last week were valued at C-2-10,017, including meat £122,08". sold £29,577, hides £20003, flax £15,2!)2. tallow £20,640, wool £OO4O. Unwelcome memories from Patea Harbor Board are being served in the district this week"—rate notices (says the Hawera Star). The rate is a farthing in the pound. Tl e total number of patients remaining in the various military hospitals on Wednesday wus 452. Of these, very few were serious.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., returned to New Plymouth on Tuesday evening, after a visit to Auckland, and also to various parts of his electorate. Her many friends will regret to lio.il- that, owing to ill-health, Mrs. Jennings is compelled to remain in Auckland to recuperate. At Tauranga yesterday, before Mr. Dyer, S.M., a nun was lined £5 for offering to treat another. The Magistrate remarked that the ne.vt case that came before him would be dealt with with the utmost severity. He also remarked that lie understood this was the first case of the.- kind to come before a magistrate in the Dominion. The Press Association says that Mr. ft. V. IVarce. member for Patea. lias wired to the Hon. James Allen: "I do not doubt you noted the disgraceful grab by the shipping monopoly of a penny jrer pound .on wool, jiutaning one million sterling to the sheepfarmcrs of New Zealand. 1 would urge the Government buying .or chartering ships to break down the monopoly as wool can easily be held in New Zealand for some time.

A nush-bikc anil a motor-cycle mot in St. Aiilryn Street yesterday afternoon, witli consequences rather disastrous to the former and to its rider. Mr. Edward Barry, school-teacher of Westown. was cycling in to Xcw Plymouth, and Mr. S. K. Shaw (of Newton King's Inglewood -Staff) was travelling out. Apparently Mr. Barnr's machine sweived from some unknown reason, and Mr. Shaw cYnshVd into l»iln. Mr. Barry was thrown heavily, and received severe cuts oh the throat and the forehead. . He was taken to the Terminus Hotel, where he received attention, and Dr. Wade, who was exiled, attended to the wounds. The push-bike suffered almost beyond recognition.

A meeting of the Fitzroy School Committee was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. \V. G. tfciil presiding. The resign nation of Mr. A. Jones was neeepted, and he was thanked for his past services. Mr. buckworth was 'appointed to fill the vacancy, and he was welcomed by the chairman. Tt Was decided to hold a a musical ant elocutionary conlpotitioii among the scholars, Messrs. Reid. Johnson and Duckworth being appointed a committee to carry out the same. The headmaster (Mr. 0. Johnson) reported the a\erage attendance as 140.5. put of a roll of 160. It was "decided that the scholars should give an item on the. programme for the forthcoming Soldiers'' Comforts Week entertainments. Accounts amounting to £(i 8s lUs were passed for paymtnt.

That well-known popular business known as Rive'tt's Irtgle'wood Iniit Depot, has just changed 'ha'iids, bavins been purchased by Mr. H. Musk, of Wellington, who by atfvortis'criieht in Another column invites the residents of the ilea district to test the quality of his wares.

Included in. the entry for Mr. Newton King's annual hull fair are some fine young Shorthorn bulls hred by Messrs. Turnbull and Son, Loppcrtoh, and ('. Topliss, Motoimi. These should be well worth inspection.

Rare bargains at the Melbourne, Ltd.: White pique skirts, latest shapes. 7s (id and Ss (id; lovely fine white voile, 40 inches wide, Is (id yard: good quality white pique. 40 inches wide. Is 42d; new embroidered voile blouses, 5s lid, (is lid, Ss (Id and Os lid; navy print blouses, latest shapes, 3s fid; wliite silk blouses, 10s Sd to 18s Cd. See special window display.