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Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1916, Page 4

Three million pounds of tobacco a year —that's what Xew Zealand imports each year from the United States, and every pound of it helps to make heavier the enormous burden which the Empire has to carry. Surely every patriotic Xew Zeiiliinder realises that by smoking an Kmpire product lie is 'helping the Empire. Ami when by buying fiolil Pouch Tobacco he is supporting a New Zealand industry, he surely owes it to himself and the Dominion to at lea-it try. Grown, picked, blended and packed in Ifawke's Bay, (Jold Pouch Tobacco is not only superior to tiie imported article, it is 45 per cent, better value too—'2y« ounces for a shilling as against \%oz. At all tobacconists and stores, _ 4.

Belgian Day in Stratford realised close iiiion JilOO. The Belgian Flag void by auction brought AM(i.

Mr. R. Masters, chairman of the Education Uorill, lias bi'Cii informed by the Kdiiration Department that a grant of .113.25 ha; been made toward!* the erection of a seliuui at Piikengahu, inland from Kgaere. A Wellington message states that the leading item:; in the banking returns for the September quarter are: In circulation 'i.-< Government deposits .fi] coin and bullion £7,498,200, discounts £1,428,829, advances 249,131.

My. A. Morton, president of the National Dr.irv Association, informed a News representative on .Saturday that already there are in storage in the Dominion 100.000 boxes of butter awaiting shipment. The University of New Zealand lias received a eable from the secretary of the Rhode.. Trust, authorising the Selection Committee to select an additional F.hodes scholar at the next election in December. This is to' fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lieut. A. Hudson, who was killed in action, —Press Association.

A Paliv.fr:,ton message, received on Saturday, says that a representative meeting of citizen", of Palmerston - decided, as a memorial, to perpetuate the memory of the late Dr. Martin by the erection of a new men's ward in the public hospital, to bo known as the Martin Ward. A committee was set up to carry out the proposal.—Press Association.

Before the general business was taken at the annual meeting of the Agricultural Society on Saturday, the President moved a vote of condolence with the relatives of those members who had lost relatives at the front. There were, he sail, 30 members of the Society either in the firn.g line or 011 their way thither. And many members of the Society hid been bereaved. The motion was carred in the customary manner. At the annual meeting of the Agricultural Society on Saturday, Mr. A. T. Moore moved that the Society place on record the warm appreciation of the services rendered by Mr Connett in placing the Society upon the sound foundation it is now in, and for his special effort.* during the year. Mr. J. R. Hill asked the mover to add the name of Mrs. Connett, for he knew that without her valued assii.-tanse the President would not have had the time to devote to the Scciety's i<vrk. The motion was carried with loud acclamation and Mr. Connett acknowledged in suitable terms the kindly expressions of members. There, was a very large attendance at Sc. Mary's Chuch last evening, and at the contusion of the service the organist (Mr. T i. C Kcnaud) played Mendclsshon's grand "Funeral March," as a, tribute to those Tnranaki, and other, heroes who have laid down their lives in France

Mr. A. Morton, president of the National Fairy Association, proceeds to Wellington to-day (in response to a request iron; the Minister of Internal Affairs*, to participate in a conference that is to be held to-morrow in the Board of Trade rooms between representatives of butter and cheese producers thvj'.ichout the Dominion, and Board of Trade representatives. The purport of *lie conference is to discuss propesnis Concerning and regulating the local priee of butter, and also the Government proposals regarding the export of buUrr and cheese. "Three cal's in three days" curtly summarised a fireman on Saturday. "Although there's plenty of water about this game's red-hot." Smokebegrimed and dripping wet lie certainly looked "played out," and one wondered if the public, ae a whole, docs really appreciated the work of the firemen, leave their work, their meals, and lose their sleep ,'n the interests of public safety. The Christmas "smokes" for soldiers' tin, specially prepared by the New Plymouth Patriotic Committee, will assuredly be one of the most popular gifts for the men at the front. The tin contains four plugs of Havelock tobacco and five packets of Three Castles •igarettes, and if put up in a specially designed colored label. Stamped ready for posting It costs only !te. Bought in' the ordinary wa\ it could not be got for les« than fis Gd. Orders are being taken by *he Tnranaki Daily News, J. Avery, Ltd., C. Carter, .T. Abbott, Oilmour and Clarke. Country readers may send *0 any of the above, with soldier's full a lire."; and a small card or note to be enclosed. The tin. like a letter, goes straight to the soldier, and will be posted, in time to reach him for Christmas.—W. J. Chancy, lion, treasurer.

The Melbourne, Ltd., are making n striking display of ladies' new blouses at tempting prices. The foljowiug linns are epecially good value: Xavy print blouses, .'is (id; cream radianta blouses, 7s (Id; embroidered voile blouses, :1s lid, (is lid, Ss (Id. !)s lid; white silk blouses, . 10? (id to 18s fldj navy and black silk blouses, lis Cd.