LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Press Association message states that the Base Records Office will be glad to received information regarding the relative of Trooper A. B. Bobbie, admitted to Koyal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England, on July 25. An obelisk was unveiled at Omarunui on Wednesday byHon. ,T. D. Ormond, in pouring rain, to commemorate, the battle fought near Napier against the Hauhaus in 18(10. There was a large gathering of veterans from all over New Zealand. A Whakat'ane telegram states that heavy rains resulted in the flooding of the Waimana Gorge, and the main East Coast road is blocked. It is estimated that it will be three weeks before vehicular traffic can be resumed. , It is still raining. Mr. W. R. Cook, the newly-appointed borough engineer, arrived in New Plymouth on Wednesday ni;»ht for the purpose of inspecting the soltar along the tram routes. Mr. Cook will spend a few days in New 'Plymouth and after returning to Hastings will take up his duties on the 28th inst. At the Soldiers' Club this afternoon. Mrs Woods' orchestra will render several selection , and in the evening vocal items will be niven by Mrs. Birch.lolnston. Miss Peart, Mr. A. B. Mandonnld, and other friends. It is intended that entertainments of this kind will be held every two or three weeks, and especially when soldiers are up on final leave. Of butler, 42!l4cwt, valued at £33,033, was exported in August lust, as against 20l)lcwt, valued at £H;,SGI. for August, Ml"). For the first eight months of the present year the export of butter totalled 207,425cwt, valued at £1,41!,181, as against 219,847ewt, valued at £1,303,981. for the lirst eight months of last year. The weight of cheese exported from New Zealand in August last was &1,872cwt, valued at £IW.B2S; as against 30,815ewt, valued at £118,(172, exported in August, 11)15. For the first eight months of the year the export of cheese was 731,G42cwt, valued at £2,509,227, as compared with 575,109cwt, valued at £1,872,855, exported in the corresponding period of 1915. The troubles of importers are many these times. One of the local drapery firms, Auld's, of the "top shop for value," is offering a case of damaged hats on Saturday for cash at 8s lid, worth 12s fld to 19s Gd. A grand concert is to be given in St. Andrew's, School Hall to-night, in aid of renovating the church and manse building". An attractive programme will be submitted. Details appear on page one. ri WHY GO HUNGRY? If your stomach is weak, and you are suffering from Indigestion, don't sacrifice your henlth and comfort. Fat all the ni.olesome food you want. Then take one of Dr. Sheldon"* Digestive Tabules after each meal. They digest your food, and thus nourish and build you up, while the stomach is recovering its natural tone. Price Is 6d and 2s 6d per tin. Obtainable tverywhera.

''Many of our best men have left the work in favor of etc. (stated the engineer in his report to the Hawcra Borough Council the other night). Owing to this and the effects of the war it may prove to be difficult to maintain costs at their low figure."

Mr. Musscll Fleetwood, acting town clerk of Waitara, is evidently one of the old school of tough fibred men (says the' VVaitara Mail). Ho thinks nothing of walking to New Plymouth aftei a Borough Council meeting at night. Last Monday he started aftci 8.15 p.m.. and was home at FiUroy by 10.30. every yard of the journey having been covered on Shank's pony. It's not bad for an old man. The younger generation always look round for- a motor car.

A monster shark, of the tan'wha species, was captured by Mi W ''.rapper, a Nelson fisherman, on Saturday morning, in the new entrance to the harbor, near the mole (states the Colonist). The shark was l->it long, 7ft in girth, and weighed over half a ton It became fouled in the fisherman's net, and before it could break away was gaffed and despatched. Although some of the teeth were damaged by the leadline, most of them were in perfect order, and Mr. Copper refused two oilers of ,t'lo for them. The shark was well known to the fishermen in the bay, and is stated to have attacked dinghies on several occasions, besides getting away with many valuable lines.

'For very many months past (says the Wellington Post) New Zealand ships have fcund difficulty in securing sufficient workers for their galleys and saloons. The shortage of experienced men for these branches of the seafaring industry now more acute than evei. Cooks and bakers arc in very great demand. Many of the men who usually occupic .1 these positions have been diverted from civilian to war service—on the transports, in the camps, or in the rank.;. Others have been enticed to Australian ships, where a higher rate of pay is offered. Their places have been filled by less experienced men. Sonic of the new hands, in fact, are said to deserve the name of "cook" only as a courte?v title.

"I do not believe Cod caused this war —1 dare not. We can trace it to another source," gaid Bishop Sprott at St. Mnrk'.i Church, Wellington, on Sunday. He bcieved, however, that it wa? possible for Ood to use the war to teach people truths wliirh they had not previously realised thoroughly. Tranquility an:l comfort were not necessarily harmful in themselves, hut he perceived that they had their dangers, and it was only passible in some instances for people to realise many of the greatest truth? when these two conditions had lieen removed, as the selt-satstaction likely to he engendered by peace and comfort tendeu to ?ause people to lose their ambition and so to neglect the development of realisation.

In an interview published last week I>r. J. A. Gihutli, Administrator of the Northern Territory, referred to the freezing works that are being built at Darwin by Vestey Bros., which wil' be ready about March of next year. He said they would be one of the largest in the world. The buildings covered fully an acre of ground, nnd by the time the works were finished troy would cost half-amillion. Everything waf right up-to-date. A great ell'ort had been made to get the works ready this year, but various circumstances had prevented this being done. If the works could lliave oeen got going by May it would have meant that between 30,000 and 40,000 cattle would have been treated this year. Xext year the cattle-misers would have an outlet in the Territory itself, and this would make all the difference in the world. The advent of the freezing works meant that/stationowners could now improve their properties with the certainty of returns, 'and consequently the} were keeping their female cattle.

The Hon. J. Allen (Minister for Defence) stated on Monday that he had received a telegram from the High Commissioner in reply to one that had heen sent asking Sir Thoma-v Mackenzie whether he was reporting the eases of deaths of non-commissioned officers and men from dangerous illness when the patients' next-of-kin resided in New Zealand. The reply was that such cases will lie notified by telegram as requested; and the Minister took that to apply not only to the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, but also to New Zealanders serving in the British ''We were not sure," added Mr.' Alien 1 , "whether or not the High Commissioner was reporting the denths of New Zealanders in the British Forces, hut he states in his telegram that a list of deaths of Xew Zealanders in the British Forces 'will he, forwarded by this week's mail from London.''

Mr. \. C'rooke, S.M., commissioner, who had enquired into the question of the apportionment of the cost of maintenance of the Oxford, .Saunders and Cai'vington road, submitted his award to Tuesday's meeting of the Egmont County Council, which was that the Okato Road Board should pay SO per cent., Eginont county 1"> p"r cent., and Taranaki count 5 per cent. When this was read at the meeting the chairman (C'r. M. Fleming] expressed hi? disappointment with the result. What was wanted was a good, libera] Local Government Act. This had been promised tliem by every Government since the time of Seddon, but none had tackled it seriously. There were too many small local bodies, and their tendency was to educate ratepayers to the belief that so long as they kept the road opposite their own section in good repair, I {hey had done their duty to the public. The position wis getting such now that if a person went anywhere to see a friend someone would ask him to pay for the use of the road. They were hampered with too many local bodies and with toll-gates. Cr. Dudley consideied that these commissions for road maintenance were becoming absurd. The Pnrihaka Road Board might, if they wished, have a 'Uoyal Commission so as to make every main road settler that uses their by-roads pay a subsidy.

Sufferers, from Rheumatism dread the cold winter weather. Too often it aggravates the disease, and brings additional torture. But you can face the wet season without fear if you take Rlicmno. Rheumo is a remedy of proven efficacy—proved by thousands of New Zcalaiulers who used to suffer untold agony from Rheumatism, Lumbago, liout and kindred ailments. The advice of these men and women to you is "take Rheumo" start taking it NOW. Rheumo gives quick relief and by expelling the excess uric acid from the blood, joints and tissues of the body, it seldom fails to bring a complete cure. Chemists and storekeepers sell Rheumo at 2s ed and i- Cd bottle. Get it right [away. 138