LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wiiirna reports that a telephone message Tokomaru states' a large quantity of cargo is coming ashore, presumably from the Tongariro, including 120 ca?l:s of whisky. A Kuiter message from London states that at the Xcrth Ayrshire by-election, a Coalitionist, General Hunter Weston, secured Tlofl votes, and the Independent candidate, Kev. Humphrey Chalmers, 1200. Applications for shares in the Ngamotu Seaside Improvement Society, Ltd., continue to come in steady, and the total of shares already appljcd for exited* the 3000 marl*. The Fire Brigade has received a donation of £3 3s from Mr. W. T. Hookham, in recognition of the services rendered at the fire in Devon Street lsst Saturday afternoon. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening, all Councillors, with the exception of Cr. Griffiths being present, to discuss ways and mean;, and also to formulate a prograiuMe of works for the new engineer. The proceedings were taken in committee, "Men cannot be got for love or money," was a statement made by a member of a sawmilling firm at the Southland Land Board meeting, when called upon to sliow cause why the firm's rights over sawmilling property should not be cancelled. There was an excellent meeting at the Clareville Hall on Thursday night, when six Wairarapa .schools presented Sir Walter Buchanan with an illuminated address to commemorate his thirty-four year* as representative on the Education Board. The presentation was made by Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, Mayor of Carterton. The Crown Law Office has laid information against Ivan Levy, Wellington, for publishing information in respect to the armaments of his Majesty's naval forces. An information has also been laid against Scoullar and Co., Wellington, for alleged breach of contract to supply mattresses for the troops.—Press Association. A Press Association message says that a writ has been issued against the Waipawa Hospital Board on behalf of Private C. Hill, a returned soldier, who is now an inmato of a Dannevirke hospital. claiming £3OOO damages for injuries allegedly received while undergoing X-ray treatment in the Dannevirke public hospital for injuries received on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Samson's discovery of a beehive in the carcase of a lion was no more singular than that made in Feilding this week, when a hive was found in the chimney of a large drapery shop. A depth of three feet of eomb was found, loaded with beautiful honey. No fires had been lighted in the fireplace below, so the honey was perfectly pure.—Star A peculiar case lias arisen in the Masterton district. A young man was invited to call at the Defence Office and enlist. He claimed that, although he had resided in New Zealand for seven years, he was an American by birth, and therefore could not be called upon to serve. The point arises whether, if the young man's parents are naturalised, the youth himself automatically becomes a 'Britisher without being naturalised, seeing that when lie was born his parents were Americans. A gentleman who recently returned from England informed a representative of the Auckland Star that he saw one of the "tanks" tried at a wire entanglement. He remarked: "It just went on to the wire, then tore its way through, and with drags behind pulled all the debris out of the way of the soldiers. The thing seemed to be equal to going over all sorts of rough country and -still keeping its balance. It must have all sorts of mechanism inside to enable it to be worked as I saw it go." Rifleman L. M. Fowke, who is a prisoner of war in Germany, writes to his father, Mr. T. M. -Fowke, of Sydney:— "Joe Mercer and I are now in a permanent prison camp in the middle of Germany (Dulmen, Westphalia). Wearrived here aftei twe days' journey in the train, and are getting on all right, so you will not need to worry about us, The night we arrived here we were given a hot ,bat-h, a hair-cut, and all our clothes were fumigated. It was a shame how badly they needed fumigating, as we had been sleeping in our clothes in all sorts of places. We had no soap to wash our faces. We are in huts here and have good beds and a couple of blankets each, but we need plenty of parcels of eatables. We are only allowed to write two letters a month. Do not send any writing paper, as we have special paper for use here."

Tim Christmas "smokes" for soldiers' tin, specially prepared by tlie New Plymouth Patriotic Committee, will assuredly b; 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 ligarettes, and is put up in a specially designed colored label. Stamped ready for posting it cost.; only 3s. Bought in th<* ordinary waj it could not be got for less than "ds fid. Orders are being taken by *he Tarnnaki Daily N»\vs, J. Avery, Ltd., C. Carter, .T. Abbott, Gilmour and C.'.arke. Country readers may send 'o any of the above, with soldier's full a Urc?.i 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. Chaney, bon. treasurer. Mr. A. Be Bnvay, the eminent analytical chemist of Melbourne, testified at the Supreme Court of Victoria that SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus pro* ducts like .vcll-refined and matured brandy compares with raw spirit. By insisting on the GENUINE SAXDKR EXTRACT you will get tl.e advantage of quality and will be safe from harmful by-effects. No experimenting with i SANDER'S EXTRACT.

Whitebait fishers are reaping a good harvest in Wcstport, where, under competition, tUo factories and private buyers are paying- IDs and more per tin. file family recently lifted 2s (id for one day's work. are reminded ,tliat tomorrow (Sunday) night they are required to accurately (ill in the census forms vvitli which they have been provided.

According to a Wairarapa paper stock on the East Coast stations have wintered well, and are now in excellent condition. Tiie wool clip for the coming season promises to he a record. Orders for more than two million yards of cloth for the .Russian army were placed in the West Biding of Yorkshire in August, and were required to be delivered before next spring. The soldier in the field encounters many fiendish acts of which the world hears little. At the Sommo, .several days after our smashing offensive commenced, two British Ked Cross men. who were engaged attending to the wounded and the dying, had just finished treating five wounded Germans when they were shot by an enemy sniper, who had crawled his way in amongst the wounded and slain. Tiie murderer had been spotted, however, -and a small party secured his capture. The fate he met at the hands of his enraged captors was, Bays a correspondent, too good for him. '•"We do not intend to make a long stay," remarked the Prime Minister to the correspondent of the Manawatu Daily Times when he was leaving Wellington. ''We Mpect to start back in November, and be ready for an early session, probably in March or April." It is gathered from other soarees that if peace is in sight, while the New Zealand visitors are in England they will prolong their stay. Otherwise the plan mentioned by the Prime Minister will be followed. It has already been made clear by Mr. Asquith that the representatives of the overseas dominions will be consulted when the time comes to consider peace terms, and it is clear, too, that this means an actual personal consultation, and not an exchange of more or less formal despatches. If the National Cabinet leaders are not in England when the time coincs t</ end the great stiuggle they will return. This is why it is intended to have an early session, so as to clear the position in New Zealand immediately after the leaders are due Tiack. Any delay in their return may be, therefore, taken as an exceedingly good augurv.

The Wairarapa Anzac Club, which has been erected in Feathei'ston for the use of the officers' and men in training for the 'Reinforcements, is to bp opened on Monday afternoon by the Hon. James Allen, Minister for 'Defence, and the event is causing a great deal of interest throughout the district. The club, which is a large and handsome building, is situated near the railway station, and is fitted lip in every respect suitable for its purpose. There are reading and Writing rooms both for officers and men, and billiard-tables, pianos and gramophones for the amusement of the soldier visitors. A large refreshment bar. and hot and cold water baths will also be available. The concert hall is capable of seating about (100, and is fitted with stage and dressing-rooms. The building is lighted throughout by electricity, and a hot-water heating service is installed. The estimated cost of the club and furnishings is about £!X)flO, which has been contributed by the old settlers of the Wairarapa and their descendants A feature of the ceremony on Monday will be a massed parade of about 'WOO troons, with 'bands, from the Featherston training camp. A concert will be given in the evening by a party of Wellington performers, after which the soldiers -«• ill be entertained at slipper by a committee of ladies. Ladies are asked to be on the look out for a special line of colored crepe de chine blouses just landing ex lonic for I the Melbourne. Ltd. These goods have beep bought at a similar discount to the voile blouses recently sold and are therefore guaranteed a great bargain.