LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

English and American maiis, via fan Francisco, ex Maitai from Wellington, will arrive here this (Monday) afternoon.

The Taranaki Grocers' Assistants' dispute will be heard for final settlement before the Auckland Arbitration Court on Di-cember. Mr. J. O'Grady (secretary) will represent the assistants' union.

As the result of falling from a tree, Jolm Burte, aged 33, of Omata, was admitted to fhe New Plymouth Hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries to his head.

At a meeting of the executive, committee of the East End Bathing Deserve, held on Friday, it was aiT.ingcd that the usual annual picnic should take place on New Year's Day. The usual train facilities for stopping at the 'Reserve are being arranged for with the I'ailway department. Evidence of larrikinsin was apparent at the East End pavilion yesterday morning, where the caretaker dis.ovcred that someone 'had l broken a vindow, fining entrance to fie office where the bathing suits are stored. A couple of suits were found outside tin' virn'ow, and it is not known yet whether anything i 3 missing. A window had also been cut completely out of thp refreshments stall, evidently with a ciawond. The presence of bars inside the v.'indow prevented anything being taken. If the culprits are discovered they may depend on getting an interesting time. The urgent need for recruits from the Taranaki district is being impressed upon all members of the first division of the National Reserve who have not already offered their and on Saturday an appeal Smanating from the Defence headquarters of Taumaki (Hawera) was circulated. The appeal reads:—"War! Taranaki is in urgent need of more men. Shortage o ( . November and December drafts totals 120 If not made up before Novembe.' 11, Ihia will render a ballot necessary. jVanaki has never yet been short. Keep up its good record for patriotism! Enlist at once at nearest Defence Office."

The deeds of Guy Fawkes continue to be an object of annual celebration by the boys, and the opportunity is being availed of by the committee of the East End to-night to entertain the children of the town with an'enormous bonfire. The committee has been hard at work for some time collecting material for the conflagration, and the stack has as«nmed huge proportions. The whole has been thoioughly soaked with petroleum, and it is estimated will burn for at least an hour and a half. At the same, ti.'iie the Kaiser will be burned in effigy, and a special device has been erected to prolong his agonies as much as jossible. Thero will also be a fireworks display, and no doubt the youngsters will bring their own purchases to swell this part of the display. The public are cordially invited to attend and bring the children. The display is timed for 7.30.

Invalided soldiers who have recently reached New Zealand are wearing on their shoulders, beneath the brass chevrons, a strip of red ribbon. Some rather extraordinary interpretations have been placed upon this ribbon by people who are not acquainted with the facts, nnd a certain amount of annoyance has been caused to the soldiers in consequence. The red ribbon means simply that the man 'has been declared permanently unfit in the military sense, but has not yet received "his discharge. It is a badge of honorable service, which has long been familiar in the United Kingdom. A bhie ribbon under the chevrons is stated to mean that the man is temporarily unfit in consequence of wounds or sickness, but since only the men considered to be incapable of further service in the present war are returned to New Zealand, the blue ribbon has not made its appearance here. The recent visit of a Japanese training squadron to New Zealand ports is mentioned in a despatch revived by His Excellency the Governor from, the Colonial Secretary. "According to a communication I have received from the Minister for Marine," says the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs in a letter to the British Ambassador in Tokio, "this squadron enjoyed at each port at Which it called in New Zealand great facilities, and was, moreover, the recipient of enthusiastic welcome from the local officials and populace. I should accordingly be' glad if Your Excellency would b& good enough to lake the proper measures to convey to the competent authorities the deep gratitude of the Imperial Government for the cordial response of British officials and people in each of the districts mentioned above." EVERY ORGAN SUFFERS. If your food is not properly digested every organ in your body suffers from want of nourishment. Constipation results and you become pale and sallow, nervous and anaemic. Avoid this.by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. They will assist digestion and proper assimilation of food, thus providing nourishment for the whe'e body. Chamberlain's Tablets strengthen the. bowels to act naturally without assistance. Sold *

The Palmerston North census returns show i population of 12,827, an inoreaSe since 1911 of 1536; In Kairanga county the population is 4121, an increase of 244, and in Pohangina county 1581, a decrease of 210, —Press Association.

The New Plymouth Boys' Hiyh School was represented by three candidates in tlie annual examinations of the Auckland University College. V. S. M'Murray succeeded in keeping second year's terms, and 0. W. Bayly and J, J, IL Terry first year's terms (law only). The attendance on People's Day at the Palmerston Show was very large, the gate takings being £535, making a total of £OBO for the three days, as against £BO4 last year. The crowd was recruited from a very wide ore.t. airiving in motor-car, trap, or train. All wore an air of prosperity, and .appeared to have plenty of money to spend, patriotic collectors, side-show men,' and others doing well. There was a majority of women. Men in kliaki also v«ere prominent. Recruiting officer? were present during, the show, but they did not meet with much success, only securing four recruits. Mr. W, James, the well-known Bell Block Friesian breeder, who hits travelled extensively through England, Australia, and America, considers that the cattle pavilion at the Manawitu PJiow Grounds is the : finest he has,ever seen. Other breeders also speak in high terms of the accommodation provider], which enables them without any difficulty to pay all care to their stock. A Eawera breeder considers that the provision of separate pens for each animal, instead of having them tied, would be an improvement. It is understood the society's next move will be the erection of a building for the accommodation of horses. It is this progressive policy that is the main factor in the show holding its premier position, an honor that South Island visitors competent to judge could not deny it, after v ! ewing the great display of cattle formed up for inspection in the oval a'ter the grand parade* At the last meeting of the • Pitzroy School Committee, it was decided to hold an ''At Home" on the last Thursday of the month; also to procure ;i Imther supply of clubs. The Board is to be asked to provide ground suitahlc for agricultural "instruction. The elocutionary and musical competitions arc to be held in March next, the programme consisting; of:—Pianoforte sjJos: (a) Junior children under 10); (b) senior children over M); (c) Pianoforte duets: (a) Junior rliikW.i m.der 10, (h) over 10; (c) ex-scholars. Vocal solos and duets as above. RcjitUinns: a) Children tinder 9 years, (h* ft years to 11 years, (c) 11 y«ars to 13 years, (d) ''over li 3 years: (e) ex-scholar-;. Readings: (a) Children under 10,b> 10 years to 12 years, (c) over 12. Open classes: (a) Comic recitations; (b)' dialogues. "No less than 900 deaths from cancer were recorded in New Zealand in the year IOVS-1910," said Dr. T. A. \aliniine, Chief Dominion Health Officer, in a letter received from him by the. Auckland Hospital rthd Charitable Aid Board. In asking for the co-iipiration of the board in combating the dread disease, Dr. Valintine pointed tut that the number,of deaths was the hfcheM. on record, though it was just pc-wibfi l , he said, that the abnormal 'incruusc was more apparent than real. Nevertheless, it was desirable that there should be united action between 'hospital boards,' the medical profession, and tv:-. Department, with'a view to stemming the ever-increasing mortality. It would be advisable to draw the attention ef the public to the fact that the out patients' department of hospitals of the Dominion were open to the public for the pnrposa of consultation and advice, a? well as for treatment. "Many a case," s.'.id the doctor, "could have been arresti'.'i and cured had it been taken in time." In conclusion, it was suggested that suitable medical men should be appointed to give lectures in regard to cancer. The letter was sent to the Finance Committee.

With the death of Colonel Mosly, memories of the American Civil War ire revived. He was a guerilla leader in the Confederate side, and perhaps the most celebrated on either side. His ommand never consisted of more than iwo or three hundred men, and one of his most brilliant exploits, raiding the Federal lines by night and carrying off ieneral StoUghton and a number of horses, was performed with only twen-ty-nine. At another time he was with'n an aco of capturing General Grant himself, and was once so close to Washington that, with grim humour, he ;ut a lock of his hair anil asked a passer-by to give it to President LinL'bln with his compliments. The amount of damage he did to the Federal lines af communication in the campaign of 1804 was bo great that a reward for his arrest, "dead or alive," wa9 offered by the Federal authorities. The wording of their proclamation to that effect offended Moaly, who quaintly eontended that he followed not irregular, but "regular" guerilla warfare, and as the distinction is a real one, with success. 80 high was General Lee's c pinion of him that, after the capitulation of the army of Northern Virginia, Colonel Moaly was placed in command of what remained, of the forces of the Confederacy until tho final laying-down of arms. Most of the great leaders on both sides paid a tribute to his extraordinary ability as a guerilla chief. To read his "War Reminiscences" and with "Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign" is to realise the changed condition of wars, though an Austrian cavalry loader, with a band of about three hundred men, achieved some brilliant exploits against the Russians in the winter and spring of 1915. The well-known oreed of black and white cattle, which have come £0 much into prominence of late years, will in future be known in the Dominion as Friesians, as:at a meeting of the Hol-stein-Friesian Society 'held at Palmerston >Jorth last week it was decided to delete word Holstein from the title. Mr. Newton King, who has sold lib stud farm and herd, forwarded his resignation as a member of the council. It was unanimously decided to make Mr. Newton King a life-member, in, recognition of the work he has done tc improve and popularise 1 the breed in Taranaki. |

The New Zealand Loan anil Mercantile. Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to their Kohuratahi sale, which they are holding in the Kohuratahi vivrdF on Thursday, November 0, at 1 p.m. Particulars will be found on page 8 of this issue.

Ask distinctly for SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, or else you may receive one of the many substitutes. The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT cures colds, fevers, indigestion; prevents infectious diseases and heals ulcers, poisoned wounds, skin diseases, burns, "sprains, etc. It is much more powerfully antiseptic than the common eucalyptus and does not depress

Some interesting figures relating to the part Aiken in the war by the ttew Zealand .Oddfellows Lodges,,M.U., we*|B given; in Auckland! on Monday by Brq. W. Pun-, ter, Of Clrristo'hurcli, Grand Master, in. replying to a welcome in that city. Brc Hunter stated that 887 members of the. Order had gone on active service from' New Zealand. Of these forty had been killed prior to the receipt of" the latest; large casualty lists. The Order had al-l ready paid out £I2OO. in funeral claims .in respect , of£ the men killed. All the contributions of the. members at the front had been paid bythe Order out of its surphw funds, and, amounted to date to £1332. The society was holding its own in membership, l and on last year's figures had made a small increase. The total world's membership was well over. 2,000,000. The combined funeral and sick funds of the/ New Zealand lodges totalled over £llO,-, 000, and on the last valuation showed a surplus of £12,000. Owing to the war the next session of the Grand Lodge, which was to have been held in March, 1917, had beeen postponed for a yean By then it was hoped to be able to esn titnate the'liability in respect of mem-; bers on active service, > ■A special order has been issued by|, the Australian naval authorities, direct-' ing the attention of petty officers and 1 ! men to the desirability,, of tiieir making a will'.M a' matter 6f prudenco It is pointed out to married men especially that, in case of their dying without hav-: ing made a will, the law in regard to the distribution of the estate of an intestate allows of only a part of his' property being paid to his widow, «nd' it may happen that a part will have to be paid to a distant relative.. Further, the administration of an estate, where, thore is no will, is often very much delayed, and while' the necessary legali action is being taken, no part of the,' property can be paid to dependants;' thus they, may become destitute during, this delay- Apparently anticipating a plea by soiw; sailors that they will have little to leave behind should they fail to see out a voyage, the naval authorities mention that there may be sums coming to a man of -which he may have no present knowledge. They have in mind the fortunes of war and the possibility of prize-money. Properly executed wills will bo lodged at the Navy Office for safety, and receipts will bo given by the Naval Secretary. „ The afternoon train from New Plymouth was delayed at Ingbnvood on Saturday evening for about halt-an-1-our, owing to some trucks being partially, derailed during shunting operations. M.r Leo. O'Neill, of Urenui, tok his well-known hunter Mac to Palmerston North, and succeeded in securing the second prize of £ls in the Leaping Competition on the third day, Mr. T. W. Welch in a replace advertisement In this issue calls attention to several unencumbered farm, house and shop properties he has for exchange. The Melbourne, Ltd., announce that they are still able to offer an all-wool black cashmere stocking at Is 0d pair despire the recent rise at Home. Owing to unexpired contracts the firm can continue at old prices for the next three months after which a slight advance may. be expected. There is much speculation among the picture-going-public as. to who Stoneman, in "The Birth of n Nation," can be. Study of Bryce's book points to the conclusion that Thaddcus Stevens is meant. Stevens was-a Congressman who opposed Sumner. His picture prcsentß him with protruding jaw, and make-up like Stoneman's. Nothing is said of his infatuation for a half-caste, but the book ia expurgated for school use.