LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The census returns for Xapier and suburbs, excluding Hastings Street, soutli extension, Awatoto and Moeanee, are 13,074.—Press Association.

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York propose special war prayers for the Empire on the first Sunday in the New Year. His Majesty the King approves —Press cable.

A London cable states that Mr. Mas soy and Sir Joseph Ward are conferring with Mr. Lloyd (ieorge over the propositi to take over all New Zealand crossbred wool.

A flag knitted by the women of New Zealand as a presentation to the late Lord Kitchener, entrusted to i.ndy Ward will be sold by auction by the Lord Mayor in aid of the Kitchener memorial, states a cable.

In the Greymouth libef case, Noel 'Peat v. the Greynfouth Star, in which the jury found a verdict for defendant, a motion by plaintiff for a new trial was dismissed by Justices Denniston and Sim.—Press Association.

A Sydney cable states that the Sydney Sun is expanding the United Cable Service Supply, and announces that it has secured the sole rights of all news and other matter published by the London Daily Mail. At the Featherston Magistrate's Court on Monday, F. Christensen. late licensee of the Tauhcrenikau Hotel, was fined £SO for exposing for sale whisky in wrongly labelled bottles. George Browning, convicted of taking two bottles of beer into 'a military camp, was fined £lO, with, in default, two weeks* hard labor.—Press Association.

Writes a New Plymouth soldier in London:—"Food price? seem to be going down a trillc. It is really wonderful what little difference the war makes to London. Thanks to the Navy, imported foods are coming in daily. Tomatoes liavo been down to .Id per Hi., and grapes (id. Amusements go on as usual, with a greater demand for comedy, We tried to hook seats at a silly play that lias been running for six months, and were told tliat every seat was booked five weeks ahead."

In the Supreme Court at Wellington, five youths, Edward William Milligan, William Edwards, Jeffrey ferine Ken. Templeton, Harry Pearce Winter, and Frederic fteorge, appeared for sentence for breaking, entering and theft at the Hauvrn railway stall. The Chief Justice said the act of accused was one of silliness; lie did not know what to do with such fools. With the exception of Milligan all were admitted to probation for IS months. Milligan w;.s ordered to come up for sentence when called on —Pn'ss Association.

'•lt U only fair, in view of the ndop tion of conscription," writes a correspondent, "that the centres that are behind in the. relative contributions of recruits should be made to make good their deficit in recruits before other centres are called upon for further quotas under conscription." The point raised by the correspondent is coverel to a large e.vtent by the new arrangement of district quotas. The preparation of the roll of the Expeditionary Force Keserve lias shown how many men of military age are residing in each group. The quotas are based upon the numbers of reservists of the First Division. A group that lias done less than its share in the past will have a comparatively large number of these reservists remaining, and so will have a larger qnotn, in proportion to population, than the district which has already given very freely of its men. The contributions of the various groups, under this system, will tend to adjust themselves on a fair basis.

An outbuilding of tho Masonic Hotel' Waitara, which was used a« a liquor storeroom nrd w.iMi'inuse, was totally destroyed by fir.-' at about 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. The storeroom is said to have contained £250 worth of liquor at the time of the fire, and the whole of it, with the exception of th'v: rasps of bottled beer and three cases of claret, were destroyed. The fire was discovered shortly before 5 a.m. by Thos. Davidson, the porter, who heard tin sound of bottles falling from the shelves, and he at onee gave the alarm, but the fire at this time had a firm hold. The roof had -alien in and the building was burning fiercely when fliie brigade arrived, and they soon got the fire under. The contents of the storeroom weie insured for £2OOO in the Royal Exchange Company's office. The cause of the fire in unknown, and the only way in which Mr. St George, the licensee, Mn account for it is that some of the crackers, etc., which were exploded near the storeroom on Saturday might have, smouldered and got in contact with the building during the ni»ht. The fire in the copper of the washliouse had not been aiiglit since Thursday last. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageney Co., Ltd., wisli to draw the attention of buyers to the sale wliicli they are holding in their Koluiratabi yards to-morrow, at 1 p.m. A large number >f cattle will be yarded, r.d it will well pay buyers to attend.

A sparkling comedietta i.< to be included in the programme to lie submitted at the Good Templar Hall tomorrow night. The artists are all let-ter-perfect, and being the best talent New Plymouth tan produce, patrons should get .good value for their money. If you have a new frock or costume Hearing completion or just completed you will surely need new hosiery and gloves to "go with" it. Select at Movey's. Here you have the advantage or .-■hor.'.ing from big varied st'-"l's «'bcre b;th sif.es and prices ar<! in good variety. See the- helpful advertisement; in this paper.

The ingenuity of the musical score of "The Birth of a Nation" has greatly interested music-lovers attending the screening of the Griffith film Appro • priateness is the insistent quality of the orchestration. The melodies have been culled from operatic composers and from folk and dance music. The strains of Dixie typify the Sutherners, and the Northerners have their own war songs. It was something of an inspiration to select for the Ku Klux night riders the inspiring Ride of Valkyrie. The strain of Light Cavalry is also woven into incidents of the rides of the madly -care;r-. ing hoisemen. . . .„ 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 whole body. Chamberlain's Tablets strengthen the bowels to act naturally without assistance. Sold everywhere.

Judgment, by default, with was given for plaintiff in the following undefcnded'civil actions heard before Messrs. C, E. Bellringer and J. Clarke. .T.'sP., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday:—M. A. 0. Weston v. B. Barton, circus proprietor, £6; H. Weston v. li. Barton, circus proprietor, £0 8s (Id; D. Berry and Co. v. William Howson, builder, l'itzroy, £1 10s; Frank Forward v. Frank Flower, Now Plymouth, £l. An interesting list in the New Zealand Ferest Commission Report of 1913 gives the following dimensions for vari ons native trees at forty years of age: Kauri and limn . average Vin. diameter and 50ft height; totara and white-pino average llin diameter and 3Sft height; miro and hlack-pine average 4Jin diameter and 27ft height; while Sfotch pine at forty years averages 4Jiti diameter and 38ft: height; aeeording to the normal yield tables. Thus at forty years kauri and rimu are far above Scotch pine both in height and diameter growth; totara and white-pine are abuve the diamtergrowth and equal in heightgrowth; miro and black-pine are lower in height-growth and show tl« same diameter growth. Many people, says the Star, nro won* dering why the cost of vegetables has gone up so much in Hawera. As much as 2'S Cd each has been asked for cauliflowers, and practically all other vegetables are abnormally high in price compared with the priees ruling a few years, ago. The trade is practically controlled by the Chinamen at the present time, and they appear to be doing a roaring trade, and that, too, at the vvy solid prices which the public now have to pay. It has been suggested itiat the municipalities will 'have to consider some means of regulating supplies of fish, fruit, and vegetables in the near future. (But why doesn't the family man grow his own vegetables? With a plot of land, any man who is industrious can grow sufficient vegetables for hh family's use.) At the recent meeting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce it was resolved that a remit be forwarded to the next conference of New Zealand Chambers of Commerce, asking that representntions be made to the Government to enact that where telephone exchanges roach a tctal of 3(10 subscribers or over, a continuous 'ervice .should tne.r. automatically follow, and that the mvo of subscription be automaticiliy raised from £."> to £0 per year, the l'attw being the usual charge for continuous service. This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, a sale of work and gifts towards the funds of the Salvation Army will be hold in the Salvation Army Ball. The ladies are especially invited. Admission free,