LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Dunedin telegram states that as (he result, of the Australian coal strike the Paloona, which arrived yesterday from Melbourne and Bluff, will be withdrawn from that service. The stewards o Wellington Club have decided to donate £.iO(i cowards the cost of the infectious d.is"afes hospital which the Government is b.iilding at Trentham,—Press Association. -lie New Zealand Shipping company 'ias received a cable that the Kimutaka is not detained at Newport Xews, and nil! sail shortly. (A recent cablegram reported that the Binuitaka was being u,dr.yed at a United States port because .-•r.e carried gun?.) The annual meeting of the Victoria txague v.ill be held at the Kawaroa ' Park bungalow this afternoon. The I Mayoress (Mrs, Burgess) will preside. | side A Wellington message states that for c* I'!rshort-v'o'ght bread three bakers .vere yesterday lined sums ranging l'reni £2 and costs to CIO and costs. Defendants' places of business are Manaia. .Motuoka. and Okaiawa. Oilier prosecutions will follow. At a mooting of *' e Ta't l/.id Bathing Pn'H'rv;', held last night, it was arrar-ied to eonipic'f the band re' 'nda, tile e:;ira cost or cen-Liiiclion being g;::'.M;!'.ood by Mip .or! Mr. .lolm Kliiot v.':i.< aj.poislcd as.-i> taut sewtary. S : ttinc' in Chambers vettcrd.iy, hi* Honor. Jr. .Justice Chapman. "ranted probate in the estates of the following deceased rsons: —Samuel Richard Tay lor. Rahoni; Basil iiaynor Iloddcr, Kofi.ratahi ; William Karp. Yogoltowii; 1.-'iiiel (iibbnns Okev, Frankley Head; Jnaies McPhee, Ofunui.

Ac the meeting held !<t Opunake yesterday in connection with the loan proposals, a s.'.eahe: remarked that if one went up in an aeroplane and took a bird's-eye view. (t. would be H'en that the electors of the harbor district were eiitiT'.K'hed by toll-gates and the natural way of escape fyo:n the enemy v.r.s the harbor. As the result of a collision which occurred between a motor-cycle and a ou>h cycle at Yogeltown late on Mo;, day evening, the rider of the motor-cycle. Mr. l'\ Oldcrshaw, was cut about the face and suffered an injury to his shoulder. Air. J. -f. Murray, the owner of tile push cycle, was considerably shaken and his machine damaged. Can New Zealand develop the tobacco industry? Why not? The climate of Hnwke's Bay produces leaf which in many respect; is superior to the imported article. Rut the matter is no longer a question of doubt—-tiold Pouch Tobacco. the new brand in the bi<>' --'..oz 'io,',rh demonstrates finally that the local product can bold its own and is superior to any eraud from overseas. Mild, delight ic in flavor, cool smoking and with far • nicotine than the imported arL...You can smoke Gold Pouch ail day without its burning the tonglie or undermining the constitution. More economical too —2\'t oz. as against 1% ox. in imported brands. Why make our national burden heavier—you do so by buying American tobacco. Try Gold 'Pouch once and you'll admit that it's what vou've long waited for.

An Oakland (California) traincur comVJiny has installed a second conductor on one of its cars, whose duty it will be to answer questions, help women on and off. amuse crying babies and make himself asiuscful and obliging to the travelling public as possible.

The Metropolitan Life 1 insurance Company of New York Ims given to tht >':itional Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, a gift oi 000 to prove that tuberculosis can be controlled like any other infectious disease. A town or city of about 3000 inhabitants will be chosen and a campaign started in it. If it can be shown that the disease can be eradicated in one community, a nation-wide campaign \ ill be inaugurated.

A Christehurch Press representative was informed on good authority on Tuesday that it is intended to considerably relax the medical tests, which have led to the rejection of so many recruits suffering from varicocele, varicose veins, and like 1 roubles, Many of thee men will probobly be passed as fit when their names are drawn in the ballot, and it is therefore desirable that they should know of the relaxed conditions as quickly as possible, so that they may have the chance of enlisting before figuring in the ballot.

The Xew Zealandcrs appear to liav? talien the great push of September in a courageous manner. A Masterton sol d:cr writes: ''W. have been in the hottest corner of the word. It was as hot as liades. Words cannot describe the a ,\ fulness of the thing. But we gained our objective, and Fritz was completely overpowered. Our losses were heavy, hit. God! how the enemy suffered! The scene of carnage will be for ever in my nemory. It will haunt me till my dying days." Answering the question, "How long nri: we going to stand British interference with our export trade?'' a New Yoik journal says: "We shall tolerate British interference with our trade so !cng as '1,4 03,000,000 dollars outweighs 1,0.10,000,'000 dollars, and not any longer. When the former figures sink below the lattef sum, then John Bull had better look out. At presont there arc, in short, 2 •135,000,000 excellent reasons for tolerating his conduct, every one of them representing a dollar." That bright and up-to-date magazine --'"Everylady's Journal''—has discovered yet another form of war-time economy m the adoption of a standardised dress for women. This does not mean that a'.l women are to be dressed' alike in a sort of cut-to-measure uniform, but that a definite limit is to he set to the whims of fashion, and that certain lines of style and shape bo universally, adopted. That this would mean an immense amount of saving in time and money without in tli u , least interfering with the charm and grace of woman's appearance or inflicting any hardship on the manufacturers, is claimed by tho writer.

The National Dairy Association lias received the following message from ' the Overseas Shipping Committee: •'lmperial Government advise question of rate of freight Xew Zealand and Australian cheese under consideration, and any cheese shipped on urn! after today (November 17) will be subject (o additional freight, if any, as may he fixed by Imperial Government.'lmperial Government instruct nil meat is to have priority of shipment over dairy produce." In a circular letter to factories, the secretary of the Association says the decision to give priority to shipments of meat, if adhered to will have a disastrous effect on the shipping of dairy produce, as we are advised by the Shipping Committee that the steamers available for the next three months cannot lift nearly all the meat offering, so that nil ouiry [xod-iue would be left in N'ew Zealand. A deputation has already waited o:i the Minister for Agriculture, and a cable of sr.it to the Hon. W. I'. Ma-sev in Loudon. We now await result?.

Limit. Prin"n Cicorge of Ballrnbiirs N (writes The Post's London eorrespor.dfnt) a popular figure ill the Xavy; when on duty hi' is i'i charge of guns 111 If M.S. Xew Zealand. and when lie is oil" duly lie takes charge of tho "movies." which are.a pleasant relaxation IV.;■ IVp men. Trine:; (ieorge lias just done win; no other British Prince has previously d"i.(—he has created n preeedenl liy entering' into a contract with a well-known film eompi'.iiy for the hire of popular cinematograph pictures. The "mmics" are sanctioned by the Beard of Admiralty, and many of cur finest battleship's of the fleet have a einmutor.'aph installation. The men like the "rhnriie Chaplin" films, ai:.l some o, the r.?w ones "selected by Prince ( 'cii>:■: y, ; ii:■ pic-tme-aeter ill some of his lie.it j !nr {s. In <0 tit r to mike a r conir.ict the nominal sum ul .Co n week is charged for the hire, ami this fee will eaeh wee; he forwarded by the film company to Sir Arthur Pearson's fund for lilind'M Miidiers. Tw.i shows per week per ves sei i? the system in \t.» tsar di'plny fi i r.oicc;'-. hj>(l i-ne for nie:i. We are ted thai nii-demcanour is punished by forbidding ' the culprit to att".:d i.. pictures. and as mod of 1h» men wou 1 .! tiii'ii into veritable sainti sooner thin miss jueir favoriti' diversion the conduct of xiie ship's company is maintained at a viry bijf!i level.

Arrangementj are veil forward for the sale in" work to be held in St. Mary's Hall to-morrow in aid of the school building 'und. Amongst the attractions for the _\ geueraiie.ii will be a "tniip garden," ir.id children will he permitted to pall up as mam of tl:"-.e "tniip.-." as they like (wifli a .-mall payment fo; the privilege, however), nnd will lie allowed to retain the novelty which i 1 expired The siail v ill contain a largo assortment of good-. including a i]i'.an-, tity of woodwork and a useful lot of sundries.. There will be hundreds of articles available at the other stalls to attract everybody. Afternoon tin will be available mi the afternoon and supper in the evening. when al=o r. musical programme will oe rendered.

The following new lines oi hosier have opened out at the Melbourne. Ltd. Ladies' plain cashmere all-wool guar Ki:ued fast d-ye stockings, Is fld. 2s lid famous '•Holeproof" blockings, :1s 3i pair; fine lisle thread hose, Is !ld pair inn's all-wool cashmere socks, Is fi' pail" men's all-wool ribbed socks, 1- 3; pair: men's dark grey plain knitted Mas giil make, Is lid pair. 'lt will cleanse cows after calving. It will purify the bleilo and systcn It will tone :ip the digestive organand act as a preventative of Contagion: Abortion, Milk Fever, Mammitis, etc. Farmers should use Sykes' Animol. ai ointment for sore teats and in (lamed m'; ders; it quickly allays any local iliamuiatiou and stimulates a healthy a • tion of the skin. Price, Is lid pi, packet; 16s per dozen. It costs 8.1 t drench a cow. I'HEUMO enables sufferers from On Rhfumatism, Sciatica and Lumbago t enjoy health and happiness. 2/0 a4/li, ii

A resident of Christchurch has informed the jklayor that he is willing to take; the position of any man who is physically fit for the ranks and to relinquish it as soon as the soldier returns. The oil'er comes from a trained accountant and experienced, business man who is strong and healthy and wishes to enlist, but is prevented from doing so by a slight defect ill hearing. lie prefers clerical work-, which he is well qualified to do, but he will drive a horse and cart o' 1 take in hand anything of that char.acltr.

Farmers in the district are troubl'd, strange to say, as a result of the abnormal growth of grass cm their land, says the Hawke's .Bay Herald. The difficulty lies in the fact that the grass is getting away from the sheep and as cattle are hard to 1 obtain to keep the g''nss down the slieep are rot thriving too well. It is perhaps not generally known among townsfolk that sheep will not thrive nearly so well on grass that grows high and thick than they do on fields that show a normal grassy covering Out Hastings way there is about 1000 acres of grass that is growing over two feet high. The sheep grazing there uo not appreciate this; it is altogether "too much of a good thing" for them. The story of the Angel of Mons has in some sort a sequel, writes .the London correspondent of the Lyttclton Times A Maori in a base hospital in France was to have his leg amputated. The chaplain was asked to tell tlio patient so as to prevent the operation being too a shock. "He was very 'weak," said 'file Chi-plain (Canon E. E. Roberts, vifai of St. Mark's, Peterborough), ''but quite calm, and brave, and I prayed with him, and advised him to pray immediately before the operation. When I next saw him he said, "I did pray, and as I was just going off under the chloroform a man all in white, and with a beautiful fa?c, stood on my right side, and he took lr.'ld of my hand and said, "Don't worry, you're all right." and' I feared nothing. - '

"Producer" (Wairarapa) writes to the Wellington Post suggesting three courses for consideration: (1) The closing of our schools and colleges until after tip '.vnr, and the labor of every fit person in tlieni devoted to agriculture. (21 Haii'-time in the schools, (o. Calling upon'willing women workers to assist irt agriculturo as they have in England and France. 1 can as;:-re your readers (says "Producer'') that the need for help in production is a crying one. Farmers are allowing their work to get terribly behind in all directions. And as the remaining fit men are combed out for the front, their work will get more ami more in arrcar. Tt is not to the public advantage to allow production t'. 2o to ruin. Strong production now is a higher law for us than strong finance.

It is not generally known that Japan has an artificial pearl industry. Tli» process jof inducing oysters to make pearls is a simple one, First catch the ovtcr. put. some hard substance within ti.e shell, and the oyster docs, the rest. The mollusc covers the substance wil'.< <ce ction which in course of time becomes n pearl of greater or lesser price. Another fact which a Wellington, man. Mr J. Flocktou, discovered during lu= travels in liipr.n. is that (he Japanese pr.vler? do not go pearling. (ietliug pearls is a mere im'dent. What IV "poir! fi.-.hers" go for is the shell, wh'ch is used for making pearl buttons. Before the war this was worth .Oil) a ton. The -lapiie'c are buying a irrchas shell, a spiral shell which iifnnid on the coasts of Xortliera Au«-t'-a;ia and inlands. this ,s worth £2O to Cr:i> a ton.

Tin- opinion. of nia-.iv X'''.v ers regarding tl:i- new se'ifarion on the \Tc*tern front, Hi? MnjestyV !imiMiir..«. eoiiimonlv known n< "ranks." wit? obtained first diai'd l>J' Mr. H. M. Snieetoii. of Au,l;linul, (luring a recent vis-t t" the V\'alton-n!iTh:"iii'- Ho-pit il. '•'! Ir.'v lniifhwl over (lie imp-.-o -sinn tin' t:; 11';=pro'd'.H'ed mi tin' i•' i-:m-'.:i i\! th" r.f Flcv>." write.-. Mr. tea "TVCicrnmn." first r.w :iwav. tlnsi in;.: looked iiirk, then wont 011 r.-na'v- ' ■'" but were qv.itf i'.ndiT : d-d what to do »" wlicr:' to ''mi l r| i l 'f '; v;1 this v.e-.v t'-I"' >' One nv l .:' said ill-it he saw :al 1.1 ti'i--'i ill lii-. sector. mnl il'o v.--•■.ivy wiy ; .i 1 -.Vilk-Il till' "I. ali'VO'lial'-." it- oil' mil | i..01 t'.- •m~-' , i:;v.k.." hf'r.v Oip t:t name fur theni-which ar;- u'f; Icnu. sqralicd $(?»*» '».i:i' 'y'« end cnl'ii iili'il tfco (;ivi.|i.',nt- fmsi ln'ii sit!." 1 , wculd lime li'Oii anii'siny if ]-/t sn In-'-r'.ble. Tb»v el'.mb dawn aI; aifc #v: i!)) tlie other -V,e. n-.ul keep en their steady way, six to i'.aiit miles .1:1 im".r quite ivdiliV'.'Oiit to ride rv ill l f '' "'' bullets, \\liicli spatter t nil ovk. Their own {•"•i"'. niw'"i'c. d»sl ' Is to lit.-. C'i- iii'i 'ii!i:"i's. "lid tern r mi every luir.tl. 'Hi rv do vl- - to tT" t n lh« i < L'>'M but to kill or disable lis: 1 •fv.ur.fi->." The Xe\v York CYunm'ttee of the Si eours Xatioiwl ruv.d. wh -h rvo\ ~l"s v.-liof fir till' woiiV'i! r:<-\ "hildven of I'"lice ll'.lli HV P"'.^ : '.ll '.'iVtfO- ill Fr;»»ee. Vis rrfciud a Jeite; fr.T.i "Mr-. \\ l.iiiu-v W.ivn'ii. trim is in lV'is f« H i' cvian-itiro, in which iln. Warns it-iti-s tint mure tin- J.W OW Fiwl iv<-|'iii'.v.s will twvi to 1)1' pvoyid.-d av d'.'.vui.- tilt- winter hi Hrit.mnv, Warren added, tliere are now -ti!.i|i,ll eriisiiiiijitivi's, n-.Gft of t!i"in in thin.-. theru part of 11::' province, who wid di'jiiid nil outside aid to a lurae extent d'ir".r.,u.' the fnaiiiij: cold month*. I'ube.'cl Insis dispen-.u-ie* «re lif'iiv; eviab'.islii i in ■, arioiis part» of Xovtii Britaiiuy. nsd tr- keep these dispensiiries in rper.it'.o.i a fcrse'amount of'money will he nee,,i Warm eMliiiijl. viid/nvear, slues, and are the artieler. Mont needed bv tl\e thousands of war ovLhans wlics.' v elfare is dependent upon the State and senevous people ill their own a::d other ri.imtrirs. TV- Seeowrs Xit'...-.ial frivoj itf- serriees and infi-.i-.n it'en free: ii cooperates with tin- \i'.:. v .'.i-.iii Prlief Cleariiia Hons;' in Pav'.s-. it acts a- a prr.'lias ii- r and fevwardinu' a.eent for orLianisations and individuals wishing to ,-c.ntr. b.'.te funds or supplies, aiul. finally, i: irakes i:a for its seriice.- and n. !-ioiti-';':i-t'i-'.is live d'.'l'n 1' e.l inta:-t inn", without dedinticn fur opi.-ating e\ "1 used.

It was nycr.w! at tlu iSupror.ie Cot:! if Victoria, at M?'.bourne, thai |H SAMIIKIVS JVX'I'HAC'r is nnirii move ■lowprfnlly he.ilinp; a:ul antiseptic ■iiiinvv owalvptr,* pre juration: (-1 W'UKR's EXTKAi'T 'iocs not >lc .-ss tile heart like the so-called "c:. ■.lets'' am! eniuc oil*; (3t SAX !.•£!!> EXTRACT is hiji'niy coiii-s-I'ml el lr ' iitnv authorities a< a safe, reliable ar .Veitive hmifehni'l rr>ie;ly. Cot th i-iiuilie---ln-i.st if von li.ive to—and In •a fe. MMKR fOMr'.ATXT IX CHiLDIiIvX. During tile summer months cliihhen -libject to disorders of the boiveis ■dionid receive nio-1 e.U'einl :ill■ *n . As scon as any looseness o: t..c els is noticed Chamberlain s Colic Diarrhoea Remedy should be given, •n children are teething they liiive :v or less diarrhoea which can be Urolled by giving Chamberlain's Colie .J Diarrhoea Remedy at once. Sold where.