LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Melbourne cablegram states that it U itndcrslood that }Jv. is coi.i.idi'rin;: Hit introduction of uniform liaylmlii savin;,- throvghout the Carn-iv.or,v,-eaUii.

Tli- Wo'kM'- P : f.iv!c::» Leads'* (lover fait wiil be in evidence again in New Piyaior.lli on -Saturday. Donations 01 Mower-, for ike fa!p v.'iil bo than!:fully received. Lo-.d V.A:.g..ii'j:k, whose death from won.:ds in France wai reported by cable o,i N"oveinbcv| 1, left en estate valued nl .■CI,HKI,OI!O. He bequeathed ;CIOO,OCO to the Chr.iA ir_ Wales, to c-oiivptHMite fcr (iiscadowT.ent.—Cablenews.

A Wellington wire, states tbat Hr. .lierdmaan, Minister in Charge of 'Police, states that in every case in which a policeman has been drawn in tlie military service ballot, the Department will appeal for h's exemption. The men will have no choice i;i tlie matter.

The Alien Dairy Factory en Tuesday paid out an additional - -d. pel- lb. on buttor-fat supplied during la..t season, making a magnificent total of Is. Cd. per lb. for the v/liolo season, which must be very nearly a record for the Dominion (says the 't'atea Press). In additio.i, the company lias carried forward a balance of £7') to its reserve account.

There was soma trouble in the camp at Trentham a day or so ago, due, it is stated, to the condition of the me?.t distributed at one of the meals. The men resented very strongly the presfu.e of more \<\ tins meat than had any right to be there, particularly as it was cupposed to be perfectly fresh meat when issued to the eooiis.

The net Customs duties paid on goods which arrived from overseas at the port of New Plymouth last raonth amounted to £sllO r,? 2d, an compared with &Ti?A 4.1 Id for the corresponding period last year. These figures show an increase of .i' 1370 Is Id. The Leer duties last month totalled £145 lis KM, as compared with £B7 83 for the same period last year.

The suT'.shinc during' the past week has eon-idcrably benefited the strawberry crop in the Auckland district, whence a large proportion of the local supply is obtained. Fair quantities are coming forward, and in about a fortnight the season should be in full swing, and tlie crop at its height.

There ba\c been ma.vy reports since the ballot was drawn of allegedly very large numbers of men in camp or at the front whose names are in the ballot liit. The Defence Minister slated on Wednesday that thoro were cases of this sort, but the number would r.ot prove to be considerable. The Department had discovered by the cheek, made 107 names which had been gazetted, bat others had since been fou.vl. He was advi»ed that the total would probably not be more than if), and certainly would not exceed 50.

A rather novel sight was witnessed on Tuesday on- the river bank near the Patea lcral railway bridge. In consequence of the tremendous fresh in the river, :i number of large eels were to be seen drifting downstream aaion«4 the driftwood. .Several natives, arm ml with hooks attached to long sticks, took up their stand on the river bank, and succeeded h hauling quite a number of immense "tunas" to land. Some of these weighed ajjout 301b., and, needless to say, delighted the natives, who were more than pleased with their good luck. I— Patea Press.

Two points 'in connection with the ballot for military service are of special interest and importance to those concerned. One is that those who for any reason desire to Appeal against enrolment, have to do so within ten days after the results of the ballot have been published in the Gazette, and they must do this by means of a registered letter, addressed to the Commandant of the Military Forces at Wellington. The other point is that, should an appeal not be allowed, the appellant will be allowed at least fourteen days to arrange! his private affairs before having to enter the training camp. The "Astor Gup,'' one of the leading motor speed event; of the year in Ainericfi," resulted in a great contest on 30th September, at the Sheepsead Bay Speed \\-.\v, near New York. The winner of the £2OOO first prize (J. Aitken), on a '-Pcugcot," drove right through the contest without a stop, and covered the distance (250 miles) in the world's record time of 2hr. 23min. 4scc. giving an average speed of over MM 4-5 miles per hour. " Aitken negotiated the , first 50 miles in 38mm. Slsec.—a speed of over 100 miles per hour. The crack, De Kesta, was put 3iit of the contest owing to his car catching fire in tb. 90th mile, when up with the leaders. By winning this event, Aitken now 'cads De Resta on points for the American motor championship. Everybody is going to the big concert in the Hampton Hall, Okato, on Thursday, 7th December. You will miss a treat if you are not there. TJve Cristmas "smokes" for soldiers' tins, specially prepared by the New Plymout Patriotic Committee, will assuredly be one of the most 'opular gifts for the men at the front. The tin contains four plugs of Havelock tobacco and five packets of Three Castles cigarettes, and is put up in a specially designed colored label. Stamped ready for posting, it costs only Ss. Bought in the ordinary way, it could not be got for less than G>/6. Orders are being taken by the Taranaki Daily News, J. Avery, Ltd., C. Carter, J. Abbott, Gilmour and Clarke, J. W. IL Martin, and L. A .Nolan. Country readers may send to any of the above, with soldier's full address, and a small card or note to be enclosed. The tin, like a letter, goes straight, to the soldier, <ind will be posted in time to reach him for Ohristutas.—W. J. Clianey, lion, treasurer. Ask distinctly for SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, or else yon may receive one of the main- 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 ■»' *rritalA HL-e tho latter.

Tlio recent heavy rains have had a most disastrous effect upon the roads in the Omqana district. In fact, it appears to bo a sort of "worst-on-rccord" business (says the .Argus); The rain last "Monday night—it might be called :i. "cloud-burst''—was something terrilie, and appeared to come down in absolute sheets of water. The result is slips in every direction. With the landslips have been carried away miles of fencing, which cannot be replaced under probably £1 per chain, «o that the actual monetary loss to the settlers will he considerable. The roads in some parts are now impassable, and it will be, at the very least, a week before traffic can be resumed. A rough estimate of the eo=t of putting' things as they were is £2OOO, and it will be difficult to find the money. All this trouble comes on top of the fact that it is not long 1 since soma £1.300 was expended in this portion of the county. Box 22, New Plymouth; box 2, Stratford; 'phone 473, New Plymouth; 'phone 135, .Stratford.—lf you have ever had a suit or .costume from Pearce, New Plymouth, or Be&ley, Stratford 1 (and there are not many in North Taranaki who have not), there is no need to come in to get measured. We have your measures. Send a post card to the Modern Tailors, Ltd.,' at either of the above boxes, and ask for patterns and prices; Considering the enormous advance in the cost of material, the quality of cloth and the price quoted will surprise you. Do it now! What would yon jay to a chance of securing a line Jap silk blouse for 7s lid? The chance is yours. Morey and Son in this issue announce a. special clearance of 750 blouses. Their advertisement should engage your immediate; attention.

With this is-iie a gigantic sale of drapery and clothing is announced to commence at the Melbourne, Ltd. In view of the enormous advances impending on practically all lines of cotton, wool and "I silk goods, tha firms bargain sale should command a large share of the public patronagp. The sale is strictly limited to,a fourteen days' run.