LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The raffle'for the quilt donated by Mrs. C. Colson, of Egmont Road, to the Hillsborough Committee, was drawn on Saturday, the winner being Mr. J. Stanlon, of Xew Plymouth. In order to avoid a ballot to make up shortages in Taranaki's draft for the January quota, twenty-five fit men are required to enlist before December !). The bandmaster (Mr. McLeod) informs ns that he is making arrangements for the Bandsmen's Christmas Benefit Recital to take place in the Pukolaira Park on the evening of Thursday, December 21, when a programme in keeping with the season will be put forward. The members of the Pensions Board, Messrs. Cooper (chairman), Colonel Collins, Dr. Pollen, and Mr. G. C. Fache (Commissioner of Pensions), arrived in Xew Plymouth on Saturday evening. A meeting of the Board will be held in the Xew Plymouth Courthouse to-day.

A lad, named G. Ovendon, in the employ of Mr. C. Carter, met with a painful accident on Saturday afternoon. He was riding a horse to tho paddock, when the animal got out of control, and, turning from Courtenav Street into Currie. Street, slipped ' and fell, throwing the lad, who sustained severe abrasions on the arms and legs. Mr. E. Griffith (judge in the juvenile cow-judging competition at the Stratford Show) lias completed the task of adjudicating on the 76 cards handed in by the 25 competitors. The three placed boys are respectively: R. Scown, Kaka-i-amea (Xew Plymouth High School); tf. Glen (Tariki School); C. Fougerc, N'gaero (Stratford District High School). Over SOO appeals have been received irom men in the Wellington Military District who have been chosen in the recent ballot under the Military Service Act. About i'oo of tho appellants reside in the Taranaki group. The date of the sitting of the Appeal Board in this district has not yet been fixed. A meeting of tilie Medical Board will be held in Hawcra on December If), 20, and 21, when all Taranaki men chosen in the recent ballot are required to attend to bo examined for active service. The Defence Department will notify the individual recruits, and will pay their return fares from their 'homes to Hawera. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., draw attention to their Kohuratahi sale on Thursday, 7th December, at 1 p.m. Full particulars on page 8. The National Park Board have notified us tliat they will prosecute all persons seen taking clematis and other flower* from the Reserve.

An announcement by Mr. McGinty of the Railway Hotel, Inglewood, should be of interest to those who require the best of liquors for Christmas cheer at reasonable rates. Many of those who received their hampers last year have al-ready-forwarded repeat orders which should be sufficient testimony as to their value.

Delicious flavor and wonderful refreshing power »r;! the distinctive, qualities of Desert Gold Tea. Its purity and strength make it economical. Superb quality at is. Other prices: Is lOd, Is ftd, Is Bd. '6 It will cleanse cows after calving. It wiil purify the blodo and systemIt will tone up the digestive organs, and act as a. preventative of Contagious Abortion, Milk Fever, Mammitis, etc. Farmers should use Sykes' Ani'mol, an ointment for sore teats and inllamcil Mders; it quickly allays any local inflammation and' stimulates a healthy action of the skin. Price, Is Gd per packet; IBs per dozen, It costs Sd to I drench a cow.- 2

All elderly mini hud a very narrow escape in Devon Street on 'Saturday morning, lie was knocked down by a train tar, but fortunately got off with a shaking.

A ror respondent complains tliat a lady from the countrty wilio visited a Taranaki town for the purpose of disposing of tickets for a nill'le in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund had a rather unenviable experience, being told by the leading men of that place in 110 uncertain munner that she had 110 business to .be selling' tickets in that locality. An explanation that she had authority issued by -the Minister of Internal Affairs to raffle the article, it being expressly stipulated that tickets must not be sold outside the provincial district of Taranaki, and an offer to allow the permit to be viewed, were treated with scant courtesy. The kdv, disheartened by this treatment, sold very few tickets in that town. Our correspondent, a resident of the town in question, felt hurt over the treatment meted out to the lady, who devotes considerable time to patriotic work, and who, he considers, was entitled to courteous treatment, even had &he been encroaching on another district (which she was not), as the money wag being devoted to the one common object.

The Cristmas "smokes'' for soldiers' tins, specially prepared by the New Mymout Patriotic Committee, will assuredly be one of the most •opulstf gifts for the men at the front. The tin contains four plugs of liavelock tobacco and five packets of Throe Castles cigarettes, and is put up in a specially designed colored label. Stamped ready for posting, it costs only 3s. Bought in the ordinary .way, it could not be got. for less than 0/6. Orders are being taken by the Taranaki Daily News, ,1. Avery, Ltd., C. Carter, J. Abbott, Gilmour and Clarke, J. W. H. Martin, and U A .Xolan. 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, and will be posted in time to reach him for Christmas. —W. J. Clianey, hon. treasurer. Remember the big concert in the Hcmpton Hall, Okato, on December 7, and remember, talented singers are among the artists. .