LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A conference \vil| be held at PalmerHon North to-day to appoint local comlcitfees for the North Island to work in coniunction with the Government for the puichase of the wool elip. Mr. H. J. H Cvey, M.P., will represent the Taranak: Agricultural Society at the conference.

Good progress is being made with the erection of the iron works at Moturoa Hit manufacture of pig iron will probably commence in February. 'Arrangements are being made with the Government to supply the works with coal from ihe State mines.

As an outcome of the decision of the Hoiough Council to stop the chimes of the town clock between the hours of 11 ] .111. and (• a.m., a contract for.the vol!; has been let. The contractor has trdc-ied the necessary material, and when t!n> conies to hand, the work will be proceeded with.

While assisting in operating a mincing machine at the City Meat Stores in lk\an Street on Saturday, a youth named Newton Culpett, Aged 10, whose rt'-ativer reside at Lepperton, had his right hand caught'in the machinery. The to ; .(. of his thumb and forefinger were cut off. The sufferer was conveyed to the hospital, where he is now making s.i t is factory . progress. Casein, which before the war was bringing about £3O per ton, f.o.h. NewZealand, is now worth £OO to £BO per ton Allowing £l2 per ton as the cost of detracting, drying and placing f.n.b., the net return? to suppliers should he £4B to £OB per ton, or 4d to ,VJ<l per lb of butter-fat. There has been considerable discussion amongst farmers an to the advisability of erecting eo-opern-tni drying plants. In the face of these figures it would seem that the sooner it :.- done the better. A summary of War Loan Certificates sold to November 30 is as under: Auckland £142,085 IBs, Blenheim £1!1,22fl Bs, Christchurch £156,211 4s, I'linedin £154.783 4s, Gisborne £22,500 10?, Greymouth, £18,021 12s; Hokitika .r.s:iso lbs, Invercargill £01,004 Bs, Na-pi:-r £.->!1,350 Ft.. Nelson £30.353 Bs. New Pivrcouth £48,843 4s, Oamaru £15,!M3 4s Thame- £10,753 12s, Timaru £41,072 ]>"..«. Wanganui £53,010 16s, Wellington £267,912 (Is, Westport £11,700' Bs. Total, £1,133 !)5S os.

A plea of guilty was entered by James T'iii!"igan, who appeared before Mr. S. E McCarthy, KM., in the. Magistrate's Court yesterday morning charged with licii g an idle and disorderly person. Accusid was a physical wreck, and his appoarance supported Sergeant Bowden's statement that he had been loafing round NYw Plymouth for a fortnight, drinking ond sleeping out. He had got himself int.i a low condition owing to his habits of life. A sentence of imprisonment, remarked the sergeant, would do the man good. The Magistrate convicted the (i ecu sod, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment.

Tlir Mayor of Wellington, Mr. J. P. Luke. Ims received from the Commandant ol the Foices, Brigadier-General Sir Arthur Robin, a letter informing 'him ti at the ensign staff of H.M.S. New Zealand, which was struck by a German she]] during the progress of the battle oft' Jutland on the evening of May 31 hat. has been presented to the people of New Zealand by .the officers and men of the ship. The. stall' has now arrived in New Zealand, and the Minister of Defend, desires that it should be sent in turn to the chief cities of the Dominion for exhibition. When shown in London, the staif attracted much attention, and it k believed New Zealand people will be hijilily gratified at having an opportunity of seeing a memento >f the historic battle in which H.M.S. New Zealand played so worthy a part. It is proposed to iiave the staff exhibited first in Well'ngton, after which it will be. sent to Auckland, Christchureh, and Dunedin in turn, finally returning to Wellington, to be deposited meantime in the Dominion Mm.eum. EVILS OF CONSTIPATION Those troubled with constipation have little relish for their food. Their stomach becomes disordered, they have piles, often kidney -disease. No one can hope for good health unless his bowels move once a day. If they do not move naturally they "should be' helped, and for this purpose you will find no better medicine than 'Chamberlain's Tablets. Chamberlain's Tablets will not only immediately relieve the most obstinate case of constipation but will strengthen the bowels to act naturally without assistance. Sold everywhere.

Our of the features 'of the Auckland Wc-.tkly are the clever war cartoons by Mr. Tievor. Lloyd. These have been oulJeered and published in book form. Fo: the most part they deal with the part New 'Zealand is taking in the war, and shui'ld command a ready sale.

In accounting for the number of empty bouses in Napier, one agent recently infori'icd a H>.wk<-'fl Bay Herald reporter that a number of marj-ied men have now enl'sted, and their wives join together and three or four of them share the one house.

A young officer at the front wrote home" to his father.-—"Dear father,— Kindly send ine £SQ at once. Lost another leg in a stiff engagement, and am in hospital without means." The answer was as follows: "My dear son, —As this is the fourth leg yen have lost according to your letters, you ought to be accustomed to it by this time. Try and hobble on any others you may have left."

An organised "smashing match" which would have delighted the heart of the most exacting small boy took place in Invercargill last week (says the Southland Times). The scene of action was the back yard of certain premises in which was stored, in bond, a considerable quantity of light, hardware of German manufacture. The Customs Department carried out the execution order in n.i uncertain manner o'" 1 •*■ ♦■!»> end n f 'ialf an hour of determined work chaos reigned supreme in that back yard.

A noteworthy machine shearing tally wof madi recently at the Puha Tiho 7il<o shed (Poverty Bay), by several Maoris, the day's work lasting eight hours. The greater portion of the sheep were big wethers, the remainder beiiiß 'large ewes. The shearers put through ISOI s.ieep d.iviiij; the d:iy. the individual tallies of the men being as follows: Ti.'Hwcne Rapana 270. Peta Bapana 208. V'ainui Teepa 24ft, Hum Stevens 232, UAa Stevens 212. Tlneni Kewa 100, ,1. Grant 100, A. Curtis 184.

Many stat/oi: 1.-olders in the Mastevlon district are this, year personally assisting ii: shoai'imr operations, owing to the shn'tajfPjOf lfbor. Some are doing the I'-iets-ing. others are fleece-picking while ie.ot, a few arc assisting in mustering sucking t» at, A,.:" uiiik one large, st'tion-holder saiil, "1 have done more work during th< last mnntli than 1 havj d.-nc for twenty years past. And I feel all tl'P hotter for it. If every stationholder were to turn to, their lives would lie prolonged, and a swat many men would be spared for active service "

Vfrentham camp is to have a "town clcVk." Some weeks ago Mr. A. J. B. A'lieane, of Asheott, Tukapau, presented Lieutenant-Colonel Potter, camp com-t-iaiic'aut, wit'i n cheque for £SO to tin-

vide a eamp clock. The order has been pli-ced i" Wellington. The clock will !)•.• mounted on a specially-constructed to-ver on the Church of England Institute, the highest building in camp, and wi',l he connected with a steam whistle at the boiler-house, which will sound daily the hours of reveille, parade, dinner, tea, etc.

\ former Xcw Plymouth resident, vrling by the last mail, describes the bringing down of the fourth Zeppelin at I'iilfer's Bav. a township about seven m'-li-s from bunion. It was a beautiful sight, the country being illunimatcd fo* fovty miles around. Cheer after cheer went up as the blazing mon«ter descended. "One would think." he adds, "that the Zepp. would be gone in a flash after the envelop was destroyed, but that is not the case, as a few moments' reflection will show. The airship is sailing at the rate of two miles or more above the ground, and that distance cannot be covered under about two minutes The- gas contained in the balloonettes, the hundreds of gallons of petrol, the done on the fabric, and the light woodwork all help to make a good blaze What looks like burning pieces falling sway from the main envelope probably arc 'separate ouantities of petrol. Some suv these are men. but that is a mistake, because they could not be seen n>\on miles nwav. Men were seen to jump or fall by those at Potter's Bay w 1 m the machine was near terra firnia. •

'Wonderful change* have token place in tlie United States since my last visit there 23 years ago," stated Mr. ft. M \evc:*. wlio returned to Wellington on Saturday, when speaking to a Post reporter ' Tlit changes, he continued. wiP both political and social, and more particularly the latter. Matters dealing with the general health of the people received considerable attention. Oamblin? had practically been done away with throughout the States, and with it nad gone horse-racing. Gambling and horsolocing had been, diverted to a Mexican bo'der town, whore there was stabling accommodation for 700 or 800 horses, and race meetings extending over 100 (lavs at least were held. Fortunes were, n-a'dc (and lost) in a few hours. Ronlutti; tables and bull fights all helped to attract crowds, and thus free the States from a certain undesirable element. The social evil nad beer, grappled with, and reform was .continuing with the- greatest success. Even the "Red Light" district in San Francisco was now a thing of the past. Twenty-four out of fortytight States, or 00 per cent, of the population, were now under prohibition laws, and woman suffrage, judging by the pi cent rate of progress, would soon be mir.'ersal. The press generally nad assumed a more serious tone. It was less inclined towards sensationalism and scandal—less frivolous than it ever has I,■nm before. The States were now enjoy ing a wonderful prosperity.

A/serious accident befel Arthur Haigh sftttl about 40, a driver in the employ of tV> New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., while working in the railway yards yesterday morning. Haigh was about to transfer a number of oil bore casingpipe.- • from a lorry to a railway truck, lie failed to notice that a depression in the road caused the floor of the lorry tn alf;pe downwards. When he withdrew the pin which held the pipes in place, they immediately' began to roll. Haigh attempted to jump clear, but before he could do so he was pinned to the ground by the heavy pipes. His plight was wit reused by other men who were working i.earby, and assistance was at once forthcoming. Haigh was extricated, and Dr. Blackley, who was summoned, found tluit he had received a compound fracture of the left leg. The injured man was removed tp the hospital, where he is ranking satisfactory progress. Haigh is a married man, whose wife and familj lcvdc in Liardet Street. DRINK RUINS THOUSANDS. You need not let your friend suffer. One woman writes: "Drinko Powders have made a new man of my son. He is now off the drink." This wonderful remedy is inexpensive and can be given secretly at home. Send two penny stamps for free booklet. State if Mr., Mrs. or Miss.—Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 212 J. Lambtrm fijiambew, Wellington. *

At the animal meeting of the Palm*. crston North Chamber of Commerce S> motion was carried unanimously: "Thatf Hie Chamber congratulates the Government on having at length brought ill conscription, and sincerely hopes Ifc&t,| in administering the Military Service Act no weakness will be shown. Thaj attention of the Government is to the fact that disloyal and seditious speeches are being made in public, and suggests that the Government should. give the matter immediate attention."-* Press Association.

The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aeency Co., Ltd., wish to draw the at* ti iition of the public to the clearing sale tiny are holding on account of A. A* 1 ip'er on Monday next, at 12.30 pta., at; In? residence,, fctandish Road, Toko. Mr. P'pei has sold hia farm and is leaving the district. Full particulars will ha. found on page 8 of this issue.

All householders are asked to be at A.'.ibury Bros.' old premises on Saturday' morning at 11 o'clock, when L, A. Nolan,' a Co will sell a large assortment «.<• drapery absolutely without reserve.