LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The pohutukawa trees in Kawaroa Park are coming into blossom, and in the course of a week or two should lie. a magnificent spectacle. Arrangements have been made for the payment of old age, widows. military, and war pensions at the post offices on and after Friday next A young "Native named Tuu Tiki, of Okato. was admitted to the hospital yesterday. sud'eriiig from injuries to his head, received as the result of tailing oil his horse. A horse nttfiched to the milk-cart helong.ng to Mr F. Kiehards bolted along Avenue Road 011 Saturday morning, and as tiie result r. considerable quantity of Imtter ami milk wast lo:.;, tin cart being damaged. A serious accident befel a youth of IS, named .lame-. O'llnlbiran. at Tongapnrutu on Saturday. Ik'- was driving a iior.-e and dray, when tiie vehicle capsized, and fell a distance of fill icet over an embankment. "'Halloran sustained a fractured this'i, He v:.ts conveyed to New Plymouth by motor-ear, and admitted to the ho-pital.

A London cable states that the \,a. book, ''Light and' Shade," by a New Zealamler, .Malcolm Noel Ko-s, is the leading success of the Chri-tma*- season. It lias already reached a second edition, and has been highly commended by the Times. Whether theNiook is the work of the New Zealand war correspondent 01 his t-on, Corporal Noel (loss, is not clear.

About'twenty notice? under Clau-.c no commonly known as the "family shirkers' clause,'' of the Military Service Act, were served by the police m and near New Plymouth on Friday and Saturday. The notices are held at the Central Defence Otlice, and are handed to the poiice for service as the men are required. The recipients are called upon to report themselves for active service. Appeal forms are enclosed, and they are invited to appeal if tliey wish t(o do so within ten day?.

Shearing 011 the big runs in the Cromwell district commenced last wee l -. Mount I'i sa had everything in readme-,; for a start 011 Friday, but there was trouble in regard to rates, and the outcome was that all the shearers departed without starting. It is stated chat their lir.-t request was for a substantial increase for shed-hands ami prcsscrs. ivhich was conceded A further request was then made for 27s lid per !iV) tor shearing, which the management de clincd, and the shearers then departed. Press Association.

The members of the Military Service Hoard arrived in New Plymouth by the 1 mail train on Saturday evening. They will hold a sitting at the Court Hons-: to-day, when live appeals set down tor hearing will l:e dealt with. The members of the I'oar.l are llcw A. Cooper. S.M., W. Perry, and 0. McLaren. They were accompanied by Mr. A. 'i. ISriggs (secretary) and Captain Orr Walker, who conducts the eases 011 behalf of the Defence Department. Major E. P. Cox, of Hawcra, Commanding the Taranaki Group, i» ah'o with the party, Arrangements are being made for the Citizens' Band to take a trip to the mountain on the second or third Saturday ami Sunday in January. The proposal is that tiie band make the journey to tne hostelry 011 the Saturday evening, possibly rendering a short programme on arrival: then early 011 Simday morning climbing the mountain, Mr. Williams' (the manager) idea Doing that as many of the bandsmen as pos sible render a number of items on the summit. The bandsmen will return to the hostel in time for lunch, and give a musical programme during the afternoon, returning to New (Plymouth in the evening.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., intimate that their Matau sale, to have been held 011 2slt December, has been postponed, tne next sale being held 011 111 th January.

Breeders and Jtock-owners who are sustaining losses by Abortion are unfair to their own interests if they neglect the use of remedies that are sure to eradicate these troubles from their herds. Many stock-owners have tried drenches of various kinds, and have found them useless. Hundreds who have had this experience have sent for Sykes's Drench and Sykes's Animal Abortion Cure, sometimes as a last resort, and have found them ell'eetive. Better use these .remedies first, before wasting time and money experimenting. They are doing their work. They are saving money for others. They will save money for'you., Price, Is Cd per packet; ids per dozen. It costs Sd to drench a cow. i

A feature of the breaking-up cereirony in'connection with the Xew Plymouth Technical College, to be the Good Templar Hall on Wed afternoon, will be the display of i work that will be made at the ColL The institution ivill be thrown open the public, and an opportunity will Ik sliorded parents of seeing the evidence of the children's progress. The display tliia year is an unusually good one

Header writes:—lust allow me a little space to ask the Xew Plymouth Library Committee why it is that the Auckland Uukly is never on the table in the in:.g,mine room till Friday morning? A!s<>. where are the American illustrated pipers that at one time adorned the nading room tables? An instance of the wife and child of a soldier on active service suffering from hardship and poverty in Xew il'iyinouth was quoted by Mr. S. (!, Smith in the course of a speech at a farewell social on Saturday evening The circumstances as described by Mr. Smith were <ad. The Mayor (Mr. C. If. Burgess), referring to Mr. Smith's remark* in a subsequent speech, said that, had the case been brought before the Patriotic Committc-e, of which he was chairman, relief 'would 'have been given, and arrangements made for adequate assistance. Xo dependent of anj soldier need be in want, said Mr. Burges.-,, for the- Patriotic Committee existed for the specific purpose of affording relief to those who had been placed in reduced circumstances as a direct outcome of the war. )t wa- the duty of citizens to bring under the notice of the Committee the position of those in want, and the reported ease" would le dealt with judiciously and tactfully. During the course of .. speech given at „ farewell social held on Saturday evening in honor of three railway mer. who are proceeding' to the iront, Mr (•'. Smith said ii hud beer, suggested that women should he employed on tho railways in place ol guard?, wk> rould he released for the war. The -man who made the suggestion, proceeded .Mr. Smith, must have 'ocdn absolutely ignorant of the system under which iiie . ,ew Zealand trains were worked. Fo'. j iir.e as the women were, they co'ahi noi. pos-ibly do the work the Xr.r Zea1. 1 .:.-.! rai'.way guards were called upon to da. Tile time might come, added the I speaker, when it would be .dvisible to curtail the railway service, to cut out race trains, etc., but lie wa* sure women would not be called upon to do siuards' ■.vork. Raiiwav men had done splendid ervice in the war, added .Mr. Smith, and of their number 172S men had joined the F.xpeditionarv Fores up to March 31 l!M. and ."i2 of these hj" i inane the supreme sacrifice. Since ihen the figures had been greatly inerea-: d.

lii connection with the Oictwcde School prize-siviiif; function ia.-t week prij-.es were donated by the following: School certificaies Rev. ("!. Dent, l.ltlnni, Vidorin League, pei Mrs. Bur.ji-is. the Koyal Acadamy of Music cerl ificate?,. I<r Mr. liradbi'i-y, local representitivi, prize for senior EnjrlMi. Mr. Thc«. Aver;.-. After the jiri/ie-pivin;'-, the pupils en mined their with an oxceilem life-snvinp drill bv both, the senior a".I junior pun'iv and the >;-li:.oI driil v,as also excellent, the pceei-ion and keen-ne-i< of the L'iri-i reflecting fireat eielit on their Icachitrs. A pianoforte duel, by the Mi--e- I. Dent and 11. Atkin-on and a piano milo liv Miss X. Tiium-on were much enjoyed, -as was a'.-o a trio for piano and two violins rendered !>/ Mi<-es Dov.T.uu, X. Thomson. an! M. Dent. Kipiinij's ''Hit; Steamer-" recited bv the juniors, was one of the items of the afternoon, and eveited much enthiMn-m. Another reeitalion. "Seven Apes of Man," liv Mi--e- Z. Sax ton and P. f!ir*t. was al-o nartii ilia rly well done. The sinyii'.;; of the Xational Anthem concluded a m-"st enjoyable programme.

The suggestion that a (or.iplimei.i.try recital should In l organised for IN he'ie. lil of Hip baud-men has been taken n onthn-ki -iir-:«il v by local restful«. :i:t i p'.'OV tiling the jcatfcwing roxt Tsi::r-!-:i • n!it in Pukckura Park is favoiei! wi.h fini» woatlii'r, there aire indiealii.ns t*:al .1 large crowd will he pre-cnl. I; !::i----beeu >uggo-tcd by panic who (anr.ot see flit'ir wily to lie pre-cnt on the n]'pointed evening; that ticket; should be issued ill ii nominal amount, and .iis;;'iImted for sale. This idea has met with the approval of tin I /.remittee, .mil tickets will be prinVd, aml inn y he obtained from local shuns ami a* soon as issued. These tickets will be accepted by the collectors at t lie various gates on Thursday niulit. when taking- up the customary collection. In addition to the band items. Mi-.. IV.sri will sin«{ "1 Know that mv Redeemer Livet.h"' (Handel), and Mr. A. I). MacOnnnld will Mug "[''or, Heboid Darkness'' (Han;!el), both being well known solos from "The Mcs-iah." On Saturday Mr. 1\ W. <!. Mcl.eod (the b-ir.ar,Ulster) received a cheque lor 'J.I I :ii a local lady, us a nucleus to the fund. and it is hoped this substantial lead will result in other donation:; coinins forward. 1

Men ill quest of suits should not fail to inspect the fine show of new goods at the Melbourne Clothing Company. A splendid range is being shown at prices ranging from 35s lip to 755. and include such well known all-wool fabrics as Rf slyn and Petone tweeds, West of England.-;, aunoi kburns, tine worsteds and th'c indigo serges. At T. Avery's, bookseller ar.d siationer, there is this year a great display of Xmas cards and calendars, books, stationery, leather goods, fountain pens, etc. The outstanding feature of the whole stock lies in the fact that it is composed of all this season's goods. Customers will find quality and price right.