LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■Anniversary Day in Sydney was coleb"ated with (lie usual races and sports

A concert organ iced by Mr, A. B. Mar-donald will be given in the Soldiers' Ciub this evening. Returned soldiers and their friends are invited to be present.

Cabinet has authorised tlie erection of an additional hospital at Fea.therston Camp, at a cost of £SOO. Work will lie begun immediately, with the object of making the building available for use during the coming winter.

A fire broke out in a large dump pf lupin bushes at Omata on Saturday night, and caused n big conflagration. A nsmber of residents gathered on Marsland Hill and watched the fire with interest. Conjectures were rife as to the nature of the material destroyed.

The University Senate resolved, 'm considering the results of the November examinations in the case of returned soldiers who have not gained scholarships. to award such soldiers as arc found worthy by the examiners additional senior tcholnrships not exceeding si.v in any year.

The military hospitals contain only one - serious case at the present time. The soldier is suffering from paratyphoid and has been on the serious list for some time, but his condition was reported on Friday to be slightly improved. A grievance of long standing has been i cmoved by a decision of Hie Defence Department to increase by 2s per day the pay of sewnd-lieutcnahts in the expeditionary force The position of second-lieutenants has been anomalous, owing to the fact that in the case of married men, they were often worse off financially than their own, non-commis-sioned officers. The addition now made t„' their pay lias considerably improved the position of junior officers. A petition in bannruptcy has been filed by John Herbert MeNamara, blacVsmith. Kapong.i. In his schedule debtor states that money owing to unsecured c>editors totals £2G4, while book debts .€O2 (estimate! to produce £80) rrc the only assets, leaving a deficiency of £lB4. A meeting of creditors will be held at Eltliam to-morrow afternoon. Notice has also been received by the Official Assignee that Alan Dcverenx Cuff, motor-dealer, Stratford, has file.l a petition in bankruptcy. Further particular? have not yet been received.

The excessive heat of the hist few days has attracted a large number of tesidents to the beaches, where fresh air and the bathing afford a refreshing change after the sultry and oppressi atmosphere of the town. Ngamotu and East End beaches wpre crowded yester dav, and bathing was indulged in until long after the sun had set. The fair sex arc particularly fond of bathing, and on Saturday evening a vonng woman who 4 is staying at Ngamotu beach was overheard in a tramcar to say that she had had six swims that day, and intended to go in again after returning from the pictures. A recital was given by the Citizens' Band on Sunday afternoon, on the beach below Fitzroy. A fair number r.f Fitzroy residents and others listened to the musip, which was greatly appreciated. The Fitzroy Committee had thoughtfully provided an awning to protect the band from the heat of the sun. The programme consisted of the following items:—Quickstep, ''Roll of Honor iAnderson); 'Bacarole from Tales of Hoffmann" (Offenbach); intcrmezr.o, "Tola" (Thomv); selection, "Albion" .W. Seddon'/i duiekstep, "By the Eight'' (iSutcliffc); hvmns, "Fight the Go"d Fight" (Boyd), 'The Church's One Foundation" (Aurelia), "Stand Up f~>" Jesus" (McT-eod); the National Anthem. Ac the close of the recital the bandsmen were entertained by the committee. The largo number of people who availed themselves of Mr. Newton King's invitation to"" visit "Brooklands" yesterc'ay had a most enjoyable time. Besides the. almost endless variety of choice flowers to be seen in the wellkept grounds, the contents of the hothouses, where numerous varieties of grapes and tomatoes were growing, affirded the greatest pleasure to the visitors. One of the most attractive sights wac that in one of the glasshouses where a collection of gloxinias, light and dark blue, scarlet, cerise, hr, • ender, purple, while, and spotted—were in their glory, some being of unusiui't dimensions, and it was an interesting experience to .listen to the exclamations of delight passed by the ladies on first seeing these gloxinias, which, with the [begonias, excited the enthusiastic admiration of all who saw them. They were worth going a long way to see. The clioico delicate ferns were also gtcatly admired. Mr. King personally conducted many of the delighted visiters round the property and showed them every courtesy. The visitors warmly appreciated Mr. King's kindness, and there is no doubt he confers a distinct benefit upon the community by throwing "Brooklands" open occasionally. Lovely specimens of hand-drawn and embroidered runners, tray cloths, pilbv,' shams, and table-cloths-have opened out at the Melbourne, Ltd. The goods are extremely dainty and make ideal presents. Prices, Is lid to 5a lid. The County of Egmont notifies- thai the small bridge oil the Main Sonil. Head near th.; (>pu«. Road will be elosci; for all traflic between 1 the hours of S a.m. and . r > p.m. on Thursday. Those \ilic intend journeying to t#b Egmont races on the second day from Bahotu and Oaomii make a note of this. Sir. A. De Bavay, the eminent aui.lv tieal chemist of "Melbourne, testified at the Supreme Hourt of Victoria that SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus pro ducts like well-rclined and matured brqndy compares with raw spirit. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT you will get t:,e advantage of quality and will be safe from hannSANDER'S EXTRACT. Nurses are goon judges of tea. nurse writes: "I use Desert Gold in my Nursing Home; all my 1 . like ili» tea and intend usiny thev «o home." , y W ' .. . r ' A'TL:.

As illustrating the drivinpr power ami size of the hailstones which fell en Wednesday (says the Southland News), apples have been split as if struck 'ay a bullet, and plumes are riddled as if pecked l>y birds. Tlio fruit crop iW&s a \erv heavy one, probably the L~#t 011 record, and the loss has 'been sevuw

The law is usually credited with being slow in operation, but a recent esse in Auckland proved that it can move with rapiidty on occasions. About 2,50 in the afternoon two men were arreted 011 a charge of street betting, and by 4.30 p.m. they a'lul been tried before the Court, fined .COO each, and were free citizens again. A (use whi-h it-jut. before Liu \W I'msions Board «t its last sitti%' wis that of a man who had been granted a permanent allowance for the loss of an eye. The returned soldi!?;- asked vhat his positiun would be if lie were accepted for re-enlistment. The board decided that the pension should in th.it event be ?ontimied. At the sitting of the Military Appeal Board at Hamilton 011 Tuesday the appeal of K. A. Paynter, of Awakino, which had been adjourned to asenrtai.i whether the new retaliations would afli;)d financial re'ief, was called. H i;.u! been 'found (luit il:.- r; i/iilations did nci apply, and the case being an exceptional one the appeal was adjournel sine die.

Advices received in Auckland state that there has been a very substantial and significant rise in war risks during the past few day* The rate for the Pacific and Indian Oceans lias advanced funi !>s to 40s per cent., the rate to Britain from Australia and New Zeai:u d via the Cape has increased from £5 to £S per cent., and the rate via the Panama Canal from £4 to £7 per edit. These increases are no doubt due I] the presence of German raiders on the sea routes.

A number of cases have come under the notice of the military authorities amliovo men under and over age have, volunteered for service with the Expeditionary Force, and have been accepted 'bv making false declarations regarding their ages, As all recruits are attested when passing fli.e doctor and are given a day's pay, the Department intends to stop the practice by instituting Police Cijurt proceedings ngainst such offenders on a charge of making a false declaration and obtaining money under false pretences.

At a meeting of the members of the Tufca Circuit of the Methodist Church (says the Press) it was unanimously resolved to adhere to the. principle (adopted by the Methodist. Church since the inception of the war, and not to seek exemption for any member of its ministry who may be called up for active service We understand that in the Taranaki district there are oni.v three ministers who are at <pre.s<>nt ineligible for either class 1 or 2 of the National Reserve. The Church is to be hcarily commended for the patriotic stand it has taken. .|

Jt is interesting to learn that, according to recent leports, up to July Inst ?C(i,000 women and girls in England have entered various occupations aince the beginning of the war, and 7flti,ooo aie reported to have directly replaced men As a natural sequence of th'n, it is i.ot surprising to learn that thorn has beer a decrease >n some of the pre-war occupations for women, and the decrease in domestic service and -miall workshops and dressmaking rooms has been estimated at about l. r >n,<loo. and on the other iiond an increase of 27.1)0(1 in those attending the sick and wounded.

"Moving pictures are an art. If the nude »ives offence in one art. why sh< uld it not do so in another—:n th-' masterpieces of famous painters and sculptors which adorn the homes d many of those who brand as immora l the introduction of my own undraped fcrm Just as one cannot compare nil indecent card with one of these masterpieces, neither can one compare the vice-ridden productions of many sensation-seeking companies with such a film as 'The Hypocrites.' The naked truth, and the form that symbolises it, arc p'.ire, except to those whc?e siMiual minds see immorality in evervthing." So spenks Miss Margaret Edwards in defence of the "naked truth" in tho remarkable film "Hypocrites."