LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Yesterday the Taranaki Farmers' Meat Producing Company's works at Smart road 'hail a record day, when 100 bodies of beef were put through. Prospects for the works this season look particularly bright, tho works being kept very busy at present.

Several rinks from Taranaki will pro-' bnbly participate in the bowling tournament at Rotorua. Among the players who have signified their intention of making the trip -ire: Messrs A. K. Smart, J. R. Hill, H. Ward, S. Brown, P. J. Hill, T. 'Petty and M V. Beal.

A demonstration of life-saving was Sivcn by members of the Xeiv Plymouth and East End Life-saving Clubs on tho Xitzroy beach on Sunday. Methods of rescuing a. drowning subject and resuscitating him were shown, a large crowd watching the demonstrators with ini terest.

''Questions relating to the war can In discussed with much greater freedom in Xew Zealand than in America," said' Captain A. Hansen, of the American barque Narwhal, in the course of an interview yesterday. "And this is in spite of the fact that in Xew Zonlnncl you have war regulations. In America the people are greatly concerned about the war, and feeling often' runs very high when the topic is touched on. The danger of hurting the feelings of someone when discussing the subject among acquaintances is an eve#present one, and is always guarded a.iginst by the discreet citizen."

"The use of common drinking cups is a most dangerous practice, and in ;, country such as this should not be tolerated," wrote Dr. Sidney Smith, District Health Officer, in the ci'.irsc of a letter to the Borough Council last evening. The Health Officer went on to emphasise that common cu.ps were the means of carrying infectious diseases. He suggested that the cups be discarded, and that bubble fountains be substituted. A report was received from the sanitary inspector (slr. R. Bay) recommending that bubble fountains installed. The matter was referred to the sanitary committee. An enjoyable concert, organised by s'lr. A. B. Mac Donald, was given in the Soldiers' Club last evening. There was ft fair attendance of returned men and their friends. Vocal items were contributed bv Mrs. Wilkes, slessrs slacßonald, P. Hooker and W. P. Okey. Jlr. Arnold Sturrock, of Timaru, played the accompaniments. At the close of the concert the performers and the visitors were entertained to supper by .the stayoress (Mrs. C. H. Burgess) and Miss Sole, of the Women's Patriotic League. Mr. X. B. Howell, president of the Kew Plymouth Returned Soldiers* Association, heartily thanked Mr. s(acJ)onald and the entertainers, also Mrs. Burgess and Miss Sole, for their kindness. He expressed the hope that they would come again. A silver-coin eolloction was taken up, the money being devoted to a fund with which it is proposed to purehaso.a gramophone for the Club.

A large crowd witnessed an, interesting demonstration given by the New Plymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade in Devon street last evening. The new Dcnnis-Gwynne engine was driven to a point near the intersection of Devon and Brougham streets, and a length of five-ini-h suction hose was placed i> the Huatoki stream to supply the engine with water. Pumping commenced, and the water was forced through the de-

livery hose with satisfactory : results, a pressure of over 15011 m being registered. The engine was afterwards fed from the town water supply by two Hydrants, and the water was forced through at a pressure of KHilb, the engine thus proving eminently .suitable either for use from the water supply or from any available auxiliary supply. Those who saw the test were well satisfied with New latest addition to its fire-fighting equipment, and last night the full pressure available was not utilised. The water was thrown into the air to a point considerably higher than any building likely to be erected in New Plymouth, and considerably out-distancing that tjiroyn from the water-main by the ordinary hydrants. Later in the evening, the new extension ladder was brought out and its use was demonstrated. The tests were carried-out under the supervision of Superintendent F. C. Bellringer, and were regarded as highly satisfactory. "When I produced 'Hypocrites' I knew though X had never meant it to bo regarded in that way, that the baser -.nstincts inherent in man would send many to see the picture. Hundreds of thousands have seei 'Hypocrites, but thus} who went with evil thoughts for (hi gratification of a lustful curiosity uppermost in their mind, found a searchl;ght suddenly turned upon their j\\i\ conscience. I know, I saw it. I heard the coarse laugh when the Naked Truth first appeared on the screen; but then I saw those same- men and women' s'.iu.',der as Truth turned her miror on them, revealing to the world the pretender, the leper, the rake, And, chastened, they left. Yet many, ccnsirs have banned 'Hypocrites' as indecent." Miss Loi9 V*crie!''s sppcal to ih« public, in resect t* her' vdnuj-kibla pictur« '•fiypoeritim."

The following are the vital statistics for Manaia, district for 101(1:—Mirriages 17, birth? 0-1, being 40 males and 54 females, deaths 21.

On Friday, Mr. Digiby E. Perritt, of Palmerston North, made the nsoent of Mount Fgmont under ideal weather conditions, and on Saturday Mrs. 0. Firth and Master Derek Brown, of New Plymouth, also made the Vwent to the summit, the weather conditions being perfect.

The Stony river, which has been badly discolored over since the last big Hood some months ago, is gradually resuming its old appearance, and in a few more days the .water should be as cicalas formerly, when the stream was so greatly admired by travellers around the mountain on account of its transparency. Keen anglers in the district consider that it will be necessary tc re-stock the river with li.sli.

Tlie unusual spectacle of -councillor; .conducting the business of the borougl in their slurb sleeves was witnessed at the meeting of the Borough Council las' evening. The atmosphere in the Council room was warmer than it has evei been at previous meetings held thl summer. Cr. A. IT. Johnstone led the way, and six others followed suit at intervals.

An official of the New Brighton Lifesaving Club who.- was present at the Fitzroy beach on Sunday, pooh-poohed flip statement that the beach in that particular locality was dangerous. A spot between two shoals on the town side was certainly dangerous-, but that where the battling takes place is quite •nr'e. The visitor expressed the opinion that. Fitzroy had the rankings of an ideal watering-place. A largely attended meeting was held at Rive'rsdale on Sunday night to consider organisation in respect of the agricultural industry. Representatives from practically eevry .settlement on the Waiinea Plains attended. A resolution was carried: ''That, this meeting of people on the Waimea Plains wire the Government that the calling up ol farmers and those engaged in attendant industries ho stayed until the organisation the Cabinet has promised to, institute is working suflicicnt'.y well to maintain the farms in their present productive condition.—Press Association,

In connection with the wreck of the Mnitai. ii shipping man who recently had an opportunity of viewing the vessel stated recently that the vessel l-ad developed a list, and appeared to be driving more firmly than ever on to the reef, flood progrmis has been mane with the removal of the cargo, and some 'Kid tons has already reached Wellington A large quantity has also been lawW from the v«ssel. The work of removinp the fitting.?, which has already comirenced, will, be completed as soon as l.cssiblc. In his appeal to the Military Service I'.ourd at Hamilton an appellant intniiatcd (hat he mv.s working in an essential industry, "raising wool for khaki, and bullocks for the soldiers." During his examination (jiys the Waikato Times) it was ascertained that though interested in 1100 acres in all he was only running 100 bullocks and 200 sheep hut the farm was not much improved, and appellant was anxious to stay and cany on improvements to increase its capacity. The improvements have to wait. The usual weekly meeting: of the Egmont Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the lodge-room of the flood Templar Hall last night, when 'P.C.T. Sister Legg presided over a large attendance of members. After transacting the routine business; officers were elected for the ensuing quarter as follows:—C.T., Sister Legs; V.T,, Sis. 51, Thompstone; secretary, Bro. W. Hooker; financial secretary and pianiste. Sis. D. Blan chard; treasurer, Sis. Callag'han; marshal and librarian, Bro. O. 11. slaunder; chaplain, Sis. Taunt; guard, Bro. H. Ricketts; sentinel, Bro. \V. Jones. At the conclusion a Bhort musical programme was submitted, items being contributed as follows:—Pianoforte solo, Sis. f'alla.ghan; song, Sis. D. Blanchard; harp solo, Bro. Kickctts.

'Die small amount of snow to be scon on the summit of Mount lOgmont this summer was the subject of remark by .Mr. H. Williams, manager of the North Egmont Hostelry. He stated that if there was little snow on the summit this time last year, there was far less this year. Two photographs, one taken .vithin two days of January 26, 15)10, and the other taken on January "2(i of this year, which was obtained near the crater, show a. marked difference when compared. Whereas this time last year there was an extra long patch of snow leading into the crater from the north side, now only huge boulders, without any trace of snow, are to be seen from the same place. A serious case of vandalism occurred at the new ironworks at Jfoturoa between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Some person or persons, with the aid of a heavy wooden lever, threw three heavy fire-clay retorts from the brick beds, where they had been laid, to the ground. One of the retorts was bioken by the fall. Other retorts were also displaced and an effort was made to damage the brickwork of the retort bed. Altogether, damage to the extent of £3O was committed, apart from the labor entailed in putting the retorts in place again. Had more of the retorts been damaged, the company would have been seriously inconvenienced, owing to the tim« necessary to replace them. The actuating motive is hard to understand. A reward of £lO is offered to anyone giving information loading to the conviction of the culprit, or culprits. The police are making investigations. The barque. Narwhal, which is at present unloading benzine at the Breakwater, is 33 years old. She was for many years engaged as a whaler, and has been as far north in the Arctic Sea as it has'been possible to take her. The vessel was used in the pursuit of the bow-headed and the right whale, the bones of whose mouths were regarded as a highly valuable commercial commodity. One whale, at the zenith of the industry might have been worth anything between 22,000 and 23,000 dollars. Tn 1!)04 the Narwhal sailed into San Francisco after 27 months' absence with a cargo of whalebone valued at 300,000 dollars. The whaling industry is practically dead owing to the manufnctrne in Japan of a composition made from rice which serves the same purpose I as whalebone, at a much reduced cost.

THE-POISONING OF THIRTY GIRLS in a. Melbourne factory by eucalyptus lollies which were evidently made from the common eucalyptus brings home fqreiblv the importance of using only the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT internally. SANDER'S EXTRACT snifTeil up the nose and three drops on 6ugar, is i sure and safe protection from meningitis and other infections. Applied to ulcers, poisoned iwounds, «prain«, chilblains, eczema, SANDER'S EXTRACT briijs v>icU «• ! lief and penßareHt cure.

A Karrameft here! of 30 cows earned £125 14s lid for the month of November, or £3 4s 5.3d per cow, The bankruptcies fdr the Christclmreh district show a considerable fulling off since the commencement of the war. In 1012 they numbered 30; in 1013, 33; it! 1014, 31 i in 1015, 23; in.-lOlli, 1.1. Mr. W. (i. K. Kenrick, S.M., of Napier,'will occupy the Palmerston Mag.'stcrial Bench during Mr J. W. Poyntori*.* absence, on tlie newly-appointed .Military Set vice. Board.

The New Zealand Dairy Association f.'milod, cm January 21, paid to its suppliers £87,021 lis (id. This represents ilit- advance, payment for butter-fat supplied during the month of December.

A. plague of small ellirimps has occurred at Paekakariki within the hist few days. Millions of them have been washed up on the bench .and it is reported tllint in some places they are two feet deep. The effect of the'heat has been to decompose the bodies, causing an almost unbearable stendh.

A Swiss •farmer and his man took a hull into Manaia Inst week for the purpose of entering him in the sale yard. A piece of sacking -had been tied over the eyes of tie.' animal- apparently with ll.e intention of making the task of driving him less difficult. It had, however, an entirely different efi'ect on the animal. While being driven tnrongh the stock route, at the ' rear of the Farmers' C'o-o.n. sale yards, be became frenzied, smashed his way through a stout fence, broke through into another section, a man who was working close to tlie fence being knocked down and badly gashed about the legs by bnrb.'d wire. After much labor he was dri'en into the sale yird, but at once rushed at a high boxthorn fence, and after hanging over the lop of it for a second or two, frantically shook himself clear an,l rolled over into the, next paddock where I.e. raged and bellowed and was given llie field to himself. Further management of the infuriated beast being hopeless the owner was glad to accept a "fiver," tlie offer of an enterprisjng denier, which was considered to he about a third of his value. Later in the afternoon a couple of mounted men armed with stockwhips let the animal loose with the bandr.go off his eyes and provided a kind of Wild West Show for tbose in the vicinity of the salcyarda.

Moray's are* showing a nice selcclii'ii rf one-piece frocks for summer wear. Particulars appear in to-day's paper..