LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 February 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I.etters of administration of the estate of the late Trooper Arthur .James Morehead, to his mother, Mrs. Sophia Morshead, were granted by Mr. Justice I'M wards.

On the 7th instant Mr. Justice TCdwsrds granted letters of administration of the estate of the late Trooper Arii'ir James Morshead, to his mother, Mrs. Sophia Morshead. on the application of Mi Anderson (Standish and Anderson). We have received a sum in postal notes stamped Hawera, Janiuirv '27. 1!)17, without any indication of the name of the sender. Would the remitter kindly forward name so that the amount may be credited?

Tlic railway revenue for tlrfi period ending January 0 was as follows: .£177,2^ —total, £433,097. The expenditure was:—Xortli Island, £110,015; South Island, £34,057—t0ta1, £211,573. The percentage of revenue expended was 01.33 as compared with 00.-23 a. year ago.

A seven-roomed house, owned by Mr. H. Ilasler, of New Plymouth, and occupied by Mr. W. P. Uracil, was with its contents destroyed by fire at Lincoln Road, Inglcwood, shortly before noon on Monday. The outbreak originated in the fireplace, and was probably caused by a defective chimney. The house was an old wooden structure. The furniture was not insured.

When the Central, Vogeltown, and ftourtenav Street schools opened on Tuesday, there was an attendance of .">O2. It is expected that this number will be considerably increased, and that this year's iigiirus will compare favorably with last year's. At the Courtenav Street, school (infants), there were 15") pupils present on Tuesday, the opening day, as compared with 103 on the opening day last year.

Girls mature very quickly in the "winterless-' north, but this rapid approach to womanhood generally brings with it a loss of complexion and good look:". There were many pretty children in the districts passed through by the Parliamentary party, but tlie young women, by which we mean girls from 17 years upwards, are for the most part sallow, freckled, and harsh-looking, though of excellent stature. They are able to turn tlicii hands to the roughest kind of work, while their hospitality has now become proverbial. The above paragraph is taken from the Wanganui Herald. The writer's opinion will not be endorsed by other members of tjie party. On the contrary they were much impressed by the womanhood of the north. Speaking at Peria, in t'iie Oruru valley, Mr .11. Okcv, MP., expressed (lie view that never in his life had he come across such a fine lot of young women as were serving them that day, and the only regret he had was that he was not thirty years younger, when he would certainly pay the district another visit! The tribute was cordially supported by the other visitors, who generally were much impressed by the type of young womanhood. seen not only at Peria but at most of the places in the far north. The children, too, looked the picture of health. There is no chance of the north retrograding whilst it is rearing such fine types of feminity, and to suggest that tiiey arc "sallow, harsh-looking," etc., is to do the women of the north a grave injustice. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, die proprietor of the Taranaki Daily News was charged with breaches of the Factory Act, in that he had worked a boy under the age of 10 years without a permit, and had not inserted in the wages book particulars of hours worked by the factory hands. Defendant., in pleading guilty, expressed the opinion that in these times of hardship and dillicu'ty for employers o f labor, the I.abor Department might reasonably assist employers and not harass them in their operations. Xo employer wittingly committed a breach of the factory laws or awards, and any breach could easily be met by warning or reprimand. The Labor Department owed a duty to employers as well as to the employees, and it should endeavor to facilitate employers 1 operations and not, in these times at any rate, seek to make trouble. Inspectors could be better employed in iloiner more useful work. The Inspector stated that it was necessary to have the law complied with, and in the case of the wages-book breach, a warning had. been given in 1915. In regard to the boy, he was being worked 47 i hours a week instead of 40, and being given half sin hour instead of three-quarters for meals. Defendant, said that in reference to the first charge a misunderstanding with the Inspector' in reference to tilling in deViils of time had occurred, and in the. second he did not know the boy, who wjts onlv on for a month or two, was under 10. The Inspecto., in reply to defendant's aspersions on the I.abor Department, said they were unjustified. In practically every'case a warning was glum before prosecution, and t!vs trouble was that many employers refused to pay heed to cautions. It. would be a farce for the Department to go on indefinitely warning people. Fines of 10s and 20s were imposed, with costs totalling 14s. SUXBURX

May bo classed by some rn one of the Usser ills of life, but to tlie possessor of a delicate skin :t i? 011 c of Uie worst modes of torture to bo imagined. After a "brious day in the surf, or a delightln! bush picnic, the aftermath of dcnlcLir,», burning face and hands and t'iablisters takes away the luppy nc-inorv of the day's pleasure. To minimise the after effects of sunhwn, unnointing with liexona, the R'ipic! Healer, is all that :« necessary, and the skin, soothed and cooled by its wonderful influence, will quickly regain its normal tempornturt and comfortable coolness. Kexona, Is Cd and 3s. Ob-''-iasMa fivurvwhera

One of the effc.-ts of the present dry season and 1 lie long absence of rain lias been to bring numbers of rape crops In this district to premature maturity.' In Hiuvke's Bay, where' a much better rain full has been experienced, (lie coiidilions regarding these crops are more favorable, and growth is approaching maturity on the usual lines of development.

A recent visitor to the West Coast found that of three towns, Hokitiku, (ireyinouth and Westport, the last mentioned is feelings the effects of war conditions in a greater degree than the others. The Canterbury visitor cotinled 110 fewer than X! empty shops in I'alincrston street, the principal thoroughfare of Westport. Rentals as low im His per week were being asked for some of these shops.

Domestic affairs receive a rather foil investigation by the Military Appeal Beard. A young man aged 2IJ years, who appealed in a southern town recently, wad Hiked is mother's age. "Thirty - five,'' he replied. "Thirtyeight," promptly corrected a woman's voice from the back of the court. Witness, in support of his appeal, said he was the eldest of the family, and that he had eight brothers and two sisters.

Remarkable results have been achieved by returning Anzacs in the hand weaving of tweeds (says the "Melbourne Age"). About six weeks ago the State War Council sent Sergeant Sinclair to Geelong to train returned soldiers as weavers, and at tiie present time, in the old fire brigade rooms at Gcelong. there is the nucleus of what should become a useful Australian industry, in which discharged soldiers caii be profitably employed. Sergeant Sinclair comes of a Secteh family, the members of which spun their own yarn and wove their own blankets and cloth from sheep reared on the home farm. In connection with a case hoard at the Wangauui Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, when a returned soldier was fined as for calling another man a shirker (who Intel two brothers called up under Clause 35), a well-known farmer in the Fordell district, whose sons are at the front,' expressed his views of the proceedings by sending a message to the Chronicle offering to pay the returned soldiers' fine and expenses. Tltt following telegram which speaks for itself, was also received by the returned soldier that night: ''Auckland Returned Seldicrs' Association would consider it a great privilege if allowed to pay your fine."

The raising of his rent was the cause of Thomas J. Ladd taking action in the Wellington Magistrate's Court against the trustees in an estate which own*, a house occupied by Ladd, who paid a rent of 255. Ladd, however, had received notice (hat his rent was to be increased to 32s Cd per week, but in view of the fact that he was a good tenant he was told that the rent would be raised only 3?. Ladd protested, and asked the Court to fix the rent on the capital value. Evidence was given by a witness for plaintiff that the property was worth from £OOO to £7OO. Defendants claimed that £IOOO was the value, and the Court ordered that a separate valuation be procured, the valuer's assessment, being £7OO. The defendants decided not to proceed further, and the rent is to remain at 2~>s per week. Costs were allowed plaintiff.

The Christehurh 'Press' observcß editorially and appositely:—"A resolution of an unusual kind has been carried by an Otago branch of the Farmers' Union. A certain farmer was prosecuted for having, apparently, failed to carry on as effective a war against rabbits as the local inspector wished. The Greenfield branch of the Farmers' Union has protested very strongly, and has given an account of the case which, if true, suggests harsh treatment. Surely this is not a time when the Government's office!:: should lie harassing farmers in connection with the rabbit question. Most people will think that, whatever the fact:- in this ease may be, aiul whatever the conditions may be anywhere, it is absurd that able-bodied men should at this time'of day be keeping a sharp eye on the rabbits. So long as the Government can maintain 1 rabbit inspectors they cannot justly claim exemption for anybody. Rabbit inspectors should cither be sent to the front or put to some work in the public service that really matters at a time like this."

"T observe (says Professor Kirk, of Victoria College, in a letter to the New Zealand Herald) that it is proposed to kill mosquito larvae in the districts around Auckland by means of kerosene. This does the work well, A cheaper and more effective substance is, however, available—light oil. This is the first of three great fractions into which coal-tar is first distilled. The crude petroleum film is not the only means by which mosquito larvae are killed in hot conn trie?. Various emulsions u.-e used which diffuse evenly through the water. Thus on emulsion of crude carbolic acid has been extensively used in the Panama Canal zone. An emulsion of light oil with soft soap, or with resin, is more effective. One part of the emulsion may be used with eight to twelve thousand parts of water. The above notes are part of the outcome of a long investigation into known or possible larvicidcs, which was made in the hope that it would be of service to our troons abroad. The results of the laboratory experiments have been verified by field expninicnts on an extensive scale, anil the advantages of light oil are placed beyond dispute."

Aiuburv's report good business in their new premises. During the next few days many lines of summer goods will 'be cleared at big reductions.

The Empire management lias arranged to screen a special matinee programme every Saturday afternoon. The long fiOOo' or MOO feet drama will be deleted from the programme, and a selection of films ranging from educational to cowboy and Keystone comedy pictures will be substituted. Both parents and kiddies will welcome this innovation.

It is now some years since the artloving public of New Plymouth had the pleasure of viewing a collection of paintings by the well known New Zealand artist, Mr. J. Douglas Perrctt, whose fame extends beyond those shores. Messrs. Webster Bros, will sell them by auction on Tuesday next, the 13th inst., at 2.30 in the afternoon. Meanwhile they will be on view at the premises lately occupied by . the Red Cross next the mart from to-day.

Mr. A. De Bayay, the eminent analytical chemist of Melbourne, testified at the Supreme Court of Victoria that SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus pro ducts like well-refined and matured brandy compares with raw spirit. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT yon will get t> advantage of quality und will b« safe from harmSANDER'S EXTRACT, '

One of the lionesses at the Onehunga Z(»- hit;; ;;iven birth l.i four healthy cubs. I his raises the total number of lious in the Zoo to t\veat 4 y-eight adults and thirteen eubs.

Women are now ii.iing many positions hitherto occupied ex Vsivcly by men. A linker in a neighbouring town in adverting for "two young women, to drivs baker's delivery <'iirts." As showing the scarcity of men in a part of Mawke's Ua< recently, a traveller

saw six young worn . mounted on horseback mustering sheep and driving cattle, one of them eoiihi work dogs as well sh a man, using a tin whistle.

Like other parts of Hawke'a Bay the "fruit spot" has made its appearance in W'aipawa orchards, especially amongst Ihe stone fruits, such as reaches and apricots. The fruil ijcta this spot and then rota on the trees.

Hosiery bargains at the Melbourne, Ltei.: Ladies' black cotton hose, Is pair; superior lisle thread hose, Is Od pair; bltek cashmere horse, all wool, Is lid pair; silk ankle hose in black or white; is fid pair; fine lisle hose with cashmero feet and tops, "Jason" make, 2s lid paid; fine llama cashmere liosc, 2s lid pair; best quality cashmere hose, "Holeprcof' make, 3s 3d pair.