LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 February 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

As the result of llie recent rains mushrooms have been gathered down the Coast during the pa,t few days. The War 'Pensions Board last week "ranted 7-1 new claims Irom soldiers, and from dependent'. The animal liability is now .C' 2.17,000. —l'rosa AssociaI ion. The Okaiawa Sporls Club have decided not (o hold a sporls meeting this year, but the usual concert will be given and the proceeds handed to the Ladies' Patriotic Committee. The Farmer states there is an unheard of boom in Holsleins at home, Shorthorns for dairying being discarded. A leading Ayrshire breeder this season "heads his herd' wilh three Holstein bulls, while the record price for weaner ste'eis was made at llaliotu with llolstciiis at .tit lis lid each. At a meeting of the Elthain Volunteer Fire Brigade on Tuesday night it was decided to have the competition for the challuige shield (now held bv Eltliam) oil March 1 a! Taumata I'arlc. The e',<-nts will be: ."i-men v.-el, e-mcii wet, ar.d 2-meu double coupling. The!e was only a small attendance of ratepayers at the meeting called for Tuesday at Opnnake in connection with the proposed Harbor Hoard loan. Mr. lliighson (chairman of the Board) and Mr. A. 11. "Moore addressed the' meeting on the subject of (he loan, and were given a good hearing. forms of application for financial assistance to enalile soldiers to meet their civil obligations regarding rent, interest, and instalment on homes, will shortly be obtainable from the military authorities. Applications will be dealt with by the Military Service Boards.—Press Association. The following recruits will lea\'e New Plymouth for cam]) next Tuesday morning to make up shortages in the 20th Feie.forccments:— H. Bollinger, signal corps: !•:. ,1. Baldwin and M. M. Fenncll. infantry; <!. h. tlaylanl and J. Nelson, ambulance; W. ,1. McKcnzie and .J. Na.vlor, engineers; J. Beid, mounted rifles. A life-saving competition for the shielu presented by the late Mr flcnrgo 'Tabor will be held at the Fast Fml beach at 2.31) tliis afternoon Teams have been entered from the -Waitara and the local clubs, and much interest should be man! tested by local residents. A lluwera bachelor establishment has. saVo the Star, been fairly well patronised by the recent ballot. Of its five members, most of whom bad previously fccei: rejected, one man recently enlisted again, and wits this time accepted by the Medical Board. The. other four have all received luitii-cs that they had been celled up in the ballot. The public of Now Plymouth will shortly be given an opportunity of hearing Mr. 11. A. Wheeler, of Adelaide (one of Australia's. Y.M.C.A. State secretaries) give an address on "The War Work ol' the Y.M.C.A." Mr Wheeler is a forcible speaker, and lias ii wide experience of the activities of the associaI i.ion. nnil should have an interesting story to tell.

*At a special meeting of the Fltham Borough Council the (own clerk, Mr I'oyntcr. who has enlisted, was granted leave uf absence during the time he is in camp or on active service, flic position to be kept open for him. and hi--military pay to be supplemented *o a* to make it equal to his present salary. Mr Poynfcr expressed his appreciation of the Council's action. A temporary appointment is to be made. The Taranakl Producers' Freezing Company, Moturoa. has ill store 34,0;>U crates of cheese and 2(1.01)1) boxes of butter. Information has been received by the company to the effect that it will be able to ship within a fortnight 4500 boxes of butter; and within three weeks ;;00u crates of cheese. This is in addition to the 4200 crates of cheese which will he shipped by the Corinna on Monday next.

The Travelling Medical Board sat a( Rotorua some little time ago for the medical examination of invalided soldiers, Six moil, utter physical wrecks, ghastly shadows of themselves in the blight days before the war were wheeled into the room by nurses. Having been examined they ' were awarded allowances by the Pension Board averaging about thirty-five shillings each. The half-dozen, it may lie remarked, were not all siii'jle men.

There was a large attendance at the Bungalow, Kawaroa I'avk, on Tuesday evening', when a successful euchre party and dance, organised by the Park Committee, was held. Twenty-one table* were engaged ill the euchre tournament. Mrs. .T. Cross won the ladies' first prist". Mrs. Martin coining second and winning a 231b bag. of flour. Messrs F. Hendry and J. Harvey tied for the men's prizes': in th» play-oil' the former won. takiie.' the iirst prize (gent's umbrella), Mr. Harvey winning the 2.j||> bag of (lour for -ocMid place. After supper the door was cleared for (he dance, which was kept going till one o'clock. Mr. F. Bouiton supplied the music. Those ladies who have not yet visited Morey's great Three-weeks' Prosperity Sale should certainly do so 'Without further delay, Turn to the advertisement in this issue for further details and bargain lists. Do so straightway.

Exhibitors in the Jersey section of the Taranaki Agricultural Society's forthcoming Autumn Snow, will be pleased to note that Mr. Harper Lepper. or J.epperton, has generously donated a 20 guinea pilver cup as points prize in that secfioi. lII'I'MOBIf.F—BIO, BOOMV, VET ECONOMICAL TO BUN. The new Hupmobile has a wheel base of ten leet and is more comfortable than ever. There's plenty of leg-room lor ail—you don't get still' on long (ours. But this roomy o-passcnger catis economical to run. It has over-size tyres intended for a car of greater weight, thus t.vrc wear is reduced. In petrol consumption, the !'..pp holds its own with any car of similar power and weight—and remember that the power has been increased 2D per cent., with no increase in petrol consumption. Hupmobile has safety features, comfort fea lures, simplicity features, and economy features which you should look into. Original price is only £430, fully equipped. For free catalogue and further particulars apply to Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society, Hawera. A. Hatrick and Co., f.td., Wanganui, distributors for North Island,