LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

BEGIN TREATMENT AT ONCE,

A commercial traveller told a reporter tliat in hia opinion Masterton is tuft most flourishing inland town in the North Island at the present time, from a business point of view. The honey season in Canterbury this year has been very variable. In the dry districts—the plains and in Christchurch—the crop lias not been at all good, but in the bays and on the foothills it has been very satisfactory. The Wairarapa "News" Ba'ys: — We hear that Sir Walter Buchanan, through the call to arms of many of his men, is largely doing his own stock work on his 1 run at Tupurupuru. Wairarapa's "Grand Old Man" has plenty of go in him yet.

In Christchurch the general opinion is that something will have to be done with expedition in the way of restricting purchases of coal, as there is not nearly enough coal at present in stock to go round, reports the Sun. Some legalised restriction is necessary in order to cope with the situation that has arisen. Under ideal weather conditions Mrs. W. Morant Bayly, of Stratford, made the ascent of Mount Egmont on Friday last. The weather was perfect, ana a magnificent view of the surrounding districts was obtained. The snow formations on the summit were perfect and well worth the climb.

Awanui, part of Mr. Sydney Johnstone's Orua Wharo estate near Hastings, has been purchased by the Government for soldier settlement. With the adjoining properties which have already been purchased a block of close on 5000 acres will now be available for close settlement.

The usual weekly meeting of Egmont Lodge 1.0. G.T. was held last night, being opened by C. T. Sister Mrs Legg. The following were elected representatives to the Grand Lodge at Wellington at Easter:—Sister Mrs Legg (regular) and Sister Blanehard (alternate). The programme for the quarter was drawn up, and. a harp solo by Bro. Ricketts brought the meeting to a close. To a request for a permit to export frying pans, etc., to an Auckland business firm, an English company received a reply from the Ministry of munitions of War, declining \the application. "Please note that no corrugated sheeting is available for general or export purposes. It can only bo obtained for direct war work. It is therefore only a waste of time to apply for permits for other purposes. Steel, brass, and copper also can be supplied only for war work or for maintaining essential national industries."

Boys called at a Poverty Bay settler's house the other day and offered a large lot of vegetables for sale at such a cheap rate that the lady of the house purchased the whole of them. The husband, on his arrival home, was very pleased with the purchase his wife had made, but, to his surprise, when lie went to do his milking next morning he found all his vegetables had gone and when he arrived home he recognised seme of the marrows and pumpkins that ho had been watching grow for months past.

A military court has recently held a _ sitting in Wellington in connection with allegations against certain defenet. | officers and others in connection with military contracts. The court was held in camera and its findings have not been allowed to see the light of day. Perhaps when Parliament meets some light will be thrown upon the matter. In the meantime some most extraordinary rumors are in circulation. The Wellington people are naturally asking if. there is anything to hide, and if not why certain name's are being mentioned with an invidious intonation.—Palmerston Times. A pitiful story was recounted in the S.M. Court at Christchurch on Monday by the defendant in a case brought for arrears of rent and for possession. He Baid that he was only obtaining '£2 2s a week, on which his wife and ten children bad to subsist. Moreover, a series of accidents had befallen him. He had broken a finger, then his wife broke her arm, then his toe was crushed and broken at his work. His wife expected to be confined at any moment. He would pay accruing rent, but he could not pay arrears. "How can a man," lie saked,'"pay arrears on £2 2s a week?" The Bench gave him four weeks' respite till an eleventh child had been given to the world and the mother had been given a needed rest.

Louise Glaum, while playing in a recent feature at Inceville, suffered a slight attack of laryngitis, and went into the commissary to get something to relieve it. "What kind of soda have you?" she croaked hoarsely. ''Chocolate and vanilla," replied the waiter, also hoarse. "Oh, have you laryngitis, too?" asked Miss Glaum sympathetically. "No, ma'am," insisted the waiter, "only ciTocolate and vanilla." • DKINK CAN BE LEFT ALONE.

A Napier woman writes: "Your Drinko IPowders are doing splendid work aire idy. What a blessing they are. Please send a further supply." Booklet describing this wonderful cure for the drink habit, post free in sealed envelope. Can be given secretly. Stato if Mr., Mrs. or Miss. — Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 212J, Lambton Chambers, Welliiyv

The New Plymouth quota of the 26th Reinforcements leave for Trentham this morning.

The Palmerston North Borough Council has accepted a tender for the erection of public baths, at a cost of £42110.

A visitor to Manaia says he lias seen nowhere in his travels through ths northern part of the Dominion so many Maori-owned motor cars as are running all over the roads of this district (says the witness). It has been a revelation and a study to him. In Hawke's Bay there is a vast amount of Maori wealth, but it is not so diffused and spread about among the natives as in the Manaia district. Some of the wealthy natives of rank around Napier keep a couple of thousand guinea cars but among the ruck of the natives cars are very much fewer than they are here. Appreciative reference was made at last night's meeting of the New Plymouth High School Board to the generosity of the Taranaki Jockey Club in allowing the use of its buildings at the racecourse for the Boys' School. But for Ibis, it was stated, it would have been impossible to have obtained a building anywhere in the town large enough for the purpose. The assistance that the caretaker of the course (Mr. J. Blewman) had given the staff during their occupancy of the building also came in for high commendation, and it was unanimously decided to convey some slight token of the Board's appreciation by forwarding him. a donation of £5 through the Jockey Club. A Dunedin boy in camp in England writing to his parents, says:—They are using every man, woman and kid that they can here in England, and yet there are still people in New Zealand who reckon England should have more soldiers,- and who still believe that all the working people are still on strike. The war is the main industry here now. When a man goes away to the war here he gets Is per day, and his wife about 2s a week, but she isn't allowed to live a life of ease on her money; no fear, they catch her and send her to the munition factories, where she is examined by a doctor and, if she is passed as fit, she is fixed for the rest of the war.

Eeports in the Wellington papers show that the two Anglican clergymen for whom exemption was asked were Rev. 0. M. Stent, of Opunake, and Eev. T. M. Kempthornc, ot Wellington. The Bishop, Dr. Sprott, said that the area he controlled was 11,000 square miles and the number of parochial clergy 59. Three clergy were absent from the diocese as chaplains at the present time. It was practically impossible to replace men who might be called up, as the sources of supply were restricted. None of the bishops would have accepted as theological students young men of military age. It was impossible to get men from England, the supply being insufficient there for home needs. The Board decided to adjourn the appeals, without fixing a date, tli-3 cases to be reviewed by the §oard before the First Division was exhausted. The chairman said that the Board desired it to be distinctly understood that all men in the First Division should bo exhausted before men in the Second Division were called up. The Works Committee of the Borough Council was engaged for an hour and a quarter last evening m discussing a position which has arisen in connection with the financial affairs of the East End Committee. A deputation, consisting of Messrs Nicoll, Fred Bcllringer, Balloeh and IJammond waited on the Council and asked "it to accept a liability of £1!)S duo to contractors in connection with the additions made to the pavilion. An agreement between the Committee and the contractors was quoted, in which it was set out that in (he event of the Committee resigning the Council would resume possession and undertake liability. The agreement was based on a resolution passed by the Council two years ago. The Mayor (Mr C. 11. Burgess) pointed out that the Council had never resolved to resume possession and undertake liability. It merely agreed to give the committee tenure for two years in -which to complete its works without interference. The Committee had entered into an agreement with the contractors involving the Council without consulting the Council. The Council had never intended to taki possession. The good work done by the Committee was fully recognised. Itwas resolved on the motion of Cr F. E. Wilson to appoint Crs Monteath, Griffiths and himself, who were not members of the Council when the matter was first considered, a committee to meet the Hast End Committee and submit a report to the Council.

Those who have not vet visited Morcy's Three Weeks' Prosperity Sale should do so without delay. There is an adveri isomont elsewhere' in this issue which merits your close attention because it lists some special bargains. Turn to it.

Drapery almost given away! Reads almost too good to be true, but to your surprise it is true. On reference to Bennic's advertisement (top left hand corner) you will read of some extraordinary inducements offered this week to induce you to visit The Big Store, Waitara.

The following bargains are in great demand at the Melbourne's great stocktaking sale:—Black silk hose, Is lid; '•'Dorothy" overalls, 2s 3d; pure linen serviettes, 3s Gd and 7s fid the half dozen; Horockses' calicoe, 3G inches wide, 7s lid dozen; grey all-wool socks, Is pair; lovely white silk crepo de chine, 40 inches wide, 5s lid yard. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., draw attention to their Puniwhakau Sheep Fair, which they are holding in Mr H, B. Worthington's yards (by his kind permission) on Friday, February 23, at 1 p.m. Full particulars will be found on page S of this issue.

TAKE PLENTY OP TIME TO EAT.

There is a saying that "rapid eating is slow suicide." If you have formed the habit of eating too vapidly you arc most iikely suffering from indigestion or constipation, which' will result eventually in serious illness unless corrected. Digestion begins in the mouth. Food should be thoroughly masticated and insalivated. Then when you have a fullness of the stomach or feel dull and stupid after eating, take one of Chamberlain's Tablets for the stomach and liver. Many severe cases of stomach trouble and constipation have been cured by the use of these tablets. They are easy to take and most agreeable in effect. Sold everywhere.

Have you a weak throat? H so, you cannot be too careful. You cannot begin teratiuent too early. Esich cold makes you more liable to another, and the last-is always the harder to cure. If you will take Chamberlain's Cough Kcemdy at the outset you will he saved «">«td> trouble. Sold eYwywhe"*,