LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 March 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A press telegram from Wellington states that the ballot for men to fill the vacancies in the '29 th Reinforcements, which began on Monday, was completed yesterday afternoon. The list will probably be ready for issue about Thursday or Friday. An advertiser in the Daily News, l"or a Wn to work, writes us that in a couple of days he received 13 applica tions in response to the advertisement, ranging from Opunmje to Palmerston North. This is a true reflex of the widely distributed circulation of Taranaki'a morning journal. Mr A. Crooke, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff in the undefended civil ease, McLeod and Slade v. John Hamilton, Utiku, for £lO 12s Gd, and costs £1 15s Cd, in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. L. H. J. Cattley, Greytown, Was ordered to pay Morton and Caplon, Hawcra, £2 15s Gd, before March 9, in default three days' imprisonment. A statement issued by the Hon. A M. Myers yesterday .shows that the revenue for New Zealand for the month of February, 1917, was £2,160,5(30, as against £l,B-42,245 for the corresponding month last year; and for eleven months £13,252,525, as against £12,193, 925. The expenditure in connection with the ordinary revenue was £11,889,838, as against £10,572,898 for the eleven months last year.—Press Association.

The meeting held at Eltham on Friday uight under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce fairly shook things up concerning taxation questions. On Saturday nothing else was talked about, and groups of farmers could be seen all the afternoon holding animated debates on the working of the income tax. Mr Wilkinson, M. P., was button-holed all day long by people seeking for information, and could scarcely move across the road. At one time there was a lively debate between him and Mr Astbury n. Bridge Street, an interesting crowd of farmers standing around listening.— Argus.

The question of salaries paid to superannuated teachers was raised at Monday evening's meeting of the Taranaki School Committees' Association. It was stated that if a superannuated teacher returned to work, lie did not obtain tho salary of the position occupied in addition to his superannuation, 'but only tin salary lie received before retiring. It was pointed out that in other work the teacher might take up, the pay received was independent of any pension lie might be receiving. The meeting considered that the salary paid 'by the Department to teachers who returned to work after retiring should be independent of their superannuation allowances, as they had contributed to provide tlii-'e in mist vear-.s.

The following new books have been added to the Caineirie Library:—"The Master Detective," 'i\ J. Brebner; ''The Valley of Geld,'' J. O. C'urwood; 'The Last of the PkiiiSmen," Zane Grey; "The Embassy Case," Headon Hill; "Her Sentinel," A. W Marclmiont; "At the War," Lord Northdiffe; "A General Sketch of the European War," Hilaire Belloe; "Labor in War Time," G. D. 11. Cole; "With the French in France and Salonika,'' R. 111. Davis; "-'Neath Verdun," Maurice Genevoix; "In Luxemburg in War Time," Francis Gribble; Brad ford Horton: Man," E. S. Holmes; "The German Head to the East," Evans Dewin; "M'arv 'Gusta,' 1 J. C. Lincoln; "The Finding of .Tas.par Holt," G. L. H. Lutz; "My Experience on Three Fronts," Sister Nicholson: "Soldier Songs," Patrick Mac Gill; "Defenceless America," Hudson Maxim; "Winning the Wilderness," Marg. M'Cartor: "From Tasman to Mfirsden," P.obt. McNab; "The Twisted Skein," Ralph D. Gaine; "Bobbie, General Manager," Olive Prouty; "General Botha,'' Harold Spender; "The Homesteaders,"; Robert J. C. Stead; "PanAmericanism," R. G. Usher; "Gibbyo! Clamshell Alley," 'J. S. Van Dressei; "The 'Passion for Life," Joseph Hocking.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company draw attention to their horse fair at Tattersall's, fiawera, on Saturday next, March 10. The sale will bo confined to Saturday, and not, Friday and Saturday, as previously notified.

The sum of £253 was taken on thn ■Hew Plymouth tramways last week. The First Wellington Military Service Board will sit at New Plymouth on Wednesday, March 14. At theHawera Courthouse on Saturday, Mr. W. R. Haselden, S.M., unveiled a Roll of Honor Board to perpetuate the names of the members of the Hawera Law Society who have gone or arc going on active service. Special reference was made to the services of Major Cox. Mr. D. G. Smart, who is going into camp, was presented with a' wristlet watch.

Anzuc Day, April 25, will this year fall upon the day appointed by statute for the holding of the local bodies elections. In view of the obvious inconvenience which would arise if the celebration of the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing were to take place on the same day as the elections, the Mayor of Auck land, has communicated with the Minister for Internal Affairs, asking whether it would not be possible to hold the elections on April 20. The Palmerston North Patriotic Society had a number of good applications in responce to its call for retired farmers to manage the farms of intending recruits. A man came into the office on Saturday morning and offered to undertake (lie management of a mixed farm of 300 acres.

The seven years' term in the Legislative Council of the Hons. Carncross, T. Thomson and Baldey, expires in a fortnight. The Dunedin "Star" understands that only the first-named, who is Chairman of Committees in the Council, will be re-appointed. In view of the repeated recommendations by grand juries that severe sentence should be passed on men convicted of assaults on young girls, the annual meeting of the Auckland Women's Political League decided to urge upon the Attorney-General once mure the necessity for an amendment in the law, so that upon this class of criminals a more drastic form of punishment may be inflicted. It was also agreed to continue the agitations for the appointment of women as police justice of the peace, and jurors, and also for the raising of the age of consent.

Some emphasis to the expression, "Tlie Proverbial Luck of a. Chinaman," was given by an incident that occurred in Auckland the other night. A tram car from Jit. Albert was passing the Grey statue, when suddenly the motorman jammed on the brakes. A lad about ID years of ago, running across rne street while watching a car coming up from the wharf, got right in front of the lit. Albert car. The motorman saw the danger, with the result a serious accident was avoided. The lad ran right into the car, and was knocked over. He was promptly picked up by some of those present, and a sympathetic inquiry, "Are you hurt" received the prompt reply, "I be ah litee; me going for ice cleam.'' Examination showed that the Chinese lad had escaped unhurt with the exception of a slight abrasion on the forehead He was taken to the nearest Chinese shop, but the proprietor denied any relationship, and seemed to cce ?ome joke in the affair. The boy said, "My name Flank,'' and with tins explanation he was left to his countryman's care.

Narrative from Feaiherston: -Private Brown applies for 'enve, and was promptly refused by Captain Smith who is a good, capable officer, but not strong on the King's English. Brown, who is a bit of a bush-lawyer, started to argue He wanted reasons. No reasons were given. At last he said: "Well, Captain if I ask for leave and you refuse it with cut giving reasons, I'll walk about this camp with a stigma on my back." Then the wrath of Captain Smith exploded. "By God Brown," he said, "if I catch you walking about this camp with anything but his Majesty's uniform on your back I'll—l'll—l'll have you tried' by court-martial!"

A fire which eventually destroyed some 300 acres of green (lax broke "out at Rangitane last Friday afternoon. Tlie outbreak commenced in some bush along Gibb'a tramline near the Manawatu river, and assisted 'by a strong easterly wind soon got a good bold of the grass and flax on Mr Gibbs' property and sweeping on reached Mr H. Seifert's The men from the mills in the vicinity were soon on the scene, and the firelighters had a hard task set them. They stuck to their work with grim determin:!'ion, however, and after a strenuous night had the satisfaction of breaking the fiery onslaught about 2.30 the follow ing morning, and they had it completely in check at 4.30, the conditions then being rendered quite safe.

A young Native in affluent circumstances appeared as the plaintiff in a civil case at the Wanganui Supreme Court recently the outcome of the disposal of his property for £IO,OOO. The plaintiff had boon of a speculative turn of mind, one investment being £SOO in connection with an aeroplane. "How far did you fly?" queried bis Honour "It was not worth talking about," sain the plaintiff. "I suppose when you get all this money you will be wanting to buy a Zeppelin," said his Honour. "No" replied the plaintiff, "I've got married!"

Much has been said and much has been written about the resourcefulness of the New Zea hinder both in the South African and the present war, in fact it is this characteristic that has placed him in a class of bis own where a fighting man is required to think and act for himself. The action of a l'atea boy who was spending a few days' holiday leave from the Sommo, in Glasgow at New Year illustrates this point very clearly. This boy knowing that bis father had some relations in the city, determined to look them up, but had lio idea of their Christian names or addresses. To gain his object he decided to wait on the editor of one of the leading papers and state bis case to him. The editor rose to the occasion and inserted the following advertisement in bold type in the next issue of his-paper: "Dors anyone know anything about the relatives of a Glasgow man who tripped to New Zealand about forty years ago? His soldier son, over six feet of humanity from God's Own Country, called on us to day with a view to discovering the thereabouts ot his uncles, cousins or aunts, who are in this great and good city of ours." In a couple of days the soldier boy uad found the lot.

THE POISONING OF THIRTY GIRLS in a Melbourne factory by eucalyptus lollies which were evidently made from the common eucalyptus brings home forcibly the importance of using only the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT internally. SANDER'S EXTRACT MiiH'ed up the nose and three dyops on sugar, is a sure and safe protection from meningitis and otier infections. Applied to ulcers, poisoned wounds, sprains, chilblains, eczema, SANDER'S EXTRACT brings quick ,re- .«»* .-.mi uermanent cure.

The swimming championships in connection with the New Plymouth Boys' High School will be held in the Municipal Baths this evening, commencing at 1 7.30. Judging by the closeness of the swimming in the handicap events, the championships should excite interest. In addition, several other events will he decided. An invitation is extended to parents and friends to witness the sports. Farmers seem to have been fairly generous in giving holidays to their women workers (says a writer from London), as one frequently sees on the arm of a smart girl in a restaurant or theatre the khaki badge with its purple lettering. These girls are none the worse, and most of them say they are far better for the hard work. The open air and early hours, despite the rain and snow and sleet, seem to suit (hem. At a Christchurch party two young people were sitting on a sofa some way from the others. The man was an "Australian soldier. The girl was an Australian working on a farm in Wales. Said someone, "Those two are having a nice little time talking nonsense"; -but the younger brother of the girl said, "A r o, they're not. Ida is telling him how they 'hog' the mangels; .she's been at it for a week, and he's been asking her how she manages the tractor, and if she can put it right when it goes wrong, and she can," added the boy, proud of a sister who could look pretty and girlish in her evening dress, and who yet was going back to corduroys, farm boots and overalls on the following day to do man's work for the country.

Dorothy overalls 1/11; Ducheece sets 1/3; pure linen serviettes, 22 inches square, 7d: Horrockses 30-inch calico, 7/11 dozen; 72-inch white herringbone sheeting 1/0 per yard; pure wool cashmere hose, 1/9 pair; men's all-wool knit, ted socks 1/- pair; heavy large white towels, 2/- pair; 30-inch fine madapolam 0/11 dozen. —At the Melbourne':) great sale, Saturday, the 10th instant, "last day.