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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A proposal to insta] electric light ::t ' Oliiki was carried by the narrow margin ' of one vote. Keen interest wnt taken, ' and there was considerable excitement : at the result, followed by cheers.' There was a falling-away in the attendance at the New Plymouth Municipal Baths last month, no doubt due to the popularity of surfing. The figures are: February, lf)17, '2lf>l admissions, £l7 lis Id revenue; February, 1910, 01(14 and £4l Is Id. ' Delegates at the Druids' conference at Napier returned home on Saturday evening. Taranaki delegates were Messrs Spunlle (Inglewooil), nnd E. Lee (New Plymouth), M. A. Whiteford (Eitham), J. Harding (Ilawera), Hird (Patea), who all report n most successful meeting. Business of special importance to lodge members was transacted. The New abattoirs slaughtered for local consumption during February:—l2o cows, 3 bulls, 7 calves, 474 sheep, 100 lambs, 124 pigs and six suckers. The tripes cleaned were 113. Two cows, four pigs and one sheep were condemned. No stock was slaughtered for export. Fees for the month were £lO4 2s 3d, rents £7 lis, extraordinary traffic and royalty £1 (is, making a total of £ll2 19s 3d, an increase of £3 3s 9d over the previous month's returns. ■ At the conclusion of the Citizen's Band's programme at the Waiwakaiho camp yesterday, Mr T. Hughes, of Waitara, who has had charge of the band for some weeks during the absence of Mr F. W. G. McLeod, thanked the members for their loyalty and regular attendance during the time he had been in control. Bandsman F. Coleman, on behalf of his fellow bandsmen, returned thanks to Mr Hughes foi his kindness to ihera. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday night a fire occurred in Mr de Launay's furniture factory at Ingle.wood. Though the tire had a good hold when discovered, the fire brigade, backed up by a good supply of water, soon had it under oontrol. The building, which was owned by J. W. Winfield, was badly damaged to the extent of about £2OO. Mr de Launay estimates his loss at about £GOO, on which he has an insurance of £-375. ' A serious accident occurred at, Elthato on Friday afternoon to a little daughter , of Mr F. E. Boeock. It appears that the little girl was playing in a paddock on her father's property in Cornwall ' Road, and approached a horse which kicked her on the head, fracturing her . skull. The little sufferer was immediately conveyed to the private hospital, ' where she was attended to by Dr Coop- ' er. The wound necessitated no less i than ten stitches being used. ; The Ngamotu Seaside Festival vo ■ commemorate the, opening of the, port ■ of New Plymouth as a deep sea harbor, promises to be one of the greatest senside events ever held in the Dominion. With great enterprise the committee ! controlling the festival have decided to [ ho'J'a '"gymkhana" on.the beach, ar.d as the tjde will be out nearly all the day, it should be an ideal place for such a func- ! tion. Mr Lisle Jcnnina is organising i the gymkhana, and his long connection s with agricultural show and hunt club work should enable him to put a series of equestrian events before 1 the public. Two fires occurred during the weekend. At nine o'clock on Saturday morn- ■> ing a row of pine trees in Devon street, - on the property owned by Mrs Ainslie, . caught fire, and a house near at hand ■v/as endangered. I'he fire brigade quickly suppressed the outbreak. At the ' same time yesterday'morning the alarm ■ was again given. An incipient fire had i been discovered in the premises of Mr F, 3 S. Butler, milk pasteuriser, Liardet .* street. It appears that the belting of the machinery became overheated ar.d 9 ignited. The fire brigade turned out. 3 Damage to the extent of £5 was done. Mr Butler's premises were seriously damaged by fire some weeks ago. A London cable message states that ' Mr. V\\ Tf. Long, Colonial Secretary, has = written to Mr.'Massey stating that the J Government will undertake the expense e of burial of New Zealand officers and r men dying in the Lilted Kingdom. Mr Long is confident that it is the unanimous e wish of everyone, in the country that <1 they should be allowed to undertake this li charge, and make it their duty that the ~ last resting-place of those oversea brothers who have, fallen far away from their '" homes may not be unworthy of their 11 sacrifice and the cause for which they :- gave their lives. Their kinfolk may be E sure that their graves will be tended with loving care. Mr. Massey replied n expressing New Zealand's' appreciation ® of the offer.'' , „•. ■■• -j

A fsydnoy entile message states that the Federal (jovernment is considering the advisability of prohibiting the importation of American apples to prevent a glut, owing to British restrictions. A woman travelling' on the tramway at >Strfisburg was found to have conceal-

Ed two sides of a sucking pig by wearing tliein in the form of a boa around her neck.

. Germany occupied first place in the j foreign trade of Italy previous to the war, but Canada is now taking active steps to oust German goods from that market.

The world is not so vorv dig. A little Dannevirke girl's name was enclosed in a plum pudding which wus despatched to ouV boys at the front, and it was opened in the tent of her uncle (a former resident of Xapier) in the desert in Egypt on which his company was bivouacked. Soldiers in the British army are aldowed one-eighth of a pound of cheese in their daily rations. The amount perl man may seem small, but when it is. realised that Great Britain has approximately 5,000,000 men under arms the aggregate consumption is over GOO.OOO lb. a day.

It lias been discovered recently that ' tin anil copper have been smuggled from ' Holland to Germany as spare" anchors and screws for tugs. To look like iron ' they were tarred. As every tug is al- . lowed to have a spare anclior, the trick succeeded often enough. Rugby football is becoming very popu- j lar with both officers and men in France, and the inter-regimental and , garrison matches are always interested by an interesting eroxvd of spectators. The game is also being adopted by French and Belgian troops. The hand that rocks the cradle! At a Tasmiuiimi nice meeting recently, when the officials raised the minimum totalisator investment from 5s to 10s in the women's reserve, the women went on strike, and refused to bet. The of- 1 ficials at once returned to the old conditions. Mr 11. JO. Williams, of Murehison, has, reports a West Coast exchange, received word that he has been left a share in a 'theatrical estate, amounting to £150,01)0. He has been requested to proceed Home immediately. There are plenty of Immelinanns, of

not super-Iminelin.'inns, in the Royal Flying Corps. Flight-Lieut. Bell, who lias tiie D.S.O. as well as the Military 1 Cross, is reported to have brought down enemy machines and fought 84 fights ill the air. on one occasion against four enemy machines. This hero is> 19 years old. The Patta Farmers' Co-operative Fleeting Comi,'any has decided to erect a ni'v; ami up-tu-dato foUmongery in connection \v:ili the company's works in order 11in. t the clients oi the company may rteive the full benefit of the wool, hides, etc., ni the stock handled. The fellmongerv will he capable of coping with al'Oui '21)00 lambs' pelts per day. Speaking at a function in Napier, T.ieut.-Colonel Hislop made some very pointed remarks regarding Hie custom of a lot of people in leaving the theatre as soon ns the band commenced to play the National Anthem. He said that the striking up by the band of the most sacred of all music to a loyal Britisher appeared to be a signal for the audience to leave, instead of standing still, in silence and respect. Regarding the conscription of clergy, it is understood (says the Wellington correspondent of the Lyttleton Times) that the' Roman Catholic authorities in New Zealand have communicated with Cardinal Bourne and Bishop Cleary, and that the Imperial authorities have led instructions to the Dominion Government that in no ease must clergy be conscripted. Full verification for the rumour 'is at present unobtainable, though it is generally accepted as correct. "It seems to me a very great mistake the Government are making in centralising the control 1 of education," said Sir James Wilson at the .neeting at the Manawatu County Council recently. "'lf they take, away local control the people will lose interest in the schools. Home Government officials looked upon Education Boards as stupid nuisances. It was the same with the Hospital Boards. The Government proposed to appoint more representatives to the Boards to secure more control. Gov,ient nominees were generally politicians, and these gentlemen looked at every question from the point of view of how it would affect their votes at the ncjjfc election. They were, therefore, the worst possible men to have on a Board." An extraordinary find was made on Saturday afternoon at St. Helier's Bay (Auckland) by a resident, Mr F. R. Hutchinson. While walking the beach east of the wharf he saw something white, in the sand near the mouth of the creek, just about high w'ater maxk. On examining it he unearthed a skull, and after some further investigation with a trowl laid bare three complete human skeletons, two of adults and one of a child about three years of age. All three were covered with about nine inches of sand. They lay with their feet pointing in various directions, the assumption being that they were those of Maoris, seeing that Europeans, if buried in such a spot, would be laid side by side. One skull bears a round perforated hole, which seems to indicate that the owner met with a violent death. The teeth are complete and perfectly sound, an unusual thing except in a Maori. An excellent record has been put up recently by an Auckland boy, E. G. L. Paterson, who won the 100 yards provincial swimming championship in the splendid time of GO'/jSec., thus equalling Malcolm Champion's Dominion record. Master Paterson, who by the way is a grandson of Mr and Mrs John Paterson, of Patea, has been equally successful as'a scholar, having won both a junior and senior National Scholarship during his school career, finishing up this year by passing the Senior Civil Service Examination. Unless we are greatly mistaken Master Paterson will be a successful candidate for the N.Z. Rhodes Scholarship in the near future. —Patea Press. Owing to the long continual spell of dry weather there is again something like a water famine in Patea just now. Householders aio looking eagerly forward to the time when the new power house will be finished and the necessary machinery for pumping the water into the tanks at the various houses is installed. HOW TO TREAT A SPRAIN. Sprains, swellings and lameness are promptly relieved by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment reduces inflammation and soreness, so that a sprain may be cured in about'one-third the time required by the usual treatment. Sold everywhere.

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Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1917, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1917, Page 4

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