LOCAL AND. GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 March 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND. GENERAL.

The cheese scored in the Hawcra Winder Show buildings was railed to AVanganui on Saturday, where it will be shipped to Wellington. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.. presiding, a first offending inebriate, who did not appear, was convicted and fined 5s (the amount of his bail). At a meeting of accountants in Hawera on Friday evening it was decided to form a sub-branch of the Taranaki branch of the Society, to be known as the South Taranaki branch. Addresses were delivered by Mr. L. M. Montcath and Mr. Hugh Baily.

The W.C.T.U. Convention at Auckland passed- the following resolution: "The time has arrived when, to check venereal diseases, all men and women should produce clean certificates of health from a doctor before a marriage license is issued."

J Hubert Lyndon Marcroft, the railway jcadet at Wluliigamomona. who is charged with assaulting the stationmaster (Mr . H. Comrie) by striking him on the head with a pick-axe handle and causing him actual bodily harm, was brought up on remand before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., at New Plymouth, on Saturdav morning, and was further remanded to appear at Stratford at 10 o'clock this morning. Bail was not asked for.

Cases of smoking by very young boys have cropped up during the last fortnight at the Stratford High School. On making inquiries, the headmaster was astonished to find that a boy of eight years of age could purchase cigarettes and tobacco at a shop in Stratford. The headmaster has, however, referred the matter to the sergeant of police, and it is understood that the tradesman impli. cated is to be taken before 'the Magistrate.— Exchange. • " °

New Plymouth had a red-letter day on Wednesday-the fruition of manv years of unceasing effort, enterprise anil thought on the part of those whose faith in the ultimate destiny of the town to be the oversea outlet for Taranaki's produce, has never relaxed or grown cold. It is a gipat achievement, a great triumph over many difficulties that might seem insuperable, and it was rislit that it should receive fitting celebration Waimate Witness.

At the Eltham Borough Council meetingi on Friday the Mayor said a letter had been received from a picture company offering to exhibit in Eltham a picture of the Darcy-McGoorty boxing match. The Mayor said, with the' picture sub-committee's approval, he had refused the offer. He did not think they should support a man who, as Darcy had, bad refused to serve his country in time of need. The Council supported this action.—Argus. If you are a lady thinking of Easter holidays, please accept g special invitation to inspect the new autumn ready-to-wear millinery now being displayed in the showroom of the Big Store, Waitara, whew in privacy and comfort you may ; examine and try on these desirable examples -of French and British fasMww, 1 '"iif ' i ' v '~ .!■ '■" - ;■.'.■ ' ,'. : , ." " ■

It is not generally known that there is a contingent of Japanese with the Canadian troops. They number about a hundred, and were settlers in British Columbia when they volunteered to fight against the Germans.

It is understood (says the Wellington Post) that the Defence Department has obtained a supply of the latest pattern rifles in use at the front for use in the New Zealand Reinforcements training camps, and that lhes= will be issued shortly.

America now chews £12,000,000 worth of gum a year, and apostles of the habit are propagating this great American idea all over the world. Sir George W. Jlo|>kins, of the American Chicle Company, chairman of the Salesmen's Convention, announced that soldiers in Europe are giving up tobacco for the succulent American tit-bit.

We think ourselves' exceedingly lucky to get even the size of paper 'we are now printing on, remarks the Eltham Argus. The supply is limited, and we do not know what shifts we may yet be put to to produce any kind of a newspaper. We may be reduced to a triweekly to eke out supplies, though that will be a change which we will stave off as long as possible.

A general order issued on Wednesday states that sisters of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service on active service abroad must not marry without the special permission of the general officer commanding the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, which will be applied for through the principal matron of the -Ve.v Zealand Expeditionary Force in England. If considered advisable, ters who are married may at any tim*. be retired from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force or placed on the reserve.

Says the Lyttelton Times: The State needs money for the prosecution of its part in the war, and the people who are gathering such a rich harvest because of the war ought surely to be ashamed of their amazing prosperity. The fact that war profits are being treated with something like tenderness is giving the whole community an excuse for shirking its due share of the financial burdens and we are not in the least overstating the position when we say that there is in progress an orgy of spending instead of a wholesome and general effort to save.

A point of interest to landlords and tenants was mentioned at the hearing of a case in the Supreme Court at Wanganui. His Honor Mr Justice Edwards said many, even among the legal fraternity, were of opinion that if a tenant paid rent by the week he was entitled to only a week's notice, but that was not the law. TJnlesq there was a special agreement a 9 to what notice was required, a tenant was entitled to a month's written notice. The case was one in which a landlord, wishing to rebuild, gave a tenant a week's notice to leave the house, but the latter claimed a month's notice. The landlord thereupon pulled down two chimneys and the verandah, and the tenant, entering an action, received £oo damages. Information has reached Auckland ot one of the largest shipping transactions ever reported. Britain requires tonnage, and requires it badly, hence, no doubt, the acquisition of no less than seventeen vessels from the Japanese. The vessels are at present under construction by the Kawashi Dockyard Company, Limited, of Kobe, and realised from £42 to £43 per ton deadweight, which, on ttie aggregate, represents the outlay of £0 - 000,000. Of the fleet, all of which will be delivered within the next six months one vessel will carry 12,000 tons d w on a 23ft draught, and will be of 9400 tons gross register. Two are 7500 tons register, of 20ft Oin draught, and the remainder are to be of about 5700 tons register. The smaller vessels are of the shHe screw class, and have a speed of about 11 to 12 knots, and the others, twin screw, and steam about 12 to 13 knots.

Recruits, as a rule, do not take kindly to the order of the examining doctor to "hop across the room on one foot ana hop back on the other." The deeprocted aversion that the average Briton li.'H to do anything tlmt is likely to look loolish, is probably at the bottom of the objection to hopping about (says the Auckland Star). A recruit who was before the Medical Board on Friday, however, proved the exception. When ordered to hop, lie executed a pas seul round the room in a manner that was ungraceful but exceedingly cneveti.' keeping time to the tune of liis°own whistling. A rather staggered Medical Board soon brought the would bo disciple of Maud Allen to a proper realisation of the importance of the occasion. The advantage of shipping from New Hymoiith is not merely a farmers* question nor will the advantages be confined to farmers (says the Eltham Ar<nis> It is a commercial matter of a most farreacmng description. It will not be sufheout to have occasional, or even regular, despatch of sl,ip 3 i a< . en with fa = m produce. Before shipping at New Plymouth can be deemed satisfactory we must have arrivals with imports as well as departures with exports. There has I already been one object lesson of the value of ships arriving at the port. Our readers, will remember that through the enterprise, of Mr Newton King a steamer arrived laden with Manure. Through coming direct to New Plymouth farmers wore able to purchase that manure far cheaper than would otherwise have been the case Well, what applies to manure apphes to all other merchandise, and the aggregate savings on Taranaki imports of merchandise when New Plymouth bocomes our general port of entry will be very great. The commercial men of the province should band together, work hand in hand with the fanners, and strain every nerve to arrange for ships to come direct to the breakwater laden with goods for Taranaki. We are perfectly sure that a combination of this nature would soon provide for the arrival of steamers with very considerable cargoes so large that the shipnin" companies would not ignore the induce" merits that could be offered to send ships direct." *

Tim Emp lte Theatre management will uphold their reputation for the best programmes in no uncertain manner during the present week. To-night and tomorrow the World Film feature, "The Velvet Paw," will be scrcencdj ()n Wednesday and Thursday the popular lavorite, Marguerite Clark, will be featured m ■•Still Waters,-' and Friday and Saturday the world's sweetheart," Mary iiektord will appear in "Esmeralda/' said to be one of her most fascinating portrayals. ° CAUSES OF STOMACH TROUBLE. Sedentary habits, lack of out-door exercise, insufficient mastication of food, constipation, a torpid liver, worry and anxiety, over eating, partaking of food and drmk not suited to your age and occupation. Correct your habits and take Chamberlain's, Tablet for the stomach a»d liver and you will «oon bt w*l» *»»!«. Sci4 »v»rywl«r«,

A London cable states that the Privy Council- reserved its judgment in the Appeal of the" New Zealand AttorneyGeneral v. Brown and others.

A Lynn (Mass.) boy who was sentenced to throw 1000 stones in expiation of hia offence of stoning two playmates, has paid the penalty and satisfied the court's judgment. He is now a sadder and wiser boy, lame of arm and sore, but pretty effectually cured of his propensity. His promise that he will never throw another stone is likely to be as well kept as any human promise can be.

A Wellington message states that after a very long spell of dry weather, heavy rain fell late on Saturday night and continued for two or three hours. The downpour was tropical while it lasted, and within half an hour the watercourses were running full of storm water and scouring the roads badly in many places, otherwise no serious'damage is reported. Rain was falling again steadily on Sunday afternoon.—Press Association.

There was a stoppage in the tram service yesterday afternoon for an hour and a half owing to failure of the water supply at the Mangorei power-house, due to the scouring of the storage dam. Mr. K. H. Hartley, electrical engineer, was quickly on the scene, and promptly utilised the old intake, with the result that the tram service was resumed with as little delay as possible. It is not expected that any inconvenience' will be caused to the service by the mishap. A thorough investigation will be made today by Mr. Bartley as to the extent of the damage. The Patriotic Mart on Saturday was in charge of the Fitzroy and Smart Road ladies and the Women's Patriotic Committee. It was well stocked with all good things, and the ladies had a very busy day disposing of them. Brisk business eventuated, the sum of £BO being realised, and all concerned are to be congratulated on the success achieved. Next Saturday will be 'country duy" at the Mart, when Okato and Tataraimaka ladies will have charge. Cooked poultry, ham, sucking pig, colonial goose, also plum pudding and all country produce, will be special features.

The Press says that a Patea boy who is at present on active service in Egypt finds military life somewhat different from that of the survey camps in New Zealand or America, where a free and easy style of dress and living is the order of the day, Not long ago lie was taken rather severely to task for appearing on parade with his chin-strap''a trifle slack, and another day no less a personage than the general commented on the fact that he was actually ridin™ without spurs. ' ° The Bedouins of the desert seem to be half civilised specimens of humanity, housed in tents and dependent on the cultivation of the land, which, although looking very bare at this time of the year, is no doubt very productive and also very picturesque w'lien the crops are up (writes Lieut. Cecil Allison to his friends at Manaia). One thing that amazed me was ,to see both anima°ls and inhabitants living under the one roof. There were poultry and sheep and soats and a few cattle, besides innumerable dogs, which seemed to abound everywhere. Maori pahs in New Zealand would not be in the same street.

The Nelson College Magazine tells a curious story of the late Lieut. Wilfred* Meuli, of Manaia, an old boy of the school. Meuli reached the lines in France in June, and in a letter from Armentieres be mentioned that one night, along with three of his men, he met a large number of the enemy just .in front of their wire, and with bombs and revolvers accounted for them all. Just before the Somme engagement he wrote: "Wo are at last going to have a real go at the Huns. I'm going to fight like the ,so it will be a miracle if you ever see me again: I'm quite prepared to leave the result in. God's hands.'' His premonition that it would probably be his last light proved correct.

An instance of the pilfering of cargo that goes on in New Zealand came under the notice of the directors of the Whenuakura Dairy Company recently (says the Patea Press). When the account sales from their London agents came to hand they found they were short paid on one box of nutter. The . matter_ was explained by the following clause in a letter accompanying the account sales:—"You wjll notice that we are only paying for 41 boxes. The reason of this is that one box of Carlylo contained one bag of sar.d only. This "bag was marked with the following: Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Pure' Cane Sugar. IA, 501b. Auckland. So there is little doubt that the theft of the butter took place before shipment." It is a pity that the offenders cannot be brought to book and made to pay dearly for their dishonesty.

The secretary's table presented quite a gay appearance at tho meeting of the committee of the Taranaki Agricultural Society on Saturday, when the trophies competed for at the last autumn show were arrayed ready for .presentation bv the president (Mr. J. S. Connett) to the •rortunate *inners. In making the presentations, tho 'Chairman expressed the hope that the challenge cnp3 would not be won outright in three years by the present winners, but would form the subject of competition for maiiy rears. Mr. A. A. Ward, of Miro, won the handsome challenge cup presented by' 'Mr. Harper Tapper to the owner securing the! most points in the Jersey section. Mr. Ward, in replying, stated that he was proud to have won the cup for v. first time, particularly as he had ' all the cattle himself. If he should .

feed in winning the «up outright : could promise them that he would >■;,,- something in substitution to be tussled for. Mr. W. Hall was also the recipient of two trophies, one a cup presented by Mr. 1). J. Hughes for most points in all cattle sections, which by winning twice becomes his property,' and also the challenge trophy presented by the Ayrshire breeders of North Tarsnnki for the most' points in pedigree Avrshires, which has to be .won three times in succession. Mr. Hall suitably acknowledged. Mr. Gardiner, of Lowgarth, won Mr. Newton King's trophv for most j points in Ho,Uteiii9, and Mr. K. Short,! I'cilduig, won Hawkins and Smith's challenge cup for the hunters' jump. The Ngamotu Seaside Committee have a few cottages to let. Mr. R. 0. Ellis hon. secretary, will supply full particulars. Mr. A. De Bavay, the eminent an:,: tical chemist of Melbourne, testific.'. the Supreme. Court of Victoria t SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRAi , compares with other eucalyptus ;n „ ducts like well-refined and matured brandy compares with raw spirit. By insisting on the GENUINE EXTRACT you will get Ce, at qwhty Kl i wi be safeirom LwnT

gar' l """ l ',»"'.'gsagsaggg^fffc At the meeting of the Toranaki 'A,and !P. Society ori Saturday the que». tion of abandoning the show during war time was briefly discussed. The matter came up as the outcome of a resolution received from the Hawke's Bay Society stating that they were discussing tho matter, as it was stated that the special trains for shows and races was the cause of one-third of the trains running, and it was thought the decision not to hold shows might release men for the war. Members of the committee could not see how this would facilitate the ending of the war. There were, many other things which should be stopped before agricultural shows, and, on the motion of Messrs Moore and Hall, it wa» decided not to take any action. Trout anglers in Taranaki have had but indifferent sport during the past three months owing to the shallowness and clearness of the waters in the streams. Even those trout that have been taken have not afforded much sport, as the waters are very warm and the fish do not offer the amount of fight they do in cooler weather. In the Waiwakaiho the waters are particularly clear and low, and practically the only fish that respond to anglers' lutes are the yearling fish liberated by the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society a, few months aj<j. The Society learns with much regret that some anglers are taking large numbers of these email fish and request that, in the interests of angling, these fish be left for next season, when they should be good-fightioff two-pound "takeable" trout. Of courst it is not always possible to return these yearling fish to the waters, as they sometimes swallow the bait and are maimed when taken off the hook,! but in most cases it is possible to liberate them, it is to be hoped that all anglcrs will, in their own interests, as well as in the interests of the Society, fall in with, the request. Owing to the' war and also to the fact that the funds* o( the Society will nob permit, it is higWv improbable that any trout will be reared in the New Plymouth hatcheries this' year. However, there are a good number of young flsh in our streams, and it these are conserved angling promises to be good for next season Mr. T. W. Welch, Egmont street, in a replace advertisement in this issue call, attention to cheap building sites' he has for sale opposite bho main entrance to the East End Reserve. The Melbourne, Ltd., advise the arfresh stocks of white flannelette, 32 inches wide, Bd.and 9d per yard; famous plain navy (Advance drill, Is 3d yard; mercerised hem-stitched khaki handkerchiefs, 6d each; large browntnped iowds, English make, 2s 6d pairwhite roller towelling, fid vard- (forroekses- .lli-ineh calico, 8»/ 2 d yard/ llama hose, 2s lid and 3s 6d pair. AH sterltal values. *