LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 April 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The 20th Reinforcements will leave for camp on May 2. A special medical board of New Plymouth doctors will meet to-night for tiie purpose of examining a number of returned soldiers.

At its meeting yesterday the Board of Education decided to notify the parents of certain children that they wilt bn prosecuted if the children do not attend the technical classes regularly.

A liazetto notice restricts tlie sale of hides and sheep skins to Government or persons authorised to purchase for resale to the Government. Tanners may get permits to purchase hides.—Press Association. '

To-day, Anvil 25th, being Anzae Day, all returned soldiers will wear uniform throughout the day. hi the evening*a service will be held in St. Mary's Church at S o'clock, and all friends and relatives of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces are cordially invited to attend. Returned soldiers will fall in at tlie club at 7.30 p.m. As the result of heavy rain the platform at the southern end of the Ranganui station on the Kaipara line slipped into the river. It is stated that the station building is also slipping. Communication with Helensville is suspended.—Press Association,

Mr. Denniston, in his presidential address at the opening of the annual meeting of the Dental Association in Wellington, said that everything pointed to the. coming of State dentistry. If such ii course was decided on the authorities could rely on every assistance from the Dental Association.—Press Association.

Speaking at the Anzac commemoration at the Commercial Travellers' Club in Wellington on Monday tlie Hon. Mr. A. M. Myers, Acting-Minister for Finance, said New Zealand had spent £24,000,000 on the war which did not include pensions for widows, orphans or disabled men. Besides doing this, the .Government was sensible to the requirements of those who returned, and would legislate accordingly. A lady resident of Midhirsb has issued a writ against Cr. Baskin. of the Strat'ord County Council, claiming £750 damages. The claim is connected with certain utterances of Cr. Buskin at a recent meeting of the Stratford County Council. The case has been set down for hearing at the Hay sittings of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, says the Elthani Argus. The average pay of the miners before the ''go-slow" policy was introduced was 22s 2d per day at Paparoa, ISs 2d nt Denniston, 21s at Pukemiro, liis Gd at Huntly, 21s at Waipa, 20s at Point Elizabeth State, 17s lOd at Liverpool Statu, 183 Od at Blackball, and ISs lid at Stockton. Truly, next to the wharf laborers, tlio miners are the plutocrats of this country! The average business man would throw his hat with joy if he could earn within 75 per cent. of his black diamond brother. '

, The Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister of Education, has notified the Board of Education that he will be pleased to meet the members during his next visit to New Plymouth and discuss various matters already outlined and any other questions relative to education in the district. The date of his visit will be notified as soon as it is definitely arranged. The Board have a manlier of matters of importance to place before the Minister, and it was decided to bold a special meeting of the Board on the night previous to the proposed visit. The usual sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held at Now Plymouth yesterday, Mr A. Crooke, S.M., presiding. In tlie following undefended cases judgment was given for plaintiff by defnult: Wm Rowe (Mr T. P. Anderson] v. Wm. R. Wilson, £lO 10s lid, costs £2 10s «d, and Mrs A. F. Collins (Mr F. E. Wilson) v. Peter McKennon, £4 fls (10s). The Board of Education, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, has decided that annual holidays for the office staff shall comprise Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday; December 25, 26, 27, January 1 and" 2, King's Birthday, and Labor Day. The secretary, assistant secretary and members of the staff over five years in the Board's service will also be granted three weeks' leave, and those under five years, two weeks' annual leave. The Finance Committee were authorised to consider the question of holidays for the other members of the Board's staff.

At the meeting of the Patriotic Committee last night, Mr. J. R. Hill reported that the returned soldiers now patients in the hospital, were, W. Southam, A. Harding, J. Mitchell, A. Thompson, P. Gallagher, W. J. Bishop and B. Bruce (the last named being from the military camp). Arrangements were made with the medical superintendent of the hospital so that the patients could attend the Auzac Day celebrations including the evening function. Tho Mayor and Mayoress conveyed their appreciation of the outing, which broke the monotony of hospital life. Mr, Hill further stated that arrangements had been made by the local Red Cros9 Society to take the returned soldiers in tho hospital for a 'drive once a week, and he appealed to owners of cars to placo them at the Society's disposal for tne purpose. To-day is tho day set down by statute for the triennial municipal elections, 'and consequently elections for mayor and councillors will bo held in every borough in the Dominion where more than tho required number of nominations hav6 'been received. In Now Plymouth Mr. C. H. Burgess has been reelected Mayor unopposed. For the eight seats on tho Council there aro ten nominations, viz, Messrs. W.' A. Collls, B. Griffith*. J. W. Hayden, P. J. Hill, W. F. Short, A. E. W'atkhw (retiring councillors) G. W. Browne and Jas. Clarke, ex councillors, E. ■ J. Dearo and E. H. Tribe. For the, two seats on the Harbor Board, Messrs C. E. Bellringer (a retiring member) J. S. Connctt and Jaj. McLeod are candidates, whilst for the threo scats on tho New Plymouth Hospital and Charitable Aid Board there are fivo nominations—Mrs. E. Dockrill (a retiring member;, Mcssks C. M. Lcpper, ft •former chairman and secretary, E. Gitmour, YV. P. Nic'oll, and A. E. Watkins.

INTERESTING TO MOTHERS-HOW TO CURE COUGHS AND COLDS. . There is one subject that always interjests the mothers of young children, and that is how to treat their coughs and colds, or to ward oil a threatened attack of croup. For this purpose we can recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It always proves beneficial. In case of croup it should be given as soon as the croupy cough appears, so as to prevent the attack. Xeep it at hand ready for instant use. Many mothers do so, and it saves theni much uneasiness. , Sold everyway '

Tlio inconvenience caused by no dyes being imported into New Zealand since the outbreak of the way, has/been remedied by a Manawatu resident. Se claims to have found a weed which grows abundantly to produce an ineradicable dye.

An accident occurred to an employe* of tho Stratford County Council named John Judd on Monday afternoon. Judd was directing tarring operations on the Mountain Road, Ngaere, and was engaged in filling a sprayer with tho boiling liquid, when a plug blew out, the tar splashing over his left hand. Judd Buffered considerably from his burns, but managed to complete his duties for th« day, and cycled to his home. ,A Press Association message slates that at (ireyinout.li last night tho following resolution was carried unanimously at a monster meeting of citizens:—''That this monster meeting of the citizens of Greymouth pledges itself to give its heartiest support to the Government in any and every measure they deem necessary to assist the Empire in winning the war." Mr. R. Browne, director of agriculture to the Taranaki Education Board, recent ly made a report as to the possible assistanco that could be obtained from schools and particularly from secondary schools in connection with the dairy industry. At yesterday's meeting of tiie Taranaki Education Board a letter was received from tho chairman of the National Efficiency Board thanking the Board for a copy of the report, the information contained in which, "ho considered was of importance and covered to some extent ground upon which they had already been making inquiries. He proposed to forward a copy of it to the Minister of Education with whom the Efficiency Board had already been m communication. . Tho first meeting of the New Plymouth Board of Trustees appointed under tho Efficiency Board\. was held vesterday. The three members of the IW.rd. Messrs. T. Furlong, F. J. Hill'frt E. Whittle, were, present.' Tho ' fi " st named was appointed chairman and r * F. .7. Hill undertook the duties) of se' ■•- tary. Correspondence wa3 tend from Mr. Moss, the Wellington Commissione.-, on the question of organising the youths of the High Schools for harvest work during next season, and also from Mr. G. 11. Buckeridgo. secretary to the Provincial Board of Trustees. Mr. Whittle introduced the subject of establishing a central bureau, where applications may be received from persons willing to workon farms, so as to release reservists called up and a resolution was passed by the trustees affirming the desirability of doing so.

Tho Bayly Memorial Scholarship was discussed at tlio ipeeting of tho Education Board yesterday, when an application was received from the Taranaki ttugb'y Union asking that the annual grant should be raised from £5 to £lO in view of the fact that the district had been increased by the inclusion of South Taranaki, on whoso account the Wanganui Education Board formerly paid £5 per annum. Tho chairman moved that this request be. granted, providing the scholarship was tenable to the boys attending schools in this Education District only. Hu pointed out that at present the scholarship was open to scholars hi the Taranaki Provincial District, which included Paten, a school within tlio boundaries of the Wanganui district. This was seconded by Mr. Dixon and carried. Mr. Trimble voted against it, as he considered that it was (absurd for any body to inaugurate a scholarship to commemorate any one's memory and then to call on the taxpayers to make up tho money. Mr. Wilkinson also opposed the grant.

Tn connection with the Rod Cross Mart on Saturday, the names of the following workers ■veto omitted from our report; Mrs. J. Honeylicld, Mrs. iliremer, and Mrs. Were. The committee also wish to thank Mr. 11. Collier who won the cheque for donating same back to the funds of tho Society.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to the clearing sale they are holding on account of Mrs. T. G. Florence at her homestead, Junction road, Tarata, on Monday, April 30. Full particulars will be found in this issue.

Melbourne, Ltd., prices on ladies' hose simply paralyse competition. Read these wonderful bargains:—Ladies' allwool plain cashmere hose, 1/11 pair; ribbed ditto, 2/3 pair; plain cashmere, llama finish, 2/11 pair; genunie best quality yellow label llama hose, 3/(1 pair; girls' all-wool ribbed hose, sixfold knees, sizes, 5 and,6, 1/11 pair.