LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Minister for Education, Ihe Hon. J. A. Ha'naii, leaves Wellington to-day for New Plymouth, and will confer with the Taranaki Education Board to-mor. row.

Owing to the disorganisation of railway and steamer traffic all over the Dominion, the annual communication u" the Grand Lodge of Freemasons, which was to have opened at Invercargill on Wednesday next (May 2) will not take place.

The Patriotic Committee much appreciates and thanks all those who so willingly and gratuitously lent the seats, flags, chairs, etc., for tilt Anzac celebration at the Coronation Hall on Monday last, also to Messrs. Boon Bros., who very generously provided the labor for building the platform, and to the squad of High School cadets and Boy Scouts for their ready help. "April 25 will be a notable day in New Zealand this year and every year,'' said the Acting-Prime Minister (Hon. J. Allen) at the Anzac Day gathering in tlio Grand Opera House, Wellington,, on Monday evening. 'May I express the hope and the firm belief that Anzac Day this year will see a united'\e\v Zealand people? I have every rjison to beiieve tha.t the differences which have existed of late in this country will be banished from, our midst on Anzac Day." The Minister's remarks mere greeted with applause.—Own Correspondent.

Scene, a Taranaki farm; time, Wednesday, 4.25 p.m,:—A farmer is ploughing, then crash; a wheel of his doublefurrow is broken and axle bent; unharnesses team, jumps on back, gallops three miles to P. 0.; rings up machinery agent for new wheels and axle'complete to come, first thing next morning. And (he evening and the morning were tuo first day. No wheel. Kings up again. "Yes, you will have it to-night." It arrives, but no axle. And the evening and the morning were the second day. Kings up next day and is told where he can get an axle, goes, and gets it, take; it to plough and finds it won't fit. And the evening and the morning were the third day. Takes it to blacksmith's Blacksmith absent, but going past o foundry will leave it there. Being Saturday doubts expressed as to whether it can be done or not. Farmer rings up at 12.15 to leave it outside when the place is locked up at 12.30. Calk at 1 p.m.. but does not find it. Had to buy another one. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Tuesday morning saw a parcel with ax'le thrown oil at gate. The question of granting areas to discharged soldiers without competition under tht> provisions of section 4 of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1013 (special tenures, was discussed it Lhe Land Board meeting yesterday. The view expressed by members generally was to the effect that except under very exceptional circumstances, such Inn is should be first opened for competition amongst soldiers and that in cases where two or more applications were, received for the same allotment, 'he Board shorn J relermine which of the applicants in its opinion is most suitable to occupy the land or is most in need of the land and shall dispose of the land so as to comply with the direction of :.hc'Act that the/ Board shall as far as practicable assist applicants in acquiring suitable allotments. About thirty section'will be. made available shortly in this manner and the datfe of opening will be duly advertised by the customary saie plans. \ At the meeting of the Pukelnira Park Board on Tuesday night, a letter was receded from a young lady of Auckland, who appliecHor positions on the Board's staff for herself and her sister. She wrote that she bad been given to understand that the Botanical Gardens wcr> thinking of employing women, and bad written the Town Clerk, who handed the letter on. The secretary, in reply, 1 staled that up to the present, the question of employing women had not been considered. Ho pointed out that the duties included digging, planking, Snd removing native shrubs and trees, mowing lawns and paddocks, fencing, and laying and digging drains and setting pipes, cutting and burning hedges, burning rubbish, etc. Occasionally a lai'ge pinna insignus tree has to be felled, possibly 80 feet high, which was rather a rough job. Mr Tribe concluded:—"You would have to climb to the top of the tree, and start sawing the branches off as you come down. I am afraid the work would be too arduous, but still il you think you could do it I shall be pleased to hear from you again." Mr Tribe also gave particulars of the meteorological duties.

Tho hostesses for the recent patriotic lea in Rahqtu Hall were Mesdames Dew and W. R, Wright, while.those for tomorrow (Friday) will be Mesdames Larry Billings, M. Hill and J. Ward.

The scarcity and high price of flannel is responsible for the introduction of flame-proof flannelette advertised this 'week by the Big Store, Waitara. Many people are substituting tluise safety flannelettes for children's use. They are very economical, and are marked at about half the price of flannel, Send for patterns. They're free.

Double-fronter denims 5s (id at the Melbourne, Ltd. Cord trousers Os 11(1; saddle trousers lis 0; dark twee trousers lis 0; stipe cotton tweed tousers, 7s Cd; all-wool knitted- socks', Is, Is 3, Is Cd; full size flannel undershirts, 4s Gd; warm fleecy pants and shirts, 3s *«.

THE POISONING OP 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 sniffed up the nose and three drops on sugar, is a sure and safe protection from meningitis and other infections. Applied to ulcers, poisoned wounds, sprains, chilblains, eczema SANDER'S EXTRACT brings quick relief and permanent cure,

BETTER IN SEVEN PLACES-FIRE-STONE TYRES! Here are seven superior features of Firestone Non Skids—seven plies of Sea Island fabric—some tyres have only six'. Extra coating of .mest rubber between fabric layers—not in ordinary tyres. Eighth-inch Para Rubber Cuchion layernone in the ordinary. 3/32-inch breaker strip of Seit Isand Fabric—less in ordinary. Eighth-inch sido wall of strongest rubber—less in ordinary. Bead built into tyre for clincher rims. Get Fire stones—seven times better? If your garago can't supply, get particulars from A. Hatrick and Co., Ltd., Wanganui and Wellington, mtonts fgr New Zealand, lii

Mr L. M. Montoitli, secretary to the Patriotic Society has received from big eon, now in England, a very interesting souvenir in the shape of a military,belt, to which is affixed,some 50 regimental budges of regiments at present on active service, as well as a number of buttons. IAII instance of the straits to which part of the miinagcrnen; or an Auckland dairy afetory were reduced in a former coal crisis was mentioned by Mr H. E. I'acey, managing director of the New Zealand Dairy Asociation. Having used up all availuble coa| and then all the firewood that could be procured, the manager started upon the fence-posts of his works, and had them fed into'the furnaces. By this means ho succeeded in keeping his machinery at work until the crisis was ended.

A~ recent visitor to the mountain ranges reports having seen quite a large herd of goats, some being of lnrgo size. They were very quiet, and allowed him to go close to them. On the Kaitakcs the wild pigs have multiplied a good deal of recent years. The goats are ringing the barks of some of the trees and destroying them.