LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 May 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is rumored that owing to the fear of epidemics the Defence Department intends to evacuate Trentham Camp for the winter.

The new railway time-table comes into force to-day. After the very reduced' time-table that has been in force for the past three weeks, travellers should be well suited with four passenger trains inward and outward daily, besides an extra inward train from Stratiord.

Yesterday was very boisterous, a gale raging throughout the day. Very little damage is reported beyond levelling the shed at the breakwater, recently used for the storage of benzine, a fence or two, and also the removal of a few sheets of iron and some spouting from verandahs.

At a recent meeting of the Midhirst Dairy Company suppliers to hear the ''Glaxo" proposals, one speaker stated that on a visit to Britain he had been invited to partake of a meal at which thi'ee varieties of butter were available. He was requested to sample each and then deelare his opinion on the merits of each make. Ifc did so, and was then flattered to find that his first choice was Midhirst, second a Danish make, and the third was margarine. According to the Katipo, the official journal of the New Zealand Postal and Telegraph Officers' Association, there is widespread discontent in the service owing to the high cost of living. It is stated that the service has no Arbitration Court to go to, and that "the time when efficient men should be, to all intents and purposes, 'sweated,' has surely gone by. At anyrate this Association thinks so, and will bend all its energies in the direction of bringing about adequate pay for efficient service." In reply to a question by Cr. McWilliam as to how the. cost of maintaining tarred road compared with the cost of maintaining ordinary metalled roads, the chairman of the Eltham County Council stated 011 Saturday that tarred roads, if kept with a skin of tar, aa recommended by the engineer, proved very economical, but if let go until the roads required scarifying they were not so economical. 1-Ie did not think ratepayers wouldi go hack to the metalled roads. Cr. MeWiiliams stated he was only asking for information. From the point of view of serviceability and traffic it was generally recognised that the tarred roads were superior, but he wanted to allay a doubt that existed in the minds of some ratepayers regarding the actual cost of maintenance. Mr. McGuianess remarked that ;f any one took a trip to New Plymouth and swallowed a yard of metal en route he would be glad to get back to the tarred roads. The Mart on Saturday last was in the charge of the Vogeltown ladies and the Women's.Patriotic Committee. Splendid business was done, the .takings amounting to £6O. There were numerous competitions, the respective winners being:—Mr. E. Elliot, ieod cake; Miss C. Leatham, cake; Miss Lyu, cushion; Mrs. C. M. Hill, cushion; Mrs. Fargie, jacket; Mr. Muudt, fire screen; Mr. Breumnhe. poultry. The corn on cob was counted by Mr. Ambury, and numbered 826. Mr. A. Moore, with 820, won first prize; and Miss Marjorie Gardner, with 813, the second, a knited coat. The Mart Committee wishes to thank Mr. H. Ward for kindly donating a set of scales. Mr. Nolan for a cheque of £1 Is per sale ot dog, and Mr. H. Stouex', of Kahotu, for 2 pure bred Persian cats. During the week there has arrived in Te Kuiti two animals of a rather important character, one being a cat enjoying the name of "Ginger," the other a collie dog 'by namo of "Chum." The eat has made himself notorious by the fact that he has climbed to the summit of Mount Egmont from the hostel on four occasions, following up different parties. The summit is considerably over 8000 ft. high. Once he made the trip over 2000 ft. of snow. A photo of him on the top has appeared in' the Press, and he ppssesses a collar and medal for his deeds. The dog has made the ascent very often, frequently acting as a guide, and one time brought out a party from the crater who had been befogged, bringing them to a place of safety. Both animals are the property of Mr. Williams, a late guide on Mount Egmont.—From the King Country Chronicle,, Te Kuiti.

The Magistrate's Court at Patea was occupied for some hours on Thursday in further hearing the case of Hawke v. Cronin and Co., a claim of £AO. The plaintiff in his statement of claim alleged that defendant had in a charge for repairs to a broken motor car charged him £O2 odd when £4O would have been a reasonable charge, and that defendant had been negligent and guilty of unnecessary delay in making the repairs; whercforo £OO was claimed. In his evidence plaintiff said tlmt defendant ha.l estimated that the cost of repairs would he £2O. Tho defence was a general denial of plaintiff's statements; that the sum of £2O was only mentioned as the probable cost, but whan the car was taken down it was found that the repairs necessary were far more extensive than appeared from a superficial examination. Of the £OO charged about £35 was for actual disbursements. The caafe, which had been partly heard at Eltham in tho first place, was continued, and at the close of Thursday's proceedings there was still further evidence to be called, and the case was adjourned. An incident was that Mr. Crump, who appeared for plaintiff, who with plnintiif was motoring to Patea, met with an accident on the Tongahoe hill, and was some time late in reaching court. L. A. Nolan and Co. advise that the next wool valuation at Waitara will take place on Tuesday, 22nd instant, and tluit as this will be the last for some time, it is advisable that clients should not fail to take advanago of the opportunity for sending in their wool. RHEUMATISM IN THE HEELS CURED! Two months' Rheumatic agony cured; in two days—such was the experience of Mr Alexander Miller, the well-known builder, Roslyn. He writes: "I suffered from Rheumatism in my heels for two months, and was cured by RHEUMO in two or three days I can recommend it to anyone suffering from the same complaint." You can rely on the word of a one-time sufferer—act on his advice slss, and be cured RHEUMO costs 2/8 and' 4/8 at chemists and storey I

The public debt) on the Napier Harbor Board is £543,000. The sinking funds ou hand total £151,100 16s lOd, all of which is invested and interest-bearing. During tho ,course of a your, says an Auckland paper, Northern Wuiron farmers use considerable quantities of ashes for fertilising their lands. Tho following figures show tho assessed value per ton of „the various kinds:—Rimu, £2 10s Od; white pirnv £3 fis rid; rata, £l3 10s fld; kauri slabs, 6s 6d; kauri sawdust 17s Bd.

Captain Cameron, writing to his people in Tnranalci, says: "I must tell you that tho New Zealand Government is very good to us all in the way of paying for our travelling, for each man, no matter of what rank, is entitled to a free railway pass over all railways to any one railway station in Britain and return to London." A rather humorous occurrence was related by Mr. J. H. Smith at a banquet at (lore (states the Mataura Ensign). Mr. Hugh Smith (he said) had grown Bome oats which were dressed for him and sent to the Dunedin Show, where they were awarded' first prize as Sutherland?. They were sent on to Invereargill, but by some mishandling they were put into the wrong class and took first prize as Sparrowbilis. (Laughter.) As an impresison has gained .ground that the financial assistance now being afforded, soldiers by the Government is in the form of a loan, the Board appointed to administer the funds desire to make it plain that the assistance is not ft loan, but a straight-out gift to soldiers. The regulations do not discriminate between officers and men, and each case is treated on its merits, but applications are only considered after the applicant haa bfen passed a 9 medically fit. To date 3J50 cases have been dealt With, and as many more have been referred back for further information. The Board is holding a daily sitting to cope with tho increasing applications. In an interview with the acting-Prime Minister, an Otago Daily Times representative was informed of the reason why "other dependents" are not provided for in'the scale of payments relating to married men who go to servo their country. "The reason," said Sir James Allen, "is that it would be most difficult to ascertain the 'other dependents' without examining into each case and making personal inquiry from every claimant. Of course, any mstn appealing to a Military Service Board on the ground of undue hardship would have the right to represent his position with regard to 'other'dependents' other than children."

"Qne boy," said Bcv. A. E. Hunt in an address on ''Anzac" at a Wellington school, in describing the terrible hardships those who first landed on the historic shores of Anzac had to withstand, "was hit no fewer than Ave times. He was hit three times without much damage being done, and then a sniper bowled him over. When he recovered himself lie was gazing dazedly around, when a piece of shrapnel caught him ami hurled 'him over the cliff. When next ho regained consciousness he was lying in hospital on the shore. That boy," said Mr. Hunt, quietly, ''was my own boy—njy only son." The Revs. N. S. Barnctt and W. J. Hands hnd a narrow escape frfim a serious accident on Tuesday last, when returning from the clerical meeting at Hawera (says the Patea Press). When nearing Mokoia the axle of the side car of the machine broke while the cycle was going at a fair .pace,, with the result that there was a general mix up of the side car, cycle and occupants. When the reverend gentlemen had extricated themselves from the debris and compared nqtes they found that with the exception of a few slight bruises they had escaped injury.

It is understood (says the Christchurch correspondent of the Poverty Bay Herald) that it is not at all improbable that the employees at all Government workshops in the Dominion will be put on half-timo at no distant date. This will be necessity as a result of the curtailment of train services, of the shortage of coal, and of the increasing difficulty of obtaining supplies of materials. Regarding material, it is reported that none can be got now from the United States, and that the supplies in hand are limited, and will have to bo used economically in order that urgent and necessary work can be done. A page in the life's history of the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth has not before been opened. Though 'born in Wales, he acknowledges that his political 'birth-place ,was at Forbes (N.S.W.). More than a score of years ago he visited that district aa organiser for the Labor unions of the metropolis, and struck Burrawang station at a tijno when there was no great enthusiasm for the Labor cause. He was not what could be called a commanding figure then. He was no bigger, his clothes were cheap and much the worse for wear. His hat was shapeless, and he was dog-tired and discouraged. The shearers in the shed would not give him any attention. They had a better game on—Nap—for real money. That night he enrolled one man as a unionist. He was depressed beyond ine/i sure. Someone had to be roped !n to his confidence, and he had 1 a little heart-to-heart talk with Mr. John Paterson (subsequently Mayor of Forbes). The latter was the cook at the lint, and arranged a meeting for the next night, and W.M. sold over 200 tickets. That was the turning point. Had ho failed that nightj, 'Mr.' Hughes intended to 'have handed in lus commission as organiser, and it is possible politics might not have known of him.

Charming Billie Burke will appear at the Empire again to-night and to-mor-row in the fourth chapter of "Gloria's Romance." The management announce a Billie Burke poßt-card competition and advise patrons to secure a post-card each week. Five hundred post-cards of the popular actress will be given away to Empire patrons to-night. Full particulars of the competition w ill be announced later, for the present all patron.? require to do is to collect Billie Burke postcards.

A splendid line of boys' gabardine raincoats, new season's goods, lias just opened out at the Melbourne, Ltd. Tho coats are guaranteed all wool and' are thoroughly shoswr-proof. Made with raglan Bleeves and with cheek lining. To fit boys 5 to 17 years. Prices 23s W to 39s Bd.

THE POISONING OF THIRTY GIRLS in a Melbourne factory by eucalyptus lollies which were evidently mado 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 i»

"I think I may say," said Mr. 1* "Vtk iurJcert, in an address to tho Wollilljf' ton Philosophical .Society on recently, "that inV Cgntr&l Otago rainfall is so scanty and the irrigabls tand so widespread tha.t> every pIMB (vhere a. reservoir can lit? reasonable cost will t» utilised evefiu* ally. For the Idte 'Vfcltey (Muni scheme threa dams am yopottri, largest of which haa already beeft eon* Btructcd with a capacity of. eubio feet. For tihe Mgrtioo of the Maniatoto fdain a dun InpcnukUns 10,000,000,000 cubie feet it proposed."

It may not be generally known flat about sixty women ore at work n Wrf« oug parts of the N|ew Zealand i*llway» system upon the work of carriage deani ing. As a result, the olfquestion of th«i value of men's and momen't work ia raised, since the women are being paid at the rate of fie a day. The Thornton railway men, through their official jour* nal, the Railway Review, declare that it is hard to understand the policy of the Department in the matter, unhte it is an effort to obtain cheap labor. "Them women will, in the course of * few months, become as efficient a* the men: they replase, and to offer them the miserable wage of 30s per week, wttfc the cost of living ever golagupwudq. is not worth; of any ps&iotia depertj menfc/' " ' )'

A splendidly-photographed moving pic ture of the recent howling toanuuaent at Palmereton North was screened all Everybody's Theatre on Saturday ntehtj , and will be on view again lor the Tuft time this evening. This film is of sp'ecial interest to Taranaki bowlett, ojvtng to the fine play of the toeal teams iS this competition. R. Hannah & Co., Devon Street, call ftfc ' tention to the latest Style in Ladle*] Gabardine Lace Boots at a popular frlctil Now showing in the window at 90s. Seo further details in advertisement. Members of the Equitable (Building Society of New Plymouth (Second) Group) are notified- that euhMripttOtttl will be due and payable on Monday, May] 14, at the Secretary's Office, OurrM Street, from fl a.m. to 12.30 p.m., fromj 1' p.m. to 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.