LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 May 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir\ames Allen says the date of the opening of the Parliamentary session has not yet been definitely fixed, but in all probability it will be, Thursday, June 28.

A preliminary meeting to arrange spe. rial services for t|ie young people of New Plymouth was held last evening .•it the Whiteley Hall. The mission commences this evening, and is being conducted by the Rev. E. iP. Palgrave Davy, of Auckland, superintendent of the New Zealand Children's Mission. Tluis a shareholder at Saturday's meeting of the Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd. "Don't you think that it would be advisable to appoint Mr. Taylor manager of the company';" Mr. Taylor: "My, if you did that it would be the salvation of the concern." (Hearty laughter).

The Park Saturday committee met at Mr. Hughes' office on Monday evening. They were able to secure collectors for most of the districts. A' few more 'are still required. The committee also would feel gratified for a little more help in street colecting. A cheerful tone pervaded the meeting, good results being an- ' icipated. Cuts, burns, and scalds quickly vanish if Br Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment is Xtoio* JVfl iwd 3/. a. hofrtlg, Ob'

Three Opotiki bushwhalcers have just completed a contract on which (hey were engaged for six weeks and two days, (states the Auckland StavV. The price was £330, their "tucker" bill amounted to £3O, and they subsequently split up £3OO between them— £IOO each for six weeks' toil. Sixteen pounds per week and all found for chopping sticks. Although dealing to a large extent with the gay life of New York cabafets, the photoplay "World and the Woman" has been passed by the New Zealand censor for general 'exhibition, without any restrictions, mainly owing to the excellent moral effect of the picture. This 'ilm, with a supporting programme, will be' screened at The Empire to-morrow and Thursday.

Spring flowers are appearing very early in New Plymouth this year. Several of (lie daffodil family are in bloom in some of the sheltered' gardens, whilst the azalias, always a feature of New Plymouth in the spring time, are partly in flower. The. beautiful flowers of the rhododendron and the azalia mollis are also emerging. The. mild, though damp, weather of the past month or two is no doubt responsible for the early bloom. There is not the same vim in pres-ent-day Rugby football (says the Wellington Times) as was to be seen when the cream of New Zealand manhood rlonned the jersey, but it is brighter and cleaner Fewer "points" are shown by the boys, who deserve the hearty support of the public in their effort to keep the ball rolling while their elder brothers ■ire securing tries against the Huns. Probably the most popular and picturesque figure amongst the maic motion picture stars is William Farnum, the well-known Fox leading man. Farnum liVs appeared here in many' powerful yhotoplays, notable amongst the number being "A Man of Sorrow." His latest success, "The" Broken Law," is billed to be screened at Everybody's this evening, Thursday and Friday.

The Ngamotu Seaside Committee purpose conducting a largo working bee on Monday, June 4, the King's Birthday, and are desirous of enlisting the service,; of as many workers as possible. Each volunteer need only bring with him a pick and a shovel; everything else necessary will be supplied. /Mr. Roy Parkin has generously offered the committee the use of four one-horse drays for Monday next. He will also send on& driver. The committee will be glad to have the assistance of three other capable drivers. Luncheon and afternoon tea will be provided.

An amendment of the war regulations, by which soldiers are protected against the issue of any process of execution against their property, exc&pt with the consent of the Attorney-General, is gazetted. The protection now made applies to an officer, warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or man of an ex"poditionary force, under the Expeditionary Forces Aet, 1915, who is in receipt of military pay as such, or who, through not in receipt of such pay, has not yet been a member of that force for two months.—Press Association. *

At the jJ&gistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Croolce, S.M., a man named Joseph Dossenbach was convicted of drunkenness, and it being his third offence within six months he was fined £2 in default 14 days' imprisonment., A Maori first offender was fined 10s in | default IS hours imprisonment. Alfonsoi Hu:»h Parsons, at present undergoing a sentence for seditious utterances, was charged with having failed to enrol as required by the Military Service Act. The prisoner made a statement to the effect' that he had 'been working at various places throughout the country, that he was unaware of what was required of him by the law, and that no one had explained to him that it was his duty to enrol, He was convicted and sentenced to a month's imprisonment. A .correspondent, who has been studying the new railway time-table, makes the following suggestions which are well worthy of consideration by the Department: —That the mail train bo met at Lepperton Junction from Waitara and the Waitara train return to Waitara; that the 7.40 New Plymouth train be met at Lepperton Junction from Waitara and this Waitara train proceed on to New Plymouth, arriving about 7.30 a.m.; that this Waitara train return to Waitara so as to meet the train arriving at Now Plymouth at 1 a.m., at Lepperton Junction and proceed to Waitara with south passengers, etc. This would give two trains arriving at New Plymouth before 11 a.m. aniL two to Waitara before 11 a.m., not as now, one to New Plymouth and three to Waitara.

One of the leaders in the Taranakl dairying industry recently told a News representative that after experimenting himself and studying the matter carefully, he was firmly of opinion thaj Taranaki was losing many thousands a year by dairymen not going in more for growing pasphalum grass and lucerne. The former was an excellent dry weather grass, but it had to be kept down either by feeding or cutting, and had farmers had a paddock or two of this grass the dry spell of the past seagon would not have affectod them seriously. Lucerne provided fodder all the year round. He had cut his crop four times in the past year, and he could easily have out n fifth. He was satisfied that if attention was -given to these fodders the results would be surprising, and add appreciably to the dairying returns of Taranaki. On Friday morning last the Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford, lespatched to Hawke's Bay 27 tracks of cattle. This was an order they filled on account of their Napier branch for Hon. J D. Ormond and other clients of the company in Hawke's Bay. The Stratford branch of the Loan and Mercantile have this season sent quite a large number of cattle to Hawke's Bay, where feed is in great abundance.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile draw attention to the clearing sale they are holding on account of Mr. Jas. Spriggins of Beaconsfield Rd., to-morrow (Wednesday) at 11 a.m. Full particulars of the sale will be fouiijl on page Read these quotations and learn how the cash system benefits buyers at the Melbourne, Ltd.: Men's warm knitted shirts and pants, 4s Gd; all-wool ribbed pants, 5s fid pair; heavy best quality fleeced pants and singlets, 3s 6d, lower quality, 2s Gd; heavy brown cotton singlets, English make, 2s Gd, pants to match 2s lid; ladies' all-wool black cashmere hose, Is Id pair, color guaranteed.

We would remind our readers of tlio opening meeting of the Children's Mission to be held this evening in ihe W'hiteley Hall at 7 oWoek. _ Every child is'expected to bring a riddle for a riddle competition. Parents are invited to come with their children. The meeting closes at B.W. Pierrots are reminded of to-night's important meeting in the Soldiers' Club. Barraclough's Magic Nervine instant!* stops TaQtliaohft.