LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The small steamer Huia loft Wellington yesterday morning for New Plymouth. Although the band concert at the breakwater did not take place yesterday, there were a good number of visitors,' who found much to interest them, the sea being in a particularly angry mood, and presenting a magnificent spectacle as tho waves broke over the breakwater.

Writing from Kngland of New Zealand soldier says "Tommies'" rations have lately been reduced which has caused much discontent among them. He says lie does not blame them for complaining when they have to spend their pay in purchasing food A well-known commercial traveller, who makes frequent trips to the West Coast, states that owing to the shortage of imported goods thcro is every probability of commercial men being withdrawn from the road. The merchants' difficulty at the present time is to procure goods and nob to sell them. Another serious slip occurred 011 the Franklcy road yesterday, at about the same place as that which came down and blocked the road about a week previously. The bank oh Mr. Jones' property is in a dangerous condition, especially after heavy rain, and those using the road should keep well to the other side. The stormy weather yesterday afternoon prevented the Citizens' Band glv. ing their promised open air concert at the breakwater. The recital at that place had to be indefinitely postponed as next .Sunday the band is due to give one of its municipal concerts at the East End Park.!

_ Tho effect of the shipping restrictions on the dairying industries can be gauged by the figures available as to the amount of produce in store. It is computed that there are 215,000 boxes of butter and 120.000 crates of cheese held in store awaiting shipment and for local use in the Dominion at the present time.

Everybody's Theatre was packed again on Saturday, many beting unable to gain admission to view the Brilliant double programme including "Home," the special Triangle feature starring Bessie liarri«calc. Louise (llaum anil Charles Kav, ami the delightful Blue-Bird film, ' Liule Eva Tvlgarton" in which Ella Hall plays the lead. Those who could not 2ain admission on Saturday are notified that the same programme will be screened for the last occasion to-night.

A representative of the Fox Film Corporation recently visited New Zealand, iunl in an interesting article which lie xvrote relative to the jnothods l>v which filing are handled in the Dominion, appears the following-, which will open the eyes of many people who think they are living in a sparsely populated country: "New Zealand consists of two islands, of about 12 million population lying 1 1200 miles off the cast coast of Australia."

A lad who went to the breakwater yesterday will have cause to remember the visit for a long time t-i come. His hat blew over the wharf, and whilst leaning oxer, in an endeavor to rescue it with a fishing line, a watch valued at £7 or ,tS. xvhieh he was carrying in his pocket, fell into the water. The hat evaded all attempts that were made to capture it with a fishing line, but finally was captured xvith a boat pole by a member of the erexv of the dredge Thomas Kinsr. The watch was regarded as irretrievable.

A man named John Francis Bourke, alias Reginald Simpson, xvas ibrought before Mr. A. Oooke, S.M.. at the Xexv Plymouth Magistrate's Court on Saturday on a charge preferred at Wangaimi of being an idle and disorderly person, and on the application of the polico xvas remanded to appear at Wanganui on Wednesday next. The accused applied for bail, but it was refused. Sub-In-spector Mcllveiiey stating that he xvas a member of the criminal class and had been under police surveillance for some time in connection xvith systematic cardsharping on the trains between Marton and Nexv Plymouth.

William J. Rhephard, the Australasian is supervising (he tour of the wonderful series of pictures, ".John Bull's Empire," to be shown by special arrangements wii.h the Taranaki Amusements, I.td., in Even-body's Theatre to-morrow and Wednesday. Local residents will remember Mr. Sbephard's last visit here with "Tiio Armies of Europe," and the beauty of the Kinemaeoior pictures. Since that time the process has been further perfected, and the present subject is the finest Kinemacolor entertainment that has yet been presented. TVspile the enormous expense of this process the admission rates have been reduced to 2s and Is. Children will be admitted for half price at the matinee on Wednesday. The Eltham Tennis Club has sent no less than twentv-five of its players to the front. The membership of the club in 1014-15 was over CO, and about half of the members were men. During the past season the membership was '27. of whom 17 were ladies. Of the 10 male member/; it is interesting to note that four were married, over military age, two were classed unfit, one was under age. two went into camp during the season, and the remaining one was a returned soldier. All the twenty who have* gone to the front enlisted j voluntarily. This is a very fine record and one of which the club may very well be proud.—Argus. On Friday night last Mrs. Curline, a widow employed by Mr. Walter Baker. Egmont street, was knocked down by a motor car just after she had alighted from a tram-car coming from the 'Breakwater to town. The driver of the motor car, which was going at a slow speed, was travelling in the saifie direction on his proper side of the road but on reaching .the tram car, which was then stationary, passed it on its right, side. One of the wheels of the motor ear passed over Mrs. Curline's chest ,'but fortunately nothing more resulted than a somewhat severe shock. Dr. Fookes was soon in attendance and ordered removal to the hospital where she is speedily recovering.

It was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria, at Melbourne, that (1) SANDER'S EXTRACT is much more powerfully healing ami antiseptic than ordinary cuealvptus preparations: (2) SAXDER'S EXTRACT does not depress the heart like the so-called "extracts" and crude oils; (ft) SANDER'S EXTRACT is highly commended by many authorities as a safe, reliable and effective household remedy. Get the L'enuinc— insist if you have to—and be ■Tilly ">1 i* (.lie closing date of IV-v. 4 t.i>l(l Tea Cuiupel i! ion. O'Vi-'s mi:--.: '< !.«>.<»!• i '•> '' "I' :<u\ 1

"That is unmitigated snobbery aad a very rank injustice," said Mr. A. S. Malcolm (Oluthaj, in referring to Uic fact that the Education Department makes an allowance to teachers who join the Expeditionary Force with commissioned rank, but pays nothing in the case of privates and non-commissioned ifficers. A teacher who becomes an officer has his military pay jnado up to the amount of the salary lie previously received. "Will they lake immediate and energetic steps to train all women (fit for the industry and willing to be engaged in it) for farm work, in order that the. most essential industry should not be paralysed by the depletion of the ranks of farm workers for the purposes of our reinforcements?" is a question that the lion, member for Hawke's Bay (Sir John Findlay) has given notice to ask the Government.

Mrs. D. J. Hughes (Omata) writes: I should like to remind members of the ■Omata Sewing O'uild and other friends that I still require tins for butter-can-ning and other purposes—lib Hell tea, lib Xeaves' Food, cocoa tins of all sizes, as well as baking powder and other tins, large and small, which are all very useful. If every housewife would please see that the tins are thoroughly cleansed and the outside wrappings removed, it would be an immense help. For one person to this preparation of tins is a laborious task when perhaps as manv as 100 are required for one canning. The cans should bo left, if possible. at my borne, or at some convenient place near at hand.

At the Second Division Reservists' Conference held in Wellington last week, speaking on the question of giving soldiers and their dependents an increase in pay, Mr. C. 11. (Burnett referred to tlui case of a soldier. well known in Waliganni. This soldier bad fought in the South African war, and had obtained the D.S.M. Ho served nearly seventeen years in the Defence Department of'this Dominion, on a hand-to-mouth salary, He had gone back to figlit for his country in this great war, leaving his wife and three children an income 6f £2 Ms 3d per week. After deducting £1 for Cent, his wife had left £1 14s 3d, with which to keep her home, herself ami three children. "Is this the way," asked Mr. Burnett, "that our beneficent and rich country is going to treat this soldier's dependents? Is this to be the way that our country proposes to treat the men of the Second Division? Xo man's family can live decently and respectably on ,tl 14s 3d in normal times, much less lit the present time, with the high cost of living. I understand the Department propose to pay ~>o per cent, of this soldier's rent. Let us hope so." Each day more and more bargains are brought, forward at Morev's Windfall Sale. Elsewhere in these columns will be found bargain lists of a particularly attractive nature. We strongly a lvi.se | you to consult; tho announcement I straightway.