LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The umque ~,, ,„.,,, <T|]o ;';?" at Everybody's to"S't.«s lust the sort of oicture t h,t »."> Merest and entertain' all section! In v V " Um -*™V public. It contain, l™ty of snap and sensation, end the 11f« T xed hl n w,,ir! of «>'»l>"*'j n S,yith a speed ami il.nil that ;, iciresmngly exhilarating. On the ,„„-. Propamine Jean Sothern stars in a five reel drama "Her Good Name."

that ™ " S ° the Premior statt ' d that no farms were changing ownership just now, owing to the' high price* put trnon the land. Inquiries i„ kiblmg, Merlon, and \Vanga,n,i show that ■ui Masseys statement does not corcctly interpret the position. Manr transactions are occuring, and land agents in all these districts report that ■U kinds of fanning ] iu ,d s are b eill „ sold and bought, and business is brisk As a matter of fact, at l'atca and Ran.gitikei County Councils, hold within tho fist couple of weeks, a number of .transfers were put in for adjustments ,in the rale books.

A pathetic instance of the heroism with wliieh some of the poor face their tragedies was related by Hie Key. Allen Job at the meeting of the Coal and Llanket Eund Committee at Christclnireh. At one place he visited, he -aid he saw the tenant—an old manstand uig at (he door, and after a few v.-ords with him was asked inside to see Hie old man's "boy." "My boy" turned out to he a man 5-2 years old. He had been blind and deaf and dumb since birth. The father had cared for him with every love and attention all through the .'i-J years, aud he told Mr Job thai his only wish was In live longer than his son. "1 could die happy if 1 knew that he was laid safely away to rest," were his words.

You are offered a splendid chanc-v to scoure a smart coat or raincoat nt barpin prices. Rennie's winter sale is closing down and a final offer is made this Ivcek to get rid of ladies' coats which will pay you to buy at the very low price quoted. See page four, top'left hand tower.

The rapidly increasing price of all cotton, woollen and silk goods should be a great incentive to the public to make then- purchases now in order to avoid paying very high prices later on. Tho Melbourne, Ltd., announce that they are ■milling fair stocks of the above goods which, have not been subject to the surtax or increased manufacturers cost.

As Sandy Magilly was boiling his billy fie said to his mate with a moan, "I'm still', I'm cold, I'm feeling quite ok!, And I'm aching right thro' to the bone." Said his mate, with a smile, "Wait here-

awhile; In my swag I have something that's sure To put you right for the rest of the nightIt's called Woods' Great Peppermint Cure." is WEDDING REPORT. Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed were the recipients of many useful and valuable preients. It can hardly be considered good form for us to discriminate between the gifts,' but we feel bound to mention one valuable, useful and sensible BKBcnt—a JjQjcof . ARCADIA TKA.

Tho Defence Minister stated in ths; House last night that the 27tk:Reinforcemerits had arrived at a port of call in excellent health. '

The Lcpperton-Sentry Hill branch .of the New Plymouth Patriotic League has i!"-iileil lli'it Maby Crowe, their candidate in the baby voting competition, shall be Ike Y.M.C.A. baby. We are informed by a special correspondent at Wellington that the question of the sale of the New Plymouth drill hall and site, which was brought before Parliament by Mr. W. T. Jennings, Hi?., will be further considered by the Minister of Lands.

The Citizens' Band has decided to give R concert at the Public Hospital on Sunday nest, weather and circumstances ponnia.ug, and subject to the approval of the chairman and medical superintendent. The concert will commence atr 2 p.m.

Two boys left Thames on. a pig-hunt-ing trip' on .Saturday, intending to return on Sunday, but were still absent yesteni:'}', and this is causing considerable i.. .iety. Search parties have been out for the last two days. Tho missing' bids are Cecil Strange and Alfred Cantril, aged 17 and 10 respectively. A fire broke out in Miss Hooper's private school, Elthaiu, early yesterday morning. The lire was noticed by a passer-by in its incipient stage, and an alarm given to the brigade. The brigade was soon on the spot, and extinguished the fire in a few minutes. The damage done will amount to about £ls or £2O. -Star.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.'P. for Taumar(inui, states that the present session has been the busiest he ha.3 known for deputations. Ohura, Awakino, Waitomo and Kawhia County Councils have had re-1 I'ie.i'iitalives making requests, and mem-.! bcrs of the Waitara, To Kuiti and Taumaniuui boroughs have also been to the ICmpire city. Local play-goers are reminded that tho sweetly pathetic and beautiful motion picture "My Old Dutch'' i s showing at the Empire Theatre to-night and 10-nior-I'ow. Xo one who previously saw tli'm film will ever forget the beauty and pathos of Hie story with it? quaint a:id lielieious touches of humor and the delightful life-like portrayal of the principal,?, Albert Chevalier and Florence" Turner. Most people will want to see it again, and those who previously missed this picture will no doubt eagerly seiza tiie opportunity now offered. A deputation from tho Awakino County was introduced bv Mr W.T. Jennings. M.P., to the Minister of Public Works 'yesterday, the principal request being for a money subsidy for the main road between l'in Pio and Awakino, and a sum for meialling the wail to the new Awakino school. The Knitter said the Awakino and Waitomo o&witii's had secured 'J.".:i.i;:ii' in subsidy moaay, and he hat! to e'.'!i.:iiler other counties. He would help Kjivarus the school metalling and ciinsiiier the other requests.

Constables Wilson and O'Donoghue, of \\ angaiini, white on night patrol, had an excliing experience in lire early hours of yesterday morning (,ays the Chr<sniclc). i'nr some time past Nglmu ivec and Co., Chinese fruiterers, at "tin: corner of the Avenue anil Guytun street, have had their big gas lumps mysteriously broken. J lie police have consequently been on the alert, and one morning thov dis/■owred a culprit. At i:>i) the door of \\ ong (.'hong's shop opened quietly, ami ;> dark figure slipped noiselessly along the street. Arrived under Nyhan Keo's verandah, the ligure paused, and then, evidently satisfied that no witnesses were near, .struck one of the big globes. Then, oblivious of the fact that two guardians of the law were approaching tiie person smashed another globe, and began to move back towards Wong thong's shop. Only a few steps were made. lio>ve\er, when two electric torches blinded (lie marauder, who proved to be Mrs Wong Cliong, armed with a longiron rod. In a moment Constables Wilson and O'Donoghue seized her arms, and despite a struggle, during which the woman fried to bite the constables, they took her to the lock-up. Evrn more surprising than the fact that a pretty society girl is pamnniaid itt one military hospital is the' news that a peeress is a hall porter of another! nays a writer in an English paper. The peeress in question is Lady Catthorpe, wnose post at a hospital in town is thus oflicialiy designated. Lady Calthorpe is a charming American who married into a famous military family. Its present, head, the son of a distinguished Critnean veteran, was formerly a captain in the Royai I'lisihei-:. Lord Calthorpe served with distinction in the South African war, and was one of the first to ride into Mafckiug. His only son is keeping up the tradition, ilie Hon Frederick Cough-Culthorpc be,ing a lieutenant in ilie Yeomanry. The ' family seat is Perry Hall, near Birmingham, and most of the residential suburb of Edgbaston belongs to the liougli-Cai-tliorpes, as well as Cough Squaie, London, including the house where J)r .Johnson lived, in which lie compiled his, dictionary.

Mne returned soldiers wlio have taken up land ;it Awakiuo, in the ivaihu Sur\ey District, under the Discharged .Soldiers .Settlement Act, some time ago drafted a petition to Parliament pointing' out certain disabilities under which they laboured and asking for relict. The petition was forwarded by the .Auckland Returned Soldiers Association, and the secretary, Mr E. F. Andrews, Jwsi received a repiy from the Kight lion. \V. ,V. Massey, in his capacity as Minister for Lands. The, Minister states that the Auckland Land Board has recommended that the request for two years' jemiiision of rent be gTanted to each soldier, and that he lias approved the recommendation. The petition asked .further that permission should be given ito sell the standing riniu and kahikatea timber on the sections at a minimum price of (Id per 100 superficial feet. The prescribed minimum was 9d per 100 superficial feet, a price which the scalers maintained they could not obtain. Mr Massey states that on this .matter the Land Board has decided to ,'uljust the royalty after taking the circumstances of each case into consideration. If it be shown that, owing to distance from a mill, or the roughness cf the country, the timber on any section is not worth !)d per lUO feel the "question of its disposal at a lower rate will be favorably considered.

ARE YOUR KIDXKYS IN BAD HEALTH? If your Kidneys are in bad health, thi! whole body is affected, so the soonei you get to work to right matters the better for you. Dr. Sheldon's Gin Pills are line for Kidney Trouble of all kinds, relieving Backache, Nervous Depression, and Sleeplessness, and will quickly right nil wrongs. The effect of Dr. Sheldon's Gin Pills on the Kidneys and system generally is stimulating and enlivening. They are guaranteed. Take some home to-night. Price, Is 6d and 2s fid. Obr tainaide everywhere.