LOCAL AND GENERAL.
I Of all the compliments paid to their [country during the visit of M. Vivian! and Marshal Jofl'rc to America, the one that touched them most (says the Daily Express) was the description of France as "'the sweetheart of the world." At the Supreme Court at Wanganui on Monday, in the case of James Harper v. New Zealand Refrigerating Company, a claim for £1822. as compensation for au accident while in the company's employ, judgment was given for plaintiir for £!!13 J3s lid. ' The report as to the" drowning of "Mr. C. A. Barton, formerly clerk of the court at Wanganui and Auckland, was continued yesterday. The fatality occurred whilst Mr. Barton was crossing a stream on horseback, on the way to "his farm at Raetihi. He retired last year, after more than 4(1 years in the Government service. The presence of a lady at the Pahia,tna dairy meeting on August 2S led the chairman to remark how greatly dependent the farmers were becoming in these days on women, and as things were going now they would have to depend on them a good deal more. A New Zealand Times correspondent writes that he considers the housing problem in Wellington would be greatly relieved if the wives of officers and soldiers mere compelled to draw their allotment.'! in the town where their husbands resided before enlistment. Tlio writer states that hundreds of women, after seeing their husbands away, remain in Wellington instead of going back to the district front which they came, consequently there is a dearth of accommodation. The popular Empire. Theatre has a string of big feature attractions arranged for the next few months. Commencing to-night the Greater Vitagraph feature, "Kitty MacKay," starring Lillian Walker, will be the feature. To-mor-row and Saturday Olga- Petrova will be featured in the latest Metro wonderplay, "Tile Waiting Soul," and on Monday sweet Mary Piekford will commence a three night season in her great success, ''The Foundling.'' Other equally big attractions follow in quick succession. That New Zealanders serving at the front with other than New Zealand units are not neglected in the matter of gifts, is shown 'by a letter recently received from a New Zealander serving with a South African unit. The writer stated that he had recently received from the High Commissioner a most useful gift parcel, and he expressed gratitude at being remembered. It was not so much the parcel as the fact of not being forgotten, he said, that caused him so much pleasure. A horrible story of cruelty and desertion is told by the Sydney Sun. One of the Australian Anzacs, after two years' service, was invalided home. He •was a ''cot case," but the military authorities allowed him to spend the first night in the bosom of his family. His wife and daughter promptly took advantage of.the concession by going to the theatre that evening, leaving father to mind the baby. Next morning the amibulance called and took father to the hospital, and they didn't have him home again for months. The purchase by the Government of Mr. J. Trounson's kauri park, at Kaihu, for a scenic reserve, was urged by several delegates at the North Auckland Development Board's Conference. The park was described as the finest remaining piece of bush in the country, comprising ■20,000,000 ft of kauri, timber, as well as a large variety of other native bush. It was decided to tirgo the Government to sell a large area, of kauri bush in the same, locality, and utilise the funds so obtained in purchasing Mr. Trounson's ikauri park. "A Woman's Past," the latest Fox feature to be shown at Everybody's tonight stars Nance O'Neil, the world-fain-ed tragedienne. It tells the world-old story of the battle of the sexes, which reveals in. a startling and daring manner the relations of modern men and women in a great metropolis. It is alive and vibrant with the elemental clash of primitive human emotions which manifest themselves even under the veneer of the most cultured modem civilisation. It reaches tho vitals of modern society ■ with a white-hoif branding iron. Speaking of New Zealand manufacturers before the Christehui'ch Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. A. Frostick said that repeated endeavours had been made in other countries to produce a rug equal to a particular rug made in New Zealand, but the attempt had never succeeded. There was a particular form of blanket, also, which had never yet been made outside New Zealand, although often attempted. The Dominion had raw material probably second to none in the world, and if the people did not use it to the greatest advantage they would not be faithful to the trust reposed in them by those who had handed the country over to them. "The professional politician in this country docs not count for very much in my mind," said Mr J. A. Frostick on Friday night, when addressing the members of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. He added that the people would have to rely on their own efforts very much more in the future than in the past. Instead of going to the Governemnt for everything, they should get together, as business men, in various forms of national life, and see that the best was done by those most capable for the work. They'had assumed too much when they assumed that a member of 'Parliament or a Minister was an authority on every subject trader the sun. They should see to it that the country was legislated for in the interests of the happiness and welfare of the people. Here are three outstanding bargains at the Melbourne's great reduction sale. Men's dark grey striped cotton tweed trousers, very serviceable, reduced to Ss Gd pair; men's dark grey saddle tweed trousers reduced to Os Od pair; men's splendid heavy dark grey saddle tweed trousers made of extra strong twisted , yarn reduced to 14s Od pair. Destructive bacteria gather round the teeth, and cause a lot of trouble. "OZO" TOOTH POWDER destroys them, cleanses the mouth, sweetens and perfumes the breath, and makes the teeth white. 6d tins everywhere, 14
The small cargo steamer Mana (says the. New Zealand Times) has been purchased 1)y a Dunedin syndicate from she South Taranaki Shipping Co., Ltd. The vessel is at present at Patea, but will go to Dunedin in the near future, where she will be employed as a trawler and ii. cargo carrier. The Ifana is an iron steamer of 134 tons gross, and was built in Wellington in 1888. She is insulated | throughout, and is equipped with a freezer. Her length is 0!) ft. -'in., breadth 17ft. (jin., and depth of hold 7ft. Sin. The Mana used to run regularly between Wellington and Patea, but has been out of commission for a considerable time. Mr. 11. 11. Cattley, secretary of the Citizens' Hand, is now calling lor the annual subscriptions to the hand, and has received them from the following: C, 11. Burgess, ('. Potts. W. J. Ponn, Sole Bros., Mrs. F. Webster, M. E. Clow, W/ Jackson. Miss Ilossiier, Captain F. Mace, Ah. Coldwater, W. fleudall, \V. F. Brooking. C. F. Foote, ('. S. Renuell. R. T. McUjiado. Allen Veale, John Avery. J. K. Hawkins, J. Abbott, junr.. ,1, JUc.Leod, D. Giv.enwav, J. S. Pox. Archdeacon Evans, (has. lioneylield, J. 11. Walker, J. Thompson, Roy Parkins, \V. Emcny, Purcv Webster, Thos. Avery, J. MeKean, ]•:. W". Garner. J. Paton, 11. Ward, L. fioll'mann, Webster Bros., Ambury Bros., Keliringcr Bros.. W. Koberts, Melbourne Cloi'jin;; Company, A. S. flasell, 3. (,'ruickshank, Ceo. Yuka, N. K. McDiarmid. A final reminder is given of the grand patriotic concert at Urenui Village Hall to-night. It if S Baby Willison's nightout and ho is going to entertain in a most liberal way. If* laughter is wanted, then come and hear Mr. Frank Kanford, and Messrs Kay and Smith; but if it hurts yon to laugh, well, come along just the same, for the concert will be a real musical treat. Will prices resume their old level inmediatoly after the war See Hannah ami Co.'s opinion in their advertisement in this issue.
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