LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Ilokitika Supreme Court yestiTibiy. in a claim 0 1";. against P. J. Kennedy, for £230 .damages for seduction, the jury found for plaintiff for £2o and costs on the usual scale.—Press Association. The_ Waitara Freezing Works Babv jCommittee are setting- the New Plymouth Pierrots a herculean task in the disposal of some 3000 odd packages bv raffles. B ' Mr. Jennings is 'asking the Minister of Defence (1) Whether he will ascertain why the returned invalid soldiers by the "Manukau" at Auckland on Sunday last were marched to a shed during heavy rain, and then after four hour:.' wait were entrained by Main Trunk railwav in second-class carriages? (2) Why were the wives of some of these men, who had been away three years, charged for admission to the railway platform at Thorndon when the train arrived with these invalids? Vermin is reported to be plentiful in the YYaikalo district. The caretaker of the Cambridge game enclosure stated at the conference of acclimatisation societies at Hamilton on Friday that he had captured 49 wild ferrets recently. Mr. R. Reynolds, who presided, said that recently he had put on a couple of young men to catch vermin, and in a little over a fortnight they had accounted for 2UO hawks, 32 wild cats, and two ferrets. As the up New Plymouth mail train was about to leave Aramoho on Tuesday afternoon, a man was observed to go into an outhouse on the station. He was carrying a dress basket. A policeman saw him and followed with the result that an arrest was made. Next morning (says the Herald) a man named William George Marslen, alias Humphrey appeared before Mr. J. G. T. Hewitt, S.M., charged with the theft of a dress basket and contents valued at £lO, the property of Grace Lash. Accused pleaded guilty and as he had nine previous convictions against him he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Wellington gaol. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to their Stratford sale on Tuesday, 18th inst.. at 11.30 a.m. Full particulars will be found on page S of this issue.

Wo liavc received a clioque for £2l | from the Pukeho Patriotic Society (per I Mr. H. S. King, secretary), with a request that the amount be paid to the Y.JI.C.A. funds. j Francos Nelson will be featured b tlie line lletro drama "The Power of Decision" at the matinee and night sessions at the Empire to-day. On Monday a big seven-reel feature, ''The Argyle Case," with Robert Warwick in the chief role, will be the attraction at this popular house. The adjourned meeting of citizens to discuss the project of erecting a modern hotel on the Terminus Hotel site was held yesterday afternoon, when it was decided to set up a committee consisting of Dr. Leatham, "Messrs ,T. W. Hayden and E. Griffiths to gain further information re the purchase of the property and to report at a meeting to be held at the Soldiers' Club on Tuesday afternoon, at 4.30 p.m. No fewer than 137 C2 men have been called up in the Taranaki group for re-examination by the special medical board, which vill sit in Hawera on September 27 and 2S and at New Plymouth on the 29tii. The men comprise reservists drawn in the first tb the sixth ballots, inclusive. • Reservist* should not confuse this special hoard, with the ordinary medical board, which Will deal with the tenth ballot men on the same dates.

The following post card has been received by the High Commissioner from W. Surgenor, of Otakeho, a prisoner in Turkey: "All New Zealand men here have received a number of parcels from you last week., others have to hand parr eels from Knox Church, people of Napier, and to-day No. 50 provisions ; also one tobacco parcel. Old parcels from New Zealand are coming, in rapidfa, No acknowledgment cards are alld*od. Four lines per week cover all correspontUnce. Your parcels best sent out here."

"Jcnorance," a sis-red motion picture floating with the social evil, particularly in regard to the "procurers" and their methods, was only allowed to pass by tlic censor because o f the great appeal made by the film on behalf of the Girls' Protection League. under whose auspices the picture was produced. The film is very straight in its accusation and unmasking of the snares, lures, and seductions that befall girls whose ignorance leads them into tra.p= Screening dates have been arranged for this picture at the Empire next Wednesday and Thursday. No children under the age of 16 will be admitted unless accompanied %y their parents. The South Taranaki dairy factory companies are making efforts, through the West Coast Refrigerating Company, to provide considerable cool storage for their cheese and butter this coming season. At the works at Patea they are building additional permanent storage to accommodate 26.000 crates of

cheese, and they aUo propose erecting straight away a wooden building of % more temporary nature to hold ■ 20,000 cm tee. They have plenty power to provide refrigeration fbr the whole of their Htorage, and (lie new ftO-h.p. suction aao engine tliat they have recently installed luis proved to be e splendid engine of the '.cry lai"sl type, and runs as smoothly as a sewing machine. Tn addition to the extra storage being provided it Pa> tea, there will be the new insulated room at Ihr Win)or Show Buildings in Ha-w-era, -.vit.li a- capacity of 25.001) erates. Ework on this has already begun, and be pushed along .with all speed.— T'irst lamb? of the season were on sale at Bros, yesterday, and will be again to-day. Tlic lambs are well-grown and are from Mr. W. Grant's flock, Weslown. The weight. over 361b, is particularly good for the time of the year. Dainty, light underclothing should be rho-eii now because Jforoy's are advertising an exceptionally giood display. Consult the announcement. Mr. A. B. Gibson, hon. secretary, acknowledges £3 ss, per A. 3. Brooker, from the Xew 'Plymouth Brotherhood, ou behalf of the British Bed Cross Society.

The Rev. R. 'B. Gosnell will speak in the Methodist' Church, Optmake, on Sunday evening on the subject: "Where Are My Children?" It will be a straight talk on oocial evils in a time of national eiisis. Ycrrng and old are heartily invited, the service commencing at 7,30. Men. here are bargains that you aimply cannot tnori to miss at "the Melbourne's great reduction sale: Full size singlets wit): short sleeves, Is 3d ; allwool knitted socks, 2 pair's for Is lid; Mosgiel (lark grey socks, 2 pairs for 2s Od; Mosgiel .black knit socks, 2 .pairs for 3s; striped, grandrill shirts, 2s lild; Advance navy drill shirts, 4s Sd,

A musical treat is promised to-mor-row (Sunday) afternoon in Pukekura Park, when the Citizens' Band will give a combined senior and junior performance. The young brigade will play "Gems of Scotland." ''Kusticus," while the seniors will submit "William Tell" (Hossini) and "Zamp::'' (ilerold). Several sacred ite:iio iii ;•>.:> be added. There is sure to be a i-VLic a'-tendance of parants and others lo boa;- tho young lads, 2nd it is to be boj'Btl t!;e weather will prove favorable. The collection will he devoted to the bam! funds.

The ladies of Kauaroa, Park have eve-ryf in voiulinusa for a big day &t tne M&rt uu-iuorrov. As no »'oods aro hooked or sold before 0.30 a.m. cvoryona will havo a duun.v of securing some of the good things. Mrs. £ur£es s will havo charge of the (lowers. Lovers of choice blooms should not miss this opportunity, u.5 some 1 ii:o ones have been -proinisetl Mv. \\. It. u'right, of Haliotu, has an 'advertisement in this issue that should be read with interest by dairymen.