LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The West End School proposes holding a picnic at Kawaroa Park on Labor Day. The annual meeting of the Taranaln farmers' Meat Freezing Company takes place in the Good Templar Hall this afternoon.

The Egmont County Council's new Austin motor road roller, which arrived recently from America, was taken down the coast from New Plymouth, where it. was set up, and is now working on the Main South road, near Opua. The fishing season opens in Taranaki on Monday next, October 1, and anglers who can tfp so will be sure to be on the stream. All rivers in the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society's district should give good sport for the opening, provided the rain does not over-fill the streams. The No. 11 New Zealand Medical Board sat again in New 'Plymouth yesterday, and to-day will sit at Hawera. During the three days they have been in New Plymouth they have e.vamined CO men per day, of whom over 50 per cent, have been passed as fit for service, a result extremely satisfactory, and creditable to the manhood of the district. The special C2 Medical Examination Board (Major Blackett, Captain Hogg, and Captam Mercer) arrived by the mail train hist night, and will sit in New Plymouth today. At the Eltham S.M. Court on Wednesday, an action arising out of a collision on the Eltham road in May last was heard. W. A. White, of Awakino, claiming £26 19s 7d from F. A. Sta.de, Annie Stade, Thos. Woodhead and Alice Wrodhead for damages. Plaintiff was driving a car and defendants a gig without lights. While trying to avoid a collision with the gig plaintiff ran into a bridge. After hearing the evidence the magistrate entered a lion suit (applied for by Mr. O'Dea) against the Stades, but gave judgment against the Woodheads fo> £ll 15s and costs £5 5s Od.

Mr. J. C. Cooper, managing director of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company yesterday addressed ihe farmers of the Rsihotu district, at Mr. Xewton King's saleyard, and placed before them clearly and concisely the serious position in regard to the shortage of shipping, pointing out that sit the most all that they can hope to clear from the Smart Road works during the coming season is the meat how in stock, therefore, if the works are to be of assistance to fanners this season it is imperative on them to provide capital to build storage accommodation to hold this season's output. Messrs M. Fleming and W. R. Wright, coastal directors, also stressed the gravity of the situation. Messrs J. Quin (chairman), and Newton King (director) were also present. At the conclusion a number of those present made application to Mr. J. D. Connell, secretary of the company, for fresh share capital.

One of the men who presented himself for examination before the Medical Service Board yesterday stated that he was suffering from a trouble quite new to the experts who constituted the tribunal, and caused them a momentary doubt as to the completeness of their professional knowledge. Asked if lie had anything the matter with him, the candidate for military glory replied cheerily and hopefully: "Only a 'dissected' elbow." When the doctors had recovered their breath they made an inspection, and found that an elbow had been "dislocated" a considerable time ago, and never reduces, so that the joint is now practically immovable. The man was turned down, but did not seem greatly overcome by disappointment. Nance O'Neil scored a big success in the powerful Metro play, "The Iron Woman," at the Empire Theatre last evening. This powerful story of mother love and affection gives tho world-famed star the finest opportunity she has yet had to display her great dramatic powers in motion pictures. In the character of Sarah Maitland, Miss O'Neil has a part •which will long live in the minds of those who see it. This splendid picture will be screened at the matinee this afternoon, when every child in attendance will receive a free pass for the special matinee next Tuesday when the great war film, "War As It Really Is," will be screened. To-night will be the final screening of "The Iron Woman" and every person purchasing a ticket tonight will receive a free pass for Everybody's next Tuesday night, where the star attraction will be a Metro wonderiplay, "Satan Sanderson," At ICawaroa 'Park, to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2,45, the Citizens' Band will give another of those recitals which the public now looks forward to with pleasurable anticipation. Mr. F. W. G. McLeod has selected a splendid programme for this recital, among the items being "The Grey Cloisters," an intermezzo by Henri, which .the band will be playing for the first time; Sousa's popular march "The Liberty Bell." The grand selections "Zampa" and "William Tell" will be repeated, and a number ot favorite hymn tunes will be rendered, including an arrangement by Mr. McLeod of "Hymns of the Old Church Choir." There will be a collection in aid of the band funds.

The hostesses at the Rahotu patriotic tea yesterday were Mesdames Pemvarden, K. F. Andrews, R. Newport and Miss Mason, It is now quite easy to quit the drink habit. With Drinko, a harmless powder which is given secretly if desired, hundreds of patients have been cured. Treatment is inexpensive and can be given at home. Write for free particulars. Sent in plain sealed letter. Address in confidence, .Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, ?12J Lambton Chambers, Welling-

There is an acute shortage of fat cattle in the Ashburton County at th present time, anil butchers are experiencing considerable difficulty in obtaining supplies. At the last salv. ct the Ashburton yards, only two fat cows were submitted to auction, and thejc realised the substantial price of ,ClO 12s lid each. A few months the same class of cows could have been purchased for about £l2 a head.

"The money spent oil this war up to the present, would," said Mr. J. W Poynton, S.M., speaking in l'-ulmcrslon the other night, ''cut 100 Panama Canals, drain all big swamps* and irrigate all the deserts on the globe. At £ 10,000 a mile, it would make a million--miles of railway, or one 40 times round the earth. This waste could not go on indefinitely, and universal bankruptcy was ineviUbJe if it continued much longer." A man named C. Polm, cook aud seaman, a deserter from the ship White Pine, at Auckland, on 21st June, was arrested in Eltham on Wednesday by Constable Townscnd. 'Polra, who was born in the Netherlands, and being an alien subject, will also have a charge preferred against liim of landing in New Zealand without having a passport. He was brought up at the Court on Thursday, before Mr, T. 8.-Crump', J.P., and remanded to Wanganui, where the White Pine is in port. Constable Townsend left for Wanganui"on Thursday with the prisoner.

The Oriental splendour of the great Russion Imperial ballet is known all over the. world, and" one of the great events of the year is the annual appearance of the tallet in Paris. The eostunies are gorgeous in the extreme, and some fresh sensational departure in the dancing art is always promised. In ''The Dancer's Peril," the powerful World Film drama commencing at Everybody's to-day t here are several scenes in which the whole Ballet is on the stage, fed >by Alexis Kosloff, the great Russian dancer, These scenes are almost unbelievably [beautiful, and the daueing is superb.

■ At the annual meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Overseas Club, held on Thursday l&st, a generous suggestion was made by Mr. Edgar Jones,of fiman;, who said lie wished to bring before his hearers a matter on which he felt very so much so that he had written to the 'Prime Minister. It was that New Zealand should provide iiiid man 1,000 aeroplanes for the Imperial Government. If we could give a battlecruisef in times of peace, surely «e could make the gift he suggested in such a time as this. Let us not consider cost. Would it not be better to go to some expense now to help to finish the war as soon as possible than to let it gc on indefinitely? New Zealand could easily provide the gift. He knew of numbers uf people who could easily afford to give (in aeroplane each, and in writing to the Prime Minister lie had stated that were his suggestion given effect to ho would be pleased to provide the cost of una (midline himself. Mr. Jones's suggestion met with considerable favor l'rom the Mayor and others present. A correspondent of the Auckland Star, writing from Earotonga on September 13, makes the. following reference to the mysterious five-masted schooner which was referred to in a telegram froa. Auckland last week. "About a fortnight ago a big five-masted schooner sailed past. She came close in, and looked very pretty. It was evening, iind she- stood right in to'Avarua, and then started, an engine and had a look at the Maitai on the reef. Then stood nut to the north, and people in Avarua say she switched on electric light. 1 feel sure she is a raider of some soit, liut why she wastes time round henI don't know, unless she is being chssed. Why should an ordinary merchant ship ,'.ome so close in here and waste petrol? I fancy they sighted the Maitai, and came for a closer look, for when fhe passed our place she did not appear to be heading for Avarua at all, but must have stood in as soon as she saw the Maitai. Have since heard tie "esial called at Atiu and got food and water. She may have been mine-laying somewhere, and perhaps the Wairjna was sunk in that way. She was a, long vessel, with pole masts, no tap-masts, and had a yard on the foremast, and looked a nice vessel."

f JFoating fortresses on the Yser river are shown,in "War As it Really Is," and there are several illuminating views of the great armored trains at work. These latter carry the enormous new guns used by the Allies, greater than any of the German monsters, and t'hey are filmed actually at work. 2400 aeroplanes handled in one station are also shown in the picture, and Captain Thompson succeeded in snapping the whole of the Allied air fleets Thousands and thousands of "birdmen" are seen in the air at one time. This fine picture will be screened Monday and Tuesday nights at the Empire Theatre and there will be a special matinee at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Men's working trousers are still reasonably priced at the Melbourne's.. Ltd. For instance: Strong saddle tweed trousers, 10s 6d, 12s fid, 13s Cd and Ifig fid; striped cotton tweed trousers 8s lid; striped denim trousers 4s l'ld ajid 5s 6d; bine drill bib overalls, as lid; blue and gold spring bottom pants, 5s 1 Id ; splendid striped all-wool worsted trousers, Ms fid; strong cotton gaberdine riding breeches, 21s.

At Whiteley Church on S\mday evening the Rev. X. LI. Papakakura "(vill sing "Tlie Lord is My Light" and "Nearer My dod to Thee." Tie will also give a short address. The service will be conducted by the Rev. W. A. Sinclair and the offering will be on behalf of the Foreign Mission Fund.

Particulars are advertised in this issue of Mr. Newton King's annual bull fair, >vhicli will toe held on Thursday, October 4, at the Waiwakaiho saleyards. Cattle from the North Taranaki always do wonderfully well in this district and -this season's catalogue are a particularly good lot. Buyers from the South could take the morning train to the Smart road railway station which is quite handy to the saleyards and they would be able to see the sale through and catch the returning afternoon train homo from the same station.