LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, Hawera was visited by a heavy gale and rainfall yesterday.

The following Taranaki deceased persons estates were certified for stamp duty last month: Mary Devenish £2831, and George Martin Harvey, £1325. A special anniversary service was held at the Fitzroy Methodist Church yesterday, m connection with the Sundav school. There were large attendances a't each service, and the artistic decorations of the building, coupled with the excellent singing, added to the impressive, ness of the occasion.

At the practice on Fridav night, members of the Citizens' Band decided, as the band's contribution to the Red Cross "Our Day" effort to give a recital on Sunday next, at Pukekura .Park, providing the necessary permission is' given by the authorities. An excellent programme will be submitted, and the whole of the proceeds of the collection will be devoted to the Red Cross Fund. -i comparatively quiet day was experienced at the mart on Saturday, when it was in the charge of the' Red Cross Com-, mittee. Some very beautiful flowers were disposed of, and the receipts amounted to about £27. The doll was won by Miss M. Deacon, who gave the name of "Ernest." Next Saturday the same committee will be in charge, but the flower stall will be conducted by the 'Mayoress.

An interesting exhibition of cane weaving and wicker work is made in Messrs Morey and Son's window, in the shape of a collection of basket worn executed by returned soldiers at the Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer. Miss Georgie Webster has been instructing the men in this work for some little time, and the work done is excellent, The same work has been started at the New Plymouth Hospital, and it is expected that an exhibition of locally-made baskets, etc., will be made shortly.

Mr. F. W. G. McLeod, bandmaster of the Citizens' Band, has definitely decided not to accept the tempting offer made by his old bund, which wanted him to return to Ipswich and coach them for the Australian contest, which they won last year under his baton Though he would have liked to have accepted, he felt that during his absence of t%vo months or more from New Plymouth, his work would probably get behind. The music-loving public of New Plymouth will appreciate Mr. McLeod's decision.

At the monthly meeting of the Taranaki Workers* Council', held on Friday evening, it was recommended that a shed for the storing of the hospital motor ambulance be erected at the hospital. At present the ambulance is housed at Mr. Derby's Central Garage, and the key is left at the fire brigade station. In cases of emergency it is necessary for some person with a knowledge of driving to go for the ambulance, as the services of the brigade's driver cannot always be conveniently obtained. The secretary of the Worker's Council was instructed to get into touch"with the hospital authorities on tli£ matter. Fuji silk, that lovely, fine, deep cream shade of pure silk from Old Japan, and incomparable for wear, can be obtained in new blouses at the Melbourne, Ltd., at the remarkably low price.of 15s (id. Orders can also be executed for this silk 30inches wide, at 3/9 yard. In this issue we insert particulars of a handy farm for sale at the Rahotu saleyards on Friday next. The property consists of 204 acres, and is situated on the Ngariki road, Rahotu. The tenure is under West Coast reserves lease, full particulars of which are advertised. Further information can be obtained from the auctioneer. Mr. Newton King. The New Zealand Loan and Meream tile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to their Stratford bull fair, on Monday, October 15, at 1 p.m.

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I It is stated Unit for sonic time past a feeling of discontent has been evident at the Otaki Native College, and on Wednesday night the senior boys left the institution as a sign of protest. Members of the stall' are reported to have left, or are leaving. "I have made up uiy mind that th%re will be no wet canteen in any of the New Zealand camps as long as I am Minister of Defence." Thus Sir James Allen on Thursday, in reply to a suggestion by .Mr. B. Fletcher, M.P., that in view of six o'clock closing which would come into operation shortly, wet canteens should he opened at the camps for the convenience of soldiers. It was a letter from an Anzac. 'He. had been buried in a collapsed dug-out for several hours; but during that time was comforted, ho wrote, by knowing he had sent five Germans to hell. The regimental censor was a wag. for he had drawn a thin line through the. last word, and had appended the comment: ''The enemy's whereabouts must not be disclosed."

An interesting experiment has been inaugurated at Vancouver, where 1 -2,0001b of whale steak were offered in the leading fish and meat markets at the price jf s<l per lb. It is stated that whale has already become a more or less standard dish in San Francisco, Seattle. Victoria, and' other Pacific coast cities. The Japanese, have long used lean parts of the whale for food. It looks like beef steak, and tastes something like beef. Each whale, it is stated, is good for between two and three tons of meat.

A question put to the Defence Minister in the House of Representatives on Thursday by Mr. Okey was: Whether the Government pays as a matter of right the war risks on a limited amount of insurance charged by the different insurance companies on the life of a young man on his going away to fight for the Empire, or is it a fact that the regulations guiding the Financial Assistance Board will not allow them to pay the amount if it can be shown that tlie young man himself can pay it out of 'his allotment money? With reference to the recent courtmartial at Trentham on Private H. IT. Thompson, word was received in Wanganvi the other day (according to the Herald) that he had l)cen found guilty by the Court. Sentence, however, will not be passed until it has been approved, by the Commandant of the Forces. Accused's solicitors, Messrs Burnett, HeBeth, and Hogg, have received instructions to issue a writ of prohibition, asking the Supreme Court to prohibit the Military Court from proceeding on the conviction, on the ground that certain matters in connection with the trial were in excess of the Military Court's jurisdiction. We understand that this is the ;only course available, owing to the fact that, there is no appeal from the decision of the MilHarv Court.

Girlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge will appear for the last time to-night in the World film. "A Square Deal" that was screened to a packed house on Saturday. A number of super-attractions have been secured for the next few days, commencing to-morrow a fine Blue-Biru feature "The Clock,'' starring Franklyn Farnum will be screened for one night only. On Wednesday and Thursday Mary Miles Minter will star in the Mutual success "The Innocence of Lizette" and en Friday and Saturday, the popular emotional star Clara Kimball Young will appear in the Selznick feature "The Price She Paid" on the same programme with the great "Mutual'' sensation The Secret of the Submarine." A week from to-night the big Drury Lane success "The Whip" will commence a three night season.

Very little is known in Australia (says Melbourne Argus) of the activities of the various patriotic leagues in South Africa, whoso hospitality to Australian soldiers increases as the war drags on. They have been the subject of enthusiastic comment by almost every officer in command of troops who has touched there. The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has directed attention to a letter that has been received from an officer commanding a transport, relating his experiences at a South African port. On one day considerably more than 1000 free meals were provided for tho Australians, on the fol[lowing day about 2000, and on the third day about 700 were entertained in the same way. The various institutions were run by public subscription, and the generous support extended them was a convincing expression of their good feelin;; towards Australia. The officer concluded by remarking, "I am certain little of this is known in Australia, or a more general acknowledgment of the public's 'appreciation would be made." The Minister has himself written expressing the thanks of the Commonwealth of the work that was being done for the men.

Much interest has been taken in Auckland in a case in which James Regan, publisher, was sued by George Higgins, bootmaker, for the recovery of £25 as damages in respect of certain statements made in the paper Saturday Night. Piaintiff was reported in the paper in question to have made certain statements in reference to drunkenness .amongst soldiers, which the paper characterised a3 "an abominable- lie" and "a gross damnable libel on tho boys who were fighting to keep the fires of tli« wowsers burning " The plaintiff denied that he had made use of the words attributed to him, and further contended -that the words used by defendant meant and were understood to mean that be 'was of an untruthful nature, that he was in the habit of uttering, and did utter, false • statements, and that his word was not to be trusted. Mr. E. Page, S.M., expressed the opinion that Ihe paragraph was libellous, and gave judgment for plaintiff, ■.vh". "as awarded £5 damages, with costs according to scale.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to the fact that they are holding a bull jfair in conjunction with their 'Palmer Road sale on Friday. 12th instant. The ! sale is advertised to start at 12.30 p.m.

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The Masterton Borough Council has decided that, in view of the high prices ruling for iron and other roofing material, the by-law prohibiting shingle roofs in the borough be temporarily suspended. A house near Tokomarii, occupied by a family niuneil Russell, wao destroyed by fire last Friday. Mr and Mrs Russell were absent from the house, at milking, when the lire occurred. An infant child, eleven months old, was left asleep in the house, and perished in the flames.

The coastal steamer Huia returned to Wellington on Friday niiiht, owing, it is understood, to a leak being discovered when she was outside Wellington Heads, outward bound for Wanganui and New Plymouth. The vessel sailed at 7.20 p.m. and returned to the wharf at 0.20 p.m.

There was great fun in "M" Shed, Wellington, on Friday, when the Commercial Travellers "scrambled" a case of odds and ends sent in by one of the warehouses. Women, with flushed cheeks and enser eyes, eagerly scrambled for the trophies. It was only the steady good humor of the travellers, and a fresh cascade of "good things" that kept tho scramble from becoming a "serum."

I The shareholders of tho Ngaere Dairy I Factorv have set a remarkably good I example to the many similar concerns jin Ta'ranaki. Realising the value of tno j navy's great work, which has for the past three years enabled them to continue shipping away their produce and share in the high prices ruling, they recently decided to donate £75 to the JNavy League fund.—Argus.

The Australian Government has refused to allow Australian soldiers accused of military "crimes'* to be tried before British courts-martial, on account of the severity of construction of new detention barracks at Tidworth, so that men assigned to detention punishment may 'be saved from the treatment which has ■been meted out to them in a detention barracks in a London suburb. The methods of the non-commissioned officers in charge, who are in many instances old soldiers of the bad old long-service type, has caused a revolt against the methods of the British Army being applied to Australian soldiers. It is moro than our cousins from down yonder can stomach when applied to their boys for "crimes" which are more often due to thoughtlessness than vice, says an exchange. Describing jju experience on patrol duty in "No Man's Land" on the western front, an Aucklauder writes that it is a somewhat creepy experience. In one such adventure one of our officers was lucky enough to find in a shell-hole a wounded man who had been there for three days. The officer thought he had "bagged" a. German listening post at first, and, presenting a revolver, ordered the man in the hole to "hands up." The poor beggar was too weak to do more than nod his head, and no doubt thought his end had come; but the officer acted with coolness, and had the satisfaction of discovering that the unfortunate chap was one of our own men. The man's thigh was broken anil the patrol party had to carry him a mile and a half over ploughed-up country, back to the dressing station. Though the wounded man had been in a shellhole in No Man's Land for three days, the writer states that he was safe to make a good recovery.

As witching a widow as ever wore weeds 13 Dorothy Dalton in the new Ince Triangle play, "Wild Winship's Widow," commencing a two night season at the Empire to-night. During the course of the production she doffs the mourning for more alluring garb. At the same time she is transformed from a patient Niobe to an enchanting coquette. Tonight's programme also include the pictures of the Chmtchureh Grand National Meeting showing the "Grand National Steeple" with a good view of the race from start to finish, the Winter Cup and also the big smash in the Grand National Hurdles.

' A native of Otago, who served his apprenticeship to the sea on the coast of Sew Zealand, and who is at present an officer on an auxiliary cruiser somewhere ou the sea, in a. letter to his mother makes a statement that one can only hope is really true, says the Otago Daily Times. This sailor is not giving to making exaggerated statements —in fact, his letters usually convey little information of his experiences, in accordance with the traditions of our groat silent Navy. This is how he laconically concludes his letter:—"There is very little news except that twentytwo subs were sent to the bottom in one day, so that if we carry on like that the old Kaiser will very soon cave in." The letter, which is dated Juno 1, has been a long time in reaching Dunedin, as another letter which is dated July came to hand some days previously. In connection with the submarine menace it is interesting to note that a Dunedin citizen, who is well-known throughout the Dominion, and who now deaides in London, writing to a friend in Dunedin, states that the German submarine campaign was being better grappled with every day, ana tfiaf if Iliudenburg really considered that he could starve hngknd and that the success of the German operations now rested in the last issue on its submarines, he was doomed to be disappointed.

La,diea who delight in dainty white underwear will be pleased to read that the Big Store, Waitara. offers a splendid choice of new season's garments at pricej that will please all thrifty buyers. See top left-hand corner.