LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our Parliamentary reporter states thai another meeting of I he suopm-ters of theNational (Jovcrmnent will he held this week, perhaps on Wednesday. Tt was with much rearet we learned ■ n inquiry last night that the little bov Griffiths, who was knocked down by a motor cycle on Thursday last, had 'not regained consciousness, and that his condition was still serious.

The 'Pacific Cable. Board announces that there will probably be a heavy delay on all classes of United Kingdom'traffic, especially on deferred cables. The thanks of the committee of the Red Cross Society are tendered to the Citizens' Band for its liberal response of yesterday. £2O 3s being taken at Pukekura Park. A meeting was held at Frankleiph Park on Friday to make arrangements ,for the canvassing of the Frankleigh district for goods and promises of goods for their Methodist Day stall on November 10.

The popularity of motoring in Taranaki can be ganged from the fact that every year over 100 cars are carried on the Piarawa from Onelmnga. for owners who motor on from Xew Plymouth to Wanganui and Wellington. This information was conveyed to Mr. H. R. Mackenzie by the captain of the Rarawa. Our Parliamentary reporter telegraphs that the Loan Bill, containing the authority to borrow an additional'"£4,ooo,ooo. for war purposes, over and above the £24,000,000 already authorised this session, is not likely to make its appearance until next week.

The Jersey bull donated by Mr. H. Street to the Pierrots' £IOOO day was sold by Mr. Newton King, and realised thirteen guineas. Following his usual custom in patriotic sales, Mr. King handed the whole amount to the 'Patriotic Committee, with the exception of the fee of 2s fid, which is charged by the Jersey Breeders' Association for registration oj the transfer of the animal.

The Red Cross Committee experienced a very quiet day at the Mart on Saturday, when the proceeds amounted to £2O odd. One of the features was a particularly fine display of home-made cakes, scones and the like, and these were disposed of very early in the day. The committee states that it could do with a great many more home-made goods of all sorts, as there is always a keen demand for them. The (lower stall, under the management of the Mayoress, realised the sum of £7 IGs, which is included in the total above.

At the monthly meeting of the Fitzroy School Committee it was decided that a fete be held on the afternoon of December (i. instead of the usual "At Home." The arrangements have been left with the headmaster. A strong ladies' commiltee has been set up to secure donations, and a-further meeting will be held on the 26th inst., for the appointment of suh-eommittees to manage the various stalls, competitions, etc. The school children will submit a programme of physical drill, which, in addition to showing what has been done, in this branch of work, will make a very attractive dis play. The proceeds will be divided between the school funds and a patriotic fund, and those responsible for the arrangements are already working hard to ensure a successful day.

Schiller says: "Fate hath no voice but the heart's impulse," and this saying is strikingly borne out in the powerful Metro play, "Threads of Fate" in which Viola Dana is being featured at the Empire to-night. Whilst Miss Dana, as Dorothea, "the gift of the gods" is battered here and there through life, and opposing forces struggle to lead her into by-paths, she at last triumphs in the voice of her heart's impulse and wins the man she loves. On the same programme daintv Violet Merserean is starred in the Blue-bird comedy-drama, "Susan's Gentleman." It is a splendid programme and should attract a .big attendance this evening.

Yesterday's beautiful weather tempted people out of doors, and the attendance at the concert at Pukekura Park was perhaps the largest the Citizens' Band has appeared before since the begiuniii's of the season. The. new* items, played for the first time in public yesterday, were very favorably commented on. and of these the "Romance Japonaise" (Manrice Telma), a light, tricky theme, suggestive of tip-toe movements, was the most popular, "Los Trompettes <ic lrv Couronne" (Ord Hnm'c) was something quite new to New 'Plymouth. It is a bright, stirring overture, with a strong, flowing melody, interspersed, with fanfares and flashes of trumpet*'work. The two hymns, specially arranged by Bandmaster McLeod—"Grant Us Thy Peace" and "For Absent Friends," were effectively rendered, and were welcome items. The liberal advertised programme wn» further strengthened by the inclusion of a cornet solo, "A Perfect Day," and a couple of pleasing quicksteps—"Heroes of the Mine" and "Atueiiia''. The whole proceeds ( £2O 3s) will be handed over to the committee for the Reel Cross Appeal Day.

In this issue particulars are advertised of the yearling cattle fair which is to be held in the Glover Road yards. Hawera, on Tuesday, October 23, when the Farnters' Co-op. Organisation Society and the !<'«■ Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenev Company will sell, on behalf of Mr. .las. F. Stevenson, 1200 twelve to fifteen-month mixed cattle, comprising Shorthorn and Holstein steers, Shorthorn heifers and Jersey heifers.

Members of the Equitable Building Society of New .Plymouth (Second Group), are notified that subscriptions will be due and payable to-day. October 15, at the Secretary's Office, Currie St.. from !> a.m. till 12.30 p.m., from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m., and from 7 p.m. till S'p.m. —Advt. DR. SHELDON'S GIN PILLS. Backache and Kidney Trouble are only too prevalent nowadays, and, to successfully treat them, it is necessary to use a special remedy designed particularly for this trouble. Such a remedy is Dr. Sheldon's Gin Pills, which have attracted so much attention during the past two years, on account of their hav. ing relieved and banished so many cases of this kind.

Dr. ShcldoivV Gin Pills are sold at all Chemists and Storekeepers in original sealed glass containers at 1/fi, or in large size bottles, holding more than twice the quantity, for 2/8. Obtainable everywhere. Destructive bacteria gather round tlif teeth, and cause, a lot of trouble. "OZO" TOOTH POWDER destroys them, cleanses the mouth, sweetens and per- [ fames the breath, and makes the' teeth vhite. Od tins ev»rvwh«t» H

11, is estimated Una the diked !ijiiv(lojm has :-a\v.d £->.r,I)OMU ill il„ lighting and heating expenditure for l!) 17 by the siminicr-iinie rearrangement of the clock.

Wreckage from the Port Kciiibla is stii! coming a-hoie neat Farewell Spit. A containing shells for use in the {jim carried by the vessel, wan picked up on the beach the other day. A peculiar accident occurred in Auckland the other Jar. Two men were chipping an iron girder on a building in course of erection, when one of tSlum unintentionally struck his hammer against his mate's leg', fracturing the limb.

A Washington newspaper man, spending a few days' vacation with the old folks at home, tried to learn whether Washington and its news appear as la it i! in the rural eye as in its own. "What do you think of the war?" he inquired of an eminent farmer at the outset of his researches. "Well," returned the old man, after a pause, "Lee was a darn fool to surrender."

The Hastings Tribune says: That which is perhaps the largest order ever placed for Xew Zealand grown fruits was recently entrusted to Mr. Arthur C. Foddy, travelling representative of Messrs Apsey. White and Co., Ltd., of this town. This order was for upwards of six thousand (0000) bushels of'apples and pears, and the business should prove profitable for the fruit-growers of •Hawke's Bay. In the dentil in action of Captain J. C. Foster, of the Lincolnshire Regiment, recent announced, there has been completed one of the most remarkable coincidences which the war has disclosed. Captain Foster is the, last of three brothers to die in action. Each has been killed in successive Augusts—l!)ls, J.Olft. 11117, and in each ease the death occurred on the same day of the month, the day being their mother's birthday. A huge British aeroplane in a recent test carried a pilot and 20 passengers to a height of 7000 feet. This machine, it is understood, is to be equipped with six' machine guns and 1500 pounds of bombs—a veritable dreadnought of the air. It is typical of the big machines which the British and French are now building, ostensibly for the purpose of carrying on raids deep into German territory as an answer to the Zeppelin and aeroplane depredations.

Sir W. T.ever has assured the share, holders of Messrs Lever Bros at Port Sunlight that the Congo natives were flol'ijr the. work of white men who had been called up with an efficiency no one had expected. The children of bush savages had taken to typewriting as a duck took to water, and in Port Sunlight they were receiving ■constantly documents crammed with technical phrases and chemical symbols correctly typed in French by these young children

Reference was made by Bishop ,Averill during a serman in St. Matthew's Church. Auckland. h •••'., Sunday of the gv.iwlh of superstition as shown by the manner in iwhieh charms and mascots were 'reasurert by people who had evidently drawn false lesson:-, from the war. The Bishop stated that, according to an English newspaper, is was proposed, some time ago to hold a mascot day in England, and one firm alone supplied ovo. a million mascots. Fortunately the better feeling of the people prevailed, and the scheme was abandoned. The Bishop laid strong emphasis on the point ■that a. definite choice- world hc.ie to be made by the nation between superstition .and prayer. One of the most pathetic incidents of the war as it relates to the West Coast is recorded by the ''Greymouth ■Star. One boy who adored his mother curried her photograph with him. and when the big stunt came at Mcssines lie was recorded ''killed in action." A West Coast comrade, searching the ghastly battlefield, found the photo of an •unknown lady, with the imprint thereon, "Ring. Greymouth." He sent the photo to his mother, who recognised the lady, and there was a pathetic little incident which no words can describe when it was restored to her. Truly the. war has made us realise that the world is small in,comparison, that the ( long arm of coincidence stretches wide, and that pathos and tragedy are the predominant characteristics of this worldcatastrophe.

An old man, who has been living in retirement on his pension recently • <Te?idrd to return to his work in the boot trade. He had heard a lot about the shortage of clickers, and ho was detei'iriined, old or not. to help maintain efficiency and do his bit. This patriotism was mentioned at the First Auckland Military Service Board sitting yesterday. Counsel remarked Hint the man, who was 7S years of age, had gone back to his,job from a loyal sense of duty. "He has at that age." declared counsel, ''returned to do his bit —the honest toil of waning years—and T say it is to the eternal disgrace of the New Zealand Government that, as a result, the pensions of the old man and of his wife have been cut down because he is trying to help his country h these strenuous times."

The circumstances connected with an arrest at Hamilton were discussed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. A man was admitted to the Waikato Hospital and his case, was diagnosed by the medical superintendent as delirium tremens. He became violent, and as the Hospital's padded cell was already occupied, the police ,weve asked to remove him. In order that he might become liable to arrest the Hospital authorities put him outside the institution find a constable at once arrested him on a elvirge of being drunk in a public, place. While in police custody the man injured his head by his own violence, and became a hopeless lunatic. His wife now appealed for relief. Several members v.rrred that cases of this kind ought not to be placed in police hands at ail. Sir John Find lay said there was an obvious weakness in the law, since a man could not be arrested even for life own good unless he had committed an oll'ence or was insane. The man in the case under notice had only become liable to arrest by the action of the Hospital authorities.

THE POISONING OF THIRTY GIRLS in a Melbourne factory by eucalyptus lollies which were evidently made from the common eucalyptus brings home forcibly the importance of using only the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT internally. SANDER'S EXTRACT sniffed up the nose and three drops on sugar, is a sure and safe protection from meningitis and other infections. Applied to ulcers, poisoned wounds, sprains, chilblains- eczema SANDER'S EXTRACT brings quick re. lief and permanent cure.

A lirXT TO HOUSEWIVE?.-Taste-jlow dinners made tnstv bv servin" Havward's FLAG BRAND'PICKLES, a condiment fit for kings. Al! live, stores. The sensation imparted to the mouth i by the use of "OZO" TOOTH POWDER is delightful. It is cool, refreshing and Ifraarant. fid tins everywhere ' 20

■ The vestry <u St. Mary';■, New J'-Jy-I mouth, have rccei\ed a legacy of £21)0 r'roju the e.wuiors <if th- late )..v. (.'. W. .Covett, Tliis sum lias been handed over temporarily to the parochii'l chmvii trustees lor tin- purpose of improving or adorning the church a? soon as may he found desirable: when it is thought desirable, the. detailed manner in which the money is to be spent will be settled by the congregation—Church Magazine. Surgeon-General Henderson 'old a Ohrisl church reporter on .Monday, that he h;'il been much struck by the rapid improvement in the neurasthenic and tbelb-'iiock cases sent to St. Mary's Hospital, Hannier, tor treatment. Hanmer appeared to be an ideal place for them. ■Even the men who bad recently returned were already showing considerable improvement, putting on weight and -iri.Hj'ui. and appearing in excellent spirits. Recently the people of Palmerston and Shag Point were amazed to find that the cairn erected on the top of Puhehewetahi Hill, in memory of the late Sir John Mackenzie, had fallen (reports the North Otago Times). The collapse is so complete that, viewed from the railway, there does not appear to be one stone left standing. Nothing is to be seen but a huge pile of stone and mortar. This cairn was erected 111 years ago by the people of the whole Dominion, subscriptions, large and small, coming in freely from North Cape'to Bluff, testifying to the esteem in which the late Minister of Lands was held by the people.

Writes a, member of the '2Bth Reinforcements at sea, aboard a transport: "Last week gifts from New Plymouth to the Taranaki boys were given out. The boys were very pleased, and I beard others say how they wished they bad come from Taranaki! Some got cakes (and good ones they were), some games and others books. Each man was given a slip with the word "cake," "game," or "book" on it, and he received his gift according to the inscription" upon it. You can depend that the thoughtfulness and kindness of the New Plymouth ladies —Hod bless 'em—is appreciated. May they bo encouraged to continue in their fine, patriotic work!" "From one of the smallest of similar concerns in the Dominion to the second largest," was the expression given effect to by Mr. S. J. Ainbury when indicating the growth of the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Co., during the past ten years. He believed the export value of the produce handled by the company to be greater than that dealt with' by any other company in New Zealand. The value of the principal products received at the company's work lor the vear ending Juno 30, 1917, totalled £:S,7S(i,OOO, representing a tenth of the total .exports of the Dominion. The storage for frozen produce bad increased since HlO5 from 1.14'W!) cubic feet to 1,082.000 at the present time.

On account of the dangers attendant upon travelling by sea at the present time, very few passports are being issued !o women wishing to travel to England. The Department of Internal Affair* is considering very urgent cases only. There are practically no restrictions on women travelling to Australia, but recently, on account of the strike &M the scarcity of shipping, very few permits have been applied for at the Auckland office. The restrictions on men wishing to leave New Zealand are being made more stringent than ever, a bond guaranteeing return within a period being required from all. even from quite elderly men. All males over 13 years of age arriving in the Dominion are required to make a declaration as to whether they intend to reside permanently in New Zealand, and if only on a visit, the date of their departure and reason for coming to the country. Male visitors must leave within three months from the date of their arrival, unless they secure an extension ot" tiire from the Minister for Internal Affairs. Otherwise they are regarded as permanent residents of the Dominion.

The railwaymen of Hawera are holding a monster grand plain and fancy dress flower ball, in the Winter Show' Buildings, on. Wednesday, December 17; proceeds in aid of Christmas comforts for our boys. Nearly one hundred children are being trained under the able tuition of Mrs. J. Kiley. and an excellent band of lady assistants are making good progress, and when dressed in their exceptionally pretty costumes as the lovely flowers of spring, the effect should be brilliant. The supper is being supplied by the ladies, and with music by Kirk's orchestra, the success of the function is assured.

The Melbourne, Ltd., have opened out boys straw hats and washing hats ex "Ionio" at the following prices: Boys' pedal straws with leather band, lis ll'd; boys' cotton tussore hats, Is lid; boys' white and fawn linen hats. Is ltd : boys' white pique hat*, Is lid; men'/ large white linen hats suitable for big girls and women, 2s 6d,

Daily News motor car services from Hawera to New Plymouth: Leaves Hooker's, Hawera, 7.30 a.m., P. 0., Kltham, S,O, P.O. Stratford 8.20, P.O. Inglewood, 9.0, Kgmont Village or Egmont road, 0.15 Coach fares. Leave New Plymoutn for Hawera each morning at 4.30 \Y*. Bransgrove, proprietor.—Advt.