LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"My brother-in-law's wife"—An appellant's" naive way of describing his sister, when giving evidence before the Appeal Board yesterday. A number of Taranaki clergy and synodsmen left by the Rarawa last night, to attend the Diocesan Synod, which is being held in Auckland this week.

The little boy Griffiths was last night reported to have made good progress during the last twenty-four hours. He was conscious at times yesterday, but his condition, now complicated by secondary pneumonia, is still serious. Very noticeable is the increased cultivation of vegetables in and about New Plymouth this season. Many people who liave not hitherto gone in for this class of gardening have now very promising plots, and others have considerably enlarged their areas in crop. The result ought to be an appreciable help in the i homes.

A serious accident occurred at 2 p.m. yesterday, during the unloading of the Rarawa at Moturoa. A laborer named William 'Part, in the employ of the Kailway Department, was landing timber on to an open truck, without sides, when he slipped and fell between the vessel's side and the wharf. He was caught by the belting on the ship's side, and was quickly got up on to the wharf. Dr. Uade was sent for, and ordered Parr to the hospital, where an examination showed that he had an ugly scalp wound on the right side of the head, and his right ear was very badly lacerated and torn away from the scalp,' which was more or less badly contused. Last night he was reported' to be suffering from shock, but was making favorable progress.

For two nights "The Whip" has attracted crowded houses to Everybody's and the picture has called forth Unstinted praise from every section of amusement seeKers. This afternoon there will be a special matinee of "The Whip" at special matinee prices, Dress Circle Is, Stalls Cd. To-night "The Whjp" will be finally screened and as there can be no return season of this great attraction those who have not yet viewed the p!o----ture should make certain of being present on this occasion^

A special meeting of the St. Mary's rose show committee, presided over by Mr. A. Crooke, was held last night, to arrange details for the forthcoming show. Communications were received from many prominent rose growers, expressing their willingness to exhibit, and an interesting display is already assured. On behalf of the c!e.M.S. Messrs Bullin and Kyngdon waited on the committee, and advanced several useful suggestions to back up its keen approval of the scheme. The Men's Society is prepared to make a display, and will request the choir and the G.F.S. to enter into competition with them. This novel scheme should create added interest among the different societies. A committee of ladies, with Miss Godfrey at the head, has undertaken the arrangement of afternoon tea. A schedule has been issued., and those interested may obtain such at Miss Hamerton's Devon street, and the City Fruit Store. Mrs. Moverley has kindly consented to supply orchestral music on the evening of the show, and popular vocalists will also assist.

It was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria, at Melbourne, that (1) SANDER'S EXTRACT is much more powerfully healing and antiseptic than ordinary eucalyptus preparations; (2)

SAXDER'S EXTRACT does not depress the heart like the so-called "extracts" and crude oils; (3) SANDER'S EXTRACT i 3 highly commended by many authorities as a safe, reliable and ! effective household renwdy, Get the I senuine—insist if vouip^A^jM^ha

The chief postmaster advises that I cable messages for soldiers in Mesopotamia should be addressed Basra. The weekly meeting of the Kgmont Lodge 1.0. G.T. was held on Monday evenin?' in the lodge room, the Chief Templar (Sister D. Blanchard) presiding. A short programme was given, consisting of music, songs, readings and harp solos. There was quite a "flutter" caused at Wednesday's Stortford Lodge sale (says the Hawko's Bay Herald) when the Xew Zealand Loan ami Mercantile Agency Company's auctioneer (Mr. F. 'M. Wallace) sold on account of Messrs H. .1. and .1. Adamson 117 fat wethers, which realised £2 ]os (id to £2 11a !)d, the buyer being Mr. T. J. Thompson, butcher, of Heretaunga street, Hastings. On Monday last the Soldiers' Club was very prettily decorated by the Mayoress IMvs. ('. H. Burgess) and Miss Winnie Sob in honor of a returned soldier and (lis bride, who held their wedding breakfast at the club. An abundance of (lowers and foliage was arranged about the I'oom, 'and at one end was 'hung a largo Union Jack, with streamers of red, white and blue leading from it. The tables were tastefully laid, and the whole effect was verj pleasing. In addition to previous acknowledgments, subscriptions to the funds of the Xcw Plymouth Citizens' Band have been received from the following: N. Greiner, J. Lobb, Miss Humphries, Smart Bros., Geo. Fox, Thos. G. Hirst, G. Adlam, F. W. Hall, Xewton King, Mrs. E. A. Walker, C. Bond, J. C. Spedding, A. J. Way, E. Whittle, J. W. Hayden, J. P. ■Hardware Company, A. Milne, and B. H. Bartley. .

The Railway Department has decided :o provide on the longdistance mail rains special cars for ladies only. In ;he case of the North Island Main

Trunk line the cars will carry u female attendant. The' Department has been able to meet this need of the public through the discontinuance of the dining cars placing at its disposal fifteen cars in the North Island and six in the South Island. This will enable special ladies' carriages to be provided, and also a generous extension of the sleeping car accommodation.

•"Precautions against cerebro-spinal meningitis, which are being taken in Featherston Camp, include an innovation, so far as New Zealand is concerned. This is the inoculation of all patients who go into the camp hospital with antic.s.m. toxin. It has frequently happened, hitherto, that patients ordered into hospital on account of influenza and othei sickness have developed C.S.M. symptoms. Since the practice of inoculation was begun, there have developed C.S.M. which have been reported recently coming direct from the lines. Contacts with proved cases are also inoculated, with good results.

A tragic story surrounds the death of Captain L. S. Jennings, formerly a wellknown Canterbury tennis player, and, prior to his departure with the Forces, a master at the Waitaki Boys' High School. It is said by one of his fellow-soldiers, who has since returned to New Zealand, that. Captain Jennings was bringing in some 20 Gorman prisoners when, noticing one limping along behind the rest in apparent pain and difficulty, he went back to him and asked him if he thought | he could get to the base without help. The German muttered something, unintelligibly, after which Captain Jennings had occasion to turn his back on him. The fellow instantly lifted a gun from the around and shot the captain through the heart. The soldier who related the incident said it was not long before several bayonets had pierced the treachery ous foe.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.. judgment bv default was given for the plaintiff in a' case P. W. Wilkie (A. C. Lawrey) v. Jeremiah Murphy, for £23 fis lOd, costs £4 Is. An order was made in a judgment summons case, Annie K. O'Donnell, nurse of N.P. (R. C. Hughes) v. Fred Clarke, for the payment of £3 10s before the lflth hist... in default of 4 days' imprisonment. Reserved decision was given in the case, Johnston Bros., grocers of N.'P. v McLeod Bros, candle manufacturers of Dunedin, in which the plaintiffs claimed the sum of £l3 0s 5d as damages sustained by the defendants' failure to deliver goods bought and bargained for at the contract price. His Worship .said that as the plaintiff's telegram ordering the shipping of the goods had not been received by McLeod Bros until July 2nd, and the contract expressly stated that delivery must be taken by the plaintiffs by June 30th, the contract had then lapsed and judgment must be given for the defendants, with costs amounting to £2 9s.

Writes T. W. Downes to the Wanganui Herald:-—I noticed a paragraph to the! effect that it. has been proved by a southern gentleman that the little river fish known as whitebait are young smelt. Now, sir, every person who have observed our fresh water fish at all knows perfectly well that the. whitebait (inanga of'ahe Maori), and smelt (titihimi) arr different species, being quite distinct in appearance, size, and habits Tie smelt is very timid, a strong swimmer, taking deeper water than the whitebait, and is rriove numerous, going up ra countless numbers in almost a con- ; (inuous stream, wliile whitebait crawls along when the water is at all swift within a few inches of the shore. The little fish are in mortal dread of the imelt. and a shoal is scattered in all directions when one of the latter approach. According to Sir J. Hector, the t.mclt is known under the scientific name Retropinna, and the whitebait Ualazias Attenuate. I have seen both fish taken by the natives in the autumn when they arc travelling down stream to spawn. The whitebait is still distinguishable with the hair-like line down Ihe side and having increased only slightly in size. The smelt has in the same time grown into quite a respectable fish some six to eight inches in length, easily distinguishable by its irridescent colourings, large size and peculiar smell. In volume 35 of the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute experiments are recorded by Mr. A. J. MeKenzie, curator of the Kaiiieri Lake fish hatchery, Westland, who managed to keep whitebait alive in artificial ponds until they were full of ova. In the course of his paper he says: "Of course whitebait should not be confused with the young smelt, a native fish that much resembles whitebait, but grows considerably larger." In another paper read before the Wellington Society, Mr. E. G. Gibson says that he successfully reared the little fish continuously for three seasons by changing their water from fresh to salt and from salt to fresh according to the spring and autumn migrations of the fish. No alteration except a slight increase in size is recorded.

There's a big: lot of sunshine coming soon. Read Moray's announcement in their usual space.

' The Loan and Mercantile, Stratford, draw attention to additional entries for their Tarata sb> 3 or Friday next, 19th