LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Strowan, the residence of the late Mr. G. G. Stead, with 28 acres of land, situate at Papanui, has been purchased by the tnlstees of St. Andrew's Presbytenan Boys' College.-Press Association. While visiting the Girls' High School yesterday, Sir James Allen was much struck with the fine build and bright - I ness of the pupils of one of the upper forms. "Taranaki grows the biggest and brightest girls I know." said Miss Barr, the principal of the school, i At Fitzroy yesterday a child of five years of age, wttiile iplayjng on the pathway ran into the road just as a tramcar wa 9 passing and collided with the end of the car, receiving injuries necessitating removal to the hospital. The mother of the child is Mrs. Shepherd, who is a soldier's widow. | Trentham and Featherston military camps will close over Christmas, with the exception of the guard. The exodus will commence about December 20, and the leave will cover about «17 days'. The draft due for mobilisation in December will be notified to concentrate eariy in January instead.—Press Association. In the course of a few days circular* will be issued by the Defence Depart, ment giving full instructions to Cadets and Territorials, who are engaged in essention industries, as to the procedure necessary to obtain exemption from such parades as would interfere with the carrying on of their work. A specially attractive programme is at present showing at the Empire. The pictures include the powerful Metro wonderplay "The Millionaire's Double" starring Lionel Barrymore, the fifth episode of the "Secret of the Submarine" and the third series of the "Rex Beach Travel" film, There is also a topical gazette and a humorous comedy on the bill. The largest estates certified for stamp duty in October were those of the late Son. E. 0. J. Stevens '(Christjchurch £282,272 and J. C. Mucky (Auckland) who was drowned in the submarining of the Lusitania £104,019. Taranaki' estates were: Win. H. Williamson £15,878; John Crocker, £11,181; Mary Brophy, £6122; Wm. Davidson, £1358; Thos. H. Milne, £1399. Leighton L. ftewlove, £1363; Arthur" Chas. Bridgeman, £999; Alfred G. Catran, £822; Xeville W. Simpson, £708; Jane H. Russell, £o7* At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., Frank Richards was charged with sell, ing milk deficient in butterfat. The analyst's certificate showed that the butterfat content Was 2.8 per cent, in place of at least 3.25 per cent. The defence was that the dairy herd had been a few days previous to the testing turned into a paddock of rough, new grass, contain' ing very little substance. Ther? was also the possibility that if milk was left standing in a can, which was partly emptied, the butterfat would have risen to the top, and so have been poured off. The magistrate said that there were ap. parently excusing circumstunces, but it would not do to be too lenient in such i cases, and defendant would be fined £1 [and costs totalling 19s 6d. "Start the press, and I'll hold this gang off until we get the paper printed, then we'll let them have the news" This is an example of the difficulties under which Antonio Moreno labors as the reform editor of the newspaper at the town called Horizon, in the Greater Vitagraph feature "The Magnificent Meddler" now showing at Everybody's On (the same programme there is a poweerful Fox feature "The Battle of Life" starring Gladys Coburn, a new and charming actress. Ladies in search of the latest in blouses should make a point of seeing the newest white silk and crepe de chine goods at the Melbourne, Ltd. Thftw blouses are ample fitting and the values, a real revelation. 'Prices, 14/fi to 22/6. HEAVY DRINKER FOR YEARS. Although a heavy drinker for years, my husband is now off the drink, thanks to 'Drinko.' It is wonderful stiifl'." So writes a grateful wife. Drinko can be given secretly in liquid or food. Write for free booklet, in sealed envelope, giving full details.' Stata if Mr., Mrs., or Miss. Lady Manager. Drinko Proprietary, 212J Lambton Chambers, Wellington.

Giving evidence before the Military Appeal Board at Palinerston recently, :i solicitor said "the -profession were sporty enough, and wouldn't sec a man stuck." In Hiiii district, so fur as we can learn (says the Wyndliam Herald), there will this season be a reduction iu the areas planted in potatoes. Men who have been potato-growers for many years have been forced to the conclusion that the average return Horn the growing of potatoes is not a sufficient recompense for the outlay. The King Country Chronicle regret* to have to record the death of Corporal Harry Barnes, of Te Kuiti, who recently was killed in! action in France. A painful incident recently occurred regarding this young raa,n when, through some oversight on' the: part of the authorities, he was posted as 'a deserter. That the supreme sacrifice has so closely followed upon this anxiety of the parents is a double blow. As the outcome of a paragraph in a Sydney newspaper, a treasured relic of Gallipoli in the shape of a small book entitled "Precious Promises," which was found by an Australian soldier on the Peninsula after a charge by the Anzaea, has at last found an owner at Auckland. The book was the property of Corporal B. Woodhouse, of Auckland (and formerly of N.P.) and it has been returned to his mother, Mrs. A. Woodhouse. Corporal Woodhouse is, at present serving on the western front. An interesting importation was r». ceived per post last week by Mr. A. Costello, of Dargavillc, in the shape of an Italian queen bee, with which he intends to strengthen his apiary. The queen was forwarded in a small wiregauze covered box, and was attached by a dozen drones. The strangers arrived in strong, healthy condition, and appeared none the worse for their incarceration, despite the fact that they had journeyed from West Maitland in New South Wales. The Otago Daily Times of Friday says:— The attention of a member of our staff was directed to a pair of gloves which were purchased in one of the leading drapery establishments in the city during the day. They bore an inscription stating that they were made expressly for this particular firm, but near the inscription appeared the word "Germany," plainly indicating the country in which they were manufactured. The indignation felt by the purchaser may be imagined when it is stated that her husband is at present engaged in fighting the Huns. An extraordinary fact was (says the Auckland Star) elicited in the course of proceedings in an action for damages in the Auckland Magistrate's Court. The plaintiff admitted having secured the consent of the Minister for Internal Affairs to promote an art union in which half the proceeds went to the individual and half to the Ked Cross. Some comment was made that such a state of things should be allowed by which people might be misled when being asked to contribute. Church bells are being commandeered ruthlessly all over Germany to be felted down for munitions. Only one bell is to be left to each community. Solemn services of farewell for longcherished bell* are np\v the rule in countless churches, especially in the Soman Catholic regions. A Swiss newspaper published near the Baden frontier remarks: "The spirits of German towns and villages which must part with the 'victory' bells of three years ago are sorely depressed. The bells are not even to be spared to ring in the 'glorious peace' for which th« people have been waiting so long and So vainly." A good deal of discussion has arisen out of a recent street accident as to the meaning of the by-law governing the passing of a stationary tram-car by motor or other traffic Any vehicre travelling in the same direction as the tram must either pull up and wait in the rear of the standing tram, or the driver may at his own wish drive by on the off side, but he miiii, not pass on the left of the car thereby endangering boarding or alighting. In cases where the distance from the tram to the edge of the footpath is over seventeen feet, the by-laws will be complied with if the driver proceeds on the near side at not more than four miles an hour. The by-law does not apply in cases where the tram and motor, or other vehicle, are travelling in opposite directions. The question of the justice, or otherwise, of merely convicting a man with a bad record, and letting him go free, with the proviso that he must leave town within 24 hours, was brought up in the Wellington Police Court. A man named George Williams, with one or two aliases and a score of convictions—some of them seriouß—was so dealt with a few days ago. He failed to obey the condition, and appeared be« fore Mr L. G. Rcid, S.M., on a similar charge, vagrancy, on Thursday The Magistrate, in sentencing Williams to six months' imprisonment, said he did not think it fair that such men should be foisted on the country Personally he had never imposed such a condition, and never would. He would deal with the cases another way. By means of the Red Cross and patriotic flower Btalls on recent Saturdays the public has been able to form some idea of what New Plymouth and district can produce in the way of roses and it will have a further splendid opportunity of seeing the choicest of these together with lovely blooms from other parts of the North Island at St. Mary's Rose Show next Thursday. A very charming feature of the Methodist Mart Day will he the rose bower (next door to Mart) in which will be served fruit salad, jellies, ice cream, Angel' 3 Food, and cold drinks. These delicacies will be served to the accompaniment of music, pianoforte items being rendered at intervals. The Inglewood Bacon Company has, in response to the requests of tile seitlers of North Taranaki, decided to open a receiving station at Urenui, whera pigs will be received' fortnightly, commencing from Monday next. The sensational picture success, "The Iron Claw" commences at Everybody's to-morrow. After seeing the opening of this picture regular patrons will understand why the young man drawn in the last ballot appealed for time to see the finish of this wonderful maze of sensation and excitement. Medical authorities agree that, although there are many contributing causes, excess Uric Acid in the blood is the real cause of Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago and kindred diseases. RHEUMO removes this excess Uric Acid and thus seldom fails to cure. 2/0 and 4/0. Barraclough's 'Progandra cures Corns quickly. Flatulency and acidity of the stomach in young children is corrected by Sharland's Masnosia.