LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. 'Referring to 'the recent serious outbreaks of fire; the-Httwjera Star says: "It'-may: be thab the outbreaks' were .due to accident, but there is a feeling of uneasiness among some of the public that these fires owe their to another "cause, and a thorough investigft- | r tion is desired." W'heir 1 presenting the Chal['leiige Shield to the acting-captain" of the 'Boys' High School' senior shooting team, Sir James' Allen', jocularly asked where ! he intended to I ,put it.;' The lad looked at the shield; and decided' it : was ; rtither bulky to carry and hj&d f better "retiiain where it'-was. Oadefe Grbiner,' who received ;the;'jumor slfiMd,' waa-not to'be Senied liisr teams rights by the inere : ; of;thfcVfoph;H» l n'd 'shduldered .if /back' j^^i^ t iyiaßt^mt7' r apr ■ pUhase and''laughter. JNot the least of the features of this great movement of men into Italy is the' part, played, ,'by' Britain. Three yearsi ago remjn'apts of thb small' expeditionary, force "were." dying, in front of Ypres. To',day. a gr.eat 'armv is in within, a 'few. ijilles : gf' the Pattern frontier of'ltaly, to bar the invading inarch of a'fiiost l p'owerful enemy. This at the. time that Britain is ] carrying qn cam'paigrm on' the great sbale t in. glanders, Jn 'Pfflestine, I; ;and in • Mesostriking the enemy at' all his pdnts, of Imperial aggression. This, is the Britain whose Navy gave the Allies the' hope of victory. ' Truly has tjie British Lion taken the lion's share of the work,, stamped by war as the'first Power in Europe!— New Zealand Times. At the conclusion of the .addresses at the meeting of the' National. Reserve on Thursday night, the 1 Mayoress _ (Mrs. C. "H, Burgess), '"and the " Jionoirary * secteiary ' (Miss • Kun-' die, JOawaon Street) " Were 'successful in enjoU(ng-t]iirt^ ; 9ne'new 1 members of the Albthera' Band. Those' who are de-, sirous of " Joining' are' requested to communicate, with fihe secretary, enoldjilng the name!, nuniber'.wd'addi-esff iheir. boys in, .the' exipe^lbnary' forces. The ■ address will be senjt to Wellington to. be checked, and! the mother will then' be to wear the. mother's badge, after paying' a subscription of ls i; 6d. The secretary will be at tho Womefi's Patriotic - Booms on Wednesday. after-' Boons for; the purpose of Enrolling intending members.

The "Kex" Beach Tfrayer' pictures are a strong attraction on tlie Thursday to Saturday programme: at the Empire. At the matitiee to-day and again for the last time to-night the'third of this, remarkably interesting travel series will , be sCribned ott- the eflinei programme with Lionel Barrymore in the Metro.. ;piay ''The liilliiinaire's Double," and the fifth episode of: and entertaining serial, "Tihe Secret of the Submarine." The/new programme for Monday Jnctiides Jack Warren Kerrigan in "The Gay Lord" Waring 1 and Bore™y Dalton in "The' "iDark lload."

' Th'ose in' eh'&fge' of ■ arrangements fot the Kose Show'to be held ih St. Mark's Ball next'week'have'every reason to look'forward to a great success. The sho\r w}ll Jbe open' on Tluifsday ufter> lioon and evening and 'Friday' afternoon. T&aj' fromuiest growers' are 1 exhibiting to the flompetitiv^wft'^cai^tiTP'fcl^sea., A of- 'on? 'jlown ehjywtftjie* mum plants (choke riiaied 'viritf&les) 'WUilife j^VenW'tlirteldffl - ortto "grtab' est number of s&id&ta' ia'the "cut bk»m"'icia#aes,.ajid a similar prize will gpto the highest scorer in th? ''decorative" classes. ' Musicf" willbe given- by Mrs. 1 M'overley's orchestra, and glees will be sung by the choir. H&AVY feNKER FOB YEARS, "Although a'.heavy drinker for years, my husband k liow -off the drink,.thlmks to 'Drinko." It is wonderful stuff."-. So writes A grateful - wife. 1 'Drinko can.be given'secfe'tly ill liquid or food. Write foi 1 free booklet, in sealed envelope, giving full details. ' State if Mr., Mrs., or Miss. Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 212,1 Liunbton Chamber,?, Wellington, WOMEN'S NATIONAL RESERVE. Yea, I'm willing to join such a worthy band. At the same time I am of the opinion that a good supply of ARCADIA TEA is the Women's National Reserve, because its rich and economical

The Cape Society (Wareaj have decided not to hold a show thitj ysar, owingtbso many wen being away at, the war. f 'Enieriron -Street, Napier,' "one ofi"tho principal thoroughfares in the town, is- being newly constructed in concrete. This will be the 'first concrete road in the district.

W.hat^fthist' be'a' fefcordi fteibing iaj the_ increase in a flock-on a farm v in the, There "were 1000 ewes, and the counting showed- 'per -cent 1 - of lambs. [{

t» «I 1 ng <!*{) <tial -%ar» (Kjrf&ptejtentr^ioiP d (gas [ H&lary attached to that iposition in-' "£4 l »'u K'year; but supplementary td that 'h'e : •receives : an allowance'of £2 10s a.'day, or over- £9OO a year,-making his salary and 1 allowances ' £11,380 per annum—more tlian is drawn i>y cither a Supreme Court Judge or the Public Trustee! At the Inglewood S.M. Court yesterday, three young men, residents of Kainiiro, near Kgmont, Village, named H.Patterson, R. and C. Coldrick, were charged with interfering with an audience in the local picture liall. They, were each fined £2 and costs. They were also charged with using obscene l<tnpiia<re "on ; the same occasion. The magistrate, in convicting them, said lie, did not like sending a returned soldier, as one of them was, to gaol, and fined Patterson £lO and the other two £9 with costs. The fines were immediately; paid by outside' friends. The heating of the eases occupied several hours, anil the court house was filled throughout.

An intereptingand -instructive• booklet has been published 'by Dr.. F, fyuby. King, entitled "The Story of the -teeth, and, J;[ow to save them." "> The booklet is published under the auspices of the New Zealand Dental Association 1 and tfye British Medical Association. It con-j veys in a simple and interesting Way; the leading" facts, concerning the naturo,' growth,' and' development of the teeth and'sffofrs binv they, can' bbkafo guarded; From ' decay. An 'introduction «dealing with' the causes of the-'decay 1 of 'teeth ife followed' by a series' of questions and 'answers giving' the-best mea,ns of securing full' development of - the teeth during babyhood'and voting childhood,' and their care through iife. ' The-book-let is 'suitably illustrated. ! Writing on aviation at the front,, ;a correspondent of the New York Evening Post says:—The average life of a machine at' the front is only a few weeks —I might even say a few days. Those not dropped or shattered by enemy tire wear out with the terrific jarring of the ■powerful "motor. As soon' as they begin to show Bigns' of wear and ing ' breakdown," they go back ' to' the shops to be ' overhauled or entirely' rebuilt. • For that reason there are! generally two ■ or three machines-tinder- re* pairs to fevery one flying. We-'do welt to rtfhember J that fact, Americans —when we think- of.' e<|tiipping not only our own armies but those of our Allies. We' must- think not in termj of hundreds.of' machines, but thousand? and tens of thousands. ;

Some interesting'further details about the paper clothing with which Germany is threatened are-now available. The liiien metde of ' paper' is "very rdugli (according to the Wily - News), itad' deli'cate skins'. Kvill not be a'ble to stand it used for shirts- and underwear, but Gerrtiari, 'science will .no J .dbitbt: he -able to overcome*/the diffißulty;-\'befbre-; next 'spring. • y ; -J?a)>er wcwent into iloOse 'sind firih'stuffs, In itst natural col&ra It is used for towels. It is quite good, we nie told, and does not tear in the wash, provided that it is not soaked'before washing. It is also very useful for linhgs. It can be had in pure whitb, which looks like "schirting." (The 1 extiia "c" conceals the British origin of the word). , Very strong blue overalls fdrj workmen have also been made of paper, and even striped and spotted blues are available for ladles' skirts. Finally, piper' trousers are highly reeommtindejt. Statements vylth regard to the circulation of immoral literature in the, publ|e schools were made at a meeting'of the Auckland Education Board last week, says the Herald. It'was stated th4t two girls attending a suburban school; }n Auckland had been expelled for having immoral literature in their' pojsession. Letters received by the board indicated that' children in' other Schools in'Auiklan(3",w6re being contaminated"by'the distribution of literature of a Tow, immoral,"and disgusting type. Scholars in country schools were also'reported to be coming under the baneful influence. The matter was Considered'by the board ' in' committee, but it'was' decided that copies of certain of the matters-meA-tloiicd: should be' given to'the pfillce, to whoni also- should be 'Handed letters at present in the possession Of the -boardj The Wairarapa'Age libels the hot'etkeepers in an editorial which contains these'sentences: In theory the hotels Of New Zealand .will clOse ; at' six'o'clock"fe 'the evening as from December Jst. iitxt. In' practice, they' Wjll' ptobtibly cTpsti eight o'clock. Provision been' made that hatelk'eepera 1 may'' supply" ! Ilquor with: meals served 1 bStWeeji- the-h&urs df :six and' eight; o'clock iji 'the' There is likely,. therefore, ti) be a great rush for nleals, no matter' ; liow 'scanty are. • The 'she o'clock cloling • law ''will b6;almpst'-as farfeical as -the"4Utishouting' regulations. The- latter h&ve "never been- respected; and there' is; noi tlie'Slightest' possibility of their'eVer being respected. If the liquor laws'aw" to be enforced, the police force will 'require to be trebled in strength, and the "man in'blue" will have to sit'constantly on the dobrstep of the hotel. I pontributions for' 'Methodist Day' ! ftt the Jifart'came in^'■ Very freSsly-yesterday, and the flower committee were bttsy : ln the afternbon arranging their fltalli Some exceptioiially toe ! cut >-Wboms; '-'(chiefly roses), pot plants, ferns/ and a ninnhev of ftrn standi will' to ! ofpre4'tff4»yi A future tfe&. daj"wilj Jm> tW Deypnshire | 'preanj stall.*' The ! <3 , eWljTyiH'bp f 'iVailible Wtwien i, ' Wp. ,ii('' i coAvi6jietif' jlasj 'jars. 1 The JAait "dis'Scfiptibn,, taut 1 she', •%^ou i s' J, loW r! country ccimmitteei \rillefct v tlielif , irtsttllß early this forenoon to give the public opportunity for the morning's purchasing. A lady of impQrtaHc8 k Wlll !?P present; in'iftct, she weii'the beauty flrij;e of JglOQO' offered,- by the Daily Mftil- Vou can bb intridiiced to £«* •* the rose stall at Bool&am's corter' today * #l, 9.30 V S«r' naißfe' is mdam Edouard'fieriot. Other; notabilities will also be present and'awaitihg an iiitroduction to 'the public. A" special feature will be the rose bower into wliich the ifeat .bazaar has for the nonce been converted. Here ice creams, fruit salads, soft -drinks, s\u., will' W dispensed tlirffligltput the day to the. "strains' of (lejiplitful musin which' Airs. Woods' orohiwtfa will Bontrlbute during the afternoon.

The worst roads can't "chew-up" CLINCHER DREADNOUGHT ' MOTOR CYCLE TYRES. They are made the other way. Oversize 2(i x -2 1-4: heavy 23 x 3. Ask any live dealer-

The following members of the iifla KciiiforcenifttH 'proceed to camp front Now Plymouth 'pn Wednesday ncxtrH.ii. Brewer," G.Brash, J. J. 'Birmingham, J. Donnelly, \V. Gibbons, J. S. Joll, A. Magon, R. Trimble. ..i

■ lit, is \3ndWtp9d that the following tmflnjeff ScVArt 'are about to tak (replace: .fas. Coition, "- of • Napier, comes-to New Plymouth; R. W. Hart, NeW Plymouth, J being transferred to Wa-' nganui, vice C. E. Taylor, who has resigned hi? position. "At the' Magistrate's Court; Jnglewood, Emi, ®Sfiig: u liMueit-off the i ('Mr!''Av by/Mr: 4 A.' Pat&SbnJ permitting shouting. A bar. attendant was similarly charged. •Sub-imgcsto? Hutton explained that the cases ftro.se out of. the prosecution of two men at a previous sitting in. connection with the breach of the Anti-Shouting Act. After hearing the evidence of William man to the effect that ho' did not recollect who served him. and did not know who paid for the drinks, the magistrate dismissed both informations

Two b'Oys, lTantcd^Glifford - iftwke, ageil 14, and Samuel Medway, aged 'l3, -whose parents reside at Westown,, met with a serious accident whilst to' the' Yfypk-first'-nanied lad. who'was rtobß'lWTatter^wMwarWKlßli%y7i<Biili7i<Biili

gave him a ride, thjis "double-banking" the cycle. On the, Belt Road, near Gaine street, the fork broke, the lSda being thrown to the ground and rendered, unconscious. They were taken to—Mrr Nqdder's residence ,and f subsequently Dr. BlacMov' to tlie hospital. Both were 'badly cut' about th£ face and' h£ad, ' and kitfTefed' from sliock and concussion, but regained consciousness later.

The Inglewood .court house wan crqwded -yesterday during- the* hearing of the. Kaimiro ctiso, 'whjclf has evidently-.cre-ated a lot of interest throughout the district. T!(o audience, which included a' mJffibSPof lowed the 1 evidence, whichr was of an-,unT-edifying character, closely throughout.. Recital, 1 by of the passages, containing the indecent language caused; a titter of laughter to pervade the audience, who, however, wCre'fftlepced by a rebuke from- the' 1 njdgistratg, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., who remarked that a further similar cpJode would-cause' hiffl. to order the clearing of the qourt, as he considered it most appalling that th'e foul language used should cause laughter.

''.■ Beautiful .Time Elvldsre, who gained such a host of siuniirers by her portra.val'aS the adventuress in "The" Whip" will be seen with Carlyle Blackw'ell. in' the latest World film winner. "The Page Mysterv," at Everybody's this-afternoon nnd to-night. With this programme will commence the local run of the sensational continued success, "The Iron. Claw," which will be shown ab Everybody's every Saturday and Monday. 'Most'picture patrons have heard advance report* of this picture which is proving one'of the biggest attractions ever screened in the Dominion.

While in Wellington recently/Mr. P. D. Payne,- -managing director of the Taranaki Irohsand Company, was successful in obtaining an up;to-.date eggetinj machine. This is a great labor saver, and wjll be used to form -the sand' into efgets of the No. 2 compound; llmf* will have a capacity of' 120 "tons 'Jief fliiv." T!his will" ensure a~"imfflci<fofc- strtplj' --fir kjjop the big furft4ce':hYiifiing?-«s9iitsnu-ously. The maclune* *sKoi?l<T' aVrive in about si'fortnight. The'work of installing larger beehive retorts is being pushed ahead, and when finished, and the eggeting machine is, .built'up.' t"lie~ coking plant will be jrtactle&lly 'duplicated.' The first big tap of bert;freen S and 4 tons,' or between'Bo and 100 pigs, will be made early riext'wteek,

That there • is- not all the money to be made in farming, even iit war time, as is usually supposed, was evidenced by a witness at the Inglewood'Magistrate's Court yesterday,-who, when gmng.'evidence in a'ease itf wliich he was a judgment debtor, stated that he had ; bfean milking on shares for the past three months, and li-ad' only received the s\im of £2 5s 3d as his half share on one month's'milk, the only-return so far to hand. This represented the work of thtee milkers. When.asked why lie remained at the work. heitated-that wheh he signed on for one year he did not know that the cows would not' come in until late. In further eVidenc4'"he stated, that he had a family of seven to support, and also a wife who had been in the asylum since 'January, when lihc hla'd destroyed all his furniture, etc. No order" waß made.

The N.Z.'jLoan and' Mercantile draw attention to their Stratford 'Sale, on, Tuesday, November 1 15; at, 11.30 a.m. Pull particulars will be found on page 8 of this issue. .Mr. E. Wooldridge notifies In .this Issue that his commodious 7-seater cars will, run to the Mountain House everyThursday and Sunday, leaving the office of the Tourist and Expansion League at 8 a.m. The first trip will be made to. morrow. Seats - may be booked at the League's office.

Jtfessrs L. A.lvrolanahd'Co., Government. woolbrokers, advise that the first valuation of -wool'at Waitara this\seaaori will' take place on' Thursday next. The building and arrangements at this centre have been Improved. Clients oan rely on clips being shown to full tig*!On Thursday next the Eltham Municipal (Pictures programme will be mainly occupied by. the "biggest picture of the year—"He Manxman"-Mietails of which appear in our advertising fcolumns.

A reminder is' given that the Girls' High'Sohool annual sports, which were pditponed from November 1' oil account of bad weather, will be held at the johool to-day, commencing at. 10 a.m. After aa interval for luncheon tie programme will his r«su£blett at 9 pan. very }w.ve bsen rwide aad/ given* a s fine day,- ring, dtcirid friends of the school are ooixflally invited to he present. 'Vacancies for telegraph messengers at New Plymouth are advertised.

THE PGISONING OF-THrRTY GIRLS in a Melbourne fautory by' eucalyptus lollies which wereevidently.niade from the, coawon .euoal|ptua' brb|gs home forcibly the of "using only the!' GENUINE SANDEfe EUCALYPTI EXTRACT internally. ZANDER'S EXTRACT sniffed U P the nose and three drops on sugar, is a sure and safe protection from meningitis' and dtlier infections. Applied-to ulcersj poisoned Wounds,' sprains, chilblains, eczema, SANDER'S EXTRACT brings quick relief and permanent cure.

Millions of ojiss have hocrt preserved in SIfARI AN M«A-BUANE>.KCI(} PRESERVATIYI\ Jl.is the standard pre,parntiiu. >" - v '- v Zealiuiil. Try it your-' si-lf (his ;iy

The .legal practitioners of StuatforJ liaye decided to close thei»*riflketft'dafiy at 4.30. The latest regulations for terHtdrfal and- <cade't training during the contfaiu* flnef. of the war state i tiyi.t.,thc amdimt of obligatory trAiamgJtfUi cttriej qut annually by tfcmrorial tftttts areas will be netaifßtfH' ifig itt" cftmp/tfre'ißusltett^fctlw^ - Wbe Wed" atfrthlftttfe* will dlflo'be*te<}ulWd and td'nottfykhy town areas, territorials. Witf*M|lNi#(lo 4ml XiritHfing -Hwntam-p't four quarterly town ; areas, -34 -drills jof IJ-*oyr«v«iid six hatf-day pqrfcdes. further state thai jio-terrilonat> oivwdet employed in an industrial' oisijptfj>n will be permitted to attend tt parade, or course of Sleea he produces a written ceriifieate>fr6ni his employer stating" tliat'hiii 'Stfrvfees ;6afl be spared. Blank certificates for this purpose .wilUheinbtajnfiM<»rfVMw fltat area,' or i T%foL|<ning of the scouts will be suspended during the'con* thiuancS' of the war.

ißand* : wjll tal, commencing at 3 p.nT7"£he scenT'ftis time being' Western Park. Cars will be nmnihg on the convenience of patrons,,aid the best entrance to the Park for such will be the Morley street gates, although the grounds of the West <«Cnd worth a visit, being situate onTwe'ifuVthcr side of the, park' ' Otnsrid arable-interest i»Aekupdiken,m ; the proposed JPark Pete at, Christmas 'Knife'in'aid! of s the QtiMhs'-'BmidlEiffid-room 'fOnd,' -and- "periwpg of tin- proposed attWctfons pleasing than • the-' fancy' >m»» *s#ft»fetitions and the by the enthusiasm at> tral Sthbol chtia'reh'S 1 bklf," <be wise if th'e"pa?entt costumes so' that" they might b# |jbl& t to take part in the that it' is-'sO nfearteWr.' ■ - Morey's silk • department featurei some interesting pffere ■elsbwhere in this paper. These deligh'tfufsilka and silk fabrics; should'interest tyou, so just torn to the announcement and read. The 'hostesses for the patriotic tea in the Rahotu Public Hall a fortnight too • were Afestaies L Fischer, while thoseon Friday were Miss Gladys, Wilcox, MeSdames Loo Bill, ing and W. Hodson.