LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The number on the roll at the West End School is now 518, with an average attendance of 470 for the quarter. Mr. and Mrs. H. Okey arc to be invited to distribute the prizes on December 20.

The balance sheet for the West End School's Labour Day Carnival at Kawaroa Park showed receipts as £94 9s Od and the expenditure .£l7 12s 3d. The Red Cross Society received £52 Os lOd and the Kawaroa Park and West End School Committee £l2 8s lfld each.

There will be no pictures at Everybody's to-night owing to the Male Choir concert. To-morrow and Friday the sweet littb picture favorite Ella Hall wii; be featured in a Blue Bird play of exceptional cluum entitled "A Jewel in Pawn."

At the luncheon tendered to the visiting members of the N;P. employers' Association yesterday at the Technical College, the director of the college, Mr. A. Gray, mentioned that employers frequently made application to him for apprentices for commercial and other lines of business, During the half hour following the lunch no less than three inquiries were received.

At a meeting on Monday evening of St. Mary's Rose Show Committee, presided over by Mr. S. W. Shaw, great satisfaction was expressed at the measure of euecess gained, and a resolution was carried thanking all those who by their displays and exhibits contributed so largely towards such sucess. A further resolution, heartily thanking Mrs Moverley for gratuitously supplying orchestral music, was also unanimously carried. It was determined to hold a similar rose show early in November of 1918.

In the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr, A. Crooke, S.M., judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following undefended cases: Charles Potts (Mr. A. H. Johnstone) v. Ethel Crozier £1 8s (costs lis) : J. B. McEwan and Co., Ltd., (Mr. A. H. Johnstone, v. C. M'Larcn, £SO Os lOd (costs l £4 2s); Ernest 'Pridhani (Messrs Roy and Nicholson) v. Ernest C. Barlcyman. £fi (costs £1 5s fid). In the judgment summons case, B. C. Hughes v. Joshua Jones, judgment debtor was ordered to pay £5 13s 8d on or before November 23, in default six days' imprisonment. \V. V. Bennington was ordered to pay 5s forthwith to Frederick Symes, in default one day's imprisonment.

In furtherance of their project for inculcating $ knowledge of swimming and life saving methods among the pupils attending the schools in the Taranaki district, two instructors from the Taranaki head centre of the Royal Life Saving Society, Messrs N. A. Christiansen and P. J. Flanagan, are journeying down the coaßt to-morrow. They will 'visit the following schools: Oakura 8,55 a.m., okato 10.10 a.m., Pungarehu 11.5, Rahotu noon. They will proceed to Opunakc, and give a demonstration to the Opunake and Oaonui school children. Several other members of the Society will arrive at Opunake early in the afternoon and assist in giving a demonstration on the beach with the new life-saving reel that Opunake has just procured, and instruct local members in its use. Later, at the kiosk, they will assist in the formation of a branch of the Society at Opunake. The Christiania correspondent of The Times writes:—ln North Norway there has just passed away a man who attained the age of 121 years; He was born in 1796—he himself said in 17M, but this could riot be verified, as the parish records had been destroyed by fire in the course of time. One of his most vivid recollections was a chase to which he was subjected by an English brig near Bergen, in 1831, during the war between England and Norway He was in a boat with some men sailing along the coast, and they had a very narrow escape. His name was Abel Eliassen, and he was a fisherman by profession, and stayed in North Norway all his life. He was a hard smoker, thus proving that the nicotine is a very slow poison indeed. At the age of 08 Abel, who had. been married twice before, married for the third time a woman some 30 years his junior, had a 23 years' marriage with her, and still outlived her by a couple of months The public are invited to attend a musical Tccital by Miss E. L. Cowling and pupils assisted hv other artists at the Rolland Hall on Friday next.

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That the road ovor ML Messenger lias improved as the result of tlio past few days is shown by the fact Unit Mr. T. Kuwe was able to make the trio through to Mokau by motorcycle and'side car. Leaving New Plymouth about 11) ii.ni. on Monday, he reported ,from Mokau about 5 p.m. The road is very rough and even if the line '.veather continues it will be some time before it is fit for general motor traffic for pleasure purposes, while a day's rain will again render it impassable for motors.

At a meeting on Mondcy cveninjr of St. Mary's Rose Show Committee, presided over by Mr. S. W. Shaw, great satisfaction was expressed at the measure of success gained. A resolution was carried sincerely thanking all those who by their displays and exhibits contributed so largely towards such success. A further resolution heartily thanking Mrs. Moverley for gratiiituous'ly supplying'orchestral music was also unanimously carried, it was determined to hold a'siniilar rose show early in November of 1018.

At the end of an editorial on the Kaicer in a Brooklyn paper, the writer disposes of him in a few mild words: "That modern composite of Herod. Judas, Iscariot, Caligula and the Duke of Alva, whom shuddering history through all future ages will execrate as William Hohenzollcrn."

A lioness escaped one night recently from a circus in Melbourne, and roamed towards the city, but, hesitating to face the traffic on Princes Bridge, it entered the adjacent small park. Lovers and others who were sitting out there scattered in all directions. The keepers and attendants, who were in close pursuit of the animal, effected its recapture without, trouble or damage. An action in which damages were sought for alleged breach of promise of marriage was set down for hearing nt the Supremo Court at Auckland, Elizabeth M. Grist (Mr. Hall Skelton) claiming £2OOO from Ernest Hunter (Mr. Ostler). After a jury of twelve had been empanelled it was intimated to Mr. Justice Cooper that the parties desired to confer with a view to settlement. At the end of an adjournment of an hour, it was announced that terms had been arrived at between the litigants, and the ease was struck off the list.

I'or years past the structures that linvo had to do duty as school buildings in the Tahora and Awakino districts have been an absolute .disgrace tu the responsible authorities, those who have viewed both being unable to arrive at which was the worse, and usually brackelted them equal. The Taranaki Education Hoard has made every effort for years past in the case of Tahora, and in the case of Awakino ever since that school came under its jurisdiction, tn remedy this state of affairs by obtaining grants for new buildings, and this persistence was finally rewarded, with the result that Mr. C. H. Moore, the Board's overseer and staff have just erected a modern structure at Tahora nnd are starting this week on a similar building at Awakino on a high and dry pitc. This building will be completed bafore the New Year.

Owing to shortages in the Reinforcements on mobilisation and the necessity of making them up to strength by shorttrained men prior to embarkation, the two days' route march over the Binratakas from Featherston to Trentham has had to be cut out of the syllabus for some ten or eleven months past. This being one of the mast attractive features of the New Zealand training programme, the necessity for dispensing with it. has been regretted both by tlw authorities nnd the reinforcement drafts, who had come to regard it as a test of physical fitness. Now, however, the difficulties experienced in regard to shortness and uncvenness of training have been largely overcome, and it has been decided (o resume "the march over the hill" forthwith. Accordingly, the 33rd Infantry will leave Featherston on Thursday morning next for Trentham by route march, taking two days en route. The last draft to do the march was the 2)th (nfantrj\

"Doctors tell me that they never have the complaints in private practice thaff they are called upon to deal with in camp," said Chaplain-Captain Green, in his lecture on "Camp Life" in Palmerston North recently. "There are some 'crooks' in camp, and although they do not constitute more than 5 per cent, of the lot, that five per cent, makes a fair crowd. Men come up to the doctor complaining of a bad back. "They double themselves up so," said the speaker, suiting the action to the word. "The doctor can't say he hasn't a bad back, but he knows there is nothing really wrong with the man, so he says, 'All right,' and puts a plaster on the man's back. He has a special mixture for that puroose, and very often the renicdy is worse than the complaint. But," added the speaker, "I must say this, the doctors are. most anxious and careful in their. treatment of genuine cases of sickneß9 to relieve all suffering possible."

A meeting of Territorials, returned soldiers and Senior Cadets was held in the Soldiers' Club last night, to discuss suggestions made at a previous meeting for a big "Soldiers' Day" to bo held about Christmas time. Licut.-Colonel F. T. Bellringer presided, and there was a good attendance of those interested in the movement. Lieut. A. H. Johnstone was appointed a member of the general committee. On account of the dosing of the mart and various other difficulties that had cropped up, it was considered advisable to postpone the day until early in February, when the patriotic committees and Red Cross would be asked to work in conjunction with the general committee. A vote of thanks was accorded the chair. A further meeting will be held towards the end of January.

The attention of electric light consumers is drawn to an advertisement in this issue by the Borough Council. The bazaar and concert in connection with the Whiteley Sunday school will be opened to-morrow by the Mayoress, at three o'clock. There will be several stalls, at which produce, plain and fancy •foods, etc., will be obtainable, whilst afternoon tea will be on. On Friday there will be a concert, including songs, choruses and national items in character. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to their Matau sale, on Friday, November 23, at 1 p.m. Full particulars will be found on page S of this issue.

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The New Zciiliuulors nL tlie front huve published u brilliant, book with humorous r kotusiL'.-; of campaign life—Qable News. A \>rm:i fclc;;rnin night Mutes Ihut tin'. Minister of Defence ban received advice that the Jidtli Reinforcements have reached another port of cull all well.

The First Wellington Military Service Board will sit at New Plymouth on Tuesday, November 27; Ilawera, Saturday, December 1. The Kltham Chamber of Commerce has decided to act in conjunction with other institutions in supporting the appeal against the calling up of J)r. Cooper.

At a meeting of the Citizens' Band committee, last night, it was decided to hold the bandsmen's complimentary benefit in Pukeknra Park, on Thursday evening. December fi, when Christmas music and vocal solos will bo given. Per-; sonai donations are solicited.

At a meeting of the committee of the Citizens' Bund, last night, the following committee was set up to make arrangements for the carnival, which the band is holding on the Recreation Ground on Thursday, December 27. in aid of the band room building fund: Archdeacon Evarw, Messrs F. W. G. McLeod, G. \V. Browne, A. S. Brooker, A. Hooker, K. .Sole, A. Millie, P. .1. H. White, C. Bond, E. L. Humphries, It Kibby, C. Ward, P. Coleman, A. Hundley (band); D. J. Hughes, N. A. Christensen, P. J. Flanagan (Life-saving Society); V. Beal, T. Petty, J. G. Russell, F. Moverley, L. H. Honeyfield, A. Bullian (Kawaroa Park); J. W. Hayden, R. J. Dcare, G. Gray, J. C. Morey, ... A. Bendall (Ngamotu)'; R. u Mcllroy, S. G. Smith, H. L. Northern (Central School), and A. K. Smart and Hurle (West End School).

We are reminded that Christmas is approaching and housewives will be concerned as to whether the difficulties of shipping will seriously interfere with the preparation necessary for this festive season. 0. Carter intimates that he can meet all requirements of the public and practically all Christmas lines will he available. Attention is drawn to his advertisement in this issue.

. Tf von are wondering where to get a smart costume or coat frock for summer 'wear all you have to do is go down to Morcy's and see the stylish models they are showing Some of the values are contained in their advertisement, and we advise von to read it.

A grand line of dark grey saddle (weed troupers i« offered by the Melbourne Clothing Company at 10s lid per pair. These trousers are good weight and being "'.ado of hard twisted yarn have a hard surface giving them splendid wire and wear resisting qualities.