LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The privilege of the counter delivery of correspondence on Saturday night, when an overseas mail was brought by the express from the south, was taken advantage of by a large number of people, who otherwise would have had to wait until this morning for their Home letters. The public of New Plymouth are fortunate in this respect, inasmuch as such a privilege is not conceded in many places.

i In the Supreme Court 011 Saturday, Mr. McOonnoll was addressing the Court and had been told by Mr. Justice Edwards that certain submissions could not be sustained, and was about to ask what then would be the effect of later doings in connection with certain contracts, when his Honor interrupted that he was not there to answer questions but to decide points, and that the court was not a debating society.

There was a large attendance at Kawaroa Park yesterday afternoon, when the New Plymouth Citizens' Band gave a very enjoyable programme of music. The selections played included a number of those given at Thursday night's benefit concert at Pukekura Park. The most conspicuous items were the numbers from Mozart's 12th Mass, and Balfe's wellknown setting of "Excelsior," arranged for trombone and euphonium. The selections included a number of familiar hymn tunes, which were played with good effect. A collection was taken up, the response being very satisfactory. The Defence Department has decided that a chaplain shall be appointed to each transport that leaves New Zealand in the future. The different churches have been asked to nominate ' six new chaplains, and these men will leave New Zealand on the transports in due order. It is the intention of the Department to utilise the men now to be appointed for service at the front, and to give the chaplains who have been doing service for any considerable period a short furlough. A conference of the Church of England Sunday school teachers was opened in New Plymouth on Friday last.' The Ven. Archdeacon Evans presided. There were representatives prdsent from various partis of Taranalu, and others interested in the work Were also invited to attend. The present conference is something in the nature of ah experiment for Taranaki, but it is hoped that the gathering may become an annual institution. The object of the conference is to foster a deeper interest jn the vork of the Sunday schools, and to give assistance to younger teachers, who, by means of the conference, should gather valuable hints in connection with their work. The conference was continued on Saturday. The Whiteley Memorial Church Sunday school celebrated its anniversary yesterday. Special services were held throughout the day. The church was tastefully decorated, and a feature of the services was the singing of special hymns by the scholars who formed the choir. The music was given "under the direction of Mr. G. H. White, Miss White presiding at the piano and Mr. Russell Grave at the organ, while a small orchestra also assisted the singers. At the morning service the Rev, H. X*. Richards preached, and his sermon stressed the importance of religious training in the home. The afternoon service was conducted by Missionor Soustor. At night the Rev. W. A. Sinclair was the preacher, and spoke of I the influence of both heredity and environment, and argued the importance in child training of the impressionable years. •No one should know better than the Taranaki farmer the good work the British Navy is doing in keeping the seas open, so that our produce may reach the Home market; and the inconvenience caused by the congestion of shipping at present merely emphasises what would happen if there was no British Navy. It is, therefore, only fitting that the "lads in navy blue" should be remembered; consequently, there should be good attendances at the entertainments which have been arranged to take place at Omata on Thursday December 13, and Okato on Friday, December 21, in aid of King George's Sailors' Fund. Besides the worthiness of the object, the programme itself is of sufficient merit to attract large attendances, as it includes songs by Misses Dorothy Fox and Phyllis Street, Mr. Jenkins, school children and others, recitals by the popular elocutionist, Captain Arthur Allen, and musical items by Mr. A. E. R. Pearson's pupils and Mr. Vinsen.

Special services were held yesterday by the local corps of the Salvation Army, in celebration of Young People's Day. Adjutant Hultquist conducted the meetings. In the afternoon a programme of specially prepared vocal items was given by some of the children, and, in addition, there was a special enrolment of three new senior soldiers. At night, after a short preliminary service, and an address by the adjutant, the Bible class girls gave a service, entitled "The Wreathing of the Cross." A wooden cross was erected, and the girls carried wreaths of flowers, to which were attached scriptural mottoes. The wreaths were hung upon the cross, appropriate songs being sung and passages of Scripture recited during the service. The hall was well filled at night, and the service was thoroughly enjoyed by all. To-night a special programme will be given in the hall by the juniors, when several of the items given yesterday will be repeated. The Bed Post Furnishing Company lias received cable advice from Scotland stating that the Government lias stopped the supply of linseed oil, and consequently the manufacture has been curtailed and they can only execute a small portion of the goods ordered and these are subject to a rise of 40 per cent. All other goods have gone up 331-3 per cent. This will make the price of linoleum three times that of pre-war times, and even then, the cable notifies, linoleums will be very scarce.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile draw attention to the sale they are holding on account of Mr. A. J. Huston, in their Stratford yards on Tuesday next at 11.30 a.m. Mr Huston has sold his farm at Waipuku to the Government for settlement of returned soldiers. Particulars will be found on page 8.

The Loan and Mercantile (lraw attention to their Stratford sale on Tuesday, ITtli December, at 11.30 a.m. Fall particulars on page 8. Tfalf-a-crown will buy a man's splendid working shirt at the Melbourne's special ten flays' sale. Other reasonable bargains on offer are ladies' crepe Kimono jackets 2s lid, navy print Dorothy overalls 2s lid, white cotton singlets Is 9d, linen tea towelling 9d yard, boys' white tennis shirts 2s fld. men's tennis shirts 3s fid, and men's tobralco neglige shirts 5s fid.

The harmful microbes which gather round the teeth may be destroyed and a clean sweet fragrance imparted to the jnouth by using "OZO" TOOTH POWDER. fld tins everywhere

The Bell Block Dairy Company U flavin:,' a very successful season. The output lias considerably increased, necessitating the provision of an additional 'vat. During November the out; :t averaged six or seven cheeses per day more than t/hu previous November. A contractor under the Clffton County Council has been so pushed for men that his wife lias been driving one of the teams. ITer action found general commendation at the council table, me/nbera admiring her pluck in eo:ning to her husband'a assistance.

If you are thinking of procuring a Christmas gift for a lady—something that combines Utility with attractiveness —turn to the announcement of Morey and Son. Suitable gifts for young and old, and such splendid value's. Don't delay! Hurry to Morey's. "I engaged two horsemen to raid certain portions of the County roads for trespassing stock, when they captured about 18 held. I propose repeating this as stock accumulates and becomes a nuisance " Extract from the Clifton County Engineer's report at Friday's meeting of the Council. "The trouble is that the authorities only go up the mud roads during the summer and have no idea of the winter conditions." remarked a councillor during a discussion at the Clifton County Council on 'Friday. The chairman remarked that he had been up the road in question during the winter and 'had been unable to get out for two days owing to flood waters and the want of a boat.

The star item on the new programme to be shown at Everybody's to-morrow is entitled "The Eagle's Wings," a powerful production from t]jc Blue-bird studios which displays during the course of the story some wonderful views of big industrial undertakings in America organised to supply guns and material for the Allies in Europe. In one of the military appeal cases heard at Hawera—an Opunake case—a certain letter was handed in to the Board by one of the eoliitors (says the Eltham Argus). The letter was not made public but the members of the Board must have been surprised at its contents which placed the writer very low down in their estimation. There happened to be some people in the Court who knew the contents of the letter, and they were amused at the expression of disgust that passed over the faces of the Board when they read the letter. The writer had never anticipated that the Board would see it.

The available storuge accommodation for cheese at the Moturoa Freezing Works is now occupied and several of the factories are arranging temporary storage elsewhere. On Friday the Bell Bloc!?" Dairy Company carted some i heose for storage in Messrs J. B. McEwau and Co.'s fine new building in King Street, and it is probable that Cape Egmont, Warca and other coastal factories will do likewise. It is expected that one or two bays of the new additions being erected at t-ie Moturoa Freezing Works will be available by the end of this week and this will slightly relieve the pressure, which will soon become acute again unless shipping is available. '•The man belongs to the woman who can best hold his heart." This is the theory of the brilliant actress who loves and is loved by a man whose wife is engaged all day in works of charity. The theory breaks down under the storm and stress of circumstances and makes "The J.ast Act" n most fascinating revelation of human hearts. This line picture commences a three-night season at the Empire to-night and on the same programme there is a screaming two-reel Keystone comedy "Maggie's First False Step." Eltham's district high school is about to be abolished, and no one appears to take a particle of interest in the matter (remarks the local Argu.B). For some unexplained reason the people of the Eltham school district have never actively identified themselves with the school. The householders seldom attend the annual meeting in sufficient numbers to afford a wide choice of selection in electing a committee. To put the matter very plainly, very little interest is taken in educational matters in this district, which is a misfortune.

A cable message to the Australian papers, dated London, Nov. 27, states: Vincent Roberts, a New Zealand soldier, aged nineteen, was charged at Lambeth with bigamy. The protiecution stated that he married Brenda Appleyard in 1910, at Auckland, and went through a marriage ceremony with Frances Bennett, aged 17, in June, after a two-days acquaintance. Ho picked up her handbag in the street, and they went to a cinema show. The accused was remanded.

At the Eltham Magistrate's Court, on Saturday, before Mr. E. Parrott, J.P., Henry N. Scott, of Hawera, was charged with assaulting a youth named Colin Bernard Boyes in Bridge street the previous evening. Constable Townsend said 3 boys, named Alfred W, Towers, Adrian V. Ballantine and Colin Boyes, at the conclusion of the Territorial parade on Wednesday evening, made their way to a Chinaman's shop, and were making some purchases there when they hoard someone talking outside, and went to the door. There they saw accused talking to another lad,and referring to a bicycle that Boyes had left outside the shop. In answer to a question by Scott, Boyes said the bicycle was his, and accused thereupon demanded the lad's name. Tiie boy refused to give it, and re-entered the shop. Accused followed, and, seizing Boyes by the throat, declared that if he did not give his name he (Scotti would knock his —— head off. Tho lad then gave his name, and accused, taking a note book and fountain pen from his pocket, proceeded to make a note of it, declaring that the bicycle was stolen property, and that he was going to take charge of it. Taking also the number of the bicycle, accused told the lads that if any of tho accessories attached were their property tliey could take them, and Boyes took the lamp. Accused then declared that he was taking the bicycle to the police station, and wheeled it away in that direction. The boys followed him, and on finding that he walked past the police station without entering it they immediately went to Constable Townsend and informed him of the matter. Subsequently the constable found the man at the Eltham Hotel about ten o'clock. Accused booked a bed there. When questioned on the matter of the I bicycle he professed absolute ignorance of the incident. He was slightly under the influence of liquor. Accused arrived in Eltham on the 5 o'clock train from Hawera the previous day, and had apparently been drinking all day, but was not sufficiently drunk to be irresponsible for his actions. There were three previous convictions against accused for minor offences at Auckland and Napier. Scott, who expressed regret at the occurrence, was convicted and fined £l, in default seven days' imprisonment.

There is lustrous beauty in a pearly (rhite set of good teeth. The regular use of "OZO" TOOTH POWDER will cleanse and preserve froa decay, and keen them whits, lid tins everywhere.

Tlic net result of the bottle campaign in Dunedin in aid of the Belgian children's fund was £2,002 8a Dd—and all from tho sale of the humble and despised ''dead marine." The number of bottles sold was approximately half a million. Evidently the impending by-election in Wellington North is going to he a troublesome one for the Reform .party (writes our Wellington correspondent). Mr. Massey lias selected >fr. ,T. P. Luke as the official candidate for the vacancy that is to be created by the elevation of the Hon. A. L. ITerdinan to the Supreme Court bench, but the Reformers of the constituency have other ideas. The withdrawal of Colonel Hughes from the contest. on his own initiative, has eased matters to some extent, but neither Mr. Skerrett nor Mr. Myers can be regarded, as definitely out of the field. Prohably Mr. Massey will not hurry the election. In the meantime be i 9 goinjj out of town for a week or so.

Writes a Taranaki boy from Sling Camp: "I enclose cutting from the Sunday Herald, which I "know will interest the New Plymouth people. I had the pleasure of seeing Miss Buckman in her great piece, and it makes _ujj feel proud of good old Taranaki." Tfle -enclosure is as follows: I don't know whether to admire Rosina Buckman or the company of "Trelawny of the Wells" the more. They both carried on during the late bombardments. Irene Vajibrugh, Hilda Trevelyan, Nina Sevening, May Whitty and the rest of them had. only a glass roof overhead at the New, but Rosina had to sing the trying music of "Tristan and Isolda"—with bombs dropping and guns booming—and she sang on without ft tremor. Brave girls all of them, anyhow."

The recent fine weather has had tho effect of considerably improving the main road between Waitara and Awakino, so much so in fact that those who travelled it some few-weeks £go can hardly realise that it is the same Mr. C. H. lohnstone 'lias now inaugurated his summer service and is running the cars right through, and residents of the northernmost portion of Taranaki are again within easy reach of the main centres. The ear leaves Awakino daily at 7 a.m. and arrives in Waitara 4% hours later, in ample time to connect at Lepperton with the midday train for Wanganui. The car leaves Waitara at a quarter to 10, arriving at Awakino at 2.50 p.m. The trip through to Awakino is a very pleasant one under tlieso conditions, the scenery throughout being most interesting, whilst the accommodation at the other end leaves nothing to be desired.