LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man was arrested 'by the police at the railway station on 'Saturday night' when the mail train arrived. He will appear in the court this morning to answer a charge of drunkenness. The adjourned inquest concerning the death of the three-year-old son of Mr. 11. .S. Hancock, Junction Road, Mangorci, who died in the New Plymouth hospital on Wednesday from injuries received through being knocked down by a motorcar, will be held at the courthouse at 2.15 p.m. to-day. The art union in connection with the Soldiers' Comforts Fund, the prizes for which were donated by Mrs. 11. Street, of New Plymouth, was drawn on Saturday. The prize-winners were: First, Miss Bernico Paterson, New Plymouth; second, Miss Hammond, New Plymouth; third, Miss L. Holder, Inglewood; fourth, Miss M. Johnson, Napier: fifth, Mr. F. Hoskin, Sentry Hill; sixth, Mrs. Bosweli, New Plymouth. The art union realised £26 10s.

One of the employees at tho Kakaramea factory was a heavy losfer by the fire (says the Press). On coming to wo/ in the morning he changed his clothes, leaving a considerable sum in cash, including a five-pound note in one of the pockets. When the fire broke out he worked hard in endeavoring to check the flames, and later in saving the stock, forgetting all about his clothes in his excitement, only rememboring them when that portion of the building in which they were had been completely destroyed. The various dairy factory companies in the district have now large quantities of cheese on hand (says the Eltham Argus). Owing to the Moturoa store being full, none of the companies have been able to forward any appreciable portion of their output, and as this is the flush of the season, stocks soon accumulate. Big efforts are being made to hasten the completion of the Eltham Company's increased storage accommodation.

The Hon. G. W. Russell states that some time ago the Government received instructions from the Imperial authorities that German archives discovered in New Zealand should be handed over to the Swiss Consul at Auckland. That gentleman, however, strongly objected to being made the' depository of the archives, and, therefore, it has been determined to hand them over to the Public Trustee, sealed, until after the war.— Press Association.

At a meeting of the Licensed LandAgents held on Friday a North Taranaki Land Agents' Association was formed, and amongst its objects will be the protection of the public and the agents themselves against those who are doing business without complying with the law by having a license which carries with it a guarantee bond of £SOO to protect the public against irregularities of a licensed agent. It was further decided that those agents in North Tarauaki outside of New Plymouth be asked to co-operate.

A fire occurred in Cutfield Road on Saturday afternoon, but fortunately little damage resulted. Mr. H. Weston, who lives at the corner of Cutfield Road and Vivian Street, was walking in his garden when he noticed smoke rising to the westward of his property. On going to investigate matters he discovered that some loose gorse was burning fiercely, and that already his paling fence had become ignited. He telephoned .for the fire brigade, who responded to the call. Chemical extinguishers were at first tried, but it was soon evident that with the fresh breeze that was blowing at the time, these would be of no avail. In the meantime a line of hose had been run out from the nearest fire-plug, about 400 yards distant, and with the pressure of water then available the flames were soon subdued, the only damage being the destruction of about a couple of chains of paling fencing. No satisfactory explanation of the cause of the I outbreak could be given, though it was [suggested that some boys were responsible for the occurrence.

I Special services were held yesterday at the Baptist Tabernacle, Liardct :/Street, in celebration of the Sunday school anniversary. Thore were large congregations, and the special feature of the services was the singing by bhe scholars of the school, who formed the choir. The preacher at the morning service was the Rev. Campbell Sievewright, minister of the church, who took as his text Ephesians* vi., 4. In the afternoon the Rev. H. L. Richards, Fitzroy, addressed the children on the right use of the Bible-- At night th« Rev. O. Blundell preached from tie words: "The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath arc the everlasting arms." Mr. Blundell referred to the present-day conditions and the profound problems which confronted men, 'but pointed out that the eternal God would overrule the forces of evil and restore order out of chaos. The singing was under the direction of Mr. E. G. Johnson, Mrs. Diprose and Miss Ibbotson being the organists. A small orohestra also assisted the singers. A social in connection with the anniversary will be held on Tuesday night in the schoolroom.

The N.Z. ixian and Mercantile draw at tention to their Matau sale on Tlmrs. day, 20th inst., at 1 p.m. Full particulars on page S.

Nij>cr House, nt the foot of the High School hill, has liccn receiving the attention of the renovator for time past, and Misses Branlcv and Hales announce that it will he ori'.'iiPtl i:i time for tl'e holldnv rush as :i fM-chiss acommo'lntion Uoiw

Stratford's new theatre, a very fine building, is expected to open on Saturday night next. A record in military appeals was established on Friday in Christchurch, by Mr. 11. W. Bishop, who dealt with 91 appeals in two hours and o hall". Thirty-six applications have been received for the position of electrical engineer to the Stratford Borough Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. W. J. Newton.

During the war 437 aeroplanes and seaplanes have been received by the Government as gifts from different parts of the Empire and from British subjects in neutral or allied countries. "Here is a boy who lias 80 relatives at the war," said Dr. A. W. Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, when presenting a prize for good conduct to Tamaku Tangiora at St. Stephen's School for Maori Boys. Tamaku, a strudy, intelligent youth, is the son of Hape Tangiora. a loyal Maori who served with the British troops against Te Kooti. The padre of a famous regiment at the front wished to hold a service, and secured the help of the men in erecting a rostrum. The usual set of miscellaneous articles, mostly ration boxes, went •to its construction. . On the opening hymn, "The Church's One Fundation," being given out, a broad grin in the front row of the congregation rapidly communicated itself to the rear. The bewildered chaplain descended to enquire, when a sympathetic Scot pointed to an inscription on the leading box of the platform, which had pointed reference to the merits of a well-known brand of whisky. The introduction of fi o'clock closing whs marked by several "free" fights amongst doughty ship firemen at Port Chalmers. Similar fights may have taken place with ten o'clock dosing on a winter's night, but at 6 o'clock on a summer's evening it is more observable. The firemen fouaht amongst themselves —a kind of tribal warfare. Stripped to the "buff,*' they first fought within a certain enclosure, and the police eventually induced them to end it. But the disturbance was subsequently twice renewed outside the restricted boundary, and the police took two of them to the lock-up before hostilities ceased. The official Navy League photoplay to be presented at Everybody's to-morrow and Wednesday, marks an epoch in picture producing in Great Britain. The filming of the story was made possible only by the assistance of the British Government and the battle fleet authorities. "It Is For England" is not only a record of the work done by the Grand Fleet in the North Sea, and other historic places, it tells a powerful story of how the menace to England in the' form of liordes 'of German spies, was combated. Scats may be reserved at Coiner's without extra charge. Mr. Edward 0. Robinson, one o. the pioneers of the Northern Territory, died suddenly at Melbourne on November 15. Mr. Robinson went to Australia in 1873, and settled in the Northern Territory. He was engaged in pearl fishing, mining, and buffalo hunting for some years, and in the Customs service of Smith Australia. In 1593 he made a preliminary exploration of the. country near Cape Gampier, on Melville Island, and in the following year he began hunting. At first he had trouble with the natives, but they were soon pacified, and Mr. Robinson entered possession cf Melville Island, situated about i 30 miles north of Darwin, containing' about 1,530,000 acres. He was regarded as the rajah of this island and there he hunted buffalo. It was estimated that ho had there 15,000 to 20,000 head of buffalo, and the breeding and develop: ment of the herd was his care.

Most unmarried men of military ago can nowadays be classed as either soldiers, reservists, or deserters. One such man in Auckland, however, seems to be regarded by the military authorities as coming under none of the these categories (says the Herald). When the national register was being compiled this man duly sent in his name, received his certificate of registration, and waited for his name to be drawn in the ballot. Reinforcement after reinforcement was called, till it was announced that the First Division was exhausted. Then the nondescript youth offered himself for enlistment, but was informed by th& local military authorities that he could not be actepted (for service, Neoanse voluntary enlistment for full-age First Division men had been officially closed. His employers became concerned as to their responsibility for employing an un. enlisted man of military year's, but their anxiety was appeased' by the production of an official certificate that he had offered his services as a soldier and been, rejected; Apparently someone, somewhere, has blundered in allowing him to escape from the. military drag net. for he has been officially informed that no responsibility for the odd situation rests upon himself, and that he can continue at his work with equanimity.

An interesting suggestion was made by Mr. H. H. Hunt in a paper read at a special meeting of the church of England Men's Society, held in the Northcote Parish Hall recently (says the Auckland Star). His proposal was to abolish Saturday labor altogether, and to adjust the week's work by adding slightly to the hours worked on the other five days. At present, he said, the Saturday morning work entailed great economic waste, taking into account the time occupied in travelling to and from work, and the preparations for, and closing work, in the offices, etc. He believed the freedom of a full Saturday's respite from labor would prove a great boon to masters and workers, to the physical advantage of both, as well as other accruing benefits by providing time to follow hobbies, greater family intercourse and home life. Mr. J. W. Court said he personally had been in favor of free Saturday for the past few years. He understood the experiment had been successful where tried in New York tnd portions of Australia, though he learned in the latter country there was an undercurrent, and for some reason the unions opposed H. Other speakers stated that the scheme had been favorably discussed in business circles, and suggested that the Church representatives should place the matter before the executives of the labor bodies, with a view to the removal of obstacles to its adoption, and obtaining legislation to give effect to the reform. A committee was appointed to deal with the suggestion, and Mr. Hunt was (hanked for his paper, which the majority of those present heart!!; supported.

The thirst for a new sensation which marks the jaded audiences of a pleasureridden ?ity is truthfully shown in "The Clodhopper," where the fashionable patrons of a New York roof-jrnrden so crazy on "The Clodhopper <!lide,'' as ilp need hv the rustic in the latest mnsini! c<Mn«dv. Charles Rav is featured in f h'i hrillipnt TriniHe plnv which com- ;,,-,„.,..,. „ t'-rop-niglit -enson nt the Km-

The following matrimonial advertisement is widely published by the German provincial papers, says the Lausanne correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company:— "Fraulein, anxious to found home with God-fearing man, widowers with families not excluded, offers, apart from good character, Bliare in the following possessions: Sixty-three hens, nine pigs, six cows, and large vegetable garden. Since the outbreak of the war the sales of flowers at the Otaki railway station have brought in at least £SOO. This work was done alone by Mrs Y.. C. Dann for several months, the funds being sent to Wellington organisations, and for the balance of the time a few other loyal workers joined in and the funds have gone to the credit of Otaki Patriotic and Red Cross work societies. The recent casualties reported by the Italian War Office, According to thiv American Preps, include the name of Pagani, who, as "Maciste," was a prominent motion picture figure on both sides of the Atlantic. Maciste, who was a giant in build, will be remembered by New Zealand picture theatregoers as the slave in "Cambria." He is said to have been the largest man in Italy. He was killed during the recent offensive on the Bainsizza Plateau. "The greatest humbugs you ever came across are those teacher's who break down owing to being allegedly overworked; We often hear of them on the eve of the holidays, and even after the holidays. There are any number of such cases at Palmcrston. These teachere would have some reason to complain if they worked the hours which some of us do. lam generally at work from 6 o'clock in the morning until 11 or 12 at night."—Mr. Fred Pirani, in reply to a statement by Mr. Bryant at the Wanganui Education Board meeting as to a teacher having broken down as a result of a certain school in Palmerston being overcrowded. The tobacco-growing industry in Hawkes Bay is now on a fairly firm basis, but although the climates of the -two districts have much in common, nothing has been done in this direction up till recently in Nelson. However, according to the Motueka Star, it appears its' if this state of affairs is to be remedied Mr. C. L. Lowe, a well-known orchardist, has raised some 50,000 tobacco plants in his orchards, for experimental purpose*, and this year intends to plant some ten acres. Mr. Lowe calculates that an acre of orchard will take 4000 plants, and that seven plants will produce a pound of leaf. The experiment is being watched with interest. The title of 'The Crimson Dove," the star feature of the programme now showing at Everybody'-, featuring June lvlvidge. and Carlyle Llackwcll, 'is ingenious and fascinating, and is intended to convey the meaning of the mixture of good and evil which lies in the heart of the heroine who is a notorious and seductive cabaret singer and dancer. The drama is elaborately staged and full of novel studio artistry. To-night will be the final screening. Evidence that Germany is able to extend her financial arrangements intb neutral countries is contained in a co;>.'.* of a Dutch newspaper received in Auckland this week. The Niewe Rotterdamsche Courant of October S contains a, well-displayed double-column advertisement, sandwiched into the middle of a page of news, the translation of which is as follows:—"Qermans Abroad.—None of you must be missing where the security of the future of Germany is concerned. Subscribe to the seventh war loan." The editor of the paper is careful to print above the advertisement a line indicating that it is a matter for •which he is not responsible. The following quotation is from a letter received by a lady in Christchurch from her husband in Prance:—"On the third day (after Mossines) I was allowed to make a trip up to the place where the machine-guns had been placed to cover the infantry advance, and if I had had more time to spare I might even have prone up to the town on the ridge itself. I walked through a zone of big guns first, then smaller ones, and finally the ordinary field guns, thousands of them, most of them having advanced, hardly hidden at all, and firing away at the distance, where Fritz had retreated to. Half-way up the track parties on foot must follow certain roads; assorted traffic follows other roads allotted. There was a Y.M.C.A. hut ladling out tea gratis to all men going into or coming out of the line. The Y.M.C.A. will be ab> to answer the question as to what it did during the great war."

"I think the practice is reprehensible, to say the least of it," stated Mr. J. J. Dougall (Christchurch) at a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Patriotic Societies in Wellington, when referring to the action of the Government in sending uniformed police to collect money from returned soldiers. It seems that there have been eases where soldiers have, owing to some mistake, been overpaid. The Defence Department is endeavoring to collect these amounts, and the police are being made use of in this direction. "It is really a civil debt," eaid Mr. Dougall, "and a uniformed policeman should not be sent to collect it. Christchurch had already sent a protest to the Government!" The Hoard decided to endorse the protest. Additional facilities are being provided at Featherston camp for the benefit of the men in training, states.the Post. The first taken the form of an open-air swimming bath. The necessary excavation work is now being carried out, and the whole of, the sides and floor will be concreted in: The bath, when completed, will measure 100 ft by 50ft, and will have a depth of water ranging from 4ft to 6ft. Dressing sheds are being provided. The water will be taken from the Taujierenikau JRiver, being supplied by water-races flowing into the bath. Provision is also being made for the necessary outlet, thus ensuring that the water will always bo> kept, in a clear condition. The new bath, it is expected, will be available soon after the holidays.

A well-known iPalraerston m»n en. Hated voluntarily, and was passed aB fit last month (says the Times) . He accordingly made all due provision to go to camp, when to his surprise, although he was a volunteer and a married man with a family, lie was halloted in (he section for men without children, and received notice to present himself for medical examination. Being curioin to see what would happen he promptly complied, and was actually turned down as medically unfit! He is nowpondering the problems as to whether he is fit or otherwise, and what he is to do about his farm, for which arrangements were completed during the period of his active service. To be passed and rejected within 28 days is surely nn unique experience.

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