LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Daily News will not be issued on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, but will be published as usual on Boxing morning.

A contingent of Taranaki men from several of the reinforcements now in camp arrived hv the mail train on Thursday night, on holiday-leave. The Borough Council has decided to suspend the tramway service on Christmas Day, and the opportunity will probably be taken by the tramway staff to hold its annual outing on that day. A special car has been placed at their disposal by the comlcil for this purpose.

An inquest touching the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry Williams, who was ftnind dead at his liouse in Leach street, on Thursday morning, was opened before Mr. A. Crooke, district coroner, on Thursday afternoon. John Bennett said he had known deceased for about years, during part of which time he had lived next to witness. Deceased would be about 7o years of age. He identified the body as that of Henry Williams. Constable Blaikie gave evidence as to having discovered the body as has been already related. The inquest was then adjourned until 10.30 a.m. to-day. Mr. J. A. Frostick, National Efficiency Commissioner in Canterbury, has received interesting information from America, dealing with the organisation of undertakings and businesses in that country. Milk delivery is spew! • referred to. It is being controlled \wl. a view to economising labor and expenditure, in the interests of the supplier, trader and the public. The Minister of Foods has announced that, in order to save labor and petrol, it is necessary for purchasers to carry home all light parcels up to 71b, in spite of the fact that tradesmen might express their willingness to deliver the parcels.

Evidently there has been very heavy booking 011 the Lyttclton steamers this Christmas, as New Plymouth men, who were desirous of making the trip south, were unable to book passages some days ago, being informed that the boats were booked up. One man, an engineer, who is anxious to spend Christinas with his wife and family at Christehurch, intends going to Wellington, in the hope that some fireman may be enjoying the festive season, and that he will be able to make the trip in that capacity. The holiday traffic has set in. Despite the fact that excursion fares are not being issued, the mail train last night was an unusually large one, containing several extra carriages. The Rarawa,also, conveyed a large crowd to the Northern City, some,l!)0 making the trip. The scene at the wharf prior to the departure of the vessel was a busy one, as there was a rush to get ou the gangway, many fearing that they would bo counted out by the Collector of Customs, who was taking a tally to ensure that the boat was not overloaded. All, however, were i able to get aboard.

Some doubt was expressed early in the month as to whether the dairy factories would be able to make the usual advance to suppliers this month, owing to the difficulty of finance due to the shortage of shipping, but it is satisfactory to note that coastal factories have been aide to pay out as usual, the directors having ibcen able to arrange finance with the banks by way of overdraft. As an instance of the difficulties that directors have to contend with, it is stated that ono factory, whose usual overdraft limiF is £2.>00. now has an overdraft of £fiooo, the extra £3500 being secured by a "joint and several" given by the directors. This particular company lias nearly £IO,OOO worth of cheese stored in a''building in New Plymouth, but cannot obtain a Government advance against it, though the building, it is said, had been recognised as a grading store. .Steps are being taken to have this overcome.

Holiday matinees will be .hold at Everybody's and the Empire Theatres both this afternoon and again on Monday afternoon, commencing at 2 p.m. each day. The attraction at Everybody's for both days will be "The False Friend," featuring Robert Warwick, and the (ith episode of "Tho Iron Claw." At the Umpire, "The End of the Tour" and "The Secret of the Submarine" will.be screened to-day, and on Monday the famous story by Thomas Hughes, "Tom Brown's Schooldays" will be the big attraction. Children will be admitted for threepence to any matinee performance.

Seekers after amusement during the holiday season should closely peruse the announcements of special attractions for next week at Everybody's Theatre, inserted by the management elsewhere in this issue. Special attention is drawn to the fact that there will be complete changes of programme screened to-day, Tuesday, Wednesday and again on Thursday nights. The New Plymouth Borough Council inserts a notice re vehicular traflic on race day, December 20.

Good eleventh hour advice ! to Christmas shoppers is "Don't forget the Melbourne." Best and cheapest shop for everything, particularly men's and boys' suits, ladies' lovely blouses, and women's stockings. Buy at the Melbourne if you wish to practise economy.

The New Plymouth Borough Council notifies liouaeholders that there will be no removal of refuse on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Those whose rubbish is usually removed on Tuesdays are requested to put out their tins to-day and next Saturday. On Boxing Day and the day after New Year's Day householders whose refuse is usually removed on Wednesday are requested to place their tins out early in the morning.

Mr. A. De Bavay, tho eminent analytical chemist of Melbourne, testified at the Supreme Court of Victoria that* SANDER'S EUCALY'PTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus ptoducts like weH-reiined and matured' brandy compares with raw spirit. By insisting on the GENUINE SaSJffiffiß, EXTRACT you will get tje advantage, of quality and will be s«JEe frw> hftimSASBBR'S EXTRACT,

Camp is not a patch oij the isufcps ill Now Zealand." writ-.-s a Stratford man in training at Homo. The Manntahi Dairy Company has just paid out another :Ud tor la-it sen->oii, making ;l total pay-out of 2s <>id for the season.

Tin; season for the taking of godwits (cm-lew) in this North Island (elsewhere than in tlic Auckland Acclimatisation District) is to be from January 1 to March 31.

According to a Parliamentary return just to hand there were on October 17 fourteen men drawn in ballots in the Taranaki military district who had tailed to report and who had not been found by the police.

At the Hawera Magistrate's Court yesterday, C. J. liawken, B. C. Lysaght., .J. Blair, and A. Hunter, who were prosecuted under the Military Service A$ for employing a reservist, a shear®named William Humphries, who had failed to register in the First Division, were fined £2O each by Mr. W. R. Hasejden, S.M. -< .

At a meeting of the Hawera Hospital Board the question of tlio board establishing its own milk farm was discussed. Members considered that the scheme would well repay-the initial expense and outlay, and it was agreed ,to refer the matter to a committee to report upon.. The Taranaki Hospital Board has it 3 own farm at the Old People's Home, and it is quite a success. i

Good progress is being made with the erection of the. concrete motor garage for the Okuto Dairy Factory. The. garage will be utilised as a temporary storeroom for oheese during the shortage of shipping, its holding capacity being 3000 crates. It is expected that it will be available for use early in January. Meanwhile, tlio company is holding its cheese in its cooling room, where there aro now atoout 1000 cratos stored.

It is notified in thi9 week's Gazette that the naturalisation papers issued to Hugo Karl Albert Seewald on September 17, 11)11, arc to be withdrawn. The man will cease to be a British subject, as far as New Zealand is concerned', on January 1, 191 S. An order-in-conncil issued in this week's Gazette suspends until the end of next year the protection of hawks of all species, keas, black shags, white-throated shags, and sea shags.

An amended scale of fees to be paid for warrants to make cigarettes by hand in commercial quantities is issued' in the Gazette. The minimum charge is 10s, rising by 2s for each 5000 cigarettes over as,ooo.

'Special Christmas services will be held in YVMteley Church to-morrow. The choir will render the following choruses from the Messiah, "And the Glory," ''Lift Up Youi; Heads,'' ".Worthy is the Lamb," Hallelujah.•' Mr. K. L. Cooper will sing, "For Behold Darkness" and "The People that Walked." The preacher will be the Rev. W. A. Sinclair. Visitors to the town are specially invited.