LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A counter delivery of eorrespondei'.;-. will be made at the chief post ollice to night, between S and !> o'clock!

'the Kakaramea "Dairy Company ha* decided to erect temporary buildings for this season, and to build a new factory in brick or concrete on a more central site.

In regard to the probable duration of the war, Mr. D. R. Caldwell, of Auckland, who lias just returned from Knglaiul, says that the feeling was steadily growing at Home that we were in for two or three years more of war. even with the advent of the Americans. However, the spirit of the nation was not daunted, and flic people were determined to see the war through to the bitter end, ■with a firm belief in our ultimate succors.

Services specially appropriate to 'the Christmas season were held at the Wiiiteley Ghurcli yesterday. The preacher at both services was the Kcv. W. A. ..Sinclair. Appropriate hymns were sung, and the anthems by the choir included several of the best known choruses from "The Messiah." The recitative and air •'For Behold Darkness" and "The l'eople that Walked in .Darkness," were" also sung. The music was under the direction of Mr. A. (bay. Mr. G. U. White presiding at the organ and Mr. 11. Grave at the piano. The special offerings amounted to ;i:tS 18k 'Jd.

At the Hamilton Supreme Court last week, before Mr. Justice Cooper, evidence was heard in the ease of (Icorge Unwell v. Win. A. Tohne, fanner, of Aria, a claim lor £sl<l damages in respect of the alleged seduction of plaintiff's granddaughter, a «irl of 17. In summing up, his Honor stated that the ease was an extraordinary one. He impressed upon the jury that the onus of proof in such eases rested upon the plaintiff. The charge was closely allied to a criminal charge, for, if they believed the girl's story and brought in a verdict accord ingly, it would be tantamount to a verdict of at least indecent assault, perhaps of rape, against the defendant. The jury, after a retirement of five hours, brought in a verdict for plaintiff for .t'ifotl with costs. A fire was discovered in a truck in (he railway yard at New Plymouth on Saturday night at about 11.30. The waggon, which contained about a couple of dozen cases of benzine, packed at either end, with goods in the middle, was found burning fiercely. The fire brigade was summoned, and did good work, though they were not able to save much of t-lie contents of the truck. The pressure of water subdued the flames until an attempt was made by some members of the brigade to get inLo the. waggon, in order to remove, it' possible, some of the contents. The handling of the cases of benzine, however, evidently caused some of the tins tc leak, and the result was a sudden rocrudeseoucc of flame. A few cases were saved, but practically all the rest of (lie load was destroyed" the waggon being considerably damaged. No explanation could be given of the cause of the outbreak.

There was a touching incident at the funeral of the late Air. John Skinner <oi Saturday. The Skinner family have taken a great interest in the Maoris since the very early days, and a number of representatives of the several .North Taranaki hapus weie present at Te Henui cemetery. Mr. W. Gray, of Oknto. perhaps better versed in their lore and ancient customs than the .Maoris themselves, paid a moving tribute, on behalf of the Maoris, to the memory of the deceased and to the worth of the Skinner family, and then uttered an ancient v.aiata to the dead, this being followed by a lamentation in which the Maoris present participated. In the chapel, an old Maori wahine, whose mieesiors had befriended a member of (he Skinner family in the warring days, communed audibly with the .spirit of deceased. This evidence of the Maori's sorrow was a unique and touching feature of the obsequies.

Thorn is ItisiroiiH in a poarlv Vhilc set of pood (<>flii. ' TV rcntln'r use of "OZO" TOOTH .PnWDKr; will demise and preserve fnni. deeay, and keep (hern white. lid lius overvwlwv WISHES WON'T Hi,!,. \ ' SAf'K. Tn wk'i that .vim liaJ i!...,|. mmh.-i hinr tos save vour Hiild Mili'ori!/"' from J\. KAXTiI K PAi'A'/rs!N i, ,i; „„ iH v.;!.' u.ii may |»r«vi-:i{ Ji ia ,»t!s, r* Nt llii' -inip'c ii>e of i;rc.M,V:'-l{ai-cintKi:M.li"t m tisi! .-!rui;' :'. t anl ; ~ejfti'', jour 1 ; i' ir* •= mru limn faroo'iv. OIilain;l!;!e I'ioiu .ill' chwiiM.nid stu'c!' evyei'i. <5

A Hazel t.e extraordinary i-mod on pruhibi'.i ihe exportation of

i>. ,-k. Wi-oii and hams from New Zca land, save cith the ronseiil. of the Min istcr or Cictotn-v--I'l-ess A-eorhiiiou.

To-day the members of llie :i:!rd I'ein foicemeiils are In in. entertained at Chi-.i.-lmas dinner a',. Trenfhum camp, and in 1.11-■ afternoon a sports gathering will he hold. .The Definite authorities liav-.s -.-lu'd an imitation to next-of-kin tu

Kei'rt-ii.-;' he had served a term 01 iin-!-ri;oiiuienl was tin: -irange reason for appealiior a;:ainsi. service put !nrward by an npprlbir;!. before tin- '.first, .\lilitary Nervier Hoard H-stcrdnv. It cats explained to him l-hal tin. only prisoners debarred from niiiilary ser\ice worn Iho-e -crving -cniom e-, ci' m»r 1:3 month-. Appellant m, db-chc-w-d from pri-,,11 lr-1, Am;n-1. IK- was a free man when railed up. and wan, therefore, liable in s-tv:. J.cavc was grand d until "darce."

Spr;ikii,,e at a meeting of tiie Wellington Commercial Travellers' Club on Thai.-day, the president (Mr. I-\ W. .Mini!onl sail) lie was absolutely convinced tb:i.l here in ih" Dominion'at the present time Iheie was a power thai they had to grapple wit it. Hear, hoar.) That power was here to-day, socially. politically, and coiniucrciailv. Tin; menarc was here, and ;hey had to light it. The hoys were lighting it. at the front, and they were going to tight it here. (Applause..) ft mattered not who the enemy was—whether he was a steward on a ship or an enemy consul—there was only one place tor him, and (hat was "intern him," a statement that was roundly, applauded. Writing to his relatives in New Zealand front J-'ranre. a soldier who married some months before leaving for (lie front staled that he had been'grunted leave from the trenches to visit Kngland. Uiifortunatelv. he was unable to .-aail himself of the privilege, he said, as he was unable to raise, the necessary .ClO tha.t he alleged he must -be possessed of "before being allowed to leave Franc-". After making provision for his wife he only allowed himself one shilling a day, out, of which amount he found it impossible to s:ne lilO, and had. perforce 'to wniaiu behind while his more fortunate companions were able to go away on furlough. This goes to siiow that if is impossible for a married man to get along on the pay he has leffj after making an adequate allotment to his wife and chil-d-em

Wi'fl.o,, a correspondent to tile. Wellingion times:—With reference to the escape of German prisoners from .Moluihi ! think a few fuels which arc well known in Auckland should be made equally well known in other places. I can personally answer for the truth of the follow-ing.-On.' of the military guard on Moluilii told mo that the' German prisoners l here were jolly .food fellows and treated them well!' A German doctor, a prisoner, was allowed at large (I believe nominally under guard) to attend patiehls. A parly t ,f military police or other body assisted in saving a launch from damage during a gale at Dovonport tinder the direction and supervision of ii (lernion .prisoner, the owner of the laiiich. German prisoners have, very frequently been seen about Auckland, in hotels, etc., with Mew Zealand soldiers acting as guard-orderly, and .being; treated to lunch, etc., by their masters. ' A strike of waitresses was threatened at an Auckland hotel because they were required to serve German prisoenr.-,.

In his enlhusiasm for the eradication '■f the fly pest, the New Plymouth borough sanitary inspector conceived the idea of extending the campaign through the medium of the school children. Mr. Day offered prizes for the best sketches representing the dangers resulting from allowing refuse to accumulate ami thus ciH'ouri'ge the swarming of flies. Quite n. number of drawings', many of them showing considerable' originality, wore received, among them hem? several frorn pupils of the West Knd school, one of v/hcin—Edna. Langley— secured the prize. The sketches are at present on view in the windows of the shop recently vacated by Messrs May and Arrow-smith in Devon Street. If is evident that the competition, which was certainly somewhat novel, has made some of the children think, ami it will doubtless be productive of a healthy abhorrence of the fly menace in a, wider circle than that of the competitors themselves.

There will he special matinee performances at both the .Umpire and .Everybody's Theatres this afternoon. At the Empire the attraction will be the first screening of the splendid English story. "Tom Rrown's Schooldays'- and at Everybody's Robert Warwick- and Gail Kane will be seen in the World film, "The False Friend," along with the seventh episode of "The Iron Claw." 'the following- is the draw for the schools' tug-of-war competition at the Hand Carnival on Thursday next:-r-Fitz-roy v. Omata. Central v. West End, Dell Block v, "vVaihi. Egmont Village « hve. It is honed to get another team (Central 1!}, so as to do away with the bve. The rortilieates will be on view in McLood and Slade's window this morning.

Entries have closed for the rite-saving compel it ions among Taranaki -ehool,s\ which ar... to 1)0 derided in February under the auspices of the North Taranaki bead Centre of the Koyal Life-Saving Society. In the senior division (schools' championship cup) onirics have been received from the X e w Plymouth Girls' High School, NVw Plymouth Boys' High .School, and Elthani District High School. Each school will be represented' bv more than one team, and it is probable that the total -number of teams will lie ten. For the primary schools competition (Hughes cup) the following have cn-t'-red: Central. West End. Frank-ley Road. Elthani, Oaonui. .Manaia. Warea, and Tataraimaka. There will be not less than 14 teams competing. The management of the 'Melbourne, ft d , desires to express its warmest thanks to the firm's patrons for their liberal support throughout tho year Hist ending, and beg to wish one and all a. Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. A beautiful doll, dressed in Highland costume, has been pre-ented to the Citizens' Bend Carnival Committee by Mr. George Twcedie. All arrangements have been completed to ensure that the Highland event.- at tlie liaud Carnival on Thursday will be |an outstanding feature of the function. NGACRUHOE ACTIVE. Dear Bad.—The Ladies' ('amp is a great success, if tilings don't set too ho! We seldom light a fire: just boil the billy ■on (he lint embers and make a delicious cup of AKCABIA TEA. and „nr ne-ves never fail us.--F!,>. HHKAND'S R ECU'EATING- PILES, /re.b-.t and nmst successful. Prompt■y relieve every distressing symptom. N'o failure;, Iv.ery case successful],- treat-:-d. .", ■'- :, l:n;; post free bv return mail Urid-e Unitf Stores, .Mail prder Chemists