LOCAL AND GENERAL.
It transpired at the Masterton Magistrate's Court on Monday that two young men and two young girls consumed a dozen bottles of beer while indulging in a ; picnic party on the banks of the Waipoua river on Sunday afternoon,—Age. Dr. Wade went up for examination on Saturday afternoon for the Award of Merit of the Royal Life-saving Society, and secured a first-class pass. The Award of Merit is the second highest award of the society. Within the last ten years or so London offices have borne pithy admonitory signs of Transatlantic origin. None of the notices has attained the rich directness of the sign in a certain garage: "Don't smoke anwnd the life isn't worth anything, petrol is!" A man who was arrested on Saturday night appeared in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke. N.M., on a charge of \Wrancy. Accused was a first offender, hnd was remanded to appear on the 21st instant, his actions warranting that lie should be placed under observation, and the remand was granted for that purpose. Shnrland's Magnesia in narticularlv snthing when the digestion is disturbed mid .. is a nnstv ' *e in the m...:1!i.
Cambridge University's war list, contains 14,000 nanus, while the number killed exceeds 20(10, mid the distinctions won include eight V.C.'s, 2UDSO's 80J M.C.'s, and JS DS.C.'s. A well-known Chills resident, who has already lived the allotted span ot three score years and ten, started well for IHIB by walking al! the way from Marlon to Hulls—no mean, performance for a man over 70. and he finished up still going strong (remarks the Advocate). It is stated that a bottle dealer who was permitted to visit Motuihi succeeded in obtaining £ls worth of empty bottles recently, mostly champagne bottles at that. Count von Luekner and his fellow prisoners must have been living like lords in marked contrast to the life led by British prisoners in Germany. At the request of a prominent harbor engineer, a Gisborne engineer has carried out some experiments with a view to testing the possibility of making concrete from papa. The local, engineer has produced a small slab of material, capable of such resistance as to warrant the expectation that with further experiments a concrete,suitable for harbor works may be produced. Major-General Pershino has sent the following message to tho American soldiers: Aroused against a nation waging war in violation of fell Christion principles, our people are fighting in the cause of liberty. Hardship will he your lot, but. trust in God will give you comfort. Temptation will befall you but the teachings of your Saviour will give you strength. Let your valor as a soldier and your conduct as a man be an inspiration to your comrades and an honor to your country. A city now in the 'hands of the British and Inoti'd for fits tanneries is Hebron, near Jerusalem. This city, according to the Bible, was built ;;even years before Zoan, and Zoan was originally Tanis, the chief town of the Egyptian delta in the second millennium before Christ. Hebron was known, according to the Book of Joshua, as Kir-jath-Abra, and was inhabited by a race of giants. The tanneries of Hebron engage in the tanning of skins for carrying water. The skin of the animal is made water-tight and sewed up with the hair on the outside, after which tanning material is pumped into the bag which is so formed. After being fully inflated by lhe tanning fluid, these skins are allowed to remain in this condition until thoroughly tanned, when they are used as sacks for carrying water. Owing to the abundance of feed in the lakes and rivers of the thermal district, a considerable improvement has taken place this year in the condition of the rainbow trout. Good fish have been taken from Lakes Botorua and Eotoiti, and in the river at Qkere. Fish are plentiful at Taupo and in many instances in better condition than at this time last year. Anglers report that, owing to the cool weather, fish are not rising to the fly as freely as usual, but it is anticipated that excellent sport will be obtained later in the season. The Waikato River has provided some excellent rainbow trout, but owing to the abundance of feed they can only be taken as the reward of much patient effort. The fishing in the Wanganui River is also reported as being patchy up to the present time. The many friends of Mr. W: Stewart, surveyor, will be pleased to learn that he is making a good recovery "after his recent trying experience (says the Wanganui Chronicle). Mr. Stewart, by the way, was the only surveyor in the Waimarino, and he had the misfortune to fall off a cliff when prospecting for a road. He was precipitated about 30 feet into a creek, his leg being broken as a result of the fall. Mr. Stewart was alone, at tho time, but he managed to erawl up the cliff again and a couple of miles before he could get assistance at the camp. This was Thursday, and it was Sunday before medical assistance could be obtained from Ohakune. The doctor is the only one serving this huge territory, owing to the scarcity of men and apparently lie is being run off his legs. The incident serves to show the trying time people have in the wayback places, particularly if they meet with an accident or are overcome with sickness, necessitating medical attention. Purely through a misunderstanding four young ladies had quite an adventure at Castlecliff. They arranged with a lady in town to take her furnished house' at "the beach" over the holidays, and set out with the instructions that it was a few doors past somebody's store (says the Chronicle). They located a nice little beach bungalow, and were delighted with the place, which was nicely furnished, including the telephone. In the larder was discovered cake and lemonade and so a recherche supper was held. On the following evening some friends were invited down to supper, and the remarks on the new home were decidedly complimentary. The telephone however, would not work, and this fact was casually mentioned the following day to the "owner." "But there is no telephone in my house," said the lady, somewhat bewildered. It was not long before the fact was established that the quartette had in error taken possession of the untenanted seaside residence of a well-known local solicitor. The fair invaders promptly communicated with him, and found that he regarded the matter in quite a humorous light. A rather exciting collision occurred on Wednesday at Eeilding, between a troop train and a, motor lorry. It appears that as a train conveying troops back to camp from their Christmas leave was passing through Pellding, at about 10 a.m., at a good speed, a motor lorry belonging to Messrs Broadbelt arid Co., and driven by W. Winn, approached the crossing on the Runnytnorpe side of the railway station. The driver of the lorry heard the engine whistle, and immediately shut off bis power, but. the lorry had just enough impetus to carry it on to the rails, and before it couH be reversed it was struck hy the engine. The impact was terrific, and the forecarriage of the lorry with the two front wheels attached, was wrenched apart from the body and the front part was badly damaged generally. The driver of the lorry had a marvellous escape, the impact throwing him clear of tho train and lorry, and he escaped with some cuts and bruises. Dr. Phillips attended to the injured man. The locomotive was not badly injured, a mark on the fore part being the only sign of the collision. DRINK HABIT CURED. READ THE EVIDENCE. An Auckland woman writes:—"My friends will hardly believe the difference in Mr. B. since taking Drinko powders. Please send two more packets." A patient at Trentham say=:—"l have now no desire for liquor. Three boxes of Drinko cured me." DRINKO is a tasteless and odourless powder which can be irivon secretly if desired. Will not harm the most delicate constitution. Treatment is inexpensive. Write for free particulars. Sent, in plain sealed envelope. Address me in .•nnfiMew. stating if Mr., ■Mrvor T ' ulv Mana"er,' Drinko "i-nnviclnrv. ? ' VC, Lambton Quay, UV'inyton.
Good progress is being made with the erection of the ironsand works for the Piitea Smelting Syndicate (says the Press). The main building has now been practically completed, and the eiifine installed: With the rest of the machinery in place, which will be the case in a few weeks, the works will be ready for operations. During December, 1003 men and 1138 ladies attended the swimming pool at the Municipal Baths, compared with 107f> men and 1683 ladies in the corresponding month of the previous year. The total attendance at the hot baths was 82, compared with 11(1 for December, Mid. The revenue was £2O 2s, compared with £32 fis lid. In consequence of the decrease the engineer, in his report, suggested the holding of a swimming carnival for the purpose of raising revenue. From time to time complaints are heard of^ visitors to New Plymouth being charged excessive rates by local carriers for cartage work. A particularly glaring instance was ventilated at the meeting of the Borough Council last night, in which a visitor was charged a high figure for cartage to the Ngamotu beach. The by-law regulating the charges was referred to, and it was resolved to write to the particular offender in' question, calling his attention to the complaints' and informing him that the by-law must be complied with. At last night's meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council a letter was read from the officer commanding No. 8 (Taranaki) Group (Major Cox), in relation to the arrival recently at New Plymouth of a wounded soldier who had to be taken to the hospital, and of whose arrival no notification had been received by the local authorities. The letter was in reply to the Deputy-Mayor, who wrote to group headquarters, drawing attention to the particular case. Major Cox stated that the trouble had arisen through an omission on the part of a member of the staff in the group headquarters office, for which regret was expressed. As advice had been received that other men were returning, it was pointed out that the omission was not so serious as it might have been. Major Cos stated that he would endeavor to have arrangements made that would remedy any defect in the system of notifying the return of soldiers. Mr. Collis said he felt that the circumstances warranted his calling the Department's attention to the case. On the motion of Cr. Browne, seconded bv Cr. Hayden, the action of the DeputyMayor was approved. < One of the most tragic stories of the war—of a mother who came home from India to see her son-, only to learn from a casual glance at a newspaper on arrival that he had been killed—was told at an inquest at Hornsey on Mrs. Mahel Hyde, says the Daily Express. Mrs. Hyde, a widow, who had lived in India for a long time, came home to see her son, an officer in the R.F.C., from whom she was separated for eight years. While she was on the voyage her son was killed, and his name appeared in the casualty list tho day his mother landed at South-' ampton. On the way to London a fel-low-passenger offered Mrs. Hvde a newspaper, and, turning it over idly, she saw the announcement, of her son's death. From Waterloo she went to the War Office, where tho news was confirmed, and then she went to a sister's house at Muswell Hill, where she spent a sleepless night. The next day she made her will, wrote a number of farewell letters, and at night took the whole contents of a bottle of tabloids which contained a, poisen of the veronal class. A verdict of "suicide while of unsound mind 1 ' Twas returned. 'Ladies who are adding to their stock of summer dresses are advised to turn to the advertisement appearing over the name of Morey and Son. The selection comprises many dainty designs and fashionable fabrics. A visit to Moray's will be repaid with satisfaction. Recent advices received by the Melbourne, Ltd., from Japan indicate a further rise in the price of silk goods. This is partly due to the recent removal of import prohibition by the British Government, huge orders having been placed for white silk of good quality. Prance and America also have been making abnormal purchases of this article. The county rate collector will attend at Inglewood to-morrow (Wednesday), for the purpose of receiving rates. At the Inglewood yards to-morrow (Wednesday) Mr. Newton King is selling a herd of cows on account of Mr. D. Brosnahan, of Kent road, who is giving up dairying.
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