LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

All waiting jurors not called at the Supreme Court yesterday were discharged from further attendance, A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that the Defence Expenditure Commission is to be open to the public. Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward announce Mr. J, p. Luke (Mayor of Wellington) as the National Government's candidate for the Wellington North seat. The following draft proceed to camp on Wednesday next, entraining at New Plymouth: C. D. Arnold, ./. Clark J Morrow, G. M. Sykcs, B. B. G. Wildermoth. The very small heels on some of the footwear worn by ladies were the subject of ti reference by the engineer in a letter to the works committee of the New Plymouth Borough Council when he described the damage done to newlylaid asphalt oji the town footpaths. Talking in the passages at the Supreme Court buildings yesterday pro. voiced the usual rebultc from Mr. Justice Edwards, who interrupted counsel in the course of an address to the jury, and ordered that the passages be cleared, as the sound of the voices prevented the Court hearing what was being said.

Application was made on behalf of a ratepayer at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council for time in Which to pay the county rates. The applicant pointed out, in support of the appeal, that her brother, who was the sole support of hie widower! mother, had gone to the front and had been unable to dispose of his property. The request was granted. The dog tax for 1918 within the Taranaki County has been fixed at 2s 6d for cattle dogs and 10s for other doss. The chairman asked whether it would be advisable to reduce the fee for sporting dogs, for which the borough council charged ss. In that case they would* be able to secure the Xorth Taranaki Hunt hounds. Cr. C. Andrews did not favor this. There were, he said, enough mongrels in the county now. Cr. SimpBon favored one cattle dog being allowed free. During last year £205 lis 3d was collected iu dog tax within the coxinty. CLINCHER CROSS TYRES the motorist's delight. Users on Dominion roads have PROVED them the best longdistance tyre obtainable. Buy 'service by insisting on Clincher Cross. Lending garages.

An English paper to hand tells of n grocer ami a tin ot jani. By regulations he was supposed to sell the jam at U'/ 3 d. lie charged the customer Is Id. The greco was final £25, and the assistant who actually effected I •<-. sale wan fined £5. The Auckland Star records the death recently of an old and respected resident of Auckland, in the person of Mi. David Patten, Deceased, who was born ; in 1849, while lire parents were on the voyage from England has resided in Auckland since then, The Wellington Post raises n stroll? editorial protest against the large sum ■being wasted on hospital ships running between New and foreign ports on a six months' charter and calls on the Minister of Defence for an official statement as to who is responsible, A lumber drive is an extraordinary Kght, as the huge masses of tree-trunks race and loss down a mighty stream, and one of the most wonderful pieces of photography of such a scene occurs in "Then I'll Come back to You," the World Film drama sfcreening at the I Empire to-night and co-morrow.

For the first time in the liistory ol the Dominion the whole of the waterside workers of New Zealand will be given a holiday on February 0 by the Combined Ship Owners of "the Dominion, says the Auckland Star The idea is to make this an annual national holiday. On the date named all the ports ol New Zealand will be. closed as far as the work of watersiders is concerned. A recent arrival from Home answered an advertisement a few days ago calling for applications to fill the position oi manager of a Komticy stud farm. Questioned as to his ability to fulfil the duties the applicant was quite confident Asked af to his qualifications, he said he had worked for many years in a carpet factory. So Mr A O'L. Considine said at a recent sitting of the Military Service Board.

The treatment accorded to a man drawn In a recent ballot by his employer, a business man in this city, is creating considerable indignation. The man, who is married, with one child, after being medically rejected two or three times when he volunteered for active service, was passed by the Medical Board after ho was drawn in the ballot (says the Ohristchurch Press). He was ordered to proceed to camp next April, over two months bonce, but his employer, hearing that ho had passed the doctors, immediately dismissed him and filled his place with a foreigner. In the meantime the man is without employment until he proceeds to camp. Shortly before the war began a- relative of a New Zealand resident purchased ten shares in a shipping company at Home for £lO each. The company was paying 15 per cent before the war., and during tlio three years since the dividends have been 20, 23, and 30 per cent., all free of income tax, Recently the lucky investor revived a further cheque , for £2OO, with a circular saying that the company had an ac* cumulation of capital, and bad decided to distribute "part" of it amongßt the shareholders—£2o per share. In little more than three years the capital invested has been returned threefold, and the investor still holds the. shares

The question of the speed of motor traffic within the borough was referred to by Cr. Browne at last night's meating of the New Plymouth Borough Council. He advocated as a warning to visiting motorists the council should have erected at the eastern and western boundaries on the main road prominent, sign-posts showing the speed allowed. He thought that would he only fair to travellers who were not aware of the motor by-laws, and as it was done in other places he did not see why Now Plymouth should not do the same. He moved that such notice-boards be erected. The motion was seconded by Cr. Deare and carried unanimously. A man who had a very swollen face was called on yesterday as a common juryman at the Supreme Court. He pleaded fftceaehe as a reason for exemption. His Honor asked if he had brought a medical certificate to that effect, and the juror replied: "You have only to look at me to see what is the matter." His Honor replied that he was not an expert in these matters. On the clerk's assurance that there were plenty of jurors the man was granted exemption. Two others who asked to lie relieved from service were given exemption, one on the grounds of recent family bereavement and another on account of hiding over the age.

Ilie loss which has been sustained by the Church of England in the death of the Rev. E. C. Cook, news of which was received during last week, was referred to in St. Mary's Church on Sunday night by the vicar (!Rev. F. G. Harviej. In doing so he mentioned that in a very few weeks the congregation had lost two oi their most prominent churchmen, Mr. Cook, a clergyman, and Mr. J. G. List, a layman, who were called, they believed, to a higher ministry in the'other great world, a higher ministry even ihan tliev exorcised hero. There was a pathetic touch in knowing that Mr. Cook was called to his death while ministering tn the- needs of stricken soldiers. The speaker hoped some permanent memorial would be placed in the church or Sunday school to these two, both of whom were conspicuous for sticking to the path of duty. A meeting of business people was held yesterday to consider the question of raising funds to pay off liabilities and, if possible, to make extension in connection with the hostelry at the north .Kg. ,Mont side of the mountain. Mr. 0. IT. Burgess (Mayor) was voted to the chair. After discussion it was decided to hold a carnival and also to inake a direct canvass for subscriptions. The follow, ing sub-committee, with power to add to its number, was elected: The Mayor j (Mr. C. 11. Burgess), Messrs Xcwton jKing, E. P. Webster, R. 11. George, J. 'R. Sole, J. W. : Hayden, J. C. Nicholson, 0. E. Bellringer, S. W. Shaw, W. C. Weston, L. A. T. Avery, 11, Rrookman, J. C. Morev, and A. Boon! An executive committee of seven waß appointed, consisting of Messrs Hayden (convener), George, Webster, Morey, Avery, Griffiths, and Weston, to formulate a scheme and to report to the com- . mittee.

THE POISONING OF THIRTY GIRLS in a Melbourne factory by eucalyptus lollies which were evidently made "from the common eucalyptus brings home forcibly the importance of using only the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT internally. SANDER'S EXTRACT sniffed up the nose and three drops on sugar, is a sure and safe protection from meningitis and other infections, Applied to ulcers, poisoned wounds, sprains, chilblains, eczema SANDER'S EXTRACT brings quick re-

If your grocer doesn't stock Hayward's MILITARY or FLAG BRAND PICKLES he is not giving you the best for your money or table. Insist on these favorite Dominion appetisers. All leadipg grocers.

''lt took a solemn argument, and <leliberation on the part of three learned I Judges of the High Court in England to decide that ice-cream was not 'meat' within the meaning of the statute," said Ah. H. 1). Acland, amidst laughter, in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court, when a number of cases involving charges of Sunday trading on the part ot shopkeepers were being heard. Anticipations of a shortage of petrol have led tc a number of transactions at good prices for forward delivery, favorite brands bringing 25s to 2(is \\ case. In some quarters doubts have been expressed as to whether full sup. plies will be available from America now that the United States is ranged with the Allies , Up to the present freights have presented the only difficulty—Auckland exchange. Mr. A, Boyle told a good story of Heneral Pershing at a social of the Christchurch Field Artillery Reserve. He said that when the American leader arrived in Lohdon, lie was provided with a motor-car driven by a lady. He instructed her to bring the ear to his hotel ut nine o'clock one morning, but she was not strictly punctual. General Pershing looked at his watch and said to her, "You are three minutes late." "Never mind," was the reply' "You were three years late."

A series of experiments carried out by the British Fire Prevention Committee shows that the best way to extinguish a small petrol fire is to spread over the burning liquid a mixure of l«lb of bicarbonate of soda and 121b of common sawdust. The sawdust need not be wet, but must be free from chips and shavings. The theory is that the sawdust, by floating on the burning liquir, excludes the oxygen of the air, and the heat of the flame generates carbonic-acid gas, which helps to extinguish the Are. Even sawdust alone gives Abetter results than sand. One of the British corespondents with the Italian Army reports the fact that the first enemy troops to cross the Tagliamento were the cavalry and these were supported by motor machine guns. The tlalian cavalry drove back the enemy cavalry, but were forced to retire from tie enemy machine gun fire. Again the superiority of the motor machine 'has been proved. Their remarkable mobility was too much for the Italian cavaliy, and there seems to be very little doubt that the success of the enemy in getting across the Tagliamento line of defence was entirely due to the use of machine guns mouned on motor-cycles and side-cars.

The conditions on the slopes of Mount Cook are considered to have been good for climbing this season, and several ascents of the mountain have been made. The latest of these was made on Thursday last by Mr Hall, of Auckland—who had already climbed to the top of Mount Cook in company with Guide Graham and Miss Holdsworth, of Hawke's Bay—and Miss Loriraer, of 'Nelson. The lastnamed alpinist had 'been within a short distance of tho summit on the occasion just referred to: Mr. S, Turner, who went to the Southern Alps a few weeks ago with the intention of climbing Mount Cook oingle-handed, attempted* (his feat last Tuesday. Ha made good progress, and had traversed the bad, rocky places, and rcf.ched clear snow, wl:cn Ills knee gave way, and he had. to return when only 1000 ft, from tlio top. Mr. Turner was to make another attempt yesterday.

He is a very broad, not to say massive gentleman, who is well known in the city for his connection with matters military (says the Sun). Dire misfortune overtook him in a picture thoatre the other day. Briefly, he found, when attempting to leave during the interval, that he had become firmly wedged to his seat. No doubt thinkipg that to rise with a row of seats firmly attached to him, and with possibly several of the audience suspended in mid-air, would seem undignified, lie subsided after much surreptitious wriggling, into a stato of silent profanity, which endured for two screenings of tho star feature, until the close of the show. The departure of the. audience left him free to give his attention to the wrenching process necessary to secure his liberty. It is stated that the crime of murder has increased 100 per cent, in Arizona since the abolition of the death penalty (says a member of the State Board of Pardonos). (Homicides have become so common in some of the counties as to occasion concern among law-abiding citizens! In Maricopa county, with a population of 34,488, there were fifteen murders in the first ten months of last year. In the other counties the crime is constantly increasing, this notwithstanding the fact that intoxicating liquor has been practically banished from the State. While there is more or less illicit traffic in intoxicants, the many murders since prohibition went into effect cannot be charged to drunkenness. They are duo solely to the fact that offenders know they cannot be punished by death.

'During recent, 'voara the pinus insigmis lias been coming into more extensive use as a timber tree (says the Melbourne Age) As a result of the shipping difficulties there is at present a heavy demand for pine timber, and consequently higher prices are being paid. Special inducements are accordingly offered for cutting down pines growing throughout Victoria, and the Minister of Lands says that private owners are taking full advantage of this opportunity, arul that' municipal councils and other bodies controlling public reserves are also realising on "this timber supply. In some instances the whole of the trees have been removed, and in others extensive thinning-out has been adopted. This action has provoked much protest, and unless carefully guarded the practice is open to the most serious objection. The Minister intends to impose effective limitations on the sacrifice of trees which have taken twenty or thirty years to develop. Having in view the facts that) annual grants are provided by Parliament, and that generally State assistance has been given for the improvement of reserves,' the Minister emphasises that the approval of the Board of Land and Works must first ]>e obtained before the sale of timber from public reserves is authorised. Where it is known that the managing body of any reserve is selling timber from it, no grant will in future be made until a full and satisfactory statement is furnished.