LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A lad named Bernard Moore, aged 14 years, son of Mr. C. H. Moore, of Omata, met with a painful accident on Saturday. Whilst assisting to grub gorse he cut his foot very severely, necessitating his admission to the New Plymouth hospital. Sir Joseph Ward (Postmaster-General) has received" a cable message from the High Commissioner announcing that four bags of letters, 10 hags of news, and 32 registered parcels for Taranaki were lost in the Andania off the Irish coast. The mail contained correspondence posted between January 23 and 25. I Charming little Bessie Love is one of the most natural, and deservedly popular actresses now appearing on the motion picture screen. Add to this little lady's delightful personality the attraction of six of the most, lovahle little kiddies imaginable and some idea will bo gained of the merit of "A Sister of Six," the feature picture showing at The Empire to-night. It is understood that no less than 70 eases of breaches of the Inglewood borough by-laws are being laid against motor-car owners for exceeding the speed limit on the occasion of the New Plymouth races. Those proceeding to Hatvera this week had better take heed of the warning, otherwise the S.M. will have a big list in front of him at the next sitting. Harvest thanksgiving services were held at Whiteley Church yesterday. There was a generous offering of fruits arid produce and the church building was very tastefully decorated for the occasion. The preacher at both services was the Rev. E. 0. Blamires, of Hawera. To-night there will he a sale of offerings in Whiteley Hall. A short musical programme will be given. }

Mr. W. Ogle, of Bell Block, has a cow in his milking herd that must surely take some heating as a milker, considering that she is not specially bred, nor specially fed, being a Jersey-Shorthorn cross treated no differently from the rest of the herd. The cow, an aged one, completed twelve months continuous on January 24, during which time she yielded t tons 10 cwt. 23 lb of milk, producing 473 lb of butter-fat, and she is still giving 20 lb of milk daily with a 4.9 test. A municipal hand recital was given by the New Plymouth Citizens' Band yesterday afternoon at the East End Reserve. The weather did not favor a large attendance, though, considering the threatening conditions, there was a very good gathering. By special request o'f several visitors to town the band played some of its well-known hymn selections. Amongst the other items played were a Morceau "Romance Gaponaise" (Maurice Telma), "The Caterpillar and ithe Ro3e," with cornet solo (Ed. Carev), intermezzo, "Rendezvous" (Aletto); suite, "Queen of the Night" (Picq'uard); and a quickstep, "Lights Out" (McAnually). Mr. F. W. G. McLeod conducted.

The executive committee appointed at the meeting of ladies on Friday held in connection with" the appeal on behalf of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, met on Saturday. They were successful in setting all the street stalls arranged satisfactorily. The Red Cross Committee, under Mrs. E. A Walker, will have control of the Mart on the day of the appeal (Saturday, February 23), and the Mayoress (Mrs. C. H. Burgess) and the Women's Patriotic Committee will have charge of the other street stalls, which will include sweets, fruit, vegetables and fancy goods. Other arrangements arc in tram for making the appeal as farreaching as possible. The Red Cross Mart continued its operations on Saturday, under the control of the Red Cross Society Committee, Mrs. E. A. Walker being in charge. The contributions received were again on a very liberal scale, and the public patronage was fully up to the average of last year. It was not anticipated that the takings would in any way approach the sum raised on the opening day, the previous Saturday, and the £24 obtained was considered a very satisfactory result- The committee are grateful to all who assisted. Theyiilso wish to acknowledge the sum of Os from Mr. W. Ambury for a half-day's haymaking. _ The Loan and Mercantile draw attention to the sheep fair and cattle sale at jTarata on Friday, 15th February. Full particulars will be found on page S.

The "Jason" all wool cashmere threequarter socks with dou'ule-i-jbbed tops stocked !by the Melbourne, Ltd., are "out .on their own" for value. They are guaranteed unshrinkable and fast dye. Prices: Size 4, Is lid: size 5, 2s Id. size-.fi, 2s 3d; size 7, 2s sd, size 8, 2s 7d: size 9, 2s 9d; size 10, 2s lidj blacks and 'tans. The Inglewood Bacon Company is now giving Sfl per lb for baconers, in'stead of 7^

Some interesting troplijes wore raptured with the Germans who got awny from Motiiihi .Island in December Among them was a sextant, niailfi by one of the prisoners while lie was in camp on the island. This instrument, which is said 1.0 he a. wonder of ingenuity and skill in construction, is to be sent by the Defence authorities to the Dominion Museum. The fondest dream of the city of Seattle, Washington, we are told, was realised, after many years of waiting, when tlio million sterling Lake Washington Canal, which cuts through the north end of lliat city, was formally opened some weeks ago. The waterway is live miles long. and. liv connecting two lakes with Pnget (Sound, opens up a vast industrial area which is destined to make Seattle, one of the greatest ports on the Pacific Coaist. In celebration of the opening, a marine pageant was held in which thousands of craft participated. Brigadier-General Sir Kobert Anderson, who was Q.11.G. to the Australian Forces in Egypt and afterwards in France, is blessed with a valuable sense of humor. Speaking at the Y.M.C;A. meeting in 'Wellington last week, he said that the average British oll'icer was the best fellow on earth, but red tape made him a- martinet, and he never seemed to understand the New Zealand or Australian soldier. There were gulfs between the English officer and his men, the result, of tradition encouraged b red tape, but he bad no idea of coming down to a level understanding. There were exceptions.. General Birdwood understood them, i.e used to knock about among them, with a cap the same as the. troops wore, and no scarlet or gold braid. And so be strolled through the trenches of Gallipoli. On one occasion be encountered a man on duty from the latest draft to arrive. "And what may you lie?" said General Birdwood. "I'm what they call a blinky sentry!" said the Australian soldier. "Wot are you?'' "Oh," said the "Soul of Anzae," smiling, "I'm what they call a blinky general!" "Oh, cripes!" said the sentry, "I've got to give you a blinky salute!" (Laughter).

"While men outside are struggling with experiences greater perhaps than even heroes of history ever realised, we are —exiled." writes A, H. Jones, prisoner of war at Ruhleben Camp, Germany, to Mr. Howell. Director of the Technical College, Christchuroh. "How strangely we are feeling the lack of contact with the world; the absence of new ideas, of new methods, is markedly apparent. Our conversational powers are certainly degenerating; men cannot sustain a serious subject for any length of time. But, oii the other hand, how interesting it is to study the changes of language, the growth of a definite idiom, the new values given to words, the introduction of peculiar constructions due to the constant interchange of several tongues. How interesting it is to study the psychological effects of internment—t!:e peculiar influences exerted over some, the entirely negative results on certain men, and the strengthening in every independent aspect of others. Adaptability to cireuinstances is a striking feature, hut the cheerfulness and dogged spirit which display itself whenever burdens become heavier, is even more striking- One tiling, however, has been much remarked on and that is that the most contented are those who are thoroughly absorbed in serious work, either in connection with their own profession or in connection with the control of the camp."

Since the British occupation large wheal crops have 'been planted in Mesopotamia under the direction of the Indian Government, and the harvesting of this will commence in April. Lahor conditions are not too settled in that country at the present time, and in any case the native harvesting implements are for the most part of a primitive kind. Australia has been asked to help in this matter, therefore, and the Argus states that Mr. Hugh McKay (proprietor of the Sunshine Harvester) lias arranged for the despatch to Bagdad of a number of harvesters of the latest type, with petrol motor-driven mechanism, and of 28 skilled Australian workers to look after the machines. The men and machines will he despatched shortly, and at the end of harvesting operations the men will return to Australia. In order to provide for repairs a small plant, specially constructed at Sunshine, will be carried also. ,

He has a wooden leg, yet he is a soldier in the Britisii army, and will shortly proceed to Egypt on military duty (says a Home exchange). The man to Whom this refers is Private J. L. Jones, of the Army Ordnance Corps, and he hails from Liverpool. He is a strapping, muscular, fellow, 23 years of age, 6ft h'iglh. He made no concealment when he went up for enlistment, and was marched before the military medico, where his wooden leg was fully displayel. Jones gave such proof of his physical stamina, inarching power, and so on, that he was at once accepted, wooden leg notwithstanding. When a boy of 14, Private Jones, while pushing a safe into a lift, got his right foot caught by the lift, and the limb" was cut off as completely as if by a knife. He made a marvellous recovery in three weeks, and for six months used crutches. Then he was recommended to go to a firm of artificial limb makers, where he was fitted with an artificial limb- He walked out of the shop with his new "armature," leaving his crutches behind. He gained such cxpertness in his movements that he quickly grew to 'ho a marvel to the medical profession.

Like the fusel oil in bad whisky, so the nicotine in strong tobacco is injurious to health. It is an astonishing faot that the leaf produced in Hawke's Bay contains less nicotine than any other tobacco known. This is. of the utmost importance with regard to the development of the N.Z. tobacco industry, because it is just these mild tvpes of leaf that are eagerly sought after by manufacturers abroad and fabulous prices are often paid for them. Hawke's Bay indeed, will become famous for its unique tobacco and Gold Pouch will be our national smoke. Unlike the tobaccos from overseas Goid Pouch does not bite the tongue, it rmokes smooth and mellow and leaves the mouth sweet and clean. Moreover Gold Pouch is all pure tobacco with a distinctive flavor, different from others and healthier than others. Now obt.'tina'ble in two strengths, Dark and Aromatic. Cigarette smokers should try Three Diamonds, another N.Z.-grown type and a capital smoke, better than any of the imported yellow brands. No increase in price, ]/- per pouch. 138.

Mr. A. De Bavay, the eminent analytical chemist of Melbourne, testified at. the Supreme Court of Victoria that SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus products like well-refined and matured brandy compures with raw spirit. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT you will get tJe advantage of quality and will be safe from harmSANDER'S EXTRACT.

At his first meet im,' in Wellington North, Mr.- Luke said he was in favor of the National Efficiency Board's scheme for the purchase ot the' Hymn traffic liv the State. Auckland muster ' nlrhprs fnceordiiij; to the Herald) have made further reductions in the retail price of meat as from Monday- The prices of several cuts in both beef and mutton have been reduced, and a substantial reduction has been made in the price of lamb, averaging IJd per lb all round. The local branch of the Women's National .Reserve will hold u meeting at the end of the week, at which those | mothers of soldiers who have purchased a badge can have it pinned on. Afternoon tea will be dispensed, and mothers who have no son* at the war are invited to be present. i A huge rock-cod was landed at Lcvuka recently, says a Fiji correspondent. The fish had been seen a few days previously, and a tempting bait,' substantia! I gear, and the use of a gair, successfully [manoeuvred, resuiled in it b-ing landed j after a quarter of an hour's .fight. I weight of the cod was 304f1b The measurements were, length flft oin, girth I Sft. •■(

The Government has been thorough in framing regulations governing the formation 0 f private or public joint stock companies. The promoters of a'l'almerston company now being formed have been advised that no person born in iin enemy country, whether naturalised or not, may be registered as a shareholder. The Registrar requires the birthplace of every shareholder and of his father and mother in the ease of each new company seeking registration. Harry Lauder spoke on the war from the steps of a building in Wall street, New York, recently. Men in thousands' thronged to hear him as he urgeS investment, in the Liberty Loan. , He thrilled the gathering for half an hour. "Don't talk of money when human lives are at stake. I would give all I ever owned, every penny, and possession, to have my boy Jack back again/' Mr. Lauder's half-hour speech brought £IOOO in cash for the Loan- In camp, later, Lauder sang and made a specs l .! to the officers and men. In tin; midst of tho programme the soldiers shouted, "Sing us the 'Wee Home Among the Heather.'" -Lauder replied, "Aye, I'll sing it, but it's no song to me; it's a'hymn. I sang it to the boys before the battle of Arras. ' There were 15 ; 00C Scots there then. Many of thcin are gone now." A resident of,Christehuroh (who possesses the New Zealand Medal), in a reminiscent mood tiie other day, said that when be was in tho rank.? that faced the Maori rebels on blv; west coast of the North Island, some fiftyyears ago, tho soldiers were told that the Maoris were present in their thousands, but late reconsideration had led him to 'believe that the rebels did not number more than SOO. They were veiy rcobile, he said, and as they' fought inside the circle, while the Europeans fought on thb rim, they could move abvut with remarkable energy. Hostile Maoris appeared almost simultaneously at different places, but apparently they were the same warriors every time. He said that be was present at the funeral of Colonel Hazard, the officer who is said to have been shot by Kimble Bent, the renegade white man, whose history has been written 'by J. Cowan, and he saw General Chute and his men start out from Wanganui on their toilsome march to New Plymouth. They ran short of provisions, and ba4 to kill the horses for food.

Baron Shauglinessy of Montreal, head of the Canadian Pacific railway, and also of the Canadian War Munition Board, has through 'his committee of powder experts, approved the new smokeless powder formula of an aged Californian, W. B. Barham, who until recently was a track walker on the Southern Pacili P.ailway in California. Barlmm's formula is said to be the basis of a new and very powerful smokeless explosive. It is said to be the plan of the Canadian munition authorities to manufacture the new explosive on a largo scale. Baron Shauglinessy has taken this step with the permission of the AVa9liington authorities. The latter sent recently to San Francisco a powder expert to inaki a detailed study of the Califoruian's formula. The Canadian experts have approved of it yery strongly, and intend to use it in the making of shrapnel. The U.S. authorities are studying it with a view of making use of it in bombs which are to be thrown from a Jiew and big airship lleet under construction.

Trooper R. G. Miller, of Timaru, who has returned to New Zealand from the Palestine theatre (his thigh was broken by a Martini-Henry bullet in the taking of Jaffa), pays a fine tribute to the New Zealand horses that are engaged in the great advance in that country. "There are plenty of Main Body horses there which are doing great work," said Trooper Miller. "It's simply wonderful what they are capable of, and though I have lived among horses all my life I did not know what a horse was able to do until I saw what these animals have stood up to, All our rations and fodder for the horses had to be taken across the desert by rail and sand-carts, as far as Jaffa, and the advance was so rapid after Gaza collapsed that there were occasions on which we and the horses were on pretty short rations. We fed the horses on barley and 'tibben,' a sort of straw of the barley stalks cut short by discs drawn over a heap of the stuff by bullocks. There were occasions when the ration for a horse fell to nine handfuls of barley per day per horse, and they only got a drink olice in three days, and yet they stood up to the work in a way that was little short, of marvellous. Of course, they lost condition when on the short rations, but it did not seem to affect their capacity for work."

The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee intend having an afternoon tea at Kawaroa Tark on Wednesday, at 3 o'clock. TJie park has been lent to the ladies for the occasion, and they invito the attendance of all town and country guilds and all persons interested in' work for the soldiersAn exceptional opportunity to procure your drapery and clothing needs at big price reductions is offered you in Morey's special item sale. Every lady who studies economy must visit this sale without loss of time. Refer to Morey's advertisement in this paper. The Melbourne, Ltd., for bargains in men's socks: All-wool knitted socks, Is 3d pair: Mosgiel fine knit dark grey socks, Is Cd; Mack 'Mosgiel plain knit socks, Is fid pair; heavy ribbed Mosgiel socks, 2s 3d pair; Mack cotton cashmere finish socks, Is Od and Is 9d; pure wool black and navy cashmere socks, 2s (id and 2s lid pair. DURAND'S REGULATING PILLS. Are best and most successful. Promptly relieve every distressing symptom. No failures. Every case successfully treated, a/- a box post free by return mail,— Bridge Drag Stores, Mail Order Chemist*