LOCAL AND GENERAL.
At the meeting of the Kgmont County Council yesterday, a resolution was passed 011 tiie 'i'.')tio!i of the chairman (Cr. W. R. Wrignt) and Cr. O'Brien, that the Hospital Board be asked to treat soldiers' wives free.
The Postmaster-General has received a cable message from the High Commissioner, London, stating that the despatch of parcels to Turkey has been suspended. —-Press Association.
A large number of guests for the Waikaremoana trip arrived at Napier yesterday, including borough councillors from Wellington, Palmerston Nortii, Masterton and Wanganui; also a number of members of Parliament. The district will be toured to-dcly,-—-Press Association.
"About town" it is reported that the local sergeant of police, accompanied by a constable, paid surprise visits to the majority of Stratford hotels 011 Sunday evening, and in every ease "drew a' blank" (says the Post). At two of the premises the were out, while the third was stated to be sleeping'oll the parlor sofa, in blissful ignorance of the presence of the "men in blue." In this connection, it is understood that at liawera on Saturday evening a similar raid eventuated in two of the publicans Ijjiing caught in dealings in contravention of the Act.
Messrs. E. Parry and Kissell, Government electrical engineers, arrived in Eltham by the mail train last evening, in connection w'ith the preliminary enquiries regarding the proposed hydro-electric scheme for the North Island. Accompanied by a large number of. public men, tliey will to-day pay a visit to the Patea River, to inspect what is considered a suitable site at Which to utilise some of the power to tie derived from that stream.—Argus. There was a crowded hall last night for Miss Christie's public question meeting. The questions covered most controversial theological points, and were both varied and searching. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Miss Christie was occupied with them, and the most noticeable feature was the number that dealt with reincarnation, the coming World Teacher, and the difference between the Lord Jesus and the Lord Christ. The audience was very appreciative and enthusiastic. A study, class is to be formed to-morrow evening.
The opening of the next session of Parliament has been definitely fixed for April 9. 1 lie proceedings are expected to be' very brief. A fortnight may see the close of the business, unless members take very full advantage of the limited opportunities for debate thai, will be offered them. It is understood that there are to be 110 Bills at all. The Government will ask merely for supply to cover the period until tlie second session in October. Mr. Masscy will say something of the business that is taking Sir Joseph Ward and himself to London, and Sir Joseph Ward will state the position of the Dominion finances. He lias indicated already that ho does not think it Will be necessary to impose additional taxation this year.—Our Correspondent.
The next wool valuation at Wtatara will-trice place on Tuesday, lMhsfestant.
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Kxeeptioiia% heavy rains at the beginning of February resulted in the flooding of the lia river, .Suva (states Die Auckland Herald's correspondent). The owe lands were under water, considerable damage being done. In the jllarawai mill the water was 12ft deep. Marks and Co.'s store, raised on piles "ft above the road, which is.3oft above the normal creek level, was washed by -ft of water. Five Indians were drowned. The fall was Win in 24 hours.'
\\ ireless telegraphy Jias been installed in 'Spitsbergen only twenty years after ■Sir .Martin Conway lirst crossed its interior. Look up a modern gazetter and you will be told that the islands of the Needle Mountains have no permanent inhabitants save Arctic foxes and l'olur bears, with myriads of seabirds. But in the heart of the icy islands is that I which lias dvawji men there of late. ■ What seemed to Sir Martin to he tolerably good beds of coal are rich fields. ■And these toll of days when Spitsbergen had a climate steaming hot. A coniingeiit of ICO native volunteers :lately arrived from ..llarotonga, and has How made a good start with its training at Xarrow Xeck Camp (states the Auckland Star). Most of t'lie men are from the island of liarotdnga itself, but some are from the islands of Aitutaki p.nd Moki. The contingent, is the third sent from (he group, and military enthusiasm there is so strong that at it's departure over .rl) volunteers had to he left bcjliind. Amongst the men are live who have already seen service in the present war.
Miss Jane Morgan, daughter of Mr J. I'ierponl Morgan. \yi wan married ruiciiUv, i, i\s liov -fifth year. She will inherit a targe share o ft'lio £40,UIH),00!>. left to her father by the late Mr Pierpout Morgan, with whom slio was always a great favorite. Some time ago an American astrologer was asked to cast her horoscope, and he declared tliat rin extraordinary destiny was in store for her. Since then Miss Morgan has been guarded a* jealously as any Royal princess, and prior to the outbreak of war spent most of her time at sea 011 the Corsair, one of the largest private vachts in the world.
The qninnat salmon season opened on January 15, but so far none have been caught in 'he two declared 1 salmon rivers—said ihe.Timaru Herald on Saturday. Many anglers have waited some time at likely spots waiting foj- tne salmon to put in appcarante, hut as there had ibeen no run of Jho fish, they were beginning to despair of their look-cd-for sport. Information has just been received from Oainaru to the oli'oct that 011 Wednesday a large number of salmon were seen in the Waitaki, and providing that the weather holds there is every likelihood of good fishing in a few days, as the river is rapidly getting lower.
The high wages paid to clever workmen in Britain (recently revealed at Mawfield, when evidence was given that a workman .summoned for not paying Income Tax earned £!WS a year) is not an isolated case (states the Daily Mai]). Tn Woolwich Arsenal there is a highly-skilled workman who tempers steel in one of the forges whose weekly wage i>- £ls' a week. The average weekly wages of mechanics of the highest grade in the Arsenal vary from £lO fci £l2 a week Ordinary' mechanics average £0 or £7 a week. At Coventry among the makers skilled turners are stated to make up to £2O a week; wet grinders, £l2 to £IS: and machinists, £7 to £B, often without previous experience.
This is said to be a true snake story. It is told by an Angle Indian:—ln the next -bungalow a little boy daily had nis bowl of bread and milk on the verandrh, sifting in a child's high chair. Tie was »s merry as a cricket. One heard him talking and crowing to himself apparently, until one morning, to my horror, 1 saw him tupping tlie head iif a cobra gently with his spoon, saying, "I'obbi-i'y. -bobbery" (naughty uaughty). The, snake was quietly drinking the milk out of the b-~wl, paying no heed to 'the child's play. A sudden noise or movement on my part, and the cobra, would instantly have turned and bitten tlio hoy. Presently down slipped the reptile away into some busHes and I got the men.to go and kill it. The child cried bitterly, and said the snake had come every morning and helped him with his breakfast. Supplies of tea are likely to be scarce in the near future, according to. statements made by leading importers in Auckland. The manager of one firm said he had just received the following cablegram:—"Leaf tea much dearer, brokens '/ad' dearer. Expect short supplies during April, owing to exceedingly dvv weal her.'' Commenting on t'>w, he said the fact of leaf tea being much dearer indicate:! American buying- Since September the market price of tea had increased by 3d per lb., and he anticipated a continuance of, or an advance on the present high rates. it was stated that fair stocks were being held at present, but owing to the shortage of shipping from Australia, whence Ceylon tea is transhipppd, a scarcity is expected in the future.. Another firm was advised Unit supplies are scarce, owing to the Food Controller's operations, and was advised to conserve its stocks. It is also stated that there have heen heavy losses of tea owing to vessels having been sunk by submarines That considerable poaching of fis'h in the rivers around Masterton goes on is an established fact. B:it what is not generally known is that there is at least one boy in Masterton 'emulating Sherlock Holmes by tracking • down those individuals, large, or small, who take trout from the streams in a manlier not in accordance with the regulations. says the. Wairarapa Daily Times- On Sunday afternoon one boy caught another boy with several yearling trout in hi- possession, the fish, it being alleged, having ibeen poached from t'he Wajpaua riyer. The 'budding Sherlock 'Holmes brought the delinquent, tied by the wrists, to the hoime of a well-known follower of Isaak Walton, and nsfced what ho should' do with the alleged poacher. After some discussion on the matter, the latter wa,s taken along to the sergeant of police, and a 'court case will probably follow. The young Sfeerloek Holmes is now after the £5 reward which was offered i>y a well-known fisherman for the capture of -poachers.
A small store belonging In Air. I'\ 0. Yeatcs, of V'ogeltown, and situated near the li'rankley Road i factory, was destroyed by lire early 011 Sunday morning. The building anl! stock were insured, though -Mr. Vcatfs will snll'er a considerable loss.
The Patriotic leas in Rahotu Hall on sale-days continue to be well patronised, and tho results are shown in the large cases of comforts away regularly to the hospitals. The following ladies have been hostesses for I hi' periods mentioned: —Jan. 18th, Mesdainej llyrnes, K I'uggan and Williamson; Feb, Ist., Misses M. .M. Fleming, Mesdames Cameron and W. It- Wright; Feb. 18th., Mesdames Lander, Fred Newport nnd F. Ward, while thoso for Friday Ist, will be Mesdames A. Chapman, .Hopkins and Tyrell.
Scene—Taranaki homestead. llusbund returns from certain races. Lovely but anxious wife: "Jack dear, whatever's the matter; you're not looking well?" (Meifio: Husbands for hundreds of years liavn't looked well coming from races). Jack: "I'm not so bad." Wife: "You've eaten something that did not suit you. Now what did you have iior bn-ukLir-tJack: "Oh, scrambled eggs.'' \N ife (with look oi disgust): "What, scrambled pjjg* "Shop uus'r", as Middlcwick, in "Our Boys"' said when lie saw what his own son had dropped to. "Why, you silly, never cat scrambled cjfg*- Always order Irish ones, and tell the waitress to charge (id extra, in your bill • for you're too old now to expect something for nothing, see?" Jack thinks there is a blinky lot in that little head of his wife's, hut, after all, it was not the eggs. While a survey party was at work in a small hush, tract near the airsliaft of the So- 1 Kailaugata mine (says the Taumanmui Press), a vouug man, a recent arrival, lost his bearings so completely that he gave up all hope of being rescued. After a life at sea, where the superstitious element is more pronounced than upon terra tirma, the lost member of the party was filled with all kinds of fears which preyed upon Jiig mind. In his water bottle war, a little water. To his agoni: ed mind came «•» dread of maddening thirst and suffering which must he endured. When in this state of mind, he espied a hawk hovering overhead, and, mistaking it for a vicious and expectant crow, he screamed for help. By the time his mates arrived he had cast aside 'his coat, torn r.jf his shirt, and v. : as in a state of almost complete prostration. He hecame calmer as the roars of laughter from his mates reached his ears-
"I have always been very interested in the artillery, and the number and size of the guns is a revelation to me,'' writes a Wellington soldier to his relatives. "If yon are standing anywhere near one of the big howitzers, the blast almost blows you oil' your feet when 'it is fired. When several hundred of them are going at the same time it is like an earthquake and. a • thunderstorm combined. 4nd the ground simply rooks under your feet. The noife is reafening, and they can often hear the roar of the Flanders guns over on the other side of the Channel. It is wonderful to watch the aeroplanes and the methods they have of communicating with the artillery, giving the ranges of the ITuii trenches and batteries. I have seen some great combats in the air between the rival airmen, and it is an awe inspiring sight to see the 'planes circling in midair, thc-ir machine-guns spitting the whole time, and we have to keep our heads' pretty low when the pieces of bomb and shrapnel begin to drop " At the quarterly meeting of the Stratford Licensing Committee (reports the Post) an application was received from Mrs Kirkwood, owner of the Club Hotel, requesting 1 the Committee forthwith to intimate to Mr T. Sullivan, licensee, tha 1 it is dissatisfied with the -manner iai which he conducts the premises, and that it intends to decline to renew or continue, or allow to. he continued the license. The chairman (Mr 0. ']>■ Sole) 'said the Committee had come to tlie decision that they had no jurisdiction to deal with the case under the War Regulations Act, but the. Committee had resolved that owing to the adverse report the licence's attention lie drawn to thu fact- that his actions were imperilling the license. Mr. Coleman, who appeared for the license, su'-mitted that the Coiniiiijtteefs function began and ended with tho question of the license, and had nothing whatever to do with the question between landlord and tenant. Counsel agreed that the oonimittee had not dealt with the application, but they had—-quite unwittingly I perhaps—■'jiven the applicant what was wanted. A clause in the lease said that if the Licensing Committee or other authority should intimate that they were dissatisfied with the lessee as the tenant or licensee of the said hotel or premises, or that they intend to decline or renew or continue or allow to |be . continued the said publican's lease or any intimation i» any .manner imperilling the renewal of the license, the power of re-entry may he exorcised unless a transfer was obtained within three months- This, he said, was the same thing, but was obtained by a |'dift'erent mode. The chairman said that the Committee had ac-ted upon the report of the sergeant of police. Tlu-V based the whole decision oil the fact that there had been three convictions and on the tone of the report, and thought it wise to inform Mr Sullivan that he was imperilling his license. Mr -Johnstone said the Committee were perfectly within their rights in acting' on the report, but they should do nothing which might {imount to an objection to the granting or the refusal of the renewal of the license without having sworn testimony. However, as Vic understood that the Committee lind not pro-determined anything, he would leave the matter at that stage.
An important land and clearing sale is announced by the Now Zealand Loan' and Mercantile Agency Coy., on account of Mr- A. Blcnnerhnssett at the Homestead, Junction Road, Tarata, on Friday next. The property of 21(1 acres freehold will be offered, also the household effects. The cattle including 55 choice •Holstein heifers, will lie offered in the ! Company's Tarata yards. Property sale at 11 a.m. aiul the cattle sale at 1 p.m. The Melbourne's sale ends on Saturday. East opportunity for "Ivy" wool at lOd ball, dome fasteners 3d' dozen, navy print Dorothy overalls 2s Od, plain pillow cases Is 13d pair, embroidered, pillow cases 2s fid pair, Horoekses SOin pyjama flannelette Is (id yard, boys' tennis shirts 2s fid, men's tennis shirts 3s 6d, and hundreds of other bargains. DUEANU'S REGULATING I'ILLS. Are best iind most successful. Promptly relieve every distressing symptom. No failures. Every case successfully treated. 5/- a box post free by return mail.— Bridge Drug-Stare*, Mail/Order Chemists
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