LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Private Webb has wired the Labor Union on the West Coast to fake no industrial action on account of his military affairs. lie will battle his trouble as a matter of principle on his cwn.

, As showing the value of land at Te Horo for dairying purposes, it may be mentioned that a farm recently changed hands at £9O per acre. This price is understood to be a record for llie district,

Mr. W. A. Colli*, secretary of the Tourist League, states that there are still many visitors to the North Egmont Mountain House, and heavy business is expected at Easter. Yesterday 21 visitors left for the house, 19 of whom were from outside the town, and 11 of whom intended to stay some days at the mountain.

A member of the Shacklcton Antarctic Expedition now serving in France with the British Expeditionary Force writes to a friend in New Zealand as follows: "The New Zealand troops are ger-erally admitted to be the best colonial troops that we have in France—fov their general Iwliaviour, fighting qualities,'initiative, and everything that goes to make them liked by civilians and soldiers as well. They are a real sporting crowd, without the brag, bluster, and coaise overbearing manners of some of the other troops. It is really a fact, that anyone who has been out here will be<tr me out."

An sergeant 'who has been in the service for eighteen years had some interesting things to say recently to the Wellington Times. "I hava given," he said, "the besti eighteen years of my life in the service, and s few months ago [ found myself compelled to resign merely because the salary I was receiving would not allow ,jiic to make ends meet, and also because of tho general very unsatisfactory state of affairs in the force at present," This ser-goi-nt said that, while the man known aB a "crawler'' received all the plums, the man with service and merit, at the back of him remained amonsvt the rank and file. He had not left the force in a rash moment, but. bcJV-re taking this corrse he, with eight or nine other sergeants, explained the unsatisfactory conditions of affairsAto the Commissioner. The Commissioner promised to put the matter before the then Minister for Justice (the Hon. A. L. Htidman). Three months went by and no reply was received. They put In n, reminder, but this was likewise ignored. L'p till the time he left the force no- reply had been received. The director of the tPan-American Union, Mr. John Barrett, stated in Chicago recently that if the war continued another year, all of Hie twenty republics of Centra! and South America would be on the side of the Allied and the United States. "Six,'' lie. said, "namely, Brazil, the largest South American country in area and population; Bolivia, the third largest; Uruguay, Cuba and Costa Rica, have already essentially broken off relations with Germany. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, ITayti, and the Dominican Republic have assumed practically the same attitude. Argentine, politically the most powerful, is on the verge of severing relations, and if she so acts she will probably carry with her Chili, Peru, and Paraguay. Of the remaining five countries Venezuela, : Ecuador, Colombia, Salvador, and Mexi- ! Co—it can be said that they all lean strongly towards the United States and the Allies. Public sentiment throughout 'all South America, is expressed by the newspapers, is overwhelmingly proAmerican and pro-Ally, for 95 per cent of these papers are sincer-jly anti-German. If the twenty countries of Central and South America enter the war in a practical way, thev can raise an armv of 2,000.000 of splendid fighting men," and proie of immeasurable value in solving the food supply problem."

THE POISONING OF THIRTY GTRTiS in a Melbourne factory by eucalyptus loßies which were evidently made from the common eucalyptus brings homo 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 projection from meningitis and other infections. Applied to ulcers, poisoned wounds, sprains, chilblains, eczema SANDER'S EXTRACT brings quick re-

In Germany several thousand, women —selected for their youth, energy, anil attract ivemiss—are learning tiio Russian language. Their tutors are Russian prisoners, who are compelled to give them, les-.oiis. These students an: inteinlud to puioiic, after the war, the occupation of Ira veiling saleswomen to capture the Russian markets, and descriptive catalogues of German goods are already prepared in the Russian language for their use in that Capacity.

V>- E. L. 1 lanselnmn, a Gorman-Cana-dian of Ontario, who works as a doctor by day and a munition worker -by night, lias been arrested 'by the police on the charge of treason. It is alleged that Hanselman, who is of German descent 'although born in Canada, plugged shells so that they would explode when placed in the gun. The method is said to bore hole; in ,i ■finished shell with a drill and then plug with explosives, thus causing a premature explosion—the object -being to kill the gun crow.

A peculiar feature -of the recent tremendous surf running at the Waihi beaclri. says the Auckland Star, was that the weather remained perfectly fine, there being no storm or rain. The surf surged up at high water at intervals like a series of tidal waves, carrying everything before it, and lifting and crushing the first line of small cottages which were on tho level sand. Huge rollers with white tops were noticed far out at sea, and the spray from the breakers on the adjacent headlands shot up in the air to a great height, presenting a magnificent spectacle. "That's a good! little tune—good enough to havo been written by Sousa" says the carefree American student of aviation at the garden party in Paris prior to the declaration o£ war. He Is talking of the Marsellaise, and causes groat excitement by making a speech whin hj is roused to enthusiasm. "For France," is a war story with altogether new touches, and treating of hitherto untouched aspects of the great struggleThis fine picture is showing for the last time at. Everybody's to-niffht.

A peculiar' commercial position has arisen during the period of {lie war in regard to Japan's trado with Asiatic Russia- In 1914 Japan imported from Asiatic Russia goods valued at £Wi,569. In 1.915 the imports liad increased in value to £350,449, and Japan, wliieli \va:. vigorously applying itself to the making of munitions, was drawing all tin- raw material it could get from its near neighbor. Japan's export trade with Asiatic Russia fell from £1,041,314 in 1914 to £13,894 in 1915. But the value of exports from Japan to European 'Russia increased from £IOO,TfO in 1014, to £7,829,917 in 1915, snowing that she was drawing the raw material from one part of the Russian Empire and sending it in a manufactured • state to a more distant part of the Russian Empire. A curious fact concerning recent executions (says a Christchurch correspondent) is that in three cases there has been a mis-spelling or a doubt as to the condemned man's name- Biddle was tried, convicted and hanged as Arthur Morlram Kiddle, where hiis second Christian name was really M'otram. jKullmianu was tried and hanged as Botttuann, a misconception that arose owing to the pronunciation of hia name. Ho was a Herman. There is no proof as to the real name of ICggcrs, or Egjgars, who went for a time under the

alias ol" McMahon. There was ous fact also connected with the Bothmann case. While Biddle was awaiting execution, a young German named Rothmaun, then working on a schooner at I'/rttelton, applied for the position of hamrnian. hut the appointment waa made in Wellington. In a little more than, a year Rothmann had committed a murder in tin' North Island and was himself hanged by the man who had I secured the appointment he sought.

In urging the need of a thorough grounding in first principles at the primary schools, the Hon. ,T. A. Hanan, Minister of Education, said the other day that he had been rather disappointed to notice that some teachers were not so keen in that direction ae they might beThey were inclined, he thought, to scamper over lessons which appeared easy to them, but which some pupils took a long time to grasp. If a boy or a girl was thoroughly grounded in the first principle? of any subject, the subsequent and more advanced lessons camo much easier, and were likely to be of greater value. Mr Hanan complained that in some of the primary schools the lesson of economy was not taught. Ho had seen great waste in exercise books, and thought that the teachers should guard against that. In the schools waste should not bo allowed under any circumstances, and, moreover, the teachers should see that all books were properlyoared for, and so inculcate in their pupils a measure of pride in the latter's belongings, which would be of value in later life-

Mr. A. liinnie, of New Plymouth, has received the following letter from Mr. W. P. Ma.-soy (Prime Minister), respecting the life-saving pillows invented by Mr. liiimie two or three years ago: "In connection with my visit to Kngland in 1010-17, you were kind enuugh to send me one of your life-saving pillows, which T took with mc on my travels. Fortunately the occasion did not arise for testing the practicability of the idea, but I found the pillow very comfortable on board ship. It is my intention, in the event of my going again to Britain, to take the pillow with me."

Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, whose name are famous throughout the picture world, take the leading parts in '■Their Compact," an Intensely interesting and splendidly produced Metro, seven reel drama de-lux now showing nt the Empire. In addition to ihis fine feature there is a Topical Gazette and the second episode of the fascinating drama of circus life "Adventures of Peg 0' the King."

The Red Triangle shop, which lias been kindly lent to the Mayoress by Messrs Halleustein Bros., will be open all day to-day (Friday) to receive gifts. Goodies of every description are promised, and one lady has been very busy making between forty and fifty pounds of rich cake. This uho'.'hl find a ready sale. The ice cream and fruit salad canteen will be a great attraction, also flower, fancy and other street stalls. The chance for securing cheap drapery should riot 'be overlooked these days, consequently shoppers will be interested in the announcement by the Melbourne, Ltd., that their great sale ends Saturday. Everyone requiring drapery or 'clothing at under wholesale prices should pay a visit to the store before the sale closes. If your throat,i« sore and irritable take NAZOL, it will give you relief.

Speaking on the war aspects llie oilier oven at the Victoria League, 'Auckland (states tlie Star), tiic Rev. W. (!. MonckSon said that tho present situation was such that many people were iinoaM-. Tr) Set a sane view of the war it was 'best to read the papers from France. lie had never found the French papers so 1 optimistic and hopeful as at the present. The French, more than any of the Allies, have the military mind, for they ar" t, military nation. Even if Germany took Petrograd, and they mHit then Russia, would lie i„ the same position as if England had lost the whole of Lancashire. Rumania may also have to capitulate on the German' terms, but there are certain laws of strategy' that have been perfectly sound from the time of Alexander the Great till Napoleon's time, and the most important of these laws is the one that Germany has broken. If you are H H ht.in ff a foe and his armies are not concentrated, then all your energies must be to prevent the concentration of the army you are opposing. It was by neglecting this lr.w that Napoleon lo>t Waterloo, and it is this neglect which makes the French papers so jubilant. The Allied armies on the Western front are concentrated in a strength equal to the Germans, and are growing in streo"tli day by day. ' n

A legal point, 0:1 which it is stated no previous ruling has heen given in .Yew Zealand, was recently raised in tho Magistrate's Court, at PukckoJie, says (ho Auckland Herald, the Magistrate Mr Wyvon, Wilson, Ibeing called on to (leteimine whether a confession of debt and payment of the full amount claimed was to be automatically followed by judgment being entered for the plaintiff (bis concluding tho action. The case at issue concerned a share-milking dispute the milker claiming f rom his'employer £SO in respect of his share of the deferred payments made, by the New Zealand Dairy Association last season to the employer. The latter had "confessed" judgment, and paid the amount claimed On behalf of tho plaintiff, Mr A. Hanna sdiied that, subsequent Io the ksi'e of the summons, the plaintiff found that £0;".. instead of £SO, was due to him, and he asked the Court to set aside tho judgment, and to allow the claim to be amended. Mr. J. G. Haddow, for tho defendant, contended that, on a confession, the clerk of the Court was forced to outer judgment, which ended the proceedings. The Magistrate has now given his reserved decision, and he sets out that, under the provisions of the Magistrate's Courts Act, a judgment may be entered by the clerk of the' Court on a plaintiff's application with the written consent of a defendant. In the present instance the plaintiff had not so applied, consequently no judgment existed, and thus plaintiff's application for the judgment to be. set aside was superfluous. The Magistrate granted the plaintiff power to amend his claim, and fixed the next Court day for the hearing.

The usual special matinee programme has been arranged for tho Empire Theatre to-morrow, consisting of the second episode of tho fascinating circus dram.; "Adventures of Peg o' the Ring," a two reel Fox comedy, "A Domestic Hound," also a. two-reel Keystone-Sennett comedy, "The Love Riot," the "Co-operative Weekly," "Fairy of the Torrent" and "Winter Scenes." It is a fine programme for the kiddies, and will also please the adults.

A reminder is given of the entertainment at Opunake to-night by the Hordette of Savages, and i-.b they have received crowded/ houses elsewhere, the same pleasant experience should be theirs at Opunake. Tho proceeds go to the Returned Soldiers' Fund.