LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 April 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A draft of recruits leaves Taranaki for Treiithani camp, this morning. Mr. (i. 8. Bowers lias sold Ids property of 111 ares on the Cornwall road, JCgaere, <o Mr. Walter Kdwards, of Rotokare road, Elthani, the price being £OB per acre.—Stratford Post. The ne.xt sitting of the Medical Board for Hit; local "roup area will be held nt Hawera on Monday and Tuesday, April 15 and lti. The Board will not visit JJcw Plymouth on the present itinerary. » An Kltliam land agent informs the Arptus that he has just, completed the sale of 14(1 acres, two miles from Kltham, at the record price for the disti'ict, of £GS per acre; also SO acres on the Mountain road at .£(!!). A feature of both transactions was the substantial sum paid in cash in both instances.

The chief postmaster notifies that deferred and JiF.M. telegrams to the United Kingdom have been suspended via Eastern. This means that deferred traffic is suspended oil both routes, and Jil F.M.'s can be accepted via Pacific onlv.

By a misadvertence in yesterday morning's issue, the results of the competitions and the taking at the various stalls at the ICawaroa Park picnic on Easter Monday were placed under the report of the East End picnic. The following further donations have been received towards the Mayor's Bush Fires Belief Fund:—Mrs. 11. Salway, Mr. ET. Sahvay, L. Little, and Mrs. Kiddle (Normanby) £1 each. The return of the number of births, deaths and marriages for the district of Sew Plymouth (Mr. .T. >S. 8. Medley, registrar) for the month of March and for the quarter ending March 31. INIS, lire an follows:—Births 31 (1017, 28), deaths 5 (9), marriages 5 (7). For the quarter ending March 31, the births were 5)4 (1017, ( J3), deaths 21 (40), marriages 12 (1G). The territorials who have bfcen attending the annual training camp at Wanganui are due to return to New Plymouth to-morrow evening. Those going to the first casual camp will leave on Friday, sth i ns t.» and return on the 13th. The term of the second casual camp will be from Monday, loth inst-., to Tuesday, 23rd.

Douglas Fairbanks will appear for the last time to-night at the Empire in the five-reel comedy-drama "Double Trouble.' The attraction for to-morrow is a sevenreel "Metro" super-feature. "Paradisu Garden." in which the popular young' player, Harold Loekwood is the principle star. Metro plays are noted for their consistent quality and Loekwood features are noted for their interest and splendid manliness. The present picture is a happy blending of both. In the New Year honors the British Government recognised the claims of a number of prominent newspaper men, proprietors of journals, and responsible editors who during the past three and a half years have concentrated all their energies to the prosecution of the war. Thus, Sir Henry Dalziel, head of a great newspaper syndicate, received a baronrtcy, as Sir George Riddell, proprietor of the "Newnes, Ltd.." while knighthoods were conferred on Mr. Sydney Low, the well-known publicist; Mr. Robert Bruce, editor of the Glasgow Herald; Mr. Elmsley Carr. editor-proprietor of the "News of the World" and a director of Jsewnes, Ltd.; and on Mr. Leslie Ward, the wellknown cartoonist of "Vanity Fair." Sir F. E. Smith, the Attorney-General, who, before he became famous as a lawyer or parliamentarian, was glad enough to supply '-'copy" to the Liverpool papers, was also, created a baronet.

Mrs F. F. Mcßae, of Waitui. Inglewood, has received the following letter from Lieutenant Barrance, of No. 2 Section, jST.Z. Tunnelling Coy., stating how her son, Lance-Corp. M. Mcßae, was killed on December 28th last. He writes: "He and his two mates, Lance-Corp. F. MoC'lymont and J. Wilson, were off shift this morning and had spent most of it in their dugouts at the forward billets, where the men live whilst sapping in shifts, in the line. ■ About noon they all came up, very likely to go across to the cookhouse for their meal. About thi3 time an enemy aeroplane had been brought down some 300 yards away, and the lads got up on the roadside bank to get a better view of the machine and occupants. Almost simultaneously the Huns began to shell the billeting area very heavily, and the first one landed within ten feet of your son and two companions, catching them before they had time to make below again. Your son was killed instaneously. Wilson died in hospital next day, and McClymont three days later. I had a very high opinion of Lance-Corporal Mcßae. He was an excellent worker. He was determined and cool under fire. As opportunities presented the'inselves, I am quite sure I„woul(l have to consider his name in making promotions amongst the section now commissioned officers. He and the other two lance-corporals were very popular with them and their deaths oast a gloom over us all. LanceCorporal McClymont behaved very bravely at this time. Although mortally wounded he dragged himself fifty yards to rouse other members of the Company, in a dugout, to come to' Hi- assistance of his two mates. He attracted their attention and within four minutes a doctor and three Red Cross men were in attendance. The Corps Commander here When ho heard of the circumstances at once granted McClymont a Military Medal."

The big ofi'ensive which is now taking place on the West front will undoubtedly mean a greater, strain 011 the funds of the Red Cross Societies who are so nobly assisting in the work at the front. It is stated that the Red Cross Society will require fully four times 11s much iv.onev as was necessary last year. The local Red Cross Committee is making a. strong appeal, therefore, io the citizens to assist the work by helping (0 stock I lie Red Cross Mart 011 Saturday next. Any saleable goods are, welcome, and there is always a keen demand for cook-' ed meats, cakes and pies. ; Past appeals have always met with a generous response, so that the committee have every confidence in the present appeal being thoroughly worthy of the great sacrifices that our men are making at the front on our behalf.

The Melbourne. Ltd., is splendidly prepared with ladies' all-wool cashmere hose for the coming winter, having just landed large fresh supplies by a recent Homeboat. Prices naturally are somewhat higher than heretofore but the value is still the best in the. Dominion. Quotations are:—Plain cashmere 2s lid to •Is lid for best llama. Ribbed hose 3s (3d pair. Arrangements have now been made, 011 account of the shortening of the days, to close the Red Ctosb Mart at 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The opening hours will remain, as at present, viz., 9.30 a.av

That there is a appreciation among parents of the benefits their children derive from continued education was remarked upon by the Hon. J. A. Ilanan, Minister for Education, a few day, ago. lie added that this was t<* be seen, also, in the increasing number of children seeking admission to the secondary schools, notwithstanding the stiffening up of tlu> requirements for free places, and this gave rise to numbers of applications for financial assistance far additions to high schools. With the funds at his disposal the difficulty was to provide even for the needs of primary education, which came lirst with him.

A remarkable event is reported by Mr E. W. Bouslield, of Te Karaka, ivli'o recently went overland to Hamilton, via Opoiiki. Hp says that on his return journey lie found that in the interim a very high tide had devastated a strip of the coast along the Ohiwa harbor. What had a few days before been line pasture for about half a mile from the beach, had been completely spoiled by the action of an extraordinary high tide. Hundreds of acres were affected. According to settlers in the locality it had proved to be the highest tide in the history of the settlement of the district. The Mayor of Wanganui has received from Major A. 11. W'ilkie, formerly of Wanganui, a very interesting war souvenir. The Wellington Mounted Rifles were the first troops to enter Jaffa. They took possession of the Town Hall, and found there a mace, or staff of office, which they seized as a prize of war. 1 Major Wiikic has forwarded it to the Mayor, with a request that it should be given to the Queen Alexandra Band to be used as a drum-major's staff, for which it is admirably adapted. The staff' is of silver, curiously chased, and will doubtless be highly valued by the band. Some sensati/,ial' i«cidents were connected with the arrest of T. A. Frost on a charge of obstructing the police at Aokautere (Manawatu district) on Thursday morning. Several thefts of clothing and saddlery had been reported by farmers, in that district, and in the early morning a party of police set out to effect the arrest of the suspected parties. As the police were aproaching the house, a number of dogs began barking furiously, thus arousing the houso. hold, and two of the inmates dashed out, one in his night attire, the police catching a fleeting glance of them as they made for a large patch of bush nearby. One of the fugitives was afterwards seen making towards his brother's (T. A. Frost's) house, where he was quickly followed. On the police demanding admittance they were however, refused, and they only able to enter after a tussle, in which all sorts of articles were used as weapons against the police. Meanwhile the refugee made the most of the diversion, and getting clear of the house made for the river. With the intention of cutting him off, a constable swam the river, but young Frost got away. The .brother, T. A. Frost, was arrested on a ■charge of obstructing the police in ths execution of their duty. He was before the Court on Thursday on a charge of obstruction. When the police searched the farm they found a quantity of articles which were alleged to have been stolen, the articles being hidden in all sorts of places.

Where ia the best place to buy hosiery? Morey's. We refer you to the announcement dealing with the subject in this paper, and if you need new hosiery you should read the advertisement.