LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Press Association message states that the Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. from V? e \f llen) hftS receiveJ B message trom Mr. Massey, announcing "All safe." , Tll f *\ ev ; Plymouth Borough Council lias deeded to heartily support the resolution of (lie Clifton County Council urging tho Government to proceed with the metalling of Mount Messenger. A poll to raise £SOO to enable the Foxon Harbor Board to take over the wharf from the Railway Department was earned yesterday by 1364 to i-t—P-ess Assoc ' The men of the 42nd Reinforcements who proceed to camp by the mail train this morning, will he given a public farewell prior to the departure of the train. J. lie Citizens Band and members of the public are invited to attend. The band acknowledges the following additional donations towards its effort r" Jn f tbe So,dier9 ' Comforts und;—R. C. Hughes £1 i & f Ki ards and family £l, c. Totts' 10s, A B Gibson 2s Od. On the motion of Mr. Quilliam (Govett and Quilliam), probate of the will of the late Mr, J'Tdward Jcvon Herbert Perry has been granted toy the Supreme Court to Mr IL \V. Spsoner, the exeeutor therein named. A limn named A. Warner, who was arrested in Auckland and remanded to New 1 lyinouth on a charge of misappropriating moneys belonging to the firm of Masssey, Harris, and Co., appeared before Mr. A. Crooke, S-M, yesterday morning. He was further remanded to anpear on the 24th. Bail was allowed, aefused in £IOO and one surety of £IOO. To-morrow night at the Empire Oh'a Petrova will appear in another picture play of her own writing, entitled "More Truth than Poetry," a five-reel story of the unwritten law.

For raincoats thp Melbourne, Ltd., i> the store if you want full value for your money. This firm specialises i n ' the famous Hydrotite brand. Britain's best Read these prices:—Boys' and youths' cheek-lined, 23* 6d to 30s (id- men's check or shot lining, C9s Od; ladies' new' trench coats, SJs, 40a 6d, sfla 6d, and fu? Od, chiefly with check linings, some have fleecy linings. Mr. Kendall, health inspector, New Plymouth, has been busy during the last two days "gassing" the'pupils of school* round Jnglewood. On Monday he was at Inglewood, and at Wiongana and Inglewood yesterday, and also at Durham road, but i n the latter instance it was not for the purpose of treating the children to inhalations, but to disinfect premises. A meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Association wa 3 held last night, Mr. Southam presiding over an attendance of about 20 members. The following resolution was unanimously passed:— 'That this meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Association is disguestcd with the attitude taken by the majority of the branches of the Second Division League, in asking the Government for further"increases in the separation allowance. We consider the demand most unfair and unpatriotic, and we look to the Government to stand firm in the matter " Among the soldiers who have returned tc New Zealand during the past wyek Pre some who were in France in iMarch and who had opportunities of gathering "what was then the well-informed military opinion regarding the threatened German offensive. It is interesting and rather comforting to find that these men had been told before the German blow fell that the enemy was going to be "let through on a wide front," in accordance w.t.h the Foch policy of allowing the Germans to exhaust themselves in strenuous and costly attacking before ll'c Allied blow fell. The Germans may have gone further than they were expected to go; probably that is the case. Put. as one man from New Zealand Headquarters put it, "there was no intention of putting ii]i a rig'd defence at the I oi'inning. The Germans were to be allowed to have territory at a price and 11 lev paid the full price for every vard." ' | i The Melbourne, Ltd., are showing a nice lino of men's tweed hats, popular shape and stitched. The twed is all wool, Colonial make and colors are chiefly dark shades. These hats aro extremely fashionable just now both for men and women. Plenty of large sizes if. stock- for ,ildi':s Price 7/0. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure, JVC, 2/8

A Press Association message says the Minister of'Detcnse lias received 'advice that t;iie 30th Reinforcements, the 37th Mountcds, and a wireless troop have arrived at a port of call and reported "AH iv el!." Some months ago Mr A. ]\ Wlnitmsiii, of Masterlon, bad half a ton of eels, which were captured in Wairarapa Lake, frozen and sent Home. He has now received advice that the eels arrived in good condition. I hey re Oil" for the last time to--11 i.-ht at the Empire. Knid liennett will ride Satan. Cupid still strong favorite. It is learned that there is very little of tile stored butter being drawn upon for local consumption. Production is keeping up well for this time of year. It lias been agreed that Messrs A Morton (president. National Dairy Association), Pacev, (ioodfellow, Agar, and Mc--I'arlane, shall sit in Wellington in the future to watch interests of producers with respect to local supplies and expert. There is a feeling here that now that little or no butter 13 going out under tho Oovernment scheme, facilities should be afforded for its marketing in other countries and export restrictions relaxed (says the Wellington Post). There is nothing new to report with respect to cheese, which is being shipped as fully as the space available will permit It is proposed that the price for next season's buttei for the local trade shall he Is 5d per pound at the factory and lOlis per cwt for sale to the Imperial Government. Jn view of the purchnse of Canadian cheese by the Imperial Government at 23 cent's (11 Jd) f.o.b Montreal, it is proposed that the offer to he made to the Imperial Government for next season's output shall he 10% d f.o'b. New Zealand.

A paragraph which appeared recently in llic I'atea Pres.? stated:—"Those who have been pinning their faith in New Plymouth as a regular port of call for Homo boats, are reported to liavo had a rude shock recently when a liner, instead of berthing at the Moturoa lay oft' Waitara whither the cargo awaiting it from New Plymouth was railed and shipped by means of lighters,'' The harbormaster (Captain Waller) is much amused at the implied suggestion that the vessel could not berthed. He states that the day the vessel arrived off Waitara, he. 'could have berthed the liner with the greatest ease, and she could have remained at (ho wharf all the time she was at Waitara with absolute safety. The cargo could have been loaded without the uncertainty attendant upon crossing the bar at Waitara, and two days' time could probably have been saved during the process. Regarding the amount of cargo railed from New Plymouth to Waitara, it may be stated that it was only about, one-fifth of the total amount loaded. The matter, however, of where a boat shall load is not in the bands of local authorities or even the owners of vessels. The allocation of space and the amount of cargo to be taken from certain ports is entirely in the hands of the Overseas Shipping and Control Committee. In the case evidently referred to the vessel was not allocated to the port of New 'Plymouth, but to Waitara. The cargo railed from New 'Plymouth was a consideration offered to New Plymouth exporters who were allowed a certain amount of space in the vessel, provided the cargo was sent to Waitara. This is not ail isolated case of such arrangements, and the opposite has also been known to occur; and while the Shipping Committee continue to control the space available, and the cargo to 1 lifted, it is not improbable that the same thing will occur again. Writing in the "Pall Mall Gazette," "The Clubman'' tells a story which, he says, has been going the round of the naval ports. At a certain naval base the Commander-in-Chief evolved a theory that the oil patches which often rise to the surface when depth charges arc exploded do not necessarily come from a stricken U-boat, but may be generated by the high explosives in the depth charge itself. To test this theory, he went out one day on a destroyer with a number of anti-submarine experts. The first charge was exploded at a considerable depth below water, and nothing happened. The next one was touched off about 20 feet down, and sure enough lip came a perfect deluge of oil. But while the Commander-in-Chief was still chuckling over this vindication of his pet theory, the destroyer captain observed that the speed of his boat was falling off, and just then the engineer rushed on deck in a fine frenzy. The second depth charge, it transpired, had blown a hole in the destroyer's oil tanks!

Our readers will be glad to learn that, despite the inroads of the ballots, and other difiiculties, the numerical strength of the New Plymouth Male Choir is stili maintained. A huito-r of new members have been enrolled since the choir's last enoceri, ana it is expected that, the choruses will be distinctly good, the principal ot.es being "Excelsior," "A Battle Pruver'' (a specially appropriate number m these times), "Merry May," and "Tlie \ oiee of the Torrent'' (which is being repeated by request). The as sisting soloists are Mrs. Colin M'Laren (Toko) Rtr. H, fi. irapakakura, and Messrs F. W. G. M'Leod and Arnold 0. Sturrock. The box pinn is now open for tiie two nights' season m thfc Good Templars' Ilall on Thursday and Friday of this week, and there should bs inrge audiences on both occasion.', judgvisg by the uookingsi to dateOlga Petrova will appear for the last time to-night in "Bridges Burned," at Everybody's. The Red Cross Marl wfii next Saturday be under tho management of C Section of the Red Cross Committee. Besides thf usual good supply of home made bread and cakes, there will be oyster patties and sausage rolls, Marsala puddings, and an assortment ol b»t» season's jams and jellies. Purchasers arc reminded that during the winter months the Mart vil'i, 0710 7 l ordinary Saturdays, close at 4 p.m. The committee will foe grateful for all contributions in the way of food, including fruit and vegetables, and for flowers. Have you ever thought of the immense demand for blankets at the front, and the consequent drain on household supplies T!uy your .blankets now at Mom's while stocks are good, and before prices are considerably higher. Tt was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria, at Melbourne, that (1) SANDER'S EXTRACT is much more powerfully healing and antiseptic than ordinary eucalvptus preparations; (2) SANDER'S EXTRACT does not depress the heart like the so-called "extracts" and crude oils; (3) SANDER'S EXTRACT is highly commended by genuine—insist if you have to—and be many authorities as a safe, reliable and elective household remedy. Get the