LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following will leave Hawera on fune 5 for the CI camp: F. J. Bull J E Duflell, H. R. Foy, L. R. Q. Hicks, J. Kerrisk, F. C. Spratt. The members of the ftth CI draft entraining at New Plymouth on June 5 are: 11. C. Collier, W. G. Douglas, N R McClelland, K T. Wright. Whilst engaged in cutting timber on his farm at Durham Road, Mr. R. Itilpatrick met with an accident, us the result of a log rolling, and sustained injuries necessitating his removal to the New Plymouth Hospital. The. Hawera railway officials have just received a roll of honor of railway men who have fallen in the war. It contains over 300 names, and includes two Hawera men—A. E. Dale (locomotive) and G. E. Thrupp (traffic).

The Omata fancy fair proved a »reat financial success, despite the unfavorable weather on Thursday, the sum of over t'tiO being taken, and the committee has still stock to dispose of that should bring in £l2 or £l;j. There were seventy-five competitors in the sheep-guessing competition. The actual weight was 751bs Messrs. C. H. Moore (74Jibs) and J. Garcia (/oJlbs) divide the prize money. Other competitions resulted: Cushion, ji. D. Ansford; camisole, Miss Vera PeaseRooster, A. Kendall. The fancy stall realised £lO lis; produce, £9 10s; sweets, £3. For the dance in the evening the hall was crowded, the music being provided by Messrs. Pearson (piano) and F. Morris (violin). The monthly meeting of the W C T U will be held in the Good Templar' Lodge ■Room on Wednesday Next, 29tli inst. at 2.30 p.m.—Advt. ' Hiis morning at 11 o'clock, at Webster Bros., there will be submitted to i auction nearly £3OOO worth of valuable jawellry, silverware, leather goodffa, etc.

A sitting of the Vice-Admiralty Court —the second of its kind 111 Wanganui—will be lipid next week. The plaintiffs are the New Zealand Refrigerating Company, wlic are making a .U-KKK) salvage claim for assistance rendered bv their vessels in connection with the grounding some time ago, of an intercolonial coalladen steamer in the roadstead Sir John l-'indlay will appear for tlie plaintiffs, and llr McVeagli, of Auckland, for the owners of the vessel * "It is rather amusing that lit men should be left behind to produce 'butter which does not reach the soldiers at the front or people in JCngland," said .Major Conlan, during cross-examination at the Auckland Military Board of a da icy farmer who appealed for exemption 011 the ground of occupation. "Dairy farmers may even have to produce their production of iiutter in the near future. Farmers who are growing' wheat are, 111 my opinion, much more essential than butter producers." A(, the Supreme Court at; Palmerfton North the unusual position, was reached ni a shortage of jurors. Une jury of twelve was out of Court considering its verdict in a ease that had just concluded, and when the next ease was called oil in which l'our jurors were required, the challengers were so frequent that only two had been obtained when the list was exhausted. It was suggested that the doors of the Court be closed, and that the additional jurors be obtained from those people waiting, but this id.;a was not adopted. Then it was thought that- the two extra men could he secured from the twelve jurors already serving, but they were so long away that it wan eventually decided to adjourn the case until tlio following day. | When the leading picture theatre owners of the whole world get together and form a gigantic organisation to choose and purchase the cream of the world's productions for showing in their own theatres, it may be reckoned that their selections will be out of the ordinary. This is the work being accomplished by "The First National Exhibitors' Circuits," and ''Alimony," the supert'eature screening on Monday at the .Empire, is their first choice. Some pathetic and tragic eases of the war-wounded become workers onee more have recently come to the attention of the Auckland Discharged | Soldiers' Employment Committee. One man who applied for light work a fewdays ago had lost lvis right'arm at the shoulder, and had also ibeen shot through the left ankle and the right knee. Work for a man so terribly handicapped is I naturally very much restricted, but the committee is trying to secure for him a position as liftman, or as ticket-collec-tor at some place of entertainment. Another ease was that of a man v'lio had lost both eyes as a result of shell-con-cussion. Despite his infirmity, this man, with the brave spirit shown iby so many of the sightless, has taken up farm life with his parents and brother, and is confident of being able to prove himself of use in tlu> running of the farm.

Two Napier sports went out shooting at tlie opening of the month. They were after the more tasty pheasant rather than the wild duck, and they experienced a good deal of disappointment. After being out a couple of days the dogs get on to a bird and 'both sprang to the '''ready." One was on a slight rise and the other ,vas on lower ground, a few yards away, wlien the bird, a beautiful cock pheasant, rose. Bang went loth guns, and the bird fell. The two reports took place exactly the samo instant, and then a. dispute arose a s to whom the bird belonged. A third party standing near by awarded it to the man on the hill, but on the other protesting the .judge admitted that he was quite unaware both guns had been discharged. After much argument it was decided to pull the ibird to piece,- and count the shot in it. One gun tired No.

5 shot and the other S, and the proportion of shot was to decide the ownership. The result is not vet 'known, but precious little remains of the pheasant.

ilr W T. Wells, Jianaia, when jgji a visit to the Home Country some eight years ago journeyed leisure! v through France, and saw something of the country which io now the chief battle ground between tho Allied annies and the enemy (says the Witness). At Amiens, which is the great railway artery of Kranca and commands the direct road to Paris, he made a Ibrief sojourn. At the railway station there were not less than 130 -pairs of lines laid down and the mnnfbcr and continuity of trains passing and repassing was a never ending marvel. But though used then largely for commercial purposes the railway station, with its multiplicity of sidings, was constructed with close attention to the possible demands made by the lines radiating in every direction, through the country. He was then told by military engineers that in a few years France would be fighting for her life and libertics in a world war.. As if to confirm this prediction, now fearfully verified, Mr V\ ells could not see a man anywhere at work in the fields. The "women were doing the work and the men were in training for tho great Armageddon.

This vcav very special attention lias been paid to the Public Schools Division for the coming big show in July. An endeavor Ims been made to interest all schools in the province. To accomplish this the various features of school work have all been given a place in the competitions. Firstly, for the garden work of schools a handsome challenge shield, donated by Messrs. James and Gillman, will be given to the school scoring most points in the farm and garden section. There a>'e also good specials for the best collection of farm roots. Then for writing, a similar shield, presented bv Messrs Bennett and Sutten, has been allotted for the primary school scoring most points. An interesting class should be that for essays written by pupils from the primary schools. For this class a shield, presented by W. A. .Parkinson and Co., Ltd., has been allotted as a points prize in the essay sections. There are, in addition, competitions for Boy Scouts in essays and maps. Other classes for school pupils are map-making and art designs. All further particulars may be secured from the secretary, P.O. 'Box lfl, Hawera. Entries will close on Saturday, June. 15, at 10 p.m. The short skirts now worn by ladies are responsible for the many dainty styles in high leg footwear advertised by The Big Store, Waitara. If you would like to know what smart dressera wear a glance at page four top left hand corner will put you wise. The man who wants a warm tweed overcoat or a lightweight raincoat should not fail to pay a visit to the Melbourne, Limited, where an excellent stock of these goods will be found, at prices well below competitors'. Tweed coats 39s fid, 49s Cd, 69s Bd. Raincoats, 39s od, 49s 0d to 69s fid. '

All upset, fortunately not attended by serious consequences, happened in Devon Street, New Plymouth, yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Haddrell of Westowii, were driving in their dog cart when a collision took place with a cab, the pole of the latter catching and overturning the cart on its aide. The occupants were thrown out without injury. Fortunatcly the horse behaved very quietly. Willing hands soon righted the cart, when Mr. and Mrs. Haddrell drove off, little the worse for their experience. The only apparent damage was a broken pole strap belonging to the cab. At the recent, sitting of the Conciliation Council at New Plymouth, in the hotel employees' dispute, Mr. Whittle, 011 behalf of the employers, raised objection to the short notice given. Mr. A. Jackson, one of the assessors for the union, stated that the statement of claims was sent out from Auckland 011 April 0. The elwk of awards stated that the notices did not reach him until April 23, the envelope bearing an Auckland date stamp of the previous day. At a sitting of the council in Hawera, Mr. Jackson expressed regret that lift had made an incorrect statement, as to when the notices went out, but this was due to the fact that he was away in Gisborne at the time, and was under the impression that his assistant secretary had sent out the notices at the time he had.,intended-thay, should. •" ' ' .'

There can be no douibt whatever that in this war the dentists have come inttf their own, and New Zealand will'always lie able to look back with some pride to the fact that she was the pioneer in the movement (writes Capt. Malcolm Ros s in referring to the establishment and work of the X.Z. Den to 1 Corps in France). It lias already been publisncd in England that the teeth of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that landed at the same time as \ve did on the Peninsula were often in an unsatisfactory condition. Indeed, the position was considered so serious- that the British Sur-geon-General approached the G.O.C. of the New Zealand Force for a lean of several of its dental officers, which loan was readily granted. The Australians, also, were without dentists, and in their case, again, New Zealand supplied the want. We exchanged dentists for nurses, our officers working with the English and Australian troops till the end of 1015.

Moving pictures in the making, the way picture actresses and actors spend their days and nights, and the daily routine of a huge motion picture studio, are sliwvn in "A Girl's Polly," the World Film drama starring Robert Warwick, now screening at Everybody's. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile draw attention to their Stratford sale, on Tuesday, May 28, at 1 p.m. Full particulars will be found on page 8 of this issue.

Lynskey and Evans, land agents, Hawera, arc-advertising in this issue some choice .dairy farms that should well repay inspection by those in search of a dariy farm.