LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The First Wellington Military Service Board bs likely to sit again in New Plymouth in the first week of July, when the balance of Class B oippeais (practically the (bulk of them) will be dealt -with. At the sitting of the Military Service Board yesterday, an appellant stated that bis fatter would not be able to replace him unless lie employed two men. Witness added that i n the summer time 'he worked from 3.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. This man should be an asset to any country. A young man named Frederick Bagstrom, alias Baxter, was arrested by Sergeant Trehey yesterday morning o n a warrant issued at Napier charging him with stealing a bicycle, valued at £4, on May 25. On the application of the police, he was remanded to appear at Napier, bail being allowed, accused in £2O and one surety of i £2O or two of £lO. The public are requested to particularly note when they ask for "FERFECtion" Whisky that they get McCa^unt's-. i AU-Hotels. AgaiA.jmifaiidnr^.

A London cable states that Sir George Alexander bequeathed the rights of two of Oscar Wilde's plays to Vyvian Holland, who is Oscar Wilde's son. At the annual meeting of the New Plymouth Club, held last evening a roll .of honor to memibers who ihave left to go to the front was unveiled. The roll contains 3d names, five of whom have paid tho supreme penalty. It was mentioned in the course of a telegram from Auckland a few weeks ago that the Auckland Farmers' Union Trading Company was negotiating with Messrs Laidlaw Leeds for the purchase of their merchants' and warehouse business. Tlie negotiations have been successful, and on Saturday last tho farmers found themselves to ibe the owners of the business, which is to Ibe combined with the Farmers' Trading Company, and conducted under that title with Mr. R. A. Laidlaw as general manager. A somewhat serious accident occurred at Patea on Friday to a youth named WeWb, in the employ of 3fr. S. D. Johnston. He was riding o high-spirited horse that bolted and fell, throwing its rider and afterwards rolling over him. Webb was found in an insensible condition, with his collarbone, left arm, and left leg fractured, and a. bad gash in the head, whilst the horse had deep cuts on its shoulder and head. The injured lad was taken to the Patea Hospital—Press. The No. 1 Wellington District Military Service Board had a very busy day yesterday, reviewing the cases of 37 appellants thait had been adjourned sine die. In the majority the board decided to adhere to its previous decision. Two appellants were ordered into camp in September, whilst tho nearing of tern other easos was further adjourned. The board will sit again to-day, when a number of sine die cases will Ibe reviewed, and several appeals from reservists in Class B dealt with

A story written by a soldier of France whilst m hospital and given the title of "Treason" has been produced in photoplay toy the Blue Bird Company ■with great, success. This picture forms the star attraction at Everybody's tonight. There was a time when Taranaki was known through New Zealand as the leading dairying province of the Dominion, hut it looks as if that position will not be maintained much longer, if it has not already been usurped "At the Walkato Winter Show last week there were record entries in the dairy produce section, totalling in all 475. Taranaki wa» represented by two factories —viz., Moa in the butter section and Kaupokonui in cheese. In each of three classes averaging 28 entries Moa Dairy Company obtained fifth position, with the uniform grade of 03 points. Kaupokonui Dairy Company was successful in obtaining a second and third priae. As Mr. Gifford was passing Bulls courthouse at about 7.30 p.m. o n Friday lie noticed an incipient fire at the rear of tlio building Constable Wilson, who lives in the vicinity, was at once summoned, and was, fortunately, able, though not without difficulty, to quench the outbreak, the process requiring about a dozen buckets of waterInvestigations show that a deliberate attempt had been made to set fire to the building by means of a light placed between the rear wall and the tank stand. There is little doubt that but for the prompt action taken the building and contents, including the court records, would have been destroyed. There is, apparently, no clue to the perpetrators of the deed. John Whrttakcr pleaded guilty at the Giaborno Magistrate's Court last week to five breaches of the Bankruptcy Act, in obtaining credit without disclosing that he was an undischarged bankrupt: Accused filed in Auckland in August, 1912. Last September ho applied for a discharge, and the order was suspended for six months so as to take effect in March this year Accused came to Gisborne in November, and entered business in December He was again adjudged bankrupt in April, and his previous bankruptcy was then revealed. Aceused, who had previous convictions against him under the Bankruptcy Act and for vagrancy, was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment. Gustave iSuhr, a German, residing in Hino Street, appeared before Mr A. Crooke, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court, New Plymouth, yesterday, on a charge of drunkenness, and also with using obscene language. Constable Blackie gave evidence that he received a call to Hino Stret at 10 o'clook on Saturday night from Mr. Russell. On going there la' was informed that a man had threatened to kill his wife and children, and had been using obscene language. He went to the man's house and requested him to come out. The man come into the street, and when questioned, admitted threatening his wife, "because she annoyed him." The man was drunk, and witness arrested him. A brother-in-law of accused and J- Russell, contractor, also gave evideneo relating to the disturbance made by aceused. There we« women about at the time, and Bussel) sent for the police Sub-Inspector Hutton said the man was "a waster" He frequently complained to the police that his nationality prevented him from getting work. He "sponged" on his wife. Accused was convicted and discharged on the charge of drunkenness, and was fined £3 and costs, in default one month's imprisonment, on the charge of using obscene language. . Gagged, hands tide, and ibody tightly roped, yet the heroine of 'Sylvia of the Secret Service" manages to reach the elc.tric bell push-button with her dainty foot and raise the alarm- Tonight, at ! the Empire. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., wish to draw clients attention tq.Te Wera sale, which they are holding in their Te Wera yards on Friday, 14th inst. iFull particulars will be "found on page 8 of this issue. Don'.t forget the trfat in store on July 4, when an entertainment will be given in the Good Templar Hall by the Old Girls of the New Plymouth High School The proceeds of the concert, which takes place- on that date, are to be sent to Miss Grant, to be spent for the boys as she thinks lit. The musical part of the programme is in fclic capable hands of Mrs. Wii'lkes, so nothing more need foe said, and the farce, "Only a Hoax," becomes more enchanting with ea-ch rehearsal. Several stars who have not before, shone upon a New Plymouth audience are to moke itheir first appearance on ttte occasion. A belated consignment of towels to hand at Morey*s provides the chance to" housewives to secure fresh supplies of these now expensive items at ©J4<siue: ggießs. Sgb Mvej&aaacat.