LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Tuesday, Constable piston arrested a ma n named Cyril Lakey, working for Mr. T. Murphy, at Riverlea, on a marge of failing to appear before tlia Medical Board. (He will be Landed to the military authorities at Hawera. I At the Auckland Police Court yester- [ day, August Ofckerstron, a milk vendor, on a charge of having sold milk found to contain l'o per cent, of added water, Ivas fined £2O, the conviction to be advertised.—(Press Assoc. The Minister of Defence has been advised that another port has been reached by the troopship carrying the 38th Artillery and Engineers. • Another troopship with the 37 th Specialists and D Company, 37th, has arrived at a port of call. At a meeting of the local branch of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to .Animals, held yesterday, it was resolved to set aside the sum of £'ls to supplement the Colvile Memorial Fund, and that an additional £lO be set asido when the society's funds would permit. At the meeting of the Central Skshool Committee on Tuesday, it was reported that the average attendance was 85 per cent. Mr- Stratford takes up tho duties of headmaster on July 1, and Mr. MTlroy thanked the committee for the cordial relations during his tenure as acting-headmaster. Mr. M'llroy was congratulated on his success and efficiency as shown by the inspection report. The military ballot 's responsible for making one side of the main street at Opunaka look dismal on a Saturday night. The concrete building known as Holmes and Arthur's drapery and grocery store, usually an attractive place of a Saturday nighlt, was lifeless and workers went out to the west, and now the bosses have got military call am' closed down the oldest storekeeping business in Opunaike, due to the exigency of the

A man ivas arrested in the streets of New Plymouth yesterday by Constable Wroblenski on a charge of begging alms. The New Plymouth branch of the Plunket Society received advice yesterday from the New Zealand executive at Dunedin that Miss Williams, who has 'ben appointed Plunket nurse for the district, will arrive in New Plymouth on July 1 or 2, and will take up her duties at once. The proceeds of the, Plunket Doll Fair for June 27 are to provide funds for rooms in New Plymouth. It is proposed to have a central suite of rooms suitably furnished and provided with the necessary equipment. "As a ratepayer, I might state that I resigned from the council's employ some two months ago, as I had become thoroughly disgusted with the management of this cow-co'ckie concern called a County Council, the chairman appearing to bo the only live man in the show, the others appearing to be dead from the shoulders down." Excerpt from a letter received at a recent meeting of a Tata. Uaki local body In the Hawera Magistrate's Court on Monday morning, before Mr. W. R. Haselden, SJM., a Queenslar.d aboriginal native, named Harry Ernest Williatas, with three aliases, was charged that he did between April 1 and June, 1918, un. lawfully carnally know a girl over the age of 12 and under the age of 16. At the request of the police (reports th* Star), a remand was granted until June IS. Bail was allowed, self £IOO, and two sureties of a like amount. A correspondent has received the following letter from Lord Jellieoe in England:—"Hatlield, 8/4/18. Dear Mr. I hardly know how to thank you for all the interesting papers and cuttings you have sent me from time to time. They are read with avidity, and some of the pictures of Now Zealand life have almost persuaded me to bring my family out to settle in that most charming Dominion after the war is won. The spirit of New Zealaiiders, too, is so splendid as to their lighting qualities. Well, perhaps I may come out yet. I am, etc., (signed) Jellieoe." One of the conditions attaching to the sale of New Zealand butter to* the Imperial Government was that 50 per cent, jof the profits earned by the Imperial Government in selling that butter should be paid to local factories. In tho ■interests of local factories, Mr. H. J. Okey M.P., recently communicated with the Hon. W. D. S. Mao Donald on the subjeot, and has received a reply from the Hon. D. 11. Guthrie, Acting-Minister in charge, stating that up to the present no account sales had .been received in respect of sales in the United Kingdom, and he was consequently unable to furtiish the desired information. The monthly meeting of tho committeo of the local head centre of the Royal Life-saving Society was held last night. Mr. D. J. Hughes presided. The chief business was tho consideration of condition to givern the Talbor Shield competition, and also arrangements for the forthcoming concert at which the past awards will be presented- The annual report of the parent society® (London) was received, containing the names of two New Zealandcrs—Messrs A. N. Christiansen (New Plymouth) and D. B. Anderson (Auckland)—as recipients during the year of the society's' diploma. There was a large attendance of buy* ers at Pungarebu yesterday at Mr. J&s. Rutherford's clearing sale, conducted by Mr. Newton King. Mr. Rutherford, not being resident on the farm, entrusted the luncheon to Messrs May and Arrowsmith, of New Plymouth, and they carried out this department excellently. The cattle weTe in great condition, mostly grade Jerseys, practically the whole line being bred by Mr. Rutherford, and they made the good average of £l4 7 > the highest price being £24 10s. Tlie largest buyers were from the Manaia district and a Jersey fanner from Te Aroha (Mr. F. E. Hughes), who secured 2fl of the herd. A wellJbred Shorthorn will made £2l, two-year haifers up to £ll, and.a line of 25 yearling heifers £3 lis. Extract from Albert Dorrington's London letter to the Southland News: A sense of irritation comes over one while big battles are in progress. 1 speak of the space given in newspapers !\ " ,e messages of congratulation from tins and that person touching the heroic conduct of our troops. Our papers are already cut down to the limit on account, of pulp shortage, and the news from the front reads like a shilling telegraph. Yet when some popular comic singer or comedian n*, r ge Rofcey feels good lie can fill the paper with his ideas of the war. Last week, Douglas Haig's stirring reports of tho ferrifle fighting in France were held up to allow Little Titch and the Archbishop of Canterbury to tell us how glad they felt that the Germans were not breaking through. These are the most irritating things that have happened since Jack Johnson offered to fight th-j Crown Prince. If Australia and New Zealand do not build ships, and plenty of them, their armies will have to walk home after the war. Visiting the big shipping offices in London recently, I was told everywhere that passenger traffic would be non-existent for years after peace unless the people 'down under' released plenty of tonnage from the slips. Why not? There are always crowds of speculators ready to fling their money into mines and the buying of bullfinches. Any kind of a rag-bag syndicate capablo of turning out a few thousand tons of shipping a year, would reap golden harvests for the next ten years at least." A dairy farm of 128 acres in the Ngaere district, complete with cows, implements, milking machines is advertisement for sale as a going concern by W. H. and A. McGarry, Eltham. Only £650 cash required on the lot. SAFEGUARDS THE CHILDREN. TAKE NOTICE OF THEIR COLDS. It ia onJy a little cold, you say; still it often means a lot of suffering for the little folk and worry for mother, so be wiso and get the best that can be had. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery is a wonderful remedy for all Cough's, preventing Influenza, Pneumonia, and Bronchitis. It is the safe-guard of many a home. See thai your children keep bright, healthy and rosy with the help of Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery Price, Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable everywhere. Daily News motor car services from New Plymouth to Hawera: Leaves 4.30 a.m., returning from Hawera (L. O, Hooker's) 6.30 ajn., Eltham 0.50, Stratford 7.20, Inglewood 7.50, Egmont Village 8. Coach fares. G. Beere, proprietor, 525 Devon Street East, New Plymouth. Phone 263.—Advt.