LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki County Council vester day passed a resolution striking tin same rates as tho=e for last year.

The Customs revenue collected throughout, the Dominion for .Tunc was and the exciso beer duty .-10,274.—Press A-soc-

The Defence Minister has been advised that the *JBth Reinforcements have arrived at a port of call, all well.—Press Assoc-

At Hie Klthani Magistrate's Court vestenhiv morning three lads from Rivcrlca were charged with breaking and entering the store of Mr. Kdgar Archibald Mupe, the local postmaster and storekeeper The lads ajl -pleaded guilty and had nothing to say in their own defence. The three were then committed <n the Supreme Court for sentence.

Following is tlie return of the number of births, deaths, and marriages for the district of N'ew Plymouth (Mr. .). rs. S. Medley, registrar) for the month of •lane and for the six months endi"g dune !!'!: - diivths, 1',2 (iitlT, !M); d,"- •,. i:i (HUT, 101: marriages, 12 (1!11T. a). Tor ?ix months ending June 30: Births, 212 (1117. an): deaths, 53 (10*17, 72); marriage l ., 3$ (1017, 41).

•Tohn fountain kunn, aged -17. a returned soldier, who is Relieved to belong to Christchiirch. was found dead in his bed at the Trooadero Motel yesterday morning It is understood lie was charged in Mitri'li hot year, after nearly threi> years' service with the Veterinary Corps, lie came here from Christchiirch three \ve"ks arid was employed bv the Railway Der artment fie had been sufi'critig Irom heart trouble, and had eoiiSiilled a doctor, Hie la-.t time being on Sunday night. Xo inquest is necessarv.

kit tie '/aw Ray bus a deli'.'hi fill part in the rlb'e-bird feature. "A Kentucky Cinderella." now showing at the Empire. There arc some tine scenes of plantation life in Kentucky and many amusing part# where the niggers take a hand This picture shows again tonight and to-morrow night.

For Children's Hacking Cougt at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, l/%.2/6

A Home paper, as Die result of cal- | tulationd from official statistics, state# i that-a soldier in a. modern army has 2® chances of coming home to one chance of being.. kiiied: Mas of recover wo " lias chances of f, y in S«Wsiri one<«* imoe in 500 of losing a. )>; .; . « lV *-rive years longer 'because of physical training; is freer faom disease in th« army tb*n in civil life, lias better medical care at tilt) front than at home. In other wars from ten to fifteen men died from disease tg one from bullets. In this war one man diea from disease to every ten from bullets.

''lt is painful to have to say it, but to a 'New Zealander it is heart-break-ing to see the thousands attending practically every day's racing in and around .Sydney—thousands of eligible and desirable young men, when the battalions of Australia in France are being sera.pped because of the depletion of their ranks for lack of. just such . men," stated Hon. A. L. Kraser, who has just returned from Auckland. He said that a few weeks ago it was notorious that a clergyman was preaching the most wieked arid disloyal views with regard to the war and the Empire. He refused to dofl' his hat to the National Anthem, paraded the fact that he would not allow his children to do it, and stigmatised the war as 'a war of lust and greed, a profiteering war.' The authorities ignored his utterances; but, at last the point came, the returned soldiers entered his church, pulled him from the pulpit, and hurled him and his followers through the windows and doors. The Government officials say, 'There will have to be an inquiry into this.' But 110 inquiry has yet been held. Th<« clergyman has not been prosecuted, and is free to continue his propaganda.

Rcuter's correspondent at American Headquarters says that the Americans resemble our Dominion soldiers more (han the Britb-lnborn They are not going to deal lightly with unsoldierly conduct, they are not easily going to forgive breaches of humanity. If forced to see red it will be some time before they notice any other color. They will have no mercy on men who do not fight straight, and will avenge comrades slain by treachery to the uttermost platoon lhey can lay hands on. The Germans will dislike them as much as they d;slike the Canadians, Australians, and South Africans, and I think a little more. 'I lit American army includes many of German names and jincestrv. A company of these inarching to the front, met feme German prisoners, whom the Americans assailed trenchantly and abusively in German language for their obedience to such a misconceived hound as the Kaiser, for making themselves the scum of the earth by their fighting methods, so that their American relatives had to come 'IOOO miles to wipe them out. The prisoners were too. amazed to reply

In order io cope with the ever increasing demands of his coastal and tourist; trade, Mr E. Wooldridge, the Now Plymouth-Upunake mail contractor, has just added to his already extensive plant a very fine Hi passenger motor bus. All who saw the vehicle in town on Saturday were greatly impressed with il>: beautiful appearance, while those who were privileged io ride in it were unanimous in their praise of its perfect and comfortable running. It is of the well known White make, and fitted with a •13-h.p. engine, capable of travelling up to 30 miles an hour. It is perfectly sprung, and fitted with pneumatic tyres, rendering it most comfortable to travel in, and this is enhanced by the bemfifi'l appearance ol the body, which is built on motorcar lines, with hood and side curtains, etc. The seats, of which there are four, are roomy and well upholstered, provision being made for the carriage of parcels, etc.. in lockers out of the way of passengers. The bus, which was imported by Mr Xevrton King, is the first to be landed in New Zealand, and Auckland experts express the opinion that it has no superior if an equal in the Dominion as a tourist bus. It s'houhl prove a boon on the mountain trip next season. Mr Wooldridge, wlio deserves to be congratulated on his commendable enterprise, is having a commodious concrete garage erected in Brougham street for the accommodation of his plant.

Speaking in Christchurch the other day, the Hon. G. W. Russell said that New Zealand had seventy-nine meat works, 600 dairy factories, and "00,000 daiiy cows. But in this country there were not enough people to carry these enormous burdens that had been placed upon tliem. The rhrht policy was to train young men and boys to go out into the country and assist in primary pr<* (taction. Tn 1011 "the total number of men encased in agricultural and pastoral pursuits was only 110,000, and how many had left for the war? This was the first thins they wanted to living betore educationists, so that the boys of the town may tie made the country settlers of the future. The towns could take 'are themselves. The Minister traced, the comparative populations of town and country since 1-901. showing that whereas at that date there wag a preponderance in favor of the country, in HUfi the? figures were 53 per cent in the city and 47 per cent in the country. Tie oontined that they must have an immigration scheme to bring out the class of people for farmers if the country was; to be developed, but he would not give a concession that had not first to be offered to our own peonle What he would say to every young man there that night was to get on the land. They .'tumid come back to the policy of cutting up the lands, subdividing them, and give the people a chance. In that lay ihe future prosperity of the people of .Yew Zealand. Tn this connection an idea be would suggest to his friends of the Education Board present that night was to have a farm conducted 'by the board, making it a portion of the education system. Boys from school could go there for a week-end, or a day or two, so as to get the country atmosphere Once they got that he was sure tile bovs would say they did not want to go back into an office. The Taranaki Board at Stratford had established tfie very thing lie was speaking of. and presently would be arranging for boys to g,« there. They would there get sufficient interest, in country life to ta'ke to ii thiMnsi»lvcs.

The firstof the wonderful Goldwvr, pictures will be screened at Everybody's to-night, at, a special matinee 10-morrow and for the last time tomorrow liiglfi. This picture is entitled "Polly of the Circus," and features the popular little actress Mae Marsh, who last appeared here in "Intolerance." No picture patron can afford to miss this picture, and parents r.hould be certain to send tha kiddies to tlie matiow t«-morrow.