LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The A Section of the Red Cross Committee was in charge of the Mart on Saturday and the takings amounted to about £23. The cool audacity of the- Hun! Looking for work in England when the war is over is the peculiar situation of the "German National League of Clerks-" Through, their journey they discuss the problem, and declare that when the war is over they won't work for the same salary tliey used to get before the war. Shortly after I*l o'clock on Wednesday, evening, Carrington Road was the scene of a cyclonic visitation, which was, fortunately, unattended by serious consequences, though very unpleasant for those concerned. It struck the residence occupied by Mr. E. Turner, schoolmaster, when it damaged a tank, blew in a window, and removed the top off the stove, from the front of which Nurse Rawlinson had just previously moved. Mr. Rawlinson, who was returning home from Mr. Turner's, was whirled against a fence, 'but escaped injury. iMr. Turner states that it was just as though a shell had burst in the vicinityThe Bed Cross Copper Trail was advanced some yards on, Friday last by the girls of Chetwode School, who commenced ' a trail from the gate of the grounds to the school building. Mrs. Crooke, one of the vice-presidents of the local branch of the Red Cross Society, was invited to lay the first coin on the trail, after which Miss Stanford called on the three prefects to continue the trail, and thereafter the rest of the pupils carried the trail as far as the coppers collected would allow. The distance covered measured 14ft, and represented a sum of 12s.

The Eev. J. W. Burton, of Melbourne, deputation to the New Zealand Metho- ' dist Church on behalf of foreign missions, occupied his old pulpit at White- l ley Church yesterday. In the morning he gave an interesting account of what , the church had done and was doing in , the way of missionary enterprise. At night he spoke to a large congregation on what he termed "The Normal Missionary Method of Jesus." Thi g afternoon he will lie the guest of the executive of the Expansion and Tourist League (in which he used to be an enthusiastic worker) at afternoon tea. Tonight a missionary tea will he held in the Whiteley Hall, to be followed by a public meeting. Mr- Burton's address will deal with the question of the Indians in Fiji. To-morrow afternoon he will address a meeting of the Women's Missionary Auxiliary on some aspects of missionary work amongst women. Mr. A. Croake, S.M., held a sitting of the juvenile court on Saturday morning, when a boy was charged with stealing a saddle belonging to Mr. H. J. Okey, M.P. The saddle, it appears, was left on the roadside by Mr. Okey while he went to attend to some stock, and when he returned it had disappeared, being "subsequently recovered at the shop of Mr. N. A. Christiansen, a second-hand dealer, in Devon Street. Mr. Christiansen questioned the lad, who assured Mm he had found the saddle, and the boy persisted in the same story when he appeared in court on Saturday. The Magistrate gave the boy the benefit of the doubt and, after cautioning him, dismissed the case. If your husband leaves you owing to a misunderstanding and you try to win him back with "baby-lbait," see that you don't get an overstock of bait on the premises as Zoie did in the amazing Goldwyn super-comedy "Baby Mine," showing at the Empire to-night and following two nights. The picture-going public will be interested to learn that this big super-attraction is being screened at the usual prices of admission. "Necessity is the mother of invention." A fanner in the district who works at i one of the local sawmills (says the Bay of Plenty Times) has a considerable distance to ride to work. He rides a mare which has a foal- The foa', is left at ' home each day. One day recently the 1 farmer's dog followed him to work. Here was a dilemma. How was the wife . going to get the cows home for the even- [ ing milking? No chance without the , dog; but how to get the dog home? Happy thought—turn the mare on to the road and it would be sure to go home to 1 the foal, and the dog could go with it, '■ tied to its tail. No sooner planned than t acted upon, and everything worked out , excellently. A traveller on the road met , the pair trotting along cheerfully, and when the worker reached home the cows were in, and one day's trouble over.

Medical men in Melbourne have sounded a note of warning in regard to "carriers" of diphtheria. A report in the Argus gives credit for tlie efficiency of the anti-toxin treatment, but indicates !iow the remedy may help in spreading the disease. Convalescents in infectious hospitals may be discharged after only two throat sw,abs have revealed the disappearance of the diphtheria germ; but a throat negative to-day may be positive to-morrow. It may happen that the germ i ias hidden in one of the many snug recesses of the throat, and, while not causing a fresh attack on the patient, is there ready for the infection of another person by contact. Thus to the number' of ordinary "carriers" who bear the germ without being attacked themselves are added many still infective convalescents. "Anti-toxin is doing what it was intended to do-cure cases,", said.a medical officer, "but, while saving lives, it increases the number of carriers."

The Melbourne's ready-to-wear suits for men are of such a character that no man should hesitate to buy, especially when compared with to-measure suits., for which tailors are demanding seven guineas. Melbourne ready-to-wear suits range .from 52s Gel to 89s 6d. The difference in price might as well remain in your pocket. The fabrics are the same. Come and see. THE POISONING OF THIRTY GIRLS in a Melbourne factory by eucalyptus lollies which were evidently made from the common eucalyptus brings home forcibly the importance' of using only the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT internally. SANDER'S EXTRACT sniffed up the nose and three drops on sugar, is a sure and safe protection from meningitis and other infections. Applied to ulcers, poisoned, wounds, sprains, chilblains, eczema,

A resident o£ Pahiatua oh Friday went to the post office to post his accounts, and (the Manawatu Standard relates) in withdrawing them from his pocket accidentally pulled out a roll of notes. He failed to notice his loss for sometime; hut on returning home discovered the shortage of cash. Immediately he rang up the post office, and a search was instituted unavailingly, and the loser was quite disconsolate until, on reaching his place of business, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his spaniel, Darkio, was following him with the roll of notes in his mouth.

In a recent letter from Palestine, Major A. II- Wilkie, of the Wellington Mounted Rifle 9 writes:- "There were many exciting experiences during the stunt in the mountains of Moab. Some of the greatest cut-throats on earth live in these regions, the worst being Circassians, whom the Turks usually employ to exterminate inconvenient races, such as Armenians, etc." In other words, the Circassians are professional murderers, and live on plunder. We protected them from the Bedouins after we had taken one of their towns, and when we were leaving they repaid us for our protection by trying to ambush us along a deep ravine. They shot some of our fellows, but came off very badly when our chaps retaliated." According to Mr A- W. Bennett, general manager of N«w Zealand Shipping Company, the shipping outlook for New Zealand was not at all promising, Less than half of last season's wool clip had been got away, though usually June saw the stores practically cleared. The r.ew dip would begin to come forward in the North Island in November. Storage was difficult, owing to the very high cost of nfew building. Last sprint New Zealand was able to get a considerable quantity of insulated tonnage from Australia, but there is little chance of this happening again. Some of the Australian stores were full of meat, and the Australian season was earlier than the' New Zealand season. To-night will be the final screening of the fine dramatic picture "The (Princess of Park Row" and the eisiti episode of "The Neglected Wife." To-morrow a strong double feature program will be submitted when Juliette Day will star in a pleasing "Mutual" drama "The Rainbow Girl" and the popular double Harold Lockwood and May Allison will bo featured in. another drama "The Tragic Circle." ,The prices of admission remain as usual.