LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bed Cross Mart on Saturday last was in charge of section B of the committee, and, in spite of the bad weather, the takings amounted to £2l ss. At last night's meeting of the NewPlymouth Borough Oounoil, a letter was received from the Hon. 0. Samuel, who represented the borough on the deputation to the Minister of Public Work 3 in reference to the metalling of the Mount Messenger Road, stating what had been done. It was resolved to tender the thanks of the council to the Hon. 0. Samuel for his services. A private cable message has been received in Wellington from India stating tiliat there had been an earthquake in Bengal, and that the Baptist missionary house in Brahmanbaria had been destroyed, but all the missionaries were safe. At a special meeting of the Hawera County Council on Saturday the following rates were struck for the ensuing year: Hawera riding l%d, an increase of %d; Mokoia riding l|d, an increase of Jd; Ararata riding 2Jd, an increase of |d. Speakiing in reply jo appreciative references made to him by members of the Bar and police at Waverley S.M. Court last week, Mr. Haselden, S.M., said he would, like to correct two impressions that had got about. The first was that an adequate provision had been made for retired magistrates. That was not so. Magistrates were only getting returned what they paid for themselves, namely, .C'l'ooo for a small annuity. When they retired they were left to draw it in the form of a pension. The public bad been led to believe that the magistrate is quite well off. The other statement was that the (government was permitting no less than eight stipendiary magistrates to retire, on superannuation. That is not a fact. <f We are all being dismissed," said his Worship. The contribution of Mr. Andrew Pace to the Scarlet Troubadours' programme at the Empire is a neat essay in light comedy. London-born, Mr. Pace early in life made his way to Canada, passing thence to the States. Chance threw in his way an engagement with the Wilber Opera. Company, and he remained with that combination for two and a-half years. He left to join Klaw and Erlnnger's "Ben Hur" Company what time William I'arnum, of picture fame, was in the title role. At this stage he decided to have his voice trained, and, returning to England, piit in four years unde» Moretti and Sabatini. A bout of concert and oratorio work was followed by a tour in the East with a, costume comedy company. Stranded in the Philippines, Mr. Pace was rescued by Maurice Bandmann, whose company he joined, popular Alfred Frith being the principal comedian. Three years in the East, and Mr. Pace joined in an Australian tour of the "Dandies." Since then he has been associated with the Troubadours, A few years prior to the war it was shown by the Prussian Councillor of State, Rudolf Martin, long regarded as a leading and fearless expert in the matter of Teuton finance, that the nonPrussian reigning houses and courts i of Germany cost the taxpayers a sum of over £50,000,000 a year, which could bo economised if they were swept out of existence and all brought under the immediate rule of the Kaiser. Privy i Councillor Martin's statistics were drawn up, it has always been understood, at the secret instigation of Emperor William, with the object of bringing home to the people of Bavaria, ■ Wurtemberg, Saxony, Baden, Hesse, etc., how much better off they would be, in a financial sense, if they were to . abolish iheir reigning families aim ' transfer their allegiance to the Prussian crown in his person Now Emperor • William's own civil list, as a ruler of l Prussia, is very large, amounting to close upon £1,000,000, while the other expenses incidental to the monarchy ! which the Prussian taxpayers are called • upon to bear amounts to at least twice ,or even three times that sum. It is i probable, therefore, that when the time come 3 for the people of Germany to ! adopt the advice furnished to them by ' Councillor of State Martin at the ini stance of the Kaiser, and abolish their • costly reigning houses and their expensive monarchial courts, after the close of the present war, they will make a clean job of the matter, and apply a • similar treatment to Emperor William [ himself, Smoker's heart is a distressing malady caused chiefly through tho effects of an alkaloid called Nicotine, which is extremely poisonous. Strong tobaccos with ! a high percentage of Nicotine should [ therefore be avoided. When selecting a , brand, the smoker should not be guided by the appearance alone, because even ' an apparently mild cigarette tobacco of ' a bright lemon color may contain—and i often does—an excess of Nicotine, but more injurious, as a rule, are the dark, juicy grades meant for pipe-smoking. ' This juice fouls the pipe, and is reßponi sible for the soppiness and bite. It T also impairs the combustibility. A freely ' burning tobacco is never soppy. Take, 3 for instance, our N.Z. Gold Pouch tobacco. ' There you have an absolutely pure a*i tide, which can be smoked continuously . irithout the slightest after-effects, it burns to the last shred, leaving the mouth sweet and clean. So highly is N.Z. to--3 bacco commented upon by doctors and j experts that it is merely a question of j time when the growing tad maimfacturI ing of N.Z. leaf will become one of our £ <nnst important industries.

Bell Block and Fire Brigade played a return card match in the Brigade social hall last night, the country team aagin proving successful. Fire Brigade won in crib and Bell Block in euchre, the country team winning in the aggregate. The visitors were hospitably entertained by the Brigades men. Detailed results, Bell Block being mentioned first:—Crib: W. Haskell and H. Jeffrey 9 v. J. Roberts and G. Hampton 11; H. Switali and E. King 8 v W.' Batten and J. Clark 8; .T. Rogers and A. Giddy 6 v- A. Courtney and J. Nodder 10; F. and D. Bishop 9 v. A. Higgs and J. Cousins 10; Bell Block 32, Fire Brigade 39. Euchre: F. Holmes and G. Giddy 11 v. J. Lynch and R. Flower 4; B. Jeffrey and E. Marsh 6 v. J. Lye and F. Doughty 8; G. Longstaff and E. Sampson 7 v. H. Inch and A. Boon 5; J. Oopestake and B. Barritmll 10 v. F. Bellringer and C. Saunders 1; A. Haskell and J. Giddy 10 v. CBrewer and J. Johnson 7; Bell Block 44, Fire Brigade 35- Aggregate: Bell Block, 70 ; Fire Brigade, «*.

In a sermon delivered at Auckland in connection with the annual church parade of St. John Ambulance Brigade, Dr. A. W. Averill, Anglican Bishop, said that whatever might have been the experience of New Zealand soldiers with regard to the clean fighting of the Turks, they could never forget the Turks' devilish treatment of the Armenians and the inhabitants of Palestine. The future or Jerusalem would be the concern of the. whole Order, and they should pray primarily that i.t might never again fall into the hands of the Turks, whose rule at the best was one of robbery and oppression. Personally, he hoped that Palestine would never cease to be under the protection of Great Britain. He believed that Jerusalem was yet to •be the centre of a great world mission and possibly the rallying-point of the great United Church of God. In common with other parts of New Zealand, the present cold snap in Taranaki constitutes something of a record. Yesterday morning snow fell on all the high ground, and the lower slopes of the mountain were almost covered with snow. At the gates of the mountainhouse track on the New Plymouth side there .was 3ft of snow, whilst at the mountain-house there was from 3ft to 4ft. On Sunday three parties of motorists visited the house, leaving the cars at the gate. The snow was fairly firm, and the journey to the house was full of interest. One visitor got into a soft patch near the house, sinking almost up to his arms.

The. all-conquering film spectacle "Womanhood" commences a two night season at Everybody's to-night, The scene of this drama is laid in New York and there on the screen may be seen Che conquering hordes from another nation trampling everything under 'iit while the terrified and defeated pop; v has nothing for it but to flee. There arises the true womanhood of the nation, and through the dark day 9 of disaster the doings of the mothers, the wives, the sisters, the sweethearts, give point to a very fine story, The incidents of stress and strife, of shame and despair, of love and sacrifice are so real that it takes a second thought before u can be realised that, after all, it is a picture, and admiration goes out. to'the producers of so fine, so stirring a spectacle. There will be a special matinee of "Womanhood" to-morrow at 3.15.

Says yesterday's Wanganui Chronicle:—lt seems that some wag played a ' joke at the expense of the Wanganui Harbor. Board, and that pedestrians proceeding to business early on Saturday morning, via Taupo Quay, were surprised, and not a little amused, to see a paragraph, headed "While Wanganui sleeps," with reference to the New Plymouth harbor extension proposals, posted o the doorway of the board's office. Needless to say, the undue publicity to the New Plymouth proposals did not remain on view throughout the day. A local business man, when he heard of it, said: "It's a pity the perpetrator of the joke did not paste a copy of that paragraph on every business place in Wanganui. It might shalke up the local people to the responsibility of pressing on with the local harbor development."