LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Regulations are gazetted imposing restrictions on the export of timber.— (Press Assoc-

Business is good and town is full of ..people on Wednesdays and Saturdays, notwithstanding that so many Mthamites do business in Hawera and Strat'fcrd, eays the Argus. At the New Plymouth Magistrate's. : Oourt yesterday, Mr A. Crooke, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff by default in the case of the Bank of Now South. Wales (Mr T. tP. Anderson) v. Frederick Morris, for £3 3s lid (costs £1 10s 6d). A Press Association telegram from Thames reports that a company has .".been f owned, with a capital of £ll*ooo, to ■extend fishing operations, with a view to Utilising surplus catches- and: eliminating waste. The share 3 have been largely over-subscribed.

On some of the high Jaad near the mountain between Ingtewood and Straitford the recent snow remained for four 'days causing a good deal of anxiety, especially to those wlio had not a sufficiency of winter feed avadlalble. What made matters worse was <fchat the turnips were "iingetataMe" on. account of ■feuosnow, and some of the herds consequently had a bad time-<of■ it. The provision of a special .posting box for newspapers at the corner by the Pitzroy branch post office is a little consideration at the hands of the chief postmaster which is appreciated by Pitzroy residents, as the positing of newspapers in the ordinary letter boxes is foriSdden by the regulations. Work on the railway section at OkWiukura, operated by Jugoslav co-operative contractors, is now proceeding smoothly, states the New Zealand Herald. Of the men who were prosecuted at the Taumarunui Magistrate's Court, 27 have taken up contracts, making a total of 35 Slavs en-gaged on the works. Sewn of the strikers have yet to be accounted for-

Ladies' evening at the Whifeley Club on Monday nighit proved most successful, and attracted an attendance of between 7-0 and SO. A short programme of musical items was given, followed by a dialogue entitled "First Prize," which, was one of the most entertaining items of the evening. Gaimes were then indulged in, and the proceedings were 'brought to a conclusion with the singing of the National Anthem,

A meeting of those interesteddn Spinsters' Day at the Bed Cross Mart next Saturday, was held at the Bed Cross Depot on Monday night. Long lists of promises of help were received and it is confidently anticipated that the spinsters will have a very successful day. In addition to the Mart there will also bo stalls for fancy work, flowers, and a jumble stall, for which gifts will be gratefully received. The Mart will be open on Friday afternoon and evening to receive goods. In the course of a sermon in the Knox Church, Masterton, on Sunday (says the Dominion's correspondent), the Rev. R. fnglis stated that His Majesty the King had requested that a special day of prayer should be observed throughout the Empire, but our Govermneßt, in its wisdom, had seen fit to ignore this request. It seemed to him thait whether done wittingly or unwittingly it was aa insult to the Almighty, and as a protest ho did not intend being present at the public meeting in Masterton on Monday night. The various members of ithe Ministerial panties on their way Home showed themselves no mean exponents of the various deck games usually played on shipboard Mr Massey particularly displayed great skill at deck tennis, and succeeded in carrying off the final of the doubles. Not the least interesting of the contests on board wag a match at deck quoits ibetween Australia and New Zealand for the championship of the Pacific, i The Commonwealth was represented iby Messrs Hughes and Cook, while Messrs Massey and Sir Joseph Ward did battle in defence of Now Zealand. In the presence of a large number of spectators, and amid much excitement, New Zealand triumphed, and thus was the question of the supremacy of the Pacific determined. At the Salvation Army hall on Monday night there was a Jarge attendance of peoplo to say farewell to candidate Smith. Bandmaster Rock was in command, and arranged a fine programme of music. Several speeches, "were made bearing witness to the iajthfulness of the candidate, and wishing her success, Candidate Smith's mother also ©poke, she having given five of her sons to (fight for King and country, and now her daughter has gone forth as a Salrsifcion Army officer. Commandant Rowlands presented Candidate Smith wi-tih a travelling rug. The Young People's Guards gave' her a Bible and the class of boys that she taught gave a fountain pen. Mr Cassey also gave a Bible- Candidate Smith replied and thanked everybody for their kindness and goo* wishes. Two other young men were accepted ait the meeting. The .band .played the National Anthem, and then, thewar'roso. lution was carried Iby those present whogave three hearty cheers for King and,; oountry. A lively social terminated the meeting. There was a splendid number to see the candidate off"to Wangftimi*v.; the train yesterday morning when the soldiers sang "God Will Take Care of You."

Tlie Empire theatre management has prepared a stupendous pictorial entertainment for Friday and Saturday, when three of- the most famous people in the moving pitcure worJd will appear on the same, programme. Ohariie Chaplin will featnre in "The Count," Ethel Barr.ymore in the famous comedy by Kellett . Chambers, "An American Widow," and Helen Holmes in tihe thriving story of the backwooda, "A Lass of the Lumbcilande.'' TSia theatre is fortunate "m--liaving the selection of the world's leading SJm producers, which make such a programme possible. The Cr?*t mumeijjal 4xuhl ooncetft„«f»r <tbe <v>mine season-- is'to be .given at'the breakwater next Sunday. Gwea,saita§jle jWewther'there sTuou-M'ibe a*te,rge*a(fctefflfc ■oate.

"We recognUe," says the Defence Commissioners, "that precedents (lie hard, but precedents are made to be bjftiered, not observed, especially those T§srjtish Army precedents which are based on reasons that do not apply in New Zealand. We of the present day, facing now problems, have just as much right to establish precedents as our forefathers had, and New Zealand may well apply its own common-sense, and, disregarding some of the fetishes of the past, abandon professional pay, decide on one common field service allowance for all officers actually in the field, and affirm a camp allowance for those in barracks at a standing camp. This would certainly effect a considerable economy, and sweep away a system -j that has been flagrantly'abused." "Military life is very unjsettlinj, especially to the amateur, and, as in previous wars, great difficulty will be experienced in getting many of the men returning to settle down," states theDefence Commission. "It therefore seems unkind in the returned best to pamper fluent, and thereby loosen the fibre of some, an<L transform gallant, efficient fellows into! dependants. The kindest thing woukfc seem to be to return all possible, without delay, into the walks of life they., previously followed. Too ranch, so* called kindness and'consideration, aim-* ply prolong, and ultimately make per-* manent, their restlessness. Some men,' encouraged by the adulation accorded them oil their return from the war "by an appreciative public, come to think : that, having been at the front, the country should keep them and their families for the Vest of their Uses. This -erroneous idea should be corrected, and the sooner such an impression is removed the better for the soldier and, the community-" Owing to the present store-keeper* and postmaster at Warea having disposed of his premises to an old and respected settler of the district, who use them for residential purposes and* does not desire to carry on the post office, there was a probability that the; district would be left without postal? facilities. The matter was discussed;} at the annual meeting of the Warea Dairy Company on Monday, -when memi bera expressed the opinion that it would? be most inconvenient if the post office I were closed, and as it was stated that !a young lady v ihad expressed her willingness to carry on the post office temporarily the meeting unanimously re-' solved to subsidise the insufficient salary paid by the postal department(viz, £l3, and half telephone fees) up to £SO, until other arrangements could be made. The directors were- appoint-. Ed a committee to deal-with the matter.

That farmers of the Warea, district appreciate the agricultural instructionprovided by the TaraaaW Education Board 'was evidenced from some remarks made at the annual meeting of the Warea Dairy Company. Reference was made to «he fact that the address green that' evening by Mr. E. A. S; Browne, Director of Agricultural Education, would he the last given by him, in the district, as he was shortly going into camp. The chairman stawa he did not think any supplier who had voted in favor of giving the subsidy would regret hawing done «o, for from the few Visits made by Mr. Browne they had received splendid value, and, at his instance, a vote of appreciation was carried by acclamation. To-night will bo the last time that Gail Kane will fesuture in the fine dramatic story, "Souls in Pawn," at Everybody's, To-morrow night the popular and vivacious Olive Thomas will star in "Limousine Life." She takes the part of a guileless country girl who goes to the city. A wealthy young waster thinks she will be easy prey. He baits his line with suppers, pearl necklaces, diamond rings, and motor cars (no ordinary ones, but best limousines), but he loses all the bait and the fish too. Her innocence beats iim every time. Olive's legion of admirers will be more tihanever desperately in love wdth her after seeing "Limousine Life."

The following lament is from jester-, day's Opunake Tinies:—Opunake always hj% b&eu an unfortunate place and the reason of tbia is perhaps not hard, to find. It is a district which haa never been blessed wM» a large enough numbar of really brilliant men who could take up the cudgels and fight for the district's rights. A few good men we have had .but then the district has also unfortunately possessed a few of a type, almost peculiar to Opunake and they never failed to oppose any measure for the betterment of the town and district, unless they were given a finger in tho pie. A few yeara ago when tin* harbor looked promising, one of these feUows suddenly dissevered tho proposed area was not largo enough and proceeded to make a mesa of things which they finished to their satisfaction- Every other movement for the benefit of the town was <met arid treated in the same manner until we look'at Qpuwato to-day and' seem it nothing but the remains of what it should be—a •thriving seaport town. But it is no u* grnrnWing. Mow ■'"■ we have been cut off firam' 1 our sea trade. Th.is i s stwely just albout the final kick we are due to receive from fate. Soma jpeople may think it does not luafte much difference to us, but tlietimprants through the port would amount to ons-thousand tons or more of merchandise each-year, and another thousand tens Mining in here by road wou4d-put an extra stcain ten the* meftalwaye whfob «ill probably -meai> extra rates. On the top of thin we shall haw Jo pay ja&t abovs double tolte. W» position here that no matter fwhWi way we turn we4iave to pay toll* •to anothef county. The whole troaWe seems to be that we aro«ituated at the 'nether end of"two progressive towns and tfce'y. lcisk on us anipuse AWna/i a sort of eoiwenience. W* shall probably Jitee to live on until after the war is over andwhen .the boys come lw»he a*d begin to; settle down and take responsfbilitiee on things will be different, In the meantime we ars practically helpless. We cannot help the Admiralty preventing ship* comlag this way. Despite all our troubles we can still live in hopes.

A lovely l«fc of cream Fuji silk, good quality, 29 inches wide, has opened out at the Melbourne, Ltd., and is being offered at an extremely low price, viz., 4s Hd yard. Customers desirous of securing blouse or dress lengths for spring and summer wear should make early application as subsequent shipments of the same silk will be very much dearer.

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