LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■at Palmerston North yesterday Edgar Arthur Ernest Rogers, 16 years* of age, ot Feilding, charged with "the theft of postal notes, pleaded guilty, and was , committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

Several names appearing in yesterday's casualty list were inadvertently put under the heading of "Died of"Wounds" when they should have been under "Reported Wounded." We regret the unfortunate mistake.

Mr. J. O'Malley (Tariki) writes: I notice you. have printed that Alexander Meharry applied for a transfer of the license of the Tariki Hotel to James O'Malley, and that the police objected. The license was transferred to me some live months ago. It was a renewal of the license I applied for. A special meeting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday to discuss shipping risks, and the following motion carried: That, seeing there is increased danger owing to mines, representation be made to the Government, asking that the Imperial Government be approached to assume the war risk over the area covered by likely loss from mines.

A collision between a motor car and a tram car occurred in the late afternoon yesterday, at the loop-line near the tramway sheds at Fitzroy. Details of the smash are somewhat meagre. It appears, however, that the car was coming into town, and met the tram head-on. Fortunately no one received any injury, but both the tram and the motor were somewhat damaged, the front part of the latter being badly buckled. The tram car had been out of the sheds only a few minutes, after having undergone its annual overhaul and repainting. The motor car was said to belong to a Mr. Richards, of Tikorangi, but was believed to be in the charge of a man named Roberts at the time of the mishap.

The question of the delay on the pari of the Department of Education in the matter of replying to the Taranaki Education Board's application for the erection of a new school at Vogeltown was referred to at yesterday's meetin" of the board, by Mr. S. G. Smith, who said the matter was urgent. The school roll when the holidays commenced was 4fl and on resuming 3 additional scholars' were received. The accommodation was overtaxed now, and there was no room at the Central School. The board's original application had been made in 1914, and its last communication had been made in July. It was decided to communicate with the Department by telegraph, asking for an immediate decision in the matter.

_ At yesterday's meeting of the Education Hoard a discussion took place on the question of the duty of board members in regard to complying with requests from school committees to visit schools for the purpose of inspecting certain works considered necessary, or works that had been done. One member said he had been asked by the chairman of a certain school committee to visit a school, in such terms as indicated that the chairman seemed to consider it the duty of board members togo on such visits whenever they were desired, as a matter of duty. The speaker stated that if such was to be the case it would prevent men from taking, up work on such public bodies. He him-' self would have to resign if he was to be expected to make such visits. It was:i pointed out by the Chairman of the board" that if school committees desired any work to be done which they considered merited a visit by a board member application should be made to the board,, which would consider the matter, and, if thought necessary, Would delegate it -to one of «ie s9Vm®s®&>t : "" ■■■"

At a meeting at Pungarehu last even-' ing, the harbor proposals were strongly' supported by the settlers present. ' The Hon T. M. Wilford announces, that Cabinet has agreed to his recommendation for a permanent increase in the wages of Is C * per day xo non-coms and constables of the police force, anaddition to the war bonus, which is only ft temporary grant.—{Press Assoc. In connection with the demand for educational reform, the Taranaki Board, at its meeting yesterday, resolved that the Wellington Board be asked to convene a conference of education boards, say, at Wellington, to be held during the coming session of Parliament, and that boards bo asked to forward remits for consideration.

The Egmont County Council lias decided to erect a sign post at the junction of the Eltham road with the Main ■South road, showing the distances to New Plymouth, Hawera and Eltham. This was the outcome of a resolution forwarded from the 3ST.Z. Farmers' Union Dominion Conference, urging county councils to erect finger posts at ail junctions of main roads and of bye roads with main roads for the guidance •of the travelling public.

The question of Hwkers doing business within tho county without a license was discussed at the meeting of the Egmont County Council on Tuesday, when it was unanimously decided that it be an imperative instruction to foremen to report any hawkers selling without a license, with a view to prosecution. It was stated during the discussion that the matter had previously been reported to the police, but the difficulty was to obtain a cpnvifction, as they could not take action agaZist any man merely for using the Eng's highway. He must be seen effecting a sale. A meeting of the Central School Committee was held on Tuesday evening, -Mr. Li- H. Dolby presiding. The headmaster reported that the average daily attendance since last meeting had been 570, or 60.4 per cent of an average roll of C"fi. At Vogeltown the average had been 43.7, with an average roll of 49.5. During the holidays the school had been very thoroughly cleansed by the caretaker. Mr. Howarth had commenced his duties as third assistant. It was decided to apply to the board to have certain repairs carried out at the teacher's residence, and to obtain a number of hedge plants to fill gaps in the present hedge around the school grounds. It was decided to hold a meeting of householders to consider the question of raising school funds.

At th« suggestion of Mr. S. G. Smith, tlie members of the Education Board adjourned for lunch yesterday in time to visit, the West End School and see the working of the scheme initiated toy the kad teacher (Mrs. M. Bowling), whereby the children who bring their lunch ■to school are provided with a, drink of hot co;m with their midday meal The board first inspected some extensions and improvements recently made to the accommodation in some of the rooms, and then were taken to the gymnasium, Where about 150 smiling and happy children were seated at long tables, their lunches nicely spread on plates !before there, and each with a cup of steaminghot cocoa. At a word from Mrs. Dowling sill the children rase and. said grace in unison before commencing their lunch. The children each contribute 3d per week towards the and the work of laying the tables and clearing away afterwards is done by the elder girls, unto the supervision of the teachers, who take turns in attending during the lunch time on different days. The children tius are benefited, not only by the hot drink provided (which has proved most acceptable during the cold days of winter), but by sitting and eating their meal quietly instead of while engaged in play. The board members congratulated Mrs. Dowling on the evident success of the scheme, and several expressed the opinion that it was worthy of emulation by other schools. There are niony sorts of gowns, but the most wonderful gown ever designed was *'T!w Gown of Destiny." The story of its magic performances' is told in tho Triangle picture of the above name, which will be shown at Everybody's tomorrow night. The gown was designed by 3 little Frenchman in America, duftng a mood of great despair because people had laughed at him for not enlisting and then jeered him for being conceited enough to enlist. Anything designed under those circumstances ought to be remarkable, so it is no wonder this particular kown did amazing things. One of the wearers, by the way, is Alma Rubens. The play is" both unique and charming.

George "Walsh is always delightfully refreshing iu all his pictures, "but it i» doubtful if he has ever appeared in a more humoi'oas, bright, and breezy comedy "Some Boy," which appeared on the Empire screen for the "first time last night. In this picture George simply bubbles over' with life and good spirits, and it is not'long before every member of the audience is taken with the same complaint." T "Some Boy" will show again to-night, and supporting this fi'm there will be the sixth episode of "The "Mystery of the Double Cross," which shows at this theatre to-night <w ing to the Cappelli concert at Everybody's.

, Tlie Whitclej Flower Show Committee lias decided, in order to further interest the school children in the matter of bull) growing and horticulture generally, to admit them to the show on Saturday, between 10 a.m. and \t p.m., at. half the usual price. The Melbourne, Ltd., have still a few dozen frilled and embroidered pillow cases left over from their recent sale to clear at 2a lid per pair. Aa this is only the ordinary price for plain pillow cases, the public should bo quick to see the immense saving offered, and replenish theirstocks.

A publication that contains muchhearty reading to recommend it is "Backbone," a copy of whihe has been forwarded to us from the"BX" Book Depot, New Plymouth. "The man with the backbone turns trials into triumphs, vexations into victories; nor is he easily stampeded. He dares to act while others debate, for his convictions are not easily shaken. His success is not an accident." "Backbone" is full from cover to cover of the choicest gems, and can be recorameended as "a straightout candidate for the blues and a straight-ahead sure cure for -the grouch." Readers can secure a copy from the ■".Bit"

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