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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Archdeacon. Evans gratefully acknowledges tiie sum of £25 towards the Church Army Ilut from the Daffodil Tea at Bell Block; also 5s each from Mr Hollard, and Nurse Quinn, per Mr T. M. Butt.

The average New Zealand soldier is much better off financially than men of other armies. At Sling Camp alone, in five months of this year, our men deposited £B,&3C with the X.Z. Y.M.C.A. for safe keeping. In the same period tie withdrawals amounted to £8,878. 4 While at the Somnie, said Major McGilp, D.5.0., during a lecture at Wellington the other day, a German officer ran into his arms. He took him back, and on tho way they passed a wounded German and a Now Zealander. The officer could speak English, and he asked him to help carry the men, but the German officer refused, on the ground that he wa* an officer; "but," added Major McGilp, "the sight of a big stick did the trick."

The sub-committee in connection with tho Ambury Memorial visited the Mountain House on Monday afternoon in connection with the selection of a site for the proposed memorial. It was finally decided to recommend for approval to a general meeting of subscribers a site in the paddock above the house.

Regarding the cable message concerning influenza, the Hon. G. W. Russell said that probably Australia's action was being taken with a view to dealing with" vessels arriving from Capetown, where the epidemic appeared to have taken a most virulent foim, particularly among the Native population. In the event of vessels arriving in New Zealand from Capetown ports, every care would be taken to protect the health of the people here.—Press Assoc.

It ■would appear from the remarks made at Rangiora recently by the Minister for Education (the Hon. J. A. Harian) that the slogan of the new era which will begin after the war in connection with education should be a sound mind in a sound body. Dealing with tJlio question, the Minister laid great stress on the vital importance to the future of the nation of physical health and development, with a view to building up a strong .body of men and women in the Dominion They must see to it that the rising generation received such instruction as would enable them to intelligently understand how to care for fjhe body and prevent physical ilia. It was of supreme importance that girls obtained instruction and training which would make for the cultivation of health and right habits of living. In this connection he hoped to see introduced into the Dominion up-to-date test-books, dealing with the essentials of healtllr, similar to those which had been adopted in Canada. All sorts of means are adopted to further the interests of patriotic work, and one of the latest schemes has been to utilise the services of the cookery classes at the New Plymouth Technical College in the making of sweets for the Red Cross "Our Day" Mart next Saturday. The arrangement was that the materials were to be supplied and the studentj were to do the work under the instructors. Unfortunately, this week the cookery classes have been somewhat disorganised, and the bulk of the work lias fallen upon the instructor and her assistant. A very excellent supply (consisting of several large biscuit tins full) of a varied assortment of sweets has been made, and these will be on sale at the Mart next Saturday. Doubtless, they will find ready purchasers, and those who buy should remember that they are the production of the cookery department of the local Technical College. The monthly meeting of the Fitzroy School Committee was held on Monday evening, those present being: Messrs W. G. Reid (chairman), l'. Duckworth (secretary), Holden, and W. H. Griffiths. An apology for absence was received from Mr. I. Aroa. The headmaster (Mr. 0. Johnston) reported that for the four weeks ended on October 11, the average attendance was 180, and the number on the roll 215. On the 11th and 12th inst. Mr. Dempsey visited the school for the purpose cf holding the annual examination. Mrs. Geddes, who had been sent by the Education Board to act as locum tenens until a successor to Miss Tolme had been appointed, had commenced duty on October 14. It was decided to send a letter to Miss Tolme expressing the committee's appreciation of the good work she had done at the school.

Is it tetter to to married, or nearly married.? Madge Kennedy answers the question in a delightful Goldwyn photodrama at Everybody's to-night- »The chief trouble arises through two people going off for nn important honeymoon without first making sure whether they are still married or ever were married, or, if they are, whether they will continue to lie married- Another cause of trouble is that Madge changes her mind so often, but in the end she admits that she hasn't got a change of mind left. A settler in one of the way-back blocks in Kawhia has brought the peculiar position he is in under the notice of Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. The settler is a member of a county council and a J.P. He had a young man in his employ over two years ago, who went away with the 21st Expeditionary Fprce. There is not the slightest doubt about the soldier leaving tho Dominion after training at Trentham and ,other camps, and a°letter from France, with the Y.M.C.A. triangle, dated July 12, 1918, has been received by the settler from the young man, yet the soldier has been posted as a deserter and tho settler has had the* local police inquiring the alleged deserter's whereabouts. The matter has ibeen placed in the member's hands for unravelling. Labor Leaders in Canada now unanimously favor Prohibition. H. G. Veitch, President of the Winnipeg Labor Party, writes tlius: "Prior to Prohibition I was rather doubtful as to the economic results it might have; after watching its effects for two years I am convinced that Prohibition has proved a Messing to the Labor movement. We no longer have to compete with the Bar-room for attendance at Union Meetings, and the improvement in conditions is readily seen." Supposing State Liquor had been poerating, would these results have been achieved? Labor in America endorses Prohibition as the only safe and satisfactory solution for the Drink curse.— Advt.

The Melbourne, Limited, have a fine stock of striped flannelettes of English manufacture at the following bargain prices:—32in, Is yard; 3Sia twill, Is 3d pard; 35in .heavy twili. Is 9d and Is lid; 36in Horrookses, Is ftd yard; Horroekees 36in ''(ideal" clcth, Is lid yard, ! :®»i£liv<2a4£lil -on - .price.

In the course of ai. address at St. Andrew's Church Inst night, tho Moderator oi" the General Assembly (Mr. J. G. W. Aitkeri, M.LC.) stated, in referring to the educational institutions o£ the church, that tilt; residential college for students in Welllington was under the joint control of the Presbyterian and Anglican Churches, and had l>een so for several years, and there had never once ibeen any conflict of opinion between the representatives of the two churches Negotiations for the purchase of the current season's output of butter and cheese 111 New Zealand were still proceeding when Mr.- Jfassey and Sir Joseph Ward left England. Mr. Massey stated in Auckland on Saturday that the mat. ter was in the hands of the British Tj;ea. sury, and that the negotiations were being conducted through the High Commissioner. He added that ho was confident that satisfactory prices would be obtained.

A pathetic scene occurred recently on the arrival of a transport with wounded soldiers at a New Zealand port. The mother of a Wairarapa solier had been informed that her son was wounded. The son wrote home stating that he was returning soon, and that he was making good progress. When the mother met him, she was horrified to find' that fhe> had come back with one arm and one leg amputated. She fairly broke down when the truth w<i3 revealed to Her.

Mr. J. G. W. Aitksn, M.L.C., in the course of his addresa at St. Andrew's Church last night, while referring to tho social service work of the Presbyterian Church, stated that Mr. Frazer, the senior Magistrate in Wellington, had recently expressed an opinion that tho work of the church's agents was invaluable. He never found they mismanaged cases, but knew personally that they had succeeded in giving many young people a fresh start in life

At the quarterly meeting of the Wanganui, TaranaJd, Napier, and Manawatu Railway Employees' Sick Benefit Society, it was resolved to write to Brother S. G. Smith and express to him the congratulations of members on ihis return to represent Tar&naki. Brother Smith, it was mentioned, had been a, useful member of the society for many years and always been ready to render aid to those of his comrades suffering from sickness or accident, and the society wished him every success in the exalted position in which he had been placed and which the society felt he would endeavor to fill with credit to himself and in the interests of the community. The impressions he had received of the officers and men of the American Army were related iby Mr. Massey at a meeting of tha Orphans' Club at Auckland on Saturday evening, "The steamer in i which Sir Joseph Ward and myself travelled across the Atlantic," he said, "was one of a convoy of 14 carrying | 25,000 American soldiers. There were 12500 of them on our vessel, and we made the acquaintance of very many of them, with the result that we formed a very high opinion of both officers and men. I was particularly struct by their resemblance to our New Zealand boys, both in their uniform and manner." He' believed that the coming together of Britain and America, two nations reaJly of one race, with the same thoughts, aspirations, and instincts aa ourselves, was one of the most important events, net only in the history of the United States and Britain, but of the whole world. Personally, he did not believe they would ever be separated. Such a union would go a long way towards safeguarding the pcaco of the world. (Applause.) A distressing accident occurred at the West Coast refrigerating works, at Patea, resulting in the death of a returned soldier named John Vernon. It appears that the unfortunate man, who was about 26 years of age, was employed by the Refrigerating Company as engineroom assistant, and was in the tipper portion of the new concrete cheese store, where a trial was being made of a large electric fan some sft in diameter, which was revolving at the time at a speed of 280 revolutions per minute. Close by the fan is an aperture made especially for persons to pass through, instead of passing alongside the fan, although the latter is protected. The deceased, for some reason or another, attempted to pass by the fan, with the result that he was caught by the blades on the head and killed instantly. The unfortunate young man was a member of the Otago Infantry Battalion, and enlisted on Juno 13, 1915, being discharged as medically unfit aftqr a little ever a yeaT's service. Tlis parents reside in Dunedin-

A reminder is given of the Bed Cross "Our Day" concert to be given to-night in the Good Templar Hall, the programme for -which is advertised in today's issue.

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Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1918, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1918, Page 4

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