LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The takings ijat the Red Cross concert in the Good Templar Hall on Wednesday night amounted to £34 2a.

A meeting of the Wanganui Educalion Board, by 5 votes to 4, decided on Wednesday to reinstate Mr. Goldsbury.

The Post, ODco notifies that the acceptance of cablegrams at EjFM. rates., via Eastern, is temporarily suspended.

The left wing of the 43rd reinforcements has been reported from a port of «all. A cablegram to the Minister of Defence states that the general health of the troops is splendid. It is announced that Mr. J. LHeckler, of Masterton, has decided to establish a- scholarship to be held at Wellington College, -with a tenure of two years. It is worth £OO per year, and is for the sons of fallen soldiers.— Press Assoc.

The Victoria College Council decided to adopt the proposal of the Professorial Board to endeavor to arrange with Mr. S. A. Rhodes' trustees that a trial be given to a scheme for a research lecture-ship.—-Press Assoc. The men entraining at New Plymouth on the 23rd inst. for the 14th CI draft are as follow:—G. E. Buckley, H. Bullm, A. C Clark, W. P. Corcoran, C. A. Evans, F. King, M. J. Lawn, C. W. McGinty, W. B. Paton, A. J. Eandell, A. H. Taylor, A. E. Wilson, A. E. Woodward, E. O. Julian.

Methodists throughout the district will be glad to hear that the result of the special appeal on behalf of foreign missions has 'oeen the raising of a sum of £ll,lOO, a Wire to that effect having been received by the Rev. W. A. Sinclair Jast night." The sum raised last year was £10,500, and it was hoped to raise £15,000 this year. The group commander of the No. 8 Taranaki Group has been notified by the Director of Recruiting that a month's extended leave is granted to all fit A men at present under orders to proceed to camp with the January, February, and March drafts; also, that any men now under orders to proceed to camp with the November draft will have their leave extended to the second week in January, provided they apply to the' group commander, Hawera, by the 26th inst. This arrangement in no way affects the CI camp drafts. The report of the medical officer who recently inspected the Central School, New-Plymouth, would make interesting reading if published and would show the necessity for immediate and drastic alterations in the sanitation, the building, and other respects. The committee desired to get a copy of the report, and wrote applying to the Minister for Education for a copy. The latter has replied declining the request, for the reason that "some of the information contained in the report is of a more or less confidential nature." Dissatisfaction was expressed by the committee at its last meeting with the Minister's refusal.

How the post may beat the telegraph was demonstrated recently when an experimental aerial return "mail" was run between London and Paris. Letters were sent from Paris and replies brought back within 40 minutes. The swiftest flying was on the Paris-to-London journey, over 200 miles in 150 minutes. The times were, to use post office terms:— Paris: "Last collection," 12.50 p.m. London: "Delivery," 3.20 p.m. London: "Last collection," 4.20 p.m. Paris: "Delivery," 7.30 p.m. The experiment was organised by two airmen, MM. Devienne and Lorgnat. The "mail" left Benzons, seven miles this side of Paris, on a seaplane at 12.50 p.m., and was in London at 8.20 p.m. The return trip was started an hour late, and reached Paris .at 7.30 p.m. In "The Light Within" Olga Petrova does remarkable work. This is the second of the special features produced by Olga Petrova's own company, and screens to-nigtit and to-morrow at the Empire. There is a special matinee programme showing to-morrow afternoon.

Gifts of any kind will be most acceptable for the Mayoress' patriotic shop, Currie stret, which is being run on Saturday next in the interest of "Our Day Appeal." All proceeds will be handed over for that purpose. A successful meting was held at the Kawaroa bungalow on Wednesday evening, when a West End "Tin Can Band" was formed to take pa>t in the band carnival Labor Day proceedings. Mr Beale has taken charge of the boys temporarily, and another meeting 1 is to be held at the bungalow to-night. The concert and dance, which, was to have been held at Pungareliu oh Thursday next in aid of Red Cross funds has been postponed until Tuesday, October 29.

A feature of the evening proceedings on band carnival day promises to be the fancy dress masquerade competition and lantern parade. Bandmaster and Mrs MoLSod are donating £1 la each for the lady, and gentleman securing the first prize in their separate sections; while the second prizes - (10s 6d) have been given by Mrs E. Sole and Mr R. A. Large. The prize will be awarded to the best fancy costume (character or original), with separate section for ladies and gentlemen, and competitors must wear masks until given permission by the Marshal to remove them. Each competitor is expected to provide him and herself with a Chinese lantern, and the Carnival Committee expect to distribute these, at a nominal cost, at the beginning of the incoming week, from Mr Cattley's office, Brougham Street. Rods upon whicfh! to suspend the lanterns will be supplied by the committee, and this unique display should be well worth 'witnessing, and form a special feature in the procession.

"Marshal Foch is right," said Sir Joseph Ward in tTne course of an interview in Wellington the other evening. "The eheffiy has to he smashed right out on the battlefield before we talk peace. Then there will he Ho question as to the acceptance by Germany of peace terms that will prevent another war of this kind arising for many generations to come. I had the opportunity of meeting Marshal Foch in France, and I was greatly impressed by his personality. It is needless to say that if he had not possessed extraordinary qualifications he would not have been invested with the powers he now holds as Generalissimo of the Allied armies. Alertness, ability, and insight are written on his face. He lhas remarkable eyes, the Windows of the soul, and the tremendous force and concentrated energy of the man cannot fail to impress those with whom he comes into contact. All the great soldiers I have Wet say that Marshal Fdeh is a genius in mat' ters of war. The results of Me offensive he has 1 directed in recent months prove the coffectness of the verdict ** those -experienced, men." '

For tiro month ending 30th September the New Plymouth tramways earned J £738, an increase of £SO over the 1 same montlhi of the prdvioite jjyear. The applications for electric eur(rent for the same period Were 22 and {the new eomsumers 10 and addij tions to installations five.

It iiad been stated that a farmer at Te Iloti was herding about 140 cows on the road, stated a, councillor at the last meeting of the Elthara County Council (says the Argus). It was unfortunate that this could not be stopped. It was. pointed out that every time the ranger visited the district the cattle had teen removed.

It is estimated that as a result of the hard winter and scarcity of feed there has been a loss of over 3000 cows in the Taranaki district—probably this ia ah underestimate. The calculation is arrived at by record of the cow hides that have been sold by various auctioneers. This heavy loss has created a brisk demand for cows and springing (heifers, and good quality animals are selling at high prices.—Argus. Bishop Cleary, at Auckland the other evening, in his address on the war, related how the New Zealand soldier in Prance is wont to give a fair amount of time to sport. He described how a ■Maori pioneer showed his great love for stalking a hare hy continuing the pursuit amidst great danger, w'hile he (Bishop Cleary) and his friend were repeatedly enforced to seek cover. Referring to the habits of rabbits and hares at the front, he said they were very frolicsome, particularly in No •Man's Land, and repeatedly came right up to the firing-line. The New Plymouth Borough inspector, in his report to the council •states:—"Tlhe disinfector at Watson street is now installed, and will be put into operation when necessity arises. The figures for infectious diseases are still small but dyptheria is still in the town and the utmost vigilance is necessary. I am sorry to say that there is evidence that some parents are still dealing with sore throßts without medical aid, and those are undoubtedly in some cases mild dyptheria. It will happen some day that the doctor will be called in too late to save a life; then the parents wil regret their folly. • William Fox's great ten-reel standard super-feature, "The Honor System," shows in New Plymouth at Everybody's next Tuesday and Wednesday. This big motion picture sermon is proving one of the greatest successes ever shown : in the Dominion. At Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland the biggest theatres mave not been able to accommodate the crowds who have sought admission. That the picture ia equal to all the exhibitors say about it has Deen proved by the fact that even at the end of the season in the cities the crowds have been flocking to see "The Honor System" in just as great numbers as on the opening nights. At the New Plymouth abattoir there were slaughtered for local consumption in September: Cattle !GP y calves 5, sheep 880, lambs 5, pigs 59, tripes cleaned 163. Compared with last September they s'how an increase of 13 cattle, 104 sheep, and 13 tripes, and a decrease of 5 calves, 10 lambs and 43 pigs. The fees, etc., amounted to £ll9 17s 3d. At a meeting of ladles on Tuesday, arrangements were made for running the afternoon tea for the band carnival on Labor Day. As the Citizens' Band is a town asset, the Mayoress asks every one to Ihelp the ladies by donations of bread, butter, tea, sugar, cakes, scones, etc. A ham would be a most acceptable gift. Please ring No. 00. The Mayoress has received a kind offer from Mrs George to provide music at the tea booths for the band carnival.