LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Auckland yesterday, John Availda!i Arnold was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder liis wife, at Alfreston, on October 0. —Press Assoc, Driver E. S. Gernhoefer, of the* Army Service Corps, Peathorstou -VI.C-, wishes to thank the Tariki Patriotic Society for the very generous gifts, which were much appreciated by him and the men of Hut So. 10. A Sydney cablegram states that the cyclones and gales are the worst ever experienced in the country. Immense damage has been done, but ;jo far there i>;\s been no loss of life. The return of number of births, deaths, and marriages for the district of >'cw Plymouth (Mr J. S. S. Medley, registrar) for the month of October, 1018. is as follows:—Births (1918) 38 (.1917, 30); deaths 15 (15); marriages 3 (9). At the Stratford S.M. Court yesterday charges of breaches of the Licensing Act against the licensee of the Midbirst Hotel were dismissed, whilst five men charged with being illegally on the premises were each fined 10s and costs (7sJ. A meeting of the Ainbury Memorial Committee is called for Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, in the Soldiers' Club Piooms, to receive the report of the subcpmmittee on the suggested design and proposed site of the memorial. The popular anniversary festivities of the St- Aubyn Methocjfst Sunday School will take place on Sunday and Tuesday. To-morrow three services will be conducted, morning at 11, afternoon at 3, and evening at 1, and the children, whose singing is always good, .will no doubt again render well their collection of bright hymns. The difficulties of local bodies were instanced at yesterday's meeting of the Clifton County Council, when the engineer (Mr. C F. Dowsett) stated that after repeatedly advertising for tenders for metalling contracts he had not received a single offer. He explained that cartage could be secured, but no one would undertake quarrying, on account of the uncertainty of getting labor. The New Plymouth trustees of the Efficiency Board met yesterday morning, there being present: Messrs T. Furlong (chairman) and E. Whittle (actingsecretary)., Au apology for absence was received from Mr. F. J. Hill. During the past week i 4 letters and telegrams were received from the Board in Wellington relative to matters that had been referred to it by the local trustees on behalf of applicants. Mr. Hill, who la at present in Wellington, will personally interview the Commissioner (Mr- T. Moss), also the Financial Assistance Board, with regard to the affairs and claims of several reservists and dependents which had been submitted for consideration. Four persons called on the trustees to thank them for assistance rendered.

In the House 011 Thursday, Mr. C. AWilkinson (Eanont) made a strong appeal lor increased attention to the education problem." He said that the people of Tarauaki were in earnest, about the education question. Hawera had been taking active steps. The people of New Plymouth were going to give for educational purposes 4% acres of valuable land. The people of. Stratford were doing a similar thing. There was a wave of°enthusiasm for the cause of education and the progress of the schools in TaraMki, and he hoped that the Government would realise that fact. The people meant business in this very important matter.—Own correspondent. Winsome Alice Brady, star of numerous motion picture triumphs, appears at Everybody's this afternoon and to-night in the World film triumph '-'Betsy Ross," a story of America at the time of the War of Independence. Miss Brady will more than delight her admirers in her characterisation of Betsy Ross, the girl who made the first "Stars and Stripes." The popular Chaplin comedy "Police" will be added to the Empire programme fir both matinee and night sessions today. George Walsh will also star at both sessions in the Fox five reel comedy drama "The Yankee Way." As both pictures are the talk of the town intending patrons will need to be early in attendance to secure a seat to-night. ■Kiddies will be admitted to the matinee at the usual price. Norma Talmadjje, Bobby Harron, and Constance Talmadge all appear in leading parts in the sensational mystery story, "The Missing Bank Notes," which commences a three-night season at the Empire nest Monday. The majority of amusement-seekers like a mystery story, be it in book form or motion pictures, and no one will be disappointed by the action of tins gripping picture.