LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Pukckura Park Board has decided to hold tlie proposed fete in aid of the park fands on Thursday, January 30. It is rumored that a number of imrseß from the New Plymouth Hospital are leaving by train for Auckland this morning, having- volunteered to assist in the inlliii'iim epidemic there. Representatives of local bodies attending the conference at Eltham yesterday, during the afternoon attended the Town Hall and viewed the pictures exhibited by t!p« White Company (of which Mr. Newton King is agent), showing the White dump truck in action. A soldier on leave from camp, Private Reuben Baldwin, died suddenly at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Buckland, of Argyle Street, Hawera, on Sunday night. It appears (says the Star) that he had been talking to his sister for some time, and shortly after retiring she heard a sound of heavy breathing, and, going in, found that ho was apparently just expiring. Medical aid was summoned, but the doctor found that the man was dead.
An alarm of fire was given at about 10 o'clock last night, and the brigade turned out, to find some pine trees on fire on a section at the corner of Lemon and Hobson Streets, just opposite the Borough Council stables. The flames were quickly subdued, without much damage being done, and the brigade returned to the station in a short time. No one appeared to be able to explain how the trees got on fire. At a large public meeting at Napier on Monday the following resolutions were carried: That this meeting heartily endorses the opinion that the time has arrived when Parliamentary grants for educational purposes in this Dominion shall reach the sum of £3,000,000 per year, as such sum is necessary to provide eilicient schools for the national welfare. That the status of the teaching profession should be raised, and salaries paid in keeping with the work. That greater inducements should be given to young people to enter the teaching profession. The Dominion conference of school committees' associations will be held in Wellington on November 20, at the same j time as the education boards' conference. Among the questions for discussion are free school books and requisites, increased payment for teachers, increased capitation and other educational matters, which, it is claimed, call for reform. —Press Association.
A special meeting of the Hawera branch of the Engineers', Firemen's and Cleaners' Association passed the following motion: That the executive be informed that wo are not satisfied with the war bonus recently announced and nothing short of increased wages and better conditions as asked for will satisfy us, and we call on the executive, if it cannot get us these conditions, to resign and allow an executive that will get them to be elected.—Press Association. Speaking to representatives of t'lie New Zealand Farmers' Union on Saturday the Prime Minister said the Government realised the importance of securing and maintaining a supply of fertilisers for the Dominion. He and his colleagues were not losing sight of this matter. "We have got to keep our eyes on one of the Guano Islands," said Mr Massey. "It is impossible to do anything more just now than remind the Imperial authorities of our desire and watch events. I know you 'have been getting fertilisers from some of the islands in the Red Sea, but I don't think that will be necessary in the future."
A thoroughly representative conference of delegates of local bodies was held in Eltham yesterday, practically every local body in Taranaki being represented, with the exception of Patea, from which apologies were received. Mr. Belcher (chairman of the Eltham County Council) presided. The conference affirmed the principle of having a uniform set of by-laws to deal with motor traffic, and sanitation, and a committee, consisting of the chairman of the Stratford County Council (Mr. E. Walter), chairman of Eltham County Council (Mr. Belcher), the chairman of the Hawera County Council (Mr. J. B. Murdoch), and the Mayors of New Plymouth (Mr, C. 11. Burgess), Stratford (Mr, J. W. McMillan) and Eltham (Mr. T. B. Crump), was set up to frame the necessary by-laws. The conference also discussed wages and other matters. A meeting of delegates in connection with the hydro-electric scheme wag also held in Eltham yesterday. Men's tennis and neglige shirts at the Melbourne are under-priced when compared with present day values. For instance, Horrockses' matte shirts 5s Cd, mercerised striped shirts Cs Od, Horrockses' white mercerised repp shirts fls lid, white silk cream Fuji shirts, grand values, 10s 6d. Norma Talmadge, Bobby Harron and Constance Talmadge appear for the last time to-night at the Empire in the Triangle mystery play, "The Missing Bank Notes." To-morrow dainty little Viola Dana will be the star in a Metro wonderplay, "A Weaver of Dreams," a story with a tear, muc'h quaintuess and many laughs, written by the author of "Lavender and Old Lace." Picture patrons will be fascinated with the beauty of this sweet human-heart ' photoplay.
To-iiiglit will be the last appearance of Mary Miles Minter at, Everybody's in the charming Mutual drama, "Peggy Leads the Way." It is a fresh and original story with "little Mary" in ono of her most fascinating portrayals. Included on the programme there is also a Fox comedy, "Sis Cylinder Love," featuring Tom Mix. The chief attraction on to-morrow's change will be the starring of Dustin Farnum in another big Fox special feature, "Durand of the Bad Lands." ' "
In the Magistrate's Court, yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., judgment for plaintiff, by default, was given in the following undefended cases:" IT. H. Ford (Mr. D. Hutehen) v. E. Schwarnm, £8 'J* ild (costs £1 10s Cd); G. Gibson (Mr. F. M. Wilson, for Mr. G. Grey) v. Claude Brown, £3 lis ((costs 13s). In the judgment summons cases, Spedding and Stainton (Mr. A. H. Johnstone) v. T. W. Welch (Mr. A. Bewley), and Hill and Plummer (Mr. D. Uutclien) v. the came, after hearing the evidence, the magistrate declined to make any order.
"If Southland can find the labor and material for a hydro-olectric scheme, then tlic Government can find the labor and material," said Mr K. II Crabb (Palmers!on North), at the Conferen"e of Clumbers of Commerce. "The Government has been fooling 'about with this important question, looking for a policy. It simply shows that they are a lot of politicians, i-.nd not statesmen." Still another sphere of activity in which the gentler sex are supplanting the diminishing man-power locally is that of horse trainer, says the Otago Daily Times. Several lady grooms have put in an appearance in a training stable not far from Dunedin, and are said to be giving a good account of themselves.
Legislation is to bo brought down at the session of Parliament extending tho privileges of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act io returned soldiers on indefinite leave. The matter was .brought under the notice of the Department by Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P., for Taumarunui, who pointed out that although these men were discharged, they were debarred from the benefit of the Act. The Department has now informed Mr Jennings that amending 1 legislation will be brought down to include such soldiers in the list of exemptions mentioned in Section £, Sub-section 2, of the Act.
Perhaps' the greatest response that 'nas been made in Great Britain for contributions to the War Loan came from the Tillage of Great Alne, in Warwickshire. The inhabitants of the village are not over-blessed with the world s goods, and there is a population of 348, who occupy 00 houses. A quota of £•1000 was asked for, and as the result of a week's campaign, the sum of £38,833 was collected. The number of persons who contributed was 207, ana a. sum nearly forty times that asked for was raised, averaging well over £IOO a head of the population. "There is nothing to fear from the British Government in regard to the Pacific Islands," said Mr Masvsy during an interview which he had with a deputation on Saturday. "Nobody knows except a few men on the Versailles Council wliat form the Peace Conference will take, but .a great deal depends on it. But I think what we are' interested in is all right. I trust the Pacific Islands will not go back to Germany, but I want to make it perfectly clear that I will fig-lit against dual control. It has been a failure the World over. Look at the New Hebrides."
A London correspondent states that the Electrical Times and the Electrical Review each contain a three-page article on the "Hydro-Electric Power in New Zealand," with some fine illustrations of the Lake Coleridge scheme. The latter journal remarks: "Tho urgent necessity of employing mechanical power on farms needs no demonstration. The alternative to using water power is the consumption of fuel in some form, usually oil or petrol, both of which occupy cargo space which is so precious now. Hence, as Mr Birks remarks in connection with the Canterbury scheme, the use of water-power to replace these fuels has an increased importance from the national point of view, while the fact that electricity is the only medium by which this can be done renders the subject of immediate interest to the electrical industry."
Many people still think of tlie aeroplane as being a highly dangerous contrivance (says the Daily Chronicle). Ordinarily well-informed people still think that if the engine stops, or any other mishap occurs,- an aeroplane must drop like a stone to the earth, and smash itself and its pilot into atoms. Both impressions are quite erroneous. Even before the war, the Government were building aeroplanes which were "stable." A test which 'has actually been carried out shows how stable those aeroplanes are. A pilot climbed to a sufficient height, and then stopped his engine and took hands off the controls, merely keeping his feet on the rudder bar. He steered for an aerodrome 20 miles away, and except for keeping straight, 'he let the aeroplane do what it liked. It travelled the whole 20 miles as steadily as a bicycle coasting down a long, straight and gentle hill. Of course, the pilot had to take hold of the control stick to land the machine in the aerodrome, but, except for that, and the steering, the" aeroplane made the whole journey by itself.
The new amusement tax legislation in the United States doubles the tax on theatre- admissions, except in the case of box-holders, who must pay 25 per cent, of the price of the box. Under existing law the tax upon the amount paid for admission to any place of amusement is one cent for each ten cents or fraction of the amount paid for admission. The Bill increases this tax to two cents for each ten cents or fraction of the amount paid. In the case of children under twelve years of age the tax upon such admission will bo one cent, regardless of the amount paid for admission. In cases where the charge for admission is seven cents or less, the tax shall be one cent. Persons admitted free must pay two cents for each ten cents of the price of the ticket. It is estimated that the new tax on admissions will raise £25,000,000 a year. Theatres, museums and concert halls will pay double their old tax. Their new taxes will be £lO for seating capacity under 250, £25 up to 500 capacity, 'and £35 between 500 and 800 capacity, and £SO for seating capacity over 800. Circuses and street fairs are taxed £SO. The Bill provides an excess tax of one cent per lineal foot on motion picture films which have not been exposed, and two per cent of the sale price of positive motion picture films, less a half cent, per lineal foot. Owing to the prevalence of influenza, the New Plymouth Boys' High School sports, which were to have been held tomorrow, have been postponed until the "21st instant.
A3 the result of their activities during the celebrations on Monday afternoon, in New Plymouth, members of the Pierrots raised £SO towards their £3OOO stunt. Of this amount Pierrot J. Kenny and his assistants raised £36 10s by the sale of patriotic flags, the majority of which were donated by Mrs. Burgess. A cordial invitation is issued to visitors, especially ladies, to be present at the opening of the Fitzroy bowling green to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon.
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