LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A notice in the New Zealand Gazette abolishes tin: Military Service Boards.— Presß Association. The mails which left Nov Zealand for the United Kingdom on the Ist December, arrived in London on the lOlli inst.

Jt cost tin: country £9OO to thoroughlv I rain a perfect aviator. Ail average living jtircliiiio cost* £4OOO

At the Magistrate's Court, Masterton, yesterday, Arthur Maltby, a restauiant, keeper, was tilled £25 for keeping liquor for sale in a no license district.—Press Association

The borough inspector is taking action against owners of motor cars at the recent New Plymouth races that were not complying with the registration regulation.

A Wellington telegram states that the troopship Malta, carrying returning Draft 208, will not reach Wellington till the latter part of January As socn as a definite date is known it will be officially announced.

There is now only one indium::,a patient in tlie Onunake Hospital, a woman, whose case is considered rather serious. With this exception the Egmont, County may be said to be c)»r, the cases that recently broke out bei.g on the boundary road but over the border, Tlie Medical Hoard held an examination at the Defence Ollieo at New Plymouth yesterday. Captain W. it. Wade, .V.Z..M.C., and Dr 11. B. Lcatham, being the members. Seven relumed soldiers were dealt wit it, three were discharged and lour were recommended for Lurther treatment A number or soldiers from camp were also examined Toe eiTcct ot the epidemic on the tram business was rather startling. The four weeks ending December 3 show a loss of £SG!). For several days the cars ceased running, and ou other days the sen ices were limited. The passengers cai-ried in the period dropped from 2,C03.'.Mt; to 1,,V;1,2tii.

'•IV rr-porfc of (lie engineer for the l!:>r«n«]i of Now I'lymoiitii for the month of .Dpcpmbcr state.? that 1 lie attendances at the bathing pool at the municipal baths were S27j the receipts amounting io ;t':i lfii ;!(i. Owing to the epidemic iiu> bi'.tlH were used t nlv on Hi days, and a large wmber of iliu attendants were. Vimilo!'., in the town. J J." '1 ;ii ,i!;i Producers' Freezing i- ( ompany has received advice with Je,;\i(l to shipments of cheese that the s.s. lttiriinm will load at Wellington, . b -ut .ljn..:ary • '!. (lie 14,000 ei'ai.es now .'H store th-re, which were excluded from 111" I'ori, Sydney. An additional cniipv will j?» by tiie Nuevie from \V,.iii!i»i.r.; a bout February 'Jo Kariy l;c\l week -0/' i 0 bw.vc* of'butler will lie ship.i"d by the C'urinna fur the s.s. lluahine, loading at Wellington about January 24.

i ord i'■ h in a leiee'i'.ifu to Foeu, ",iiy old friend and nonrnde in the field." .'■e;.-; \ our wonderfe! (1 i.-;ji;< vof jnilislvill end nimi'.y v.;li eause vuur D.lllir to in ilk Kith i lie jil'Jl-t 1111: y. • Ji'loii-; soldier; lite >.orld has, eve)' '-""On,;. It. w .11 alwcys I;.' e pride urd I'.ivi . l>» i.K! ei remember my as«>?iaiio:i w:'h ; o ei■.! l a soldier in the early (lavs ol i'u> war. 1 hope later on you will five ipdand an opportunity of .udeomiiie; '■ oe."

Another i-lj.'ptcr irj al;uut io ho :uldivl to 1 r:irc(')' of .Mr Charts T. (lie i:; nil Aiii'.m' icau millionaire, v. ho I'lmiif fiCeeti yen's a!,".' built himvlf a lni'j'nili. cut ni.w li.u »t Moreton Jleivell, Wr.ru'ls-'.- ".hire, v.'hieh i ; in:;' ni' 11. n wo: ', , of the country. Hell' ;i lliillil,:! V.'ii: rlt Oil it'-, private cricket ;;reuivl, v. iili .its own profession:il ami i.-rivate jwlo ground. Tlu-re arc nplrntlUl pirdens ami terrace?, ami a por- *» ct I'r.vs'.al Palace of glass houses on the polo ground, where Sir Garland—him•«rlf a ,I'roat polo player—held a private polo tournament every year. He has also mviiril many race horses. Unvinir 1014 lie became naiiiraliued and jwiccu the British army

The monthly meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to inimala was I.eld in the office of the ..eeretary CUV K. Tj. Humphries), Egmont Street, nu Wednesday even iug—■-the .Re\ F. 6. Uan'ie beim;' in the '/hair. The inspector, Jlr I! Collins, reported tiiat the efforts of the society ..'ere hearing fruit, and there was practically iioilii;:;' to report. Votes of thanks were passed to the IbClwav Department for urantir:;* pass to he )i-, to IMkss.s Halliwell and II i •tlir'/ot*, Stratford, for servi i 1 1, IWessrs Sole and Burke fi liis assistance, and donation o \ i expenses, and Mr K. lor donating leaflets. Tt was decided to distribute Cue leaflets, and the committee trust by doing so to very greatly increase the membership and so assist materially such a deserving society At p. meeting of brokers and hide buyers held at Stratford on Tuesday lust, it was decided not to hold the February sale of hides. The next bale will take place on March -i.

Tlis New Zealand Loan ami Me. cantile Agency Co., Ltd., draw attention to Hie Stratford sale on Tuesday next, 22nd .Tauwuy, at 12 o'clock noon Full particulars on page eight. The Melbourne, Ltd., are showing a new range of laditV trench coats just received from London. These foods are extremely popular, the material Insing light and waterproof. Shades range from dark brown to putty. "Prices 59s (id to SDs Gd.

DR. SHELDON'S DIGESTIVE TABULES Is tlie remedy that everyone should take when there is anything wrong with the stomach. Poor appetite, Loss of Strength, Nervousness, Headache. Bad Breath, Heartburn, Indigestion, and Dyspepsia are quickly banished by the use of Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules. These Tabules represent tho natural juices of digestion, combined with the greatest known tonic .',nd reconstructive agents.' They simply do the work of the stomach, relieving that weakened organ, and permitting it tn rest and recuperate. When you take Di. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules, everything you eat tastes good, and every hit of the nutriment, that the food contains is assimi. Ed and appropriated by the blood .and tiisues. They are the only safe, reliable, certain remedy for all stomach trouble*. Dr.- Sheldon's Digestive Tabules, Is (.'a and 2s. M- Ob(a'l'.ahle everywhere. "^AZQi.",to, Inflaggza and, .Cataxrii

A cioto? car belonging to a Sydney resident. feli over the c'.iti' at kublim# Point, Bulli Pass, h drop ox 500 feat recently.

It is said that the expenses in connection with the epidemic iu the llawcra Hospital district amount to over £3300 The Wairarapa Age states thai an invitation is to be extended to Sir John Fiwllay, K.C., to contest the Mastertou .seat at the next general election. Sir John is at present the representative, of Hawko's l!ay.

An Irish Boldior invalided hom<s t'i'om the West front, wa* asked Uy a i ijuthetic visitor what struck him most about tlie bailies he took part iu. '\\ h;a struck me most?" said he. "Sluire, it was the ntirubei of bullets and shells (lying wound that didn't hit inc." Young man in klmki (ac the concert): "Did you ever hear such i« horrible, discordant, ear-splitting'——'' Old gentleman: "Sir, that's ray eldest daughter singing!' 1 ' Young man in khaki: "1 was «bout to say, sir, ouch an ear-splitting clatter as those idiots behind us are making. Why, I can't hear a single word of the song'" Admiral I.ord Charles, Beresford, although well into the severities, is one of die handsomest men in England. Tall, well-built, carrying himself well, with line features, and the complexion of a young boy, he is one's l»;au ideal. A writer who met him at the opening ol Australia House si'ys he was reminded of the quotalion,"The mildest-mannered man who ever cut a throat."

The purchase of the site for the new Ilawera Hospital wes completed jester ■ lay At Thursday's meeting of the board tho Building Committee was aui horiscd to complete the purchase of the 2S acres of Hunter's estate for 455060, of which smn tho Government contribute .■C 2.100 bv ;C for P. subsidy e~u the money raised by the board.

The death is reported from influenza of Harry Elionsky, long-distance swimming champion of America. Elionsky was a man of huge stature, and was t'ov sone swimming feats which read like 'ietion. On one, occasion he swam 0(1 miles without a stop. On several occasions manacled and tied land and foot, Elionsky swam from the P.attery to Coney IslaH, Now York, dvagging a row-boat after him filled with passengers.

The completion of the first year et t!io Un'ted States war insure, ire r •heme .shows that nearly 35,00:> OUP.WSO dollars insi.rnncn ha: li.vn written for iho United State-; soldiers am! ;ni]ors, or approximately as much as uie ordinary life insurance in the world at, the beginning of the war. Hurinf the vcir the bureau Vs distributed i lh n< i 4 and allowance;! 200.000,301) di'lti 11 •> largest of all iiK-u'ac-c eompani c.-co-pies thirteen bui'dire:;-- at v i tin and has 10,0f,0 employees

The Manufacture of potato flour has been introduced into Ki;»'and as a unwind'. .try, and in view oi its possibility's the '! nistry of Eoo-.i is anim.'ibijf to supply the iieee.-'.-ary machinery on ia\oiabie terms to tho--; who !i;,ve -..OAai hj:

imildinga in ]iotc 'o j rowing di-stricts. this Machinery »vnl prK.'uce potato Jinke, which can be ground n,to Jlutir in exist Mir i'' i|:l ' lusil.- industry

v.-as carried out in Ucrautu, prior to tin war, some fiy.< I>nn»/:d i!oi»r ma chines bei»g in i'-e

ft, is said that some the Eithara voluntary \u'.rl:<'r>. at the ! iaie of in ■ epidemic- made scene strange ami uiiexpuclmi discoveries of poverty and aire (savs the Argus). These cases arc Kpoktn of iui>v as being very dreadful, bill no one appears to know -a hat to do. In one ins'anee it seema to be a case where Wte State should step in anil lake charge of the children, otherwise I key will have no chance of j.w.vh;;{ up into 1 ropatahle ami valuable citizens.

An inquiry in Auckland into building trade condition., indicates that there is little |,rii.-[«vl in' ;ij 1 y reduction in Ire price of materials in the near future (in the coiili;■ ry, the opinion is jieiu'i.illy hell ; ii Wt'll iniorn't'il quarters mat. tue advance* in the price 0; certain bniMin.'j materials during the four and a-hall' years of war will be more or less permanent in character.

Reporting at Thursday's Hawora Hospital Board meeting, tho inspector stated:—Four ! , ;ise<> -if diphtheria were no tilled dtiriii}.' 'he lr.onLb, three in llawera borough, and one ii> ty, and throu ea ier. of I'.Tebro- q>ina. ; meningitis, one in Haweru borough, and two in Hitwera County. All the cases were removed to the hospital, and premises disinfected.

If there be a humorous side to the influenza epidemic it i- 10 lie found. says au cxchi:::ge, in the aiixietv of people' to disclaim as Ion;.; as that they ihcmselces "have it,'' It is not necessary to be more than ag-eu to remember the days when hill: 1cnxa v.as fashionable in its then lilder form and there were periods when 110 one had a cold; it was always an

lack of inlluenz.."--a mere cold w;.s plebeian. Now we have the other side. .'Al'ost of my letters seem to contain the sentence, "I have bad a bad cold—nor influenza, of course; just an ordinary cold." It ie a great ehpnge, and it is to be wondered whether imiuenza, lnu!,i;; disgraced itself, will ever be fashionable art.".in, or whether it is to be dismissed with appendicitis, from its old liijjli estate.

"I Lava not yet read of any prisoners of cm ,bi'!:ig worse fed ilua 1 was a,< an apprentice hi a liritiah sailing ship." This remark was mado to a Ihmcdin Star reporiei last week by r, sea captain, who explained that he had no wish to minimise the sufferings of prisoners of war. But it was only sines lie kid heard people expressing dismay at the short rations accorded some prisoners of war that ho realised how shore people n«-oi understood tho semi-starvation experienced hy seamen on deep water u-iiling ships almost up to tho bcjtiiiumg ot the present war. Tills captain's experience as an apprentice was not different, he said, from tho experience of rhousmds of other sea apprentices. The '•pound and pint'' sealo of rations, ;« it waa called, was really a carefully compiled minimum of existence. He cor.'.d veciii! Uoiv. at the end of a t'hiX'e-me.idi passage, ha s»ad li'k fellow-apprentices, •■s 'ioon tw tiiey got a.«horo would buy .1 >'a»X of brnwl, aitd on coming out of the ; 'iop where it was purchased, (break it in j'ejees tmd eat it in tho t-trcst, Nowadays. wheu he hoars or reads of the departed glory of the old failing shfp days, Ms memory mostly uorves up to him a m'.Lirisome longing for j. good impure I'loai Mr Newton King advises that his next wool valuation will be held at Waitara on 4th February, 1019. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Newton King, wish to draw clients' attention to the Wliaiigamomona sale on Wednesday next, 22nd January, at 1 p.m. Full particulars ttupaga.^i"! l4 -