LOCAL AND GENBRAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENBRAL.

The takings at St. Mary's Guild garden party and sale of work on Thursday amounted to about £(10 which will ho credited to the Peace Memorial Sunday School Building Fund. The collection taken on behalf of thq Citizens' Band at Thursday night's rocita! amounted to about £S 10s. Tlio next recital will he given on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at Kawaroa Par!;.

"I did not expect to find an eminent lawyer so dense," and "1 did not expect to find a witness so impertinent." Passage between counsel and witness at the Moa County Commission yesterday According to an Auckland press irie'S' sage, Mr Philson, manager of the Colonial Sugar Company, states that sugar supplies Ave ample for the normal requirements of New Zealand, the only difficulty being in regard to transport, caused by the shortage of steamers.

"It's more of a medical coiinundrum than a k-gal one," said His Honor .Mr Justice Stringer, President of the Arbitral ion Court yesterday, when the evid ence concluded in a compensation clan!) in which a great deal of medical testimony had been given.

Yesterday, a youth named Leonard Th.os. Tei-rill was arrested by Detective Fiizgibbon on the charge of the theft of £9 10s from a residence at Lepperton during January. In the afternoon accused was brought before Mr A. Crook*, S.M., and remanded until Monday, when a juvenile offender will be charged witn a similar offence.

Searohers for good farm properties are directed to W. H. and A. McGarry's advertisement on page 1,

Commercial telegrams for 'Bulgaria via Salonika and private and commercial messages for Turkey and 'Black Sea ports via Odessa may now be aecepteif. Messages must be in plain language, French or English, and accepted at sender's risk.

The Masterton Borough Council on Tuesday evening considered a proposal to raise a loan for the purpose of erecting municipal residences to relieve the pressure of the housing problem. It was urged by councillors that the ratepayers should be consulted in the matter, and eventually notice of motion was given to this effect.

The value of lime, with a following of .superphosphate, as top dressing for pasture is, says our Durham correspondent, strongly evidenced by the splendid yields of hay saved this year by farmers in the Durham Road district. One paddock, used foi- over 12 years, mikl dressed for the first, lime last season with the mixture, yielded a most extraordinary crop, and residents are prepared to give ocular proof of the benefit derived. It is estimated that 20,000 persons in Sydney have been thrown idle, and for them a relief scheme has been instituted. The closing of the picture shows has thrown 0000 idle; the closing of hotel bars has put MOO out of work, while at least 2000 shop assistants have been put off. The balance is made up of wharf laborers, musicians, theatre employees (as apart from pictures), restaurant workers, clothing tradesmen, and coal lumpers. The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir James Allen) informed a Press representative that the repatriation scheme was developing /favorably. Tlit District Boards had been formed, several local committees had been set up, and he believed all local organising committees would be organised shortly. There was also the position of the community itself. The public could not expect the Repatriation Board to do the wnole of the work; the people must assist also. They could not east a burden on others and not take their share. When the matter nf removal of certain buildings from the beach in the vicinity of the breakwater was before tne liaibor Board at its meeting yesterday, the position of the fishermen received special consideration. The Board were very sympathetic towards the men in this industry, who maintained themselves and kept the town supplied with fish, and though the Board can scarcely be expected to provide them with residences it feels under some responsibility to give them facilities for housing their boats. The idea is that they should hi grouped together, and the matter was left to tho engineer to endeavor to make a satisfactory arrangement. A amusing answer was given quite innocently by a witness during the hearing of the compensation claim against the Farmers' Meat Company at the Arbitration Court yesterday. Tlw questions put by counsel related to the condition of the deceased, whose widow was making Iht claim. The witness bad stated that deceased had left the gang of men he was working with m order to go and get a drink and on returning appeared as though he bad partiallv lost the use of one arm. "And what did you do then'" asked counsel, and the reply came: "Went and told the meat inspector."

It is obvious that our debt to the troops cannot cease with the ending of the war; for so long as there are sick and maimed soldiers, they must command public sympathy and support. Whatever methods of assistance are undertaken by the State, there will remain a constant need for providing help and cheerful comfort to the brave fellows who have done so much for us. This fact has already received practical attention, and at Rotorua, where a large number of sick and maimed troops are convalescing, there is being conducted a Church of England Institute for wounded soldiers. It is a place of welcome, rest and recreation, wherein "The Boys" can happily while away the hours by means of games, reading, music, and social intercourse. It is said that 5,000 free morning and afternoon teas are supplied every month —a fact which gives some idea of the broad scope of the work to be done. Public support is needed to maintain and extend the activities of the institute, so that it may be able to welcome the ever-increas-ing number of home-coming New Zealanders. In this issue we insert an advertisement containing particular* of an auction saie of the well known property of the late member for Taranaki, Mr H. J. H. Okey. The land to be offered (1548 acre?) is subdivided into 14 sections ranging from 15 (the homestead) to 300 acres, and farmers desirous of inspecting this property are invited to communicate with the auctioneer, Mr Newton King, who will arrange to show them over the estate. Lithograph plans are now being printed and will be forwarded on application. jJright harrest thanksgiving service-) will be held in Vv'liiteley Uhurch to-mor-row. Special music will bo rendered both morning and evening by the choir. The soloists at the evening service will be Mrs Xcwmwn (Nelson) and Mr B. Bellriuger. The services will be conducted by the Rev. W. A. Sinclair. Gifts of fuiit and vegetables wiK be welcomed at the church this; rooming* Workers will be well advised to buy the following lines at the Melbourne's great stocktaking sale as prices are still hardening. Men's soft finish cotton tweed trousers 0/11, dark pennine shirts 5/11, men's good quality Ilanneletto pyjamas J/11, men's Mosgiel fine knit socks 1/11, boys' tweed knickers 2/11, sizes 1 to 10. "There's no place like home." Make it bright and cosy for the coming season with some of the home comforts offered ior the last time at llennie's sale. Hee page four. The monthly meeting of the W.C.T.TJ. will be held in the flood Templar Lodge room on Wednesday next. 2(1111 inst, at i.?M p.m.—Aclvt. WHY SUITER WITH ECZEMA? Why toss on your bed at night, and scratch your burning skin? Although Ki-zema is the most common of all skin diseases, and often results from a trifling exposure to heat or ocld, do not underestimate its danger. It often becomes chronic, causes dreadful suffering and disfigurement, and even blindness, . deafness, or loss of hair. Rc.vona, the Rapid Healer, is a dire enemy to Ecj zema, as well as to all other skin (lis- '■ eases. Rexona will make your skin . healthy, destroy the germs of the disease for ever, and cause the building up of new skin tissue. A hot bath with Rexona Soap, gentle anointing with Rexona Ointment, a pleasant treatment, result—sleep quietly, skin soothed and healed, while soon all trace of the disease leaves you. You are healthy. Eczema yields to the powerful healing in-Piien.-u of Roxona, the Rapid Healer. Price. 1/8 and 3/- Obtainable everv-'Jh-MT*

"What is the amount of the funeral expenses?" asked the president of tho Arbitration Court yesterday whan a claim for compensation by a widow against the Taranaki 'Farmers' Meal Company was being heard. When counsel stated that the charge had been ,C IS 10s. Mr Justice Stringer remarked that it seemed a most extortionate amount. He also said that the Court's experience was in such cases extravagant sunw were frequently expended bv laboring people in th<; matter of funeral fee*. Counsel remarked that he believed tlw cost of funeral had, like other thing*. '.'one up considerably or. account of th.i war. "Very much so," came the reply from the licjich.

At the conclusion of the conference of the Taranaki Fire Brigade Association, held at New Plymouth Fire Brigade station on Thursday evening, the visiting firemen were entertained by the New Plymouth Brigade Superiudent Bellringer presided and after rho loyal toast hud been honored he proposed the toast of the Taranaki District U.F.F..A-, the newly-elected president responding Other toasts included on the list were: "Absent Comrades on Active Service," '■Returned Soldiers" and "The Pres9.' A programme of mush: was contributed bv Messrs A. O, Sturro»k. S. H. Dunstan, Cadd Bros.. B. Farmer, W. Keys, Serct.-Major Williamson, IT. T-Towlett, H. Woods, and Firemen Conrtnav and Moon.

Some comment has been made in various parts of the Dominion on the matter of payment of doctors for services rendered in connection with the influenza epidemic. It has been stated that some, have received as much as €lO 10s per day for such services, and rumors have been heard in this district suggesting that the local doctors have received this remuneration. This matter was referred to the secretary of the Taranaki Hospital Board yesterday by a News' representative, and received a flat contradiction. Mr Holden stated lie had been assured by Dr Walker that with the exception of some benzine supplied to some of the doctors who made trips out into the country to some of the temporary hospitals, none of the New Plymouth medical men received any reward for services rendered at the request of the Public Health Committee or the Hospital Board in dealing with epidemic matters. It is true that a meeting of the British Medical Association was held at the time of the epidemic, and it wan decided that the doctors who were engaged to work in connection with the block systems instituted, particularly in the larger centres, should charge the fee mentioned, and it is understood that some of them have been paid at that rate. It is only fair to state, however, that when the local members of the medical faculty met at the outbreak of the influenza in this district, they decided to offer their services gratuitously to the Public Health Committee, and that pledge given has been faithfully honored.