LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Plymouth police were advised on Wednesday that a Ford motor far had been stolen from a street in Wauganui during the past few days. \ The poll for the seat on the Taranaki Hospital Board to represent the boroughs of Inglewood and Waitara follows: G. Young (Inglewood) 40;! votes, S. Morgan (Waitara) 2-22. The Tainui draft included some eighty jaw cases, evacuated from the Jaw Hospital, situated at Sidciip, Kent. Many of the men are still suffering considerable disability, and will be ''treated in the New Zealand orthopaedic hospitals Amended regulations under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act provide that in the case of bush lands the Minister may authorise advances not exceeding £IOOO in ordinary cases, or £1250 where special circumstances warrant.—Press Assoc. At the dispersal sale at Feilding the other day of Mr. C. A. J. Lovett's Hereford herd Persimmon (imp.) fetched 970 guineas, and 2220 guineas was given for President Wilson, purchased by Mr. Frank Moore, of Kai Iwi, Wanganui. The bull will stay in New Zealand. Persimmon's purchaser is Mr. James Campbell, of Pukawa. Only the best rubber goes into the famous North British Hot Water Bottles. The "UNIQUE" Stopper can't leak and the well-vulcanised scams never burst, and always have brand on neck oi hotUa, 53

The export of produce from the Wanganui district continues to be very satisfactory. Wanganui's shipments for tli3 past week included cheese valued at £20,441. Patea had a good week, the exports consisting of butter £9032, cheese £85,090, lamb £IBB, mutton £sOll, other meats £lOsl.

A New Plymouth housewife who recently visited Pahnerston, Wanganui, and the Hawke's Bay towns has returned with the conviction that she can shop more economically in almost every line in Kew Plymouth than elsewhere. She found that the bigger the shop in the outside centres the bigger the prices. At an adjourned meeting of farmers of Yv'cstown, Lower Frankley, and Veale Road districts it was decided to form a ciieese factory, the site to be determined later. Provisional directors were appointed as follow: Messrs H. Marfell, A. ];. Davis, ill. Bullot, J. Lovell, and F, Earley.

The Admiralty has issued instructions that in British ports and possessions the pre-war regulations both as regards firing salutes and dressing ships on British national anniversaries, and as regards Royal and personal salutes, are to come into force again as from March 31 for His Majesty's ships. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday on the information of the Taranaki County Inspector (Mr. R. C. Branch) for whom Mr. R. H. Quilliam appeared, ,T. Sharrock was charged with driving a bullock wagon along Egmont road after dark, without lights. A fine of 10s was inflicted, costs £1 Bs.

A Press Association message from Auckland states that a feature of the school committee elections was the return of a complete Labor ticket in Auckland city, ousting all but one of the old committee. There was a general demand at householders' meetings for extended and better school accommodation.

The extent to which pilfering of cargo is practised is illustrated by the recent experience of a Dunedin shoe store proprietor. A case containing 35 pairs of boots was shipped to him by a Wellington firm. When the ease, which presented no external evidence of having been tampered with was opened, no fewer than 11 pairs of boots were missing. The thieves had considerately left in the case the empty cardboard boxes.

Writes a correspondent from Bristol Poad: "In your report of Mr. Ward's address on astronomy he is credited with saying that there are craters on the moon 15,000 miles in diameter. Accordin." to two descriptions of the moon in my possession, one by Prof. Norman H. I.ockver, the diameter of the moon is given as about 2000 miles, and the other 2.1W! miles. A crater 15,000 miles in diameter could hardly be on the moon at that size." A notable coincidence was the arrival at Wellington on Monday of the Tainui and Earanga—two big liners which had both been torpedoed and saved by the skill of their navigators. The Tainui was submarined on April S, 1918, in the English Chanel, and was beaehed by her master, Captain Kelly, at Falmouth. The Raranga was struck by a torpedo in No. 5 hold on June 26, 1918, and was brought safely to an anchorage at Southampton by Captain Charman. A good many voters were puzzled by the form of voting at yesterday's poll in New Plymouth on the rating question. Many people next.day found to their surprise when discussing the matter with others that they had voted contrary to what they had intended. Some looked in vain for the place for the crosses, and others struck out the headline. The form, which is prescribed by law, is certainly not clear, and it is not s'lrririsjino- there were €3 invalid votes and that many voted for the new system whilst'desirous of retaining the present.

Mrs. W. Corkill, Stratford, has received a letter from her son, Signaller Norman R. Corkill, under date February 15, in which the writer gives some travelling experiences.' Inter alia he states: We arrived at Calais in the afternoon, and were taken to a camp, where we had tea. In the evening a couple of mates and myself took a walk as far as the town. We got back to camp about 10 o'clock and went to bed. Such a night it was! I shall never forget it. Talk about cqld—the South Pole wasn't in it. We were sleeping in tents. The snow lay thick on the ground and that night it froze hard, but I got in a few winks of sleep. When I got up in the morning my boots were absolutely frozen hard, and it was as much as I could do to get them on. It was about 5 o'clock when we had to get up and have our brealcfast, which consisted of bacon frozen hard, bread, butter, jam and tea. It was awfully cold in the mess-room—so cold that my mate went clean out, but I took him to the cook-house fire and he was soon all right again. At 7.30 a.m. we boarded the boat, and about 8 o'clock left "sunny" France, which I hope never to return to under the same conditions.

In connection with the Whitelcy Sunday School anniversary, which was celebrated last Sunday, a tea and children's "bright hour" entertainment was held in Whitelev Hall last evening. There was a good gathering, about 150 children and adults sitting down at the tables, which were presided over by the lady teachers, assisted by some of the young ladie< of the Bible Class. After the tea the children were entertained at games and a few items, and during the proceedings the Rev. J. N. Milne, on behalf of Mr. Grave, presented 'nicely-bound Bibles to Bertha Coleman and Nelson Beal for reciting the Scripture lessons at the Sunday afternoon service. In expressing thanks to those who had assisted with the anniversary the school superintendent announced that the offerWiq* nn Sunday had amounted to £l6 4s (id, and the donations towards the tea were about £7 7s The proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anflipm. jiftpv which the bovs gave very hearty cheers for the minister of the niiuvch. and the superintendent of the school. Many dainty fingers will be busily stitching away at Peace Clothing during the next few weeks, and fabrics will be converted into charming dresses and smart costumes. Select your fabrics at the drapers who have the largest and host assortment of winter dress materials —namoly, Morey & Son. Read their advertisement in this paper The Melbourne, Ltd., have opened new lines of men's and boys' tweed hats at the following prices: Men's Ss Od and 9s Od in good variety of patterns; bovs' 2s lid, 3s lid and 4s Od. The firm is also showing a fine range of men's gaberdine raincoats and trench coats at 85s. Puy your wife a North British Water Bottle this Winter! THE "UNIQUF," i-i fitted with patent a stopper that can't leak, the well-vulcanised seams prevent bursts! British -made and branded on neck of bottle-