LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The balance-sheet of the recent sports meeting held under the auspices of the Eltlmm Athletic League (the Argus re : ports) proved very satisfactory. It shows a credit balance of £46.

The Waimate Witness reports that on a charge of disturbing a meeting at Manaia during the no-license campaign J. Sheahan was fined £2 and costs.

Dairy' cows are making Dig, prices in Taianaki. At Mr. S. F. Hall's clearing sale at Auroa yesterday, conducted by the Farmers' Co-op., the herd of grade Jerseys averaged £2O 7a.

Mr. R. fl. of Hawera, who has done such splendid service at Home as secretary of the New Zealand War Contingent Association in London, writes under date 2nd 'May: "As we are closing down next month, kindly do not send any more copies of your paper, which has been keenly sought after and read by the 'diggers,' more particularly by those from good old Tarana&i. I desire, on behalf of my committee, to thank you heartilv for sending us the paper free since lflM." Ladies' warm combinations 6s lid at the Melbourne Ltd. Heavy four-ply black wool 1b 8d ekein. Ladies' knitted all-wool hose in grey Lovat and black, 3s lid pair. Ladies',all-wool hose in ,grev and kha3cr4B 6d pail. Ladies' wool •and cotton blatk cashmere hose.-Btrong and warm. 4a lid, pair. .

A correspondent at Henley writes as follows to the Otago Times: "Mr W. Marshall, of Berkley estate, while working at one of his hay stacks, made a strange discovery, finding a hare's nest with seven young leverets about two weeks old, all strong."" A number of residents express surprise at seeing st> many. I have se?n scores of nests, and two seemed to be the usual number of young. Only on one occasion I came across a nest with three. I think this is a record for one nest "

The championship belt for which members of the Hawera Rifle Club compete annually was presented in 1902 to the club bv Mr. C. E. Major, then a resident of Hawera. It was won that year by Lance-Corporal A. Blair, in 1803 and 1904 by Captain A. Paterson, in 1005 by VV. H. Wood, 1906 H, Bretherton, 1908 A. Blair, 191S C. Harrison, 1919 L. C. Harrison. From 1909 to 1918 there was no rifle shooting' in Hawera. The helt has, therefore, a great deal of' interest attached to it, and it creates keen competition amoijgst members.—Star.

The las.t of the series of home nursing classes was held on Wednesday evening in the old hospital building when the subject was: "Poultice-making, hot fomentation, etc." The average attendance has been between 90 and 100 each evening, and great interest has. been shown .throughout the course. At the conclusion many questions were asked. A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mrs. Walker for her kind help and instruction; also to the matron for use of room and equipment. The liner Whakatane, which is at present at ,the New Plymouth Breakwater, is well armed for a merchant vessel. She has been engaged in carrying foodstuffs for the Allies to Europe, and carries aft one of the very latest pattern 4:inch naval guns, capable of being used for high-angle firing. Fortunately ,the weapon has not had to be used except for practice purposes. The vessel also carries, forward, two howitzers capable of firing 1001b depth charges. During the war she carried a special gun crew of five.

What seems to have been a dastardly attempt to wreck the six o'clock tram from Milford Boad to Bayswater was perpetrated ou Wednesday night (reports the Auckland Star). The car was proceeding at its usual pace dowD Burton's Hill, when the driver discovered an obstruction under the engine. He pulled up, and on investigation found a boulder rather more than a foot square placed directly on the lines. The boulder had been deliberately dislodged from the side of the road, as the hole left by it testified. The matter is now in the hand* of the police, and the Takapuna Tramway Company ia offering a substantial reward for. the apprehension of the culprit. Twelve cases of lethargic .encephalitis —four in the North Island and eight in the South Island—were notified during the week ended June 16. Cases of other diseases reported during the week were:—'Diphtheria 98 (30 in North Island and 68 in South Island), influenza 32. Improvements are in hand on Quail Island, Lyttelton harbor, to deal with cases of infectious diseases on coastal vessels. Lyttelton is not usually made the first port of call for ocean-going vessels, and if any arrive there with influenza on board, the vessel will be sent to Wellington for quarantine. The Health Department feels it is not necessary to have more than two large fullyequipped quarantine stations in the (Dominion. The new buildings at Auckland will enable the station there to accommodate 700 persons. The Wellington station, when all arrangements are completed, will accommodate the same number. V

When tlie Matunga was captured by the Wolf her mails were taken by the raider to Germany, and, after remaining in enemy hands for well over ayekr, they were delivered to the British authorities after the armistice had been signed. In dne course they arrived in Sydney, and were re-sorted at the G.P.O. Every one of the letter, which were mostly addressed to the naval and Military forces in operation at New Guinea, had been opened by the German. censor and sealed again, but did not seem to have been otherwise tampered with. The Post Office, in its methodical fashion, made up the bags again, and finally delivered the mail to the addressees, just two years late. Most of the packets went once more to New Guinea, but a number of letters, being addressed to H.M.A.S. Una, which was then lying in Sydney Harbor, were delivered there forthwith.

The following new books have been added to the Carnegie Library: "The Island Providence," F. Neven; "The City of Light," W. L.' George; "The Main Chance," M. Nicholson; "Heritage." V. Hawtrey; "Every Man's Desire," M. Gaunt; "The Divine Fire," M. Sinclair; "The Golden Greyhoundj" D. Tilton; "The Sanyasi," F. E. Penny; "Us Four," S. McNaughtan; "Fortune," J- 0. Snaith; "The House of Islam," M. Pickthall; "Many Times," A. Marshall; "Mies Esperance and Mr. Wycherly," L. A. Harker; "Sir Quixote,". J. Buchan; "Flood Tide," D. Chase; "A Servant of Reality," P- Bottome; "Mendel,''G. Cannan; "Lord .Tim," J. Conrad; "Stealthy Terror," J. A. Ferguson; "Dead Souls," N. Gogol; "The Fortune," D. Goldring; "The Sheepfold," L. Horsman> "The Adolesoence of Aubrej/," H. Jermyn; ''The Wanderer on a Thousand Hilk," E; Wherry; : "The Restless Sex," R. Chambers. .

At the sale of -work on Thursday in aid of the Back-block Mission, the jjroduce stall will be laden >vitb.many luxuries, such as ham, tongue,' brawn,, potted cheese, cakes, and. a good variety of pickles, chutney, jam, and vegetables.

Webster Bros, wish to draw attention to the sale of the Terminus Hotel furniture sale next week. The sale is now definitely arranged t*» take place in . the Coronation Hall, Ijuxd commences on Tuesday morning next at 11.o'clock.

The committee in charge of the arrangements in connection with the Ibeiefit coiwert and dance to be held in the Good Templar Hall on July 3rd., in aid of the widow and family of the late Mr Elliot, wish to thank Mr A. S, Brodker, of the 8.K., for his kind offer to donate a "Boys' Own Annual" to the boy and a "Girls' Own Annual" to the girl who sell the" most tickets. Tickets have been hauded to the headmaster of the local schools, who have distributed them among the children, and, according to reports received, there will be very few houses- in and around the .town that will be missed in their active canvass to assist this deserving case.

The secretary of the Old- Girls' Association acknowledges with thanks the following further donations towards the Nurses' Recreation Hall: Okato (per Mrs. Fox), £5; Warea (per Miss Lawrence), £6; Durham Road (per Miss Smith), 17s 8d; Upper Mangorei (per Miss White), £1 7s; Inglewood (per Miss Brown), £l4; Barrett Road (per Miss ouse), .£1 to. Total, ,£2B 13«u«g.