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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The total number of officers, non-com- [ missioned officers, and men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force returned to New Zealand up to November 30 last wa' 78,966. Of these 75.656 have been diueharged and gazetted out of the forces and M 9 have returned to duty. A man named William John Smith, alias Roberts, was before the Hawera Magistrate's Court yesterday morning for the alleged theft of a horse at Waverley.on the 6th inst. Upon the application of the police he was remanded to appear at WaverTey on Friday next. At yesterday's meeting of the Egroont County Council, the chairman stated that it had been said he received a commission over the purchase of the motor car. This he strongly denied, and pointed out that Mr. King made a special allowance of £2O on the car, of which the ratepayers got the benefit.

In several cases in the Supreme Court yesterday young men of about 17 years of age were in the dock to receive' sentences on various charges, and counsel, in appealing to the Court for leniency, frequently referred to the prisoners as "boys." This drew some comment from the Judge, who said they were more than boys, and he referred to them as "lads." Later in the day the same thing cropped up again, when Sir Robert Stout said it was evidently a New Plymouth peculiarity to refer to youths as boys. He had never known it done anywhere else.

"The price of fish" was under discussion in the Napier Supreme Court. It was stated that flat fish were bought on the wharf by contract from the trawlers at 4Jd per lb., and sold in tha shops at Is. One witness stated that the Italians, who owned trawlers, would not. contract at this price, but wanted about fld per lb. landed on the wharf. ''Sounds like profiteering," stated the witness. "The least we say about profiteering after what we have heard, the better," said Mr. Lusk. It was also stated during the hearing of the case that Thames fish were brought to Napier and sold, while the fish caught and landed on the Napier wharf were sent to Wellington.

Ask distinctly for SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, or else you may receive one of the many substitutes. The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT cures colds, fevers, indigestion; prevents infectious diseases and heals ulcers, poisoned wounds, skin diseases, burns, sprains, etc. It is much morß powerfully antiseptic than tha common eucalyptus and does not depress or irritate like the latter. A profitable butchery business is advertised for sale on page 1 by Messrs W. H. sad A. McGarry, ElUiam,

Th e dry spell is seriously affecting hay crops in South Taranaki. Owing to the lack of rain there is no bottom growth, and many farmers, after having had paddocks shut up for some period for the purpose of taking off a crop of hav, have recently turned cattle upon them to graze off the feed, realising that it will prove valueless for hay. This will pro . babiy leave many farmers short of winter feed, says the Eltham Argus

Mr G W. Rogers, clerk to the Egmont County Council, stated at the meeting of that body yesterday that £O3BI had been received in rates since last meetin» About 40 summonses had been issued and on a suggestion being made that a tiirtner sixty names should be drawn for the purpose of legal proceedings, he said that he would probably have to claim police protection. In one case already, he had had a narrow escape, having had to ring tor the police.

Government action . Ha wera is to be favo.ed by having an extra grant made wl' 1R & Scl "4 a project that had been held up unduly f O / a C J OII . siderable time. At the Hawera racecourse on Monday, Mr. Pearce, MP stated he had received a wire from Sir Francs Eell stating that "in addition o the first £SOOO already approved for the erection of a Technical High School «t Hawera, Cabinet has granted S making a total of £11,500." A Christchurch man who has just returned after spending some weeks in Nelson states that the prospects for the apple harvest in that district were never better. Stone fruit will be, however, practically a failure owing to leaf curl Speaking of the shortage of houses, htold a reporter that in Nelson there were no houses of a habitable character to ba got for ove or money, neither could thev be bought. When he left the city there were only two houses being built, and the builder was erecting one of them for himself.

In returning thanks for the honorarium voted him at yesterday's meeting of the Egmont County Council, the f*™« (C T-.) V - R - W »g'>t) said that the work entailed a good deal of time n foe he thought the only men that could be expected to take up the posiIT r* r r t!red men and men out f get into Parliament. Cr. Green favored paying efficient men well to conduct their business, nnd not have old fossils who had an axe to grind going round spendme then- money. Councillors smiled, but fully appreciated the fact that Cr (Teens remarks were not intended to apply in the case of their chairman

The effect of the war has been very far-reaching, and its influence, especially nit i "'Vf thG m f who Participated m it, is apt to reveal itself in all sorts of unexpected circumstances. An Instance of this was heard in the Supreme Cowt yesterday Counsel for the sa£ tirt m the case being heard, who was an officer with senior rank in the Experttionary Forces, made his first appwVVhU J V° U - '• Si " Ce reSUmin ? P™ctice. Vlulc examining a witness counsel on 1 Lnn„ , 3,de '- SD t0 P rotest that the evidence being given was based merely on hearsay, and therefore not admissible The e>.-officer replied that the point was' not very material, and then, with a sbarpne* that savored somewhat of a -Wl n° mma,Ul ' said t0 v ery well, carry on, .Mr. »

In the course of a case heard in the Supreme Court. yesterday, a lot of evidence was gjven in which manv "horsey" and pacing" terms were used/the meaning of winch the Chief Justice, who was pr«.c ing, professed himself ignorant. At a jockey was being asked if he had been g ,v en any instructions a s to how to ride m a certain race, and he replied „. bad not, and that when riding without instructions he used his own *°u were not instructed not to win " queried counsel, and his Honor,llc'l tie a T ,d , a ,aUgil Went "«»"■ tne court. The Judge said he did not

™d T ?■? ° f iadies w iMin« to help vi h the library carnival we°ek, wK » to uo ue,d ,n the first week in March was held at the library on Monda There were about 20 ladies present and he Mayoress, Mrs J. Clarke, pre sided U was arranged that the ladies should tea on Thursday at the lark, and also take charms of the moving mart on Saturday, lefvW It arrangements for the other .ateftiin men s ,„ the hands of the libraryMr J. Bailhe) and a committee of men to he Hempton, Pratt and Humphries. There is every prospect of there bein* a good crop of apples iri Wellington this" season according to the report of the Department of Agriculture for Novem Zr n , eMS ; , peaelles and a P however are not being grown to any extent, but-tomatoes are looking well. I n t!IP Nelson district useful rains fell during made up for the previous dry weather except in the case of most beVry crops' which have suffered considerably from want oi rain at the right seas™. In ' the Hawke's Bay district a ',oav>' crop ' of apples u expected, and oth«r crops are ' also favorably reported on P :

Chnstmas shows of gift handkerchiefs Ltd r g " m t hy all th ° Melbourne Ltd. stows. The stocks tins year have been very well selected by tIT&ZI Home buyer, consequently" cisto™ Xhoma.B Guild, the executor therem (W 8 £?• %* n and Me "»ntile Agency L tei ! tlon t0 their mle hi the Matau yards on Friday next, at 1 pm vm be found on page 8 of this i B3Ue . ■ DRINK HABIT CUBED.

Times out of number "Drinko" has vanquished drink, freed the man from tho degrading bondage,, given him his self-respect,, and raised him in the opinion of his friends. "Dririko" succeeds whether it is given secretly or not. It is tasteless and odourless, and contains no harmful drugs. It won't injure the moßt delicate constitution. Drinking can be cured and "Drinko" does it. Any genuine enquirer can see tho unsolicited testimonials we are continually receiving, proving that "Drinko" cures drinking. Write for free booklet describing this great cure. All enquiries confidential. Plain envelopes used. Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 212 A.C. Lambton Quay, Wellington.

At an auction sale of Manaia town properties on Saturday last quarter-acre sections sold at prices ranging from £7B to, £147, apparently in anticipation of the advent of the railway. At Ararata (near Hawera) on Monday a memorial of the local men who had given their lives in the war, was unveiled by Mr, E. Dixon (Mayor of Hawera). The Rev. C. H. Grant Cowen and Rev. A. Liversedge also took part in tho proceedings. The memorial, with its roll of honor, has been erected in the school ground. It is of green granite on three concrete bases, ton feet high, surrounded by a wrought-iron railing.

The Feilding Star announces that the well-known mail order, drapery and manufacturing business carried on by Mr. J. G. Cobbo in Feilding for neariy 32 years has been disposed of to Messrs J. D. McGruer and L. A. Bone, of Hawera, and Mr. Cobbe gives possession as from December 13. The business is one of the largest and most successful of its kind in any of the inland towns of the Dominion. The business will be continued under the old name of "John Cobbe." The new proprietors, who have a buying office in London, are men of wide business experience and large financial resources, and will no doubt considerably develop the already extensive business which they have secured

Reports in tho Wellington papers give particulars of . drowning fatality to which incomplete reference was made in / e3terda y- A P"ty nmnLvpi. thlrt 7- seve ? Persons, including the city early on Sunday mornino- for a Titahi Bay. After lunch, sev eral of the party went in bathing. About me P nl tt^.T 6 T BeVen ladies and fi ™ of «,« 1 r ™- l n a few minute 9 one of the ladies, Miss Keeney, was in diffld C f" ed ° ut *« »5 Con. S": who ™ in the water at the time, went put some distance to Mis, Keeney's assistance and secured her. He was towing her in when a huge breake? separated them. Constable NeU then became exhausted, and Mr. Wod went over to him. Constable NeTtC, edl back to float, and jlst at*t"l£ time Dromgool disappeared, and was not seen again. While all three weref *ht mg desperately to reach the There an other lady was caught by the powerful backwash and was in danger, datable assistance, and he, too, was caught in the backwash and gradually became «W l, half ;way in, when Constable Charles D- .mgool (a cousin of the decked went in fully dressed, and after a hard struggle brought her safely to the „ho e In the meantime Constable H. Sni4 n t ?rlTe^ D r PUtoffina^a trom the shore to try to find tho <!* ceased, but when a ,* * « * - boat was' caught by a breaker an I w capsized When Constables W liam and Ned and Miss Keeney readied the AfZ *ds W ? Practicall y —iou ' nlied \n en \ method 3 had b <*n a p : plied, all were brought round.

a ~i ° g ! lvie ' a Ghriatchurch . bnale new man, who has just returned from y Australia, .ays that money j 3 l nt C "■ ln f th « Commonwealth, anl merAand x ne ,6 Sr Very d °/ Cription is i the last reason Australia is endeavour 1 >ng to manufacture many lin 01 L ; " ?™"«»>nt. The manufacture"f "loth '«& especially women's clothing ifS 3 velopmg marvellously. Some nf ,T\ , « ""port duty against made-up good 13 ?«"* The difficulty of AuafaX J and New Zealand will be to get SUD - P' e3 ,J n quantities * or X , people's need,. The demands on the Con tment are already enormous and it I nection will be accentuated in the mm ThemL,, f f° C ° P 7 M * r ™ material. , iiie manufacturers of woollen good, are C m £.a P n°d Uion *?'-»&<££. ami « ealan d-supplies are limited and they cannot meet local deman .' "" v ol the manufacturers, esneciillu

I'as some ,Kfc i U ' Auokl »»d. make after a vkif, %,° l 'f rvations *> far worse than I anticipated VIZ Peopie who stayed at home fl'm» " t C Pockets with money out of tK S L of z fine ?r* her part y would "n'oii, as unfit associates for anv Br t >shers or colonials. Not onlv k +l, harii , gh * r VWy P l ' oud to say hHi. .«'« tendency in man? places tent th"„ ° re , dUCe ° UtpUt t0 ™* *•> «- tent-that unless some drastic reform j, mnde soon, we are simply heading for lunk that, generally, they wi H come to thew senses soon, and see that not only are they doing what they can to mZ he nation, but that they are rapid y bringing themselves to such a stale of anairs, as has Dever been known in this country before." llns

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Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1919, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1919, Page 4

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