LOCAL AND GENERAL

Aii tiio churcli soi-viced to-morrow ■©wining wiii c4nui]:Oiic« at b.SU. Tho so-'difcrs now ou iinai ioave will rectum to camp on Monday. Tho Farmers' Auctioneering (Jo. will conuuut" a lUoniusviiJo stock sal© on Friday at noon. They will yard 2>UO head of catwie, aleo 550 lambs and 150 ewes.

A PaUstonga stock sale will bo conducted by the Farmora' Auctioneering Co.- on Monday m jxt rtti noon. 500 iievul of ' cattle, j, of which particulars are given in the advfc., will be sold.

Dalgoty and Co. Ltd.. Hainiltcn. advertise a Paoroa stock sale on Monday. 300 head of cattle, including fat and store steers, young -heifers, dairy cows, et.c., will be yarded.

Tho territorials ■will go into camp at Hamilton this year. »The date for til© camp has been fixed from, May 4 to Junei 1. The man may go into camp on any Saturday during this period, and must put in seven clear days' training.

Mr and Mrs R. Cameron sincerely thank the public for their kindness to their son at the time of Bis accident at Kerepeehi, especially the nurse, Mr J. Hardman, junr., Sergt. Fraser, and Mr and Mrs Durban.

The Church Army appeal for war funds is being liberally respondod to. Already nearly£ |900 has been subscribed, the largest subscriptioiii being that of Mr Geo. Shirteliffe, '£250. There ore several donations of J825 and £20, and a number for £10 and smaller sums.

The usual Public Service Entrance Examinations for shorthand writers .and typists will be held, on the 2§th May, 1918. Applications close on • May llth, 1918. Full. particulars may be obtained on application to P. Verseli'dffelt, Seor©tary PuVjilio Service, Commisioner's office, Wellington.

The weather forecast is as follows: The indications are for northerly winds moderate to strong. Freshening and backing by north to west. The weather appears likely, to be cloudy and unsettled with rain following. The barometer _has a falling tendency. Seas moderate, tides good.

Ono hundred and te>i appeals trom members dirasni in Class A. 2nd Division, Hauraki No. 2 Group, will be made at the sitting of tho Military Appeal Board commencing at Te Aroha on April 11. The duration of Board'spittings will extend to April 16. The men who ;iks appealing have all -passed the medical examination.

' Disoussion of tJhe reasons for high prices for fowl wheat, bran, and pollara by the members of the JN'.'Z. Poultry Association attending . the annual conference at Wellington, waxed warm. "As a result of the Mg'h prices ancl shortage at Auckland, thousands ol young chickens have died and have 6een sent to the auction rooms," said" one speakerl

Another aeroplane story has been -proved'-to be a myth. Tlio Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister in Charge of the Police Department, that the Commissioner'of Police had reported to himthat he ha 4 made enquiries of all the parties who were supposed-to have seen an aeroplaiie flying over,, the distirict, and not one of-'tbem: had won .heard of the report. ... '-....

Sir* James Allen wag presented wi#i an. illuminated. address' at a reprcscniative' .ioiecting of ■Ob.ristchuroh eitikens. The presentation, was decided upon.spine time ■agoj the object, beiilg to afford atv oppor.tunity foiT' the citizens to, express.' thair appr-eoiaUon of the services -rendered to the .Doaniniou-by Sir James Allen,- as-Acting-Prime Minister, during,.the ■ absence of the. Rt. Hon. W. F.. Massjey.and Sir; J; Ward in Great . * .. ".

- Refcrriag. to the- conMntion in the ''Thames Star that some definite move should be made by tlie Wovernnient t ( o prepare no^v for the closer settlement policy of the Mihiater of *'ne Bay of Plenty Times suggests that the Thames and Bay of Plenty districts should foim a league which would Help Cabinet Ministers in giving full effect 1 to their utterances. ''

The patriotic social held in Kopu last evening was a great success. As_ w^is expected there was a crowded audience' to witness the champion poi dancers give their skilful exhibitions, as well as to tako part in the proceedings. The songs and choruses given by the college boys from the Maori Agricultural College, Hastings, wens greatly appreciated. The patriotic funds benefit considerably by _ tin© bumpeor house. Kopu patriotic functions are very popular.

Ai , correspondent -vfcrote to the WeTiiiig. ton Post asking if it is permissible or j not to enclose in* parcels intended for friends in England, tea or boibter xn small quantities." .The question was rfi- . ferired} tof the tMef' PoOtmastteT, who; states that f.he>rei is no restriction against the enclosing of these commodities, providing 'that the confines of the paroeis post limitation are 1 not abu3ed. The butter, being.a semi-liquid substance, ■ •would , have to be packed properly in tins. The tea also is permissa&le for despatch. Sugar is mot allowed for transmission. Our Auckland correspondent wires : "A farm labourer named John Best, aged 20 years, has been admitted to hospitj&l suffering from injuries to the throat, said to have been self-inflicted. It is seated that Best, who is in the employment of* James Montgomerie, a farmer of Ihiutmatao, Mangere distinct, waa trussing from the midday meal yesterday. A fellow-employee who was sent aut to search for Him found him lying under a willow tree with a gash in his throat. £t a late hour. last night his jondition was not serious. ■ «,