LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Gisborne Borough Council has closed a £"0,000 loan at 5} per rent. The loan lias a currency of thirty years. For disorderly behaviour in Devon St. while drunk, a first offender was fined £1 by Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday. Ned Shewry, the well-known axeman, has been farewelled by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and is bound for the front.

Produce entered for export last week, says a Wellington message, was valued at £515,200, including dairy produce £158,000; meat £71,i03; wool £231,201.

The committee of the East End Reserve Fete wish to acknowledge a donation of £1 Is from Mr. R. C. Hughes towards Easter Monday's proceeds.

The Marine Department has ordered a new automatic light for Jackson Head, similar to that on the Karori Rock. The presw.t Jackson Head light has been troublussme lately.—Press Association.

Palmers.ton is following the example of Napier and putting up n building costing £SOOO to £6OOO as a Soldiers' Club, and as a permanent memorial of their gallantry in the Great War. The Chief Postmaster forwards this memo: ''l am advised that Xew Zealand newspapers, donated by the publishers for the entertainment of soldiers in the convalescent hospitals at Kotorua and Hanmor, are to be accepted for transmission free."

A query was put to a newspaper man yesterday,- as to whether Easter .Sunday can fall on a later date than it did this yfear (April v 23rd). In the year 1043 Easter Sunday will be observed on April 25. After that, not until 2000 A.D. will Easter Sunday be so late. In that year it will be again April 23rd.

The annual statement of the Kaita ngta Holief Fund was gazetted yesterday, and shows: Balance forward £3004, interest £lo2—total £3827. Allowances to seven dependents absorbed £209, leaving a balance of £3617. Press Association.

A Wellington telegraip says that the Imperial Supplies Branch lias to date paid out £0,480,444 for meat, eheese, and selieeliti! purchased in Now Zealand on behalf of the Imperial Government. The meat values were £8,018,893; cheese, £737,828; and the sclieelite payments made were £20,723.

These at the Melbourne;— Blue grey blankets 10/0 pair; Petone white blankets, double bed size, 33/0 pair; natural knitted shirts and pants 4/11; "Woolette" flannel undershirts S./fl; ladies' new winter coats and serge costumes, beat value in the trade.

HEALTHY WOMEN. Owing to their sedentary habits, women are often troubled with constipation. This can be largely avoided by adopting diet together with suitable outdoor exercise, but even then th-y will occassionally need a laxative, and will find nothing more helpful than Chamberlain's Tablets. They are easy and pleasant to take and most agreeable in effect. They relieve constipation and prevent the disorders arising from it. Chamberlain's Tablets strengthen the digestion and improve the appetite. Sold everywhere.

KARBOL, sold in od, Is, and Is IW bottles.—Seises, Chemist

The locality known as ''(iei-man Bay," at. Akaroa, is* in future to be known as Takamatua.

It is understood, says the Post, that the Oaontii Dairy Company have plaud tJio order for the whole of the machinery for their new butter and cheese factory with Messrs. McMillan una Freclric, of Stratford

In accordance with the suggestion made by the Under-Secretary for Lands, the Wellington Land Board yesterday decided that applications for land from married men -of military age would be rejected, if the date of marriage be subsequent to June 1. 1915. Press Association.

At the Auckland police Court yesterday, George Joseph Windsor, aged 20 was charged with the theft of a fire-' mans helmet. The police stated that two suspicious fires had occurred at Devonport. Accused was in the neighbourhood on both occasions, and assisted the Fire Brigade to extinguish both fires. He was remanded for a week.

The 'Defence Department has arranged with an Auckland firm to manufacture artificial legs, according to best English models, and that these be supplied to soldiers in New Zealand who are needing them. Any men in Egypt needing limbs will be sent to England for attention, and men who have lost an arm will be provided with the American-made Kahn arm.—Press Association.

The sale of tickets for Mr. Newton King's motor car that is to be raffled for at Kaponga on Saturday has so far been very satisfactory. No tickets will be sold after this evening (Friday), so all those desirous of helping a good cause, and at the same time buoy themselves up with the hope that he or she may soon be seen driving one of the best-equipped cars in the district, should straight away spend half-a-crown in "having a shot for it."

(An "anti-shouting" league has -bees formed in Hokitika. Members who infringe any of the rules governing the league are to be fined £l, which will be handed to the local patriotic fund, The league was formed as a counter move to the decision of the Westland Licensed Victuallers' Association, the members of which have published a revised pricelist. The league's membership is reported to be already in the vicinity of forty.

In connection with the East End Reserve Fete, on Easter Monday, there were several omissions in our report. The handsome hand-painted table centre, a gift from Mrs. F. Ladener, was won by Miss M. Corbett (Egmont Village), and a parrot (given by Mrs. B. Allen), brought 355. The musical programme was one of extra merit, the following items being well worthy of special mention: "Chimes of Normanby," selections from "Patience," and a cornet solo by Mr. Lovell, "Somewhere a Voice is, Calling."

It is not often that fault is found with a school committee for having too much money in hand at the close of the year; yet such was the case at Marshlands, a suburb of C'hristchurch, at the recent meeting of householders. It was reported that, after meeting all outstanding liabilities, there was a credit balance of over £2B. Exception was taken by householders to this amount remaining unexpended, and "a resolution was carried recommending the incoming committee to find some means of reducing the surplus. While journeying to Stratford, after attending the Education Board's meeting on' Wednesday, Mr. E. Masters' car collided with a trap near Inglcwood. When nearing the recently formed nortii n of il.e road at lnglewood, Mr. Masters sn.v a trap approaching, and drove to the side of the road. The trap had practically passed the car, when the horse swerved and the wheel of the trap caught the splashboard of the car. The trap, containing two women and a man, was 'overturned, but luckily nobody was injured, Mr. Masters conveying the women to their homes.

The following men will leave Stratford for the Trentham camp on May Ist—lnfantry: H. P. E. Xoielson, W. T. Webb, H. Sefton, and A. R. Elgr, Stratford; H. C. Prideaus.', Poliokura; R. C. Shield, W. Keleher, and W. filen, Whangamomona; .1. Murray, Cardiff; N. J. Symus, I'uniwhaukau; T. W. Hat'eher, and 0. Vickers, Hidhirst; P. Rosewarne, Kohuratahi; L. T. T. Gill, Tokirima; S, R. Cole, S. Morrison, and Ij. G, Caskcy, Toko; D. G, Needham,, Douglas. Mounted Rifles: W. Sea-' bright, A. VV. Rcardon, .T. McCracken, Strntford.. A.S.C.: C. Garlick, Stratford; A. L. Frewen, Whangamomona.

"Sincere" writes to the Dunedin Star commenting 011 the fact that the military were very poorly represented at the funeral of Lieutenant Martineau, V.C., a soldier who fought at Anzac, and won his V.C. in South Africa, where he lost an arm. The correspondent remarks "that many of our high-ranked officers delight 011 occasions which please themselves to be present in all their dignity at ceremonial functions and sendoffs," but it was left to "three young Anzac officers and a couple of Otago officers of lower rank to pay their last, respects to a man who was at least a hero, and who had gained a distinction in the Army to which none of the absent ones could claim possession."

At the Klthain Magistrate's Court on Thursday, before W. Cnrneross and E. Parrott, J.'sP., Ralph Starley Lewis appeared on remand, charged with the theft of .CHO, moneys allegedly belonginjf to a picture show partnership of which he was a partner. Mr. J. L. Weir appeared for the prosecuting partners and Mr, 1- O'Dea for the accused. Mr. Weir stated that he intended to offer no evidence, as the moneys had been satisfactorily accounted for, and he wished to withdraw the information. He also added that to allay certain rumours that had been going round, the accused so far as lie knew bore a clean record. The case was then dismissed.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., sat as a commission to decide an application Tjy the Okato "Road Board praying that the Taranaki County Council, Parihaka Road Board and Kgmont County Council should contribute to the maintenance of the Carrington, Saunders and Oxford Roads, in the Okato Road District. Mr. A. H. .Tolmstone appeared for the Okato Road Board. Mr. I). Hutlehen (on behalf of Mr. Quilliam), for the Taranaki County Council, and Mr. A. A. Bennett (Roy and Nicholson), for the Egmont County Council and Parihaka Road Board. The matter was not completed when the commission adjourned.