LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Prime Minister mentioned on Friday Unit two more >to;inicrs are coming (o New Zealand next month for cargoes.

The services of the Citizens' Hand liave Tjcoil secured for the limit Club's Steeplechase Meeting, to he held oil August 31. At the meeting of the Veterans' Association on Saturday, it was stated that only about 70 members were left on the roll. Eighteen had gone over the limit Divide during the year, and 23 had left the Association for various reasons.

The appearance of Bridge Street, Eltliam, promises to be greatly enhanced by the completion of the' new twostorey premises for the Bank of New Zealand. The building is in reinforced : concrete, and should afford ample scope for the conduct of the bank's business there for many years. In the Supreme Court at Wellington 011 Saturday, before Mr Justice Chapman, John Edwin Bamsay, wlio had a lengthy list of convictions, was sentenced to two years' hard labour and declared a habitual criminal tor the second time, on a. charge of breaking and entering and t-lielt at Hawera. At tlie Magistrate's Court on Saturday, before Mr A. Crooke, S.M., IT. M. Mills appeared after a week's remand for medical treatment, on a charge of helpless drunkenness. He was convicted and ordered to pay 17s 6d medical expenses. A first offender for too freelv imbibing was fined 10s. The Fitzroy Fire Brigade will ihold a plain and fancy ball in the course of a few weeks, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the patriotic funds. A ladies' committee, is in charge of the arrangements, and is sparing no efi'ort to ensuie the success of the function. The gathering will be held in the East End Pavilion.

Patriotic people who intend to subscribe to the war loan should note that applications will close on August 21, though the Minister reserves the right to curtail or extend the period. The loan is sufficiently attractive to warrant the belief that the subscription will be heavy, so that those who contemplate taking bonds should not defer their applications.

Many residents were ruddy disturbed from dreamland on Saturday morning, by a prolonged whistle which proceeded from the vicinity of the Ineakwater, and many were the speculations as to what was happening. The clamor arose from t.he fact that as the mate of the Corinng, just prior to that steamer's departure for Wellington, pulled the cord of the whistle it broke, with the result that the vessel was announcing her departure for a full fifteen minutes. It was only by means of ladders that a seaman was finally able to climb up and turn olf the whistle.

Saturday marked a new epoch in the banking hibcory of New Zealand, when the. Bank of New Zealand issued notes for ten shillings, authority having been secured for the issue. It is expected that the notes will meet a popular need at the present time. The new notes are pink in color, of convenient size, not

so large as au ordinary £1 note, and have us a watermark the words "Bank if New Zealand." An Order-in-Council empowering the banks doing business in New Zealand to issue such notes was gazetted on Friday. Saturday last was again devoted by a w.illing band of lady workers to the endeavor to raise nunc funds for the benefit of the needy Belgian children. At Ambury's corner, a large jumble sale was held, articles of every description having been donated for the purpose. Good business resulted here throughout the day. A side attraction to the sale va s the presence of the Moturoa donkeys, and many coppers and other coins poured .in from juveniles and adults alike. The flower stall in Brougham Street was freely patronised and Devon Street was perambulated by a number of young folk, who sold dainty hittonholes and nosegays. The takings on Saturday for the fund named, amounted in all to £(ii, u very satisfactory result. The takings at the P>ed Cross mart on Saturday amounted to £l7, the best receipts for many weeks. The total now obtained by the Red Cross workers is £875, and therefore their object—£looo —is well in sight. I'ut it must be relncmbered that it is their desire to have the £IOOO before the middle of September, and New Plymouth people are asked to do their utmost to achieve the desired result. It is very probable that a mart will be held at Bell Block and Hillsborough, on early dates, to help the good vork, and on Wednesday next a jumble sale will he held in the Devon Street mart, from ■! p.m. till "> p.m. We aie requested to inform donors of toods that, if the mart itself is closed at any time, their contributions may b: left with Mr. Sole, at his corner shop he having signified hi.; willingness t< take charge of all article-

The New Zealand rimes says, anevr the Wai Loan: "While the large investor is offered a simple wnll-guarniited invest ment, in the shape of hi? wai bonds, th small mail is not forgotten. He ha; th; certificate of from £ 1 U '£](.! tr hm I with his money. The difference between the two is clear enough. The ovvnei cf the bond gats his 4J per cent, interest regularly every half-yeai nf fixcc dates wherever he liices to Jiovt it .paid, and free of income tax. jjie owner of the certificate gets 'his interest at compound rate at the end of his term of five years. According to that arrangement he put: down sixteen shillings for every pounu he offers, gets a pound certificate in return, and at maturity receives a pound fo. every sixten shillings he has paid. He really invests sixteen shillings, and the interest is invested for him at interest, so that he gets back at the end of his period his capital and the interest accrued after reinvestment. in the best security during every year of the period. It is an ecouragenient to thrift such as has never been offered by any (lovernment and by but few private institutions, and on the scale offered never, and free of all expenses of management. The financial aspect is all that could be desired."

One of the most interesting books ever adapted to motion pictures is ''The Girl of the (.'olden West," by David Eeiaseo, in which the big gold rush r f 1840 in California is characterised. The exterior scenes were photographed in the exact location mentioned in the author's novel, seeming!v bottomless chasms, majestic mountain?, and winding valleys. The various characters are well enacted by some t\ the Wky Co.'s premier players. This fine production is showing at the Kaipire io-night and to-morrow. Bro'jr.uuhi is a certain and permanent cure iur but.. l 1>" id and soft, corns. Try it. Barrae'ough's Magic Xervine Cures TouWmeli.e.

Til tlii' Juvenile Court nil Saturday morning, before Mr. A. C'rooke, S.M., two youths between 1H and 14 years of age were charged with three offences of theft: (1) Stealing one generator, two electric bulbs, and sundry motor fittings, fahied at £:!, the properly of N. T. Maunder; (2) .stealing one cigarette holder valued at os and coins valued at (is !)d, the property of Huphemia Pardy; (!)) stealing four trembler coils, two electric bulbs, one reflector, valued at £2 10s, the property of Arthur E. Carver. The lads pleaded guilty, both of them were represented by their parents.. Sub-Inspector Knohv said the charges were of a serious kind, the boys having entered two private garages and stolen the motor-car fittings. In the other case, the boys broke into the house of Miss Pardy. Constable Fitzgibbon said that all the property had been recovered, except the coins and cigarette-holder. His Worship said he looked iipon thefts of motor-appliances as serious offences. The parents of the boy.-, ha\ing undertaken to contro l them in future, he would not impose any penalty, but he would have to enter a conviction. If the boys came before him again he would have to consider seriously the question of committing them to nil industrial school.

Miss Parkes, of the Big Store, Waitara, left for Auckland on Friday evening, to select the. newest of Spring fashion in millinery and costumes for the coming season* The Melbourne, Ltd., announce the arrival oi another shipment of unbleached sheeting at the following prices: 54-in. heavy herringbone, Is yard; 54-in fine herringbone, Is Id yd; 7'2-in fine twill land heavy herringbone, Is fid yd; 72-in. fine herringbone, Is Ikl; SO-in fine herringbone, l s fld. All sheeting guaranteed free from filling.