LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An" ih'der-in-Council give 3 the Kaponga Town Boartl permission to raise a special loan of £joo.

Last weeli's Gazette announces that "opthalmia neonatorum" has been declared to be an infectious disease within the meaning of the .Public Health Act. The Postmaster-General is calling for tenders, to close on Thursday, September 14. for the conveyance of inland mails, for a period of two years from January Ist next.

The A.M.P. has decided to put in a basement in its new building at the corner of Devon and Egmont Streets, and the excavation work is now going on.

The lynx-eyed official to whom is entrusted the not altogether happy task of detecting contravenes of the borough by-laws, has been particularly observant lately, with the result that he will have quite a field day at the S.M. Court on Thursday week. Cyclists and motorists form the majority of the transgressors. Saturday next is 'the day appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs for the election of one member of the New Plymouth Fire Board and the Hawera Fire Board, by the insurance companies concerned, to fill the extraordinary vacancies caused by the resignation of Mr. V. P. Corkill.

A Press Association telegram says that Mr. Frazer, S.M., at Onehnnga, yesterday, ordered Herbert Tlolloway to be deprived of civil rights for three years for failure to attend a territorial parade. Defendant was described as a persistent shirker. He had enlisted and had his teeth attended to at the Government expense and then refused to drill.

The amount realised by the jumble sale on Saturday, in aid of the Belgian Children Relief Fund, was £3O. and the takings from the sale of flowers, etc., were £24. Cash donations were received from Mrs. A. Alexander £»•, Mrs. F. G. Evans £3, 31 r. B. Tippins £l, and Anonymous £l. With the previous week's taking the sum realised for the fund is now £l2O. During the half-year ended June 30, 3131 motor vehicles, valued at £412,032, were imported into New Zealand, the importation being at the rate of over 120 per week. In addition there were imported liSflfi bicycles and tricycles including motor bicycles and tricycles, of the. value of £(2.022. Tho total value of this class of importations was £-184,054. A reminder is given of the Stratford Gun, Club's big shooting competition to be held this month, dominations close on Saturday, and the liberal pmemoney offering should secure large entries. Particulars are advertised on page 1. A microbe mav have caused that Cough. SYKES'S CUP.A COUGH will k .11 the microbe. All stores, Is Gd hr.ttla.

Two years apo to-dav (he X«w Zealand forces to partici- 'e in tlic present war left Wellinjit. , liiv annexation of Samoa being their object.

The value of dairy produce exported froiu.Ncw Plymouth for the week ended August 8 was: Butter iCii:!."), cheese .CiSjOO.

The Borough Council last night, when discussing the Tramways Committee report, decided that the hour for school children's concession tickets should com mcnce at lA'i a.m., instead of S a.m. as recommended.

On behalf of the stallholders and other workers who devoted their time, and energies on Saturday tQ the cause of the Belgian children, the jfayOress (Mrs. C. H. Burgess) wishes to' thank the .proprietors and attendants of the Marble Bar for kindly supplying tea and other refreshments throughout the day. The Soldiers' Club, which has been in-, stituted in the old Town Hall, will be officially opened on Thursday afternoon uc.vt, at 2..')0 o'clock, and will be duly handed over to the soldiers' appointed, representatives. All returned men are invited to be present, and the public will be permitted to make an inspection of the Club's rooms between (' e hours of 5 p in and 0 p.m. There seems no probability of the price of butter being reduced'for some time to come. The Inglewood Dairy Company has just refused an offer of )7d f.o.b. tnieks at railway station, for its next three months' butter. An offer of 17',d lias been accepted for one mouths' butter. At last niahfs meet, ing of suppliers of the Lepperton Dairy Company, the chairman stated that the company had sold its local butter at 17.1 d in New Plymouth.

J he peace and harmony that usually prevails at the annual meeting of the Lepperton Dairy Company was very nearly receiving a rude shock last night. As a speaker was talking across the floor ti> address the mesting, he bumped oik: of t!ip lighting honking ln.>;)3i, i;rccipi'.ujiig 1 ji. to the floor, Vvxiors ii' soon b?canie a mass of Frornpt action by a supplier, who seized the lamp and carried it outside, averted any danger, and the meeting proceeded. Tlie Minister for Internal Affairs has sanctioned a guessing competition for a doll's house,'' presented by Mrs. E. A. Walker, in aid of' the Belgian Children's Relief Fund, and this will'be drawn next •Saturday. Misses Collins nnd Whitcomlie disposed of many tickets last Saturday in this competition, and tickets can now lie purchased at Hoffmann's music warehouse, where the prize is on view.

The value of exports from Mew Zealand for the first six months of 1010 was £20.355.(17n, as compared with £17.770,300.f0r the corresponding period last year, or an increase of £2.018,479. The imports for the period under review totalled £ ll,!)0!l,814, as against .C 0.505,987 for the corresponding period of lfllj, an increase of £2,480,827. The excess >r exports over imports for the first half of this year totalled £S.4IS.S(i.">. a significant sign of prosperity ilespite the war.

Arrangements have been made by the oHicials of the Fitzrov School whereby, weather permitting, the Citizens' Band will render a programme of music in the school grounds next Sunday, Ample scaling accommodation «'ill be provided for visitors; the buildings secure shelter from any wind; and, as the grounds are finely asphalted, damp feet will not be an experience. The recital should be largely attended. The usual weekly meeting of the Egmont Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held last evening in the lodge room. P.C.T. Sister T.egg presiding. Pro. S. E. Chappell was clect[ed C.T. A vote of condolence was passed to Mr. and Mrs. T. W. White, on the death of their , son. Private X. White, who was a member of the Egmont LoOge. The lodge then adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Bro. White. This makes the third member ot the lodge who has given his life for the Empire. Several months ago the local Ladies' Patriotic Committee sent forward a number of cases of jam. etc.. for the lioys on active service. Upon the jars of jam she gave appeared the name of Mrs. W. Ambnrv, and last week that lady received a postcard from CI. IT. Jarrett, of the Mobile Veterinary. Section, attached to the Ne\v Zealand Mounted Rifle Ttrigade, saving; ''We thank you very much for that blackberry jam you so kindly sent us. It was just beautiful and sort of made us feel quite homesick, and made me think hard of New Plymouth, as I know the pretty little town rather well."

The youth, Daniel Alexander McDonald, who pleaded guilty at the local court, a few days ago, to stealing a postal packet at Waitara, appeared for sentence before Mr. Justice Chapman at Wellington on Saturday. Mr. A. W. Blair made an appeal on behalf of the prisoner, who had shown, by his confession, that he was not irredeemably bad. He was a high-strung lad of nervous temperament. His Honor said that a series of dishonest acts had been committed in.circumstances such as to cause suspicion to he thrown on all the officials. In such cases the court almost invariably refused probation. He could not do anything but impose a term of imprisonment, but he would have the prisoner before him again early this week.

Messrs. .T. S. Connctt (president of tins Taranaki Agricultural Society) anil A. Gray (Technical organiser under the Taranaki Education Hoard), wlio attended the annual mooting of suppliers to the U'pppvton Dairy Company last night, must have been struck with the reception accorded tliem in contradistinction to that at some other meeting's, for, by resolution, it was decided to hear them before commencing the company's own. business. Mr. Connctt briefly addressed the meeting', asking continued support to the Society, and outlining the progress made. At the conclusion, a number signified their intention of continuing their membership, and allowing their subscriptions to be deducted from their December cheques. Several others will pay their subscriptions dir?ct. The chairman paid a tribute to the work done on the Society's behalf by the president. Mr. A. Gray, asked the company to continue for the next three years, paying a. subsidy of Is a ton on the output towards the salary of an agricultural instructor, whose services would be available to farmers. After 'soma discussion it was reolved on the motiou of the chairman and Ml- Clokc to pay tite subsidy. The annual meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, New Plymouth,, will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 7.30 o'clock. Morey and Son have an announcement particularly interesting to ladies. Just turn to it.

Don't forget, neglected cold leads to consumption. SYKES'S CURA COUGH leads to a cure. Is Gd, all store*

Tim Wellington City Council, at its meeting on Thursday night; adopted the following«. recommendation of the bylaws committee setting up a by-law prohibiting Supday golf: "No person "shall play or practise golf on any Sunday on any part of the town belt reserves that are vested in the corporation." The permits that will be required in the future for all persons leaving New Zealand, both men and women and children over fifteen years of age, are needed for their own protection, says the Hon. G. XV. Russell (Minister for internal Atlairs). "With regard to passports," added fhe Minister, ' that is a question for . the travellers themselves; but 1 may say that the department are very chary of giving passports, unless they are thoroughly convinced of the bona-fides of those concerned."

Colonel flume added to the hig stock <>l Galiipoli stories at a National Heserv.o -social at. l'almerston. North last week. A Maori, he said, had taken prisoner a three-quarter grown Turk, and lie was bringing him back to the lines, when he was accosted by a Gliurka, "Where you going?" asked the Gliurka. The Maori indicated that he was returning to his lines. "All right,you leave him to me, ' said the little, Ghurka, indicating the unfortunate Turk, and without further ceremony he whipped out his kukri and cut the Turk's head off. The Maori was delighted at the exhibition. ' Py korry/' lie said, ''you wait here a/id I'll go and get you another." The prospects of the butter-mail are just now distinctly good, and this may lie gauged from the fact that the Bailance Dairy Co. has arranged for the disposal of all its bulk butter for the next couple of. months at practically I'd per pound (says the Wangamii Chronicle). This is a big price. An interesting opinion bearing on the future prospects of the butter industry was given at the annual meeting of the Cheltenham Dairy Co., when Mr. Nathan, in addre-sing the fcnppli»r»; stated that the price now offeHn* '"ss is 3d for August end la 4V,d up to Is Si for September output. His suggestion to the directors fcrr the coming season was to ship Home half-salted and half unsalted. The supplier,? could look forward to the coming season, with a good deal of pleasure and profit. Since lie had been in Cheltenham four years ago, lie had visited the United States and Canada. Ho believed that in a few years there would be a big market in New York and East America, for high-grade butter. Then there was a great dearth of cows in the world, ft would take Victoria ten years to get Up to the number of cows grazed there four ytars ago, Considering the position in Belgium and France lie thought that the prospects, must be good for the next ten years. As"'showing what his firm thought of the future they had gone up Auckland way and agreed to pay Is 3d per pound for the next ten years. A Jlanawatu farmei, who has a herd of <lO cows, has solved the labor -problem In a manner quite satisfactory to-him-■Self and all concerned (reports the Standard). Recently his man left him to go into camp, lint hefore doing so stated that his fiancee, who was an assistant in "a draper's shop in Wellington. wils mast anxiouj, to take up rural life, and to keep his berth warm while he was away serving his. cquntj-y. The' farmer was naturally sceptical about employing the young lady, but at the earnest request of the employee lie decided to give tile girl a trial, ancl promised, at the same time, that she would, if suitable, receive tile same wages as her soldier lover. The young lady duly arrived, and, her first duty was to acquire a knowledge of the intricate working of the milking machines, which she did in a comparatively short time. The new assistant has now been in his employ for over a month and has given every satisfaction: One evening, in going home late from a sale, he found to his surprise that she had. started the machines and had milked IS cows. The farmer says that if all the girls are as game as -this young lady, dairy fanners in the North Island need have na qualms about solving the labor problem in the coming dairy season.