LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails which left New Zealand on 24th August arrived in London on the night of the 10th inst. In connection with Saturday's Trafalgar Day effort in New Plymouth on behalf of the Red Cross Fund, we are asked to state that exemption badges can be purchased for 2s Cd. The value of Xew Zealand produce entered for export last week was £54(1,518, including butter £72,015, cheese £75,305, meat £243,104, and wool £71,501. Gold entered for export duty during the September quarter totalled 90,884 ounces, valued at £400,108, making the total to date since 1857, 21,708,504 ounces valued at £85,720,017.—Pre5s Association. We are informed that one of the dairy factories on the coast has received IOJd for part of their output this season—a record from the Dominion. This works out at the astounding price of £95 13s 4d per ton, or 95s 8d per cwt. On the motion of Mr. Billing (Messrs Weston and Weston), probate- of the wills of the late W. J. Russell and Hannah Hurlstono was on the 12th. inst. granted by Mr. Justice Chapman' to the executrix and executors named in the wills. The Prime Minister and Sir Joseph Ward cannot obtain in. London a nicer beverage than Desert Gold Tea which "™i ean enio" *verv da,v 1

During the last month there were admitted ! to the Hawera Hospital, 31 patients. 4 died, 20 were discharged, and 27 remain in the institution. *"■ With the advent of the warm weather tho pestilential fly again becomes troublesome. A recipe which has proved very successful in killing the pests is as follows: Take one teapoonful of formalin to a cup containing two parts water to one part milk. Place the mixture in a shallow plate and put in it a small thin piece of bread about one inch square.

In the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr. Lightfoot, Inspector ot Awards, proceeded against an apprentice for failing to fulfil his obligations to his employer, A fine of £2 was imposed for failing to allow two .employees one full day's holiday a week as provided by. the award. The proprietors of a private hotel were fined 10s and the employees each 10s. At Rnngiora on Tuesday, E. R. Good, a justice of the peace, and a former mayor of the town, was charged with receiving £3 in money and dividing the amount into two separate amounts ot 30s each, and issuing two separate receipts, with intent to evade the stamp duty thereon. Good.was convicted and lined 40s on the first charge and 20s on the second charge, with costs in each case.

The Nelson Colonist understands that by the late Lieutenant Atliol Hudson's will lie set aside the sum of £'2oo to be expended by flie Council of Victoria College, Wellington, in chemistry research work, also £lO for a challenge cup, to be handed over to the New 'Zealand University Athletic Tournament delegates for the three-mile foot race. This is the race in which Lieut. Hudson held the record prior to his enlistment, and his time for it is said to be still unbeaten.

jNcutraJg complain that the English are getting- rich out of the war (writes a London correspondent). Certainly the money that is being spent by foreign visitors in London is enormous. It is almost impossible to get supper in any of the ordinarv cafes owing to rush of Parisian theatre parties. Tho streets are crowded with French women, young and old. Americans say that we have turned the war Into a business, and that we are selling coal, iron and money to our Allies in a way that will leave us the biggest creditor nation on earthafter Armageddon. .

Colonel Allen Bell and Mr. Vernon Reed visited ,Dargavillc oh Wednesday, where they hold a highly successful meeting to arrange for the Parliamentary tour of North Auckland in January. to establish a Development Board for the furtherance of the interest of the far North, and to advocate the necessity for the establishment of local freezing works. The gathering was thoroughly representative of the most important interests, and unanimously adopted all the propositions regarding the freezing works. A strong feeling was expressed in .favor of a co-operative system and amalgamation with the, Auckland Freezing Co-operative Company.- An influential committee was appointed to carry out details.—Press Association. A serious outbreak of poliomyelitis or "infectious paralysis," which appears to resemble ccrebro spinal meningitis, is afflicting New York at the present time, and the health authorities in the United Kingdnm have been discussing the desirability df enforcing quarantine measures against travellers from that city. The suggestion Ims been made that there may be danger to New Zealand from the same course, but that docs not seem to be- the case. The incubation period in the case 'of poliomyelitis is ten days, and though a voyage from New York to Liverpool can be completed within that period, a journey from any part of the United States to New Zealand occupies a much longer period. The diseasi. would develop, therefore, before the traveller reached this country.

Moroy's advertisement elsewhere in these columns is founded on the phrase " 'Tis always a eool summer to the coolly clad." The advertisement deals with' woven underwear for ladies, and merits—nay. it claims the attention of the wise! Tuni) to it I The Loan and Mercantile wish to draw the attention of clients to their Spring horse fair, which they are holding in their Stratford yards to-morrow (Saturday, Oct. 21), at 12.30 p.m. Full par tie'ulars will be found on page S of this issue. An excellent lot of new ready-to-wear suits is being shown at the Melbourne, Ltd. This firm has always made a speciality of tailor built suits ready to put on at moderate prices, and the new models compare favorably with anything hitherto sold. Materials are chiefly worsteds and coatings from 40s fid to GOs Bd. A reminder 1 is given members ul church choirs, and all others willing to assist, of the combined practice at the Good Templar Hall this evening, for the service in Pukekura Park On Sunday afternoon.

Reports have been circulated to the effect that "Big Tree" Benzine and other products have been blacklisted. We -are requested by the New Zealand Importers and proprietors of this brand, Messrs. A.. S. Pa'tcrson and Co., Ltd., to give the statement an unqualified denial. We are informed that the agents at the port of shipment we're put on the prohibited. list, but such agents are not thi £f •; • iluecrs or refiners of the goods. !'..'.. New Zealand Government authorities have been satisfied and have willingly consented to Big Tree products being imported, providing the shipping agents were altered. This Messrs. A. Si,Paterson and Co., Ltd., gladly arranged. We are'assured that there is no question of enemy trading in regard to Big Tree products, and that ample supplies of these excellent oils are coming forward so that users need fear no shortage.—Advt.

MELBOURNE, LTD., SHIRTS. GREAT VALUES. Paradoxical as it may seem, the Melbourne, notwithstanding the high prices of shirtings, has never before offered such low prices on men's shirts. The reason is not far to seek. We are now manufacturing our own shirts, and as the materials have been ndvantageoushI .imported direct from, Home manufacturers we are enabled to eliminate the wholesalers' and other middlemen's profits and sell on a rock bottom basis never before attained by us. Result, these prices, which tell a wonderful story of underselling competitors: Men's Harvard shirts, 2s lid, 3s od, 3s lid, 4a lid; men's blue grandrill shirts, 2s lid, 3s od, 4s Cd, 5s fid; men's S.S.S. drill shirts, 4s lid; men's black sateen shirts, 3s lid and 4s fid; men's Union shirts, 4a lid; men's white matte tennis and neglige shirts, 3s lid; men's white mercerised striped repps and fancies, 4s lid; ecru mercerised stripes, 4s lid; hoys' tennis shirks, all sizes °-s Us and 3s 6d.

'At a full meeting of the Duncdin Suburban Headmasters' Association on Tuesday, it was resolved to protest strongly against tho introduction of regulations ut this time of the year denting with the requirements of the proficiency certificate examination.

At the last meeting ot the Hawera Hosiptal Board, the inspector reported that two oasoß of scarlet fever and one of enteric, fever were notified in Hawera. borough. One case of scarlet fever was removed to hospital from Eltbam county, and one case of phthisis and one of scarlet fever were notified in Waiv mate West county. An exchange draws attention to what is certainly a remarkable feature in con-: nection with the casualties sustained by the British in the Somme operations—the high percentage ,of officers either killed or wounded. It has been ascertained that for every seven men one officer appears in the casualty list. That is three times the true average, and the question that naturally arises is why there should be such a wid,e disparity/ The high percentage of casualties to officers is the result of adherence to the British tradition that officers must lead their men in an assault. It should be quite sufficient in an assault for officers to occupy positions on the flanks o£ their respective companies. The rank and file of the British fighting force of to-day need no leading into battle. That has been amply demonstrated. Such a reform as we have indicated would deprive the sniper of a large measure of his glory and reduce to a fair average, the percentage of casualties amongst the* officers.

Anyone who has seen the TriangleKeystone farce films will admit that the artists engaged have to bring off some decidedly nervy stunts at the bidding of Producer Mark Sennett. For- . tunately there have been few accidents, but there have been some. Mabel Normand wag -the victim of one of these accidents some months ago, which necessitated her "resting" for a long period. It appejrs ghc got mixed up-with the works of an aeroplane which ran amok, and daring Mabel got considerably chewed up. That is why this film. favorite has not been seen for such a long time. Her return to film-land, however, will be celebrated at the Empire tomorrow,, sl,e will ieen witn her old partner/Fatty Arbuekle, in her latest success, "Fatty and Mabel Adrift." In this film Mabel does some clever div- . ing from the roof and windows of a bungalow, which, after a lot of adventures, floats out to sea. This is only oiic thrill of many' in this remarkablo picture.'

Seven sisters in one family is more in the nature of tragedy that comtdy, and little Mici, who was fourth on the list, nearly found it so when she came up against Iftc national tradition that no girl could marry until her elder sisters were safely wedded. However, she and her lover win out to happiness, and incidentally get plenty of fun out of the experience. The story is shown in a splendid manner in the Famous P]a<-. ers' film, -.Seven Sisters,"- with Marguerite Clark in the lead, and which will be screened at the Empire Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. An excellent supporting hill includes a fine official lilm showing the care of the wounded at the front toy the R.A.M.C., the "Fathe fiazette," and others. ■ : .