LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following is Eltham and district's quota which entrains at Eltham for camp on May 1: H. Brisco, A. Doole, A. M. Evans, T. H. Kelliher, J. McCallum, W. 15. Parker, 0. J. L. Roberts, N. Reardon, A. Smith, T. J. Willy. The M.A. and B.Sc. who was finod at Auckland for telling a returned soldier that the British flag was not worth fighting for was one Henry W. Mayo, Why the name was omitted from the telegraphed report lias not yet been explained. A medical board, consisting of Captain W. R. Wade, N.Z.M.C., and Dr. E. F. Fookes, sat at the Coronation Hall yesterday and examined nine returned soldiers. Five were recommended for discharge and four for further hospital treatment. A two-innings rounders match was played between, the boys and the girls of the Fitzroy Schooi on Thursday afternoon, resulting in a win for the girls by 541 to 84. In the first innings the girls scored 56 and the boys 00, and in the second innings the boys wore caught out for 24, while the girls made Ba. Mr. Wilkinson (Egmont) on Monday asked the Minister of Defence whether he would take steps to put on record the valuable services of William Faulkner, late of Eltham, now deceased, who, while acting as assistant wirele'i operator on a troopship conveying troops, by his strict attention to duty, was instrumental in receiving wireless messages from Cocos Island which led up to the destruction of the German warship Emden, Chemists like to recommend something good because that's the way they make friends. That's why they always tell you the North British Hot Water Bottle with the "Unique" stopper is dependable. Ask for it.

The winning shares at the ballot foi two appropriations of £l5O each, which look place in the olllce of the secretary of tin; Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth last night, were numbers and "ilil, llic holder being Mrs. V. Hulse. As 110 tenders were lorthcoming for two amounts of .Clod each a further ballot was proceeded with, the winning shares in this instance being numbers 1-21 and 122, the holder being Mr. W. J. Peim.

In connection with the appeal wjw bting made on behalf of Sir Arthur Pearson's Blind Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund, the Women's' Patriotic Committee has opened three £ s. d. battalions—represented bv half-crowns, shillings, and pennies. One thousand donations for each battalion are required. The initial subscriptions to each battalion were received yesterday and were exhibited in a novel way at the patriotic rooms, St. Anbyn street, being affixed to the window panes.

A meeting of the New Plymouth Efficiency Board Trustees was held yesterday afternoon. .There were present Messrs T. Furlong, jnr. (chairman), E. Whittle, and F. .T. Hill (secretary). Some 10 cases were submitted for consideration.) The majority of the men concerned desired financial assistance, while some others wished for short periods of leave for various purposes. Mr. P. Bary, Fields Inspector, waited on the trustees regarding the amount of labor available for farm work. It was decided that the Board would meet every Friday morning at 11 o'clock. The annual meeting of the Taranaki Law Society was held in the law library 011 Thursday evening. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. J. 11. Quilliam; vice-president,' Mr. P. O'Dea (Hawera); hon. treasurer, Mr. T. P Anderson; council, Messrs. A. IT. Johnstone, D Hutchen, H. R. Billing, and J. C. Nicholson (with the president and treasurer exj-officio); hon, auditor, Mr. F. E. Wilson. The appointment of a representative to the New Zealand Law Society was left to the new council. A vote of congratulation was passed to Mr. J. E. Wilson upon his appointment to the Magisterial bench. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers concluded the meeting.

Joseph Halliday, who was arrested at Eltham on Tuesday evening by Constable Townsend, wag brought before the court yesterday morning and charged with failing to enrol in the National. Reserve. Mr. E. Pa.rrott, J .P., occupied the Bench. Constable Townsend stated that Halliday was a single man, and had failed to enrol, although he had voluntarily enlisted for service and had been rejected. The case was one for the stipendiary - magistrate to deal with, and he asked for a remand until Wednesday next. The remand was granted. The constable also stated that there was a warrant out for Halliduy's arrest for using obscene language at Hawera in 1911, he then having been fined £3, or in default a fortnight's imprisonment, for this offence. The money had not been paid, and the man was therefore liable to imprisonment.— Argus.

Tire great French cinematograph lin of Pathe Freres have compiled and produced a picture of remarkable and vivid interest entitled ''The History of the War." This valuable motion-picture record deals with every phase of the war, right from the commencement up to the present moment. Of it would be obviously impossible that such an historical record could be screened on any one night owing to the length of the film. To overcome this difficulty the producers are releasing ''The History of the War" at the rate of one-reel each week and the Empire Theatre management have niuc'li pleasure in notifying patrons that the first series will be screened at that theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and continued each week thereafter. No British sin ject should miss this series of pictures. A public demonstration of the McKay artificial arm was given at Messrs Cook and Lister's shop in Brougham street yesterday afternoon by Mr. F. Wiseman, on behalf of the Auckland firm of J. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., who have been appointed artificial limb-makers to the New Zealand Government. The device is the invention of a Nelson resident who lost an arm, and it appears to substantate every claim made for it by this manufacturers. The artificial limb is neat, compact, strong, and yet quite light, and by its aid, any man so unfortunate as to lose an arm, can follow his ordinary occupation. The adaptability of the arm and its appliances are so varied as to make it possible for anyone, having to use such a device to be able to hold a pen or pencil or to use a hammer and saw —in fact there is very little limitation to what could be done by its aid. If there were any doubt as to the activity of the coal shortage a glance at the queue waiting outside the State Coal Department's office in Lower Cuba, Street, any time would .have dispelled such doubt (says the Dominion). Owing to the strike at the State Collieries, and perhaps partly to the more urgent call for coal for other purposes, the eoaj stocks in the city became exhausted, or very nearly so, a fortnight ago, since when it has been impossible to obtain normal supplies for householder?. : An announcement that orders would be received against a shipment to arrive in a day or two had the effect of inducing hundreds of people to call at the office on Wednesday. The rush at !) a.m. and until a late hour in the afternoon was so great that a queue had to be formed in order that the orders could be noted on the principle of first come, first served. At times the queue stretched out across the pavement aiul down Gub& Street', many having to wait as long as half-an-hour before being able to give their orders. The quantity of coal that is being delivered to customers is strictly limited. Residents within easy city i limits are only being given 2cwt for a i Btart, whilst suburban residents may be supplied with 3cwt.

The treasurer of the North Taranaki Patriotic League has received a donation of £lO to the Y.M.C.A. funds from Messrs B. S. Wells, D. Eraser, ]£, SuttcJn, of Uruti. The Loan and Mercantile draw attention to the clearing sale they are holding on account of A. W, Guilford at his homestead, Junction road, Tarata, on Friday, April 2G. Full particulars will be found 011 page S of this issue. Rev. C. Strand, tlie newly appointed superintendent minister of the Cape Egmcr.t Circuit, will commence his ministry at Opunake and Kahotu to-morrow. A notice appears in to-day's issue relative to the Croydon Settlement, near Waipuku, which is to be balloted amongst returned soldiers at New Plymouth. Applications close on Monday, May, 20, at 4 p.m. I . A general meeting of the New Plymouth 'ftetmuM Soldiers 5 Association will in held at the Club Itooms on next at S p.m. to discuss matters in" connection with the conference to be lic-ld at Auckland next month.

The adjourned annua] meeting of the. New Plymouth Tlnrhor Hoard, for t'npurpose of examining tha accounts tho year MH7, was ivMiuu'ii yestordciy, when the slatommit us aiibmiUwl by 1,1k: i( k l,a.ry was received and approved.

Tin; animal iinandal statement of the. WeiTingtou City Corporations Electric Lighting Department, shows a net profit, of £17,780, tho gross profit amounted to £2!), 1.20, but out of that a sum of no less than £IO,OOO ]uw been wTTTteu oil' the old 'station plant and goodwill. Jeremiah O'Kielly appeared at the Now Plymouth again yesterday morning, for I lie third time this week, on a further charge of drunkenness. Mr. H. R. Cattley, J.P., was on the bench and-imposed a fine of £-2, in default seven days' imprisonment, arid ordered accused to leave the town immediately. Comparing the rationing system of (he different staffs, a Wanganui boy at Grantham (-England) says:—"ln Sling Camp, as elsewhere, the rations aro ample in quantity, and the quality 1» the best. lam satisfied the New Zealand boys are the best fed and best looked after of all the different nations In the war. Every man has a ration of N.Z. butter (which is the envy of other units), most of their meat, is N.Z. grown, and of the highest grade, and 5s realise how much we boys have to be thankful for, as the administrative staff speaks volumes for the Government and staff headquarters in London takes a personal interest in every N.Z. soldier." Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Ba-yne will appear at the matinee and to-nighb's sessions at the iynpire in ''The Adopted Son." This will be the last screening of this popular picture which has attracted very iine attendances on both previous nights of showing. On Monday there will be a complete change when the programme will include the first number of the great Pathe war picture, "History of the War," which will be continued each week in one-reel lengths.

The Dunedin Star says:—Some little part of the career of William Eggers, beforo the Runanga murders brought him to the death-bed in Lyttelton Gaol, was unpleasantly familiar to a Central Otago farmer, and the facts are well known jn the district. Between June and November of last year a man who called himself "James Mooney" worked for Mr. T. H. Mee, the well-known sheep-fanner at Becks. This man obtained possession of two blank cheques from his employer's cheque-book, probably extracting them on an occasion when he was entrusted with Mr. Mee's mail, and early in November he cashed a cheque for nearly . £2OO at a Naseby bank, the cheque purporting to be signed by Mr. Mee, and being so good a forgery that it was .never questioned. Later, another'cheque for a smaller sum was cashed at a business house in Dunedin, and then no more was seen or heard of him. The photo of the murderer Eggers was printed in a Christchurch paper, when Mr, Mee and others recognised the features of the defaulting "Mooney." That the murderer Eggers and the forger "Mooney" were one and the same person appears to be beyond question.

There 19 no doubt now tliat the Grey seat must become vacant in a few days, (says the Dominion). The session is not yet'legally over, because nominally Parliament lias been adjourned until Monday next, but before that data the prorogation notice will be published. The session will therefore end on Monday next finally, and then it will be certain that Mr. Webb has been absent from his place in the House without leave for a full session of Parliament. The initiative in the matter rests with the Speaker 'of the House, and it may be presumed that Mr. Speaker will issue the proper .instructions to the officers of the House to declare the seat vacant, arid to, take steps to have another election. Several suggestions have been made as to who the Labor people may choose in place of Mr. Webb. It may yet be that they will persist with Mr. Webb, for there is nothing in the law to prevent a man .from being a candidate for a seat in Parliament even if he should at the time fte in prison. Mr. Seniple is another man who has been suggested, but Mr. Semple states that he is not anxious to .enter politics. Another suggestion is Mr. H. Holland.

In compliance with the request of the New Plymouth Borough Council the Ministers' Association has taken in hand the arrangements for the religious ser vices to be held on Anzac .Day (Thursday next). A meeting of the ministers was held on Thursday, when it was decided to hold two services simultaneously in thß afternoon oi Anzao Day. One will take place in the People's Picture Palace and the other in Everybody's Theatre. One service will be timed to commence a few minuter later than the other so that people who may find themselves crowded out of one hall may be able to reach the other before the service begins. The Rev. A. C- Seivewright will preside at one of the services, at which the Kev. 0. Blundell will be the speaker, and at the other service the Rev. IL L. Richards will pAsiile and the speaker will he the Rev. F. 0. Earvie. A special form of service will bo printed, and will be used at each hall. Th. church choirs and the maJe clipir are to bo asked to assist in the singing. The returned soldiers will parade, and it is intended to ask the Vetcf&ns, cadets, Boy Scouts and the Citizens' Band to parade also.

Tho remarkable World lilift feature, "Rasputin, t'he Black Monk," will be the principle attraction at Everybody's this afternoon and to-night. The ..wonderful success of this film scnsatipn is already common knowledge locally and it is ceitain to draw tremendous crowds! ni New Plymouth as elsewhere. Intending patrons to Everybody's to-night would be well advised to make certain of their seats iby reserving at Collier'sA well dressed liaby is beloved l>y all, and fond mothers thinking of baby health and comfort will bo pleased to know that the Big Stoi\,_ Waitara, is the headquarters for babies and provides for their comforts from birth. Bead all about it on page 4. 1 Fawn gaderdine raincoats), for boys and girls are extremely fashionable just now and the Melbourne, Ltd., are very fortunate in having a good stock of these goods in the famous ''llydrotite make, guaranteed shower and dust proof. Prices, sizes 0 "25s Od to 39s Cd, for youth's size 16/ A patriotic service will be held in the Okato Methodist Church to-morrow evening, when Rev. E. D. M. King will speak from the subject, ''Divine Judgment on the Oppressor." Special singing by the choir. Get a North British Hot Water Bottle with the patent "Unique'' stopper. Made of best rubber, tight well-vulcan-ized seams, they lftßt for years, that's whv all chemists recommend them.