LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Government is hard at work on the progiammc for peace celebrations. Cabinet made progress with this planni'i!' yesterday awl expects to have the draft complete to-day.-—Press Association.

Tiie results of the examinations for mine managers" certificates are: First class—J. Neikon; partial pass—W. C. Bavies; second class —partial pass, J. Bremian and Alex Gain—Press Association

The following nominations have besn i-'v.-fived hi connection with the election of it member of the Post and Telegraph Promotion Board: James Aitken, clerk in chief office, Wanganui: James Joseph llulvey, chief clerk telegraph office, Wellington. The election is on February 12-—Press Association.

The annual picnic of the To Henui ana Block Sunday Schools was tie id at kawaroa Park yesterday alternoon arid a very enjoyable time" was spent by the children, who were liberally provided for in the way of amusements, prizes and refreshments. A willing band of helpers, headed by th« vicar, Rev. I'avall, worked hard to make tlio outing successful, and they achieved their object.

Wellington Copper Trail collection realised £<8,423 net. Towards this Tarauaki contributed the following amounts: Ejmont County £250, llawera £((10, Inglcwood £4OB, Kaponga £llu, Manila £212, Xew Plymouth Xovth Taranaki .t'Siili, Patea £-■l4O, Stratford County arid Borough £IOO2.

Siijject to the life interest oi nis widow the iatfc Mr John I-landy left the io!lu\ving InriiiesU:—House in Eliot St. to the Salvation Army, 500 to Dr Earnardo's Homes, £SOO to the British and I'oveign Bible Society, £3OO !;o the Geo. Jluller Orphanage, £IOO to the Welling ton Presbytery Orphanage. £2OO to the Mew Plymouth Public I-lospital, £IOO to the Tira'kina Presbyterian furls' School. r,nd varying amounts from £SO to £IOO to a number of personal frimuls.

There is a great pressure on 'warding accommodation in New Plymouth at the present time. Xext week the position will not be improved bv the races, tin great race between Desert Gold and Gloaming beir.-g sure to attract people frmii all over Xew Zealand There ure also many other visitors coining here fr-r the month of February In view of the frset that till hotel t.nd boarding accommodation is taker, up residents are !»''•]" appealed to by the Tourist and Exparsion League to put up visitors where it. is possible, and to get into touch with the secretary without delay

A special recerinft of the Technical Committee of the Taranahi I'Mueation P-onrd was held on Wednesday ercnins. there heim* present. Mc«sr? Trimble, Masters, Smith and White The question of the organisation of the agricul-tii-ni wfis di«cu''=ed, and a report will he submitted to the next, meeting of the Board A deputation from, the Klthi'ni School Committee, c-oroistinj of Mc«?rs Tlridw (elinirmant and BtickeriiVe. waited on flit committee and asked that, technical dny classes should be estii<!,.oipd i» T.'iHinm, .After discussion it was deeded that the ehalmir"i Mr. R MV. otmnM visit El Omni sn'l confer with tin- people there on a date to be arranged by the Elihatn -School Committee

A visitor to tho Foxton heach hint week had the misfortune to 10.-ie liis> motor ear which was destroyed by fire. The conflagration was caused through the engine br.ck-iiring.

A Balclntha resident was caught in the early hours of the morning a lew days ir.o trapping opossums in the game sanctuary of the Otanomonio settlement. He had 30 traps and 11 opossums in his possession, and the3c were confiscated. Court proceeding.'! will follow

When a case was brir.£ hoard in the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning in which a well known local contractor was charged with driving r. motor lorry at night without ha\ in# lights oil ft, the Borough Inspector (Mi'- R. Day) state I that in fairness to the cfriver it should be Raid ho had been unexpectedly <i»laved and was about two hours lai.or than he shoidd have been, lie had also taken a side street !n order to avoid the chief traffic-way, and had ihe misfortune to meet both the borough inspectors who stopped him and took his name and address.

After having been detained in Wellington for two months owing to the influenza epidemic and the consequent shipping trouble, many of the passenger:-! who left Wellington by the Moeraki on Saturday are bound for Melbourne. Some were of the opinion that they would be further held up, or inconvenienced, by the outbreak of the epidemic in Melbourne, and the proposed interState restrictions on traflic. Some have decided to postpone their sailing till a more favorable time.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayer,? to the notitication appearing in to-day's issue that the due date of payment of the Income-te.A £.nd Special War-tax is 0:1 Wednesday, the ytli day of February, IOiS. Additional tax will accrue if the lax is not paid on or before 20th February, 1919 Jt ■should be noted, however, that individual whose surnames commence with the Utte»s C, D, H, J, J, K, Me. N, O. P T, W, will not receive their demands until some days later. In these eases a new dm- date will be fixed under section 127 anil -mown on the demands. Additional tax will accrue twenty-cue flays thereafter

The news of the armistice was sourly received by the German residents of Samoa. Some of the better class settlers were so convinced of the invulnerability of the Kaiser that they absolutely declined to believe the ntws. With the German armies well into the heart of France the thought of a Gov, man surrender seemed to them utterly ridiculous. The New Zealand oncers simply replied: "Wait and see." One of the leading settlors, a planter, when told the news, said: "Bah! You can never beat the Germans. The Kaiser will win, and he will boss the world. I don't believe your news!" And after formally reporting himself, he went away scowling. In another instance a German, on being told the news, was seized with an agony of rage, to appease which he was informed that there were a million and a half of Allied troops already on garrison duty in Berlin, which turned the Hun's rage into a violent flood of tears, Interspersed with "Ach, Himmcl!" and incomprehensible cries of emotional agony in German.

In connection with the forthcoming race meeting a new arrangement has been made in regard to the collection of taxi fares to the course. Shortly after the last meeting the Borough Inspector (Mr. R. Day) suggested to the Council a scheme for v the sale in town of tickets including fare to the course and admission, the Borough taking a percentage from the taxi drivers and the Jockey Club to pay for the cost of the seJisnje, which was designed to -still further improve the running of the traffic and also to protect the driver's from losses incurred under the present system through men walking away without paying while another fare is being supplied with change by the driver. The Borough Council declined to take any, action in the matter, which was rfterred to the Jockeyi Club. It is understood now that a private syndicate has decided to undertake the scheme in part, omitting the tickets of admission to the course. Tickets for the trip i\p to the course will be sold in town, and each passenger will hand his or her ticket to the taxidriver, who will p'-esent his tickets the next day and receive a cheque for the amount of theif value, leas a percentage from the enmpanv. This scheme the taxi-drivers are said to he thoroughly in acf.ord with, as they consider it will snve them from lesses thev have previously made. anTt also obviatj delays a*; the course through having to collect fares and give chance. Tn the latter respect the' scheme will assist in tie; smoother running of the traffic at the course entrance

The oil la.ur.oli Mahoe, which was wrecked at .the mouth of the Waitara River last Friday evening, was valued nt £'20(10 when she was bought by the present owners in 1014 She w.s not insured at the time of the wreck.

Webster Tiros- will submit to auction tins afternoon k>o boxes of assorted fruit. The ladies' new siik knitted and mercer istd sport eonts at the Melbourne, Ltd., are marvellous bargains.- Nothing like them fov value has been shown in town this fe'iron. Ail up-to-date in stvle and '.'vorv coat lone; and roomv prices 27s C;l to. Sat..

Will the person who enquired abuiit a parcel of linen collar-: left in Currie street some time ago please cownmnicave with this office? The garcsl lias been found.

Tli3 NojUeenr* Party's representative put. up to ansm-r the Moderate Lea«u.» speakers h Mr. W. I), lUyler. IS?a , teacher of economics and vk-t * ;: .'maii of the \V'i 11!;••• • ■ ocr Labor Pari-, Mr. has had crowded hous Sii ' ing tins reply elsewhere ana it is ,'him> ed his powers of debate have never been more admirably displayed. Certainly by advertisements appearing in this 'issue the meeting promises to lie most interesting The question has now been passed on to the peofrfe to decide, and all thouohtii'.l ?ilizpr.? are recommended to hear Mr. Parley's exhaustive reply to the Moderate Party's statements, 'The meeting is to be held in the Umpire Theatre on Monday, FeTiruni'v 3 Mr. Payley's plat form powers ar » nhvady known to the people of I\Vy; Plvmoi.tli The answering of quesiioii... \vil■ bo a ■■ye.-ia! of tie ttiM fjno- r ,nd (yipc. t'nners are cordially invited to cor,.' alo)i«.

Ask- for SAVmnvc fiITCALYPTT K\*TT? ,\ (*T, or e ],e yo„ may receive one of the nutnv substitutes. The fiEWrNI? SANT>EB EXTRACT cures colds. fevers, indigestion; prevents infectious diseases and heals ulcers, poisoned wounds, skin diseases. burns, trains, etc. It is much more powerfully antiseptic than the common eucalyptus and does not depress or irritate like the latter

The chips, or box,-:, in which tho strawberries are s>old are put together by the inmates of the Jubilee .Institute for the liiind at Auckland. The timber is cut into thin vraeav, of tlie right size and shapo /by some of the timber mills in the King Country, and the wiipa are shaped and fastened together by the' - blind workers. H is stated that the inmates of the Jubilee Institute turn out about SOU,OOO of these chips every season.

When Paderowßki, who has been chosen first President of Poland, was leaving Now Zealand, a reporter from An'ddand interviewed hiv.;, In the fours:: of his questions the- scribe r.aked the mvsic'an in which town oC Australia and New Zealand had t'ha audiences most impressed him, l::ily imr that the reply would be in Auckland's favor. "All!' 1 asid Paderewskl, putting his hand on his heart r.r.d lifting his eyes to heaven. ''Whaiw.raita'" "And in'what way did Uio ptcplc impre?,3 and please you there." "Well you see,'' said PaiicrewaU, "it was the only town in Australia—in fact in the g> whole world— I whore nobody Esked tee ~ to get ir,y hnir eut!" In one of t.lio small country tow as Poverty Bay way there ia a wlnUtw of religion whose keen appreciation of sport has earned him tin sobriquet of ''the Sporting Parson'' , This nickname shoujd stick to him for life, judging from an incident which happened in his parish recifitl} He was preaching an eloquent sermon to his congregation, when two dogs scampered up the aisle in front of the pulpit The animals were in v. moment engaged in deadly combat The preacher halted in his sermon, and his eye glistened appreciatively "I bet the black one win--," he cried thumping the pulpit. The Kmiles on the faces of the worshippeis could be heard above the din of the eo'illict.

'1 he Feilding hJTnr of Saturday states.' We regret to have to state that one of our most prominent breeders of stjid sheep and cattle was committed toTho I'o/irua Mental Hospital on Thursday la=t. Besides three local doctors and twe Justices of the Peace, experts in his complaint were brought up ffom Weilington, but the opinion was unanimous an to the necessity for pjneing him v. uere lie will be able to get curative treatment. At the same time his numerous friends will be sorry to hear that the prospects of his recovery are very remote. Everything will be done to bring him hack to his normal state, ftfid it is contemplated getting a specialist from the Old Country to pronounce on his condition. <