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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 145083, 7 September 1916, Page 2

A ca-so of ccrebro-spinal meningitis was reported to the Napier Hospital Board on Wednesday. The patient was admitted and the house isolated. The wonderful Bray-Gilbert Silhouette, Fantasies surprised and delighted the largo audience present at tho People’s Theatre last night. Mr. Dan Barry, Fitzroy, this morning presented the Mayoress with a thoroughbred racehorse for patriotic purposes.

At the Invercargill Police Court on Wednesday Martin Kano, clerk, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for uttering, disloyal statements. Henry Mustoo was fined £SO for keeping liquor for sale. The correspondent of The Times at British headquarters, on tho western front, writes;—"A German major who was taken prisoner expressed the hope that ho would bo allowed to keep las servant, adding that the latter would surrender with the next batch.”

(Jn the motion of Mr. Billing (Messrs. Weston and Weston) probate of the wills of the late Mr. John Ho.wko and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Loveridge was oh September 5 granted by his Honour Air, Justice Edwards-to the executors named in the wills.

At a meeting of the Napier National Reserve on Wednesday night, it was decided to secure central promises to assist in recruiting operations. Objection was taken by members to the way the Government are making use of the reserve in clerical, instead of military, capacity. Ono member stated they* had no standing at all. The Knmara Times has it on good authority that a company is in process of formation to work the limestone deposit at the Taramakau settlement and utilise it for agricultural, purposes. A stone-crusher, worked by water power, will be installed and the stone prepared for the settlers. The Government analysis of the limestone shows that it is of very good quality. The following have been elected officers of the Dominion of New , Zealand Bowling Association for the ensuing year:—President, Colonel P. J. Cofiins; vico-preeklont, Mr. C. Russell Smith; treasurer, Mr. A. E. Fowler; council, Messrs. M. Walker, M. M’Cal)um, L. Cohen, T. Bush, E. J. Hill, M. F. Barnett* D. A. Morgan, J. J. Tuarlow, W. Nicholeon, and H. F. Mercer.

Tho nineteenth annual report of the Lowgarth Dairy Company shows that there is a balance on working' account of £5316, on the~pay-out of which the total payment for butter-fat -will be Is 8d per lb. Tho pay-out for the year ended July 31 was £29,000. Statistics were: 10,694,8851 b. milk, 3.84 test, 409,4511 b. butler-fat, 1,092,9241 b. cheese, 25.0861 b. whey-butter, pounds milk to IJb. cheese 9.75, x*>unds cheese to 11b. oV butter-fat 2.67.

Mrs. S. Annie Jemison, honorary secretary of the Tariki Ladies’ Patriotic League, desires to acknowledge the following donations to the league funds:—Mr. and Mrs. Thorkleson, sen., £1; Mr and Mrs. F. Riley, £1; Mr, and Mrs. Rudkin, £1; Mr. H. TvnowJes, £1 Is; Mrs. N\. Trewin, 10s 6d; Miss St radian, 10s 6d ; from sale of cushion donated by Mr. Crewman, £1 16s, Also from the young ladies’ leap year bail the sum of -CS 5s 71d was handed in - for Christmas cheer for the soldiers.

.Mr. J. S. Oonnett, president of the Taranaki Agricultural fcociety, attended the annual meeting of the Frankloy Hoad Dairy Company on Wednesday and audmied the suppliers on behalf of the society, outlining the progress that had been made during the past year and tie policy for the future, and appealed for a oontinuanoo of their support. In addition to those who became members last year quite a. number of additional members were obtained.

Enrolling the lighting man-power of New Zealand.is practically the task of the Government Statistician. His work is twofold. .Ho has to obtain the names and addresses of .men. of. military ago; he has to ascertain what the man-power is and where it is. Every reservist is.under statutory obligations to report any change of abode. A heavy penalty may bo suffered by a reservist who fails to give information as to his new place of residence. It should bo noted that a post office address is not sufficient —place of abode must bo furnished.

Our local readers will no doubt bo pleased to hear that our New Zealand plants are appreciated in other parts of the world than Taranaki. Messrs. Duncan and Davies, Ltd., shipped today a consignment of nine cases of'Now Zealand native plants to San Francisco. Last week this firm shipped a large consignment to England. It seems curious that many overseas orders received by this firm are for rare exotic -plants which grow so well here but seeni unprocurable in other parts of the world. Where two is company there is always pleasure, aud this ceitaiuly applies to Regal Shoes. They are synonymous with perfection—no matter what your idea.of comfort may be—whether 'it is comfort, quality, finish or style they fit tho bilk Try a pair right.nOw. —RegalShoe Store; ’phono 455.* Buyers of calico should not miss the wonderful line of “Martin” calico offerin at The Melbourne’s Reduction Sale at 5s lid dozen yards. Other desirable bargains; aro three-quarter bed size Marcella quilts at 8s 6d, full double-bed size Marcella.quilts atT2s 6d, and huge white towels (60 inches long) Is lid pair.*

No doubt quite a number of our male readers who use safety razors have regretfully thrown away their blades when dulled with use_ and will he interested in an advertisement which appears in this issue referring to an electric re-edging machine upon which some 18,000 blades have already been made as good as now at Hardie Bros., Ironmongers, Queen Street, Auckland. There is positively no excuse for anyone wearing discoloured linen, because tlie price of “No Rubbing Laundry Help” is within tho reach cf all.*

A number of small pearls found by Colonel Hugh Boscawen in oysters in the vicinity of Whangaroa, North Auckland, have been presented to the Auckland Museum. The pearls arc of mediocre quality, and lack the Instate which characterises the specimens found on the fishing-grounds of Polynesia and North Australia.

Mesdames Hugh Baily and Morrison have received the following additional contributions to their fund for Christmas parcels for our boys at the front: Mrs. E. A. Walker £1 Is, Mrs. Courtney IQs, Mrs. Cornwall 10s, Miss Matthews ss, as well as donations of soap and perfumery from Messrs. Hall, Teed, Fraser, Hood and Davies, and a dozen pudding basins from Mr. Hayden.

In the report of the Lepperton Bazaar yesterday our correspondent inadvertently omitted the names of several of the helpers. Mrs. F. Crowe and Miss Wright helped at the produce stall and Mrs. Cartwright was very successful at the bran tub. The afternoon tea was very successfully'run'by Mrs. Payne and the Misses Ackland, Taylor, Giddy (2), Paul, Gibson, Cartwright (2), and Street, whilst Mrs. Sampson, sen., acted as doorkeeper. A recent big rally in Dunedin in connection with the patriotic’ bottlegathering scheme by school children was tremendously successful. Those controlling affairs at the depots are quite unable to toll yet the exact number gathered; they were simply inundated with bottles, bottles, bottles. The children entered into the thing with great enthusiasm, and in the middle of the afternoon S.O.S. signals wore sent out by several schools for lorries to clear away the accumulated bottles. Ivaikorai, to name one, had at four o’clock 7000 waiting to be moved, while Christian Brothers’ tally was some 5000. Port Chalmers School has notified that their contribution to the scheme is 17,000 bottles. . At the depot is a collection of curios really worth viewing. Prominent amongst it is a huge green bottle with a _ holding capacity of 12 gallons, and this is surmounted by a thin little phial, with a pin-head stopper, that would not hold nearly so many drops. Another most interesting exhibit is a large glass retort and a receiver. These have a history, for the}' were imported in 1 the early days by a .syndicate for the purpose of testing the ground at Harbour Cone, which was considered to be goldbearing. Probably on© of the most cheerful men aboard the steamer Arawa, which arrived with returned soldiers this week, was Sergeant W. Woods, who was blinded .in both eyes ,by a bullet in an engagement at Gallipoli about May 10, 1915. Sergeant Woods enlisted at the outbreak of the war with the 10th North Otago Infantry, and proceeded to the front with the Main Body. His spirit was undaunted by the terrible injury ho received. Ho proceeded to Great Britain and entered the home for blinded soldiers at St. Dunstan’s, Regents Park, which,.is under the management of Sir Arthur Pearson. Sergeant Woods here became an expert masseur, and now holds the certificate of the Incorporated Society of Trained Masseurs, the highest distinction obtainable iu the profession. He later spent six months in the Middlesex Hospital, apd is now a thorough qualified masseur. “ Woodsey,” as he is affectionately called by his returned comrades, won the hearts of all oil board by his cheerful spirits, and his work as a masseur was specially commended by Dr. Marshall Macdonald, the medical officer in charge. Throughout the voyage ho had twelve patient?; who are now well on the road back to health as a result of his ministrations. Sergeant Wood is escorted by his sister, who has been employed at Home as a nurse among the wounded. Hi her capacity as escort to her blind brother she holds tho official rank of sergeant.