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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16039, 25 January 1918, Page 2

Tho exportation of animal fertilisers and superphosphates from Australia is prohibited.

A fire in the Adelaide corporation’s rubbish destructor ignited tho tar reservoir, damage being done to the extent of £IO,OOO. Nows from tho flooded area in Queensland is very scrappy. There appears to be no improvement in tho situation. All communication is interrupted. Mackay’s fate is still unknown.

John Davidson, a sergeant-major on the permanent staff at Featherston, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at the Masterton Court to-day for exhibiting indecent photographs to a young girl.—Press Association. Sessuo Hayakawa, the noted Japanese, and Vivian Martin, the dainty artiste appear to-night at the People’s in the great drama “Forbidden Paths.” A fine film of the Melbourne Cup and the latest gazettes are also ?v dto bill. The usual matinee takes place to-mor-row at 2 p.m.

A slight explosion occurred in the Taumarunui Borough generating plant and caused injuries to the manager. As the gasometer gradually emptied next day the top fell in. The town -has now been in darkness for four nights and some weeks may elapse before repairs are effected. The gas used is generated from benzine. The manager’s injuries are not serious.— Press /Association.

A film of particular interest at The People’s to-night is “The Melbourne Cup,” pictured in 1500 ft. of film. Many interesting scenes are show's, including work on the track, the New' Zealand champion “Biplane” at work, parade of notable competitors, scenes in the birdcage, the start, the race, and the finish, the winner “Westcourt” enthusiastically received, and some wonderful traffic scenes, after the races. The film shows for three nights, and the matinee tomorrow, at 2 p.m. , The Wellington branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners has forwarded to the Minister of Labour a resolution protesting against the Order-in-Council providing for the suspension of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act and awards and industrial agreements in so far as they restrict the employment of discharged soldiers, and expressing the opinion that the proposals are reactionary, and calculated to place discharged soldiers at the mercy of those who may be unscrupulous enough to take advantage of their position and pension, and place autocratic powers in the hands of the inspectors of factories, and undermine and reduce the standard of living of the workers generally. The conduct of New’ Zealand soldiers while in England is very highly praised by the High Commissioner, Sir, Thomas Mackenzie, in a. letter received -by the Presbyterian session clerk at W r aipu and read at the meeting of the Auckland Presbytery last week. Sir Thomas Mackenzie writes that their conduct is “first rate,” and on all sides the opinion is expressed that New Zealand’s soldiers are gentlemen and act as gentlemen. As the representative of New Zealand, it made him very proud to think of tile degree to which they had carried the honour of the Dominlbn in the field and in the home. The High Commissioner also spoke of a visit ho had paid to Brockonhurst Hospital, where he had spent four days making calls on the 1000 New Zealanders being treated there.' The conditions in which they live, from the point of view both of medical attention and comfort, he said,, are excellent, while the people in the neighbourhood vie W'ith each other in showing them kindness and considera-. tion.

An exclusive selection of men’s footwear is now showing at the Regal Shoe Store. The very latest shapes are shown and each pair of boots are made for long service. The material used throughout is warranted of the best quality and is thoroughly reliable. An early inspection is invited.”

Great Nows for Thrifty Buyers.—The Clothipg Factory’s Sale is now on and provides just the opportunity to stock up in clothing and footwear before the full force of the big advance in prices reaches us. Advice from the Home markets is that all classes of goods are getting dearer and scarcer, so don’t fail to take full advantage of this Real Sale.” ,

In the past we have specialised in men’s wear only. We have now decided to stock, boys’ and youths’ clothing, and to give big values, as we have done in the past. Just a few prices to convince you : Boys’ navy shorts, 2s lid; bovs’ French braces, lid; boys’ ties, 6d. Ciet in early.—J. K. Hawkins and Co., Outfitters, Devon Street, New Plymouth.* The suitability of attractive pictures as presents for your friends cannot he denied. Rich’s have a big assortment of pictures of all varieties to choose from. Framed pictures ranging from a few shillings to guineas. High-class framing .jnic Gallery,*

The Wanganui tramways tools, £l4B Hs 5d on Anniversary Day (January 22) an increase of £36 9s. 9d on the takings for the previous year. The highest day’s receipts in Now Plymouth hitherto have been £ll9. The concert given by the Citizens’ Band at Ngamotu beach on Thursday night proved most enjoyable, the weather conditions being ideal. An excellent programme .was rendered, comprising the following numbers;— March, “Bravo the Anzaos” ; selection, “A Melodious Revue”; suite, “La Belle France”; duet, “Excelsior,” Bandsmen A. Handley and H. Hedlcy; quickstep, “Captain of tho Guard”; lancers, “Old Times”; march, “Franconia” ; the National Anthem. Mr. T. Hughes, of Waitnra, conducted.

At the meeting of the University vSenate on Tuesday Mr. H. F. von Haast moved: “That for the purpose of encouraging the study of forestry the New Zealand University allocate £l5O yearly for three years for a travelling'scholarship in forestry, provided that the Government contribute a liko sum towards the scholarship and make some arrangement for the employment in the Forestry Department of the scholar on the expiration of his scholarship.” The motion was adopted and referred to the recess committee for a report at the April meeting.

Kawaroa Park was the scene of a very successful outing on Thursday, the occasion being the annual picnic of the St. Mary’s and Vogeltown Sunday Schools. An interesting time can any day be spent at tho park; - but when in addition to tho ordinary attractions a sports programme is arranged the children’s pleasure is complete. On Thursday, at any rate, they seemed to have the time of their lives. The Rev. F. R. Rawle, Messrs. Gordon Gilbert and E. B. Kyngdon managed the sports. Miss Harrison had charge of the kindergarten children and the girls, and Misses Goodwin, Dovenish and Reube, assisted by other teachers, looked after tho refreshments. A large number of parents and friends attended, and the clay passed off very pleasantly for all concerned. It is likely that the ambulance reinforcement camp at Awapuni wiE ho closed in the near future. The ambulance men will ho transferred to Featherston Camp, where there is now sufficient room for them owing to the reduction of the reinforcement quotas. Last year, when the reinforcement quota was relatively high, tho Defence authorities inquired to have over 10.000 men in camp at one time, and this meant that both Trentham and Featherston were full without providing for the ambulance men. The number of men in training month by month will be substantially smaller this year, and it will thus be possible to give the ambulance recruits their training at Featherston. The closing of the smaller camp will effect an economy.

A telegram from Christchurch stated that sentence passed by court-martial on two military prisoners cannot be confirmed because the men refuse to undergo medical examination, and so the responsible officer cannot satisfy himself that they aro fit to undergo punishment. The case appears to be covered by a rule that has been observed generally in the administration of the Military Service Act. If a reservist refuses to undergo medical examination ho is presumed officially to be fit. Similarly, if a man omits to make his status clear, he is presumed to belong to the class that will he first mobilised. The onus of proving his status is thrown always upon the reservist, and this seems to have'been the clear intention of the Act.

The British Government recognises the value of advertising ih all their activities. They spent £600,000 on advertising space in the interests of their first recruiting campaign. Large sums were paid for advertising a “Thrift Campaign” and in connection with floating their loans. A London paper just to hand says: The following sums were paid to the principal newspapers in connection with the Government loan publicity campaign ;—Daily Mail. £2680 15s 9d; Daily News, £1434 7s 6d; Daily Chronicle, £IOB2 Is; The Times, £IOSO 10s 8d ; Daily Telegraph, £IOO7 Is ,10d; Morning Post, £737 8s lid; Yorkshire Post, £655 10s lid; Glasgow Herald, £636 4s lid; Scotsman, £536 18s 6d; Manchester Guardian, £4lO Bs. Of course many more thousands were expended in advertising the loan in the other London and provincial papers. : Since the British occupation large wheat crops have been planted in Mesopotamia under the direction of the Indian Government, and the harvesting of this -will commence in April. Labour conditions are not too settled in that country at the present time, and in any case the native harvesting implements are, for the most part, of a primitive kind. Australia has been asked to help in this matter,/therefore, and the Argus states that Mr. Hugh V. M'Kay has arranged for the dispatch to Bagdad of a number of harvesters of the latest type, with petrol motor-driven mechanism, and of 28 skilled Australian workers to look af : ter the machines. The men and machines will be dispatched shortly, and at the end of harvesting operations the men will return to Australia. In order to provide for repairs a small plant, specially constructed at Sunshine, will be carried also. \ A matter concerning the sizes of school grounds was) discussed at Tuesday’s pleating of the Wellington Education Board. Mr. P. A. Wright raised the question by suggesting that the department should be written a letter drawing attention to the fact that with regard to the Tiraumea and Waterfalls site, the Lands Department was quite .willing to grant twelve acres, but that the Education Department would allow only three acres. It was clear that children would not bring horses unless there jwa.s a larger area to rim them on. Notwithstanding all that was being said about the need for playgrounds the department was limiting the size of this site. Mr. R. M’Callum said that while the Minister of Education was 'going about • the country saying that he was trying to do all he could for education he, was actually refusing such offers as the Lands Department had made in this case. The Education Board should place the blame on the proper shoulders and expos® whoever was blamablo. Mr. W. H. Field said that children could not be expected to go long distances to school which had no commodation for their horses. Also there should be land for gardening for agricultural work. Mr. J. Kebhell: “And an inducement to teachers to go, to the country is the land to run a horse and graze a cow.” Mr. T. Forsyth said that the Minister should be asked to stand by his statement that an area of five acres was little enough land for a country school. Mr Wright’s suggestion was then adopted. ’ The Melbourne, Ltd., announce that a further rise in the price of ladles’ hose may be shortly expected. In addition to the extra cost at Home, freights have recently risen over 50 per cent., this last item affecting goods just landing ex last Home liaftt, 4

Mr. Will Widdowson, the resident engineer of the Public Works Department at Nelson, died suddenly on 'Wednesday .evening. Mr. Widdowson had been stationed at Nelson for about six years, having previously been in charge of the construction of the Catlins-Rox-burgh railway. He leaves a widow and two sons (both at the front) and three daughter’s. Tho honour of Membership of the Order of the British Empire Iras been awarded to Mrs, Amy Pomeroy for tho remarkable courage and self-devotion shown by hor in helping her husband to invent a bullet which has, ;t claimed, put an end to the Zeppelin menace. Mrs. Pomeroy is 26 years of ago, and although she. is the mother of four children, she risked her life all day long ,and all night long. “Some interest has ‘been taken,” said tho Primo Minister on Wednesday, “in a statement cabled from Eng- ; land recently to tho effect that the Food Controller has done away with the nominated system in the- disposal of the surplus New Zealand frozen meat. This system was arranged in order that the New Zealand firms in the moat trade might during the war period be able to keep some connection with tho business Tthich they had established, and in which naturally they were greatly interested. Information has now conic to hand that the nominated system will be continued under the control of an advisory committee.” Strawberry growing in Palmerston has not been a payable proposition this year, according to on© grower, who has over 3000 plants under cultivation. “The season opened with splendid prospects,” said this gardener to a Manawatu Standard reporter, “the plants being loaded with fine quality berries, but owing to the ravages of slugs, I lost tho greater part of my first crop, while the second crop did not come on at all. owing to the unfavourable season. Tomatoes are also likely to bo a failure, as blight' has now set in, andMrom. present appearances, if I gather a tenth of my crop I shall he lucky.” Stocks of copra are again accumulating (writes a correspondent at Nukualofa to the Sydney Daily Telegraph), but it is unlikely that there will be any congestion, as it is expected that facilities for getting the product away from the group will increase rather than diminish in the near future. If Tonga is free from hurricanes tho new year promises to be a record one for copra / Already the natives have imported quite a large number of drays from New Zealand,- and expect to have a busy time collecting and carting "the nuts from their plantations to tho various trading stations. With the high prices obtaining for copra the natives are in a flourishing condition, and have more money to spend, consequently European residents and traders are benefiting considerably. One of tho New Zealand soldiers who returned about-.the New Year was sent back not on account of wound or sickness, nor for any fault at all, except that he is under agel He enlisted in Southland (says the Dunedin Star), dodging the forbidding of his father and steering through all other hindrances, served two years with the army, behaved well, and came through without a scratch or any bodily trouble, or without a question as to his eligibility, until it was discovered that he was technically an infant. As a matter \of fact, he is only now 18 years old. Ho resents his rejection, and wants to know what, the military authorities are going to do with him - while hp puts in the time that must elapse before he can enlist again. His case does not, however, come near the record. -The authorities know of an English youth who edged in unlawfully, fought tho Germans for two years, . and when bowled out was only 16 years of age. This case is well authenticated, and knoivn to some New Zealand soldiers.

New Plymouth has a little road, its name is Mangorei; it lies for three miles north and south, betwixt the mount and sea. A rough and rugged coat this road has often had to wear, for the borough and the county were slow to do their share. And many were the swear-words used and many words of hate, that a road so near New Plymouth should be left in such a state. And motor-men were filled with rage «s tyres and tubes were burst, and those who -were to blame for this were very soundly cursed. But all things come to those who wait, let us‘forget the past, the borough and the qounty have done their work at last. The .road is now in good' repair from Devon Line until we conie to that much-talked-of spot, the famous Kassel Hill. ■Then over sixty chains or so ’tis best to draw a veil, for the county chairman only smiles and all our pleadings fail. However, lot us thankful be tq those are due. Long live the County Council and the Borough Council too.

There was a sensational kidnapping hoax in Hobart last week, when Mr. C. E. Chesternian, a well-known timber merchant, on returning to his home at Bayswatpr, Sandy' Bay, with his wife and family, found in the garden a welldressed girl about 13 years of age gagged and bound. He tpok her to the nearest police station, where, after a short rest, sho told the police that while walking along Brisbane Street, Hobart, a man droveyip in a motor-car, accosted her,, and put a handkerchief smelling strongly of drug over her mouth. She remembered no more till she woke up gagged and bound in Mr. Chesterman’s garden, and found two gold bracelets and a pearl necklace missing. The police took the girl to Hr. Ireland, who failed ■to find any marks of violence or-the effects of drugs. After further close questioning by Detective-Sergeant Summers, the girl 'bonfossed that the whole story was a. fabrication, and gave as a reason for the hoax that her mother had scolded her that morning. She added that she had buried the jewellery in Mr. Chesterman’s garden; where the police subsequently found it.

A well-built young man namedGeorge B. Murphy was ■ (says the Herald) charged m the Auckland Police Court before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., with failing to enrol in the Expeditionary Force Reserve. Sub-lnspoctor Broberg said defendant, who was a single man, was a p,ugilist, better known as “BcrtjMurphy.” Counsel for the defence said that Murphy was conducting a boxing school'. Ho had stated that he had sent in his national registration papers, but this was not correct, lie suffered from lapses of memory, owing to injuries received while prize fighting. He had an, injured foot, which would debar him from service. Counsel asked thai> defendant be nor sent to gaol. The- Magistrate said if he accepted all that counsel had said it might be thought that he, the. Magistrate, was also suffering from a lapse. If the defendant was capable of conducting a business he should have been capable of remembering whether he had enrolled. He would he sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour, and the military authorities would ’ be notified when Re .wag released*

The hospital inquiry at Gisborne has closed with the address of counsel. Mr.

Bishop, S.M. (Commissioner), said he had/held many inquiries, but did mot remember one where there had been so little friction or semblance of friction.—Press Association. Someone in one of the town streets this morning saw what at "first glance seemed to be the very latest style in street costume. A closer look, however, showed itdo be a lady wearing shoes and stockings, a coat and a smile to distract attention from the bathing dress amfeap which apparently formed the rest of hec attire. In the course of a case in the Auckland Police Court on Wednesday, Mr, E. V. Frazer, S.M., commented on the rights of motorists and pedestrians. He said that some motorists'" seemed to think that tho sounding of their horn ,- meant “get out of ray way, the roadi 'belongs to me.” This was quite wrong, • as tlie sounding of a horn was meant to indicate the-approach of the car and vo ensure safety to hqth parties. Motorists and pedestrians had equal rights toMbe road, and if anything the motorists had the greater responsibility, as he had charge of a heavy, and dangerous machine. An example of the intelligence, resourcefulness and grit of the Australian boy has been brought under the notice of the Victorian Director of Education by the head-teacher of the State School at Mia- Mia. in that State. One of her pupils, Hugh Hyslop, a hoy of 14 years, who was .working for the Education Departments’ War Relief Fund,, collected eight sheep as gifts from farmers in the district. The lad was not long in determining h ow to realise his asset. He drove these sheep 11 miles to the nearest railway station, one afternoon, put them intq a truck, and then returned home. Next morning he rose at 3.30, travelled by train to Kyneton, took his sheep from tho trucks and drove them to the saleyards. The sheep realised £lO 95., and this sum he paid over to full to the school fund. The Victorian Education Department’s War Relief Fund now, stands at £250,000. In a letter announcing the revocation of the order excluding Messrs. Young and Howell, of the Seamen's Union, from ships and wharves, tjie Minister of Defence writes:—“l have been impressed by the f tatement that the unconditional exclusion of Messrs. Young and Howell from the wharves and ships may not affect them alone, but it, may penalise members of the Seamen’s Union wishing to transact business with these union officials. The Government has no wish to interfere with the legitimate business of members of the union, and it remembers with satisfaction tho valuable and honourable services rendered by British seamen during the war throughout-the world. _ln the interests of the Seamen’s Union, and not in tho interests of Messrs. Young and Howell as individuals, t have decided to arrange for tl» revocation of the orders in the meantime.” Following upon tho recent ascent of Mount Cook by Mr. Hall and Miss Houldsworth, an attempt to do tho climb single-handed is being made by Mr. Samuel Turner, of Lower Hutt. ■ Mr. Turner, who made a traverse of the famous mountain some years ago, in company with others; has climbed in four continents. Ho now declares hia intention of going up alone. ■ In .order that there may be noVloubt about his having reached the highest peak, Mr. F. Vosslef,' of Wellington, who arrived at the Hermitage with Mr. Turner, will watch from a neighbouring peak the climber’s steady ascent. • At the present time, the snow on the mountain is in good order. With this favourable condition and fine weather, the scaling of Mount Cook is regarded as being chiefly a question of endurance. There arc no dangerous cliffs and avalanches to ho guarded against. Mr. Turner and Mr. - Vossler left the Hermitage on Sunday for their base of operations near the Tasman Glacier. An interesting fight between a shark . and a big eel was witnessed last week from the rocks at Scott’s .Point, jHumpybong (says the Brisbane Daily Mail). *A big eel foraging up the tidal basin was attacked by a blue-shark betwteen three and four feet Tong, and a ding-dong “go,”, lasting a full three or four minutes, was fought out. The shark held the eel across the head and throat, and with powerful forward: .thrusts savaged his prey, the eel meanwhile forcing tho fight inshore. Twice the eel threw the shark clear of the water, somersault fashion, and the alternating flash of white bellies and lashing tails was quite inspiring. The fight held until the combatants came into shoal water, and the shark let go, hut as the eel broke clear he made a -final stroke which severed a foot or 18 inches of ta ; l. The eel, dreadfully wounded, swam slowly along tho rocks, and sought refuge in a • cranny, not deeply submerged, where he was marked down. Patience, and a stout boathook secured him as the tide waters receded.

Investigation showed him to He a rock eel, or moray, of the silver ■ variety, thicker than the upper arm of a powerful man. and what was left of him was four feet long.

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