LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 38, 8 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting figures relating to t.io official records of the Stratford and Midhirst Cow-testing Associations appear in another column. The Tariki Daily Company has decided to consign their output of cheese to Messrs. Collett and 'Co., Ltd., for the coming season.

“One-minute luncheons” for business men are'being provided in New York. Customers stand before a revolving counter and help themselves to the viands as they pass, the circuit occupying one minute.

The Bell Block Dairy Company has, disposed of its season’s export output to Mesrs. Wrhdit, Stephenson and Co.', of Wellington; at the satisfactory figure of 12fd *per lb.; This is, probably the highest price obtained by. any company this year. ' - ; , ( ,

The ‘“Taranaki Herald”,..warns the public that g number of silyei-coated pennies are in cifcplytibii' ,iii town,, The Coin’s , at’ 'a‘ first, planch-, '.look ypijy • like half-crowns, and iii Some insitau-r----ces have been. palmed off on the, up-, suspecting- already-. — : r i <-a King George’s agents have purclHs-' ediyiierhhburny Hi alii farm, near'Sail-' dringham;- Tire-place is 700 acrefe irf< extent, and the King now owns the whole of the parish of Shernbourne, of which Sandringham is the centre.

One .day towards.-the) end of. Just., month the great show geyser of Whakarewarewa, the Pohutu-, has been unusually active. It gave some splendid displays in the presence of a. number of visitors. It was violently ac-. tivo for-an hbhri and a half in tfie' al- ! ternoon, and for half an hour in the •evening, .nb>r‘. _ [ 0.-T-A- ‘cmfious provision appealed ).n Thfe' Will of the ’ late Mr. Schula,' i-a| well--known South African mining un'an, and one of the pioneers of the Rand; It was one in which the testator directed that after, his funeral a “choice little 1 ■ hqnquet” should be held, at which‘his intimate friends should be invited to fill their glasses and drink to his mem- : oi-y. ” ‘ ' ■ vv ;’;' V

After the conclusion of the ordinary business at the annual meeting of the Bell Block Dairy Company, the suppliers received between them over £2OOO in bonuses. As a still further happy termination to what, in other districts, is often a rowdy meeting (says the “Taranaki,Herald”), all present were the guests of the chairman (Mr. J. S. Couuett) and Mrs. Connett to supper. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded them for their kindness, which was much appreciated.

A remarkably successful function “came off” in the Foresters’ Hall last night, when the Oddfellows gave a progressive euchre party. There was a large attendance, and an excellent supper was provided by Mrs. Brooking. The first prize (ladies’) was won by Mrs. Miscal, second Mrs. Sole; Mr. C. D. Sole won the gentleman’s prize, and Sir. Tocker the second prize. The “booby” prizes were carried off by Miss Jans and by Mr. Trotter.

His Majesty King George will be invited to open the new transcontinental railway which is being constructeel across Canada. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was approved by the Canadian Parliament in 1901, and is being built with Government aid. It will extend across the Dominion from Moncton, New Brunswick, on the east coast to Prince Rupert, on the Pacific Coast. Its total length will be about JoOO miles.

A clock constructed throughout of glass is the result of six years’ work on the part of a Bavarian glasr-polish-er. The plates and pillars which form the framework are of glass, and are bolted together with glass screws. The dial, plate, hands, shaft, and cogwheels are of glass, and glass wedges and pins are used for fastening the various parts of the running gear together. Like the clock itself, the key by which it is wound is of glass. The construction of the remarkable tiinepioco was a matter of infinite pains. Some of the parts had to he made as many as forty times before a clock that would go could bo produced.

A ft or lio liacl been presented with a small shovel made of Australian wood and gold (which he dared not use’), tile Governor-General, Lord Penman, turned the first sod of the line about to be constructed by the Federal Government to complete the chain of rail communication between Eastern and Western Australia. Lord Denman is not big, but he is muscular (writes a correspondent), and he muisod a good deal of astonishment by the workmanlike way in which, with tlm aid of a regulation '■•hovel, he cut the sod. With eoual skill he tossed it into a barrow, wheeled tlm barrow along a plank, tipped it. and made a safe re+urn with the barrow along the middle of tlm plank. A stalwart nav'T who had been watching TTis Excellency with a critical eve, turned the applause of the admiring onlookers into great laughter by remarking in a robust voice: “You deserve seven bob a day.’ 1

The Midhirst Oddfellows intend holding their annual social and dance on Thursday, October 17th.

The Awatuna Co-operative Dairy Factory Company will this season send its cheese output through Messrs. Lonsdale and Co., London, on open consignment.

Tired of the labour disputes by which its tram service is every now and then being disorganised, the Rapid Transit Company, in Philadelphia, is experimenting with the employment of women as conductors on the street cars (says a message to the Sydney “Sun”). The company is well pnKsed with the results of the innovation as far as it is tried, and believes that it has hit upon a solution of the strike problem.

A fowl fancier of Canterbury recently had .the misfortune to he laid up with measles at the time when he expected a setting of prize chicks to he hatched, and unfortunately the lien left the nest somewhat prematurely, while two eggs still remained unchipped. Rising to the occasion, the sick owner took the eggs into bed with him, where he performed the functions of an incubator with signal success, two heartily chickens alternately appearing.

Women are now to try their hand at farming in England. The experiment is to bo carried out on the borders of Surrey and Sussex by a number of ladies who. though not directly connected with the Suffragist organisation. are enthusiasts and believers in the “super-woman” cause. They propose to run a farm without the aid of men, and they estimate that a farm of between 300 and 400 acres will yield an annual profit of about £IOOO. About 50 women will be employed.

Fraserburgh achieved the distinction, on August Bth, of receiving the largest individual catch of . herrings ever delivered at a Scottish port. The catch amounted to dose on 300 tons, or a total of a quarter of a million fish. The shot was purchased by “blank sale” for £450, which constitutes a record for the British Isles so far as the earnings for a single night’s herring fishing is concerned. The catch was obtained on the inshore grounds, only eleven miles north by east of Fraserburgh. The bulk of the enormous haul was got in 56 nets.

The statement published yesterday that Messrs. D. Robertson (Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department), Mr. W. R. Morris (AssistantSecretary of the Posh and Telegraph Department), and Mr. B. Hudson (Deputy-Commissioner of the Government Insurance Department) are likely to ho appointed Commissioners under the Puolic Service Bill, has been denied by the Hon. A. L. Herdhian (Minister of Justice). “The matter,” he said to a reporter, “has not even been considered by the Government. The question of the appointment of Commissioners has' hot before Cabinet, and will not be'considered by the Cabinet until the Bill,.hn ally passes the Legislative Council.” ' • r 1 t ]!■).■; <P. 'it' ' .in IVI . (Somq - quper ■ ,j< occasionally reach public j bodies,:; apd the i follow,mg is q-, copy ofn ant amusing, epistle which, reached the truancy department of the, j AjUckland Education: Board: — *‘l. gotiyqur .kindly .and, welepme letter, .and; very'pieced-ip gqt v it from you i m; Wl/gu the death r of. .piv meter 1; kept; hep, a week, .school • (2) next | was T'ioqk'pry clpld’ ajspay from school because I yienfc, k° i'Pfynjua, and I hqd'rip taka her, a,way ..wjtftane; (3) every dhy, of *tjhe, r p?onth is our* Saunday, so 1 cannot det my child go to school that day, and on last month I had to put some potatoes in' the ground. I got no husband to help iPie, so l lj,h,aye,.,to .keep, piy ; child away from school to look after my, baby.” A bullock which was being taken to the Dunedin abattoirs paddock to await its ultimate slaughter made a yain epdqqyour ppe. afternoon last .liihpendinig fate, and (delayed .ithe,running of the south trains for close on four 'lipllrs,, ahd crChted no small' amount of '•* Thd- ahihiaT.hroJke from ' its. driver a' 'littib.'hefhre and ■making its way along the railway line, sought the gloom of the 'X/qversham 1 tunnel* ih ‘which'it was.jspeesly lost tb' viehk . The railway , officials; ,were at once' notified of'what . had. occurred "(says the “Otago Daily Tiinejs”), and all the trains running through; had to go at a very slow, pace,., so that the animal might not be run over and the engine perhaps derailed. Men with lanterns rode through the tunnel on trains in an endeavour to locate the animal and drive it from its lair, hut owing to the smoke and the fact that the bullock developed a very fiery temper, these attempts met with no success. The bullock ultimately made its appearance at the ' town end of the tunnel, where it Evidently did not like the hostile reception met with at the hands of those who were awaiting it, and after charging all and sundry, sought cover again in the gloom. After a very exciting four hours the bullock ultimately got jammed between an engine and the wall rf the tunnel, and was promptly killed by one of the railway officials. It was then lifted into a truck and brought out of its hiding place

Correspondence has been received by the editor of the Wellington “Post” from the Rev, J. Coffey, in reference to the allegation of Mr. Scott, M.P., in the House of Representatives, that “Government candidates were being shown round and being introduced to all the Government people and others by Catholic priests,” during the last election campaign. The two candidates who contested the Otago Central seat against Mr. Scott give his assertion an emphatic denial. One, Mr. Mason, Middlemarch, writes :—“I have contested seats at two general elections, Bruce and Central Otago, and I have never entered a house, nor paid a visit, or asked for an introduction, or canvassed, directly or indirectly, for support by letter or otherwise—the public .platform excepted—during either contest. No priest or priests approached me, by letter or personally, before, during, or after the late election, and no one, Protestant or Catholic, was asked to support or assist me, except in my appeal to the electors from the platform.” The other, Mr. Bennetts, writes:—“During my candidature no Roman Catholic priest introduced me to any elector, neither was I shown found in any way by Roman Catholic priests. . . As far as I am concerned, any man who makes, suclr a statement of the grossest and most wilful fabrications. I am quite prepared to meet Mr. Scott on the charge. He evidently has drawn very largely on his imagination.’ In addition, the Rev. Father Coffey quotes the evidence of '•he Catholic clergy of the district—the Rev. Fathers Hunt, O’Dea, McMullan, Lynch, and Collins—who all vigorously rebut Mr. Scott’s “Hansardised” statement. The Rev. Father O’Dea declares“lf Mr. Scott refers to me personally, I am prepared to forfeit £2OO to the Dunedin Hospital if Mr, Scot proves his statement true, provided he forfeits £IOO to the -ame object if he is unable to prove his statement.” Consumption prevented by taking Touking’s Linseed Emulsion on the first sign of a cold. Obtainable everywhere. fit

The fact that the kohi and clematis plants are out in flower is the foundation for a Maori prediction rf an early summer. We live on hope! Tennis players are reminded of the annual meeting of the Stratford Lawn Tennis Club, which is to bo held in Messrs W. H. H. Young and Co. s office this evening. A full attendance of members is requested. A native resident at Maungakahia, on examination by a medical man, was found to have his heart on the right side of his body. Hitherto the native has enjoyed good health. The French Postal Department has consented to accept telegrams written * in Esperanto, but owing to the international regulations m force all messages in that language will be treated as coded telegrams. A painfully sudden death occurred yesterday at the Napier Hospital. Mr ■j, w. Weir, aged 2G collapsed owing to heart failure. He had recovered ■ from an operation for appendicitis, and was looking forward to leaving the institution. The onlv relative Dominion is a brother, whose whereabouts is unknown. —Press Association.

' The “Dominion” this says a Press Association wire, publishes an apology to Mr. T. Y. Seddon. M.P., for reproducing the telegram and article from the “West Coast Times, and commenting on it under the heading “Electioneering at the State Expanse,” which they say they candidly admit was an injustice to him. and which thejL. regret giving piiblioity to as an unjustifiable act on him.” A cable message received in Palmerston states:—“A better demand is prevailing, in the butter market for lines of the very best quality. The price of Danish butter in London today (October 1) is 130 sto 1325. The demand for Canadian cheese continues slow, and stocks are not diminishing as rapidly as expected. The price of choicest Canadian cheese is 64s to 665.”

'During the past nine months New Zealand exported 279,389 ounces of gold, of the value of £1,095,295, a decrease of 68,789 ounces, valued at £296,460, compared with the figures for the first threequarters of last year. The quantity of silver exported since the beginning of., the present year was 719,510 ounces, valued at £75,269, which is 275,915 ounces* of the value of £24,568 less than was sent away during the corresponding period of 1911. The decrease is due to the shutting down of the Waild mine. ■ Doorkeepers at the House of Parliament have to he particular as to whom they admit, strangers being precluded from the lobby as far as possible. A new MiP. entered the sacred precincts a few days ago and was accosted by a watchful guardian. “Are you looking for anyone?” said he. ‘‘Oh, no; I am not looking for anyone in particular,” was the reply. The guardian looked severe and then w kaid, “Well, are you working here?” ■' “Well, I believe j have got a job in * ‘ ' these binldihgk,” replied the strangap.b/'Oh'hifis,all right then; you may go in”’ ' Next 1 day 1 (says the “Argus”) id>>i ip ■, confused 'looking! messenger was ilhit jjuiy explaining that he was nbt aiVare ico that-theistranger he bad accosted was f.ji'tueinpw mefnbbf for Egmont;'' a! •>. • r fhe' suih (if .about £l5O has been' col‘looted id aid of'Mr,‘ll. Farrell, of Ha--11 1 *weia, ;tv!hoV it; will bp,' remembered* re--1 I'hehtly 1 dpst his leg through a supple . 4 ’ deddeht of VeveHhg; an artery behind 0 f '.the : tube while 11 '“sky-fhriahg” some 1 /i hgd. 'At a'Wfeemg 'held, in -Han ,; f ’%ora(lasti'night I ,.oyer whiejh jjjr,■<Clilf 'presided', the; matter -oft • the : ' ’ ' distributio'U' of ' the aihoUnt 'in hand was discussed, and ft was decided on

the motion of Mr. W. Perrett, that £6O be set aside for the purpose' of ( plirchaSing' hh ! arbificiar limb ; that'the ! 1 expenses 'incurred at the Hawera Hospital, amounting to £lO 16s, be paid; that £SO in cash be handed to Mr.

Farrell; and that the balance of £2B . remain on hand. A subscription list in. i in th'^'Manaia district,has 'i.nyet'to be / sent to tlie‘ committee. THe‘ first ’ *|party lino” in : connec--4 ( the Stvatford Telephone- Ex- ■ j'djffinge has just been installed. .. A "'branch front Nurse Stronach’.s Private '■ ..wire has been ( led into the : ■ ’ purses’ ' residence adjoining. Goramu- ' ( ' "Cation may bo had with both prem- • ises on the same number, a system of ', different rings from the Exchange in- ■ dictating which house is called. Either ‘•“ 1 house can communicate with other sub-

scribers' through the Exchange, and inter-communication between the two premises can be had at any hour of "the day or night. The party line system is becoming very popular in otnerparts of the Dominion. A material reduction on the “exclusive” connection charge is made in the annual subscriptions in the case of settlers or neighbours combining and taking a “party” line.