LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 104, 6 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interes'ing reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. Messrs Okey and Hollo started work ir, their new foundry on Tnesdiy.

j '■ VVyodotle," ourpou'.try noti contri-jutor writes:—ln reply to "Ama'oar," cut greeij bone tray be obtained from tho Palea Cooperative Poultry Works, or from Mr Ro---si'.ei, tutcher, Patea. The -.ltham company proposed to supply it, but I doubt wnotk*r they are doing it \et. "Amateurs " best teit plats, however, is to get a small cutter of his own. It would soon pay f>;r ii;so!f, and enough bone for requirements could be obtained without much cost. ludeid, it is surprising how far even the bones from the household meat will go it, put through the machine regularly, I

It is reported that Mr H. Stooker, accointant of ihe Bank of Australasia, will join Mr J. 8. McrLella in business. Captain Oor.'an, who was in the employ of the Taranaki Colleries Company, lefo a few days ago for the Arltunga gold ru hj, in Central Aiutra'i v.

Mr Henry Weston, proprietor of the Tarav&'ii Herald, mi Mrs W'e-ton, l-.ft Wellington for Sydney tn Saturday oa a holiday tour.

Mr Ki'selh, who bai resigned the position of Fairy Comrois-siorc- in New Zia land in order to tike up a similar pos tion in South Afrioa, will leave Welliaat n or. the 22nd inst, Mr D. J. McGowaji. of thi Dairying Staff of the Agricultural Depar:ment wi 1 raVe up Mr Ki'isel a's duties unti, a permanent appointm- nt is made.

The business knosn as the Silver Grid was oa Saturday submiatsd to auatioa at JElihini, Bidding commencel at £l2 0, and advanced by £lO bids up to £I3SU, at which price it was secured by Mr Oroote, of Lowgartb, Tha private properly of Mr Hewer was passed in at £370. ' Mr Ay;on will visit H»wera shortly in connection with the proposal of the Acclimatisation S-'oiet/, to estab'lsh la'cberies there. It will be rememb;red (hit some months inspected teveral propose J dites, and on his c ming visit he will go over them again, as woll as others, probably. It wes thought his verbal repot on the propose! sites Would be more exhaustive and satisfying; hence tin coming visit. Star. In thyo Supreme Oomt, Auckland, David Somorvilln pleaded guilty to a c large of setting tie to Keid and Company's p*e-mi-os.- A charge of tbeft was wi'birawn, and sentence w s deferred uAi\ another accused person is tried Joseph Holhiui,charged with a breaoh of the Pt'st Office Act at Eltham. p'eaied guilty in the D strict Oourt, Hawera, and was fined £5 on each of two charge.*. His previous good character was ta«n uto account.

In connection with the rscent discovery of the bodies of two infant! in the Spit harbour, a single wo nan named Elizabeth Young, charged with boin* concerned in the all4r,pleaded gui'ty andwai committed for trial.

The Otaffo Daily Times has the author ty j of Sir J. u, Ward for stating that there is a] reasonable prospect ot securing the o;e----penny late of loit-iee on all newspapers sent to the United King torn. The rate is already In force botween the Un'ted Kingdom Canada, and betwoon Canada and New Zealand, and Sic Joseph has reason to believe that negotiations which the Bederal Minister and himself have in hand will be successful. '

The South Canterbury Diiry Company has been established for only about fifteen months. When the proposal was first suggested, fai'u-e.was freely prophe4ed concerning the new industry, aid the farmers looked very ohyly nt it. By ths persistent advocacy of the limarit Post, the matter WBB kept prominently before tbe public until some were iaduoed to take up the matter. The oorapany has been formed, and is nr.eting with pronounced succe-s, and tha followicg o ipping from the Post shows how it benefits tha hard working setler: "As showing the returns that oan be realised in daryinj, a tni'lc soppier to ihe South Canterbury Dair/ Company's Pleasant Point Creamery obtained for milk supplied daring the last twelvj months (the irst half of the year the milk was railed to Timavu), from nine cows, tho sum of £95 Bd. From the returned skim milk calves we-e reared end sold ior a total of £l7 13s, and pigs £8 8s (allowing for cost of purchase as suckers), miking a total of £ 21 Is BJ, or £l3 9s Id per cow, and this not in"eludinghis Sunday's mil*, which he utilise! for butter, etc., for his own hous»use."

Preparations for tbe forthcoming Taramki Rifles Annual Ball a'e now well io hand, and to be a record success. On Tuesday evening the ladies committee met, and p rfec'ed arong?mants which are 'to ba under the direction of Mrs B, M. Smith.

The travelling reporter of the Hawera Star states:—A visit to the Waika'o Bacon Factory reveals nothing more than can be seen at a r yof the Taranaki factories. Mr Wilson, formerly of Drake's, Fitaroy, is in full charge, and. as usual, turning out a good article.

Cher twelve hundred p'gs wera cured by the North Island Bacon Company afc i's Woodville works during last month, and the splendid sura of over £IOO3 was paid out to producers. At tlio Manganui Rial Board meeting, the Chairman (Mr J. Mickay) deo'ared that rathsr than b) an engineer to a County douse':!, he would break stones on the roads

The manager of tha Op ?ra House has, says the Manera Star, been endeavouring to induce Mas g'ove's " Sweet Nell of Old Drury Company," wit 1 ) Nellie Stewart at its head, to v.sifc Hawf r.i. Mr George Barnes, Masgroves representative, parsed through by mill tra ; n last night, and informed Mr Conroy that owing to shortness of time, it is impossible for the company to piay in Haweri. However " Swees Nell "will be staged in New t lymouth. when an excursion train will b,a run from Hawera to Mew Plymouth,

It will to remembered that we have repeate ily urged fa'm-rs tn keep a few sheep on their farms, The Southland Times says: Tuose who have " ragwort-" on their faint m*y get rid of-it easily and profitably b/j following the example of those who have already succeeded in slewing thei" farms of the v 'ed. Keep about 20 sheep to the 100 acres; Ist them run over the affected padlocks for a few days early in s-pring, remove them f i a time, and whjn tfe weed makes its appearance above ground, put them on again. By doing this the weed will, disappear almo3t in cne fea'on, and the farmer, instead of losing money will actually have gaiced, for good grass will take the place of weerfe, and he will have an increase in the amount of butter fat sent to the faotory. Both practice and experiment prove that where a few sheep are kept to eat down the wcads on a dairy farm, the-e is an increase in butter fat.

Tha Compensation Court, on Tuesday, awarded the Wellington Oity Council £11,005 in respect of their claim of £15,500 for properties contiguous to the ?03t Office, taken for tho extension of that building. A Very pleasing little function took placo at tha local R .ilway Station on Saturday afternoon, when Foreman Ganger 0. Hodges was presented with a very handsome eight day marble clock, en the occasion of his being superannuated, having reached the age limit The presentation was made in the presence of all ttvs staff by Mr Guy, the statioomaster, who, in a few well chosen words, spoke of tho esteem and respect in which Mr Hodges was held by everyone of them, acd their/egret at his retirement, and the hope that he would long be spared to enjoy his well tanned retiring allowance. Mr Hodgea, who has seen a var> lengthy term of service, rcp'ied in a few suitable forms, thanking teem for this unexpected km l ; highly valued expression of their esteem.

At a meeting of the Hre Brigade at Masterton on Tuesday, Captun Morris said ha took (ha no confidence motion himself as a c mplicncnt, and refused to reiigc.

Conseqient on tho carrying of prohibition the Co'ouial Secretary has informed the Afhb-.i ton Olub that their license to sell liquors wi.l be cancelled from the dute oE the expiry of hoiel licences TJie railway refreshment i oom license will also lerraikato at ihe e'xpiry of the existing contraci.