LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 166, 17 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. The Harbour Board meet today. It is reported that the C?ir visits ■ London, •' : The annual general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at ' Messrs Bewley and Griffiths offioe on Tuesday next, at 8 p m. Th.e Melbourne-Naples despatch of mails of 10th June, arrived in London on 13th inst. ' In the House of Commons, Sir William ( Anson, speaking on the education vote, ] declared that the Act was working smoothly. The local authorities wera 00-operating' with the officials of the ■ Education Department. j The Works Committee of the Patea i Harbour Board has decided to repair the i guide pier at a probable cost of £3OO, ' Mr 0. H. Arndt has been appointed i D.O.A. at Stratford. \ Stratford is considering the question of ' holding an industrial exhibition. £ A Bill to control automobiles was read ' a second time in the House of Lords. A * license is imposed on all drivers ; the , looal authorities can retain the old speed { limit, oi modify it, in agreement with the ' < local Government Board, j

Dramatic scenes were witnessed at Lambourne Common, where the gipsies, who ciaiin the right of camping there, tied their women folk to the caravan , wheels to prevent the keepers from oust- . ing their vans. . A resident of Bast Eyreton, Canter- , bury, had tho misfortune) to lose a purebred Clydesdale mare Uu other day. The mare, which had been particularly, healthy, dropped dead while at work, j death beinsj c m-sed by bots. She was! valued at £IOO. J A new peuuy journal was to make its appearance in London on April 23rd, It proposed to deal with ' the brighter side of life,' with ' no scandal, no crime.' Ihe journal is to be edited by Mrs Harold Hegbie, and will be entitled 'The V.O.' The net increase of population during 1902 in the two principal cities of Aus tralia is worth noting. That of Sydney w*s 11 500. making a total population of 508,500, whilst that of Melbourne w;w 400'J, making, its population 502,000. The last few years have wrought a marvellous change in the relative proportions of these two centres, not only in size, but in every other way. The general prosperity of New Zealand is in a measure attested by the large number of round-the-world and intercolonial passages that are being booked by the New Zealand agencies of Thomas Cook and Son. The' Wellington branch of the firm reports tha? the last few weeks have been amongst the briskest business periods experienced i> winter since the Wellington branch was established. Of thn 50 speakers who have taken part in the Address-inßeply debate, 25 have declared definitely for the freehold, and 20 against it. It is urged by Mr Jennings that New Zealand veterans, who have not established their claims to war medals, should be given an opportunity of doing so. The Hon. Mr Mills : " 1 am very sorry to see that the Opposition is unable to agree upon a leader!" Sir Wihiam Russell: "We might treat him as the members did the leader on the Mapounka !" Mr iiills : "'lf the Mapourika had gone to sea without a captain, we would probably be beating about the South Seas yet!'' Sir William Russell : " And a very much happier crew it would be!" Shareholders of the Equitable Building Society will note the next pay day is Monday next. Subscriptions will be payable at. the Society's office, Bgmont street, between the hours 9 a.m. to 12.30 p m., 1 30 p m. to 5 p in., and 7 p m. to ; 9 p m.—Advt. i The Garrison Band have been fortunate , in securing the servioes of Mr J. Gordon, formerly of Thames and Waihi Band. Mr Gordon, who is a well known conductor and cornetist, will take over the band in a fortnight's time. In connection with the Palmerston North Show, holiday excursion tickets, will be issued on the railway from 25th to 30th inst., available to return till August , 3rd. While President Loubet was reviewing the army at Longchatnps, M. Santos Dumont fired a revolver salute from a balloon. The American exports of packed provisions have declined by five million sterling, largely owing to Germany's ad verse regulations. The Warsaw manoeuvres have beeu abandoned. This is supposed to pressage an experimental mobilisation over the \ Siberian railway. The German Admiralty have demanded a revision of the later sentence passed on Naval Oa3et Huesneur, who was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Hartman, with fatal results. The demand is made on the ground of the '• indignation of the publio, who considered i the sentence of two years ludicrously inadequate, and the effeot injurious to , the Navy. At a meeting of the Directors of the Equitable Building Society, held on Wednesday evening, the secretary (Vfr ', Kenneth Webster) tendered his reslgna- , tion in consequence of his early depar 1 ture for South Africa. A resolution was passed expressing the Directors' appre- ; ciation of the excellent service rendered i by Mr Webster during the short time he { has held the appointment, and wishing . him abundant prosperity in the country of his adoption. It was decided to appoint a new secretary at the next monthly ' meeting of the Directors, also to have a ! ballot for two appropriations ot £l5O 1 each on 21st August. The dairying industry is so important 1 to this colony that every point concerning it is worth scrutiny. Above all it is im portant that no loophole should be left for suspicion concerning the wholesome , charaoter of its products. A paper by Mr J. B. P. Harrison, in the ' Chemical News,' on ' Some Interesting Problems ' Relating to Dairy Water Supplies ' raises some questions of interest to our farmers on this account. Mr Harrison is assistant chemist to the Aylesbury Dairy . Company—-the mere existence of suoh an appointment is significant. How many ) dairying companies in New Zealand employ a fellow of the Institute of Chemistry—or more than one—as permanent adviser ? Mr Harrison states his maia point thus: " Aoommon idea which prevails with the owner of a water supply is that 1 once a water is analysed and found to be good, its composition will remain the same to the end of all time. It is only with yery great difficulty that you oan convince him of the necessity for regular 1 examination, in order to make sure that his supply is proof against contaminating influences." The lesson is enforced by several striking examples, with detailed analyses, showing how well water may vary, sometimes frequently, sometimes even constantly, generally for the worse j and how even a pure water, if oarted any considerable distanoe, may baoome contaminated on the way.

We have received from Mr D. McKio. non Bain a copy of the handbill and poster, got up in connection wi h the Union Jack Club's Oonoert at the Royal Albert Hall on June 25th, under the patronage of the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales. It was at this concert that the New Zealand Band made its first appearance in London, after creating a furore in the provinces The sheets are most artisteally got up in patriotic colours, the poster heading being particularly striking* having as a centre the Royal Arms, flanked by duplicate Union Jacks, while at one cornet is a grenadier standing at ease, with an encampment In the background, and at the other a bluejacket resting against a machine gun. M-V B. Maywell visited Waitara on Weduesday, but the public meeting in connection with harbour matters did nob come off. The meeting has, however, we understand, boen arranged for Wednesday next, 22nd inst. It is to be hoped the Waitara people will take sufficient interest in the matter to enable the meeting to be held thon, as the sooner Mr Maxwell is able to fire his rocket, the sooner it will fizzle out. Work is now fully resumed in the Pro* prietary mine at Broken Hill. Mr Chamberlain has been informed that the preference whereby the Glasgow firm scoured the contract for Canadian engines amounted to £SOO on each loco ! motive. I | Writing from btrattord, the Kev. J. If, ; Loohwre writes as £ollo>vs:—Messrs. Olapham [ Bros.—Dear Sirs, —1 have pleasare and confidence in recommending your Patent Horse | Holder. On an average I am driving on four or five days o week, and for the last two; moatha have used it every day when oat. j The horse I drive is joang, and has onlj j baen broken to harnoss four months siace.! In pastoral visitation and a: country services ' to find the Holder invaluable. I wool 1 specially recommend it to men of my own profusion, as it is cleanly, a time-saver, ant gives assa:ance of safety. Without it I would not trust my horse for two minutes oat of my s'ght; with it, the animal fra- : qaently is left alone for over an hoar— Yours laithfutly, J. A. LoohOBJB, Wwleyan '■ Pwsowge, Stratford.— Mn,