LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 185, 19 August 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will befound j on page four of this isaua. The balance sheet of the Napier Park Park Ricing Club shows the club conies out about Bqnsra on the year's operations. The tote receipts were T 3748 more than in the previous year, eich meeting showing a substantial profit. Mr McVay has been elected president. The Melbourneßrindisi despatch of mails of 15ih July, arrived in London on 16ba inst.

I The Australian press publishes abstracts from reports of cures of consumption by means of inhalations of Eucalyptus Oil. It must not be inferred from these publications that the common Eucalyptus Oil is the agent employed. The epsenca of the leaves is the medicament ueed. The experiments were made with Sander and Sons' product, and bear additional evidence of its efficacy long since established over the entire oivilizod globe. The best way of using it ii* 1.0 put 8 drops with a cupful of boiling water, and inhale the arising steam.— Advt.

Tenders are invited in another column for the construction of tho Makotuku Bridge, over the Makotuku stream, near Raetihi, on tho Pikiriki-Waiouru-road. Mr Bentley Young, touring represent tative of the Hawtrey Comedy Company, will arrive in town either on Thursday or Friday to make arrangements for three nights return season of the company, which opens here on the 25th inst.

Major and Mrs Perry, ofbiorama fame open at the Theatre Royal on Sunday next with an attractive musical pre gramme. Particulars will be found in another coluain, The Sierra arrived at San Francisco on 17th inst.

Floods in New Plymouth have reached high water mark. So has Masen, I dresser, Brougham-street. Opleh all da Thursday—Advt. The balsnoe Bheet of the Paakvale iCooperative (Carterton) Dairy Company for last season shows that this company handled 2 762 398 lbs of milk, whioh produced 278,968 lbs of cheese. After setting aside i.28 8a as a 6 per cent, dividend on the subscribed capital, and writing £ll2 8a lid off ths property account, there remain id a balance of L 2158 8a 6d due to the suppliers, making the aotual price paid per lib of butter fat 1/OJ, equal to 5 08d per gallon of milk of lOilbs.

The " Egmont Post sayß : —"There is a settler at Kohuratahi, some miles beyond Whangamomona, who has evory .reason to object to any increase in the harbour rate. Many people will doubtless be surprised to learn that such a remote district is included in the New Plymouth nting aiea, but such, we are informed, is the case- Not only does this settler derive no benefit from the harbour, but be has a further grievance. His rate amounts to about seven shillings, but just recently he neglected to pay this sum. The Board issued a summons, and by the time he got his receipt, the settler had been relieved of nearly five pounds. There are two morals to this : One is that the rating area Is absurd, and the second, pay promptly." A practical illustration of the utility of Olapham's Patent Horse Stopper in preventing a horse from bolting attached to a vehicle, was given in the vicinity of the Masterton Hospital on Monday afternoon A horse, harnessed to a new dog Cart, had been left standing on the Te Ore Oreroad, when it took fright at a number o£ cattle passing. The horse made frantic efforts to bolt, but was held absolutely piwerless to do so by the wheel attachment. A porson who witnessed the accident informs the '• Masterton Times " that the vehicle was certainly saved from destruction by the patent referred to, for had the horse got away on the Te Ore Ore-road, the vehicle would almost inevitably have boon smashed up. At the Inquest regarding the death of the lata T. J Kidd, the victim of the late mail ooaoh fatality, held at K*»ponga, the jury brought in the following verdict : " That the deceased, Thomas John Kidd, met his dsath by adcidentally getting drowned through the oapsizing of the mail coach in the Mangawhero river on the morning of Friday, the 14th day of August, 1903" ; and also added the following rider, " We wish to draw the attention of the authorities to the urgent and absolute necessity of a bridge being built over the Mangawhero river, at the Eltham Opunake toad." Writing on the Harbour Extension scheme, the Mftnaia paper says :—" It is, of course, but natural that local taxpayers, under the circumstances, should l>ok favourably upon any statement made against further borrowing, but even to the

| unbiassed mind it is evident that tho case aa set out by the gentlemen mentioned is not wanting in soundness. So sound, indeed, is it that the champions of the other side will, we are afraid be unable to adduce anything to Countervail it. Still it iB right and proper that the whole question should be viewed from its different aspects, and we hope, therefore, that ratepayers will give the same earnest consideration to what may be aaid by th-j supporters of the extension movement as they did to tho instructive and interesting remarks of Messrs Maxwell and M'Lean."

The New Plymouth Amateur Dramatic and Comedy Oompanv had their first rehearsal last night, in view of their going to Ingle tvood. There Was a full muster of members present, and the visit promises to be a great success. The company appear at Inglewood on Tuesday, 25th August, when they will stage "British Born."

I» Bankruptcy, in the District Court, on the application of Mr Kerr, representing the Official Assignee, an order in the natnre of Habeas Corpus was made for the production, by the Gaoler at New Plymouth, of Wilfred.. Von Stunner, for examination by his creditors at the meeting on Tuesday. The New Plymouth Literary and Debating Sooiety spent a very interesting time on Tuesday evening, in the consideration of essays read by Messrs Stevenson and Green, the contributions afterwards being discussed by quite a number. Tha subjects were " Singie Tax," and " What is originality "respectively. Mr Holloway presided. The principal subject for debate at the Parlimentary Union meeting on Tuesday next will be the second reading of a measure to institute Classen for tha tuition of handicrafts in the public schools. We regret to learn of the dealh of tho youngest daughter of Mr J. O. Hrrkness, (flesse) which occurred after a very short illaiMS yesterday. I We offer our sympathy to the proprietor! of the "Wanganul Herald," in the loss] by death of the editor of that journal. |

The Now Plymouth Harbour Board Bill is being advertised in tne country newspaper.-), and is meeting with a good deal ot adverse criticism.

Mr Vfaokay has given notioe tc move at next meeting of tha Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, that a cottage hospital be established at Stratford, and Mr Gray gave notice to move that a similar institution ba established at Opunake. Mr W. A. D. Banks the new Clerk of the Court, arrived from the south on Tuesday morning, and took up his duties, It is with groat regret we have to an. nouncj tho cUiath of Mr James Butter worth, who has, for the better part of half a century been one of the best know residents of New Plymouth, It was only on Thursday last that we learned he was attacked with pleurisy, and though at first no danger was apprehended, pneumonia supervened, and his illuoas became more critical. On Monday evening he becamo! delirious, though during Tuesday he had j periods of consciousness, but passe-l ! quietly away late in the eveuin,?. The deepest sympathy will be felt for his bereaved widow and children, by a very l«i?e circle from the Premier downwards., The funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon.