LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 237, 3 November 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

inteve'tmgreaaing matter wmtmEound »n page four of this isuuo, The rAuckland-'Erisc) despatch of 2nd October, and the Melbourne-Naples des patch of 30th September, arrived in London on Ist inst. Mr O'Driscoli of the Hotel Commonwealth, has received word that his son Bertie has been very successful, winning all four races in which he started iu the school sports, winning twe cups, a gold medal, and a tennis racquet. The 100 yards was done in the creditable time of 11 15fch sec, and the 220 in 2536 C. Master Bertie is to be congratulated on putting ud such a good record for the King's College. The following letters are lying un claimed at the New Jflvmouth Post Office, from the United Kingdom : For New Plymouth, Thomas Arnold, Mrs Hartely, I. S. Jackson, Susau Mclntire, and Dr .Vfadagan ; from Saw South Wales to Hew (■'lymnur.h, Mr Mulligan, Wm. Myles ; from Tasmania, Mr .Smith ; from France, L. Bodur. 'I here is one from Victoria to T. E. Edgar, fiahama. The much talked of walking saatch among tho drapers of this town takes place on Thursday next, the ciurse being from the Post Oftne, New Plymouth, to Down's Store, Bell Block; and back, a distance of some nine mites. Beven teams of two men each have entered, and it is oxpected that there wilt bo an exciting finish. At Invercargill on Monday, ,lohn F. Nails was sen fenced to a month's hard labour for making a false declaration under the Old Age Pensions Act. He swore ho had no money in the bank when ha had L6O.

According to the report of the Inspec tor-General of Hospitals, the following aro the statistics for the New Plymouth Hospital for the year ending 31st March, 1903:—Numbar of patients on 31/3/02, 15, admitted 305, total 380, of which 252 wure males, and 128 females, discharged 335, died 25, remaining 20, averace stay 2145 days, average daily cost 6s 4), d, purcentage of cost of administration 26.56, or a little over one fourth. Out of 47 hospitals there are only five where the cost of administration is less than 26 per cent. Trains leave New Plymouth statioj for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below as follows: 6 a.m. Takapuna (from north), 8 a.m. Rotoiti (from south), 11.20 a.m. lakapuna (for south), 8.20 p.m., Rotoiti (for north). The tobl cost of charitabls aid in New j Zealand is increasing yearly. Tn 1901 it was L 79.873, in 1902 L 88.848, in 1903 L93.lßß—for iheyoar ended March. According to a return presented to Parliament yesterday, the. number of persons summoned under the Diirv Industries Act since January Ist, 1890, was 52, and 44 convictions were obtained in the following districts : Canterbury 28, i Otago 8, Wellington 4, Westland 2, Auckland and Taranaki one each. It is estimated by experts that L 100,000,000 worth of s-old is insight iu the mining regions of Alaska. The number of students attending the Ohristctiurch Technical Glasses has risen to about 500. Some recent Ohristchurch visitors to Melbourne say that they saw in the yards thore half-bred sheep equal to any thing produced m Canterbury. Many of the cattle, also, were very fine.

An exchange s*ys it is rumoured that a stern-whceler similar to that in use on the Wanganui River, will shortly ba built at Foxton, jn anticipation of the increase in the river traffic.

Bome scientists say there is no foundation for the popular dread of night air It is as good as day air, and in towns often far purer. The 12-year old Western Federation of Miners (America) is said io lis the rinhest labour organisation in the world. It has 1 600,000 in fnnds. and comprises 200 unions, with a membership of 75,000. The new Magistrates Court buildings in Wellington were opened on Monday by the Minister of Justice. The Borough steam roller was used on the metal on Standish' Hillearly on Mon day morning. As might only be expected, Rubscriptions to the Govett Memorial Fund are coming in very freely, the amount in most cases running into two figures. Mr J. S. McKcllar'has been appointed treasurer to the fund. A privato letter received in Wellington from London Btates that it is very likely that Mr Chamberlain will visit the colonics on behalf of his fiscal policy Times, Entries for the Canterbury Metropolitan Show constitute a new record, there being 20 more entries of stock than at the Jubilee Show three yoars ago, while there is a very large increase in implements and machinery etc. Sheep, however, show a falling off of 100 entries, including entries from several prominent msrino breeders in the south, whose flocks were probably affected by the big snowstorm in July.

As showing tho effect the present favourable Sanson has had on the dairy industry, the Elthim Dairy Company are now making 92 boxes of butter, equal to two and a quartar tons daily, against 66 boxes for the same time last year. The output for the month of October was 2232 boxes of the estimated value of L 5135. For the corresponding month oi last year it was 1046 boxes, valued at L 3780. The milk supply is daily increasing, and past records will be easily beaten. Our readers are reminded that owing to the public meeting on Monday evening at Whitoley Hall, the lecture by Mr Aldridge, in the Brougham-street Hall was postponed until this (Tuesday) even injr, when he will speak upon the subjoot "No More Death." Questions are al lowed at the close.—Ad\t. Mr Oollett. of Cardiff, Wales, is at present in this district butter buying. For some years pa=t his firm has taken the output of the Frankley-road Dairy Factory. I

On Sunday evening Mr George Aldridge, Evangelist or Auckland, delivered a stirinjr address on " The Atonement," Not only is he possessed of considerable oratrical power, but he handles his matter in a clear and logical way, driving home his points in an effective manner. Tonight he will give an address at the firougham-street Hall. '• A man came running across the river" said a very earnest speaker at Whiteley dall on Monday nigh 1 !. The laughter which ensued somewhat spoilt the point of the illustration, *