LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7740, 16 February 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ihe minerals won in Xew South Wales during- J904 .show an increase in value over 1908 of £280,000. Baring 1904, 320 courts-martial were held on seamen of the lioval I>.avy. The most frequent offence was striking a superior officer. " I advertised that the poor were made welcome in this church," said the vicar of a fashionable church to his congregation, " and as the offertory to-day amounts to ss, 1 see that they have come." A number of dairy farmers around I aimers-ton are dipping their calves with .sheep dip. It has been found that the dip, besides destroying all vermnn, makes the skin clear and shiny, and gives the calves a better chance to thrive.

When a Hackney woman was served, with a summons for her husband lo net as juryman at an inqucsl, .she replied : "He won't be able to attend, as he belongs to the unemployed. The man failed to answer his name at the inquest.

A Plains' settler (says a contemporary) hud occasion recently to remonstrate with a native !( ,r taking trout by means of u net from the river running through Ihe farmer's property. " -No good your korero " the native replied. "■ You not own the fish. They not got your brand " The -Maori i» „ ( ill drawing supplies from the river

A curious experience befel the Rev. A. M. Johnston in the Wairaropa recently. He was cycling to .Vfartinboroiigh. and. when riding down Bidwills cutting-, opened his mouth lo take a fuller breath, when a bee flew in and stung him on the tongue. Such an incident is probably unimie and, although painru), did'not prevent the lyiverend gentleman carrying out his duties In the pulpit.' " Tie vicar of St, Saviour's, Knstboiirne (says the Daily Mail) the Rev. H. tiling Whelptor,), has on .several occasions noticed that after the concluding hymn the congregation at the west end of that fashionable church commenced to prepare to leave without waiting for the Benediction. He has more than once i-threatened- to withhold the blessing, and recently he carried that into execution. The congrcgaliur. wailed in va .j„ omt ii„ n |] v ~) H7 y )ivft ' I with.out Jhe blessing. The fidelity of , t dog to his traiiH jng (says the Southland Ti s) is some-limes emlja.ras.sing. A party of .young people af' Stvwart Island were out rambling when a change of weather necessitated a m-uny 10/- home. Tn doing so a lady tore hep underskirt so badly that she abandoned it. Some lime after an island dog laid the derelict garment at the feet of a young man of the party, who scornfully threw it away. Towser, however, was not to be turned aside i'imil .lis teachings for, after everything mis q,,k./, he went hack, found that nibu-cl skirt 'ami,' jvjjlh head in Ihe air. dragged it home- in ixiujfjph, lo the discomfiture of its owner. '

Till' lot of ii domestic .servant 111 (lin country as detailed by the Wuiiuut» Wi.Oie.ss :—There is no slavery in Taranutf '. \ uji'l of 18 miniinors stated undei.' oaj.li uj, the Atanaia Magistrate's Court on l''ijriay I hat for a period of live months, fi ytsar hack, she got up at Ave in the morning, mllkod 23 cows, assisted in the household work, washpd tins, hnrnesst'd up the horses, fed the calves, cleaned out the bails, got dinner ready, milted 23 cows again in the evening, and linish«l her ties at.7.30, thus working 14.J hours per dim"—for the munificent wage of lOe » week mid fowl !

I The V#ntuia arrived at San Fran- ! Cisco mi the lath inst. ; , at 10 p.m. .' The- Japanese look their army from ' Qarmany, Uieir navy from En'glnrrcl, I and arc apparently taking their ports fixim Russia. i

Muscular Christianity continues to the fore. A Norfolk vicar has just been fined a pound for throwing a I bag at one of his congregation. | liming the year 1901 there were 8,280 (ires in London. Most of the,--., outbreaks were not described" as serious;.

Ihn lollowing notice appears in one of the houses in an English n-aM-h' town :—" Oood beds, id. „ n .-| ( \\ Suppers. Oysters froiii our own beds."

Mr IS. Hayner, West Tarata'ii ha. commenced ploughing a Inrire. nr-n of land with a nineteen ton trad ion engine drawing two four-funow ploughs.

I A writer i„ the 0101,,. ,u„u-i ii,at |on lh,. rank in (Jueen \iclori,i street c a cab painted a giev-blue I'oloni | may generally be seen, and asks if it is too much tin hope that the genernl ,1, () .n of London may he brightened by an extension of this artisk and pleasing innovation.

A „ telegram of ycste.duy stales that a bush lire at Kkatahuna has caused the destruction of Kov's sawmill, on which there was no insurance.

At a committee meeting of the loca. Poultry Society yesterday, Mr E. P. Webster was appointed secretary out of seven applicants, and ■Mr A. \Y. (Jray was appointed second auditor.

More twentieth century definitions : Oar : A popular device for catching crabs. Obesity : a surplus genj to waist. Pastry: A deadly weapon carried by eal'es, cooks, and newlymarried housekeepers. Quail : T 0 shrink : a characteristic of the bird when ordered at u restaurant.

I The New Plymouth—Breakwater | train arrangements for to-day are to the Takapuna from the North lat 5.50 a.m.; to meet Rotoiti from | South, at 8 a.m. ; to connect with ! Takapuna for the South at' IU2O a.m. ; and to connect with the Rotoiti for Onchunga. at 9.30 p.m. I In connection with the approach,'ing. visit of Shrubb and Duffy, the 'English and American champion runners, it is reported from Wellington |that the Athletic Association has <Hr'jected to the, coming of Widmcr, one

of the Australian representatives, on the ground (hat he is not. a man of any athletic reputation. | At the meeting last night to discuss (ire insurance matters, Mr Goodacre urged ull (he tradesmen in the town to join the Tradesmen's Assocation (the subscription to which was only 10s), inasmuch as they derived ull the Irenefil arising from combination, and it was only right that they should contribute towards the expenses of the organisation.'

! Candid,i;les for the* l'atea sciUsajs the llawera Star, n;e likely to be mimerousf At any rate, it is exp..>i:t----c;l, according to present talk, that Mr Symes, the sitting member, Mr Hoddie, of Ellham. Mr Nut. J. King of Stratford, and Mr Mine, of Tokoj. will 'be nominated ; and it is mt ' unjikuly that there will be one from the southern end of tho' district.

| A well-attended meeting of ladies was held at the Town Hall vesteriday afternoon to make arrangements for the promenade concert to be given in aid of the Victoria Maori Oil-Is' School. The Mayoress (.Mrs [(Jock) presided, and it was arranged, that the concert and other at tractions take place in the Drill Hall on March Kith, when it is hoped there j will be a very large attendance. I We are pleased (o hear that the membership and importance of, the 'Tarannki Chamber of Commerce have increased (o such an extent as lo warrant the, establishment of a permanent local habitation in addition to its name. A line room, with accommodation for the secretary (Mr i \V. Bedford) has been leased from the I'nion Steam Ship Company, on the i upper door of its building, with seating accommodation for the whole oi the Chamber, now numbering bci tween seventy and eighty. The alterations have been satisfactorily carried out by Mr Pikctt, and the furnishing, which was entrusted to .Messrs I laker and Ileldt. has been effected with credit to the contractors concerned.

| It happened some little lime ago in n tramcar. The hour was late' and most of the passengers, from one cause or another, Here in a dozing condition. Presently a coin rattled with a sharp click on the floor, and every occupant of the tram was instantly wide awake. One elderly gentleman leaned down and with a twinkling eye picked up the coin. " Bill anyone drop a sovereign ?" he asked, looking round him. There was a hurried searching of pockets down both sides of the car, and then, in one breath, half a dozen persons exclaimed " I did." "Well, then," said the old gentleman, holding out his hand. " here's a halfpenny i.f il, anyhow."

" It is the ecclesiastical ]jnv that is against ine !" exclaimed an individual at the Manaia Court on Friday. '• They won't let me live in IKiace. They beat me everywhere ; take the crumbs from out of my mouth, in fact. What am Ito do amongst so many persecutors ?" Then, turning to another phase, lie startled the Magistrate by telling him that one of his alleged' tormentors had as much right to his wife as he himself had. The incongruity was explained to the Hunch by counsel, who stated that the speaker was not legally married to the lady in question. "Ko ; not in an ecclesiastical sense, your worship," remarked the character in the box. His auditors laughed outright.—Waimate Witness.

I Uhristchurch Truth on the egg layjing competition :—On the Ist of May a devoted band of Canterbury hens ,will begin a record-laying contest oi Homeric proportions. They will be asked to live in a fowl run at Lincoln, and lay hard and without intermission from May Ist, 190."), to I April 30th, li)o(>,' inclusive. Wa dou'-t know what this terrific hen •ompetition is for, but it must have some object because the Ciovernmeni lis going to favourably consider! gran- ' ting some assistance to the promoI ters. It isn't proposed to grant any assistance to the hens. The I owners of the hens apparently pay '£2 2s, and lose all the return from ; their hens for 12 months, so that they don't seem to get much out of lit, and as the club reckons to lose money it doesn't get much out o( it .either. Also, the hens don't appear 'to get anything out of it but an uuIwonted amount of hard work. liut a number of poultry rearers are expending great enthusiasm, and a lot of newspaper space over it. No doubt it is the sporting instinct of this depraved country. Knelt poultry man wants to demonstrate that his hens are better than the other fellow's, and this is the only way of settling if wilhou). bloodshed.

The passengers i<> Stewart Tslaml per 'l'heresa Ward on 81 h inst. were favoured with the unusual and magnificent sight of two of his Majesty's cruisers, ihu F.iirvalus and Challenger, which were on the way to rendezvous with 11.M.5. Psyche in Patterson's Inlet, The F.iiiyalus js a first-class cruiser, of 21,000 tons displacement. Is flagship on the Australian station, and is capable of steaming 21 knots per hour. The Challenger is a second-class cruiser. of 12,."»00 tons displacement, and of like speed with the Kurynl.is. These two vessels formed a noble sight, as they steamed in from the westward down the coast: of the island ; the Kurynliis with four funnels, and the Challenger with three, and passed quite close to the tug oil Ilali'-iuoon Bay. Conjectures were rife as lo ■what was the pause of the presence! of these levin) han.s of war in our piHU'cful waters, but it is probable that Admiral. Fans-hn we is ascertaining the capacities of Puterson's Inlet, as anchorage for vessels- of lI.Ms N-avy. j

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! Mr W. T. Jennings, if. U.K., was in Wellington !ion Tuesday on business connected with Ms electorate. I A suggestion made by Mr Collis to the exhibition committee to hold an annual children's carnival will boconsidered by the committee at its next mooting. I The exhibition committee has decided not 1o proceed with the suggested retention of the building. /I'hey propose to present the seats ! and turf in the garden to the Education Hoard, in whom tin 1 site is ivested.

The annual excursion iV the Stral, lord District High School and other schools in the lccr.lity to the Itivakwater eventuates on Thursday next, 2Mrd in»t., and .promises to be very largely attended, as the whole of ihe business places in Stratford are closing for the day. The Inicn Company have kindly airanged for a trip round the harbour, and it i ! probable that the baths will bo opea Mo the visitors. Every effort should be mucle by our citizens to welcome contingent, and promote ! the enjoyment of the excursionists. Wavi-rl.-y, December US .190-1.

The following is taken from the Auckland Weekly News of the 18th February, l!)0-l"j Settler, near Inglowoml, Taranaki, writes : " In an issue of the News a little while back 1 noticed inquiries about sick pigs, and thought T would take the liberty f giving you my experience, which you can pass on to your readers if j'ou choose. In the early spring I had live young pigs, seven months old suffering from what appeared to be severe colds. Their heads were swollen, their mouths open and their breathing thick and whistling. 1 had iby me a packet of Sykes's Drench, I which I regularly use for cows at | calving time. I made a pailful of varm oatmeal gruel, put tnto it three large cupfuls of sugar, and half n packet of the Drench, and a good spoonful of dripping to make it rather greasy. This 1 fed them at six in the evening, and afterwards shut them in with a warm straw bed. In he morning they wire considerably otter, and tha following day all right ; in fact, they have done well ever since. 1 generally get Sykes's Drench at the store, but it is-manu-factured at New Plymouth." Thanks.*

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