LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7796, 12 April 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bruce Herald .states that a slight fall of snow took place in Milton'. Otago, aHjout live o'clock last Monday morning. The members of the New Plymouth File Brigade wish to thank Mrs I>. O'Brien, of the Criterion Hotel, for the presentation of a set of billiard balls.

The aigents for the Orient Pacific Company, are advisod by cable that fortnightly sailing's from Sydney arc to be resumed forthwith with the exception of 20th May. Intending travellers should nott! this. The Taranaki Education Board •has received information that tho Education Department has granted a sum of £i!00 each towardsi the construction of new schools at Malaere awl Mangaroa. It is intended to put the worE in hand at once. Supporters of the Star Fooitibull Club will be pleased to learn that the entries for the sports to be lieM on Easter Monday constitute a record for tho colony, as a total of 172 has been received |by the secretary, Mr J. Elliott. Competitors hall from Auckland, (if'-borne, l'alinerßton North, Wanganui and other centres. The number of entries in each race are as follows : Sheffield HaniVicap, 20 : 220 yds, 25 '; 440\ (Is. ijo : half-mile, 19 ; one mile -32 ; half-mile bicycle 15 ; one mile 'bicycle, 13 ; two mile bicycle, 12 ; boys' bicycle*. 5. In regard to tlie amateur events tho club is awuiting advice from M<4J'ijjgt 01> ( regarding tjw issue of penuitSi

The Brindisi maij which left Melbourne 0 n March 8 arrivod in London on the 7th inst,; The seismograph'at the Melbourne Gbs.rvatory recorded the earth I'elror at a time equivalent 1.0 the Indian shocks last week. The borough rolls (or the forthcoming municipal elections will close at 5 o'clock this afternoon. No new numi's can be added after this date. Oil and after Monday next the goods train now leaving Sentry Hill at p.m. will leave at 2.15 re ching New Plymouth at 3.20 p'.in. The annual dinner in connection with the New Plymouth Fire Brigade will be held on Tuesday evening next at the Trocadero, Egmont Street. A meeting of the Exhibition Committee is convened for T.iiO this evening at the Council Chambers. The President (Mr H. Cock) will take the chair. A farmer in u dray on the road at Pleasant Point gave in an informal manner, a bit of evidence that Iho Land Commissioners who heard it. said was the soundest idea they luid heard, lie was not for any "option " nor for the freehold, nor for ;re-valuation, but for "no rent and ino taxes." As evidence of the advantages accruing from the settlement of the land, the Oamaru Mail states upoA reliable authority that during the second year in the existence of the Waikakahi Settlement 90,000 sacks of grain wero railed from the Morven Station alone. As many sheep have now been sold. from the settlement as wero held by the former owner.

A revolution in dredging has tniken place in the Old Country. It is said that tfie greatest 'quantity of material known to have" been lifted in ah hour by a, dredger is 1000 tons buta new; ldrcdjgf?r. of the FrukMn|g| type easily lifted 4000 tons in an hour. A dredger such as this would accomplish about as much in the harbours of New Zioatunid as all the dredges combined# John Burns, when asked " What is the most pressing need of the workmen to-day ? " replied, " Women who can cook." Terse, but I rue ; and if John Hurns came to Sydney to-day he would have no difficulty in obtaining superabundant evidence of this far sightedness. More men fate tho J- P. in the morning as a result of bad cooking long continued than as the result of grog.—Truth. It ia predicted by the ChrisUhurch Press that when Mr Fisher takes Ms seat ini the House he will be found working with the little corner of which Mr T. E. Taylor is the acknowledged head ; also that in a little time he will be found engaged with the member aforesaid in the cheerful occupationjof making things as uncomfortable in Parliament as possible for tho premier of this colony, Kiri le Rakau, a Maori resident at Ohinemutu, had the misfortune to cut his leg with a piece of mirror a short time ago. The wour.f evidently became poisoned, and jhe was admitted to the Isolation Hospital, suffering great pain and despite careful treatment, the patient succumbed to his injuries. It appears that liakau was wearing a pair of trousers that had been recently dyed when lie received tho wound, hence the fatal result.

Great interest is being shown in the forthcoming Easter cacampment ut the Waiwakaiho site. The locul corps and band will full in at the Drill Hall with baggage at 7.l't p.m. on the 20th and niaich to the camp. The Waitora corpe will arrive at Smart Road at 7 p.m., and the lemaindce of the battalion at 11 p.m. The West Coast battalion will arrive at 4 a.m. on Good Fiiday. Camp will be struck on Easter Monday night. A collection of paintings from the brush of Sid. Long, an Australian artist, is being offered by means of an art union, to be drawn in Sydney on April 29. It may be mentioned that Mr Long has several notable pictures in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. As will be seen by the announcement iii another column, special code arrangements have oecn made by which all tickets that arc purchased in New Zealand byApril 26 will participate in the drawing. On Tuesday the two-year-old son of Mr H. Mann had a narrow escape from drowning. Mr Mann lives on Captain Johnston's property. Close to tho house is a dam. An cider •sister had gone to the dam for water, leaving two little ones in the house. On returning she noticed something floating in the dam. She cried out to Mr Ansel!, who Has work ng near. liy plunged in and brought the body to shore. Life was apparently extinct, but on medical assistance being called in the child recovered consciousness, and it is hoped will soon shake oIT the ill effects of its imnierson,—l'ntea Tress.

A coiiipotiy parade of the 'l'aranaki Guard* was held at the Prill Hull on Tuesday evening. There was a good muster, the ollicers in command being Captain T. C. Mills and Lieutenants Messenger and Goldwater. After the parade the corps assumblcd in tfip ordprjy VGQU", when the opportunity was taken to present 'ex-Colour-Sergeant White, now ol Auckland and 011 a visit to New Plymouth, with a handsome mounted photograph to commemorate his connection with the Guards. Subsequently the corps assembled, and a lecture was given by Captain Mills on the subject o{ duties pertaining to thp eiiUitnipmeut. Arjrangements in connection with the 'social to celebrate the anniversary of tlvo Guards were referred to a committee under Lieutenunt Goldwater, to report next Tuesday evening, when an outdoor parade will be held. The Mayor (Mr K. Cock) intimated on Monday evpnjng that it' was his intention to give the lirst link of a Mayoral chain. He also 'proposed to present the Ceuncil with a photograph of himself. He suggested that the ex-May<i|\s of the town, or their relations, be asked to do likewise, as the Council Chambers of most other towns of any pretensions were hung with photographs of those who had occupied the Mayoral chair, and in many instances of the Councillors. Ho moved a resolution in this direction. Cr Brooking, in seconding it, suggested that the exMayors be asked to contribute a link to the Mayoral chain. The question had been raised in the Council by the late Cr. Bellrioger, and it was received with some enthusiasm it the time. Such a phalli would lie a valued heirloom to the Council. The motion, amended to embody this suggestion, wus carried unanimously. A special lu the New Zealand Times, recounting experiences of the Land Commission, relates that a small farmer, named Thompson, who admitted that he commenced farming with 2s tid in his pocket, advocated freehold strongly. When it came to cross-examination, the Commissioners fastened on Thompson with great tenacity. Mr Paul, whoso questions show him to be a staunch opponent of the freehold, lay in wait with the confident air of a man who has a poser " lip' Ilia sleeve." " You say, Air Thompson, that there is inborn in every Englishman a desire for tile freehold. Well, of course, you know there is not enough land to go round ? " The confident look 011 the questioner's face faded when Mr Thompson replied, " Well, if you adopt the lease in perpetuity system yoif dpji'j, make very much more land, do you ? "

An exciting experience took place at Awakino a few days ago. An old wild tusker has for over a year Ujado ifs domicile with the porkers running on llf ' ■ Walters' pig farm, and on many occasions has charged pedestrians crossing the property, It was decided to shoot the animal, andl to that end, Messrs Scoules, E. Smith, I. \VulttMri and Uirdler accompamied by some Maoris, made up the hunting party. The porcus was found adjacent to the Awakino Creek and led his pursuers a merry and exciting race through hush and raupo swamp for siiveral miles. At last he cornered In some dense ti-tree, which bnllled tlie dogs, and led to the party put ting him hors do combat with Vhvoo rifle shots, lie proved a veritable monster, and was sheathed with three inches of solid fat- I'nfortunately one of his tusks were shot away, as the pair would have made a good trw(>hy, The Maoris speedily had him manipulated in true native style, and the carcase was divided amongst them.—Exchange. Alfred Trombctti, of JJologna, enjoys an international reputation as the world's greatest linguist. Vie speaks 4tX) different languages and dialects, and is still adding lo his knowledge of strange tongues. Ever since he was fourteen years of age he has been mastering the- various languages of the world, and ho intends shortly to go over to America to complete his knowledge of the diatets jot ike Rockies*

Calculation confirmed by experiment haa shown that, weight for weight, pino wood ia stronger than steel in both transverse and tensile strength. It is regarded as doubtful if any metal could be made into a hollow rod equalling n bamboo rod in stiffness without exceeding it in weight. In structures of wood the weak points are always at the joints. Reporting on the trade of Japan during the year 1901, Mr J. 11. Sutitor, the Commercial Agent in the lEast, says that it is sound and expanding. Tho imports largely conrist of raw cotton, wool, sugar, rice, kerosene, steam vessels, and machinery «ml -ejftfihes, and the exports of silk, cotton yarns, coal and copper. The Government is doing everything in its power to encourage local industries, and the Japanese will'soon becomo a grea't. shipbuilding people. They promise also to be manufacturers of iron and of cotton and woollen goods. Cheap labour is an element which is greatly in their favour. They will always be porteis of raw material, and in the case of any articles capable of being manufactured in Japan the duties on the raw material are very moderate. Mr Suitor fflrtlier states that It'iere is a possibility that Siberian producw, principally grain and butter, may flood the Japanese markets when peace is declared. As regards the treasures still hiden in the Tiber, there is one that is of tho greatest interest to the wholo world. Professor Nispi-Landi says the sacrod candlestick of Moses, together with the two golden and the seven silver and the golden bottles and cups mentioned in the ancient chronicles, were a'll safely and securely packed in a box that he believes had lain in the Ifbcr since July, 546, when the Gothic King Attila stopped at the gates- of Home, - and when jfcho Romans', feeling that they were not withdrew from the city, and threw into the Tiber as much moveable property as' possible. The candlestick, he says, has seven torches ; it 'is tieurly threa feet high, i|ts. weight is 41 kilos and 250 grammes; its intrinsic value i5j.33,000 doltj, au3T its historic value too groat to be reckoned by money;. It was made of the purest gold, solid, hammered by Aholiaib, son of Ahisaof Dan, nearly 8375 years ago.

On the question, " Should sermons be shorter ? " the Uishop of Melbourne (Br Lowther Clarke) said recently : —'• I have no sympathy with' the proposal so often made to shorten the sermon to the smallest possible limit of time. Tho Christian j Church has her great function of teaching and to a very large number of people the Sunday sermons are tho only religious teaching thev receive the whole week. People will listen to sermons just in proportion as the.v are worth listening to, ami no interested hearer ever complains if he is asked to listen for twenty minutes, or sometimes even half an hour, to an address which is orderly in argument, ami aims throughout at some definite object of thought My remedy, therefore, would bo not shorter sermons,, but better ones, and a fuller realisation on the part of the clergy of their office as teachers of Christian faith and conduct."

The report recently isswd by the Director-General of Army Remounts for I ndia is of the greatest interest to colonial iiui.sntuch aa it not oilly foreshadows an expansion of the export ti-ade to that country, but also contains a warning with regard to the importation of horses that have been located in India. The document aforementioned states that 'the large studs formed by the Indian Government in the H a wal I'i ndi, Jheluni, Lahore, Baluchistan, 1 Vixan, and tile United Provinces lor 'he purposes of breeding horses suited for military purposes have been ravaged by a disease called dourinc, and for which, it has been recognised by the ablest veterinary authorities, there is no curq.. The disease is Contagious, and heavy losses arc reported in staliions and blood mares ; consequently the local source of remounts' has been greatly reduccd.and the future of horwj brcvdilig in that country is seriously nienanced, if not rendered absolutely vuid. The report states that in these breeding establishments foalings have decreased last year from 9873 to 25<J», while of <lB stallions' that had contracted the di»ea.se 38 had to bo destroyed, and it >s recognised that the greatest difficulty will bo experienced in stamping it out..

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