The Daily News. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7811, 2 May 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Railway Department advertises that tho 4.10 pm. train from 1 Lnveva to New Plymouth will be delayed till 4.40 on May 10th and llth on account of the races at Unworn. Excursion tickets will be issued.

The new steamer Wonga fell, a vessel of nearly -1000 tons, was despatched from Sydney on the 20th inst. with 46,134 bag's of wheat, consigned to Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki, Japan. The steamer also carries shipments of other Australian products, including wool, timber, leathee, tallow, hoofs, bones, etc.

Mr T. J. Fleming, travelling agent of the New Zealand Alliance, states that sly grog-selling has been knocked on the head at Kawhia, Taumaruni, and Te Kuiti, chiefly through the power conferred on the police. The Maori chiefs and the police arc of opinion that the natives have become quite sober.—Hawke's Hay Herald. £

Tho Kaikoura Star. is informed that katipo spiders abound on the beaches in various parts of the district. Dr. Storey and Mr A. E. W. Smith while proceeding along the beach from tho pound up to Ashwick corner found nearly n dozen of these dangerous little insects above high-water mark under o;:d driftwood, tins, and other debris, and secured several specimens. The other morning a swagger who haid been refreshing himself in an unwise degree came into Hangiora by the north train, and there changed to the Oxford line. He deposited Kis swag -in the parcel room, and with it a bottle of beer. When the train left it was discovered that the bottle of beer remainorl, but a bottle of kerosene, which had been standing close by had been carried away ' n place of it. What the swagger's feelings would be when he discovered his mistake, says the Lyttelton Times, is left to the imagination.

One of the lirst or our winter social functions this season is that promoted by the local railway cmployie>, to foe held on Thursday, May 18th. A strong comni:!ttre has the preliminary arrangements well in hand, and a most enjoyable evening is in store for those attending. The sTcnery decorations will be specially attractive, as tliey have been proci-ivd from railway committees at Wellington, Napier, and Invercartfill. Non-dancers will be well eaterid for." as many novelties will be provided. It is expected that Sir J. (J. Ward, Minister for ltailways, will be present in order to present the Hoyal Humane Society's medal to two railway hands.

VAt the Police Court on Monday some time was occupied in hearing, an interesting impounding case. The complainant, T. it. Western, junior, laid an information against Charles and Walter Jloskin, on the charge of unlawfully rescuing certain cattle which had been j.oiml lor trespass and we'e to be inipoun<}i*}, the occurrence happening on March 2*7 til. The parties are farmers and neighbours in the Hell Mock district, flfr Ilutchcn appeared for the complainant, and Mr T. S. Weston and Weston) for Bvidenco having been tendered and counsels' addresses heard, the S.M. held that the evidence was not sufficiently strong to justify a conviction on the charge, and dismissed the information, with costs.

One hundred and t wenly-f ivo miles an hour is tho speed at which a Frenchman named AI. Sperpollet has made up his mind to travel by motor this year. The present world's record is 105J miles ail hour. Who says that steam-cars cannot do 'better thap that"? AL Sperpollet asks. One all-important point had first to be settlod. Above a certain speed of revolution the driving.wheels olf a car of given weight will cease to Ri'ip the road. It is a well-known fact, of course, that in the,case of engines on rails which are required to drag a heavy load, their own weight must be increased enormously when their power is augmented in order to gain the extra speed desired. 'Hie weight limit of u.irs under motor,-racing rules being at present 1000 kilos, what is the maximum rate at which the wheels of such a vehicle can be driven usefully ? An expert, M. Arnoux, has calculated thid maximum to be 207 kilometeres f or 128 l-I-J miles an l hour. M. Sperpollet. accordingly will have' a margin to the good of three or four miles, that is to say, on a bard, dry track, of course, for one does not care to imagine what skidding would fed like at 12r> miles an hour. The car which he is having burnt wherewith" to attempt tho proposal record is naturally a steam one. Its motor will be of 285 ii.p., jveigij 150 fcjtgg,

Mr T. J? Fleming, travelling a;gcnl of the New Zealand Alliance,, states that sly grog-selling Ims 1ho:i knocked on the head at Kawhia, iTaumarunui, and To Ivuiti, chiefly through the increased power confei- ! reel on the police. The Maori chiefs ' and the police are of opinion that 'the.natives have become quite sober. 11.15. Herald.

The Kuikoura Star is informed thut kai'ipo spiders abound on the beaches in various parts of tho dis- . trict. J'r. Storey and Mr E. A, W. Smit'i, whilo proceeding along the be..ch from the pound up to Ashwici corner, found nearly a dozen of threw dangerous little above high-waUr mark under old diiftwood, tins, and other debris, an,l secured several specin.ens. Tin; new steamer Wonga Fell, a vessel of nearly 41)00 Lous, was* des patched from .Sydney oil the 20th in,st. with 40,131 bugs of wheal, consigned to Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki, Japan. The steamer also cair'es shipments of other Australian products, including wool, timber, leather, tallow, hoofs, bone'-, etc.

A hive of bees which had been robbed of their honey and brought in from the bush, and placed in abox, attacked the fowls on Mr G. H. Hawkins' premises at (loroke, Victoria, as they were running about in the yard, killing four of them, and maiming about 20 more. So savage were the bees thut it was only by catching the fowls one at a time, beating the bees oft them, and placing thoni in a covered box, that any at all were saved. From tho comb of one Minorca hen as many as 30 bee stings were afterwards extracted . The Chief Justiqe gave judgment

last Friday with reference to an appeal from the decision of the Hegistrar of Patents who had directed that a patent should issue to Mr F. C. Griffiths, of New Plymouth, for an improved sky-light- H'js Honour held that the patent could not b« granted in its present form, and he directed the. applicant to amend his specification. The question of costs was reserved until his Honour saw how the applicant proposed to mako the amendment.

A hive of bees which had hwn robbed of their honey and brought in from the bush and placed in a box, attacked the fowls on Mr G. 11. Hawkins 1 premises at Uorokp, Victoria, as they were running about in the yard, killing four of them, and maiming about twenty more. So savage were the bees that it was only by catching the fowls one at a time, beating the bees off them, -and placing them in ai covered box, that any at ail were saved. From the comb of ono Minorca lien as many as fifty bee stings were aftorwnrcls extracted.

Tho prospects for the maintenance of good prices for New Zealand butter to be shipped after Mar:h continue bright (writes the New Zealand l'rojfuce Commissioner ifj l.ondon,under date 23rd Marsh). Although considerable supplies are expeqted to come to hand from the colonies, these will be ropiired for ordinary trade purposes. The market at the present time is quite bare of any supplies but those that are

just to hand. Nothing is in store, and nothing is likely to be placed there for some time to come. New Zealand producers should talie advantage of having the favourable opportunity of continuing their regular shipments to this count fy «s far into the year as they possibly can.

The prospects for the maintenance of good prices for New Zealand butter to be shipped alter March continue bright (writes the New /.inland Produce Commissioner in London, under date March 2ii). Though considerable supplies are expected to come to hand from the colonies, these will bo required for ordinary trade purposes. The murkct at the

present time is quite bare of any other supplies but those which are just to hand. Nothing is in store, and nothing is likely to be placed there for some time to conn?. New Zealand producers yhould take advantage of tho favourable opportunity for continuing their regular shipments to this country as far into the year as they possibly can.

Mr John McDonald, of Keppoch, Scotland, who is now louring New '/Jealand, tells of incidents and coincidences that go to show the correctness of Max O'Hell's use of the term " IVAmi McDonald " as descriptive of the people of Caledonia. When our visitor was at Hotoruu, his trout-lishing arrangements were undertaken by Mr H. McDonald, and on reaching the Wairarapa his (leerstalking plans were made by Mr Peter McDonald, of Mhrtinjborough 1 , Major A. W. McDonald, JJ.S.O., a brother of Mr John McDonald, had even a more remarkable when acting as adjutant for Lord Lo vat's Scouts in South Africa during the JJoer war. A company under his charge had to get into touch with a body of Australian scouts. Whan this was ellected, word was brought in that the latter body was commanded by Captain McDonald. The two clansmen naturally arranged to meet ; and, on comparing notes, it was found that Che colonial contingent .had in its rants tl'even Mcl'ona/'ids, while Ujpre wire twenty-two bearing the same name in Lord Lovats's Scouts. •

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