LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7816, 8 May 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'J'ho number of pussengers carried on the Auckland tramways during 1901 was 18,0.15,000.

An agricultural chemistry class will shortly be started in connection with tho Stratford Technical School, under the instructorship of Mr J. t;. Drbingol, B.Sc, the necessary appliances having now, come to hand.

The levciuc on tho Wellington-Na-pici-Niw I'lyniouth Section of railway for the four-weekly period ending iilst March last amounted to £19,720 Cs lOd (twenty-seven days), against £6;i,H>l 17s 5d for the corresponding perion last year (thirty-three days).

Land is' dirticult to obtain in Greymouth (says a Coast exchange). The laajir portion of the town is built on Maori leaseholds ut enormously high rentals, and vacant allotments re not to be hud. The freehold ov,n lies southward, and thi-re a quarter-acre residential silo coiunands as high a price as £.'2af)>. Even ot that figure really good sites are difficult to obtain.

A rather extensive ''blow out" of the water main occurred on Thursday at the corner of the Avenue and lngestrc street, Wunjrnnui. So great was the force of water that in its rush it made quite a large hole in tho road and quickly flooded the s'.rect. Tho Horough workmen got to work promptly, and did all that was possible to ensure the safety of traffic.

It is staled that a warrant is out for the arrest of the employee of a local firm who is wanted in connection with the embezzlement of a considerable sum of money. The young man was cutting a considerable dash in Palmerston before taking his departure some weeks ago. It is not [known whether he has left the colony, but he is supposed to be on his [way "Home"—Manawatu Times.

At a banquet held at Manaia Mr Felix MacGuire, in responding to the toast of tho Parliament of New Zenland, said that ho regretted that one

man who had done more for tho Waimate district than any other politician, namely, tho late Mr Rolleston, was not then in tho flesh, ft was his scheme that had brought prospesity and successful settlement to a district that was turbulent and unsettled. Ho had. so sandwiched the freeholder, the leaseholder, and the struggling man as to have made it possible for everyone to eventually convert his holding into a freehold. The result they knew ; this part of Taranaki had become one of the most prosperous portions of the colony.

While in Wellington last week Mr C. E. Major was spoken to iy many interested in football matters who asked him what was the reason the Taranaki Union did not enter with the other Unions into the guarantee in connection with tho New Zealand tram's visit to England. Even thfe Hawke's Hay Union, w-ithout a player in tho team, had guaranteed £350 towards any probable deficit. It is generally understood the chances of there being a loss are almost nil. As Taranaki was well treated by the N T ew Zealand Union upon the occasion of the visit of the last English team the action of the Union in not contributing to the guarantee is referred to as being very strange.

The spring thaws have had an effect in New York (writes a correspondent of that city) which is not to be realised in tropical countries collapse of several new masonry buildings upon which insufficient inspection was exercised, so that unscrupulous builders were able to use inferior mortar and other material during frosty weather. When the ,"rost came out of the ground and the test of drying began to be exerted, walla collapsed, and structures fell into piles of debris. Three buildings of five and six stories, which were Hearing completion, collapsed in this fashion in one day in the northem part of the city, and they were not the only instances of misdeeds on the part of both builders and Inspectors. Fortunately very few lives were lost, but the fact illustrates the laxity that is possible in New York in these respects. I'hc perpetration of frauds requires eternal guarding against in every line of business.

Snvs the Taihape News.—"Since the completion and the opening oi the railway to Taihape, little or no interest haiMjeen lakon'tVy the res;'eits of this town in the extension of the line. It will doubtless ■■' be of interest to our Mataroa settlers to learn the progress that railway construction is making north oi Taihape. The rails have been laid up to the small tunnel, about two milts from Taihape. The lining of this tunnel is expected to be completed about the end of the present month. The filling a little to the north is

expected to be linislied about Uu same time, when the laying of rails wiil be extended Lo the mouth of the Mataroa tunnel. It is conHUently expected that the locomotive will be able to reach the month of the Mataroa tunnel by the end of .June. Here a halt will have to te made for quit? 12 months befoio the iron horse will be able to ]>:!ss o» to Mataroa. Th? Public Works Department are showing earnestness in their desire to push on the construction of this great national work.' There must now be fully 500 mon employed on the line between Talhape and Waiouru."

At the conclusion of the speech dolivered at Christchurch by the leader of the Opposition on Tuesday night questions were invited, and among those put in written form to Mr Massey was one from Mr Alpin, written on the reverse side of a telegraph form. The chairman of the meeting, instead of reading out the question, gave forth the contents of the telegram which turned out to be from the Premier telling the recipient to "give Mr Massey a turn." Th.'s in•ident has led to a great deal of rejoicing among Mr Seddon's opponents, being regarded as the unwitting exposure of the Premier's incitement of an adherent to create u disturbance. Our contemporary, remarks the New Zealand Tunes, waxes humorous over the " unfortunate in-cid-.nt," and proffers the Premier some advice on the subject. The fact is thint the, telegram in question was an oiDqial reply sent by Mr Seddon to Mr Alpin—a gentleman with a <rievanco concerning the police—in reply to one intimating that unless the Ministry granted certain "relief" ho would lay the whole of the correspondence he had.had with tho Government before Mr Massey and seek his assistance. It was fn response to this peremptory message that tho Premier telegraphed " Yes ccrtainly-flivc Mr Massey a turn " ■meaning,.'that Mr Alpin'should give Mr Massey a turn at consideration of the matters he had been in communication with Ministers about The anxiety that has been exhibited to the meaning of the ieleSVam into encouragement to disturb a meeting shows how frequently partisan -bias will ] o ad to juuipiii«-at unwarranted conclusions, e

Mr Newton King announced at his Mart on Saturday that the sale of th'e Commonwealth" at New I'Umouth and the "Royal" at Hnwera was withdrawn, the claim ~f tnc mortgagee having i )Ce n settled.

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The Eltham bakers hlKc reduced tho price of bread to Tkl Uiu lai-ge loaf,:

On Friday the New Plymouth High School ''broke up" for a vacation of three weeks, the term having been cjuiplttcd.

The casing required lor boring operations at Moturou is expocto.i to be unloaded from the:Corinna today, and Mr Fair proposes to <"o>conmience work at the bore on Tuesday.

<-n Wednesday n tea and cunccri will be held in the Wihilele.v Hall as a welcome to Mr 11. Foston, Coas,. Mjissioncr. An attractive programme of vocal and instrumental items has been arranged., and no doubt a large audience will be attracted.

After being well coached ia» to the proper way to play hockey, a local enthusiast ventured on participating in the pleasures (?) of vhc game. When sjen a day or two subsequently ho had a woeful tale to tell—both I knee-caps hurt, a thumb sprained, and a cut over one of liis eyes. He should now try football for a change. A correspondent at M'aihcke Island narrates a curious occurrence on that island. A cow, belonging to Sir W ]C.D. Ashwin, has given birth to two calves in the space of a few weeks. Tho first (a Suiicr cili'l was, lu says, born on December 23 last, and the second (a bull calf) on February 9. The cow and both calves are said to be do.ing well.

The iqadels, numbering about 250, representing cadets from the Contrail (2;, South Road, Waitara, and Jnglewood, wore paraded on, Friday afternoon at Sentry Hilt. The lads were put through battalion drill and skirmishing, in which considerable efficiency was shown. The weather was delightful, and the outing much appreciated.

With reference to the recent coupon tea exposure in connection witli a firm in England styled "Nelson and Co." and about which some of the papeis in the colony have had leading articles, we have been requested to explain that the linn mentioned has no connection whatever with the old-established New Zealand firm of Nelson, Moate and Co., Ltd., who have always opposed all coupon, pension, and i&ther such schemes.

At the annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Luke's, Uell Block. Rev. A. Fowler, curate in charge, presiding, the report showed lh a t tho attendance ut the services had been good and the attendance at the Holy Communion very good for so scattered a district. Messrs Dennett, Hcslop, l'ott, and C. Street were appointed a committee to manage the affairs of tho church, and Mr Pott was asked to audit the accounts. It was decided to ciwleavour to remit during the year the sum of £3O to St Mary's Vestry for the stipend fund, and to endeavour to meet local expenses besides', Mr Bennett to be secretary and treasurer. The care of the churchyard was also discussed with tho view of always keeping it in projier order, and parents were urged to support the work of Mr Uoiv nett in the Sunday-school. Mr Gladstone, who hated arithmetic us a little boy, told one of his friends that lh>is feeling existed until he got into the higher mathematics, which interested him. One of his friends says iA some recently published recoil lections :—"Be once told me that when in years of greater prosperity he came, in his budget figures, to the figures which represented the growing, well being of the workingpeople, it was all he could ,d 0 not to oreuk down with emotion." He always considered that he fully earned his salary as a minister of State. Mr Bright said to him on one occasion that ho always lelt ashamed of himself when, he had to take his official salary. "There 1 don't agree with you, Bright," 3»id Mr Gladstone. "I hud rather take my official money than anything 1 receive from land, for I know I have, earned every penny of it."

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