LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7820, 12 May 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Replace advertisements from Messrs Morey and Son, drapers, and A. George, Cycle Depot, are unavoidably held over. The Minister of rublic Works states that he hopes to complete the present gap of 40 miles 'in the Main Trunk Line in three years, provided he obtained the increased vote for which he would ask. The time had arrived when the work" should be fullspeed ahead.

John Graham, who left Chicago in 18'J7, to seek his fortune in the Klondyke goldfields succeeded in amassing £20,000 after eight years' hardship and adventure. On his way home his boat upset while shooting the rapids on the Shilok River, Alaska, and he lost all except £SOO. The United States contrived to inaugurate President Roosevelt at a profit of £(500. The expenditure on the gorgeous spectacle provided at Washington was £15,800 but the receipts were no less than £16,400. Tho sale of tickets forthe inaugural ball realised £9200.

The matron orf tho Old People s Home wishes to thank the following ladies and gentlemen for the very enjoyable concert given to the inmates on Thursday evening Misses Collis (4:), Hurle, Messrs Coll if), Lec. J. Gray, Lorrie, ('.ninths, and Heath'. The programme consisted of glees, plantation songs, choruses, and songs. It is understood that this is but the first of several arranged for the winter months.

The Hallance Co-operative Dairy Company pay out next week a sum of £2550 for April butter fat, being at the rate of ninepence per pound, or twopence per pound more than for the corresponding month ini 1904. Owing to a dry month the Company manufactured GJ tons les§ butter than in the previous' April, jnotwithstanding an increased number of Suppliers. The averng..> test rose to 4.44 per cent.

On Friday last a sudden death took place n u train whilst between Ruakura station and Cambridge. Mr F. J. Smith, builder, of the Thames, and his wife were on the road to Cambridge to consult l)r Roberts as to tho husband's health. Just as tho train left Ruakura Mr Smith had a fit of coughing, wihich caused hemorrhage, with the result that death took place about a quarter of an h'our afterwards. About two years ago the Ilawera Acclimatisation Society lihjernted 300 Egyptian quail and on Tuesday was received in Hawera the first fruits, so far as is known, of their breeding. The markings on the bird,however, show that in the case under notice tho Egyptian variety hus not been pi<essarv.ed in 'jtjs puiiHy, l>ut that a cross has been made with the Californian quail.

The liner Australien, which made her reappearance in Australian wat ers last month, had in the interim been engaged in the Eastern trade, and on her last voyage carried from Nagasaki General Stoessel and sixtylive commissioned and non-commis-tioned officers who had surrendered at Port Arthur. Many of them were badly wounded, and presented piteous pictures ol" the horrors of modern warfare. The steamer left Shanghai for Europe with 700 passongeis, in aIJL classes, hundreds of Russian refugees having to be refused passage.

The Department of Agriculture has recently issued a bulletin on rust in oats, the information having been brought by the Assistant Biologist', Mr A. 11. Cockayne. In his introduction, Mr T. W. Kirk (Bioflogist) mentions that during the season before last fully 15,000 acres of oats in the North Island were damaged anil rendered unfit the threshing.) The season just ended was not so bad. Another bulletin deals with three species of fruit flies. Mr Kirk has recently issued a leaflet on treating seed for the prevention of cereal smuts, while second editions of the leaflet on plum diseases anil bjftpk fly have also appeared.

The steamship Princess Irene recently arrived at New York with eighty-three v lost children of Israel," on their way from Australia to Benton harbour, Michigan. The London Standard's correspondent says the King and Quoen of this strange sect are already there, with 'IOO of their awaiting the end of the world in August 1910. The men of the party have let their beards grow to their knees, and the women wear their hair streaming down their bucks*, llissert, the leader of these people, traces his descent from a King of Wales, who is supposed to have lived 1000 years ago. They ben lieve that golden chariots will come i'or them after they have overpowered Satan.

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| 'Scatter your minions !" said Dis- | ease one day To the Demon Cold and his friend Decay ; "Winter is here to give you n | hand, "Out ! friend, out ! and ravage the land." "I can't," said the Demon, "I'm quite out of work, A mortal named Woods pulls me up with a jerk ; His Great Peppermint Cure is death to my host. Good-bye said the Demon, and gave up the ghost ! 10

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It is stated that there is every likelihood of the next tiro brigade demonstration being held in Ohristrhurchl duringtho International Exhibition, in 1907. Tho matter will be decided and details arranged at the conference to be held next year at Nelson. A meeting of the Garrison Band bazaar committee was held in the Borough Chambers on Thursday evening, when a large number of ladies attended and enthusiastically took up the proposal, which should be carried out with great success. Several novel ideas were suggested, and will be acted upon. Another meeting will be held on May 2fi. A few evenings ago a Post runner named Evett was hundeil hull' a sovereign in mistake for sixpence by a casual street purchaser of the paper, and it was not until he counted his takings that lie discovered (lie error. 'Phe lad then gave the coin to the publisher of the paper, who advertised the circumstances, and the owner put in an appearance ami f-eenred the return of the money. lie expressed his appreciation of the runner's honesty bv leaving a suitable reward.

Sir Frederick Treves explains, hi the course of an interview in Cassell's Journal 1 , why 'he had practically abandoned his profession. " 1 gave it up because there was too much to do," he says. " Performing |ji;r operations every morning

makes one's existonce rather trying. I giot tired of my duties ; they bored me to death ; so after six and twenty years I retired. Not that my labours wore breaking me down. Nothing could, I think, do that. I have no nervous system —not having need of one ; and I have nover had to keep to my bed."

A pleasant social gathering was he'd in tho Primitive Methodist schoolroom on Thursday evening, the chair being taken by Mr C. 10. Bellringer. Despite the inclemency of tho weather there was a fair gathering of members of the congregation and During the evening an enjoyable musical and diversified programme was carried out, including, the following items Pianoforte! duet, Misses A. and F. Ward ; solos, Miss Alcorn ; recitation, Itev. B. Daniel ; solo, Miss I'\ Ward ; duet, Misses Gilbert and Hrockcnshire; pianoforte duet, Masters Gilbert; solo, Miss W. Nixon i; reading, Mr H.

White; solo, Miss Loesch ; recitation, Mr H. Nixon. Misses A. Ward, W. Nixon, and Brockenshirt, played the accompaniments. The appointment of committees to make arrangements for winter concerts and the sale of work to he heM about October next was satisfactorily disposed of during tho interval in tho programme. Afterwards games wera participated in by the young people, and refreshments handed round jby the ladies..

The Commission for the purpose | of investigating the claims of Ngatimutunga natives was opened in the Masonic llall, Robe Street, on Thursday. Mr J. Mnckay, of the ' Native Land Court, is Commissioner, and Mr W. C. Kensington, Under Secretary for Lands, is representiag the Government. The land which is tho subject of the inquiry, is in the Urenui district. It seems that in 18t57 the then Native Minister (Mr .f. 0. Richmond) notified that the Government had to reserve 3000 .icres of land between Titoki and Te Uau o te Iloia, in the bush country, and that, it was to be divided or individualised amongst any natives interested belonging to the hapu. In 1884 the AVcst Coast Commissioner (Sir W. Fox)' placed on record that theso lands had not beeh illocnted, but reserved for the natives, and that grants would l;e issued later on. Nothing further was, however, done, until the Lands Department, evidently looking on the land ns Crown lands, had them subdivided and disposed of in the ordinary way under Crown lands condi'ions. Subsequently lleni te Kan, >n behalf of the Ngntimutungn tribe, petitioned Parliament, pointing out ihe injustice done to the hapu by the lisposul of there lands without a full inquiry being made. The Native Affairs Committee reporting favouribly on the same no doubt led to the setting up of the present Contuission. The whole of Thursday vas taken up in the statement of the case, and the Commission adjourned to the following day.

Representatives from all the corps in the Taranaki Rifle Battalion have signified their intention of being present at the military ball to bo held on May 24.

Mr Newton King will on Saturday hold an auction, sale of vnrious articles of( ShellioMi cutlery, silver and electro-plat,Ml ware and watches. t In view of the present shooting reason, Messrs Murton and Co. have opened up a mice range of sporting requisites, including guns, rifles, revolvers. and cartridges from the best makers. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Newton King.—Auction sale of silver and electro plate ware on Saturday. W. W. Murton and Co.—Sporting requisites on hand.