LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7824, 17 May 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Town Band will, weather permitting, give a concert in front of the Government Buildings on Friday evening.

The "honorarium of the Mayor of Dune 'iu lias been fixed at the same liguie ,-s before—£4oo for the year. This i the maximum allowed bv the Act.

:\r: .nvelope containing three ten pound notes blew out of a window' of the Government Savings Hank at Sydney, into the street. The clerks ga\e immediate chase, but were unable to find them.

,las. Mark Douglas, a middle aged man appeared at the Police Court on Tuesday, charged with drunkenness. As Douglas had Iwo previous convictions recorded against him during the last six mouths the S.M. sent him into retirement for fourteen days, without the option of a line.

The Te Aroha -News rcpoi is thai after the returning olliivr had declared the result of the .Matainnta Uoad Board election, he discovered that the Waharoa ballot-box had mysterious!.-, disappeared. The police have the mailer in hand, and it is reported thai they have a clue as to the whereabouts of the missing box. Should the purloiner be convicted he can rely upon a heavy seutence. as such conduct constitutes a serious offence in the eyes of the law.

The Tyser liner Mimiro, which left Melbourne on April 20, for Las Palmas for" orders, took Ihe largest quantity of wheat ever despatched from Australia in one bottom, with the exception of the steamship Indraloma, also of the Tyser line, which loaded at Sydney last year (12,000 bags. The Mimiro lifted at Geclong 32,112 bags, and at Melbourne 28,569 bags, making in the aggregate 60:68l'bags.

In tho course of conversation with a representative of the Post, a Wairarapa sawmiller stated that there is a dullness in the timber business in Wellington country districts. There is very little demand for rhnu, but matai is saleable at prfces which leave a fair profit. Kauri is being extensively used for internal work in connection with the large buildings in course of erection in Wellington.

At tho present moment America has 14 battleships under construction, together with ten armoured cruisers and 23 vessels of other classes. It is estimated by Secretary Morton that when all these new ships are. in commission tho annual cost of maintaining the navy will be £15,-100,0<>». The rapidly increasing expense of the building of warships is just now en--a<yng considerable attention. Ino two warships, the construction or which has just been authorised, are to cost about £1,466,000 each. It was officially estimated that on March 81 last the population of New Zealand (exclusive of Maoris ami inhabitants of annexed Pacific Islands was 8.">7 539, which is an increase ot 7432 since December 31 last, 'i'hc excess of births over deaths was 3984, ,nd of arrivals over .departures 3448, The arrivals during March numbered 2678 as against 3186 in March ol last year, the departures being 2.); <, nB against 2753. Of the arrivalslM4 came from New South Wales iheu was only one Chinese emigrant dining tho month, as against 13 departures. Earl Huberts is much in demand at the unveiling ,o|f memorials to mo>i who fell in the South African wai. One of his latest appearances at tunctions of this kind was at the >-antral Synagogue Great 1 'o'' l '"'"' London, when he unveiled a tablet to "the loyal and patriotic inenory ol soldiers of the Hebrew faith who had laid down their lives for England. It was an impressive service. When the name* of the dead had ben read out bv the rabbi, trumpeters stationed in the gallery sounded the •'Last Tost, while tho congregation stood. it may be mentioned that no lewer than two thousand Jewish soldieis fought under -Lord Roberts in South. Africa, and the General has testified that thev were no less worthy and brave than line best of their comrades.

One of the latest institutions started in Johannesburg is a Ladies' Msiting Club (writes the correspondent of the Christchurch Press). It is working famously, so a member informed" me the other day. The raison d'etre is that the fashionable suburbs of tho Uolden City are now so widely apart and keep stret'.-.hing out that a lady with a big visiting list (bids it impossible to undertake all iho calls that duty imposes. The idea to have a common meeting place, where once a week friends could meet together and discharge a number of social obligations at one sitting quickly caught on. The Wanderers' Hall was selected as the society's call-house, aid once a week the approaches of the hall are filled with gay equipages, and over too and cake daintily served by the club, batches of visits are considered as made and returned. Cairo, I understand, has long had a similar club in vogue.

General Booth, in the course of an interview at Auckland, gave the following advice to the people of

Now Zealand :—" I look on New Zealand much as I do on the Army. The laws you are passing here are

intended to do what we are doing, to make the physical life of every man and woman as happy as possible, only we take it differently. You divorce religion from the State. Everything depends on the people. You want right people, right journalists, right salvation. I know what I think the Army is going to be.. and I feel pretty sure what New Zealand will be if her people take the right course, but I must say I do

*ot approve of too much singularity. ' New Zealand for the New Zcalanders ' is well enough, but I personally believe that if I had a good thing I should share it with my

brothers. That is the spirit of our Army. In New Zealand you have a good thing Share it with your brother man, help him to the same happiness as you have. The best w a y to

become happy yourself is to make others happy. Don't be a -dog' in lie manger. We want it translated

into the farm, the office, the street, practical Christianity pure and simple. There is no other Christianity than applied Christianity."

i The National Dairy. Association has . imported samples of Danish, Silurian, Argentine, and Australian butter, ana seven English and Canadian cheese, to be exhibited in New Zealand for the purpose of affording our . butter-producers a knowledge of the sort of article they have to compete with. A consignment by the Ruape- ' hu,- which was purchased at Home i by a gentleman with special knowledge, whic.h has undergone the same | conditions of cold storage and transit that our butter undergoes, was opened in the grading stores Qn Thursday before the Minister for , Lands (the Hon. T. Y. Duncan), the Secretary for Agriculture, (Mr Rltch- ' ie), the Dairy Commissioner (Mr Kinsella), the Secretary of the National ■ Dairy Association (Mr Hnrkness), and others interested in the industry. I'.eing frown, the butter could not be satisfactorily judge;!, but the general opinion was that the Danish buttei- w,- ( u]d he the best when defrosted. Argentine butter was found to be pale. Both the English and the Canadian cheeses were considered very gffird. These samples of rival products should be of great cducar tional volue, and will probably be exhibited at the Palmerston- 'North Winter Show beginning 20th June, 'ind at the. Dunodir. Winter Show. The National Dairy-Association got the butter free of purchaser's commission, also free of freight (the New Zealand Shipping Company carrying the boxes free), but hud to pay' £0 Ss to the local Customs' authorities, and £29 for the cost of purchase in London. The prices paid for the several samples are :—Danish 107s, Siberian 10-Is, Argentine 106s, Australian 10i!s to 108s, Canadian cheese 54si, English cheese 725. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds never fails "Is 6d. Mr A. E. Sykes always has his gyeg open for something good. Ho has just imported a line of the celebrated Royal Donpaster Butterscotch, as supplied to the Prince and Princess of Wales, for their children. Parents will be glad to know that' it has been analysed, and'pronounced. to be free from extraneous or deleterious ingredients. In order to introduce litis celebrated sweetmeat, for a few weeks only Mr • Sykes is giving a sixpenny packet to every purchaser of a bottle of his famous Cura Cough'. Needless to say, Sykes Cura Cough is Tamous throughout the length and breadth of this colony. Over 20,000 bottles of this remedy for coughs and colds found its way into tho homes of the people Of New Zealand during last year.* For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Wc«ds' Great Peppermint Cura, U 84.

The Taranaki Land Board met aa usual on Tuesday, the business transacted being of an ordinary character,

During the winter months Mr Newton King will hold his Rahotu cattle sales monthly instead of fortnightly. The next sale will he held on Thursday, June 1.

Messrs Morey and Son utilise their advertising space to-day with a very interesting dissertation on fashionable dress fabrics, u subject winch should be welcome to evory lady.

These winter nights one wants good warm blankets, and those who require such will bo interested by the announcement that Messrs Morey and Moore have a splendid e.ssorUnei.l in hand.

An inmate of the Old People's Homo named Patrick Guirk succumbed on Tuesday morning. The funeral will be held to-day.

The shipment of toilet ware jusi received by Messrs (Mark and Co. ia said to bo one of the best ever imported into New Plymouth, while their art serges, lace curtains, and table covers are also of splendid quality.

The marquee for the afternoon tea in connection with the opening of the consumptive annexe- on May 24, wK'l be erected 011 the tennis court in the hospital grounds, not on the Vivian Street courts, as stated yister-

A good tea is absolutely necessary for the enjoyment of life, and it is therefore pleasing to know that Messrs Veale and Chatterton offer today even a better tea than before. Another good feature is that prices range so as to suit even the lightest purse.

The annual railway sociai takes place in the Theatre to-morrow night, when, judging from the arrangements, a most enjoyable time should reward those who attend. Vocal and other interesting, itotiis will be given by .local talent, and the dance music will be suppliod by the Colonial Piano Company's orchestra.

A good story was told at Blenheim (says the local Express) by ths Hon. C. H. Mills, in his capacity as Minister in charge of the Customs Department. The occasion was the reception at Port Chalmers of some New Zealand troopers who took part in the South African war. An effusive individual on board the steamer returning to Dunodin exhibited great generosity in handing round a box of cigars. Mr Mills was prevailed upon to take a couple, but declined when the box camo to him again. Bending confidentially down to the Minister's ear the hospitable one urged : " Take some, mon, take a dozen ; 1 had the de'il's own job to get them through the Customs." A ci.se of interest to racing men was heard at Masterton on Thursday, when Hobert Mc'Gregor, a jockey, claimed the sum paid for a winning mount. Mr I'ownall appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr J. W. Card for the defendant. It was stated that at the Masterton races defendant engaged plaintiff to ride Uunga-i-iiwa at the Wellington meeting, and finally gave another jockey the mount. Counsel pointed oul that it had always been, the custom to pay a jockey full remuneration if he had been made to stand down after having been engaged. For the defence it was •itafed that there was no real agreement. M'Gregor was ill. and was not fit to ride, therefore defendant would not allow him a mount. Mr James, S.M., gave judgment for £27 14s, and costs £8 lis 6d, leaving out the sums that defendant alleged to have pa id. As a rule the Sydney boats arrive in Wellington during the morning or afternolon. of Wjjdne'.iclay of each week. Before a vessel is allowed to berth, she must (.says a Wellington correspondent) be passed by the Port Hoalth Ollicer. Hitherto it has been customary for this ollicial to lefuse to examine a vessel arriving after dark, and passengers have h«d to remain for the night on board the vessel in the stream. Last Wednesday the Warrimoo arrived after dark, but as it happened to have Sir.loseph Ward on board, the Port Health Officer weut out and passed the vessel in short order at eight at night. Naturalfy those passengers who wanted to get ashore were delighted, but the question now arises whether the regulations will stand as at present, and be broken only when some o' our political dignitaries happen to be concerned.

A remarkable sight was witnessed recently by passengers in one of the down trains on the Uganda railway, writes an Express correspondent. When passing Nairoli, the headquarters of the railway, a dense swarm of locusts, closely followed by an enormous flock of hawks, circling gracefully round in pursuit «;' their prey, was seen high up in the heavens. An even stranger sight, and one which told only too plainly of the havoc being wrought in their aerial ranks, was presented by the discarded wings of the locusts, wh'ich fluttered to the ground like falling leaves. Not long ago, while proceeding from Lake Victoria to Mombassa, a train ran into a perfect bank of these destructice pests, which continued, with more or less den.iHy for a distance of nearly forty miles. In some places they were between four and five inches in depth; but, curinusly enough the entiro invasion was confined to a strip of not more than fifty yards on either sido of the fou»foot way. As socn as the engine struck the swarm the train was brought to a, standstill, and for the next few hours a breakdown gong had to 'be employed in shovelling the locusts from the metals and covering them with sand, the stench being desSribed as almost overpowering. At iho opening, of the District Court at New Plymouth on Tuesday, Ah- Justice Haselden commented upon the concessions asked in the Courts o n' behalf of the medical profession when doctors are summoned 1 as witnesses. Mr Wright, solicitor for the plaintiff in a damages case, made implication for the evidence of two medical men £o be taken before a point of jurisdiction came on for argument. Ho pointed out that the detention of doctors at the Court would inconvenience the town, as the medical superintendent of the hospital was absent, and the duties of the remaining practitioners wore Correspondingly heavier. "Is there an epidemic raging?" His Honour asked. Being assured there was not he proceeded to remark that the medical profession were asking too much from tho Courts of Justice. They were not the only people who were busy and had important work to;perforni. At the same time in their calling human suffering had to be considered. It was necessary <, O administer justice without hmdranpe. He noticed that concessions ware frequently granted to medical men, |sonie'times to the inconvenience of the larger number o, people engaged in n case, without any explanation being vouchsafed. Medipal men must understand that tiiyy as well as every other Hass of the community must attend in obedience to the summons of the Court He ma.de these remarks without (impersonal feeling whatever, and without special application to New Plymouth, for ft bad been his experience m all parts «0 the colony. Mr nrights application was granted.

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