LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7846, 12 June 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

-a— . , The Garrison Band turned out on | Saturday evening and enlivened , Devon Street with a number of selections, which were much appreciated. On Sunday afternoon a considerable number of people assembled at the Western Park on the occasion of a sacred concert given by the jband. As < the weather was agreeable a verj pleasant afternoon was spent a't this new resort, which is rapidly coming into favour. A delightful programme, of selections was rendered. A collection was taken up, which .was handed to the Park Committee to assist in providing for the scheme ol improvements in hand. Thanks arc due to the bawl for their gratuitous services. The expert physScikna and »wM gcons from the Br. Langston Institute, Melbourne, who are now matting* their second annual visit to New Zealand, will arrive in New Plymouth'from Mastcrton on Saturday, 24th inat. The faculty of the Instituteso we are 'informed—have decided irt deferens to the reiterated requests of their large clientele, to visit this; Colonv annually, spending some six or seven months of each year i» tfce principal centres. The visiting staff for this*profcssional tour has beenl augmented by the inclusion of specialists who have devoted particular) study to, the treatment of the ear, eye. throat and nose, diseases in which organs are unfortunately so prevalent throughout the c o lony. Moreover, the gynecologist (specialist for all female complaints) is a member of the present staff. These professional gentlemen may, on arrival/ at New Plymouth, be consulted between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. at the White Hart Hotel, where they have secured private rooms for the puifpose. Consulted as to her views on the threatened revival of the crinoline in Paris, and therefore throughout the civilised world, Mdme Bernhardt has met the assault with a "brilliant counter-attack on her interviewer. "You men, who have ihe audacity to j criticise women's dress, clothe yourselves in three stove-pipes—one for the head, one for each lag ! " Replying to a deputation at Oamar ru representing the dairying industry, in regard to cheaper frpightsi, the Premier said he fully recognised the necessity,! and was determined to bring the freights more in line) with

those in Australia, which would bo an accomplished fact, aoon. 'JTiei Government had the question under consideration ri also the >question of further facilities for shipping to western British ports. We hope (says the Illustrated Dairy /or May) to see a measure introduced into Parliament before long for the compulsory grading of all butter si-nt out of Ireland. New (Zealand has adopted the system, and it has proved a great success in that colony. All dairies exporting; butter'are '. registered, and every package must bear a grade mark. The huttcr is di--1 vided into three grades :—First grade, 80 to 100 points ; second grade, 80 to 87 points ; third grade, under 80 points. The quality is judged, under the following scale :—Flavour, SO points ; body, moisture, texture, 35 ' points ; colour, 10 points ; salting, 10 points ; finish, 5 points ; total, . 100 points. "The; Magistrates in the past, fol-. i lowing the practice of the Supreme Court Judges,, have dealt very lenin ently with young people charged with ' crimes of theft," said Mr Brabant, ■ S.M., at the Napier Police, Court the ■ other morninlg. VNot only havif . they given them the advantage of the First Offenders'' Probation Act, but ' even in instances where these offen- ' ces havo been repeated they refrained; ; from sending younigs persons to gaol, i considering that when once a young person is sent to prison it is unlikely; that he or she will afterwards re- . form. I ilo not know whether .much' . leniency has been shown by tho bench in such cases, but it certainly soems to mo that cases of theft by, 1 young people are on the increase, • and I suppose that if the increase is maintained both judges and magis- , Urates will have, Kas example to' others, to send young people to pri-i * son in future." There is troulb'le. in connection with ' the Greyimouth State School. At I the recent elections two ladies were . returned as members of the Coin- , mittee, and now the six male members refuse to sit with them. No mooting of the Committee has con- - sequently taken place. The two tody . members (according to a Greymouth correspondent) convened a meeting, but only one ma)e put in an appear- ! ance, and no business could be trans--1 acted for want of a quorum. The . ladies intend calling two other meetings, and if no quorum is available they will ask the Board to declare *• the seass of the six absentees va- ' can't. This, however, cannot be - done, for before a seat becomes . vacant it is necessary to.be absent , from three monthly meetings, and| us no quorum can be got together 1 there is no prospect of a monthly r meeting being held. Apparently tho t deadlock is complete. The male members declare they are acting, as they are doing in order to protest i against women muddling in local) i government affairs. 3 . A somewhat exciting burglary oce 1 curred al Eltham early on Satur--1 day morning. The night-watchman discovered evidence that Kotlb's drapery establishment hadi been broken 1 into, and on investigation found the r burglar busy with the MS. In rer sponse to a demand to bail up the burglar clashed to the back exit, get- [ ting out before tho watch-man- could ; locate him. As ho was running away b he was tired at unsuccessfully. .Later r investigation proved that other shopsi had been entered. Later the police cleverly arrested a native named Whan » fcaruru Wha|t|itiri, asi ho was leaving* 3 by train for Wanganui. Incriminating) I dpenments wcro found in his posses- » £iou. b A legal point respecting the game r laws was raised by Mr MpNab in ' the Blenheim Stipendiary Magistrate's Court last week. A man was " chargetl with shooting wild ducksl i during the ..close, neatson, and Mr Mci Nab's contention was that the casej t must fail, because the Gazette notice had not been issued thirty days 5 prior to the opening of the season. . The Magistrate reserved bis decision. Captain Collins staled to the Westport . Times that for Working bar - harbours or narrow waters, tho Ho- - toiti is the best he has ever had ini conmitonti. Although he encolunteri^H \ a heavy south-westerly gale and head! sea ore Sunday last from Farewell, Spit to Westport, tho run was acI complishea in a little over fifteen) , hours, and with littlo or no discomfort to passengers. 1 Shareholders of the Equitablef Building Society will note that Bub- ! scriptions will be payable at the ; Society's office, Curric-atreet, to-day, Monday, between the hours of 9 ' a.m. and 13.30 p.m., 1.30 p.m. and ) 6 p.m.-, ixA 7 p.m, w»d 0 p.m.*

London advices dated 7th April:— J The muster of the Newfoundland schooner KandTahurt—who, wi'lh his crew, was landed at Liverpool on 7th a tSiriUing story, of escape from the perils of the.',' sea. The Kandahar left St. John's for Oporto wtth a cargo, of codfish on 9th ' Maech. ■-, Five days later a furious gale was encountered. Rudder and masts were carried away, and the stern of the vessel was seriously 'damaged. For two days, the ship, a helpless hulk, was swept before the, hurricane, and a great, part of the. eargo. was washed overboard. This attracted a large school of sharks of immense length and insatiate vt»- . racily. Oil was poured over the ship's side, and Ihis, declared the ' captain, had a marvellous effect in stilling the raging waters, though' "mountainous billows" rolled beyond its sphere of influence- At length the, German steamer Manhcim was sighted, and in response to flares made , with a burning barrel, a lifej#>ati was sent to the assistance of the distressed sailors. "We got into thej boat," said the'captain, "with tho utmost difficulty, for we were un-

utmost uiimcuuy, ior we »«>; ■«- <■ nerved by the consciousness that a p shoal of hungry sharks haunted the \ waters, waiting for possible human 1: prey." The shipwrecked crow wera'- > si-tl.isequently landed at Kotterdajm, s when they journeyed to Liverpool, i They speak in the highest terms of \ the kindness shown to them on board the Manhcim. According to the American motor- : ing papers, Salt Lake City has impos- j ed a ten-mile speed limit for motors, oh the ground that one motor aeci- i dent in a- Mormon community may, create half a dozen "widows, and con- i vert an entire schoolhousc into an orphanage. Killing a Mormon, .they claim, entails consequences which do not apply to an average man. Curiosities in the form of <rijuaanb letters are published in the press 08, this colony from time to time. The following one, forwarded by the Postmaster-General to the Departr ment of Industries and Commerce, deserves a place in the prize-list • ofi such oddities. The letter is from ai ' resident of Areata, Humbolt county, California, and reads as follows : "Mr Post Master,—WTould' you Bee kind a. nun" To Jn Forme Me How 1 will ges „ copy of Thalaws of j" re Country ' and Please M Me know what tha will cost and Ut, Me know whearo To Kite Fore Thim. Well, Mr 1 Post Master I have Bin Trying, To 1 G«t sume of our Business Men to get • Tha laws of yore Country Fore Mo | But Tha say Tha can't get tihim. I | woo'd like To no why a man can't . get thim. lam Willing To Pay Fore i Thim ifTh'a Bpn't Cost T!! ofet . mutch. Our Country is geting mitey, t< hard hearc Foro Pore People. Our ■ laws is all Made Fore Tha Capilist - Class, and That Pore People hase-nt 1/ got mulch Chance eny more. Mr - Post Muster, I wood like Ta live In, 3 a country wheare Tha People is half--3 way honest any way if i culd. I cant r say that about tha People hcare in. North America. The People hcare is! a-eting Terajble Bad. Hob ing and stealing and murding oneanuthe. lam n noting Tumble sick of Mi Nativ coun- ® try. Now Mr Post Master, will you ® nlease rite and tell me how i will get thim and please tell me how mutch ' money n man will haft To have in his 0 pocket Bee Fore he can land on your isliand. I will' sind s'ou one of tha' r now Partey's Plat Fotnics that is Ttying to get in Power hare. You ir must excuse My.Bad spelling." This 3- from free, enlightened America ! 1 A private cable received in Welling' 0 ton on Friday from Major Hughes h (officer in charge) states that the . niolnv tan.ni nrviviwl i« oil

Bisiey tcaim arrived m London, all well. It is officially stated in Berlin (hat the invitation to a conference '•egard/ng Morocco emanated from the Sultan, and that Gprmany merely A recommendation by the Attor-ney-General fixing fheTravelling allowances of tho Australian High Court Judges has been adopted by :he Cabinet. The Right Hon. J. W. Lowther, the new Speaker of the House of Commons, is Conservative member lor the Penrith "Division of Cumberland. He was born in 1855, was educated at Eton, King's College (London), and Trinity College (Cambridge), and called to; the Bar in 1879. In 1891-2 he was Under-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs, and has lieen Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and Deputy Speaker since 1895. A cable has been received in Melbourne, from the Postmaster-General of Canada formally agreeing, subject to the approval of Parliament, to the terms for an extension of the Vancouver mail service. Nobpdy (says the St. James's Budget) is likely to disagree as to tho wisdom of a Bill .dealing with the sogjistration of persons purporting! toi b* capable of testing the sight. At deputation of opticians waited upon Mr Alban Gibbs, M,P. (the Master of the Spectaclo Makers' Company) and Sir W. Hart Dyke (Past Master of the Company) to urge the jjinporfjanco of such a Bill. Both; Mr Gibbs and Sir, Hari, Dyke said that as it was the, first time they had seen the measuro it was impossible for ihem to givu off-hand their adhesion to it, but they added that they both believed in the principle, and they would, after careful consideration, give a definite reply before Easter. The Board of Opticians are going to make a determined effort to put an end to the unfortunate results which have so often been brought about, throughi the wrong, treatment of the eyes. There are three . types of opticians. There is the man who allows hi« customer- practically /to test his own, sight and then sell the spectacles which are deemed to be most suitable. The danger of such a proceeding is obvious. Then there is the sighttosting' optician who is a skilled.) scientist, and who pnly tests the eyes lor errors of refraction. Directly he (inds that, owing to disease of the organ, the case is .one which he should not deal with, he sends it on to an occulist. At a third type, there is a small number of men who only make up prescriptions. A travelling pawnshop, consisting! of a big red motor-car adorned with three golden balls, is the latest development of American Turf enterprise (writes l the New. Yprk correspondent of the London Telegraph.) J. Abrahams, a licensed pawnbroker, of New York, the proprietor, dcscribj&s the scheme as "for the relief of broto-en-down sporting gentlemen." The car is fitted with a counter ,liko any other pp.fcvHKhop, -also a tug safe. Abrahams says he Knows from experience how awkward is the plight of a man who loses his aill at the races and is obliged to walk home. For (this eilasfa, : and others Jess? Uistressed, ho thinks tho travelling pawnshop, with a capital of £lO,000, filla a long-felt want. Abrahams says that ho will accept anything in, pledge, from an overcoat down to a pair of shoes, charging! the usual of interest for loans, 8 per cent, per month. Articles so pledged will be removed to his New York establishment. Before' commencing business Abrahams must secure an extension of his for which he is now applying. «. MOST HPNOT.TRABLE DJSTJNCTJQST. The Western Medical Review, a medical publication of the highest standing, says, in a recent issue : "Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is not only reliable, but that it has a pronounced and indisputable su- i pcriority over all other preparations < of Eucalyptus." Your health;lis) too precious to be tampered with, therefore reject all products foisted upon' you by unscrupulous mercenerios, and insist upon getting Sander and Sons' i Eucalypti Extract, the only prepara- i tion recommended by your physician i and the medical press. In coughs, ( colds, fevers, diarrhoea, kidney dis- ( eases, the relief i$ instantaneous. ( Wiounds, ufqers, hjurns, sprains, etc.J ( it heals~without inflammation. As a i mouth wash (5 drojjs to a glass of j water) it prevents decay of teeth, ] and destroys all tfiseas» jrenosj t

i The Second round of hockey fixtures writ be commenced! onl Thursday next. The results lor the first round are appended :—New Plymouth A, won 3, drawn I, goals Jpc 12, against 4, points 7 ; *CHrrihgton ) Koad, won 3, ldst 1, goals lor 20. against 1, points 6; Ingtew.dod B, won 1,, drawn ~,1, lost 2, goafeior7, against 13, points 8 ; IngJew&od A, won o, drawn- 2, lost 2, goals for 3, against 5, poin s2 ; New Plymouth li, won 1, lost, 3, goals lor 1, against ' ( 17, points 2. i l On . Friday evening the Whtteley I Ohmch,Ladies - Guild monthly social • ' meeting was held in the junior school, i when there was an excellent attend- > unce. 'lea was provided by Mes- » dames Buttle, T. and E. Chattert ton. After tea the financial stutci hunt for the past year was. present2, -cd. Ihis showed a credit balance ol - over £3 to be carried forward. The e Guid had again given substantial aid tj to the circuit fund in arranging- a ' e welcome meeting to the llev. H. I'os--0 ton (Coast Mission). The following! o officers were elected for the ensuing i- term :—President, Mrs Buttle.; vice-

presidents, Mcsdamcs Cannell and a Williams,-; treasurer, Mrs W. Am- s bary ; secretary, Miss Bjjick.. Thanks , •■ were tendered to thesj who had assisted in the work of the Guild dur- ' mg the past term. A snort musical } programme was supplied. J Tho steamer Terra Nova, on.! of the, f vesaefs which went to the relief of the , Discovery expedition in the Antarctic, j is again employed in similar work, ] Under the command of Captain Kjeld- , sen, a well-known ice navigator, of Tromsoo, who commanded the Frithj , of fost year, she sto-iled Inst month with the third expedition for the re- , lief of Mr and his thirty-flvc companions, who, with their ship, the America, have been in the North! Polar regions for tho last two: ; years. \ Messrs W. W. Mur-ton and Co., ironmongers, ol Devon Street, have in stock' a splendid assortment of lamps of all descriptions, \with all acecstoriesj Messrs Nimmo and Blair's garden and flower seeds have a colonial reputation for quality and robust growth. Messrs Veale and Chatterton advertise that they stock these. Messrs Morey and Moore, manufacturers'agents, emote ladies'' New Zealand made, all-wool bloomers at 2s I lid. Tenders close with the Waitara West Road Board at noon on Juno 21 for metalling aitjout seven chains, of Te Arei Road. RHEUMO THE BEST CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. Rheumatism is one of the most painful diseases. Many ure bent and physically disabled by the torture ' and suffering inflicted by this dread- , ful scourge. The disease may scttlo Jn the large mut-clcs of the back, neck, or thigh ; in tho joints of the . arms or legs ; or the pains may dart ! from one nr<Ho to the.other. The • pains "iay W ecust 'tH i.r . ce-.isional i hut all -ire produced by tHj sine - cause—emcees of ur':-. nci'l i'i thu i Mood. KiiEb'Vlo is the best, the on T i ly cu'-n for ihemimtic pains. It reui tralises and drives out the poisonous i acid, relieves the pain, removes the • swelling, end effects a speedy and permanent cure. A tiinl will satisfy i you of its merits. Sold by all chemi ists and stores at 2s (id and <!", Od a i boUle. Wholesale aeents, Kempthornc.-, I'rosser and Co.* 3