LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7872, 14 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The inaugural meeting oflheiaiaiuki Field Club was held at the -. lumber of Commerce rooms on .. h'Jtsdav evening, 'iheic was an excellent alUiruaiice, which augurs well f.r an interesting and useful luture ;-v the club. The provisional committee submitted draft rules lor tue curt) which were, after discussion, ,-loptul. The election of officers re--■jlted :—President, Mr S. Percy F.R.S. ; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Horn., aid Mr'M. Fraser ; Committee, Mcs- : rs John Skinner, W. K. K. i'arringtoiv, C. (.iovclt, F. P. Coi;a\l and W. Kerr ; .Secretary anil Treasurer, Mr John Skinner.

Krewin, the Tukapa hair, and skipper, had the misfortune to fracture iwo of his ribs during the match vvith Star on Thursday. During a lush he collided with a player, and vas knocked out, for the second time luring the game, though, as he coniniifU playing, it was not known ■,:txv seiiotisJiis injuries were until alter the match. Dr. Fookcs, who is itt.eiiding him, anticipates a saiis.actory recovery.

A meeting of gentlemen liivniirahlito the formation of a Trolling Club in Taranaki was held in the Town Mall, New Plymouth, on Thursday •veiling. Mr J. Love was voted to .he. chair, and read a communication from the Secretary of the Metropolitan Club, detailing what should he done towards the formation of the club. Mi Ambridge suggested that if Ihe club were formed the Metropolitan C'Jub should he asked to remove the disqualification from those who had takeji part in the Okato and Tarala meetings, The question of obtaining a totalisator permit was discussed, and the opinion was expressed thai there was a fair chaiie. of obtaining one. Mr Ambridge moved that a Trot ling Club he formed mi New Plymouth, to be called the Taranakj Trotting Club. This was seconded by Mr (Jiff and carried. A strong committee was appointed to collect all data to lay before a further meeting to he held on July tl, at 2.311. p.m., in the Town Hall. Mr Love was elected secretary pro. lew., and he was requested to write to Mr McHaflic, of Christchureh, for information.

Xcw buildings, at a cost of a:i:|iiii. have lately |, w n erected on the KtnV I-'arin at Levin. At tire present Dime there »ir .liflty-one oows being milked on the farm.

While speaking at I'icton Hie Hev. L. Isitt got Ii poser of a. (iiieslfon. A son of the sea told the following story: One day 1 was walking down ii streel at lliome, and 1 a Tempcranc' buffer tupped me on the shoulder and said. ••! say, .Mjs-ter, how long have yon been drinking?" i said, "Oh, since I have luvn seventeen years." "Sad." says he. "has it never struck >ou how much inomy you'have wasted in Hie stuff? If you hail been a sober man all your life jion might have owned that terrace of houses you see juiiiler." ••Well," says I "Where is y o ur terrace of houses ? " And what I want to know, Mr Isitt, have yon got a terrace yet'.' Tie reply was lost u iniil the laughter of Wie crowd.

Whom had Earl Carrington in his mind's rye (n,i|i>irrs a wi iter in tinMark Lane Kx/vwr) when lie ntterei ihcse Words to lib. Sleal'ord tenants? —"So long as my tunanis cultivate my land fairly well, and pay a fair cut, they can farm as they like.and as long us they like, they cai'i pray .ih.'i-e they like, t-hny can shoot, where they like (wittv one slight exception), they run be examined by the Tarili llcform .Commission as often as they like, and, lastly, they can vote as ihey like. . .!'.' That a man sbouki

say : 'Vim shall not cultivate In; land, or live on the land, or build ■in the land, rysort to a house of prayer, and exercise your rights us a irec, citizen in a free Slate, except under m\ will mill conditions," might hav.. done in feudal times, but in Enuja/il. Ia ilio twentieth century, such are utterly out of plac.-." This is no extravagant representation oi Mi;.- ijglvj,s of tenantry ; but recent iucidiiits hnve given tliem a direct piquancy ami applicable force.

Pignr.-i compiled on .luh ."> show thai at that tbtte there were :'..">.711! boxes of J r and M7l case's of cheese her, :„ dilTerent pads, of the colony. The ipianlili.s held jire- as follows* :—H'.'lUuplon New I'lyiiMiulti S:ifil, I'aiei) <;i!ll, Auckland .T.i.'iH. |iM!iei)in' I J.- > l7, l.yttelion 10::'. l. T|i v clues.', with the excepi ion of Kill cases, is held at Pumdin.

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Woods' l.'rciit Peppermint <'ure fur Coughs and Cold* ofvw Jails. 2

"It is quite usual tor young fellows lo i-::-.-.:I their lathers ft s oltl fogies." reniurkrd Mr Harper nt a meeting uf (he l.iiristchurch Charit,

nblo Aid lUmrd. ' IHey think they know Tjetter ihan us—and perhaps they do," he added rumjnativcjy. A woman residing at Norsewood had a narrow escape of Taring killed a few days ago. She was in her boil-

room, when someono fired a iwa-rillt I from outside the building. 'I'll,; bul-I 1 Mel slji-ui-k (ho woodwork of the win|(io\v, iinil passed close by lire lady's |hend.— I'nlmei-ston Slandiird. i 11 is reported by the Olag'c Daily ! Titros (hub a linn in l) lin -klin Is nr- I run-ins to import, from Cc.vßo.pi iqhan- \ tities of t-ea to be auctioned in thai i I'it.v. It 'is proposed to catalogue tjvj I tea in wholesale hits : Inn in the ev- ' cnt of th.- lm-iclnnts not suppori injf Ihe sales, it will not hesitate l„ oiler for the retail distribution by split. liliK tho lots offered into smaller ruantities. Tho announcement h:ts cuisrd n flutter in the lord t.-n trade, li 's an entirely new development si fill- as the llum-diu liinrkei is concerned, mid the outcome sill be wa tclr.il with interest. The It.iilway HepartiiK'n-'. is now instnlliin! the tablet systctn on thh New l'h inouth-l'aliiierston North section. The instruments have, been delivered

at tli" various stations, and it lis expected that the system will shortly be brought into operation. Thi' (lovernment Apiculturlst (Mr I Issue Ilopkjns) states that the. Xew I /..'aland demand fur honey'is n long way from 'being satisfied. He coii-

sirler* that something like fiOll tons a year is the quantity which the looii market could take ivithot a sorimis reduction of price to tho producers. Since his appointment o few months ago. Mr Hopkins lias visited l-lli apiaries' containing oi«r l.")(> 0' colonies of hees. The Agricultural [leparunent is about to issue an.illustrativl bee-keeping bulletin, dealing with the use. of comb foundation', tli« ripen in,? of extracted honey. foul brood, the Dirge free moth, and apiculture in relation to agriculture. At Hokitika last week a prisoner

nr.m<J Hobort Hay mo, id was senlenctji to three days' close confinement without irons in « lighted Cell- for having ussultetl Principal Warder Vincent by striking him in the face. Haymond stated that the warder was tyrannous niKl domiuei'rSng towards him and other prisuners, and I*> struck him as a protest .against such tivatn.ent. The Magistrate, Mr Acheson, siid Ik- could not think that thonct was committed without provocation, and he ailvised the governor to makr. inquiries as to llw treatment of the prisoners by the warders.

An exchangjepoints out that the rumoured retirement of the commandant of the New 7.calti>l forces is probable explained by the fact that General' llahi.'igton's name appears on I the army roster for promotion' to I. he rank'of niajor-guwi'il in lh" Imperial Forces, and the exigencies oi l lie service may demand his immediate re-call niter reviving official IV>hice of his promotion.

IV. MaCXamura. M.P., wriiing of golf in the Pall Mall Jlag.av.iiv. says Golf is a great test of character. I have sein men married, condemned lo death by the stethoscope., returned .it the top of Iho poll for the country, and notified- of the advent ol twins, lint tho real man didn't come ■an on any occasion half so conspicuously and nakedly as be did when the niashio fumbled 'the lie' into tie Intikcr guarding thei green ! Vo: the fact is, rgolty buinjjs out the. n'al man, relentlessly and unerringly, ex[cry nine."

"I've ben having 11 rough-ani-ren-dv tiny, down at Kaitangutn." re marked the Itev, H, Braddock. tin '.veil kp iwn mistionnr.v, lo a Lyttcl, on T mes ruportcd. lie xvent lo u

hotel one night tn speak to the me.' who l'i\.\|itcntcl the pluce. and I hoy decided to attend Jo their bodies at, his expense instead of allowing him t > minister to their souls'. "They locked me in the bar," suis> Me Hraddock, "unci told mo they would not let nuout till 1 bad Uoatflcl lhem to tirink. I told tlKMii T could not do that, but I would sing a song for tlvm. 1 ; ung, and they were satisfied and feline out. Next ni'4'ht there wen' n

hundred men at my service in th •hiirch."

An extrjionlinary runaway declined on Sunday evening al I-Y.uhers-ton. The 'Hires' correspondent tolls ilu- siory -r- The Hev. Mr F.atoil had ,iust. driven fi'itMii Carterton (to conduct divine iurvio- al the Wesleyan Church. While he wis removing iho blinkers from the horse's heWd ii took fright, being still attrichetl to ihi- gi(j. It giol oilt of the chureh.viinl. and after narrowly escaping; u collision with the vernndnh-posls of i husmctjs-p|a|;e, started towards llir railway station, In endeavouring lu clear a. seven-foot gate into the railway ,\ai'<l, tlw horse freed Itself from the conveyance, and made in the direction of I-'ernside, where il pulle.l up. In its career, about four miles, up the railway line the horse cleared six sets of "r.alllc-sU>ps" and crossid n railway bridge, of about forty fi-et in length. In order to negotiate thisbridge, the hoYse galloped alon'g two narrow plunks' laid down the ccnsre of the bridge for flovernmcnt trnllic. All this occurred at about sewn o'clock. The night was very dark.

NegariEng Southland land, n Correspondent of the I'aslorHlists' lieview writes that during the Inst lira years up enormous area of virgin land has dome under the plough'. On some of Iho large estates-just put up there are thousands of ncres In English grass, which five years ago was tussock country, carrying <i sheep to ten acres or so. nndi a few .cattle to >-, hundred acres. Prom £8 to £lO per acre is us common now as £1 to t."> was eight or 'ten'years ago, and this in districts- without any special railway fucSlitics. While land which, with ordinary methods of farming. will yield 1(10 bushels and over or outs to the acre can be bought, for from £8 to £ll per acre. Southland : s suih to continue to tlrnw the men with money to invest, A farm on which lifi bushels per acre of oats was grown this seaWtfi was bought at £ll per aero.

At n meeting of insurance clerks in Christcliurrh it was resolve*! to urge I hi- (Joveiiiiiienl In exempt insurance .•lurks 'from provisions of lhe Shops '■mil Ollic.es Act., they being perfectly satisfied Id work under the .old comli- ' linns. If the present act remains in force I hey state tin- privileges such as payment f.ir Sick leave nnd. annual holidays will probably Ire withdrawn. A petition on the lines of the above resolution 'is to he. submitted for signature by employees of insurance companies thene, In the event of concerted action with other centres the chairman of the meeting. Mr 11. 11. Thomson, is lo be asked to nlacc the views of the I clerks before the Parliamentary Labour Hills Committee.

Mi Mat Krt-issig, who has just left, the colony for England and Hei'iimn.v is taking a. very line collection ot polished'samples lof Jill our New VKilaud fancy woods,(veneers), •nianufaicuiM'd for'■him.'by Mr Charles Onyon

fAiickt.ind Veneer nnd'Tinrbcr Company, fad.), also, polished samples of our principal woods suitable for furniture making |„ England and (inrniiny. Mr llnyoii expects Dial the New 'Zealand 'timbers and 'fancy wooiHsuitable for i(nl)inetnuiking purposes will, in the nonr future, pips vide employment for n good deal of labour in th ; s colony,

HEALTH HINTS FOR RHEUMATICS. TMc-t plays an important part in Rheumatism, l.'put, Sciatica, Lumbago, and kindred coinplaints. Those troubled with these diseases .should be careful, for some foods, encourage the formation of uric ncid. Avoid red mcfij.s, usjt spites, Ira, and cofl'eo sparingly, and,—mqsf impp.tant. ol all-take RHEUMO. It is the onlyone medicine that will ipiipkly nlftl elTectively cum Rheumatism, Oput, Sciatica, Lumbago., and their attendant evijs. Thcl'ifst (Jose of RHEUMO gives relief, and its uso will <r" found to efToct a complele cure. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it. Us Od is (id » bottle. Give it <i trial.

The Sierra, from Auckland, arrived at 'Frisco on July 10. Messrs Bewley and Griffiths report having sold Mr Watkins' 82acrc farm on the Franklcy Road lo Mr E. A, Wallace, of Eltaani.

Mr Newton King reports the sale of Mr Jesse Hills' farm of lf>9 acres, situated on Hie Mangaonc Road, Kaimata, io Mr W. P. Bishop, oi Omata.

An accident of a soim-what sensae ional natui'G owurred at the I'pokonguri) fairy last wcok. As tic imi.il 'coach was half on hoard the punt the ' | horses began to jib. The ferryman, ! who wan on .shore, miek'uvourod. to i push tlio horses forward, but in doing Lo pushed- the punt from the shore, jwilh (lie remit that (he coach and horses slipped into the river. Two women |uissei>g<>rs were on hoard the coach, anil they, realising their dan(•er, jumped inio the water and got ashai". The heads of the hor.-vs w upheld up till tackle wns procured and l'ne coach ami animals exi ricatwl from their dangerous situation. The sni'ii-s were, taken to the hotel, where . change <>f cloUuss was provid,d Their boxes and portmanteaux were subsequently found floating down 'he river

Jlr H. M. Gibson, cliici traffic sui>ei;ntenuent of the Manchester Ship Canal, in a letter to Hie Hon. W. Hi".l-Jones, Minister iot' Public Works says that the Federal Steam Navigation Company arc working most energetically in connection with We direct service between Manchester ami the colonies, ami have shown their willingness to cater for the irade by placing extra steamers on the outward berth there as occasion

requires. "The Steamship Company" writed Mr Gibson, "have also seriously turned their attention to the , homeward business, and with a view of 'getting the Yorkshire wool importers well into line, we have invited them to an inspection of our new largo dock and transit sheds. We expect that close upon one hundred representatives will be present, and an opportunity will he afforded of introducing them to the Federal Line shipowners, and thoroughly discussing the question of regular shipment t-o Manchester. The matter is now developing to such an extent that we have decided to send our I-omlcn representative, Mr James S. McConechy, out to the principal ports of New Zealand and Australia, for the purpose of disseminating among the steamship agents, shippers, and others, information as to the enormous opportunities afforded by Manchester as an rtutlel. for colonial produce, rales for distribution, cold and general storage, etc." The 'whaling season opi-.s.'d in an exciting manner (hays ilie Marlborough ICxptvss.) New.- conies from 'IV Awaite. that Norton's bout mad'.' fast to a -whale, which made off straight to Conk Straits. After travelling some di..'.-nice, an uiitoi tiwialr happening occurred. The lkie slipped out of t.h: chock, the sheer cleat s.-.v-ing all hands from being swept .out of the l.oat. As i; wns.olcl Jim Norton, who could not swiin, was Carried overboard. His sojil Harry immediately followed in his falher's wake, and succeeded in supporting him till, the boat was able to rut Ihe line and return to those in the water. Jackson's boat, which was .lis) out, was too for away to obser- ■ ve what was happening. The act of voiiii? Norton—dangerous and full of risk—was courageous in the exli erne. About half-past six on Thursday evening, the firebells rang out an ' alarm of (ire, the scene of the outbreak being the building used by Mr • R. I). Colson as a jam factory. The building was completely gutted, and • the stock therein destroyed. Mr Col- , son is a heavy loser, both on the i building and stock, as the insurance will by no means cover the dam- . age. The South llritish . Insurance < Company has a line of £1(10 on the , building and a small line on the I stock.

To-morrow at his Mart Mr Newton King will hold an auction sale of furniture, comprising bedsteads, mattresses, duchess table, washstamls and ware, tables, eliairs, crockery and other lots.

Offers arc invited for a carrier's turnout, complete.

The inaugural meeting of Hie Tarauaki Field Clul| hcM at the Chamber, of Commerce rooms on Thursday evening was marked by the delivery of an able and interesting address by the President, Mr S. Percy Smith, K.R.S., on "The Erupliou'of Tarawcra." There was an attendance of fully sixty persons, who were treated to a lurid and graphic discourse, which showed the lecturer In a congenial role. Mr Smith lirst traced the boundaries of the volcanic area, ■132-5 square miles in extern, marked by a cliasp} or fracture in the earth's surface, the three distinct types of volcanoes in thv Taupo district were clearly demonstrated, and having explained the characteristics of the count]y, and the theory relating to volcanic phenomena, the lecturer figurative!)- conducted his hearers to Tarawera, where, in 1871, he erected a "trig" station. The awful eruption which occurred on June 10, 1886, was realistically described, with particular attention to the various phases and brilliant sights of the spectacle, ami to the sorrowful loss of life which was the outcome. The lecturer was the leader of a. parly which visited the. mountain seven days after the explosion, and was consequently in a peculiarly favoured position to speak of the .wire's which presented themselves, ji appears that the second phase of the eruption, which in some respects was the most fearsome, lasted for.si.-; hours The waters of Lake Rolomahana came in contact, through the deep chasm in the earth's surface with the molten lava, thus producing a terrific explosion, which blew up the mountain. The material thrown up in six hours was estimated al (124 million cubic yards. "When Nature fakes on pick and shovel work " the lecturer remarked, "she can accomplish a great deal ip a short while " The lecture, which was of a most absorbing and instructive character was most appreciatively listened to' At its close, Mr Wilson moved, and Mr Govett seconded, a heartv vote of thanks to Mr Smith, which was carried by acclamation. The hope was expressed that there would be many more addresses of a similar nature given, ami in Mr Percy ■Smith the Club has certainly a tower of strength i„ this ■direction

For Children's Hacking Couch at |night. Woods 1 Great Peppermint Cure.