LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7875, 18 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr. I.eatham, medical superintend dent at the New Plymouth Hospital reports thatfor the month of June 25 patients were admitted, and 26 discluiurd. Three deaths occurred, and on June 30 the number of patients in the hospital was 32. Bightct'i. operations were performed during iln' month.

I" ' rd to the 'lai-aiinki Chamber ' of C i..ni"ive di.'jiiitalinii whiih visited >.V..i'ingl«n to uifge on the (i.iveitvni"!,! ' ■<■ provision of I-,. ,• roiuling ' i'hf:!i;' .-1 for the bark blocks, etc., la in • ing of the Chamber will Hie h' 1.1 .11 Wednesday to eonsider the rep.,'l of the depuintionists. The I'l-.-inii r was iiii.rviewed, lull the ihpiiiiiii'it was unable to run the MiniMer i'r I'ulilm Works on earth. The reply to the deputation is under- ..: ~ ; 1,1 (■.• favi.tirnlile. Mr Fair, manager for the I'etro leii-n I'oinpan.v, returned from. Wel--1i• '.■■., 11 on Saturday night. Some .. 1 y .iciuiTid in shipping the pump ,rd' i.-I'.ar. but the apparatus left' Sv.-i,,. v 011 Saturday. II will reach Wei'in.ton on Wodresduy. and is ex•11 ted at Xevv I'l.v mouth on Saturdy jexl. 'lhe wot), of installing ;' ■ g.'.ir will taise a f-vv days, but ii - ex|iccted to have operations in full -wing within a fortnight. The ifiov. of oil continues, and on "Monday inn ning some 170 gallons were added to the largo amount now stored in the tanks.

llv Taranaki Hospital Hoard on Monday rescinded a resolution pastsed in lt'll2 allowing returned con'tinpont- ."!■■ from South Africa who needed medical treatment to lie received afl ptieiits att tho hospital free of cost The Chairman considered that, the 'v.nression was not required after t' is long lapse of time, and that n» u precaution the motion should l>e re cinded. especially in view of the fuel that some twelve -monlhs ago two or three, patients claijmvd 1 cxeni|>lien fivmi pnynieni on t ! v ground Unit the resolution was still in force. ''emiiers agreed that the concession shoti'd now expiivi by effluxion of

The prizca for the progressive euchre and bridge party, to be held in tho

(Id Freemasons' Hal) this evening, will be on view to-day in the New ; ealnnd Clothlnjj Factory's window. Kxcellcnt iirrantfements ihavc Ixvn iiiidc to ensure an enjoyable evening • spent. The proceeds are in aid . f the fund for the improvement of .1:0 Western Park, and on this ao c unit alone the lixture merits every -upport.

A Marlborough resident, who has had long experience of the flax trade writes to the Minister ol Agriculijrc as follows :—"During a recent visit to another part of the colony 1 saw on the wharf a line of libit.which, I think, was tire worst.l ever saw, and I claim to Tiave seen some 1/ad .stuff in the 'boom' times in the Manawatu fifteen years apt. What use such libre could be puzzles me, and if stuff of that quality continues to he shipped, it must seriously filed our trade. To my mind it is the duly of the graders to show millers producing fibre of that quality Low it should lie stripped, tor it was good green liax spoilt."

The feajlure of Thursday's pruc.-.tl-ngs in 'the llousj.' was the •Count ~ul." .Members got lir.'ii after supper, and a 'quorum w;.is not present. This, by the way, is the first lime :hv lf-fisc Km jiirrl'll to l.|- pr.ii'n'. u'stifliciiart. inrmlß'rs. to la'ansnct blts-tie.-s sine- lSMlli. On the present oension the Bill under review was the bating on I niiii|irove,| \alue Act Aiiiendinmit BUI. which has ac-jonling-ly lost its' place on the order paper. "I think the Uorkmol's C pensaiou for A-.cidents Act i-. one of tl.» few human' 1 Act." we have on out -Uatute Book." This statement, uttered by a Southeuil delegate at the Farmers' Union Conference, was received with applause.

It is calculated in a London paper hat up to date Franz von Yevsy, the 112-year-old vialinist, 11111:.t haw varnd simo'thing like £2fi,lKlO. Tills eerI'ainly bea's the. iveord of the tiv.di'ional millionaire who began life with the cuiitomamj' half-crown in his pocket. Tip ral'bit <.«i4i)rtl tim.de hlisi'-djen very brisk in Southland this- winter, Hid 2.1.01K1 rabbits were ive"ived ii me dn.v recently at the Southland Frozen Meat CiHiipnny's works at Malaura. Ilablyits arc said to be in a .nub better eondieion than last Winer, probably owing t:< the exceptionrll.v mild weather which .has been e.v;ierienced in the soifth. During the course of Fiktay morning's sitting of the Colonial Confer'iioo of Farmers' I nlion delegates, the sifretary of the Agricultural Departnent (Mr .1, I>. Hitchiv), who was present by invitation, said it wns t.V intention of the (,'overninenit lo ilttroluce a Seeds Fxaminntion Bill this ics'don. The object of the Bill was to give the Department power to exiiuinc- swds. and publish the results if those examinations and tests. This .votild bring up 'with a round turn those people who were foisting bhrt iivds upon farmers. It was also the : ntenMon of the Department to ask Parliament to appoint more experts or Ihe purpose of inspecting fruit ind blights. The information was re"eivid by jth'i Conference with n|>liluuse. as it, fitt<'d in wth recoin-' nendntions of deliTjates.

The following regulations in connection with the junior national scholarships appeared in the last Gazette :—(1) The prescribed examination to be passed by any junior scholar at the end of the second year of his scholarship shall he the Civil Service junior examination. (2) The application of each candidate to he examined must be made on one of the forms provided, awl must lie forwarded by the principal of the secondary school (or its equivalent), attended by the candidate, to the [.secretary of the education Board, so i as to reach his offiVf opt "later than -'eptember .'iOlh in each year. The principal of each school shall al the same time forward a list of the names of all Ms candidates from his school on the forms provided for the purpose, and the secretary of the Kriueation Hoard shall, noi later than oclol>er HM-li, forward these lists to the of Schools, Wellington. (3)' No fee for this examination shall he payable by holders of junior national scholarships. The next examination for the junior national scholarships and for free places in secondary and tcchni":il schools he held oji December 12th and 13th\

Mr Geo. Livingslon, land agent turnout St reel, gives particulars ii this issue of three more bargains in laird.

I Messrs Motey and Son's half-year-ly sale liao been a great success, I heir stores bring .crowded everyday. All the bargains ;,r)j yet gMie, and some of those' remaining are enumerated in this issue.

Ta)-;jioitow Mr Newton King will | hold hk usual cattle sale at Stony ! River. A spi.epdjfl yarding of nice l.vasts of all ageswijl be offered, particulars of which are advertised today. ■ '■'

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lliree prisoners in Mouni Kilrn gaol on S'umlay smashed up their cell furi/i,. >r;.. :,, i; ;;.,-,,: t| ic tc ]l winilowsaiii .m-i;iiiii K .s, shouted andbeat tin an.i set lire to portions of t-lieir cloliiiup, which they waved, sliouvrng "Fire !" The affair attracted a crowd outside the prison.

Although a Scotsman, Jlr J. ilc I <iiieen. .if .Southland, enjo.vs Llie (lis- ] li iCtion of Ixiinjf one of two huw.ir- | isls who liriKlvtened tho pi'oceetliHKS of the Fnniicis' Ini.m Confeivnce He was .si»akin,v .if (he advantiiKcs ami rlisadvantuKvs 'if the |.iro|.nS'.il 10 pay the lender of q*'Opposition n salary. "It mi'icht. !iiake"it. i.|)t such a serious thing to have a change <!ov>m'iiinc.ii," he s„i(l. ".11111 it I'avi- the pJwt of pivveiil-ing the lender 111 the Opposi'l'lon brfiij; in stich a tvan'ul hniry to get on 4>i the oppo>:ition lieitehes." This elineheil the incuinfiil. an 1 1 the propiwil was killed. At ik. very distant dale .Maori legendary anil ethnological literature will revive a. rich and vuhuiblu addition in ■he '-hape of 11 hook (to lie published ..v S|.:cer. of liindon). which has been written and illustrated by Mr

.V. Hitlnier. of Wellington. Mr Ditti.er has spent a great (leal of time n compiling' the. most striking of the Maori legends, and he has exmit.ed a series of black and white drawings presenting the pictorial embodiments .f the mysticism of the Maori's 6inception of hir myths. Mrs Grace Neil, assistant inspector of Hospitals, paid a visit last week to the New Plymouth Hospital ami Old People' Home, and also inspected the newly erectly consumptive annexe and the Nurses Home. The lady inspector expressed herself as being exceedingly phased with the adequate at the institutions, and the efficiency ot the staff.

A unique case of a baby being seized lor debt occurred at Melbourne las-t week. A woinau and her family were booked to leave for Adelaide to meet her husband there by the Imtaincka by \ o'clock. It appears the woman owed a nurse a oalance ol ltfs 6d for fees lor attending her. The nurse, hearing that her patient was about to leave the State seized the baby during its mother's absence, and subsequently refused to produce it, ot state where it was hidden, until she got her money. I'hc mother sought the aid of the police, bo did the nurse, and she was not shaken in her determination by the information that she was na'ble to fjfii prosecuted for stealing the baby. The mother pleaded that all the money she had was lis Jd, and eventually the nurse agreed to accept 10s b'tl as a compromise. The mother just had time to clasp iei baby aim run down lo the whan to the steamer, where her other • iiildreii vvete wailing, when the steamer's lines were casting oft.

Mr F. ti. Morris, caretaker of the .vhitmtain House, reports me t01i0...iijij list of visitors .to the Mountain (louse from June 17 to date :—ilr A. H. H. Young, Miss A. Feek, Miss .dargarel May t'ollis, S. W. M. L'ollis, Miss Nellie Hi'ldt, Mr H. Atnolu, H. H. Grillil'hs, .Miss Mabel Insloir.. Mrs J. H. Noble, Maty K. baker, Klhel Uakvt, Winifred H. Baker, Kit 1,1 Haker, Mrs Kmily Baker, 0. .Selwjn ilakef, Russell Baker, G. N. Mac Jiannid, T. Anton, Chris. Jackson, iVVilliam Anton. "A few of our visitors," he slates, "reached the l.'as--1 »le. hut further climbing was not !practicable, owing 10 the hiavj siio-.. tails of the last lew weeks. " V.e :iave no snow at tire house at present, but there is plenty below Humphries' Castle. The weather has hew: .cry changeable lately, bin the few .me days recompense us for a lot 01 vet ones ; the clear, calm, frosty air ipe-ns up grand views as far as the eye can reach, and the beautiful suntises are beyond description."

T'ne latest acquisition 10 the ranks .1 liteiary monllilies is the- magazine issued by the Union. Steamship Com.iivny, under the title of "The Rid •unnel." This maj;a/.lne is not inicndtd to lie, in any' respect whatever, a guiJe-lfook, liana-book, or time-table of the Union Steam Ship Ji.mpany of New Zealand, Ltd., but the rather to be a popular monthly .iiagaziiie for the home, the club, the leading rooms, and libraries of Britain. Tile fact that it is published by this company is merely an incident. It recognises (he need of a magazine in Australasia that would reflect somewhat the characteristics 01 a great and inkdU'Ctual people, altogether too little known throughout Britain and the world, and has simply undertaken a work oi apparent necessity, It is well written, and contains matter diversiited enough to attract all tastes. Thv. first number contains articles by several popular magazine writers 01 Kmpiro-wide fame, besides contributions from New Xiealanil •authors. Admiral Fanshaw writes on "Australian Defence," and Professor Hugh MacKenzie on "ICducalion in .Scotland and New Zealand," other contributors including Rev. Joseph King Klrzabeth D. Taylor, Ethel Turner, Martha W. Myers and Beatrice Hope. The gel-up of the paper is first-class, and compares more than favourably with English productions. The illustrations, too, are a feature; in fact, the editor, Mr A. A. Brown, has every reason to be proud of the result of his labours, and if the standard is maintained a bright future is assured "The Red Funnel." Messrs Vickers and Stevens announce that the land previously advertised for auction on Saturday next, on account of Mr A. Tapp, has been withdrawn from sale.

The Taranaki Education Board invite tenders, closing on Saturdays July 2<J, for (he erection of new schools at. Mangarpa and Maticrc, and of additions to MfhW school. Mr David Laing has for sale the goodwill of a boarding-house and the furniture thereof.

Mr C c. Ward has keen appointed New 1 ymouth agent for Heudy's Julep, the well-known hair spc-