LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7876, 19 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Josvph Ward told a deputation in Saturday that most ol'the'rnilway way platforms in the colony were 100 •hurt. In the course of his address on Monday evening, Mr H. 1). Bedford, M.H.R., hinted that he may pay another visit to the town and speak on ji'hr "No-license" question. The I'r-sidenl of the Marlborough Land and Railway League, Mr ,li. F. ] (Soulier, congratulated Hie members a ew ;lays ago on the lad tint £:\;,u . 000 of laud for scttjl.-nienl money had 'men expended in that province. This miount is only exceed'd liv Canterbury and Hawke's Hay (the hitter's excess being very slight.', Live elates, aggregating over 11,Uli) acres, u re at present under negotiation' of purchase by the Government in the Hawke's Hay district,for 'dose s-ttlemeni purposes, 17.000 acres being in the vicinity ;1 f the estates recently o|U'iied for selllenseiil. iiujiiiries are also being made as to the suitability of other estates in that district. Since April I the forestry branch of the Queensland Lands Department forwarded 108 cards of cabinet woods. ■2t) sleeper ranis, -ind 'J I of hardwood, for building purposes, to Victoria, South Africa. New Zealand, Oregon .1.5.A.), Scotland. West Australia, Shanghai. New South Wales, and Engiaiirl. for thv purpose of advertising Queensland woods. Mrs Catherine Fitzgibbon wns. ir, the County (.'mint. Melbourne, on UHi<d ■ lime, aWnr.l.il £:!!> damages for wrongful arrest bv Constable Cobble■Hck. While she was returning home n South Melbourne on the night of 'oth January the constable arrested '■. •!■ on a- change of I using bad langmge. She was lined, but subsequently got the conviction! quashed on apeal. The constable still maintained that she used the language.

In th" dairy produce markets (says \ writer in (he London Times of June -i. the d"iM;Bnd for Australian i and New Zealand butter,contrary to genral explication, cont'inues good, and eriC'.s are linn at an advance of Is to 2s per i'»'t on the. week, although supplies halve tjeiupjornrdy eiiljrejb.sed and foreign receipts . have been well mainiainid. This linnness is due to the shortness of butter frt cold store. The amount of Australian tiulter alloat is .only lil.ooo l»>xes and of New Zealand only oSIMi boxes, against 50,000 boxes of Australian and .51,1)0(1 boxes of New Zealand a year ago. The Argentine supplies of butter for the next week or two will ,be fairly large. The demand for both Canadian and New Zealand chees" is only one of hund-'to-niouth character, anil prices are showing a gradual decline. At Hie uiQU'll')}' iuceling of the Taranaki Land Hoard on Monday, the Commissioner (Mi F. Simpson) drew attention to the excuse frequently given by settlers for non-residence, ihat tluy cannot take their families into the bush, as there is no school near their holdings. The Chief lu;prrtor of School's (Mr W. E. Spencer) nltended the meeting at the re.l'ticsl oi tj;e Commissioners, and explained the posjti/w ia.kf.-u up by the Education Board wiH< regard to the creel ion of new schools. His Hoard would, if necessary, erect movable schools,, hut until it knew when the settlers, who have not yet complied with the residence conditions, 90u.1i! he compelled to reside on their holdings, il was a difficult, matter to decide jvlierc the schools should he situated.. A half-time school would in most eases meet the difficulty. In cases where there ure, say, only live pupils the Hoard, said Mr Spencer, receives a capitation, probably totalling £3ll a year, which' is handed over to any capable person who can teach. The Inspector added ihat, in addition, the Hoard ha* f-vpn expended money to improve the temporary accommodation offered by settlers, and lo provide the necessary furniture, ,

The Melbourne—Brindisi despatch oi June 1 I nrriu-d hi London on the Kith inst.

The Caiih .rimrv Carpenters and Joiners' I'nioii, i.ski'el by tile Political Labotir League to join the League as ■> body, declined on the ground that it was not in the best interest of unionism tIJ bueome a political party. A deputation, consisting of members of the Farmers' Union Conterence, waited on Sir Joseph Ward, Minister of Railways, Hie other day. The President (Mr J. G. Wilson) thanked the Minister for having granted the concession asked for by the deputation which wailed on him last year in the matter of carrying ground lime on railways free. Mr , Wilson then brought undur notice of 1 the Minister the various requests of i tlie Conference. Sir Joseph Ward, in-reply, said thai: with regard to the mailer of railway concessions to members of lire Fanners' Union it was rather a difficult question to

deal with. It had h.en sugycslea that any registered society, such as the Farmers' Union, should l,c allowed to avail themselves of the concessions granted to friendly societies, but if this were acceded to tl would Ihe necessary to make provision for 'carrying 350,UU0 passengers in one | day al holiday times. However, he i was heartily in accord with the idea uropnsed, and he would look into the matter. Willi regard to telephone chari.es, he found thai the charge for using the telephone to non-sub-scribers on the twcnty-live-mile line was fid. The trouble on long distance lines was that the carrying capacity

was restricted to, say, sixty messages per day, and that meant thai only a small revenue was derived from them. If lie were to reduce the charge to a crow-line basis the towns and cities would have just grounds for complaint, and would in due course make application for their charges to be reduced to a crow-line basis also, which would moan that the whole telephone system would break down. When the railways' report came down, it would be seen that there was provision made for incrtfased .roiling stock, and he felt sure that it would meet with the tanners' approval as far as the provision for an increased number of trucks was concerned. A most interesting inset is distributed with this morning's Daily News, giving details of the technical ami continuation classes lo he started in the Central School on Monday. As will lie s-jen, the classes are to be conducted by men thoroughly competent to teach their special subjects.

The euchre and bridge party held al the Old Freemason's Hall on Tuesday evening, in aid of the funds oi tiic Western Park, was a distinct success, from both social and financial points of view. The attendance i numbered about 150, the accommodation of tl«: hall being taxed to lit.utmost, and a most interesting evening's play resulted. Mrs Henry Gray won the pri% at bridge. In the euchre tournament Miss Black and Mrs Whittle had to play oft fo: the lady's prize, victory resting with the former. Mr Plummet' triumphed in the gentlemen's section. Tire booby prizes fell to Miss Tothill and Mr Sheffield, respectively. The Mayor and Mayoress were present, and Mrs Cock distributed the prizes. At tli. conclusion of play the ladies handed round light refreshments, and before the company ■dispersed a couple cf Waltzes provided a pleasant wind-up to the proceedings. The whole of the arrangements were admirable and afforded a tribute to the successful efforts of the ladies' committee., Mesdames R. Cock, E. Doekrill, A. Standish, D. K. Morrison, L. W. Alexander, C. T. Mills, W. L. Newman, W. Fitzherbert, and Misses Testar, .V Oeorge and Hvmpton, and of the secretary (Mr J. C. (ieorge).

At the monthly meeting of the Ccii-n-al School Committee, held .on Monday night, then' were present : Mr W. Y. Collis (Chairman), Revs. S. S. Osborne, W. K. Woolley, Messrs Catran, (1. Maunder, 'll.. Kjvlhev, um*'fl. While. Mr l\ V\. Okey-upolifoisod- £o; ahs nee. The headtnntter reported that Ml were attending the gymna'iuui I'ormul in connection with the schu'.il. and that the instructor (Mr Taylor) was nssrdn'.nisly attending to his work, pei'ini'l'ting some of llie bigger boys to takjo purl in.Hie evening class. It was decidid lo conlinue the gymnasium. Houtine matters also received attention. Owing to several of the picked men in the North'hockey team no. being available for Thursday, the North v. South match, arranged to be played at Hawcra, will probably be postponed. Deal and Marett are on the sick list, and Perham is unavoidably absent in Wellington. Newspaper competition in the North of Auckland grows apace, for Whangai'ei lias just witnessed the ineention of a tri-weeklv under the title of the Morning Press. Mr C. G. Beckett, the proprietor, is well known in Taranaki, for it. was lie Who started the Inglewoo.l Record. It is .0 he hoped that Mr Beckett's faith in the possibilities of the "roadless North" will he justified ore long.

The gift classes in connection with the poultry show have filled exceedingly well, and for the Art Union there will be eighteen prizes of poultry, pigeons ami canaries, besides the gold nuggets and ifuill already notified. The entries are wcl! up to last year's, including many valuable birds from leading breeders in all parts of the North Island. The championship classes. Silver Wyandottes and Homer Pigeons, will' be especially attractive. The convmitmittee met on Tuesday evening, when many minor detail;.: were arranged. The poll of ratepayers of the Borough on the question of borrowing IMILODO, including £3OOO for the completion of the water scheme, £IOOO additional for the electric lighting .scheme, and,£sWH) for flie Gill Street, extension, will he taken at the Town Mall on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The matter was fully discussed al the ratepayers' meeting, and doubtless voters arc thoroughly conversant with the position. The poll will be on the lines of that held in connection with the rating on unimproved values question. Anyone Wanting good dairv cows should hear in mind tire unreserved ■sale'by Mr New lon King on the rranklcrgh Park Road oti Friday next on account of Mr T. 0. Kelsey. The cows are a splendid lot, mostly half Jerseys The sale will commence at 1 o'clock, HAVE YOU USED THE GENUINE and experienced tho delight of immediate and permanent relief? Medical authorities all over the globe announce that the genuine SAND.EIt & SON'S KUCALYI'TI EXTRACT out distances all known remedies in Colds, mtloenza, all fevers, diarrhoea, dysentery, rheuinatisni,, etc. A local application will at once stop neuruljps pains : skin diseases, wounds, ulcers it heals without inflammation. JDhalations (5 to H drops to a cupful, uf boiling water) give certain relief' "i dipthcric, throat and bronchial lroubles, uttlima, pneumonia, consunv i'ton, etc. Thirty years' use has proved the merits of SANJJEK and ■SON'S' KITALyi'TI KXTKACT. Tti,» ill-cflects following the use of the common eucalyptus products need not. be I eared ; the cures ure legion. Try n. ! lint, to avoid disappointment, be sure and get SANDER & SONS' I'liftE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXthagt; '

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"Time-fables are arranged with a ) view of running trains al 'rational' hours," . said Sir Joseph Ward on Saturday to a deputation from Hawkc's Bay which asked the Minister, amongst other things, to consider the question of altering the present time-table from Napier to enable Hawke's Bay people to connect with the northern express leaving Wellington in the morning. At preIsent, it was explained, a person wishing to travel from Napier to New Plymouth had to spend two days in the journey. The Minister promised to look into the mailer, but he thought that if they went back to a former time-table and trains left al seven in the morning it would he. a most unpopular change. A deputation representing Eltham, Hawera and Stratford is in Wellington to urge on the. Government tne need for an up-to-date accommodation house on Mount Egmont.

At a meeting of the directors of the (.las Company, held on Monday, it was decided to extend the service to Fitzroy. An order for pipes was authorised, and on arrival of the consignment from Home the work will be put in hand. I The Education Department is calling for applications for the position of Assistant Inspector of Native Schools, and of matron to the School for Deaf Mutes. .Mr Newton King has just landed a shipment of 25 tons of Hobart potatoes, table and seed, orders for which iic is now booking.

Mr V. Messenger invites tenders for the erection of a laundry at the Old People's Home, closing at his office at 1 p.m. on Saturday. MrT. R. Hodder's stock of stationery, literature and fancy goods has been , considerably augmented during the past week by the arrival 'of a shipment, ex Tomoana, from London.

A reward is ottered for the return, to this office, of a gold chain lost in Devon Street. Mr Hickman F. Russell has to let a 7-roomed house at Vogellown. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Newton King—Sale of Mr T. 0. Kelscy's stock on Frankley -Road on Friday. Education Department—lnvite applications for positions of Assistant Inspector oi Native Schools and matron of the School for Deaf Mutes. Borough Council—Poll on proposal to borrow £13,0110 will be taken on Wednesday, Aug. 2. H. F. Russell—Sevcn-roonu'd house at Vogeltown to let. Lost—SmJi gold chain ; reward at News office. Newton King—Twenty-live tons of Hobart potatoes just landed. Frank fm-ssuigw—Tenders invited for erection of a laundry at lbs Old People's Home.