LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7878, 21 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Iho breakwater extension work another section has been completed, Making <1 feet added since the renewal of operations this vrat*.

The monthly uieet'iri£ c f tine Kliot lioad Hoard was altendvd the following mrmh.rs : JJessrs it. (Chairman). (Jo Acre. .J. C. Mon''■hore. M. f,nd ,J. P. Sole. It \\hs decided to strike a rate of Jd in tho £, I'ur the current year. Steps are to be taken to have the Sea \ iew Uoad ga/«.'tte<l as a district road. •Accounts to the amount of £<s Is 8d- were parsed for payment.

An applicant tor ail old atfu p,enion was before the S.M. Court at Inglewoo<l a few days ago. H was proved that there «as a prob biti.jrt older in for<,e against the old m a n. and the Magistrate, holding that thin was an effective disqualification, reluccd lo grant the pension. This should in.t as a warning to others llefot'e Messrs 'II. Cock and 11. K, Itussrll. .I.l'. s, at the Police Court oil Thursday, tin- man Hjlliam Hrock. alias Arthur Clarke, convicted on two charges of theft last week, was brought up on a further charge <if stealing an overcoat, v i( luetl ■it £>d, the property of lOdmotvdson Uriver, commercial traveller. The theft wiih ffl'eck*! at the White llart Motel on July HI. The nccus--d pleaded guilty, asked that sentence .be del erred till Saturday, when he would come before the S.iil'. for sentence on the previous counts. I'he llench held that they had no alternative 'but to pronounce benlerice, juml four months' imprisonment with [hard labour was imposed. Mr Pink, an Auckland agiicult.urist attending the confcrei i|'e, advokatcd making it compulsory for even farmer in district in which all esjierimenta'l station was situated to pay a visit to the farm every \ear to personally inspect tho results of the year's work.

i hi ivk'ivmiv io -th** proposal n»'\\ [j'osl Of lice at .Ww Plymouth, .Mr K. Al. Smith. M.H.It., yslenlay received the I'oMovvintf \v : re from ilio Minister for Public Works (Hnn. \\. Hallj.Joftius. — "Sorry it-TV,iers "wi-re not invited in? New Plymouth -Post office as per ni ; y fjivvjous wire. I'nfortunntflv Iho jii ifjluitf olliee lias hoeu Mni'K«d will) f;rssioiiat work, which lias' delayed tli«' sjMfiiirni jops. J expect, liowewr, Uiat th* adv^r*'seiiifiit ijrivitintr tenders will appear n»*xt Monday or Tuesday, I hope \on arc making tfood progress. and will soon iw* >o\u* old H-ii again. Kind regards.'-

the department of Agriculture hus issued a |>:iii|,hli'( on bee-culture. It contain; j, i inn.ilicu \aluublc to hoe liirmcrs mii ugi, I Hirst J it> Ls alike.

The deputation of turn Chamber of Commerce which roiyntly visited Weitill.,'ton laid before the I'ri'mi'.T Ule question of providing' accommodation ior tourists at the Mountain House. The Premier said the matter would receive attention,

A meeting of the ladies' committee oi the Harrison Hand ball will be held at the Council Chambers at :! o'clock this afteijnioion. The Council of the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday discussed the improvement of existing rail and steamer service, the opinion being expressed that the best interests oi New Plymouth would he serve*! |,y the steady prosecution of the harbour works. Mr Comiett explained what wis been done, ami expressed the. hope that before long they would see the ccmpletion of the hundred feet extension authorised.

The I\>uliry Society have now evythin<; arranged for their annual io\v, to be held in the l>rill Flail ■XI Friday and- Saturday. School liliivn will he given an opportunity

> att<nd on Saturday afternoon, ns >e committee have decided to admit 10m on fiat day at hall' price. The ri union tickets art 1 coin# off well, n 1 His Worship the Mayor has lnn>n iviteel to officiate at the 'drawing, huh will take place at the show a Saturday n.'iiht .it B.HH. The oM nuggets for lirst and ri/e.s liavH been procured through the tank of New Zealand hero, nml wilt on v,icw before the dnuwing. The Education Department- Pnas nit ten in lvply to the Taronaki Education Board's application for a ethnical school building, asking for nformation as to tin* probable sui>iort the technical classes requiring i [Kicial rooms and apparatus would •eceive. To date there is every prospect of the classes being largely ivailed of, and the admirable syllabus arranged by Mr Spencer, the I'hiei' lns[M*ctor, is much appreciate!. A ver.\ strong caw can w.lhout doubt i,e put l>efore the IVpartment for the necessity of n properly equipped school. Every effort is being- made to lave the classes meet all demands, m.i it is hojmd that, anyone desiring iho. formation ot 1 a class in any minch of science, trade, or professional subject will at <>nce make application on. a farm which can fje ol> 1 aineri at th«' Education office or from tne secretary (Mr. C. T. Mills'). Already a tioquest has b'ceii submitted for the establishment of a class in French (conversational nn'l literary). A competent instructor is available, iud it is intended to form the class should there be a sufficient number f students. Th.' class in commercial correspoffllence has been altered r> c H'nience '*ll Aug. !!. Ihe first* oi he other classy continence on Mon lay next.

One of the most successful fund inns held this winter in St. Joseph's schoolroom was the progressive euchre party ami dance on Thursday evening. The attendance was most, gratifying to those responsible for lie arrangements, numbering about 150 persons. The tournament proved very interesting, and some exciting contests were witnessed towards the conclusion. The scrutineers were Mrs C. Clark, Mrs H. Bennett and Miss Myra Bennett. Five tied for the ladies' prize, and the play-off was won by Mrs Connop. The men's prize fell to Mr H. F. Jones. Mrs HOoldwatcr and Mr J. Cocks had to face the ordeal of being presented with the "booby" prizes. After refreshments lud been handed round by the ladies of the congregation, the hall was cleared for dancing, which was kept up until midnight, and provided a pleasant wind-up to the proceedings. Mr H. Duller officiated as M.C., and Miss Blaziel presided at the piano in her usual efficient manner. The next progressive eucliie party and dance will be held in a fortnigM's time. The first prize for ladies will be a handsome silvermounted purse, and for gentlemen a neat gold searf pin prettily set with stones. The funds from these social gatherings are in aid of the bazaar to be held by tire ladies of the congregation about Oluistmas time.

A meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce was held on ■ Wednesday, (■ Mr Ambury (President) i : ihe eha:r, to receive the report oi the delegates nppo nt:<l to represent ■lie Chamber to urge upon the (!o- . eminent the claims ,of the back docks >i' tt lets for roadlng facilities. Messrs Samuel and Connett gave an iccotr jt of their interview with the Premier, slating that he listened atlenlheiy to the claims urgently put lorth by the deputation—including Messrs MvClugjfagie and Ha'ttenbury, for their respective (listricls, and the general views of the members of the deputation on the subject. Mr Scddon feared the cost of the respective roads —even if contined to those urgently required—would' be very great, but he 'Would tiring t|ie matter before the Cabinet, and in particular Ihe Minister of Public Works, an'i hoped that a considerable sum of money would be -available. Mr CViiinett pointi-d out the hardships experienced in many cases by compulsory residence, and the Premier promised lo <lo his best to give somt relief in :t|iis direction, remarking that no settlers should have been induced to take up lands until aflcr they ha':l been roaided.

In his address at the Agricultural and Pastoral Ascociations' Conference ihe President-elect remarked that while sUtun cultivation of the soil had not made great progress, yet it was possible that thu next quarter of a century nrijfnt see a complete revolution through the motor. At the same time, however, in his oldfashioned view, tho horse was still, a'ifd always would lie, worthy of a. place in the. farm life of the colony.

According to Mr (iilrutliv, Chief Oo* vcrnment Veterinarian, about IHI jkt cent of the sheep in New Zealand that are :over six months* old are affected more or less with hydatids 1 . The disease is spread through the agency of dogs, which, being largely fed on offal, transmit th« infection to the grass in j>a(ldocks. j A London paper of the *J9th j\lUv states A departure of considerable 1 importance has been inaugurated by the American liner St. Louis, which riiached Plymouth yesterday from | Vork. The mails had been sorted during the voyage by a staff of the Murine Post Office, with the result that nearly 1.00 towns in th? Tinted Kingdom received their letters 'diivet instead of through the great sorting centres, a gain of 21 hours resulting in many instances. In future tiho practice will lie adopted by all steamers of tho Whitje Star line ,and American line.

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A chemist's assistant, nonversing with a, reporter at Christchureh one day last week, complained about his hours of duty. "Our trade badly wants regulating,". lie said. He mentioned that lie began his work at nine o'clock in the morning, ami was relieved at 11.45 He went on again from 1 till 5.45, .and from 6 to 8.30. On Thursday, he had a "half holiday" hut had to luc on duty from 7 till !) in the evening. He was engaged till 'J o'clock on Saturday night, and had lo be in tire shop on Sunday morning. In addition to this he had to he on the premises at 11 o'clock at night, and was expected to remain there till seven or eight in the morning "Sleeping on the premises is not regarded as work," he said, "but in the past year I have had 10 rise from bed lo attend to more than seventy calls, genuine ones, besides thirty or forty mischievous rings .by people goinj< Uom-e from dances. I gel only about three or four hours out of the twentyfour to myself."

Messrs Nimmo and Blair's "Standard" seeds are so well known throughout the colony that their good qualities need not be enlarged upon. Messrs Veale and Chatterton arc the local agents. Messrs Morey and Son announce in this issue that their great bargaingiving sale is nearitig its close, so any one in search of cheap drapery' should not 'delay. Members of the Court Waireka, A.0.K., arc requested to attend the funeral of the.late Brother A. F. Focrtc, leaving Fitzroy at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Sisters of Court Fidelity and brethren of Court Taranak'i are invited to attend.

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs awl Colds never fails. 2