LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7883, 27 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Dougherty handed in the fotlowing notice of motion at. Wodnes- . day'.'- meeting of the Education l c Board .—"That with the object o| furth ring educational reform Tarun.l-i Education Board grant the < th e. Inspector leave of absence to ■ vis.t America for the purpose of I studying their up-to-dlUe methods, ' and 'hat the Board pay Mr Spencer l £li.- for his exiA-nses." 1 Kor.-.wood 1 (says the Dannevirke 1 A<lv(,t,.lc) was quite en fete on ! Tlnu-.iay last, when about half the i rew.li.iiis witnessed two chopping ma tel. . s against time, the coinpe tutors lii this instance Lung ladies, in v: ■ instance condition were that s. ltlin. log should be chopped in , less than live minutes, a man wagering a £5 uress on the event. 'iiie lair | compc titor wielded the axe with such a will that tile log fell amidst ap■placfic in Imin. lOscc. In the other •ca.-c a similar siwl log was severed in 2min. 30sec, Plans and specifications for the septic tank at-the West End School haw , cen forwarded to the Departnivht by the Taianaki Education lioanl, with a request for a grant of ilfej, Including *£7o for the septic tank and £95 for the erection of new out offices. Whni interviewing tho Taranuki Education Hoard on Wednesday, Mr C. I). Sole, a iiK'tnlur ol the Stratford School Committee, brought up tile mutter of introducing new schoo. | books, lie declared that tfie cost of! the books came very hard on the parents, and considered the time haii arrived when it ivus tho duty of the Hoard to purchase supplies of the new books introduced to the schools, and supply them to the scholars at cjst price. At present, he stated, one i r two of the booksellers had a "Corner" in the jbooks, and could cii< r,e what prices they pleased. "It is a standing disgrace to the educational system of New Zealand that such a thing is possible," was Mr Sole's summing up. The usual weekly meeting of the Young Men's Literary Society was held on Tuesday evening. Essays were read by four members on "Industrial Organisation," "Character Miiiding," "Success," ami "Greed for Gold" and the papers were discussed by the members present. The memiiership of the Society is steadily growing awl three rnnv members were elected at the meeting.

At a meeting of the Agents-Gener-;l, held in London recently, Mr Cog--1 lan placed before his colleagues tl.e l Uggestion that they should assemble ; ocularly on the first Monday of each i.ionth lor the purpose of discussing matters ol general interest to Ausiralia, and with a view of joint action where advisable. The. proposal v.as agreed to. It is hoped that the result of this regular interchange ol ideas will be to render prompt and t.niforni action practicable wherever questions in which all the Australian Mates are more or less mterestv.i are forced by circumstances to tinfront. Mr D. C. Bates, ot the Mctcoroloical Office, Wellington, in his report of June, states :—The rainfall ,of New ocaland has been widely observe;! .luring the past sixteen years, an-.i ilris period gives fair averages kn the various months. These mean i ainfalls for the month of Junes-how that north of the Firth ol Thames ;hc fall was considerably less thai, visual, and also in a tew places ;n !)tago ami Southland it Was below Lite average, but on the whole, both ■'or the number of rainy days and :hc amount of rainfall, the past Jun. was about the wettest on record, in the provinces of Taranaki, Wellington, and parts of Hawke's Bay, the 'rainfall was from two to four times greater- than the average for the month, and in many cases the record is double that of any previous maximum for June. Snow, *»'et, and hail fell in many parts during tire first week in June, and at oHi-.-i times at higher levels. With regard to temperature, the first week of •June was as cold as ever experienced in this country for over 10 years. The most remarkable records were (1) about 20deg. of frost on the ground at Lincoln Agricultural College, ami (2) diurnal ranges of 35deg. Kahr. occurred in the temperature of (he air at New Plymouth on bot-h the 6th and 7th. To-morrow Mr Newton King will hold a clearing sale of dairy cattle and farm slock on account of Mr IH. Oilbert who has sold his farm. This ;s a choice herd, Mr Gilbert having only kept first-class milkers ; tluhorses are well bred, sound ami thoroughly staunch. Mr F. Gilbert's horses, bullocks ami farm stock will also be sold at the same time. The sale will commence at 1 o'clock.

Anyone wishing to purchase goo:! freehold property should note the sale by Mr Newton King on Satuiday next oi various sections on account' of Mr J. T. White's bankrupt estate. This is a chance that investors should not miss. Full particulars will be supplied on application to Mr Newton King or Mr Medlcv, the D.O.A. There will also be sold two shares in the ICijuitable BuildA demonstration of a meat-pre-serving invention was given on Saturday afternoon by Mi 11. K. McDonald, i-he inventor, at his residence, Petone. There were present Messrs V. Pirani, G. T. London, (Mayor oi Petone), and C. I). Castl» (supervisor of the preserving department of the (iear Meat Company). Mr McDonald produced a large square box, which has been na/ifed -down for two months. This was opened up, and a leg of mutton sbmc sausa'fjes, and some kidneys were brought out. They certainlv ■ looked none the worse for their long incarceration. Mr Castle was invited hy the inventor to investigate the meat s condition, and he thereupon cut the joint- up, The meat was found to have retained its colour and had not,bled at all. There was no bone taint. The smell of sulphur permeated the meat, but'this promptjy disappeared on its being dipped in hot water. Mr McDonald explu-bird that his system was to create a vapour from the fumes of sulphur and other ingredients. lie was contident he could do awav with th e use of freezing machinery. The demonstration Was watched with great interest.—New Zealand Times.

Included in the estimates contained in the Financial Statement arc the following items affecting this province .-—Customs department : A refund of mi dutv on the tropin- presented to tlte Kgmonl A. arid P. As- | souatton. Justice department: Stipends of tfe Magistrates at New Plymouth and Hawcra arc eachincreased £so. Prisons: The wan!™ of £h7 m''" 101 " 1 ' I<,eeiv<! al > increase River £12% i° : J Sna K cin 'K Mokau Kim, ii 2.>. Lands and Survey • The Commissioner of Crown Lands is to be granted £67 increase.

Mr M acka y stated ut t)le K d„catio„ ><> mi i, ITO tin ß flhtat' the Viqt«rfo * { M (, " nr » h «<l "('Pointed Sir ■?inM ; ' HvV - Evi,ns WU'"kt"n) oh a committee to watch the interests of that coII, Wj j„ M,v- «'"> «ho Hill W hlh *£ vitles that tho scholarships fro,., the revenue of the Opaku JWv« shall t* for the benefit of tihe Taranaki district from Paten to Mokau. One of tbe oJ>.i«-tM of (he coimnititc,. appointed wafc (<> secure that the sclioi 111-ships Mrn.it,l i„- ten«life anywhere in Ihe colony, nnd Sieved that a further „l,j.ct was the funds should lie devoted < fi 'the (vutral district, comprising IlawkeY liny, Wellington, lVant'ariui. Tarnnnki, ttestlanci, Nelson a,nd The Hoard decided |„ eoimmuiirale | vviih the Kdurnt ion n o: i n j l Willi n view to app.oinlinirm ri ,p,. ( ,_ sentntive of ca<f> i„ proceeds, \\ellinL'ton, if fieroKsary. 1 0 -watch- t| m inli'l'ests of Taranak:. Hr Maekav was appointed this Hoard's representative. with flower to act. Mr Newton King reports the sul& of Air l 1 isher m farm oil «siiliHbun Koad to Mr Huwjler;

The annual meeting of the Veterans' Association will be held in Hie Council Clramlrcrs at 2 p.m. on Saturday, An;;. 5, when a proposal to Iraki a social gathering will be discussed. The Dannevirke Advocate says Arthur and Bert Brightwell, sons of j Mr T. lirightwt.il, of Woodvillc. have licen choson as two of the best shear- j ers In llawke's Hay. and are to re- j present this province in the Australian competition. Arthur is to Compete for the New South Wales championship. HAVE VOU USED THE (iRNUINE and experienced the delight. of Immediate and permanent relief V Medical authorities all over the ilobe announce that the genuine SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT out distances all known remedies in coldß, lnfloenza, all fuvers, diarrhoea, dvsenterv, rheumatisms etc. A local application will at D onco stop neuralfis pains : skin diseases, wounds, uicors, it heals without inflammation. Inhalations (5 to 8 drops to a cupful nf boiling water) give certain relief in diptheric, throat and bronchial troubles, asthma, pneumonia, consum;>t:on, etc. Thirty years' use nan proved the morlts of SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Tim 111-effects following the use of the common eucalyptus products need no* lie feared ; the cures are legion. Try it ! But, to avoid disappointment, be sure and get SANDER & SONS' 1 PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EX- " TRACT. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' [ Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d.