LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7888, 2 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The contractor for the electrical power house made a start with tho work on Monday morning, the lovcls bavins been fixed by the borough cns'ineer.

Whilst repairs arc in progress hit the pipe head of the intake, the new v.M-rvoir is closed down, and the town is being supplied from the ol& : diuulic works.

.Vessis Burgess, Frnser and Conisiny's line new building is now jr. acically completed. The firm expect to e in occupation in about a fortnight's time.

On .July 'J7, the Supreme Court, on th" motion of Mr Quilliam (Go.ott and Quiilium), giaiuod probati;tf the will of the late Nioholas Henry Julian to Mrs Elizabeth Julian and Messrs William and Edwin Julian, tho executors named ; rin tho will.

The poll of ratepayers in connection with the special loan proposa 1' will be held to-day lictween the hour: oi 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The pollim places uro Central ward, Towr Hull ; east ward, Mr T. S. Crocker'? store, corner of Devon and Elio' Streets • west ward, residence of Mi U. A. Coiney, corner of Devon an; Mount Edgecumbe Streets

Students are f.till enrolled for thj technicul and continuation cla.v -es. The subjects taken last evening were shorthand, lieehiniKl, and mode) drawing, and plumbing practice. Tonight instruction will tie (jivctv in English (senior), arithmetic (junior), and advanced buikling construction the latter subject being taught by Mr Mess.nger. Advanced building construction, ami car[ientry and ery are proposed new classes l'nl Thursday evenings. Mr SeU>y, (voider i>f n certilicate f.'om the City pi.d Guilds of London Institute, has burn nujMdn'ied . instructor. Information concerning the classes may foe obtained fr 0 m the secretary (Mr C. T Mills), or at the Central School from 7 to 8 p.m. It is desired that nil intending students for any of the above or any of the oilier subjects proposed, including Wood carving trigonometry, French, typewriting, light and shade drawing. I*itin, ehvtricity, dressmaking, etc., should enrol as soon as possible, .as class.-s will not be formed tinlesn sufficient support is forthcoming.

There was a good attendance at tho weekly assemblage of the Young Men's Improvement and Literary Society nn Tii.ndoy evening. Mr Oaukrodgor (vicvpivsident> presided. Mr Percy White, as editor, submitted the lirst number of the SoC ety's manusciipt. journal, which included pn editorial and articles contributed by me members, coveritg a wide range of subjects. Tho contents iMnbrac.il graphic and smartly written descriptions of travel, articles upon so cial, political, and religious topics, and helpful contributions dealing with ihe right aims and aspirations of young men and self-culture. Corre:--poi.do ice was also answered. ( pon the whole the jouiiyal was a creditable production, and the Society is certainly achieving the objeet for which it wps formed.' After the journal had been: read, there wa.\ some wholesome criticism upon the subject matter of the contributions, and the merits or defects of the literary stylo rhown. Among the visitors was Mr Harry, of the Tabei 1 - nacle debating Society, Auckland, who spoke by invitation, Riving heginlners a fl'ty useful hints. Next Tuesday evening short speeches on "Christian Citizenship," from diiflerent | joints of view, will be given |;>\ Messrs Gaukrodger, Cocker, «n<l jthers.

A new phase of the prodigal son came out at the Rangiora Magistrate's Court recently. The diet of husks which the prodigal of the parable lived on has always been con-s-idered hard fare. But a Waikuku farmer informed the Court that the "minding" of pigs was the "hardest life in creation." He was giving' testimony to a swine-he id's capabilities, and said he was a real good man "at pigs." Only on one occasion liy keeping his herd out too late one evening hail the man lost one or two little weancrs. After all the herdmaii was an excellent miirder of pigs, and that was a job witness hoped none of his family would ever come to, for he was impressed it was the hardest way of earning a crust. To tiie unsophisticated reporter it was indeed a marvel that such a prodigal son should only receive 12s 6d a week ! Perhaps the Labour Council, Conciliation Board, and Arbitration Court could spend time profitably on the wages of prodigal sons. The last meeting of the Harbour Board was, says the Timaru Herald, distinguished from its predecessors for some time past by the amount of disagreement exhibited and faultfinding iiy members 011 various topics. It was frequently suggested ual this was due to the Board meeting in the afternoon instead of the forenoon—their luncheon had disagreed with them. The North Otago Times remarks that the ;.iews of the reduction in grain freights was received with much satisfaction anuing tilie merchants in Timaru, and it is estimated that it will at once unloc'k, lor shipment Home from that port, at least 50,000 sacks of grain. One firm lias been holding 30,000 sacks for some fit-tie time in the hope that reduced freights would soon be offered. 111 view of the (act that it was j recently obliged to release Its cookery, instructress from Hie terms of her eNgagement (after importing her from Kn-gla/id), because she had married, the Auckland Kducation Board has now decided, says the New Zealand Herald, Dial such incidents shall not occur \nj;aiti, at least not at- its expense. 'Die Board deckled to sljpulate in all future agrcemenls with inslt/rudti*cfesi'« thaC iliey must rei main single for a period of at least three years,,or forfeit a sum of£so. An unsuccessful attempt has been made, on the ground of ill-health to secure the release of Worthington, who was in a Melbourne gaol, undergoing eight years for swindling. WorIhinglon and his Temple of Truth in Cliristehurch were well-known a few y«f,rs ago. In Melbourne he played on i;l>?> susceptibilities ol a woman with a «nall capital, the major portion of whtaij he managed to appropriate.

Lord Plunkta lias accepted nomination to the office of Grand Master iin the >'c.v Zealand Masonic Lodge. He \.i.l :.e installed at Christchurch in .May next,

For the mouth of July the Union Steam Ship Company shipped at New Plymouth 1)914 boxes of butter and five cast's of cheese, and thu Northern Company 695 boxes of butler and three cases of ohwese. (M June <io thvre were UNM) |>oxos of butter and 120 cases, of cheese stored at, the Moturoa works. T.je Takapuna took a cargo oi 1800 boxes oi gutter on Tuesday for transhipment at Wellington to tho Mjitatua, which sails for the Old Country to-morrow. 't he trial hockey twitch between tho I North and South 'Jnis.ons of Taraliaki, placed at ilawvra, resulted in a will for the North by 4 goals to 3. For the winders Mi/.rrett, Mcliwcn, and Day were cunspkuoas, and lor thu South Pnatt, \\elham, Elliott, and Whittakei- showed good ■ oriii. in connect ion with tha selection of tho Tai'anaki representaitive team, the Probables v. Possibles match will be played on the racecoursu ground to-morrow afternoon.

A large shark, estimated to be about 20 feet in length, says the NfW Zealand Herald, followed th-.; steamer Albatross on its passage from Chelsea to Northcote on Saturday l-ast. The Albatross is a ferry steamer, and the trip in [question is across the inner reaches of Auckland harbour. Sharks are known to exist in large numibfcrs tlrcre, but it is not often they, come to the surface and follow vessels.

A cool robbery was perpetrated in broad daylight in Queen-street, Auckland, on Friday. A man entered the doorway of the shop of Mr Cyprian Hannah and snatched up a case containing watcltes and jewellry. Then he bolted down the street. A hue and cry was raised, and the people began the chase, and in the meantime the thief was running -at his hardest. Constable Hammersly joined in the pursuit, and effected the arrest of a man named Francis Mitchell. The case awl its contents, valued at £23, were recovered. Mr Lawry was as-sailing Mr Fisher and his fellow critics of the Government. "The lion, member," said Mr Lawry, "the lion, member said 'We' —mark tho terms"—and'he waved his arms about. " 'We are going to attack the Government.' The great, mountain, Sir, was in labour, and 1 ask—"' and Mr Lawry dramatically sawed the air—'-'I ask, Where is the ridiculous mouse ?" "He's speaking now," mildly suggested Mr Taylor, antl in the prolonged roar of laughter Mr Lawry shook his fist and squared for an opening, which never came.

One might, have thought (writes St. James's Budget) that the last word had been spoken of the kindness of Japan to those wiio have succumbed before her arms. But now a fresh instance has come to light. Not content with feeding and healing their prisoners, the victors make their education their concern as well. Schools have been instituted in the prisoners' quarters, in which the. more educated Russians are now engaged in teaching the "three R's" to the ignorant soldiers. We shall not- be surprised to hear later that when the mysteries of Russia have been mastered, the Japanese themselves have taken their prisoners in hand and taught them the language and customs of Japan. Truly, to lie conquered "by the soldiers of the Mikado is t liberal education.

During the hearing of the Cambridge assault case in Auckland, Detective Mcllveoey, of Invercargill, who had conducted sound tests in order to ascertain whether screams uttered in one house could be heard in thai on the adjoining allotment, intormed the. Court, that in tut course of his experiments, had made a baby squeal. "How did you do that ?" the examining counsel asked, and the jury listenrd with sympathetic interest. "I pjnehed it," replied the detective, with characteristic sang froid. The baby was not called to support Hie witness' statement, but the detective assured the Court that, in order to check Hie audibility of the baby's squeals, he whistled as shrilly as lit 1 . coul d "with my two fingers in my mouth.''' The baby's squealing and the detectives whistling hot being thought even sufficient, Constable Macnamara was called, and assured the Court that lie danced on the floor -he weighs .20 stone. Still the test was deemed insufficient, for the pollceman added, "I also moaned." Did you 'moan' loudly or softly asked counsel. "I moaned both loudly mid softly," replied Macnamara " r . a, s? had a mandoline played, and j , r,? apcr as lou« as I could, and still the sounds were not heard." The jury seemed to be much imSrThf - •"»'

The united prayer meeting In connection with the Ministers' Ass o cia s '" n „ *!" M'l in tho Whiteley Hall this evening, at 7,30.*

In another column will be found the itinerary of tho Maori missionaries, who are now visiting the Tarnna*i district.

Mr J. K. Chatterton. of Devon btreet, gives particulars in this issue of the boot bargains now being offered jby him.

At the September meeting of tile Onv.ita lioad Board, a general rate of id in the £ will bo struck. Tho rato book is n ow open -for inspection at the office of the clerk, Mr D. McAllum, Egtnomt Street.

A meeting of the Taranaki AgriculSociety will be held within* u week's time, to hear from MV Geo. J ate, who represented the Society at the Agricultural Conference in We.lington, an account of the Conference proceedings. Those interested In tho society and agricultural matters will be cordially invit(ed to attend- the meeting, the date of which will be ujdverlised later.

N T cw Plymouth residents wllih! eye diseases will have the opportunity this week ol consulting Mr Sumud Harry, of Auckland. Mr Barry ha's made a specialty of the study of tha and eyesight, winning diplomas lor etlicient work both in London and Philadelphia, and ho has met with great success in the practice of his profession in Auckland. Mr Barry has T» a do arrangements to ust Mr Hanna'a i»hotographic stuViio as con' suiting room during his stay here.

Hae sorry, dyspeptic, submerged in his gloom, Who feels most 'dejected and fit for his tomb ; Tho poor hypochondriac, who wanders ia woe, With no one to speak to and no- ' where to go, Whom no consolation not comfort can please, Who maintains he's a martyr, to every 'disease, Let them aid their digestion, and keep their blood pure. And recruit upofl Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. ' 2 WHAT CAUSES RHEUMATISM, come pointed through excess of uric acid, and in order to Cure the disease the blood must be purified and restored to a healthy condition. Lin- j imuntg anj) piasters may give tempory relief, but cai) n»ver remove the cause of the disease. The peal remedy is UIIEUMO. It has cured thousands of sufferers from Rheumatism, Rheumatic Oout, Sciatica and kindred diseases. It will cure you. .lust give it a > r trial. Thero is nothing equal to RHEUMO ns nil antidote to Rheumatism. AJ.I chemists and storekeepers sell it at 2s (id and 4s (id a botfio. Wholesale agents Kempthorco, Pmssnr apd Cft.* 2