LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7900, 16 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

The annual meeting of members an.l adherents o( St./ Andrew's Chiisch will be hold at 8 o'clock this evening. We hear that Mr W. 11. McOairy, of Klthiiiii. has* disposed of his mi.< acre farm at Mahoimui to Mesv.s Moir llros., who an) leaving Tarunaki to ivside (|i tlte properly.

Kt'imrting to the Education I»o a rd on the I'iako Valley School (say:.the Auckland Star), the teacher. Miss Hunt, said that on July IS two Mao ri girl.« swam a creek sooner than turn back from school.'

Ah .showing the extent to which the enrolment of voters tor the Parliamentary election is being carried .m in the Lyttelton electoral district, the Tinios BUtes hat about two thousand name* have rirently been placed on the roll tor the district.

Mr Newton King notifies in ihis issue thai Mr (.', \. Hill is no long.-/ in his employ, and has lljeiennv m. authority to receive ordeis tor either I tooth Macdonalil or Duncan i 111]>.• meats, for which Mr Kiiir is the StratforM and New Plymouth agent

Subscriptions are. (being raised in tlisljonie fs-ijs a Press Association telegram) for Mis Worthlngton. the old lady who "is said to be on her way to New SVaiaml from San Francisco, alter travelling for sometime between the Vnited States and (,'anad,i, and being excluded from both countries owing to the immigration restriction laws.

The Taranuki County Council, in accordance with thu Ino resolutions passed at thu special meeting;, itivitji offers for .office accommodation, to tie hundwl in not later than 10 a.m. on Saturday next. Applications are also invited for tiie position of ck-rk, returning officer, and collector of rates. (iencrnl conditions of appointment iiikl of duti'S may he si ■ a at 1 lie present County Office on mill after .Monday nex;. Applications close on Saturday Sept.'l!.

A final reminder is given ot the clearing; sale of dairy cattle by Mr Newton Kinfc at Valium to-morrow on account of Mrs Jennlns. This is a rare opportunity for .Jersey fanciers, or anyone desirous of improving their herds, as Mrs Jcnnins' herd contains some of the best stock in the colony. With reference, to the salary to he attached to the position of County, Clerk, an error inadvertently, occur-,ri-il in our report o( the Council (meeting. The Chairman's motion was for a fixed salary of £l5O, with 2| per cent, commission on general rates, licenses and rates, estimated to total £5500. This Would total, assuming the whole of the commission was earned, £287, Ifls, and nol £330, as stated.

j M,- J. H. JJentle.v announces that his great winter sole will be closed jon Saturday ; consequently time in "huh to secure bargains is limited. 'IV Taihjape Post relates how a simple but expensive accident occurnd :o a bush .sawmill. TV engine* drivir left eifgine just moving (|iiiet:y in good older, and went to gi\e a luir.fi in t ho'bush. In Ilia a|t>-s-nve the gj:>vcnior belt slipped off, ami ihe sjiced ii.croasod until the engin-' hook itself out of its bed, the i pull-js flew ofT nit.l the shaftings, jau I hero was a general wreck.

On Monday two men, Charles Lo .i lluggan and George Perrett} «e ,■ charged at Stnitl'o>d with atte!i.| ting lo break into the Midliir.it railway station. It appears that Mr Noble, the stationmaster, en returning lo Midhirs-t frtemi Stratford early on Sunday mo' n-j-iiV, found the accused on the platform, and fiat the door had been fii CiJ. Accused were remanded until W'-dn'sday.

A painful and sr.ious ace client befe 1 a little son of Mr J oscph 1 lookir, on Tuesday. An elder brother w,,s chopping firewood, and childlike the younger hoy was "helping," when lie got his hand under the axe, which almost severed it from the I wrist. The littlo sufferer, who is, about four or five yeass old, was t\km to the hospital, where th<> band was dressed. Dr. L'atham thinks he can save the member.

The Young Mum's Mutual Improvement and Literary Society continues lo hold interesting l .weekly gatherings at the llaptist Church, jind the debating powers of thy novices show steady expansion. On Tuesday evening the chair was taken by Mr Coad 'l'he syllabus item was impromptu speeches, each member being called upon to deal witfT a 'subject drawn. The result was an interesting and enjoyable, evening, the criticism which i dlowed the efforts of the budding orators being keenly relished. For next Tuesday evening speeches on ■■Christian Citizensnip" are sot down for discussion.

At the Police Court on Monday tno.ning the cas. l against the young liinn Cock war called. Mr Hughes ippeared for the informant and Mr • inilliam for the defendant. Thit was an information against the dof.ndant for having failed to obey an >.dcr of the Court to pay the sum of 7s t ! d per week f o v the mninti l > anco of a child, the defendant being n arrears to the amount of £2."> After the defendant had been exam iiied as to his means, the case was I d.iourned for a, fortnight with thi> iiiject of giving him the opportunity •>f making a payment. li this were ione, Lie Magistrate would consider he Question of varying the ordev. A notable sale of scoured wool

siys the Sydney Morning Ilerald)has ,ee'n .nV.-t.-d by Palgety &Co.. I.til.

and the New Zealand loan and Mercantile Agency Com]uiny, Ltd., of a parcel of two lmnd,<d bales on be

half of the Sydney Meat Preserving Company, Ltd. Tie line realised 22-! for superfine combing, 23d' for extra superfind un<* 2Bd for speci-.:! superfine combing. This wool »n< from sheep purchased at the Home :msh fat stock saleyards. It was

treat.*! by F. W. Hughes & Co., Hotany, and th.. lop figure is the highest price realised in the Sydeny markit. for' skin wool since the boom ye.ir

of 'IBOO-1900. 'The prices are strong evidence not only of the firmness tf

ihe wool market, but of thepitch of excellence reached in the im-thods ol treatment of skfrl wool. Skin wool.it, may be nientionod, i.s wool remove. 1 from the 'skins of sheep thai Itivc lioun killed for mutton, and,not wool shorn fnom live sheep. When tho by-law prohibiting the me of bullock traction within the Borough during tin- six months from May to Octoler inclusive, came up for confirmation at the Borough Council moeting on Monday, t.lv-re was a change of feeling manifested on t lie subiect. Cr Collis printed out that, as framed, the by-law would prevent a man coming into town with a lolid of firewood or goo<ls of any «lv.scription. H<' thought that the bullock traffic should be regulated, Imt this

was carrying restrictions to extremes. The Mayor snid ho -had further ronsidored the matter mid had c<iiiio to the sail* conclu.*»>n. There would be very little bullock traffic i'i the Hot ough, on the completion of certnili contract work which had raised tlsi

whole question, imd he would move that consideration of the proposed '.y-law be deferred for six months. Cr. Klohr said Hint so long ns bullock teams kept to the centre of tl*' ron-1 they did no more .damage than horv teams, but through carelessness they sometime!! cut up the water tables. Cr. Collin 'said that if one or two <f

the careless drivers worn fined it would act »» a salutary lesson. Cr. Cliff n|)v«l to amend the Jiy-lnw in the direction, of allowing bullock trac-

tion so long ns the loads did m>t ex. certi a ton ami a half. This fail >\ to llnd a seconder, and eventually the by-law was referred back to tho committee for miidilication.

The Arctic Club of North America, which is financing Commander Peary's new trip to discover the North Pole, has now consented (writes the New York correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph) to the explorer biinr; accompanied by Miss Babb, a lady secretary. Mrs/ Pcaify, a|nl her 1 -i' year old daughtcr<will accompany the traveller as far as the last supply station, where they will remain with the ship, hut Miss Babb will goon with the party on the dash (o the Pole in sleighs, which naturally is the most hazardous and most important part oi the undertaking, Interviewed by the New York World, Miss Bal/b, who is thirty years oi age, and a good-looking, typical American woman, says, "If the men stand the trip, I guess I can. f;y Arctic outfit is the most complete ever made." Miss Babb will look alter the installation of the wireless telegraphy apparatus, ami will operate the instrument while in the Arctic regions. She has learnt telegraphy and shorthand, and is an expert photographer. Much of the data concerning the I lip, and all the pictures oi interesting points visited along the route, will be her work, as also the newspaper writing* concerning the expedition.

Berlin, ami Hie Rjsler city of OharloUenburg arc carrying out an interesting experiment, known as tlie "Forest, School," with funds partly Rial)led by the municipalities ami partly by private benefactois (says a London paper). A number of .summer buildings, hive been erected in I lie pine forests of tin neighbourhood consisting mainly of barracks, sheds kitchens, and so on, largely open to wind and sun. In these buildings one hundred and twenty boys and girls have been galhered, of ages between six and fourteen. Thcv arrive by tiamcar,at a quarter to'B in the morning and remain in |thc ,\voods until half-past 7. Only weakly children arc selected or those for whom fresh air is regarded as a necessity Their fares to and from the wood are paid for them. Boys and girls are instructed in common, and as much as possible in (be open air iwL less ?" , is , lo »gcr than half-an-hour, and the lessons are interspersed with ample time for recreation. Ihe girls are taught t„ raise flowers and vegetables, and the boys are ins rutted in tilling the soil and building. Each child is allowed to fnoT'in 1 "'I hcr own Particular spot , n the. forest for the preparation of lessons, A feature of the experiment is the kitchen arrangeor a Red Cross nurse. Each child [ I«s one are of milk per day, and .MnnJ "l a ' C bre »«Ml. IUMIICOn. ''"".' V' , SU^ pCr - and simp e food , s provided In ample quan ,«,«,. The school will rem! in 'in the forest until October, and the promoters are satisfied with- Ihc re- ' ar r Th(l chi,drm a " doming quite vigorous, and greatly enjoy the work. It is believed that the experiment will be extended to other cities.

Fpr Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d,

Who will next occupy the Treasury benches i.ext year? 'This question arose vroi'.i some "asides," when Ute Treasurer promised the Opposition that certain detailed information asked tor would be furnished in the 'following year's Estimates. "You won't be here neit year," earn* th» cry from the Opposition benches. Amidst some laughter, the Treasurer rejoined, "I'll be hero next year to meet you ; you needn't worry about that." Then came the adjournment of the sitting, after a debate on the Estimates utterly daevor* o[ "fire"— tame and uninteresting.

In its literary notes a recent issue of an American journal published the following interesting hem concerning a New Zealander :—Everybody's Magazine has discovered a new Kipling —a Kipling with a fresh ami uniworked country of his own, and an amazing power in handling its dramatic features. G. B. Lancaster is said to know New Zealand as Kipling knows India. "In the Down Country," the first of the eight stories that Everybody's has secured, appears in the July issue ot the magazine, and will shake the aimless reader out of his summer listlcssness pretty effectually.

Having made an automobile tour of the world, traversing twenty-four countries and visiting eight thousand towns and cities, Mr andfMrs Charles Glidden, oi Lowell, reached their home in New York on the 22nd June, thus completing 25,000 miles of motoring. They describe Java (writes a correspondent) as a most interesting country for touring, with roads as fine as those of England. They crossed bofti tf« Arctic Circle ami the Equator in their car, and met with delightlul experiences amongst all sorts of strange people. Antipodean potentates were extremely anxious to taste the delights of autornobiling, and were very hospitable. An experienced chauffeur, who was also an expert mechanic, accompanied Mr and Mrs Glhldcn. I n some parts his services were constantly in request, but (he entire 25,000 miles was accomplished' without serious mishap to the tourists.

It is worth while remembering that lot ciscccjhtice of style land quality, combined with a large range of variety and cheapness of engagement mars and all kinds of jewellery you must go to J. 11. Parker, Jeweller, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.*

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