LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7905, 22 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In his investigation into the affairs 01 Mr T. W. Hichini)iM, liajikrupt, the DO A. will examine Mr Uarlimj >;n Friday, un d Mr P<i|>e „ n Mori<lay, at his office.

Pumping at the petroleum bore was Commenced on Monday. Though ne. Cessarily a slow process until the geat is in »niooth working order, u fair test should ijr made on Wednesday.

The commodious storage rooms owned by Mr K. Todd, Queen Street Iwing built of brick, afford safety from lire, and should therefore pain fa\our with thoso having .valuable goods to be stored.

At the Theatre Ho.v u l on Momlijevening the Star Kootlmll Club's art union was drawn under \i\e suprrvision of Messrs lv Dockrill and A E. Svkes. The winning numbers were 964 first, 9<M second, 722 thirri. S)H3 fourth, 1403 fifth, 601 sixth.

The electoral registrar, Mr W A. 0. Hanks, hag the compilation of the main roll well towards coinpletion. In numerous cases where the

collectors have left Claims to lie filled in, it is desired tfiiat the clulmarifi shall (111 in and retun the forms without delay to tlirt registrar, in order t|lat tlie names may lie included in the main roll, which will shortly be printed. A driver in the; employ *>f A. Lealand, baker, hall an exciting experience with a boltinfe horse on Monday afternoon. The animal got Ibeyond his Contml at the Pendarves Street hill, and turning shurpl.v into Eliot Street, opposite Vine's stir-, the turnout w a s Captized. The drive' had a lucky escape, and the horse and vehicle were rights little 111■■ Worse for the quadruped's esctiparle. The Commissioner oi Police, Wellington, writing to (i-ie Tafanaki IfuSpitlal Hoard on .Monday, acknowledged the Hoard's letter, with referunci' to polio- inaction in respect of an inmnto of the Old People's Home, who wi.is alleged to have hern drunk and created a disturbance. In ieply the Comtujsisjoner informed the. Hoar"i that, as the n-Niilt of inquiry, it did not appear that any evidence was forthcoming to support a charge of drunkenmesS against 'tih|e inmate referred to. The local police had been justilied in their action, because the Polite OlTences Act did not provide Ut; arrests bein(g made on private places for drunkenness, und it would lie dangerous -to extend the v\ct in that direction. Til# Opmniisnioner concluded "The poliice can, however.. in snCi cases when inquired, alw'ays render the assistance necesfcaf.v tiy using a lifitV' discretion, atid have instructed them accordingly."

The last of a series of four concerts promoted by the New I'lynioiith Military Hand attracted a moderate gathering to the Theatre Royal on Monllay evening, the dress circle Ijeing will filled. The band gave a firsl-cfeiss programme tinder tfie direction of Bandmaster (!arry. the two l»e-' miuiticrsi being''Souvi>iiir rte H'lthoi' n" iinil "Lucre/In Hot - gia," the latter given wifh consideral)le artistic merit. The orchestral select : ons were also good, including "I,'nd'T the harvest Moon" and "'The Kagle's Xest." For the vocal items the orchestral accompaniments were ably uriyirysp-d hy tie bandmaster, and were n tribute to his ability and skill for technique. Miss Mun"\v iipivared with success in several nmi>bers. and Miss Norma fiarrv ini|iroved upon acquaintance in a pretty song. "The Moon and the Star." In the lirst part of the i>erformance fclw gave the song, "Come jand Hear tlw Cricket Singing," together with a graceful exhibition of dancing, and was recalled. Mr Jack t Mclsoan showed his verslatnlity in both sentinwntal songs and comic :'-business." On the whole it may be shid that the Coln>certs deserved better recognition at the hands- of Me public than hai been accorded them.

' The borough o( Itn,.. ••• i ChristHiuroh), which hub . \ i nouti a public debt (or t\un en yuais, now proposes to raise .. n>iin oi £< imo lor gasworks.

Men iu the trade state that owing to tlv increased importation oi ma-chine-made horse-s,iui-s many rough smiths ale ticing thrown out of work nil o\er New Ziqjland. To shbfv tlmditlicultlies that local iiiajiuf. oturers h,i\e to struggle with, u 111. i. tier of « deputation that waited on the Premier the other day Said that niimlws of Amei'.cnn buggies were locing sold in Westland below tin' >;. st of landing. A!, s.S Amjniry Bros. announC that though thiir ilis&tunt fiuhj is over l hey will utter at enormous reductions many remnant lines, such as dress goods, millinery, jackets aii<l ensnares. which must be cleared by Aug. 31, to make room for large shipments' of new goods. In another column Mr Newton King advertises a clearing sole of furniture to be held on Wednesday. 30th inst., on account of Mr E. Wastm-y, wfio is leaving toe district. The iurniture is a splendid lot, of superior manufacture, and is in exoellent condition, having only been in use a few months.

An applicant for an old ago pension at Lyttelton recent ly, who had j sold a property and obtained £UOO for it, stated that the money had nearly all been spent .in funeral exl>enses and "paying just Ueljts." It appeared (Says 'the Lyttelton Times) tliflt one of the'items was £42 for a gravestone.

Ilrigadier-General Gordon, in the course of a lecture at Sydney. stud that it "made liim sick" when ho saw 80,000 loafeVs sitting on a rait Cheering during the course of a football match.! Ho was a sportsman,

,mt when out on the Sydney Cricket ({round ho saw thousands of youths lolling back smoking cigarettes he felt ill, and thought "Poor Australia! Your spoilt won't last long." With a viow of improving the do

i'oiice of the colony, the officers commanding different distric:s iire. now to assemble at Wellington every six months to discuss defence matters generally. Before attending this halfjo.irly meeting the Commandinli officers may assemble the officers of .' attfllions for a similgr purpose. It is anticipated that this departure will be the means of lending additional interest to volunteering. Queensland hjas! just Commenced the

grading of dairy produce on the lines followed in New Zealand, the new regulations coming into force last month. The .grading: is. of course, Compulsory. Besides the grade tick- . ts there are formSl for lillmg ill the analyses of samples of dairy produce

Tor the information of the factory manager. New South Wales is also likely to follow in ihe steps of New Zealand in this respect. Entries for Mr Newton Kings sale at Kahiotu on Thursday include (><*) ,'ood yearlings, ofT turnijw, 12 to 1«s •Months mixed, heifers in calf, cows, springing cows, store cows, and other

Cattle. Ifesi.des there will lie offcriil i dog-cart and harness, 1200 ft or

timber, two .buildings, hand-curt, rip and harness, 10 sacks barley, ind a bicyCk'. A "'Herlin Abba" gelling is also for slalc.

At thc Auckland Supreme Court on Wednesday William Taylor, a prominent resident at Ahuroa, wfctff foumd •tot guilty on a charge of stealing two bulls. The Judge ami jury expressed strong disapproval of the \\vi vst of such a'Well-known settler when he Could haw been dealt -with by summons, being not t-ie slightest chance of his goin# away. This incidqnt is almost identical with one that occurred in the Itiglcwoixl district a short while ago, w/u-n a well-known settler was treated in a similar manner.

A telegram from the mciiilxT foi the district notilying that Sir Jiwcph Ward, accompanied by sewtal southern members, would be prepared to Come lip t*> Auckland next week ior the purpose of lnyipj? the founda-tion-stone of the new T'arnell 1 '<>.-■ t. (MHce. was (says the Auckland Sthri the signnl at the I v arnell Council for Councillors to raise theis voices in protest against members of Parliament being nsked to attend social functions whiteil'ikrlilunent iS'.it session. It n'as finally decided thu the whole Council should form a rommitto draw up some programme of proceodiirit on the eventful day. No nominations having been rccfivei for the Hoard of Conciliation for the Taranaki Industrial District, the duty of appointing a Hoard will in all probability devolve upon the (Jo vernmcnt. That no nominations have been received is not to tie wonder©:! at seeing that the provisions of the aimyMling Act provide that disputes may l.e taken direct to the Arbitration Court. Infins!rial matters have, moreover, been very .quiet in tin's district for some considerable time post, an.i the Unions have had practically no disputes to tiring hel ire citl*n the Hoard or Court. The work of the Conciliation Hoard during tV Ijist two or three years has linen nominal only, and what little business has cropped up—receiving and dealing with Applications- for permits to incompetent workmen—has Inert 'disposed of by the Chairman.

Reporting to a conference of representatives of co-operative lnitter faotories, which sat in Sydney a few days ago, Mr Morrison, head salesman for the CoaSital Farmers' Co-operative Society, said :—"Comparing, our fieK brands with Now Zealand and Vie- 1 torian best, 1 am sutislie:l ttn* quality and get-up are in our favour. It is only prejudice that enables them to realise more, and this' in a very short timo must break down and our butters take their legitimate place amongst the 'primest Australian.' My in/]uiries," wrote Mr Morrison in conclusion, "amongst the largest .louses in London have Convinced n:e that raiding .by Government officials is of absolut.-h no value. Buyers a re not in any w ; ay influenced in favour o: buttor bearing the Oovei'nm.i it stamp. Kvery man buys on his own judgment, and—.as in Sydney—some of our brands are bought on the repu tat ion of the factory, buyers not taking the trouble to put (lie. trier in Although constantly amo-njgst Oovi'muient graded butter. I never heard of a Case when- such butter wjis.bough! on the ' grade marks",' buyers tl|e a te.d it as they would any other, and sampled just as- freely a" they did ungraded."

A proposal lo have an ambulance vehicle fitted up lor the use of the Opunake district, for the conveyance of patients in ease .of accident or sickness to either the Hawera or New Plymouth hospital, was referred to at Monday's meeting of the Taranaki Hospital Board. Mr Burgess pointed out the advantage of having such a vehicle with rubber tyres for use ii) conveying patients over the had road,' tl'P residents are willing to contribute up to £4O tflwafds the cost, on condition that, the Hawera and Taranaki Boards contribute one fourth each towards the total cost. It was pointed out that the amount raised by subscriptions would carry a Government subsidy of over £ for £. The Board viewed the proposal with favour, but asked that suitable designs for the vehicle be first submitted. The opinion was expressed that the figure first mentioned, £IM), was beyond the mark.

Now that the Taranaki Hospital Board's finances permit, a revision of the hospital staff salaries list has been made. The Board at Monday's meeting, fixed the salaries as follows Dr. Leatham, medical superintendent hospital, £250, being an increase of £SQ i Miss Brown, jnatron, £IOO, increase pf £11; senior nurse £55, increase of £5 ; there, charge nurses £SO each, increase of £lO ; stall nurses (if required) £4O ; first year probationers £l2; second year probationers £2O, increase £2 ; third year probationers £2B, increase £3.

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, for Boughs and Colis never fails. Is 6d. Curs,

Tile New Plymouth hospital continues lull, and Mr. Leatham reports tnat the wot!; oi the staff, especially in surgical cases, is cm the increase.. For the month ot July, tlwrc were 36 patients admitted to the hospital, and 31 discharged. One death occurred and on July 31 tire number of patients in the institution was 38. Seventeen operations were performed during the month.

A peculiar disease in the throat of artificially-reared trout has attracted the attention of the Government experts. Mr Gilruth, the Cliicl Veterinarian, has been experimenting for .some time to ascertain whether it is cancer. In order to follow up the search systematically, it is proposed to construct a pond at the Wallaceville laboratory for keeping trout under observation.

Speaking at the Mangaloki Dairy Co. meeting Mr Marx said that the money the dairy iactory had invested in the Egmont Box Company was earning 12 per cent—a clear profit to the factory of 7 per cent. The factories at the north end of the district had refused to take the risk of starting tnc concern, and they now wished to get in ; but they would have to pay for the risk which the present shareholders had taken. Factories were now certain of getting thoroughly seasoned timber in the boxes, whereas there had been a time when nearly every box had to be dried in the boiler house.

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