LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7909, 26 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'i he Marton wvights were not sent to us by the Press Association a-gent last night.

lhe Tukapa Foothiall Club's annual social is announced to tako place at the Theatre, Royal on Thursday, .September 14. This date should be ejrmarkcd by all who appreciate at o .jo> able evening.

Attention is drawn to tire bill ol into which the proprietor of the Tsocadero will place before his patrons to-day. It will be found in our

I'dvertising columns, and should proVo specially attractivo to Country visilOlS.

A pr„'ss message from Hawera sa.vu that an elderly uian named ItoutiQ i White, a well-known settler at Te Koti, was on Friday Committed for trial at the next sittings of the supreme Court at New Plymouth on a charge of carnally knowing a girl uiout lo years of age. Xo evidence ... v s taken for the defence.

At the civil sitting of the S.M Court on Friday, judgment by default was entered in the following cas.'sl—Edward Dingle (Mr W. Fiti-ll/-r belt for plaiotiifl!) v. Samuel Deane, balance for goods supplied £1 15s, costs r>s • Omata Road Board (Mr F. E. Wilson) v. Richard T. Clark; rates 19s tid, costs 6s. A number off other c-asi'S were disposed of by ad journmeht or confession.

At Inglewoo'd, on Sunday evening last, the residence of Mrs Scole was entered during the absence of the occupants, and a gold watch stolen. A man nimed .John Everett, who wa* kept under surveillance by the New Plymouth police on Thursday while 'n;|uirifS were b/ing made, was subsequently arrested on the charge ot break ins into the premises and stealing the watch. He was brought up at the l'.'rtiee Court on Friday morning before Mr D. Berry. J.P., and remanded ontil Monday.

In another column Mr Newton King advertises for auction on Wednesday. Sept. 13, that valuable property oil the corner of Devon and Currie Streets known as the Co-opetalive Society's buildings. The sale presents a rare opportunity to anyone in want of a first-class investment, the Devon Street shops being at present leased lo sound tenants at good rentals, while the Currie Street- frentage is admirably adapted for a warehouse site, and situated as It is in the heart of the town, with such extensive frontages, should command considerable attention.

Sussex (writes the London Daily Chronicle) supplies a notable instance of an industry that not only had declined, but altogether passed away. From Plantagenct times up to the close of the seventeenth century the county was famous for its ironworks. There was cast, by one Ralph Hogge, in 1513, the first English cannon, and probably the guns that Drake and Frobishcr carried were made 111 Sussex. "It is almost incredible (Fuller wrote) how nvanv great guns are made from iron in this country." What steins more in' credible is the way in which so flourishing an industry faded away. From the Civil War dated the be in- | ninfc oil its ruin, thc( Parliament working havoc among the furnaces that were Crown property. In 178R there were left but two furnaces in all the county, and twenty years /at-er the last, at Ashburnham, was closed, leaving us the purely agriculture county whose chief products are the Sussex oxen and Southdown sheep.

According to the Milan corrcsp* ndemt of a London paper an intern - - ing discovery has been made amongst a series ol ancient documents collected from \ the archives of the Calergi family, and presented to the Royal Institute of Sciences and Letters at Venice by Signor Cesaia Levi. An msjiection of tlieso documents has revealed the identity of Othekko, the protagonist ol Shakespeare's tragedy, who proves to have bceß one Nicolas Queriiri. I'oth belonged to noble Venetian families, which were related to each other. The episode forming the plot of the tragedy occurred in 1542, at the Church of St. Franciscus of Retliimo, in Candia, where Desßemoaa ha 1 taken refuge. The church has no* l»en converted into a mosque. From |ihe Will of Antonio Calcrgi, which has also been discovered, it appears .that, lie was an intimate friend cf ! Cinthio, from one of whose tales Shakespeare took the materials for his tragedy.

At the University of Pennsylvania there has been exhibited a Nepenthe plant in Ihe act of catching a rat, and photographs have been taken o! the sight. A characteristic feature of the Nepenthe plant is the pitcher-like structure suspended from each leaf containing a fluid as Innocent io all appearances as pure water. It is in H-ality a stupefying liquid that numbs the senses of the rat or mouse that seeks to assuage its thirst. Having stupefied the intruder, the plant then prevents its escape by closing the entrance of the pitcher. In the lid of this curious receptacle are two spikes in appearance exactly like the fangs of a rattlesnake raised to strike. These spikes close with deadly effect, on the rat which has inserted its head in the pitcher, and even if he does not succumb to the effects of the drug he had imbibed, he Is unable to withdraw his head from the trap by reason of the spikes that have penetrated his neck. In timo the prisoner is drawn into the interior of the pitcher, certain digestive juices are secreted, and the creature! is slowly absorbed, and goes to | nourish the plant at whose inviting cup the victim camo so innocently to drink. According to the keeper of the vivarium, a close study cf this plant snows that it is subject to loss of appetite, just as human beings arc. Since being in captivitv, so to speak, it has eaten less than, report says, it is accustomed to eat in its native habitat. There are a number of tho nepenthes now planted in the vivarium of Pennsylvania University, and they arc a source of never-ending interest to the botanists. As a household adjfliict the plant, as a mouse trap, would scarcely lie a success, for the temperature of the house would have to be kept so high to ensure the plant living that the house itself would not he habitable.

HEALTH HINTS FOR RHEUMATICS. 1 Diet plays Rn important part in Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, imd kindred complaints. Those troubled with these diseases should i e cartful, for some food# encourage the formation of uric acid. Avoid red mef»ts use spices, tea, nnd coffen sparingly, nnd—most important of nil-take HHEUMO. It is the only | one medicine that will quickly a*d ! effectively cure Sciatica, I.umhapo, and their attendant evils. The first dose of RITF.ITMO gives relief, and its use will q e found to effect a complete Cure. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it, 2s 6d 4» 8d » bvttle. Civ® it i trial.

A married couple willing to undertake milking on Blares have an advertisement in this issue.

Mr Frank Messenger invites ten dors for ijiilltlinig a chimney at lh» Old People's Home. Particulars will bo found in another column-

Active and enterprising men In want of occupation should note the advertisement In this issue inviting applications for tho position of local canvasg:r and collector for the Citizens' Life Assurance Company* No previous experience is required lor this work.

Miss Jane Morgan, a young society lady of Philadelphia, has just secured a certificate of master mariner (writes the correspondent of the London Telegraph), and in fulfilment of a long-cherised ambition, sho sailed hence to Norway in full charge of her father's yaclvti Watiuras. Sho undertakes the duties of navigation and seamanship in every detail, and said before starting that she rather hoped to encounter a gale in crossing the Atlantic, to give her a chance ot proving, her abliVHy as' 'a sailor.. From Norway the Waturas proceeds to the Isle of Wight. __ ■

A description by the Marlborough Press (Picton) of how a "right" whale was captured on Sunday last at Te Awaite reads "very like a whale" in respect to one particular. Describing the event, the Press says that "the whale was made fast at 8 a.m., and while it was being killed, the monster rose and lifted the boat out ol the water. Mr Thomas Jackson, who handled (he lance, then jumped ever the nose of the boat on to the whale's head, and succeeded keeping it down until the boat had been shoved clear. Fortunately the whale was unable to struggle much at the time, or a serious accident would have been the result."

At a general meeting of settlers at Whangamomona, representing all shades of political opinion, on Monday night the following resolution was unanimously - carried "This meeting views with disgust the methods employed by Messrs Taylor, Fisher and party in their recent attack on the Premier. Differences of opinion can always be met with by means that are constitutional, British and fair, and their present attack upon Mr Seddon and his family is, in tho opinion of this meeting, conducted more out of personal spite than for the good of the community. And this meeting exprcses sympathy with and regret that the Premier should be exposed to such groundless calumny."

The Melbourne police arrested several persons one night last week under somewhat exciting circumstances. In the morning two men were arrested at a house at St. Hilda, but a third escaped, after an exciting chase over numerous fences. The man was, however, subsequently located at a house at Windsor, and at ' night detectives surrounded the place, They forced several doors and found inside a couple of women. The man at first- was nowhere to be seen, but a search revealed the fact that he had got through a manhole into the garret. He also had .a companion. Both declined to come down, and threatened to brain..anyone who attempted to approach' them. /Men wore then sent on tq the roof, with the view of removing the slates, and the officers also threatened to smoke the men out with sulphur. As these operations were about to commence, the men surrendered, and, with the j women, were locked up.

Wednesday was tlie 600 th anniversary of the •xecuticn of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish hero, who was 'hanged, drawn, and quartered" at Smithfield on July 23rd, 1305. "The iery Cross," a periodical devoted to the restoration of the Stuarts to the throne, with the setting up of a Scottish Parliament and other institutions ahiofished at and since the ymon of the Crowns, states with lejgard to this 'aiiniversa,n r ' • ''Ve sincerely hope that Scotsmen,' both at JiOme and abroad, will remember this date, and send or hang wreaths on the various Wallace statues and monuments all over Scotland—such as at Abeidcen, Stirling, Abbey Craig Ayi, Dryburgh, Robroyston, and eise- £ A C .i n and Geelong, in Australia. The editor of the Fiety Cross is about to visit Ausfuratheiin^li'nabl>r for thc > llll 'l> osc <' tionaS CaUSC ° f ScoHish Na "

Sahalion Army, servhps all dav Adjutant niche™ leading, spSi bass solo, Mr Thompson, of Blown* Com pan}, to-morrow evening.* 27ti" t< T> e ' V C ' h " rch ' Sunday, August 27th Preacher: li e v. J. k. n ult n morning and o venir c . Come ant! sins the Old Ilymns*

Everyone is on the lookout for bargains and liarppinß of tlio best kirnl in clocks, watches, jewellery, solid silver ami electroplated porols of hiVh quality, by best makers, may be secured „t J. 11. Parker's, next railway crossing, Devon Street, Xew p;,"_ mouth. Note cnreftilly—Only n few Cases left of very fine American 8-dav striking clocks nt 12s 6d each.*

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