LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7920, 8 September 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Recreation Grounds Board was held in the ladies' room in the grounds on Thursday afternoon. Present : Mesi srs F. P. Corkill (Chairman), C. W. Govett, R. Cock, W. L. Newman, H. Ford, and the Secretary (Mr E. H. Tribe). The associated Sports Commit Ice wrote asking the Board lo arrange a meeting with th ;, ir delegates to consider a proposal iur the improvement of the sports ground. It was decided that the Board will be pleased to meet the delegates at the Secretary's office at 7.30 p.m. 011 Tuesday next. The caretaker was instructed to burn up all ruUbish on the grounds to minimise the risk of fire. Mr Mace was appointed custodian of the grounds, and applications will he called for the position of jssistant caretaker. Applications are 10 be invited for the lease of the tea rooms and charge of the ladies' 100111. '"itl charge of the ladies' room.

The directors of the Stratford Farmers' Co-operative Association met representsives of the various dairy produce exporters on Wednesday to make arrangements for the disposal .if the season's out put. The conference, which lasted a considerable time, was not open to the press.

Comparisons in cost ,of manufacture per If) of butter, including a!! charges to f.0.1). :—Kakarnmea, 1.09 (57f),ISlTti manufactured) ; Kaupokonui, 1. 6'J (SJT.SoOITi) ; -River-dale, 1.5-1 (Jißot- ; EUhani, 1.28 (1,418,1 ;S111>).

At a meeting of the directors of the Manawatu Railway Company, it was resolved to declare a dividend at the rate oi 3 per cent, for the haif-year enhed :Jlst ult.

The directors of the Kaupokonui Co-operative Pa-iry Factory Company Limited, have been offered an advance of 4}d per Tb, without recourse, for their season's output of cheese on consignment. As they are equipped for cheese-making at all their branches except e»e, and able to make over 1(101) tons, it means a big thing far the suppliers.

After wearing his many medals the day of the King's visit to Manchester , Corporal Thomas Farn-r, a hero of the Crimea, died suddenly the same night. Farrer, whose funeral took place in the Southern Cemetery, was wardmaster under Florence Nightingale at Scutari Hospital.

We (Hawcra Star) are informed that the best chn-.se year the Kaupokonui Co-operative Da ry Factory Company has ever had was when they sold their season's cheese at lj-tl. ii the Home firm's ideas of the market this year are borne out, cheese should certainly net over ,«1 per Ih, so there is a fair prospect of them putlin» up a reconl.

A dairying authority has informed the Manawatu Daily Tinn's that, while everybody is talking about butler there is a danger of the very important cheese making industry tiring overiookrd. IK- pointed out that statistics over a long series ui yenrs .showrd that cheese gave as good an average return as butter to the man who produced it. According to Mr Konayne, thousands of European emigrants were 1/e----ing dumped down on the praries of Canada while he was there. They had absolutely no cover or houses of any kind, liul in the course of a few months t lie.', sritltd down to business ami became excellent citizens, or rather .their children did. The older peoplo were rather ioiil-li, but ihe.\ too!* a great pride in educating- their families.

N'o comment is needed repaid iu;>; the merits of the music the Tukapu' Football Club will have al their annual social in the Theatre Royal cm jThursday next ; suffice it lo say that jMr McKinnon Haiti's orchestra has been engaged.

A liumi'jcr of ladies, including llie Mayoress, attended the Meeting ol the Recreation (irgumls Board on Thursday, afternoon, to take into consideration the quifjl ioi( of holding a floral (etc in aid of the funds of tin l Board on Nov. a. next. Mr F. P. Corkill, Chairman of the Board, presided. After discussion it was decided to hold a fete on the date suggested. Ladies will'ing to assist are invited to attend a further meeting under the. presidency of the Mayoress, to 'be held in the Mayor's room, Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

lii his fortnightly report to the Uorough Council, Mr A. H, Kendall, liorough Inspector, slates that since his last report out; lodginghou.se license, three drivers' licenses. on» spring carl license, and two pluml>ers licenses have been issued. The Theatre Company has been asked to provide an extra step at the stage do o r, also to renew tin; lire hose on the stagv. Several verbal and writ ]S ]] ri''|ui.sitiuns huvy hern made, ineluding notices to all the bakers ii« the town, 'asking them not to c(iange for any customer who may ask them to do so. In remarking that, he hail disinfected premises where fatal cases of diphtlieria and consumption had occurred, t|a»i inspector says that, he cannot help thinking- thaf, if H )j premises which have sheltered phthisical cases in the past had been properly ilisinlected, there would not be no many cases ill evidence at the present time. He is carrying out this disinfection wherever the need or opportunity arises. Thp work pf house connection with tho Ijprough tewei-B is Slowly progressing, seme sixty-six properties having been connected, while several others arc to be gone on with. Several' complaints havn iwui; made to him about the present, and, ii ngttttng is donp before the sumimerj thi| prospective condition of tin l side channels in Iline, Leinoii. and Kulford Streets. He had writlen to AJr Fprkert, J'uMic Works lOngineer at Stratford, asking how it is intended to -deal with the drainage from the gaol, receiving a reply that tile latter is gojng to sijrvey connection with tile sewers via Mroiigliam Street.

While in Vancouver Mr T. Jionayne visited a large sawmill which employed 200 black and 100 white men. They all vvuikfrd ten hours a dav.and I In* out put was toO,oooft per day, as compared with about -10,000 ft for the largest New Zealand mill. Lab-our-saving was carried to a remarkiiMe extent, almost everything toeing hautiM l;v wacj)inerv,

It would seem that the question whether the turbine is better than the common reciprocal steam-engine for the propulsion ol ocean-going vessels, still hangs in the balance. Mr A. Stru'ver, who was deputed by certain German steamship interests as an expert to investigate the developments of the turbine, crossed the Atlantic in the Allan liners twice. He does not recommend the turbine as a saver of space or fuel, or a gainer of speed in large ships, though he thinks there may be an advantage in small vesse up to a certain J.'mit. On the ..ther hand, the chairman, at a meeting of shareholders in John Bt:r,vn and Co., Ltd., spoke most thopci'..iiy of 'the future of .the turbine. This well-known firm nas launched and delivered the Caroma to the Cunard Company, and she is giving entire satisfaction. She is cngincd on the old system ; but the latest launched addition to the Cunard line is her sister ship in every detail, with the exception of the tact that she will carry turbine engines. ■ And as ii this were not sufficient to show the Cunard people's co-nlid'ttce in the turbine, they have ordered from Drown and Co. the largest vesse! ever built in the world. She is i.ow cm the stocks. Her length' will be '7Boft, and she is to be driven) wiith .'turbine engines giving motion to four sets flf propellers. In ad.'ii- , tion, the Dreadnought, which is the latest and largest British 'battle ship to tie laid down, will be fitted With a similar means of propulsion.

At the Westinghouse Company's works at Pittsburg, Mr Ronayne, General Manager of New Zealand Railways, made some inquiries about Mr Hales, the Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, and the conversation thus initiated elicited the statement from the heads of the great works that they liked New Zcalanders lo come to learn their trade, because they were intelligent and anxious to learn ; in fact, there [was never any reluctance about ac[espting the New Zealand boy.

A curious old woman named Mrs Gallagher appeared at the Prahran (Victoria) iPolice Court recently, on a charge of'vagrancy. The constable) who arrested her said she roosted up in trees in the parks at night. Owing to her arboreal inclinations, she appears to have been pretty hard to locate, ami it was during one of her excursions to the earth in search ol "tucker" that Constable Carter ''sighted" her in the open, and ran her down before she could take to a tree. The old lady stoutly, denied that she was a vagrant, and said she worked for her living. Alio, stie gave the Bench to understand that she was leading the "simple life" under medical instruction. "The dochtor tould mc I must go out into the open air fer mc eye," shn remarked, "an' sure, where/ would I get it fresher thin up t. tree ?" She was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. The value placed by the Tasmanian Statistician upon the apple crop o' the State for the season just closed is £217,428. Lastl yejir it was £195,172, abd in 1899-1800, £107,SGI. in addition to apples, pears were raised last season to the value of £18,j?20, and fruit and other orchard and garden produce worth £42,1-10. Altogether, says a Launceston exchange, there is an increase of nearly £30,000 in the value of ordT ard produce as compared with the previous season.

The Taranaki Licensing Committee held its quarterly mooting at tho New Plymouth Courthouse on Thursday morning. Mr Grey (Messrs Wilson ami Grey) appeared for confirmation of the temporary transfer of the Itahotu. Hotel from Denis Maroney to A. W. Hood. This application —which was grantnl—was the only business which come -before the Bench : Mr T. Hutchison, S.M.,(chairman), andllessrs I), \V. L. Newman and W. -Ainbiiry, ,I's.l'.

t Notwithstanding several tempting offers to sell outright the directors of the Ngaire Co-operative Cheeso Factory decided to consign the coming season's output through Messrs Lovell & Christmas, who are advancing 4-Jd per It) of cheese without recourse, so suppliers will receive Oil IXT lb for their-butter-fat, with good prospects of substantial bonuses. The. factory has now been running for a week, and suppliers are all looking forward to a good season, as present indications are that there will be plenty of grass. An idea of tho vast importance the little- yellow islander i__ •,-quired since the beginning of the present war can be gathered from (the following announcement from the Liverpool Journal of Commerce: —"llritish Officers to Learn Japanese.—A War Office order has been promulgated at Woolwiclv by whiCh officers arc invited to come forward to learn the .Japanese language. All names at pre-, sent noted will be carried over to January 1, 190(3, and the officers so-* lected will then lie sent out to Japan in February, and will be provided witWfree passages. In cases of failure, olliecrs will (lave to pay their passages back." An American craze for icc and iceWatcr struck 111' Kouaync, as it has struck ether visitors. Ring Hie bellin an hotel, and a waiter will hurry up with a jug of iccwater, as if that was the staff ot life. This occurs even in the middle of winter. He met one man who had collected a parcel of JO,OOO tons of ice in Canada, for use in holds and refreshment rooms. First-class American hotels have comforts -and conveniences to an extent rarely seen in Europe. A New York hotel has 300 bathrooms. In his own room the guest lias a telephone, by means of which he can talk to someone in the next room, or to some one 50 or 100 miles atyay. With regard to tire practice (of blending butter, Mr IX Bray, wno has recently been on a business visit Home, told a Wellington Post reporter t|hat/ Sunder lite present regulations, it seems to be quite the recognised thing thftt il the retail price ol butter at any time cxeeyus Is, the quantity of -i,tended butUr and margarine in the market al once increases, It steins to be quite public property everywhere that New) I Zealand butter is being mixed with | Siberian in Denmark, and afterwards i shipped back to England. The blending j of New Zealand butter seems also to ; be very prevalent in Holland, where as much as 15 per cent, of moisture) is said to be added, and the butter returned to England. While 1 was- in England, I learned that two delegates froni Holland were over, making eimiuiries with regard to this iraudulcnt practice, and it remains to be seen whether any action will be taken."

In sentencing at Aufkland on Monday Petty Uawsoii, wliy !|ad pleadpd guilty of stealing from 'his employers, the Auckland Racing Club, the sunt of £2938 8s 6(1, to twelve, months' imprisonment, Mr Justice Kdwards said it was most lamentable to sec a young man, who up to the time lie twtcrcd upon crime bore a gootl character, yielding to temptation induced by his surroundings, and itrecoming first a gambler awl then a thief. That the crime was due to the prisoner's surrouml'iifis lie (the Judge) conceived to be highly probable, and it was most probable that the prisoner mig|tt have lived ah honest, respeciablc life but for that etivfie to society, ' the totalisator—a legalised 'machine enabling Hie public of tjfe country In gamble all the year round,' every day and all day. Race meeting's werp multiplied .simply for the sake of the gains detijvpd frpm that in* strunieiit. of depravity, . , It was extremely probable thai with the folly and fatuity of a gambler, the prisoner hoped to lie able to recoup himself for Hiv money lie hail st(i|e|i -■toy gambling to igake gootl the dp- 1 falcatioiis. '

Ah Foo, market gardener, advises residents on the .South Road that he will he in that locality ;about 3 p.m. PnSiiiui'iljiyuwUi

When Mr Ronayne visited some ■ steeli roll|ing- j m'ilJs ati Sheffield on a | certain Thursday, he found that the j proprietors did noli expect to see | their men back to work until the Monday, because they were celebrating the visit of the King, which had taken place on the previous day, Wednesday. This was a striking contrast to the close attention that is paid to business in Canada and the United States, where men work "eight days out of the seven" and do not even rest on Good Friday and New Year's Day. To-doy Mocey and Son are showing a most charming lot of summer muslins, prints, delaines, voiles, taffetas, blouses, trimmed and untrimlued hats, costumes (tweed and linen), jackets in cream serge and' light tweeds (silk lined), cream and black voile skirts, belts, fichus, collars, and a magnificent lot of lace and silk capes and jackets suitable for elderly ladies, at prices that ieiust make the goods sell. The show is well worthy of inspection, and we advise all to call.*

The I-lawke's Day Herald understands that negotiations for the purchase of the Tomoana Freezing Works from Nelson Brothers have fallen through for the time being. Watkins Mills and his great, combination of English nrtists, who huve been appearing with such tremendous success throughout Australia recently, are booked for I. New Plymouth *Oll Sept). 29. According to the Australian press, we have evidently something to look forward to at this concert, the like of which we have never heard before in this town, aB the combination consists of some of England's finest singers. The Recreation Grounds Board invites applications for the position of assistant caretaker, also for catering at the new tea rooms in the grounds. Applications close 011 Tuesday next. Mr T. Messenger, architect, of Devon Street, invites tenders, to close 011 Saturday, Sept. 16, for .the erectionof a day shelter for consumptives at the Hospital. This is the last week of Messrs MeEwen Bros.' sensational stock-taking sale of boots and shoes.

Book-lovers, especially those who prefer light reading, will be interested in the list of new importations Mr T. li. Hodder publishes in this issue. A feature of his slock at present, is a large supply of the new Methodist hymn books. Mr Hodder has also a, choice assortment of post and letter cards.

On Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Lands I and Survey Olfice, Wellington, there [will be put up for auction the right to cut about 31,(436,000 superficial feet of. totara, matai, maire, rimu, miro ami kahikatca in the Awarua block, east of Utiki. The area will be subdivided into three. -Plans containing full particulars as to locality, royalty rates and conditions ot sale will shortly 1,-e obtainable at the principal post offices and al the Survey Office.

Everyone. Is oft the lookout ior bargains and bargains oi tile best kind in Clocks, watches, jewellery, solid silver and electroplated goods of high quality, by best makers, may be secured at J. 11. Parker's, next railway crossing, revon Street, New Plymouth. Note carefully— Only a few c a ses left ot very line American 8-day striking Clocks at 12s fid each.*