LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7938, 29 September 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Ilokiti'ia telegram slates that the K'oKatalii' dairy factory lias b.cu so far the onlytdairy factory in Wostlaiid to make arrangements with the local merchants for the sale, at an increased price, oi the whole oi the season's out put, which is expected to realise £;iUOO.

The Central bell sounded an alarm hreak was nothing, more serious than on Thursday afternoon, hut the outthe burning ol some rubbish in Mrs lilack's yard, opposite the Courthouse. 'lhe iirigade were prompt in answering the summons. An inquest into the death ol John Lane, who was killed at the co-opera-tive works at Seddon, Marlborough, was held on Thursday. The jury's verdict stated that no blame was attache:! to anyone, hut a rider was added, conveying the opinion that mole .supervision over works should be exercised by those in authority. | The Department of Agriculture forwards the annual report of the Dairying Division, which is under Mr J. A. Ktnsella. '1 he report is a comprehensive one, covering sixty-two pages, with several illustrations. One of the conversational hobbies of I.ioniJ Terry, whose name ha* loomed large in the public eye dulling the currtnt week, was the pre'sertauon of tlu* Maori race. He I used to argue that tlu- only way to '|,reserve the Maoris was to deport j them to the islands adjacent to New Zealand, and there let tliun live their I eld life, free irom Kuropeaninlluei.ee. '1 he most interested persons in this airangcinent, the Maoi is, would no |doubt stroivgl'ji object to Lionel's ! proposed dr< stic measures for their benefit. | The civil action, J. IT. Hankins v. the Railway Department, a claim lot '£looll damages for injuries sustained I while driving over the crossing at 'Terrace End, was concluded/ in the Palnici'ston North Supreme Court on I Wednesday. The jury found for plaintiff for £l5O. by arrangcmi lit oi 'counsel, the case was adjourned to !'Wellington fur further consideration. l ln the slander case, K. Easton v. F. 'Sliaubolt, claim £3Ol, heard the same ■ day, the jury returned a verdict for defendant. ! A somewhat remarkable experience befell the son of a suburban resident recently as the result oi an operalion for appendicitis (says the Otagc Daily Times). Some tour months ago Ihe young fellow was taken seriously ill, and his medical attendant advisid an operation for appendicitis, The operation was duly performed, hut it was noticed that the incision hcMk'it very slowly, and owing to the 'presence of discharging pus it wa> deemed advisable to retard the healing oi tlie wound. The patient slowH progressed towaids recovery, but while dressing one day last' week he felt a hard lump near the wound and on pressing the part a plumslonc was cxpclktl from llic unhcalet wound. In which part of his anatomy the plumstonc had been hidden away during four months can onl) he conjectured, but the relief afforded - the pa t;i ul bt its expulsion may bt better iiuagimd than described. t "Do you believe in the Weights ami Measuies Act being applied to publicans was a question submitted to iir U(.g:n at tin' Wanganui Opera House recently. "What 1 mean,' added the gentleman, "is, suppose 1 want a pint of beer, I have to pay I'd lor ii ; why should 1, if 1 want only half half a pint or a 'ponv,' nave to (id for it just the same V |li a milkman sells me a quart oi t milk foi 3d lie onlv charts me threehalfpinee (or a pint. \\|, y , s | l(ml( | , lave JO pay Cd for half-a-pint of beer ?" To which Mi lloiran promptly replied : '•The best ti.,„ E ;>o" can do is to ask tor a pot everv •lime. bul the questioner wasstiii | unsatisfied. "Suppose 1 don't want ■a pot ' he said ; "suppose 1 only nam half-a-pint And then the crowd laughed.

I'm tlier part iculars arc to hand concerning the murder of I.iehgild, a commercial traveller, al Broome, in the north of Wcstralia. Kspada, a Maiiiiaman, accuses Hagm. a Norwegian, and Marques, a Manilannin, of being the actual murderers of I.iehK'l'l- Defeased wat decoyed aboard I lie vessel and assailed Willi a sling shot and glass i-ottlo. Kspatla remonstrated, anil Marques said, "Hiis white man is no good, not even a Christian, only a Jew, and we had better kill him." I.icbgild, it is ■ alleged, was decoy* d aboard a peat ling lugger en (lie pretence (hat he was to he shown a large pearl. He was shown a marble stopper out of a bottle, and whin he rcniotisti-at-ed with tlie men he was attacked and murdered. 'I he men- intvi.dul 1o Ic.itj llif body, hut hearing inquiries from the shore they let the hotly drop into ll'es.-,i, and rowed away in a dinghy.

A cable, r.ccived from Sydney on Thursday, reports that there is an exodus of farmers from Newcastle to Chili. Over twenty families have already leit, and more are to follow, "ne rainier who,has been in the Stale for twenty years, and has done fairly well, inlet viewed, said-he w'as going simply because he was heartily 't-ired of the way farmers have Itcnjlrcattd. 1 hey had received no consideraI'on from the (lovernment. It v.'as only taxes upon taxes, so they were goin:; to 11y what agricultural con- ' "ions, were like in America, where, the) Were informed, land concessions' id H la ," lul '"'"'rally. Speaking for himself lie Was faced with the serious difficulty that he had six sons boM»! t'l" BOt ,llom "" a ,iw ' wU te -ni Th V" aIl y" li "K like fair them a cltance. 1 0,,S W0,,1( ' tfvc min"' l 'jt'! Ha }" d !'- aKC '' , 50 - a married man, attempted suicide at r>ev„n I'on, Auckland, |, v cut I in./ L.7 w 'tli a penknife it, K h|s """ a ' ous conditio" Hc 1S » l'^rlI j;t" l ;""' lin Sl «''says Casi.nl ,i,:'""ko/lei, ,)<■„ ~|l,rit' s- 'I is not. WIM " "Mf un,' | S ..i.j,. i, 4 , , wholg workinjr n f , - v : '" • asked oil I ruhiv Hi,.1,1 I . mutineers t, h V", " P | bo.lv - s Chance „f ~ . wa.i in il* . . :! " " f £ '"> oo , ' '."henoiui shareholder ,

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I During tho past season (writes t'he 1 chief of the dairying division of tho Agricultural 'Department 'in his annual report) many of the brands of butter ami ehevso have shown more uniformity in make than has been Ihe case heretofore ; this proves the makers are exercising greater care "in j tho methods of manufacture from day to tlay than in former seasons. The serious fault of Irregularity is now almost confined to private makers and a number of tin progressive factories where the managers >lc not take a keen ami intelligent interest in their work ; hut as time 'goes on Ihese men will gradually be forced to retire from the business in favour of others who are prepared to devote more attention to the many ctylails' which go to make a success of the manufacture of 'good cheese and butter.

The overseer of the Levin Experimental farm, in his report for the pasy year, states that the season has been a remarkable one for lee.'l, nearly all the stock having wintered well. Improvements in the shape of fencing, stumping, ami clearing the ground arc being effected as quickly as possible.' Live hedges and timlrer bells have Ireen planted at various parts of the farm. A commodious and up-to-date cow-shed, strong'drafting and concrete cowlyaaxls, M»d

separator-house are now almost in a state ot completion. Stallion paddocks enclosed 'With strong iron rails and close-boarded fences high enough to prevent the horses looking over, have been added to the stables. Other work, such as metalling, dra ning, etc., is being proceeded with as occasion permits. At the end of March the live stock consisted of t.t horses, •UiO head of cattle, 00 sheep, and 75 pigs. There is a substantial increase in the quantity!of dairy produce exported from the - colony last, season, though climatic conditions prevented the Agricultural llepaiiomcnt'a estimate oi £2,000,000 being reached.. The total weight of butter exported between April 1. 11)01, and March HI, 190."., was 332,2-lOcwi., being -an increase! over that of the previous year of U,7lßcwt. The value of this season's exports of butter is £1 ,200 There, wasa slight increase (1042cwt) in the quantity of cheese exported. This season B<>,92ocwt. left the colony. valued at £217,M00. The total exports oi butter and cheese for the vear amounted to 419.ir.0cwt., valued at £1,878,500, being an increase over the previous year of 10,300cwt, valued at £09,739.

The annual mwting of the. TavanaM Athletic and Caledonian Association was held at Stratford on Wednesday uiglit. The balance-sheet showed a ci'idit of £9 It's 3d. The secretary was voted a tonus oi £5 !>s, in addition to his salary. The following oluccrs were elected Mr VV. T. Jennings, M.H.R. ; president, Mr U. C. Kiljl/ins ; vice-president, Mr E. Dockrill ; executive, Messrs Clark, Kivcll, Jenens, Gibb, Hanson, Stewart, antl McNivtn ; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. H. Thompson ; auditor, Mr Fi E. Hardy.

Mr V. S. Munro, Kxtcufivc Commissioner of the New Zealand Exhibition, lias wired the Mayor of Hokitika, congratulating Wcstland on taking the initiative, outside Christchurch, to arrange for representation at the Exhibition. Another of the series of popular socials in St. Joseph's schoolroom was held on Thursday night, end a most enjoyable time was passed by those present-. At Napier on Tuesday, James Manning Wigg was committed for trial on a charge of performing an illega, operation on g married woman, Elizabeth May Hewett. Another charge of performing a similar operation on an unmarried girl, Elsie Amelia Tucker, was partly heard, and adjourned to the next day. Among the cargo from London by the steamer Delphic, is the greater portion of the organ for the Wellington. Town Il'all. The shipment comprises 15 cases and packages. The organ, which will have a dead weight of .17 tons, will lake about two months to cr.a. Owing to indisposition, Sir James rivndergast lias intimated that he will be unable to sit as a member of the Bwvd f'ppoinU;! to tayiirc into the circumstances of the suspcu-s-!i.(i fo Christchurcii postal' officials in connection with the voucher incident. A man's body Was seen floating outside the Auckland har.bour early on Thursday morning. It is believed to be that of; John Dauliney, a resident of Stanley I'oint, who disappeared about the 20th. An Auckland telegram states that a further development in connection with the Al|bott robberies has taken place. A Syrian commission agent nauicd Clias. Zaiuey is charged with receiving drapery to the value of £7O, knowing it to lie stolen. He was a witness at Wednesday's trial. He was remanded on bail.

Willi tcference to the cablegram which has been received by the Governor regarding the supply- ol 500 horses for the South African Fo»stabulary. A representative of the Auckland Herald was informed that il was unlikely that any breeders in that district would tender. It was pointed out thai this was owing to tlie great risk' imposed under the conditions which give power to the South African Constabulary to reject the whole or any portion of the consignment 15 days • after disembarkation, In view of this condition, it would hardly be worth while shipping horses.

A meeting of creditors in the csI tale of James Scott, furniture manufacturer, of Chrislcburcl), was held on Thuisday, The liabilities total £i2nu, and tlie assets £7KO. BanKrupt had been linanei-ng on bailments, and had got into deep water. The Mayor of Auckland Iras decided to give tJijii 0 [ |,j s honorarium as a subsidy to the cite hands to play '» t'u: public parks. * Five of the New Zealand football team at Home h oa t a combined Hornsey and Worthing team in a swimming match |,y five yards. Hie Public Trustee has made an explanation with reference to the Brunnn dtsasler fund, anil maintains he has taken up a correct posilion repuling the Parsons ease, Ihe annual meeting of" the New lymoulh Bowling dub was held last '"fellI. Our report is held over. Mr 1-lugli Poland, Ciovc ninent candidate for Ohinemuri, has commenced ,'iis campaign, and lias received good hearings, An -amusi'iig incident occurred at a r«ent. sale of horses (says tile Christchurch Press). An animal was knocked down to n buyer, who was unknown to (lie auctioneer. -The buyer i-n being asked bis name, replied, "\ouchvr." "What," said the auctioneer. "t'ho missing voucher?'-'-"\es," replied the tniyee. The crowd present cheered -ami laughed heartily, ami the auctioneer, to continue the .iok-e. tnr-nc-d to his clerk ami said : "Itun to the telegraph oltice ami wire to th.' Premier that the missing voucher has been found." The secretary of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society notifies that lishing licenses can bo obtained for the season lDtla-O. Messrs Murton and Co. announce" that they have Zealawlia cooking ranges in stock,

Tlie Mayor convenes a public meeting ior .Monday night to consider the question of Hie deviation ofthe railway line,