LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7940, 2 October 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the \Villiii;j,lhii Missions to Seamen's Institute last I'M'iiin.i; a str\i«'t' v>,.> held in 111,'iiinrv nl ih. sailors I'isl on 111,. Mn.iii,, We hale i,,e,.,d ~ t ,, pv ~, . T |k. <had..w." In |.„„i,.| Terry, who stands rt'iuancii.'on ,1 cliargf"of ha\ii'K iiuiLili.ii;| a l_iiin.nii.ui in Wi'llini;toh. Tin- Cliici" Dairy (.'.imiiiissionrr, riliuniiiK to I in- Minister km- .\<_;i iriilture. says :-• The q.ialnj of'dairy liiiUi-r i.x|hiii«-cI Kcm New Zealand is a ml.-. m-i> d.s.qej.oimni.;. a ,„i ,i,l "'» >iH ''' ■! i' do,-, not show the slißMlcst uiiiirmc.in-.il n,, m Sl . as()l , to .season. When one knows |]i,. conditions ii|n|er winch ih,_. Muter j. s made it is not In be wondered at The paekin;,' anil linish of this class »/ iiro.-lmv is 0ft,.,, foiinii |„ li;iV( . lieen lo:i K |||y iU „| eaiclesslv |jerformeil. the !),,\,..s are allowed lo Lecom,'!'f(y or soiled, and the general -vl"l> "' the packages h-aves much. ",„ he desired.j' At Kai..,,..|... ,„,,,. \..,.|. 1i .i,._ „„ ~,,, l*'l< insl.. Mr S,-,1,„, 1.i,|,,„,„. „ well known ami,,,,,,,,-. ,-,„ ,-.,,,,,1 a --i.x .lavs' horse .sale, over linn animals «,-!■,. „ir,.|-„i. i„.i, l( , .|„. i ari ,,. s , nuinlirr ever vanl.-il h\ one lirm' i„ South Australia. There «,.iv ,„„iiv Indian and iniei--Sl.it.. I.iimts |>re-s-nl. and a .■.«.._; demand for h,,r-----s s.iiiai,!,. i,,i- the Indian market vv ''" "" •'-'-I Man-- ■ I <c,::o anil tlu-._-._- rvaclivd

A public meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor will be held in the jTown Hall al 8 o'clock this evening, i with a view to urging on tin.' Minister for Railways the necessity of oblain[ing Parliamentary sanction this session for the deviation of the railway line from its present dangerous route through the centre of the town.

"Plugger" Bill Martin,, the cyclist, has given up pedalling and gone in for pulling beer in the Bowling Green Hold, at Windsor, a suburb ol Melbourne. Recently two customers started a light in Bill's bar, and the retired cyclist promptly cjecU-'. one. On returning to the bar Bill was assailed Uy the .man and his mates, but he was equal to the occasion, and seizing an empty lemonade bottle from the liar counter he smote one of the men on lite cranium, and laid him up. When tire'case was investigated in Court the men who caused the row were lined, and "Plugger'' Bill was told to he more discreet in his methods of preserving order on the-pre-iniscs.

The Council of the Taranaki ChamHe r of Commerce at Friday's meeting cordially endorsed the views expressed in the resolutions passed at a recent meeting of settlers in the. Wliangatnonioua district, and decided to urge on the Government the necessity ol providing additional funds on the supplementary Kstimates for the railway and road work necessary to open up the district. Copies of this resolu-, lion, together with those passed at Whangamomona, have been forwarded by the secretary of the Chamber (Mill. Bedford).to. the Premier, the Minister of Works, and Mr Smith, M.H.R. Dr. Truby King and Dr. Hay have, been on a visit to Invercargill for the purpose, ol inquiring into tile sanity or otherwise of Daniel Swan, who is under .sentence of death for wife-mur-der. The main electoral; roll for the Taranaki electorate is now printed, and copies can he obtained from any of the post offices'in the district. On Saturday evening the town was enlivened by a numii'r of selections played by the Garrison Band, under Bandmaster McConnell. The large concourse in Devon Street greatly appreciated the spirited music. The Taranaki Poultry and Cage Bird .Society must be congratulated on the success of their recent annual show, both from a fanciers point of view and financially. Notwithstanding that the Society expended £l9 in new pens for the show and had 1o Pav out some £3l lbs in special prizes won outright this year, in addition to the usual prize money, the balance ■sheet to he presented at the annual inert inc.). if members shows a credit I'.tlancc of till. A word of praise is due lo the secrel a ry (Mr Webster) for hisefhcnm work, and to |he members of the committee, 1 , who ablv assisted his cfiuris.

A collision 'between « motor-car '•ml a wild boar has led 'lo extraordinary legal proceedings. Mine. Seii-yei'-llettn,|i|e, the well-known singer, of .Munich, was passing through a' forest in (lie course of a motor" tour when a boar cbargid the car. seriously damaging ji as well as breaking a teMjrruph pole. The forest authorities immediately sent lo Mine D'tttaipie a for JD2 Ills lor the loss of the boar anil the te],-graph authorities asked her to pay Lis ii r damage lo the pole. She in turn brought an action against the forest authorities for compensation for injuries lo herself ami her car. The Court's decision is eagerly anticipated in sporting circles.

A Canterbury dealer who l,oiie,bl a line «'f H'<»> lionet* in rbv district. li.nl fTi<- misfortune (stales the Bruce II.•laid) to lose a ■piiiinl*r l.y a species of disease designated as "turnip foui.der." The, animals had been ful soleK on Itirnips during' the v\ rnt.r months, and hy I lie lime they had been driven to Mill,urn several were in a stale of collapse. It was iViiml impossible to drive them anv fiirther. and llie> had to lie forwarded to I lii-it- •destination |,v rail. However oil of 111,. a wis were too exhaustnl to send on. ami. despite special tnu.H.l'm. -J<> baKv sin,- ,li,..lj.wb\ il is>e.\|)eclid lhal ill least in more Will SlHTlimll. Judge Casey, ol Victoria, who has just relumed Iroin a visit to the Far East, relates that a clever cartoon appeared in the Shanghai Sketch referring to Ihe Russian love of sinking "British ships during the war. It represented the deck of the Rus-' sian cruisei Dnieper, and in I lie dislance a steamer approaching whose iniivemeiils were being observed by a lieutenant. Said ihe admiral lo ihe lieiileiiiinl, "wbai do vim make her out to he '»" "A British ship, your Excellency," said the lieutenant. "Is she aimed 7" asked the admiral. "No, your Excellency," replied the lieiilenanl ; "she is just a British merchant steamer.''' "Then serve out double rations 01 grog and clear the ship for action," exclaimed the admiral.

Till' Ani Riiltiiial Society Coinmiilee are Working eiici^cticallv to ensure the success of the nvo-da\s' show in November, Which promises In eclipse all previous fixtures and WllLthily represenl the ilistrict. A meeting of the schedule coniinitlee will he liclil on Wednesday evening | (1 camplcte tin- allocalion of the prize money, and fix . t ||,. ii„ u . for the closing of entries in ; llie general seelions and 101 tlie dairy cow compel i I ion. Tint Hie management h a vo awakened an increased .interesl i„ ,],,, Sociciv lluoughoul Taranaki is shown by (!,',' advance in tlie membership ro l| At next commillcc meeting . som o (in 0 r '" »0W names will be proposed for membership. '

! '" "'" Supreme Court al .W | Mv _ "'•"•I'. 28, on Ihcnio- ;'»-" Mr «„;ili„... ,„,.,.,„ fr . '■ '" • »s honour lb,- chief ~„M ic„ '"I in lb- „il|. "M'amWellingl,,,,. s: ,ys 11,,. 5,,-,,.f,,. v f , . vncu,,,,,,, iM (li ,, ,';.;,;,;;, f, ; s ""V! "> '"«'' «iGi over 2000 "''■'"'"•■""* »'',,-,. „ Unit,. s( h ,", vi : '""" "•""■'• sUhliKha,, nl,'- ""'",''.■ "" I| 'I is doubtful wbelh,.,anything will u i„. „„|,, ss iln A( . ( is Passed Hli-ii-h will compel the Council to proceed. l.i'oiighi before lhe'\:omV.,'iSu'''"ot '-" Hw,lMl l,v ,l„. newspapers as pri1, '• '' ,, " l <'iniMi|ii(.|it|y not reported Mr llisliop. S.M., ,11 Chrisichureli r,v' I' l '-!: "I an. ion ...vperiencl (~ ,i ic _ 'aK- t- the Pn-ss what is their -did v' Sometimes ,|„. newspapers go uiih "'"• ",'"' "' """•'• "'"es I liave,|iiit.;' enough lo do In bold my iih-li.'-

A serious i,H-i,|,.,„ „, a „., v ,i ~,„.; lb- thumb, sior,,, „„ W,,1,„-s,lav. savs lb- «tm K amii Chronicle. Mr .1 os.pli Wilks. ~i West mere, was milkiiiir a cow. "he,, the animal w a ss,r„<-k |, y liK-lili>in-(T-aiiil killed ii,i„„dinte!v \|,. VWlks was knocked backwards,' but save lor experiencing- an electricnhoui a chain linn, u,,. eow |, vlv was Mni.k |a tl„. lij-btiH,,,,-, , In ,l S ,. VJ ' era I posls were s, rend ,',„• a considerable distance along t-he fence. i"" 1 "!' lb- "ires f,„- a short disa i|iiari,-r of an inch -to [miri inches in length. A „0v,.l kind „f -exposition,- M lb- .Tmericaus say. has just be,-,, brought to a successful conclusion in Melbourne. It has taken the form of compel il ion. (In lb- last evening tberr were over SlliMl persons present. The interest ink, n in the affair mill 1,.- Understood «|,en it is said thai' on no ,lav was the at ten. dance under .-.nun. An exhibition of shirt-making machine plants bv Ihe lira,-side Manufacturing Company and by Messrs Muck lev and Xuiin. pn.v. il to be a great at t rael ion. Mosl of 1 the ironing was ilone b> - r .,s irons, | bu( iroiiiiivt by elect n'eiiy' was nIV sutisiacloii|\ deinoiistniti.".!.

The Age reports an unusual incident which occurred at South Melbourn* on the afternoon of Sunday, the 17th inst., a large crowd of people assembling to watch -Hie destructive career of iv dog which had been accidentally shut up in,a Clarendon street milliner's shop. The 'dog eventually got into the show window by tearing an uperiure in the lace curtains that enclosed it. and, unfortunately for the proprietors, the window had just been slocked with a 'full display of expensive spring hats. The animal, as he gazed upon the " creations" that .surrounded him. seemed to bo seized withi blind canine rage at the evidences of the extravagant tastes ol the human race, as he staffed <m a veritable orgy ol' destruction. He fell viciously upon and tore up bonnets, floral hats,, and Parisian confections of lace, tulle, ami flowers. Some of Ibe ladies standing in the crowd outside almost wept at the sight, -but. the dog was insatiable, and siemut determined to destroy everything in the shop. ]Thc forewoman of the establishment was si-nt, for. and when she hurriedly arrived and opened the door the dog boiled out as hard as he could go. lie was pursiud by some boys, and captured, lie is now held as a. hostage for the damage committed. It is supposed that the dog wandered into the shop prior to closing time on Saturday, and 'got accidentally locked in.

Speaking in the House recently, Mr Hogg stated that he had heard that bomdusl made from Mire hones of human victims of the bubonic pla-gue was being imported into New Zealand. A resident of Napier recently wrote to a friend in Central India, a medical man attached to one of the missions there, asking him whether there was a possibility of the bones of plague-stricken human being's being reduced ti> boncdust anA reported to New 'Zealand. The doctor has replied as follows: "Hearing in mind that there are 300.000,000 people in this country, and that so many keep cattle, the result is that the country is far too overstocked ■ with cattle of all kinds. There .are about, 7,000,000 undressed hides and 1 „VMi.ooodressed hides exported from India annually. About 1.500.000 will be used in ■manufactures in the country. Thus-about 10,000.000 hides of cows, oxen and buffaloes, which have died or 'l.':vn slaughtered, are annually exported or used at home. Now, it seems that the average weight of bone per skin is about 8011) giving considerably over 1100,000 |tons ol bone for export. With such an immense quantity lo deal with, the need for other I ban animal hone is not chvious and, moreover, in India it must be borne in miml (hat the bodies of natives are for the most part burned mi funeral pyivs. Your friend is (pule wrong in supposing lhat any human bones are used for (be purposes suggested, the funeral pyre leaving only ashes, which in mosl cases. 1 believe, are deposited in an urn'and carefully kept."

The Wellington l'osl reports :—The attractions which New Zealand's streams have for anglers of other countries is indicated by the arrival from London on Thursday, of two gentlemen, one of whom intends to spend the. whole of the fishing season in the colony.

A large area ot country miscalled the Ninety-mile Desert, in the vicinilv al 'lintinara, South Australia, nas been acquired from the Government lor farmiiig purposes within the fast few weeks. Every available acre, iias been purchased or leased, and a gentleman from Bordertown slated recently that in his neighbourhood man;- people wcru disappointed at not being in time to get a slice of the "desert." The rush is said to have taken place as a result o( the report of an inter-Stale expert, who asserts lhal in consequence of I lie splendid supply of artesian water, and with the aid ol pioper manures, the so-called desert will prove, one of the most prolific agricultural districts in South Australia. Holes which have ll'en sunk' demonstrati} beyond a doubt that I lie water in them conies from the Murray, as it rises 'iilid falls with the river. An Adelaide company has taken up a large tract of this country, and intends cultivating it oy means ol 10furrow ploughs drawn by traction engines. * Most oi us like to hear occasionally about the people who played a part in I lie early hislosy of New Zealand, even though they live at the other end of the world. One ol these is Dr. Payne, reel or of Delainore, Cheshire, who lias just celebrated the Sdtli anniversary' of his appointment as naval chaipl-ain. He served for .'l2 years in the Royal navy. When curate ol St. Mary's, Newinglon, Surrey, al tin- lime of (lie Crimea war, cholera was ragJiiß among the army chaplains at Scutari, and Dr. Payne volunteered his Soviets. Afterwar.ds he joined. llki navy as a chaplain and' naval instructor. His most notable service was in the campaign against the Maoris in New Zealand, in 18(13-1, when he served as army chaplain under Bishop Selwvn. Dr. Payne is in the enjoyment of excellent healih. En tries from all the affiliated clubs i (or the junior and senior competitions, are ri||iirslnl to l:e sent in |o Ihe lion, secretary of the North Taranaki Cricket Association on or before Saturdav next. Messrs Bewley and Griffiths have lieen appointed sole Taranaki agents (or the Alpha-Laval separators, from whom all parts can he obtained.