LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7941, 3 October 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tin- total l.irihs, in th,. p „„• ( .j,i„ v wi'h adjoining lioroughs. duringusi niiiirijcivcl isii.-,, as against ' IMU in •July. Of tin- total deaths, males rontrfleii.il 1.-||. ami f.-nmlrijl JOH. I'ift.v-six of the ileafhs were ofchil-dr.-n iiiMler live y ears of age. IS ),oing under one year. Mr H.lldall inform,',! a Sew Zealand Times reporter ivcenth that the NewZealand Fanners' Dairy I nion will pa.v !:,l for their I,niter fat next month, an increase of J,l per It, on the price paid for Hi,- corresponding uiont-li of last year. The luion have s.iccei'.l.d in elTeding sales i„ London at the vei-v satisfartorv li -,.., of I'l.-is ami llllis. In reg-ard to the prospects (,„■ ,)„. 5 ,.a5,„,-s supplies. Mr llendall said that in spile of tile heavy rains of ,|„. last lew weeks! the .unlock Has a very promising oil.'. There has |„... n an increase in th,. Helling-ii.n -and New Hym,.ul|h dis"uts of the quantiiv of huttei-made l a lian.l ami |.acked for expor! on ihe farms on ihe West coast of this island inmii Wellington i„ Taraiiak-i,, and under its name of "dairy but- • luaiililie.s al Hie pons of Welling-I '" 'I N-iv I'l.vinolllh Isavs thean•mal .-.-|m.i-I of lire dairving division -f the Agi-iculiui-al liepait mi. At other shipping pons the ..puiutitv oi i hi- I'llM.-r sent i„ „ : „ v |„. „,,;,, lo li" iiilinit.-siiiml. h was lln,iigl,i it lew ."-ars up, ,:.,, ,|,e development •" M"ns,,,n of i h.. fad,in svst,.,,, hoiiM .-v.-nlually result in ahsorMiij. th- l.ulk of i|„. milk from which the private .lain Puller is made. hut. such has liol proved to |,e |he |-|,Sn. A willies, ■ in a t.'las'jow murder Cilse liaiT.llid how he S.lV.'d himself from a -t xpecled situalioii. 11l walking down a lonely si reel ~nr i,-hi he siuhleiilv came upon the hoily ~f » w.man King on the pnuin.iit. She had l„ en sialiln-,1 lo ile.Hh. and horror i ltd 'him lo 11)„ -|1,,l IreSi.le hef. While lie Was StaildU,e Ihel'e other people ..line up. 1,11,1 he awoke ai last lo (hi. fad that. around him who ,v»ni'drd iiim as the murderer. He was in terril.le ilanm-r. „t,e„ a mei,,,s„l escape Hashed across hi* mind. 11,- hade ill.- people stand Pack h:,n, the hoily. Irenl over 11. and to describe ill.- pool' woman's ivotuuls iii'lhe lies! medical ' lang'uagii Hie coul-d coininand. The ' I pie wen- thunderstruck-, lie was ' mil Hie murderer Mien. In,l a doctor, who had lii-en examining- the poor victim t" do his Pest for Iter, lie main- I iain.il the ,-„|,_. tin d,..- police rescued biui.

Speaking at Monday evening's meet- , iiigal the Town Hall, Mr'l. S Wcston more than once expressed ama/e----liieiil at the apalliy of the, people of of New Plymouth on matters affect- i ing the town and district. He Was a great /jelicver in heralding our requirements horn the housetops. Noise and persistent agitation were in his opinion tlic only means of getting the Government purscstrings opened. The' success of other centres in securing; their demands, real or imagimd, was quoted by several of the speakers, "Yes," rejoined Mr Weston, " other places make known their wants, while wr sit in our easy ichairs and expect the Government to come and look after our requirements." Whether this wholesale indictment was warranlitl or not, the -Mayor uooded a sorrowful acquiescence at Taranaki's mild "agitations.''

Un Sunday a final lest was made in J (lie new tablet _ sysliin on llie Wan-I ganui-NcW Plymouth section of r ilWi.y, ihe iiisli'uini'ins having i.jcen installed some time ago and the stalls oi tile vatious slaliuns iusll'UCUJ in their Working. A special train, conveying tin- chief electrician, Me Wynne, and several members of his | staff, the traflic inspectur (Mr W. A. Wood), and the Government railway mtfnecr (Mr Biss) passed through tho section, the driver exchagiug tablets with each station. The system, which came into force on Monday, reduces ihe danger of accident to a minimum, only one train being allowed on 1 giv-' en length at any time.

The mill at tlic Queen Cross gold mine at Charters Towers, Queensland, was dynamited hy some persons early on Sunday morning. There was considerable damage to property, but no lues lost. The sound .of Hie explosion was heard a distance of seventeen miles.

A ease of interest io shipmasters) came before tlte New Plymouth Police Court on Monday, when.the Collector of Customs (Mr J. H. Hempton) brought a prosecution under the Shipping Act against Captain Jensen, of the coastal steamer Tainui, for failing to renew a seaman's articles at Ihe end of six months, as required by. the Act. Mr Roy, who appeared tor the absent -defendant, admitted the |charge, the captain having delayed tire renewal for five months. This was only one of a number similar cases. Mr Kerr, who conducted the | prwl eulion, did not press for a hea-| vy fun', as the Department had instituted the action as a warning that the provisions <,f the Act must he enforced. The S.M. imposed a fine of £1 with costs. Another charge against Cantain Jensen, for proceeding the Mokau without a sufficient crew, was withdrawn.

The Taranakj County Council has entc-rcd into occupation of Us new offices in queen Street, opposite the White Hart Hotel. The itlie.es are very suitable for the tra!isa..-.ijn of the County l.usincs.s, consisting of a latgv front office, ante-to .-.n and spali'.us Council room, all .\d"niiate'v furnished. Mr Mills' t ( .,,„ ; s ,„„. '; •nil Mr Kllis, lh,. recently appointed Clerk, elhcientlv conducted ihe secretarial duties at Monday's meeting.

Several changes are likely to take place in the personnel of the Taranaki County Council after the next election, to be held in November. The Chan-ma,, (Mr 11. Okcv) ami Cr. ftjeUonahl do not intend to St . ek I( ._,| cc _ !'<"', and one or two other members ,donot appear t„ | H , very anxious to return to the Council U m, ,0

„°" " i'"|UinVs from Vl wi„„ s '» iie«--i-al,r.s in Auckland ~ m -« s l I " "Vl»vvi>Hilm. was .!,„•„„„,„ orXI„'", ~liKlu ""•""'"'«"- "" in tile local potato .... . , . ;*»*»;>■ <vA„ckin-n,i sup,,!.*-!,,*!,;;;_ -^^£^!:£^ 1 "*• Alni.'M all Ihe -m-oV,rs7 ',' hj". "<>nh,„-,. a n«u* <amit lXZ ■ '"'"' w™i i.vih,. <;,,,„, llan . ': 1 which remained fi-,.„ r, "'■ «' "'*< lh..ii«<il that lhe,di.seasc«,'s i" "he -red. ami,!,, „,„■,„•„„ ,„- ( , v _ '"„ t ;"" l "-''i;d -thai opinion. |,ui ,l, 0 i.- 1 .<! "' ~le . ",-, th " as "oph which are, miles awav ■ 1 tthieh hav.. m,i |„. ( .„ |)lai'n„V iVoiu'w,' !',':";'! MI, ';, UI " "'"i'-KM will, ,ho 'd'Kl" This i,Hu.eas,. wiih (|,,. Kl-..H,.|-.sat the diva, Ihini.-r ,„,. ■h.-.v have-not K ,„ s „„| ,-,., ,', J^

H»«'"w- ,i n !, iV r i''"' |,,,hlic "'"'■'"•■• he H»" " Hall-Jones',. ), ils « ,-ii t.-i, i„ I".* l<> Hit- request iliai thi- Cuii iriir- ;;:; "7 1 ■'>•• "<-«•«'..... n.-'i.„ i „ l t ,s ,hi,t th ': '•■•l'lvs.-nlalii.ns made have |„,.,i carefully 110|(<i |_ ~„.,, fh U>- same will receive his earnest al- ""'".'" ">"" il-..1i..e "Hi. the cst;««l.:», Th, ..>„„„„ County «.,„„*, has io„„d win, ihe Tnranaki Counte '"""■il. «-|«'».I..T of Commerce, N„U l.viuoiirli Horoue|, Council, ~„,, branches of ii„. Farmers' Inion, i„ lining tile work.

T».-niy-(„o (ally clerks ir, i|„. M „-. ,l "'"'' l wh " '•.■ceiiily , ;,,,, , 0 ,„. gi-anled u lorlni K l„-.s holhlav each >•""■ "" full Pay. have |„,.„ info,-,,,,,., '"" l''-»- rnpiesi cannot l,e uee„l,,l

In a Wivi- ~,, (.1,,, Vv„ji, a( „ U(; , ls a correspondent, referring („ Mr kin-.-•llas a.lv.ce to dairy farmers about '"", I "" vw ".v of carefully selecting "'' <-<>"g th-ir cows, sums up, he """"'' thus:-" Fir.,, ~,r „ ,|. „„.„ ' ■ , '""' calf so ,hal in <(««. ,i,ne it '"'''•y !"' '!" ~" i l" "1 '"' siillicien, size •iird slnmini, to luruisli milk of the 'l"flnlit,v and ~uality desir-d." It„t he asks how this can be brought about ,f calves are f,d on separator "'•lk. and queries; whether in the near nil lire dairy cattle will he worth s,- '•■'■ ting or classing.

The adjournal case, in whirl, ,1,.5->i" >i" Mary .M.-ha fly is proceeding against Uj||i„,„ ||. .|„,- v f,„. t ,- jln ° damages for ,|,e nllepd unlawful (~, pounding oi seven calve, can,,. be. ■ore Hi- S.M. ~„ \|,„„| llV 11101 .,,j 11ir Mr llMlchen appeared for' the complainant . and Mr tjuillium for the ,„. as to whether failure to give tin- ,•'_ 'f'i'vd noiicv under section II of th.- A.-l render,-,! the imp, .imdmenl i|. h'g.,l. and „s ,„ the ,„e,ho«l ofpro-,'-'ilu,e in that i-veiii, ill,. MagisiriU,, ivserved his decision.

Al the illlllllill IIHVlilli; of llleTntu"nU Athletic and Caledonian \ss„. ' ci '" i ""- »K".v discussion ,„„k place oil I'll,. sllhiecl of K-llim;- at sports iiwvlings nmJ.-r -Mi,. A-Vo.ia-t ion's jurisdiction. Several 1,,.,-. expressed the,.pinion Hint Mielbetting evil was sapping- Hi,. I if,, of sport i" Tnra.iaki. and ivr,,,,,,,,,! instances "I " '"ink" i-iiiininjj: lliiit iJis.ijriic.il many : m,-elincs lasl sens,.,,/ I'lu-'•lmii-iiiiiii said ii i,-c,,i Dilution io Hi,/ i iino,is clubs to '.lisi-oniui;.- I.cl- * ■"" ils '""<' h '»■« I'l'Ssililr, might hilVo ii good effect. Ii u.milil al miv mi. -how Mi,- public thai the Association was doing- ils best to keep l lie ~v iI in check. 'Hi.- bookmakers Hen- l In-ruin-ilion ~t s|,..i-t. hnl under the present law lli.-.v could not be k,.|,l oil public grounds. Ii was pointed out thai Hubs which 'hail i-xclncl,.,-!' bookmakers I'roin their grounds had sutler.,l serious liu.oir'inl loss is c0n5,,,,„.„,.,. ~,f . | ,!,,,, „,,, Injun- ( ~,.,|,| bo 'lon,. except by legislation. I'll,, following resolution was nit inialclv ailo|,t,.(l :—■•Thai ibis Assoc-iat io'n requests i he Taranaki members of rarliainoiit Io support -any ainemlnient I hnl niii.i be imioiliuvil io the I lie I'omains Act. giving Domain Hoards pMcnxlcl power Io exclude hooUinakers from athletic meetings." A iv.sc.lul 1,,n was also carried i-ecpics-tingolliL-ials of mc.l.ngs i „ abstain from Ix-Miii".. Tins action ought to r,x«ve'lh..sii|.| t ol! .kindred societies. The wise astronomer foretells The date ol each eclipse, The lacing man at lingers' ends Has all the latest lips. But we can vouch a fact more true— Can fiivc a lip nunc sure— If you would of a cold he rid Take Woods' Uicat I J cpi>ciniiiil Cure.

Accounts of the recent war | from the Russian standpoint,show that the Grand Duke Vladimir's . two sons, Cyrus and I Boris, cut sony figures in the East. I If all accounts a'jout them arc true,

small wonder that the Russian people I'— at any rate the enlightened section —have no time for such Grand Dukes. The directors of-live Yorkshire and Lancashire railway (according to a cable published in San Francisco papers i,( August i;j) have organised -a special train, which is lo run over their line only on the evening: of great festivities, for the exclusive use of di uiiUeii people of -both sexes. It -has iiedi called the" spcciul lluccbus," ami its inauguration, which look place a week ago, between Blackpool

I mid Liverpool, nas i\ success. Aljout forty persons who had been rcl'ils.'d I admittance (iiv the regular trains because of their v'cmiliiiim, gladly availed Mii'iusehv.s of this oppoiiuni!y ,to reach their homes. Several compartments ,wiT« only dimly liglued, so as to jireveiit recognition and curtains were drawn over windows. To a musickin named -llunry Carey Kugland owesthecoiiniositii.il of hw National Anthem. It was written in honour of George 11.. anil was first sung in public rejoicings over Admiral Vrnon's defeat of the Spaniards at l'orloljcllo. It sooni bceanu popular in thw theatres, where it was sung whenever royalty made an appearance. It was printed fur the irnt time in J7l."> in eho tJentlemaii's Magazine under the name of its author. U may In; added Ural Carey received such little recognition or rcccmpcnso for having- given his country an anthem, that four years later he took his own life in order to escape the pangs of poverty and misery—French Correspondent of Morning Leader, Two prisoners escaped from the Waiotapu tree planting tamp, near Uotorua, between midnight and one o'clock last Thursday morniiig- One ot the men is Robert McLaren, alias Johnson, sentenced to two years at Dunedin for '.making and entering. Mr Mickey, pioprietar of the Waiotapu Hotel, hearing movements in the kouse aibout one o'clock, found a man attempting to brcik into the bar, and when disturbed the would-be tliit-' made oft. Mr Hickey got a gun am fired a shot after him. Mr Hiekcj missed sundry articles, including ; mackintosh, two caps belonging t< toruists, and some towels. Kcvcra towels were picked up on the roa : leading (o Ilolorua, anil also a bicycli belonging to the hotel, which the es caped prisoners must have stolen Both escapees were captured, am were brought into Rolorua.

The High Commissioner, in his latest commercial advices,; states- thati there is a demand for saltless'butter, which has been caused by blending. Referring to the police, oft his recent visit to Dunedin, the Premier said that changes were contcmplafW as ihe outcome of Ihe report of thc Commission, but the officers To be transferred would not lose their positions. On the night of August 29 (writes the Raralonga correspondent. of thq New Zealand Herald) a severe galewas experienced off tliis island. The Countess of Ranfoily was close to, and was caught aback in the gale, and in the hurry of reefing the topsail a native sailor named Pama, of Aitutaki, fell from the yardarm to the deck and was killed. The body was landed at Raralonga on the 30th, and buried in the Warua cemetery. While a bather was enjoying a dip in the river Nutley, New Jersey, a thief stole his clothes. The bather, had to wait in the water until night fell, six hours later, when he stealthily made his way home. The fishing season was opened on Oct. 1. No big local catches arc reported. At Stratford one caich comprised sixteen trout, averaging a pounds and a half. Ii is reported that Ihe wreck af the scow Moana is to be sold hv the underwriters. The potato blight has appeared in early crops in the Wanganui district, Mr Newton Wing notifies special sales of stock, ccc, al Waiwakailio yards. Mr F. Messenger, arcTiitect, has' two noljcfs of importance to builders in this issue. The secretary of the Taranaki Metropolitan Agricultural Society announces the thirty-first annual show will be held on Nov. 20 ami 30. The promoters of the grand bazaar and fancy fair in the Drill Hall, in' aid of Si. Mary's Church funds, announce some of the attractions.