LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7967, 2 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waii-anipa pap-rs r-p„l Mlal ai;- -'■'- *•■<■ - ■;.n-l io Mi-- v i .-lip lor Mi.- .■onon--a5,,,, [l i, s„, l i|.,,i n-oin |lld lo !>>'.,! has 1,,-, ,/,,h,-io.). bul iarn,-rs •I" i,..i s-!', to ,vp„s,-,| ~, anvpi ,1,-s- ~rt-r-. o«i,m ~, ,h- 1,,-h pri.vs 111- •|'nt-i,naki \-l-i<-ull,iral s'ori-U ha- had an ~1,-r o, a l,n- farm of 1».1ii... n b il and .Vin ai-irs in , on-lis-h an ,-\p-rim-n;al ''arm. I >,,,! a d-linii.- r-|,i\ is i-,-n,-d from Ml-Con ;,ri,i,i-„, hou-T-r. with iv-ard 1.. Mi- S|,ois-no, ,| sit,- lh- So,;.a. will no, p- in a p,,si, l-al «i,|, , |„. niiill.ir lr is | im |.a'i»l.. I ii.-. i Ml- 1-'--. j to disi-iiss will, lli- 1,,,-al bod\ Mi- | |s,-h-m- r,,.-,„l, ,„„ ,„rwi„.| b; CapI 'lb- 'l-arlli oi i.,,.|,-,s m Ilanl.-'N j 11...t di-lr.. , has r, sii[,-d i„ Hi- I'u- I j Ml- p.,s, M..,, |.„„,las •w.pli,-,,! ~„■,■; 1 w-r- r-i--nlly i,,\ ii.-il In Mi- Hoard sal.tn of LH7,. li,„ , I,- aiin.,,in,v,,i-nl J fai!-,i io ,-lii-il a sm-'l- ,-spoil -.an.l ! nlthou-h Mi- Hoard has la! v-r.\ r-n-.r's hav,. b—ii uuiiMiilin-. ThIto.ird a-ain iiilv.-.-t , —d for a l-a-h-r I'.a- Mils and 0i1,,.,- m-liiiol.-. Inn on Mu- o,vasi,„. ah.,, th- inv ilal i-i, was I I

A lireinnn named Martin Pay was lrmvnitl in the l'nrramnlta Itiver. X. ' . s.W. lie had been employed ontliu ■ deaiuer Aeon, lying, at vhijdock, ami s stnted to have been g'oiiiK aboard , ' nil. -n he slipiwl ami fell into'.the va- :\ Iff. The di'eeaw'd was .'l2 yours of ; A reiuai'Ualde freak of nature is at ' present on exhibit ion in a t'arlei-tou chemist's shop. It is a kitten wit-h ; two hind jparts, hix lejss. one head. ' two mouths, and two tonkins. Two , ¥)f the legs are sticking out of rtS | back. Whilst the others -are in the ' right position. i Air Stewart, a l.ilnii'al eamlidale, ! speaking at I'.alclut hu. remark..l as ! i'ollows :—The tactics of the Dpposi-' tKin ivmiird.d him of (he astronomer | who had spent all dir.i examining the I spots on. the sun, an.!, when lie des- [ eend.-d from his observatory a friend i ivmark.-d. -'What a beautiful day this is-! " "Oh. is, it '.' " said the ] scientist. " 1 had not noticed ; I've , been examining thespols on 1 lie sun.' A trial run was made with an.fleet iV- ceui-:|i'irail:ioii on', ill til.' litre between I'"il/g"i'alil avenue 'and the ilealhcotf bridge. Christchureh. on Saturday, and pas„ed oIY surc-.-sfully. Mr Holmes. <!o\eiT,nient Inspe.l or. did ' not have lime to make an exhaust i\e examination of the line, lie (passed it. however, subject to detailvd inspection later on. mßmm Sir Joseph Ward's si at oiuetif about, the increase in lite wages, of railway servants was made in the House of Representatives | ( ,o late for publication in the Wellington evening paper. Observing*his. Mr Wilfonl. tin nil»er for the llutt. secured a typewritten copy of lhi> Minister's slah'inent and telephoned to the Railway work-s-hops at I'etoue that u public meeting woukl beheld t'hat evening *fter .". 'o'clock. Mr Wilfoed then proceeded to I'etoue ill the motor-car. and a 111tl> alter ."> o'clock mounted a fence and addressed a large gathering- of workmen in the openair. lie told them, the whole s! cry. not forgi-Kiug he had Irecii lig-hting in their interests tor Ihe last three or four years.'Pile annoiincennnit was received with enthusiasm, and cheers were given lotSir Joseph Ward. Mr Wilfonl. and Mr Seddon.

The (.'iiverniueiit has now completed the purchase from the Mmlg-way Land Company and taken over 117 sections of the Mudgway Mock, which consists of rich level bind 'adapted for close settlement, 'having' been cropped and us, d "as a •dairy farm for a largt iTumher of years. The amount paid is about iSn.OllO. It is staled that adjoining subdivisions have sold ns ' high as ."ill per cent, above the price paid for this block. The negotiations for purchase have been rather protracted, but in accepting the price agreed on the directors of the company are said to have been inlluenivd bv it being a cash transaction ins'nail of on the long terms usual b. laud -sales. The acquisition or Ihis property . in addition to to the 12' i si.ulh side of Jackson-street, should mean a substantial increase in Ihe ,„,piilnlion of Pel one. The Mudgway Hln,k extinds from White's Line (the boiii.-di'ry of the Hull and I'etoue) lo llerelaunga-slreet. \-|>plications for two prohibition or,|"rs cam,, before the S.M. on Weill, sday morning, and were granted a I'll r evidence had bci-n tendered. Additional Taranaki contributions lo the Salvation Army Scli-denial l-'tind are New Plymouth corps £llO, I Inglcwimil corps ili2, and Stratford corps £.">!.

Tin' Ladies' Commit lea fur the Fire J 1 rigede Hall arc working haul to nuilvf it as great a success as it was last year. It is possible some may lit' overlooked in the canvass fur ilo-na-i:ons or suppir dislns, ami \Aio may wish td contribute ; if so, wilj they kindly leave tlir.r names with the Ladies' Committee or Willi I lie captain of tin- File lirigadc, Mr F. Helli iiigur. Amongst the passengers l/y rti • Moeiaki, whieh annul at Wellington :r«,m Sydney on \Y< dncsilav, were M t liiiicsc (17 being ncwcoimrs), 1 Italians, ■', Danes, I S;,r:,ins, ami :i (icrlimits. Many of the nun rend, nd idle by the disastir in the Slant, r.l mine lUM 1 found emphiyinenl in others. In the New Soulli W: Ic- A-w.mhly a Hill tu abolish r« n.sims to lutiiia ■wig.-- has been pav;,d.

'ihe Soul bland (.'unity Couimil im-|-n.,(ii a lax of '-lo a yiar on tract 0,. engines. Owners i/icstum. d tile .-hi oi ihe C-uiicil In do so, and m -i ;.s; c.is:- ihcS.yi. (.\,r y.c.anliyi d-•id,d Ihe Council had cxcccdi.l lis ;-n\v, i-, mid thai Ihe U-!aw is ultra i ires:, i.oiiee of appeal was given.

The New Smith Wales (ioverniii. n.'li.is epp, iiiiul a teacher oi ugncutuii' lo visit '.he liuhlic .-aimo s. i'.i!|,i|;-, oi 'l'll 11. f sell's sw,cps will l.e iiiU lesl.d lo le.un thai Messrs (..'. - l.vikf a.il U. Smith, the Lillcv now K'std.nu; al Aucklanil, have stCJicd a cliahCj or the iin/c money by ,U'jwK~\L scotliUid, a Wallace cult, m the .so. 1 sweep on t'ne .Mel,.oiii tie L'up. 'i'lie lli'itiii U'liins i-uuils, Cuurtiiiay Street, will be o|ii)U'd Ini' llv scasin ,!.!.; iiileniooii, when ititanlyi,; lucm,,,'is and irieiid.s ate n.vilid lu he puii.'iit, 'llir cubits are stated to lie in excelliiil mm. A somiiiimliiilist iiceived a nnle awaiviiiing laic the utliiT nigltt( i > a y ii I lie i'lmaur Herahl). 'llic man, wimsc name Ls K. Uoodwin, iiinl v.liu is by lATtipaliiDi a shearer's cook, hail lyinc to i;.''l i" cue r.f ll'c l;ack rooms oa the lop story of the Crown Hotel. .Jusl h. lore liittliiißUt, the laiidloiil, Mi MeLeoil, and one oi die l) anUts wile iiwaknni by a noise on the tool" of the hack |K;rtii n i i the pi'emisis, wh e'.i is oiilj one siery hiph. (hi making invesligalioiis, they lound (iin,;l«in lung in the gaoler oi llu- roof gioaii.ng heavily. Dr. Lyon, who was sent for, cotilil liiiil no exleiitiil injuiies, and no sigis ol broken lams, lie orilcre.l the man to the hospital, whir lite (Mill nallire of hi:, injuries li-.nl mil laen use;ruined on .Sunday. (liindwiii staled thai as long as he was lefl in one position lie fen no pain, l;;it he i Id not hear to he moved. He aLo gave the mi rmalion that sumo years ago he si;s taiikil a h.iT'.ien arm in Ulirislc'.mici ihidtigji tailing ovtr a siairease whilst walking in his sleep, while ncenily he I'imnil himself outside a Iml 'lie was living in at Wajmacaitai. On Satunlay nighf he walked llirotigh a window of the Intel and fell about l-">fl on to the toad helow, the corrugaiid iron Uvng flalK'hcil by ihe forec of his fail'. A Chrisluliureh resident, wlm navelhd towards Carterton (he oilier day, tells an aniiising story illuslraUng' "fotce of hahit." A man gut into a railway carriage in wliiah scleral ladhs wi ie sealeil and cleared a place for himself. It required an expert in physiognomy ~, ( | ( . lvn , lliat 1 lit- man was well primed Willi alcohol, hut. i„ an ordinary ohsniei Ins tae'e did not heir av s ig MS ()f JM _ temperance. 11.- merely h.oke.l a ' Ml1 " "n\v,-11. He solemnly k e, lt ,.,| hnnseli, removed Ins coin; :,d,l u | ~ ;'"d .plar-ed il he.ide him, 1,,,* (l | t lns ll "" ls . s ''l lh outside the earnage door, ,uul went In sleep

An "arrcs-," of,, iieiiiiiohn of wlusk v was smartly cficci,;| h, v ,„,, i,,,..^ MTgCallf Of police ,|,., ~,1,,-r ~i„l|| *;'}* I lie Hole |(li«„i Standard •'asMi. K a couple of '„,,>,, one „f wliu-j, Was can >,,,,, tt bilK m ,,,. ~|s, |s inuldrr. ,1„. servant's cunosilv was ,ii-,,iisi,| |,> an ominous crrakjinr '•"»»"K f''",n ,!„. bag. Sl „| ~„ ( . x : <•iiiiii.il revealed a i om „. ( n ( ' dcm.iolin „f whisky. The individual "I'annd J1...1 he was ukim; rare „f it for a second parly, alioni wluim Imwe\er, ins iiifoijinalioii was very' meagre, and (| u . limh (lf , hl . Uw suggested that ),,. hiniseli W oul.| take d'alge of i|, alu | , ]l( , (|VV , |(I| . ( . (i|i|(| make .inplicalion In ih,. police s , '■"" «•''«•» lie waiu.d i,. x„ own,',- ''■'••;■ *<> lai'. pul in an appearance, • I ' li ' l "»' I'"'"''' Jnli'inl !,. leliin, the Ji<l»of to the publican wlio-old, it-

Lecturing Vn Mcthovil'ne, Miss Lilian Locke said that things had ben left in the hands of men lor ft Rowl many centuries, with very little success.. One. reason why women should enter politics was because oi the disparity between Hie laws afi.cling men and women, ami another—llie most important—'Ucause of the sweating evil, which passed mora ■heavily upon women awl diiliU'tn than on men.

The registrar (Mr J. ('. Smith) reports that 21 births were registered in the New Plymouth llorough during October, and seven in the suburbs and country district. In town seven deaths occurred, and one in the country. There, were eight marriage licenses issued. [luring October the total quantity, of butter shipped from mis port amounted to 1 1 ~">7:! boxes, of which the I uion Steam Ship Company bundled .ll.l'.i:! boxes and the Northern Company SO. The amount of cheese sliipp.'*! totalled 129 and l!\ crates respectively. At the eml of the month there were 7H19 boxes of butter, and 1 Ii) crates if cheese in the freezing works-at Motnroa. These liyur, s are very promising, coinparino- more than favourablv with the coriespomling'period of lasi year.

Them is a general impression with working men throughout the colony, remarks I'he t.'reymoutlv Keening Star, tlrat extensive, operations ar* in progress in connection with the Olira section of the Midland Railway and in consequence many are coming from -alt parts in search of employment. As a matter of lad. only sixtv ineii are employed, and with them the work is fully staffed. There is no immediate prospect of more men liemg- wanted for a considerable time to come, ami if the fact were more widely known it migJYt save many from loss of time and expenses which they can ill -altoi'd. Onion producing in the ihysdal* and I'ortland districts (Vic), atone time centres of that industry, is reported to have become almost impossible owing to the ravages of a deadly pest called "eel worm." A special cenference hasliyeii 'he'd *t I'ortland to consider the 'best ' preventive means -to adopt, ■ami it w-as derided to ask the Coveniment to , give both scientific and practical assistance in combating the ilisens-e. An organisation, having for its object S the .study and destruction of the pest I was also f-.Tmetl.

"Forty-tlirec years ago," said the South Auslialian Miuisltr for Agriculture, Mr L. C'-'Loiigh'liii, in opening the annual congress o( the Agricultural Bureau in Adelaide the othir day, "1 drove for my father six bullocks attacked t u a single-furrow plough, which was callable o! educating an ace a day. Wheat, in those'days, was sown out of a s„"el by ha:.d, the slower walking K'.vi r tile clods. Heaping was dnnc with a s'.c:.le, an- the" grain Ihre'hid mil with a Hail. 'lVday a youth can rid.- at case on a four i.r six-li rrowetl plough, and turn over six aires a day. 'lhc seed is drilled in, nniiiaie iyeing applied at llie same op. rati, n, and the romplele harvester has ,f,'iea,tly simlilUiid 1 I he. work of leaping, Cleaning, and tagging the wheat...

What is believed to be a rtcotd motor ear journey from Hamilton to Wooilvillf was made last week (writes ihe I'almerstoii North correspondent of the New Zealand lUrald) by Mr \V. I>. l.uxtord, in company with bis brother (Mr V. 11. Luxforil) anil Mr Tight'. The distance is about SMI miles," and Hie actual running time, i.ccupied was 21 hours. 11),' time taken in me run from Hamilton to Taupo was eight hours, anil tor the journey from t>he latter place, to Napier a similar lime was occupied, while, the run from Napier to Woodville took five horns. For the first 111 miles of the journey the roads were very bad, from Taupo to Napier lhoy' were good, anil from there to Woodviile lair-

The Wellington correspondent of ihe Australiasian Insurance anil I'ani.ing Kcconl writes as iollows in ill.' Cctobir issue: Trade generally iegins lo show some s'ens of -improvement, but coinpl iiits among relailers of great -slowness in payment of ac.ounts are very general. One cause or it.ls feature as regards districts devoted to the dairy industry, is that the prist lit'"adders of Ihe laud have bought it comparatively ncenlly at very high prices, and to a large exunt on deferred payments, and that it takes all 'be butter money lo Kvep up with the demands i'i r interest anil progress payments. Hut I believe that as far as the towns ale concerned a great cause of the difficulty is the spirit of exir.ivag.uicv, to which 1 have previously rticrrid, and an increased indulgence in ainuscnnnl of a in. re or jess expensive characUr. No doubt Ihe cost of living has increased unavoidably, but at the same time I am convinced" that the standard of living has also been raised voluntarily, even if unconsciously, The multiplication of holidays, horse, races, and otitic sports, and the. outcry foi more Insure for reeiva lion, seems to have led to x theory that we are entitled to all the amusement that we can get, whether we can afford it or not ; so the tradesman is made to wail for bis money.

Remarks the vny nverse of complimentary lo Wellington's sU'ccllighting- are made in the course of an article on "The Can Industry in New Zealand," hy Mr Allien I'Vr',l, in lite issue „f (he Gas World (a London weekly) for .September Hi Mi. The author says :-"Afler (ifu-eu years ot aceuiiiiilalcd clcclric experience, the pnlilic lishting ol W'ellingiun is today th.- h'ast eH.'r:en( (hat t!ie writer has had the misfortune lo see anywhere on I lie lite eniiliiirnls, inland .Japanese tillages are not ex eeptrd'. Without going ;„i„ f„i| :lr . -senplive delail, sul'iiee i| is (o say 'hal il docs mil ma!,- ( . daikiu-.ss vis-'l-le, and lhal i| is the derhled hull ol eviry olisenir of arliticjal |i„hl- '""• |N " "onder; ,-„,- „ js f " a e„inni M n -, cf-iyii .nice |,„; | u ,tl a,-l,f co'inesy-nvenly candle-power | )U li; al laclicd to an invt-vti it 'siit:sapan li'l ie eclor, eleyaled I aft f,-„ m (luslleel level, o„ tin- crnlre lace of a lo'" sfare telegntpl, posl, at' intervals of not less than :« (p f| eenlres, hits (liviiling (im . candle-iiower over •Kid square feel of road aml f „olway snrace. There are ;l few 'are spots' -ihimt Hi Hy-llirce-.distrihuird over eiglily mil's uf streets. A Iropical jungle illuminited l, v nreflies is a Crystal Palace ijl.niiinalion in ci.tn-I'-ois.in. The followina table lias been constructed as a standard of '■omparis, n :_T\v () glow-worms cittial <»"' T'lefly ; f wir riri-flics v<iMi ,] ' onn match-power; six matcli-powere eq!o ~""$• II l . ,1,,a, " l '' ! « , "l flectic street lie-hl, Wellington."

Just laiided-()„r lir . sl cunsignment ol -Xnias jewellery and solid silverwa e. Now on view in ~ur window,fw ,'' ky ," f " cw cngaßcment 'iurs, new brooch,s, new l,a„gl?s, new od -Slyer goods. Quality the verv CVefnll -T' V , aluc h,, >'»"" lii «l' ll " : - Laieliilly note the address • ,1 U a..ier Wa.chmake,. <J , w ;. ller - ;in ,[ S Vf° , N , ilns ' crossing, J)ev- '" S1 " fl Ct '""'-", New Plymuii,!,.*

RHICUMO STANDS Till',' TKST OK

TIMK. The lest of li lu is „„, ilira . mblc will sianH | lns scare!,;,,,, trial. ;.,„,„_ '."> the ics, tnun.pliantlv. ,', Slllt ' l ' " w;iK introduced some 11i»fP,>- t -«irs ago j| s sales have steadily increased each month, and now it is lound at every chemist's and store, (r, in Hie Xon.lt Cap,. tl) ,i„, uiuij. I litre is hut one reason for Kliciimo's success : li is an absolutelv reliable cure for Rout and kinilicil diseases. Thousands have been '•iireil hy it ; they have reniininrndrd i; '" ,n,il ' fnniils wilh totally satis* factory *'sul|s. I[ v„i, suffer from I'iirniiialiMii, Rive iihi'iiino a (antral, and It will cure you. Solil hy all cheinisis anil "slores at 2s (i,| anil Is I'll, a

While engaged in spring threshing at Seaview on Tuesday (says the Ashhurlon Mail) a machine parly discovet'td a weasel in a stack of wheat. Stil.uige, to bay, Uict stackwas otherwise free irom vermin, although the remaining stacks of the j ,'group were literally swarming with I mice.

The Railway Department notifies the running of a special train for Waverley races on Nov. !), particulars oi which will he found in another coHiinii. The polling places for the various ridings of the Taranaki County in comuctiou with the triennial elecI lion of members are advertistd in this issue. I Messrs fii-lmotir and Pallie have

for sale a handy faun oi !)i> acres, with stock, iimpli nieius, i.til li'ius-'-holtl [nrnilure. Details are sltiied in their advei'liseinenl. Messrs Moi'ey and Son's millinery , department, which is now under the able matiageiiieiil. of Hiss Palon, is well worth a visit-. Kmiie of the proIduclioit.s of the milliner's art arc described in their advertisement, to which attention is dtr.clod.

j. NKW ADVKUTISKMKNTS. Taranaki County Council—Kleciion of members. New Zealand Railways Special (rain for Wavcrley racei. (iilmoiir and Paltic Comple'ely eifuipprd farm for sale. Morey and Son—Stylish millinery.