LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7974, 10 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Some very ( large trout h a ve i"ially been caught in the Waipalti .River, Otago. Oik- weighing liUltr was taken in the upper reaches of the river, and auoihvr weighing 'Jttb near the Otaraia junction. A recent visitor lo Wellington Gaol states l-liat Terry, who is awaiting trial on the charge of murdering a Chinaman, displays no sign of worry or distress, a ml seems peiI'eclly unconcerned as to his fate.

I Mr Cable, giving evidence before the Arbitration Court sai.l there was one thing perfect in his simp, and it was impossible to improve on t—that was tlie unanimous niaunei in whiell the whole of l-lle employees left off work at the*, lirsl tinkle of the bell. (l.aughler. | When thelw-ll rang for tin-men to start it had to •■ing for a long time before the men made a start. (l>hs.)

Till' Commissioner in' Police in New Zealand (Mr W. niiinie) wilt leave the ItlulT next Monday to assist tlw Hoard which has been set up in Tasmania tocmpiiiv into the polici system in that Statu.

The Wei ling-ton correspondent oi tin l Auckland Star stales that private advices indicate a likelihcod oi| Auckland ami Wellington living visit<*d about Kaster next by t'hreo .Japanese warships which took part in 'he iiKMiiorabU 1 Tsushima engagement. crew will include a nutnI ber ol -tlistinj«uishi-M .laj)aiu«>e naval oflicors. A hint is conveyed that se- ; w-ral the Australian sfjuadron will ire in these waters about -that J time. Ono of ihe moimbers of the Mackenzie County Council asked the on- 1 : giifirr, in his capacity of district, ! health oHicer or inspector o\" nuisan:cs Jo have a look at an offensive >ig-sty. lie then 'asked one of ihe mi'inbers if lu- had been putting dead sheep in a fence, because there was a very -bad smell in that fence. Another member said that this objector should Jirst take notice of a oullock which had spent a month-in creek, and was beginning to in 'orm passei's-b\ of iis proximity. The chairman said he regretted very much that h<- had nothing similar tc vjHirt uj)on. a)id Ibis closed the discission siiddenlx. t'ouni Kdgar Wiltskeel, son rf t bavarian master of horse, and a lieiit«nant in the Havarian army, lias been tried by -a military court-mar-tial for baviivg contracted fi marriage in Lowlon with an Ivnglish ac- ' ress, named Maria Thomas, without • laving obtained tbc permission of j-'s eiilonel. urns sentenced ta 'orty-!'i;ur days' imprisonment. Mr F. NT. Kojwv of Te Kopuru, Northern Wairoa. rep'tris picking up on t'he con.-!, opposite Aratapu. on Saturday la>l. a lifebuoy, which lias j u>r hten strand<-rl. on which was ihe nana-. "Maylield, '(Jlasgow." .There weir no liarnacles of any size ipon ihe lih-buoy. The Ma\field was one of the vessels of the Shaw, Savilb>. and Co.'s Itne and was wreckMi on the north coast of Tasmania ibonl two >vnrs ago. so thai -the iifehuo,\ must have been drifting about for u considerable period bo •'ore it reaeh<,l the Nrw •oust.—New Zealand lleraid.

Wi-itinir In lln-'l'"rni!-aMrtim-}f K\|"Tt. tt large linn of produce liroUeis NrW X alutid luuiinls imk! shipmills iralisi-il top [iritvs. ai:«l from 'til accuiiiiis tJiDsc st'iil allium earlv ii tit.- iii'M new \.Mr will reach a lii Mid market." Apropos of tln* freipieni reiteration of argunit m by mjns.'l. Mr .1 ust ire li.'iiiiisti.n told a litth* story at the W .■! 1 iiifi l i.n Appial I'ourl si 11 i n.u. A t'i iinxrl who had 'hern reminded that iic had repeated a tiling thn-e timi's remarked thai llit-iv wi-ri* four judges [ ni 1 lie liCiß'h. ati\'l for iliat reason hi' was enl itliil in i'i'|i,'at himself •mi' inon*. ""That is a story from Ser.iemil llolmistm's vi'iv amusing t,ook. anil lam only iiii'iiiioning it 1* a valuable preei-di-nleonelu-iieil his Honour Willi it ipiiz/ieal jrlniK-,' ,il the counsel who wfts -addressing tin- Court.—J'ost. According to Hit' Daily Mail, a snip of land at I'icadilly anil St. lames'-street has been sold a' Hit rati 1 <;f t.'it -'is 'il a striate, foot, m: 'tti,' enormous sum of £l,tKK,3ofl ]it't acre." More than double this rain was pawl for laud at the north-west corner of Wall au:l Hroail Streets away hack a tliinl of a eeiilury In June last the Silliinan corner at rt'all and IlroaiUvay fetched 359.2'J dollars a square fool, or 25, it 1),423,20 dollars an acre. This is between three ami four limes London's record price.—Sun, New York. In making an application for a separation at Cbristchurch, the coinI'l'inant, an eldeily mian, sa.d tliat duriiis; the period of their liianinl life, extending; o\er 21 years, his wife ha<l froquenlly.sliuck him and thrown ihinKS at him. He was getting old, and wished to die a natural death, A sad burning accident has oircurH\d at Marshall Mount (N'.S.W.j, resulting in the death of the live-yeai-I'lft son of Mr Samuel Downes, a (atliter. A spark fjolti a tire ignited the child s llaiuicV-tte- nightdress. Medical aid was immediately o'ttain"l, hut the chilil succumbi d to the shock. It is Slated that there are over 2WIII men on i!,e wharves and purs around Melbourne, who are clamfor work in enhr to buy foi.d and eloHiity for tlieir wives and lamilies, and wlio j„ ,i u . mos ', lavourable ciicumst..,ices do- not aver■iKf a wage of mote than 20s a week.

Dining Hi,. limiing „f ;j, t , j lon _ moulders' dis|iuie, uelore Hie Arbitral ion Court ai Wellington, ( . v «'as_ given as lo the cost of Ijvin" m Wellington. One witness a married man with a family of live, in u-ccipt i,f liis a day, distributed his ft ages „ii an average as follows I'oiii-iiMUiiul, house 1 (is a week groceries Ills, itiulchcr Xs, baker' '.'is milkman 3s, l.»il K e Is, Kll s Is, wood ■'nil coal js, vegetables 3s, union (id, impels Is, tobacco Is, Hams lid i„_ nsiirance Is .'id, which left y balance out. of tin. Week's Wage of :,s !l<l. clothing had 'llien to lie considered.

A boy at *l"i ma in last week Iwiee iroke gaol in an ingenious manner, lie first escaped by a trapdoor in lit;cell, ami being rccapiurid in the park was roineaityraled anil care .akin to Me lb.it !..' did not again escape, lie ,ljd so, however. lie was securely lockul up at li o'clock on Mulay night, and half an hour later had vanished, and has nm since been Hllill lit' <lid was |o pull IV """'e iramework of the ventilator of <i'l| out. j hen be K o| his stool . . ' "l'™lig, piled the blanV' " f "• sll( 'cee(led in siting Ihiotiirli |he aperture. Wn nciing t ie corresponding ventilator in Tw c , pU ' T - i|rn i'M down lo the floor, the door < f winch was not locked, and passing along a Corridor climhid a 12 for? Wall covered Willi broken class on It-op. llow lie MMleil the walj is -,n knigma. | High temperatures ranging from ii-i lo till were experienced in Victoria and New Soulli Wales on Wednesday. A Maori iianiei! Karailiana le E(ei ''ec"i,l!i a pal ii-ii( at Cislionie Hospital, hung himself at Port Awaini on Tiuii-jday.

TfTe bicycle race yesterday [row New Plymouth to Inglewood anil back attracted 16' competitors and a goodly number of spectators. The men iSSre despatched froiu the cower of Mr Whittle's hotel soon after 2.3(1 .(i.iii., and the weather conditions on ill. 1 journey were none 100 S°od, sonic heavy showers falling; al intervals. 'I lie winner was Mr S. Cieorge, w who, with Hii-min handicap, just managed to beat Holloway by 3sec. The winner's riding time was lh. -12iiiin. The first prize was £3 and a Sold tiled,il, and the,second £2 and a silver medal. H. Drake securul th:- third prize of His. He had 12tnin .'iilsec handicap, and rode I lie distance in the ."iS'.see, and was award.-d the medal for (lie fastest liuie ma-de. M. Anilreason, the scratch man, tool; 1 hi Hiinin to complete the journey. The only accident happened to W. Skipper, who broke his front fork. The arrangeimnts [or tile race were cairied out very satisfactorily by Mr Arnold George.

Tlie New Plymouth Fire lirigaile ball on Thursday evening was a great slice, ss. Our report is crowded out of this issueAbout twenty members of the Taroiiiiki Field Club journeyed lo Sentry Hill yesterday, and spent a ury pleasant aitieiHoi n roaming thiough tho bush at the back of Mi C. .Sampson's place. Sonic very interesting specimens wen: securi.-d |,y flic party. At the Presbyterian Assembly in Auckland t ,n Thursday the Moderator delivemi his address on "Some points in our business.'' The Treasurer's statement was ailopltd, 11 showed micsiment.s at and gross revenue last year £lutl,7;sii. Tlie live stock entries for the Wanganui Show next- week constitute a record for the colony, being 1056.

At the conference between the Implement Manufacturers and (he Farmers' Union a t Cliristcliurch. on Ihursday it was agreed that the effect of the. recent Act would be watched with a view to taking action it ue\ elopnieuts vcudeird it nrccssary. It Was also.decided - fo appoint a joint Y 1 ' 1 '" a,lon ~ 0 wait on Sir Joseph naid relative to reduced freight on implements. At Tapoiao on Wednesday a man namid Harry Simpson took carbolic bymistake, but is flow out of dan-