LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7977, 14 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

| ill R' 11; I-<■, I ill." |ml>|il I I- |) Trr l,ir \,U ■/.iMliillil in' tli,. cv ;i n i <!, • ),r,,r,.>s ~i p. 1,1 .•xtrariiiMi. 'I h>> |»ilH bus inn- 11rrit■ I 1,, ill.. <;..v,-nl- - 1,.\ niiiiinu r,iinjiiini,'s in i InI'M iii r..\nlii.> I',r 111,• 11-,. ~f II),. ||| - , .(■( S-. mill II is lII.U- ,ill:i , j;il! i - !i, il in 1 hj- t l.i/.'l 1,. 1 Ini! I 11.- ii.-,' hi ill,. |,r,:i-,-ss in I li,- culi ny is I'r,

1 Tin* i inn., i i ■ «•!»« its tJiut mil ~illy is I 'if intake lumiel oi I lie water supply I iff i'rnm ('■ hiaminatiim. but tlial \v 111 - 1! full il is "Tiii|H;ssil/lt* thai am ivali r .iny i-iln r source can net contnminale it. Aisu that 111, 1 lall- li.nl llaviiur ai.il enlniir Writ' not (till - In cnn'.iiiiiiiat Hill. Hie boxliuller compet if ii n at tin - Taranaki V- aril I'. Show has a I tracH - '! VI entries. an inctcasc of nine uUi j.tsl J'car's total-

Tlic timber raft brought down the Wanganui river by Captain ami Jir Uiarles Hedditeh eonlAimd about Mli-il feet to totara. It did not tou»h a stone all the ivaj down, a,ml Uie , master is confidmt be can ibring down a raft of Uvinty or tliirty thousand feet of timber when the livet is at a reasonable height. The raft was bound together so there was no unnecessary expense of carrying back ropes alter the voyage, lhe logs were simply cut adritl. and were ready f< r the mill. Kvcii the sweeps can be utilised at the end of the journey, as they .consisted merely of bt.anls naiUd to se,mi ling, 'lhai'lual travelling time from Tauniartisivn to Wanguiini was roily hours, the length of the voyage being partly a<C(.,nt.d [in that thiie was a poor current al some points, while at Sandy Hook it stopped altogether. lit'll's (late was negotiated at the rate of lificeii miles an hour.

A l.oy ri-.iing a n.irse low.irls ilit' Wellington an 1 iUanav; ,tu railway statii n las! week, collided with a cab l/.uig driven m the opposite direction. 'Hie pole ol (he cab made such a terrible wound in the saddle-horse that it had to be killed, and the inghun d cab-horses plunged Willi such force on to the footpath that the pole was driven clean through the wall ot the Railway Hotel into the bar. The boy who was riding the horse escaped injury lie being thrown into the air, anil tailing on tlie box-seat of Hie call. *ihe thief Justice sitting inthanihers at Wellington ou Friday, delivered judgment in the appeal against the grant bv the Registrar of Patents, of a patent lo Mr (irillith (New Plymouth) for an improved sky-light frame. His' Honour gave a decision limiting Mr Urillith's patent to the construction of a sky-light flame wh.cli would allow of an air-space bciwe.n the wall spare and the cover. He allowed Messrs Hallinger

Urns., who opi)cs:'(l Mr (iriilitli's patent, the sum of £2O it.']' cosl:'. iind the sanu' Costs as wetv al'mvc.l Mr c;rjmtii by the paUnl olliar vh.-'i granting liini Hit' inll patent. Mr Skerrctt appeand Fur ,M.l!a!liros., and Mr Von Haast forMr t;rilTiill. An extraordinary story was related in the New Snulli Males l.egb'lati\u tuuii'.-il lii 3 other day, when tne (lovernment w;ie (juestioned ahout the iiiipris:iiiinent of a n ehuee-ye.ir-old f,irl. The Hon. Mr lirtaiclu'r explained that the child had been

I.ned it, with 12 !is Id Costs, in default■.fourt. .'en days' imprisonment. The child's fat Ik r, who is a storekee| er, had written asking that the whole of the p. iialty might be remitted. '1 lie Minister di.l not see ins way li, recommend this, and at the same time ihlorimd the father tint iie could not think he would aiiovv the tne to nmain unpaid and l.is rto 1,0 to gaol. No pa\nicat lad be.n im.de, and with a view of enforcing it, a warrant oi committment was issued. Prior to its execution a last,appeal was made to the lather, who brought the child to the I'olice station. On ti.« reception of the girl into the gaol, the Controller-General of Prisioiis brought, th.' facts under the notice of the Minister, who recommended (he immediate relia.se of the girl, at the time expressing the opinion that the '•uh t s conduct was inhuman. Such cases Wo I'd now Ie dealt with b> i.' recently-e.stablishid Children's C ;lll't.

A I.'eril,!,. ncnth hi ~eeiinV : | al Hill--Sri'V'-. N SAY ivceul Iv. t-'va Itoun'l.\ ■ I , .M-ai'S 1,1 iig,.. | M coihiimhv t. ii h wo yoioigve girts was s.-tUng ll.myrs "1 Ibo , ,k'|. ,11 |{|-|'|'. tun Falls. she '■lip|" , it an.t i•-!I o\{'i' a I'iveipiee. a '-I;,!-!' i|.-j,lti ol .se\'r| - a[ lluil'll'el] f.'cl Iter hn.h. t !i.-u si ril, ing 1i'.1g,.-, ill |',.|| mn.v Simil . .|i,.j,1 1, "us | Tac lii n|]\ ilist;iiitaie'iuis 'l'll,. '"■■ lv was iveov..,v.l, i, h s-.-.-j,. ilillic iilt.v■ l.roiif.lll, t„ ||„. 1,,,, , hv lats an.l e,,n\e.\ .-.t i.i l li.. lius|iilal J lie | oor girl's 1,,,.K was 'l'ighllnlly inaiiLi'h'it, her l,aek anil all h.-e liuil's 1,.|,,g l.n.kcn. Some „,, rs a g'''t naun'il \,.is„„ met her d alb lo laltoig a pi eeipiee in I 111' Sllllf luc,t||| \ .

A I'hlg if gl'J.SSh<lp|„TS tins H)i. I'lMI-r.l in 111,, cit.l 111' Olliillio. Xnbl-as-hi. i'!i".\ tie, 1 ruling up cai-|»'ts i-u piivat.- hom.'s and lintels, it is repor-llil.ai.-d inl relVeing «il h h.isinrss in o-ii'i.'.' i-l I In-<ii \- .- stnldis'liii',i 1 s.friu11 so;,'!,- oi w J.it'll bushels ol' I li,. insects ti.lle tn 'en swe)it.

1 'I 1 ""-' ii Mipplj lllg I'ti-el i-ieal i"i'.i.-e ii,i- tins and other purposes i's ''ne.n .'ing t In. at 11 M ion cf 1 tie Wi-lting--I'] 11 ' Council. id growth of the city tln-e,. lias l.een an enormous incii-.tsi. in 1 tie ci.iisuuio--10,11 i,l iva-ti'i- ho- biiusi'tiotd pui'juisi's. nnit in, uiorc water power can l.c sil|.|ilicii io work tills. I uel. i u.'s.' ,'t c. Tin' Couni il has 1,, .-n urgi .1 la mat,u ai'i'ang'euicni s for i in- supph of el, et ri. Cit.l 11-liin I !le 11-ainwny pi,wee house I 11:. 1 lloii el cr. is out oi the|i L piestii,n. as l In- irainw u.i current must nol iiitei'i'ei-i d w illi. anil ilie Council is iow nscerlaiuing wlial amount oi pi wer will l.e i'i,,-j'u j I'ei I 1,.i the J nisi - iii-.ss coiiiinunit.v. ii it is decided to instill a sei'aiate plant at the powerhouse. Tlie enquiries made su far -how Ilia! the .scheme lias hern Vel'.v i;iv<>»n;ih!y rt-c.-t'lvcd.

I lie IVlgian Government is pieparon iniiiiriis.' inliiition lothe i'or- \ ilkm ' imi> (,| \ni uvrp, !■}•,<■ uiitconio <i which, nu rmnpl. tiun. uil! 1,,-ih.' !i ion oi a Vii.Ni itinl ramp wi• li :l total rhvmulVivikv <u' i,mhv 1 h:in 711 milt s. w it h ,tu ijin,.|- ,-nc-.'iii- »•' nnnv I Iran mites, ah ''■'•'ll as the fort ilicat ions oi' Paris. Aptirf H'tiin llic jiui-siioh of I'tmils ii

v a \<*r\ serious n,alter tulin.lthe I I»re hecessarx lo deicn.l aili-(juatei\-prodigious (i sh e,»p of fori ilird 'ase of an invasion or an attark iVom Ihe mm a ir}fiidl> Power help i" a I'oiiriss. wliirh. pro»*i> Ifhl. v'i "'lid 1..- hnpri-.tirnvhle \;<v, .na l.',|i;ai.'..\ nuuuied would lie lili!e

r h -.it ;■ i r;ip u.r r,s d -i.-n;!. 1 he.-., ■ .lev •■!. .pin.'li I s in \,,t w erjt.w her..1 m-j!" i'o;i;iin ii.siirat' 1 with that ol ' ' l '' »i«uis. have hardK ■I liv inl «i esi inl ids count r\ t hat h•> u Muld lui\ e doiif in earirer : • ars. liiil liieif ch.ier! is uorthy ol" "''li.-.deral ion ; one | hinii is eleai, '"■y are not desiyncU ayainsl (ieri:iai).\ .--Sanu day Hevi.-w .

The Registrar (teneral has ionvai'dul to us a copy ot the New Zealand Year Hook for Ullla, a wor1; that contains a last amount oi reliable in loi'uiation in relation to the colony and itst resources.

At tiie I'ilthiini police Court <ll Monday, Ivmma L'rry, an elderly unmarried woman, was committed for trial i n a charge oi at templed arson. Hail was allowed.

J ill' iidmg L-\hi jitors are reinimlrtl Hint iin tics f„r u u . Taianaki Agri--iiilliilal SrCiely's show close tin Thursday, i'frd 'msl., at !l p.m., will) .(iriiils thioiighmn il,e disUiel, and also i hp secretary. There is a |,ig demand fur sell! ilulfs, and applica!ien ■"liiinlcl he made al once hv 11inst" requiring same.

I lie church anil monastery a I Mount. A thus ((IreiCei have Ireu destroyed hy an earihi|iiake, ihe damage being es 1 iiii.it! il ae IJ.l.lliin.

(Jiieeii Alexandra has headed the I M of stiliscri|ilioiis lo (he lirilish "'"'H'l'lojed I el: el' inud with a (lon.l----"l tUemi, and her Majesty a pI"'' 1 s ' ' Hi' I'hin iljihlv minded [it as--isiarc in Hi- R(M id work.

"I'Niil TONDKUF-o:. MfiDICINK." Hiirtniau, Collingwooil Street. writes :—"Il (lives me great pleasure to he ahle lo say that hy using your wonderful medicine Rlieumo I have been completely cttreil

of soul and ihi-.iinnCsiii, fimn wliiili I haw- 1 (tii a suii'i ivr i"or ill, past twenty veins. 1 may say I liavr mi! liail I lie sliu.li I (.s I symptoms fnt - the | past Iwn years, ami (eel cniitiitciit il is a permanent cure." Kiiciimo will cur,, yiiu iivtu rheumatism, ;j,»nn, sciatica, lumhnni), ami kiinlrnl ciim- | iilanits, jus 1 as il lias cured Mr llwlmau ami thousands oi ijlli»-r siilliM'i-rs. I Your Cllelllisl Ml' storekeeper scl's i 1 Ul lib 1 11 anil i s I'll a but 11 ■ •)

Messrs 13, 'Jj Cartlww & Co., land agents, report having sold a nice residence in Fowtlerham Street to .Mrs M. Coleman, of ricton.

The following' will represent the TarnnaUi Hides in the K'illc I'liion , niateli. Hides v. liig-hnvooil, at .New | Plymouth on tliet Kith ins-t. Her- j yeant .McKcown, Captain 01.r.v, Cor- , poral At'iiiilage, Privates 1 liiuiphiies, j T. .U\irett, A. Murell, C. Okev, and liLiiee ; emergency. Lieut. Col. Oke.v. The "Club Chatter" of To-day tells a story of i.ord lJcacnnsticld that is not perhaps well known. The great statesman on one occasion a man in his study to whom he olTrrid a .class of whisky, doing to the mleboard lo ilo the honours himself, the overworkd diplomatist luiil his attentiin called lo : ome matter of immediate importance, mil ne absent mindedly ponied the wa.U'r into the glass,from (lie waterbo' •ie with out emptying any whisky from the d. canter, and hauled iln- (muter to 111' workman. Sitting down at his desk to attend lo the message that hail come in, lie 'uriied lo the man when he had I'm':,tied, and genially asked him. "Well, what do you think of llu blend ?" "Ah mv lord. '!-ai'l the man. "I've nevir tasted whisky like that bctorc. ' l.crl Heaconslield afterwards remenib;." rd his own mistake. "How same men are wasted !" lie remarked, "liwiv is a man wi'.o was born to be a diplomatist, ami chance has made him a carpi nier." Moniuiiiisni and .polygamy are inereasiing in the north-west of Canada. U is reported, says a Chrisfehurch message, that on Friday last, 111 the absence of the inmates, Mr (i. L. Rutherford's house at McDonald Downs, was broken into and some plate stolen. At the Kaiapoi Magistrate's Court ,'on Monday, P. Kccgan was fn"d £5 ' I for betting with an infant at therecent Labour Day cycling sports held there.

The concluding nieetinn ol the season of the Wtoitelcy Band of Hope,liekl 011 Monday evening, Was very suucessiul, the South Hoad Hand being responsible for the greater part of the items, which included songs,, recitations, duets, chorus; s, piano and violin ,solos, with orchestral music under Mr Turner's lead. The programme was so lengthy that half of it was held over till Monday week. At a special meeting of the Horoi.:gh Council held im Monday evening a resolution was passed confirming a special order lor tlie payment of interest, and sinking fund on the special loan of &71MM) out of the general fund until other,vise prowled. At a siii)s.'(|Uiii| special meet'iig a resolution was passed for the purpose of lotting, for a pciim) not exceeding live years, the waterworks ie,serve end residence, except a Portion between seven ami eieht acres used for a Plantation and protective purposes.

Lite "aweto" or "vegetable catcrpilli.r" of the West Coast of tho North Island is well known, in the form in which the fungus and a dead caterpillar are united, but hitherto the caterpillar has not been found i.l-ve. Hie difficulty is that the presence of the caterpillar is not marked until the shout of the fungus rises aljove the ground, at which stage tlw caterpillar is dead and vegetalised. Mr Hill, inspector of, schools, iTawke's Pay, has ofiercd rewards to tchool children in various parts of the hush il stricts, and i| i s in this wav ih.it a find has at last been made. A little- girL in the Motu district. nittl the matter to a Mr Gardiner, a surveyor in the Tahora country. He was digging in the Irtish wli n he came across two caterpillars ii'iout. lin long. These . were promptly secured and carried toCiishorne in a pot of earth. When Mr Hill got them, one was moribund, but the other, wh.cli is clearly jnfe>,iCd with the sjioies of some fungus, It, still alive, it is Mr Hill's intention to give Mr Hudson the opportunity of identifying the caterpillar, ai d so perhaps settling a longnnsolvtd mystery.

Mr J. (J, Harl n 'ss, Secretary of the National Dairv .V ociaticn, giving evidence before the Arbitration Court in the enginalr-ivers' dispute, asked that dairy factories should be exempt irom the Court's awiuil, as they dealt with a perishable article which i( would be unable to c o pe willi if a limit!<l number of hours were fixtd. The en-giiicdrivers in the factories and creameries w-'ere not kept working conl.'jiuouslv, the engines being idle for several hours each day, an:d whilst the men wore kept on duly nine or ten hours per day, they were on all the year round, at full pay, and if the union's application was [granted the 'men would have to. be dispensed with during the slaclc_ season. The men were now provided wilh butter, milk, fuel and house accommodation, and were, taking those privileges into consideraHoii, paid on a better scale than was sought by tip union. The Wages paid-averaged from £3 as to £3 Ids per Week.

One of the curios on board the Italian warship Calabria is a heavy gold medallion, about the citcumfeierce of a small tea-cup, presented to the ship by some of the residents of Hahia, Brazil, in. recognition of the efforts of the crew in suppressing a lire in that town. The medallion is mounted on a Wooden shield, picked out in the Colours of Italy. 'I here were 11 applicants for the position of engineer in charge of the Hoiougb Council's electrical powerhouse, and live for that of switchboard attendant. Aftir a ballot had bem taken on Monday evening, Mr A. Nandilaiids, of Mat aura, was elected by tne Council to the position of engiucu, the appointment of switchboard attendant, being deferred. Ihe General Assembly of the Presbyterian C'huic!i at Auckland passed a resolution in Monday recording ns great, soi row at ilie p t'eseiit calamity in Russia, and urging the members to continue in rarmst I r;iyer for the establishment, of order anl righteousness in that land

iMr L. m. yniith has i\cjlvcd a wire from the ilinieter for Public Wori.s in relation to the deviation of the Mangot'ei Ik,ad across to the Carring ton Koad, Stating that the ratePa) els could take the i;e:e : s,u'y steps tor rais.ng a loan, and then utilise tlie amount voted this yen-, the Minis,ei promising to do what he could next year.

r lh." Horoiigh Council in Monday night decidid, at tie sugv.eslion ,",i •Mr A. C. Kooliei-, to apply to Mr Carnegie tor a gsanl with which lo erect a public 11.)i;iry lor New Pivmo'ith, and Crs. Collis, Hrooking etid I'.wiiig were appointed In see lo the mat ter.

In iU'ciiribnce with a sKKg.-sliiin made by Uu. Swimming Club, thu UoioMLji Council i, is allered ti u . tj me able al the h-atlis so as lo permit family balliing I:,,in itmui lo :S.:iil J'-ni.. iunl males from :i.;tn uu closing l imo.

I lie .Mayor and Cr. Tisdi lint" been nominated h y (l f , li t) , ,ni v|i Council n s iurmhers of the Hos|,i (il ! and Chari- ,'! , , All ' l ' uil! d lot (lie combined H.is of Waitlara and New I'JvI lie Mayor will exrt'eise tin- , S V ol" a « H'f Board's office on the JJtul n;st.

reel' "! l ' ( '!" ,n Il:,s -jipiminlcd as _•'< sent alive „f , )ln I JoI<)1If; ,, c oull . ill. 11 ,he Kecreal ion Grounds Board. K'iiuts are io u , CalJc ,| [()1 . , ins| . ll _ 'nig eleetnc 1| K |,| a , t | K ,Town Hall

I A deputiahon from Jl lo Cduncil of n.rclies eonsislin. „f tho Uevs. litilI " .ui.l Osborne, waited on the Uor.f ; ( omici! on Slot.dav evening r,i f lo Miirge.stril fniprovi-mcnis lo 'J 1 ' . »n Hie easiing vote 1 'l"' ,i was .Ucidcl lo refer tt.r jiii.Ki-r to 11, . Cemelew C'ommitl«' lor lln ir report.

The linn I euchre p iir (y and ilanee al 'li's'.'ph s sch-'oliooni is fixed for Thur: .lay ne\ 1. y,l„-i, s|w l a | a tll'aeI io!i'-* are olH'l't-cl.

Messrs Morey and Son have an advertisement in this issue 011 Uve subject ot pretty, petticoats at lovely litlle prices'. Ladies should direct their attiut-iou to this announcement.

The Taranaki Choral Festival Association's annual service at St. Mary's is to be held on Thursday at 7..'10 p.m. Tlie special hymns an. 1 canticles tor the oecasien will lie found in our advertising columns The committee appointed to wind up tile affairs in connection with Hi;' carnival and exhibition last Christmas having finished their task, will lie dissolved on the *2(11 li Inst. Just landed—Our zc.a consignment of Xmas jewellery and solid silverware. Now on view in our windowrings, new broociks, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality the very best. (Jood value beyond dispute. Carefully note the address : J. 11. Parker, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next railway crossing, Devon .Street Central, New Plymouth.*

Nl'lW ADVI'IKTISIOMKNTS. Morey and Moore—Petticoats. Taranaki A. and P. Society—Attractions for the show. Taranaiki Choral Festival for tie.' special services. St. Joseph's Schoolroom Euchre party and dance. Carnival Commit tee—Notice of dissolution. The Hugardes— Kntertainment at Theatre Royal. Land Registry—Statutory notices. liewley and Griffiths Sale of property in Grey district. Newtcn King—Sale of property by order of mortgagees.