GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8045, 6 February 1906, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.1!., is advised by the Minister For Public Works, that instruction has been given to the Gou'rnieent Architect lo prepare plans for the accommodation of the Laud Transfer, Deeds and Stamps Pcparlmciils al New Plymouth. Owing lo pressure of work in the Architect's office, tenders will not be immediately invited.

In reply to the Mangorei Rille Club's application, through Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.1!., for a reduction in the price oF rifle-barrels, the Minister of Defence states that these cost l'Js (id each landed in Wellington, and thus cannot be sold at a lower rate than 2i>s each, as at present, this sum including the cost of fitting.

In dealing with a iiinctccn-ycar-old girl, charged with drunkenness at the Auckland Police Court, the presiding Magistrate (Mr C. C'. Kettle) remarked that it was a scandalous and disgusting thing for a young girl like defend ant lo be served with liquor. The girl informed the Magistrate that she had been lo the Takapuna races, and had been drinking at the publicans' booths in company with a number of other girls much about her own age. The Sub-Inspector of Police added that there was nothing in the law to prevent the girls from being served with liquor and that it was an evcry-day occurrence.!

Says (lie Bulletin Cabled thai tlio Orient line is building two new steamers for (be Australian trade. Tliis is tbe line which, a short time ago, "held up" the Australian Parliament with tbe bluff Ibat the Australian service didn't pay. It reealls Hie yarn of die man who sold all his goods at a , loss, and accounts for his profits Viy | tbe quantity lie handled.

The marvel of Xevv Zealand's tremendous output of agricultural proMuds is rendered striking by (lie fact that the last census shows tbe number of farmers holding land under anv tender to be only 28,337, of runbolders 322U, and of dairy farmers 1702. As tbe other landowners, including horticulturists, vigncrous. poultry farmers, etc.. do not contribute more than a fraction to tbe export trade, and very little in comparison to tbe local markets, it will be seen that the bulk of the £21,000,000, representing New Zealand's animal output of agricultural products, is raised oil tbe holdings of only a little more than 30,000 men.

Mr S. Fitzherbert, solicitor to the Wanganui Education Board, in a report to thai body, states that lie disagrees with the judgment of Mr Thomson, S.M., "that the aulliority of a teacher ceases when the children leave the school precincts." lie is decidedly of opinion that it is the duly of a teacher to take cognisance of, and, if necessary, to punish for acts of misconduct committed out of school, at any rate when committed on the way to and lrom school, ami especially if committed tow ards a fellow pupil, litis further of opinion that .Section lii'J confers on a teacher the power to expel or forliid the attendance of any child for s'-. i!:ir acts of gross misconduct nh. 11 tile child committing such acts may fairly " in- considered an injurious or dangerous example to the other scholars."

What a great fund of amusement interest and service a good sewing machine provides! Anyone who has visited the classes for teaching art needle work at the Singer Sewing Machine would appreciate this. Thirty years st'cins long life indeed for a machine, but this is the life of a Singer. Every day the cost is being repaid by the service and use a careful housewife can put it too. General and useful sewing, dainty articles for draping and ornamentation, or the most beautiful

ami elegant .works of aft, are equally simple on this world-famed Singer Sew ing Machine. An open invitation is given to Singer users and ladies who isew to take instruct ion in the useful art of machine sewing. Headers have

but to see the pleasing work done oil the Singer to at once feel the desire to attain the knowledge necessary to do work such as this*