LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 8 February 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mushrooms are fairly plentiful around Durham road at present.

The Sonoma, with the 'Frisco mail, arrived at San Francisco oil Tuesday at i p.m.

The number of lisliing licenses taken out at Danncvirke this season totals

During I lie lir-l 11 months (if last yen!' nearly 2ii.()ll0 inns of frozen rabbits wore ini]>orted inlo England from Australia ami New Zealand.

Average milk yields of CI 15s and ,C 1 17s per cow are reported to have been obtained from hei'ds at Kdendale, Otago. for a single month.

Tenders were invited by the (-ore Borough Council recoil ly for ,t2:!00 worth of debentures, anil no less than CK>.OOO was thrust forward by eager would-be investor-.

Several trucks of fill lambs, lingiisli Leicester cross, ncreseiil away from Matainat.a recently, for which the owner received los (id, The lambs were a line level lot.

The Kailn'mra lini>hed loading al Waiiara on Wednesday mnrning and sailed fur Hyltollon. Her shipment from Wailara comprised ijuartcrs of beef, 107-3 carcases of mutton, and carcases of land).

A "rumour is current in Wellington I lint the (Joverniueut N about lo purchase llie Wellinglon-Manawalu Railway. hut Ihe Premier, »Sir Joseph Ward, and the Railway Company Ji'U.v ils and say I In* rumour probably rniainilrd from people having land In

Fur the "sludv nuvk." ur a <jiue read during the evening, mm h pleasure jis provided by well-selected books, id' the deeply iutcrcMiug Kind. When once you pick up stories such as the following, yon absolutely cannot pul them down until liuished : " Beverley, of liniustarkj" by MoCuteheon, "The Pillar of Light," by Louis Tracy; | "The Princess Passes," a delightful novel by l\ N. and A. M. Williamson ; ,or " 1.N.K.1." by IVlcr Kosseger. Tbe.se are but a lew of Mr T. K. Holder's selections; bookseller, of Devon -treet. These books make pleasing gifts ui any time.—Advt

The Stratford Borough C nincil li is lecidcd to impose an annual license fee m nil moLor vehicles used in the town.

As showing the extent, of the damage done by ilie lightning during the thunderstorm lust week, il may be [mentioned that on a farm near Inglewood several,fences wore cut down, and a number of trees splintered to pieces.

Tu Ike Supremo Court, on the motion of Mr Qui Ilia m ((iovett and Quilliam), probate of the will of Thomas Power,

into of Durham road, deceased. was granted to Mrs Ann Stephens, one of the executors mimed in the will.

President Roosevelt's birthplace, ah old-fashioned Mew York house, has been purchased for the nation at a cost of .£13,000. 31r Carnegie and Air Edison are among the subscribers About 21,0'>0 ' white-pine sleepers have been received at the Woodville creosote works from (rreytown during the past three weeks They nve intended for various parts of this province.

The freezing works creeled by Messrs Borthwick and Sons, of London, at Pakipaki, llawkc's Hay, were opened last week. Supplies of sheep are being received at the works from as far as Wuirarapa.

Nc\t season practically the whole ol the milk supplied to the Makctawa factory will be put through coolers before it reaches the factory, the manager limingpersuaded many of the suppliers to provide them. This will be the means of improving the quality of the cream, and higher grading is expected next season. According to our travelling representative, the recent rain has seriously hampered hay-making operations around Durham and Norfolk Roads. Apart from the delay in gelling the fodder in, the <|irility has been removed from the hay, a result that will be felt when the winler sots in. A large quantity of oats,* of which there are several good crops, still remains uncut.

How about this for a money-unking scheme? A fete in aid ol'jlhe Hospital fuuds is to be held at Paluierstou North next week. It is the intention of the Committee lo carl several loads of earth lo the Show grounds, and deposit therein £lO, in coins ranging from sixpence lo a sovereign. For the sum of one shilling people will be permitted to dig and delve for ten minutes, and whatever they find they may keep.

A smart piece of fanning is recorded by the " Marlborough Express," A stack of o:its on Fridley's farm was tackled on Thursday morning and cut into eh iff, reluming over n'j) bags. Tiles; 1 were planed on I lie steamer Xguguru, outward U mud from Blenheim, and by six o'clock 11vI moraing the chufi' was at Wellington. The transference of a stack of oats from a Marlborough farm to the horse stalls of Wellington within twenty-four hours s i|iiiel; work

Marie Favre, a girl of nine, was playing on the quay of Like Neuch ite with other children the other clay, when her djll fell into the water. Without a mmieiit's liesiluion she climbed T01" the railings, and jumped into the icy water t ) save the doll. The lake is deep in this pirt and Marie, clutching at her doll, disappeared. Til.' body was recovered later by a bo itniim. with the doll clasped in the child's arms.

Four leading clergymen of the United States Congregaliodil Church have issued iu the Congregational

organ a formal warning to their brother clergymen against Messrs Torrey anil Alexander. They state that their personal observation of the spirit, methods and results of the | evangelists' work in England leads lliein to recommend churches to ac-

quaint themselves thiroughly with the nature of tlie mission before giving it a place in the evangelistic effort.

A very gratifying communication has been received by Mr Masscy, the Loader of the Opposition, from a large branch in the South Island, of the Amalgamated SoiiHy of Railway Servants of New Zetland. The writer says: The. object desired by this branch is to mark their appreciation of your untiring efforts to improve their conditions as toilers in the State's employ, anil the members desire me to cvprcss their grateful thanks foe all that you lnve endeavoured to do on their behalf."

All extraordinary speech by Dr Luegev, Mayor of Vienna, 011 December 7th last, shocked public feeling (here, lie accused the -lews of furnishing money for the Socialists' red Hags, and said : " T solemnly warn the Jews that a repetition of the Kussian atrocities is not impossible. We anti-Semites in Vicuna have certainly no taste for blood, but- if the Jews endanger our fatherland we shall have no mercy." Much words, coming from the mouth of the Mayor, appeal to the worst instiucts of the worst classes.

Tin- extraordinary experience of William Sleath, gatekeeper at the Kobin llood gate at Jtichmond Park, was described the other day before the Kingston County Bench, when Mr Philip Sinclair Wilby was summoned for driving ft motor-car in a reckless manner. Sheath said that he was in the middle of tlie road putting a lead 011 a do«, when Mr Wilby's motor-ear ap. proachcd him from behind, picked him u]i, carried him through the gate for (i 11 ecu yards, and tossed him into the roadway. Mr Wilby was lined £lO and costs.

At Stratford on Wednesday two i 1 formations were heard for breaches the Public Health Act, 11)00, again Louis Fowler and Saniutl Thomson, charging tlieni with establishing and carrying on an offensive trade, namely, offal boiling, without the consent of the District Health Olliccr. Tlie defendants were convicted. Mr Kerr, who appeared for the Department, explained that, in the circumstances, and as these were tlie lirst prosecutions under Mie Act, ho was instructed by the Health Department not to press For more than nominal penalties, though defendants had rendered themselves liable to a penalty of £SO. The Department, however, wanted it generally known that 110 offensive trade could be established and carried on without the consent of tlie local authority and ol' the District Health Olliccr. The defendants were lined, with costs amount - ting to CI. lis, 011 both informal ions.

A remarkable record in lite way of rabbit-shooting is mentioned by a correspondent, writing from Blenheim to tin' Colonial Ammunition Company. After praising the (|uality"of the company's ninmtir.iliou, he says ; ™" First ility rabbit-sliooting I shot eighty-two rabbits, and lisd live cartridges left out of one hundred. Next day out 1 took another one hundred and the five 1 had left that made 105, and t .shot one hundred rabbits, mid had six left. You see thai is more thuii one pur shot. I shot two the last shot, and would not shoot again, for I'eav 1 would miss, The next day I. took another one liuudred without the six, and I shot ninety-seven without a miss, and niv two mates took my gun away, and said that was a record, and if was a pity to spoil if. These were Favourite cartridges, so you see they are not so b;id when a man can do thai wilh them, (Jut of 21) I shots I gol rabbits with a '23s gun."

M Ell IT KKWAKDEI) BY COI'KT OK JUSTICE. The. acknowledged good qaiJilics and success of SANUKIi AM) HONS* EUCALYPTI xTHAC'C ha\c brought out many iuiilations, and one ease was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before his Honor Chief Justice Sir J Madden, K,C. M.tr.ell!. His honor, in giving judgment, said i that whenever an article is commended t ! iho public bv reason of its good ijuality, e.le., it is not iiermissiw to imitate any ot' its feature*. Restraining the imitators perpetually from doing so, he ordered t hem to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the people an opportunity of protecting themselves, and of securing what is proved heyoud all doubt, by skilled witnesses at the "Supreme Court of Victoria, and by many authorities during the last '.sl years to be preparation of genuine merit, viz.: — TJIK GKNUINU SaNDHU & iSOxNS Puue Volatile Eucalypti Extuacx,

There are sonic nico of mangel i around Merenieiv. averaging ;i)>out <!0 or 70 tons to the acre. A sailor, iiaiiieil AVilli.-un ftrw& bplonging to (lie Talta|>una, who ereale.l a seene al the wlnrF on Tuesday. IVlls brought before tin' Court on Wednesday morning, ami eoiivicted ona charge of drunkenness. Oil a ehiirge of usiu 0 ' oWnw laumwgo, the S.II. ordered (jreig lo be kept at liai'il labour till the time of the 'fakipuiri sailing tliis evening.

Tlie l'.itea " I'l'e.ss " says Detective .Hiitdelis .spoul several d.iys in pui'siun',' investigations rogmling Ihe Moniohaki railway accident, and liy this lime the country far and wide lias been thoroughly scoured without, it is understood, any evidence being seeured to show that any suspicious character was in the neighborhood at or about the time of the mysterious all'air.

There arc numerous line pieces of bush along the routes of the North Island "M ain Trunk and Midland vailway lines, and for some time past Mr Elf, M.H.R., has been in correspondence with the Minister for l'ublie Works (the llou.. AV. Hull-Jones) regarding the preservation from damage of this line bush scenery. The Minister has now advised Mr lill thai instructions have been given to preserve the natural scenery as lmieU as possible from destruetiou-

The Government Geologist (Dr. Bell) who is at present visiting Christchureh, told a "Times" reporter that it was intended lo make a comprehensive geological survey of New Zealand, but the mining side of the work was the most important. In accordance with his scheme of operations, a commencement had been made in Wcsthmd. Another party was working in Coromandcl, and a third in Central Olago. "I lay out the work." Dr. Bell explained, "and leave il to my assistants. All New Zealand is divided into survey districts, each as a rule about twelve miles square. New Zealand has wonderful ccouumic possibilities, in milling especially, a fact which has not been brought forward in the past as much as it might have been. I am very sanguine about the mining possibilities. Of course, in a eounlry so influenced by volcanic eruptions, there is a likelihood of many deposits being patchy, but I do not think that they are all so. The main thing is lo find out the ones which are valuable, and separate them from the others. For example, the deposit of iron at l'arapara is one of the largest in the world, and for gold there are very few mines to equal Wnihi,"

Ail important conference between the Stock Inspectors ill charge of the various districts throughout the colony and the head otllccrs of the Department of Agriculture was held in Wellington during the last four days, and iermiiiated yesterday. It was attended by the Hon. T. V. Duncan, Minister for

Agriculture; Mr J. I), llitchie, Secretary for Agriculture; Mr .1. A. Gilnilh, Chief Government Veterinarian ; and the following Stock Inspectors; Messrs C. Clifton (Auckland) A. K. Biundell (Wanganui), W. Miller, (Hawkc's Bay), T. A. Frascr (Nelson) 11. T. Turner (Chrislchurch), and J. L. Bruce (Duuedin). One of the principal subjects discussed was the question wh'rli originally led to the resignation jof the Chief Veterinarian, viz., that a separate d-'partnient should be created for the veterinary division of the Department of Agriculture, and placing the veterinary staff of the colony under the control of the Chief Vcieriiia"ian, responsible direct to the Minister, instead of the present system under which the veterinary division is controlled by the Secretary for Agriculture. As n result of the deliberations of the conference, it is likely (hat recommendations to Cabinet will be

madc on the question. Sir Wilfred Ltiwson, M.P., who is a master of oratorical quibs and cranks, delivered himself recently of a choice collection of political phrases. In the course of a speech at Carlylc, lie said, wit h reference to the end of the Tory Government, that the whole mass ol organised hypocrisy had fallen, never to rise again. " Dissolved, dissipated,

discomforted, ami destroyed, there they lay, a mass of mist-olluucous, misguided mortality, oil the Held of liiiltle —your llalfours ami your Chamberlains, your Brodrieks, your 'whole Loggers,' your litlk' piggcrs—(laughter) —yoiir protectionists, your fair traders, your foul trailers— (laughter) —-yourliscaft'cformcrs, your retaliators, your reciprocitymongers, your Imperial thinkers, ami your Imperial drinkers—-(great laughter) -your Jingoes and your stingocs—(laughter) —your landlords, your Handlords, your Philosophic Doubters, your Imperial shouters, men with 110 convictions, who ought to have been convicted long ago, your Balfours, your shulllcrs, your scuttlers, your pure Balfourians, and your Chinese coolies—horse, foot, ami artillery, there they lie in one mingled mass of misery." (Cheers).

Any machinery user is able to appreciate the fact that the slightest! breakdown may eventuate in a serious mechanical accident, if proper experienced attention is not given at once. iS r o matter how trill ins; or how complicated the trouble with your machinery may seem, write for advice and assistance to Okcy and ltollo, the Taranaki Foundry, Mew Plymouth. Charges are very reasonable. —Auvt. There is a "house of call" in Egniont street, quite of the Continental plan. At the Arcadia Cigar Store, a j man can enjoy his cigarette or pipe 11 a cosy sitting-room, write a letter or two, play his game of chess or draughts, and I hen continue his business. Here, Ihe morning paper, the "Daily News," and the Wellington "Times" can be purchased with the ■early morning smoke, U. A r an Deldcn, the proprietor, has a smoke to suit anybody. Call 111. -Advt.