LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 9 February 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ Mi' Newton King advertises a tjiiuiitity of fruit for auction at his marl this aflcruoou at 2.30 o'clock. Cr, Webster has becu appointed l« the Baths, Abattoir and Western Park Committees of the Borough t'ounei). ; It is estimated by the RegistrarGeneral that tliorc are 2517 CUineso in the colouy, of whom 50 are females. The [Swimming Club has applied to the New Plymouth Borough Couneil for permission to erect seating accommodation at the munieipal baths. The y.vw Plymouth Borough Council representatives on the Public Library committee are His Worship the Mayor, Crs Hutehen, Wilson, and Collis. Up to the present the Ashburlon County Council has purchased 211 i- , birds' eggs and heads, and has paid out £2li> to small boys and other collectors Additional machinery was recently purchased for the canning factory at Teviot, Otage, and the preserving capacity of the,factory has been increased accordingly. The Council of llie Churches will meet next Monday evening to consider the forthcoming election ot a Licensing Committee. We understand a determined effort will be made to secure a strong Committee favourable to the preseui system of closing the hotel bars at 10 o'cloA. As the expenditure on the New Plymouth electric lighting works iias exceeded the amount raised by loan for (he purpose by about £;!0I)0, Hie Mayor will probably suggest to the Council that debentures to that amount be 1 raised to extiusuish the debt. The Borough Council having been unable to cfl'ci-t a compromise as to i penalties with Messrs Andrews and I Macwilliams, contractors for the I water-works and power tunnel, whose . contract time was greatly exceeded, it [ is expected that the Council will shortly

; ho sued by the linn for the recovery of ' the unpaid contract monies. r The Wairiirupa " .Slamliird" says J that, by reason of the fact that the . New .South Wales Government have , determined to pay colonial pay to cou- [ tangents, who received Imperial pay, a well-known Featherstou carpenter will benulil to the tune of something like f During the past year the Xew Ply- . mouth Borough Council has expended f on metal for the streets about C2OOO out of revenue, and it is claimed that. no previous Council ever spent more L ' than .C Ml HI old of rates in any one " year. Notwithstanding this heavy ' outlay for street iniproveineids, if ail " rales outstanding were paid up, the 11 year's operations will not show a dclicil

f of more than .Coil! I. 1 f The Borough Council Ins .set up a „ special eommillce to make arraugc- " inenls for Ihe entertainment of Ihe Governor during his visit on the 21s|. insl. lu this connection if may - be interesting to note I hill His Kxcei- >' lenev recenfiy expressed, a desire to - the Strafford iiiuuieipalily that instead ', of a banquet, an informal social or s conversazione should be held, a low s charge to lie made for admission, in [I order that he n.ighl thereby have more . opportunity of meeting the people, „ many of whom would not attend an * nllici'al biiui|itel. His Excellency also iiiliiualeil tlial evening dress eould he ', dispensed with.

As some indication of Ihe hciiclil which the laud settlement policy of the tloverunicnt has been to some people, the Oaniaru "Mail" quotes a few of the many sales which have taken place at Waikakahi during the past year. The goodwill realised, which would cost about half, amounted on four farms, including houses, etc., to C 1.200. £llOO, is equal to £K to ,612 per acre for goodwill and improvements, and indicates that some of the settlers have had what was frequently quoted during the sittings of the Land Commission as n |" good Ihing." There was » pleasant and merry water-party on Thursday at ! '.\o|ea," the grounds of Mr Ernest Sole, the occasion beiug the holding of the annual picnic of the Baptist Sunday School and coiigregrtion, Tin' day was all that could lie wished, and the 'beau, tiful grounds and unlive hush were quile a surprise-to mosl. The spot is an ideal one for a picnic, and the party found the time too short to enjoy all that was to be seen. After tea, liev. W. If. Woolley voiced Ihe feelings of all present when he tendered, on behalf of those present, hearty thanks to Mr Sole for his kindness in granting them

the use of his grounds. Three cheers for "Aolca" anil its owner were given.

On Thursday morning an exciting incident occurred in Elthain during the sitting of (he Court. A. young man named Henry Turner- had just been remanded by the. Magistrate on two charges of larceny at Maugatoki. Constable liedieaii was in charge of the accused ami while mking him lo the lock-up, wns opening the gate leading in from the road when Turner, after asking a question about the remand, suddenly made a quick jump away anil ran for all he was wirlh across the timber yard of Messrs Baker and McMcchnn', with the iulenlion evidently of gelling to the open country. The Constable had been keeping a very close watch on Turner and was not taken by surprise when the hitler bolted. \n Ihe chase thai ensued, the Constable quickly closed on his man and ran him down in Hie swamp at Ihe back of the limber yard, Turner was Hum safely conveyed lo (he lock-up,--Argus."'

ll having hern pointed out lo Ihe New i'lyiiinulli Borough Council by the Clerk of the licensing Committee Unit the approaching licensing election will entail an uullaj of nbonl t2oi), the Council appointed a coinmillee consisting of Ihe Mayor, Crs Collis and Wilson (0 wail on (lie Council of Churches and the Licensed Victuallers with a view 10, if possible, bringing about an understanding Hint »il| obviate Ihe ncccssily of an election, by having cither the presei.t c< nillee rc-noniin-aled, or in Ihe event of any of the members declining lo act, lo have only the requisite number required noniinaled. The only question at issue is believed lo be tlic qucslioli of closing lime, the Churches being m favor of ID o'clock el ising as at present, and Ihe Council is of opinion that the Licensed Victuallers will not oppose Ihe present aiTangciucnl. Jn the even! of (he two factions agreeing on the main questions at issue, the Councillors are hopeful of thus being able lo save Ihe ratepayers the cost uf nil election.

'The Americans started to dig the Panama canal in 11101 with it cloven .steam shovels each, served by 50 men, ami each capable ol' doing the work nf 500 men. Ksirly lust yeur this work had to lie stopped on account of outbreaks of disease sinning the workmen and engineers. ; \|[ atteutiim was tlicn given to sanitation, and arrangements were made I'or regular supplies ol' superior Food fnun Xcw York Then it was doeideil that » complete survey would he necessary before digging began, and it wa., estimated tliat this work would no! he linished until well into the present year. Apparently the survey is to oerupy a much longer period. It is estimated lhal a canal with locks can he completed in lit years at a cost (fur new work onlv) ol' WO,iIIMI.OIIII. M,. Walluee, laic chief engineer, advised a sea-level canal costing 1.'1i0.t1110.000 . m ,i inking 20 years to construct, •'YOl'll WON Mill'l I, MEDICINE." .Mr K. M. liudmim, Colliiigwood-slrecl. Nelson, writes; "It gives me great pleasure to lie able to say, that by using your woiiuertitl medicine Rheumo. 1 have i|eeu completely cured of gout and rheumatism, from which I have been asnlVernr I'or the past twenty years. I niav sav I have not had Ihe slightest symptoms'for the past two years, and l'-el confident il isa permanent cure." Kheiuito will euro vou from rhciiiiiatisiii, gout, sciatica, lumbago, and kindred complaints, just as it has cured Mr Hudnian and thousands of other sufferers YoureliDinist or stoiekecper sells il at 2s (id am Us Oil a bottle.