GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8049, 14 February 1906, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Bewlcy and Griffiths hold a big fruit sale this afternoon. Housewives and others wanting fruit should not miss to-day's opportunity. Winton is discussing the udvisabi"ty of establishing a municipal electric lighting plant. Another large consignment of seasonable fruits will be auctioned by Mr Newton King at his mart this afternoon. A funeral, a wedding that was to be, and a broken engagement arc the principal feali cs of an extraordinary lawsuit which will shortly be tried in the Paris courts. In the will of Mmc. Marris, an eccentric old lady who died not long ago. was a proviso to the effect that i'2SiH> should be spent on her funeral The heirs spent all Ihev could, but found when they had concluded the arrangements that they had a few pounds still in hand. To get rid of this they gave orders that the black and silver draperies put up oyc> the door of the louse on the occasion of the funeral should be left for five days. Another resident in the house, whose daughter's nuptials 'were to be celebrated recently, objected to the trappings of woe and asked the concierge to remove them. The concierge did not remove them, and when the prospective bridegroom saw the funeral signs he saw too, he said, an omen of ill-luck, and broke off the engagement. The father of the disappointed bride has now begun an anion against the landlord, holding him liable for the concierge's action in not removing the draperies.

A BOON TO DAIRYMEN. A bail has been patented by a Tarnnaki linn, which is far in advance of any other contrivance for securing rows while being milked. It is operated from the back of the cow, and she can be bailed up or released with the greatest ease by even the smallest milker. Dairymen will tiud these bails are not only great lime-savers, but are reliable, easy to fix, and never get out of repair; in fact, can lie lixed with little alteration in any shed in whieh old"bails arc at present in use. The articles supplied are : 2 screw pulleys, I ift of cord and ring, ) iron bail; and the cost is only a few shillings. Messrs Robertson and Bond, of Liardcl-street, New Plymouth, are the patentees and vendors. An illustrated Icalltl, and all estimates or particular/, will lie provided to enquirers free. The folio ving letter just received speaks volumes : Messrs. Kobertson and Bond, New Plymouth. Dear Sirs—l have pleasure m stating that the new cow Lulls vou supplied are giving every satisfaciion. They are easy to fix, aud ett'tet u great saving of time. I firmly believe if they were used continually for lifelvc months they would more than save their first cost. I can confidently recommend them to all dairymen. Wishing vc u every success, I am, faithfully your's, KoijfiliT Clksiow, Omata, Tarauaki.