LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 12 March 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

in the Supreme Court in Chambers on tlie !Hh March, on the motion of Mr Kerr, probate of the will of the late Peter Madscn was granted to Messrs A. K. Blandish and W. H. Skinner, the executors named in the will. In taking Hie census the information gained as to age, sex, religion, birthplace, occupation, etc., will be dealt with by what is known as the " card system." A printed card is marked to indicate for each person the particulars given in the census, and the cards arc afterwards sorted according to the information required, and the cotnbinaatiou to be effected, the results then being brought out on sheets. It will be remembered that an em plover was fined at Nelson the other day for giving work at full rates to a Carving man who was a'non-unionist. Willi regard to the foregoing, the " Rangitikei Advocate" says :—"ft seems astounding that in this socalled free country, a man whose charitable instincts impel him to give employment to a starving man at the full wages payable, should be lined i'2 and costs because he has thereby broken n union award. The inference, of course, is that unionism prefers that men should starve rather (ban the award be broken. The judge, of course, was quite right in declaring that charity is nut an excuse for breach of law, but the decision should draw attention to the foolishness of the law. Such a position as that," it assumes, "is intolerant to humanity. Surely when a man is starving he can justly claim relief, and if he. is an honest man he will prefer to work for his mainlenancr, especially if the one who comes to his relief •■lVui-s him full wages." KHEI'MATIC SI't'FEUKHS. Hi'ii't waste your money by the purchase of liniment or pills which at the best only nlVord temporary relict'. Co to the root of the trouble aiid expel the uric acid (the real cause of rheumatism) from your system. This you can only do by taking a medicine which drives "tit the uric acid, liheumo will do litis lor you, and you will be surprised to find the wonderful cure effected by taking a few doses. Read the published testimonials from leading citizens till over New Zealand in favour of Rheumo, and try it for yourself. Sold by all chemists and stores at 2s Oil and is Oil per bottle,

At a late hour last night Dr. Walker reported tliat the condition of Mr Stokes, injured iu Thursday's cycling accident, was unaltered. Probato of the will of Matthew : Waters, deceased, was, on the motion of Mr Quillimn (Govett and Quilliam), granted by the Supreme Court to . Albert Waters, of Tongaporutu, as sole executor. It is stated that reports by the Now Plymouth Borough Medical Officer (Dr Home), and the Sanitary Inspector condemn the drainage installations recently effected at the Cent nil Fire Brigade Station. The matter will probably be considered by the Borough Council this evening On Sunday evening a messenger on a galloping horse clattered up to Dr. Walker's, mid excitedly announced an accident had occurred on the Eg-mout-road. Dr. Blackley immediately went out, and found that Mrs Greenway, an elderly lady, had been injured about the head in a trap accident. Details are meagre. The harvest thanksgiving services held by the Salvation Army at New Plymouth on Sunday, were attended by , large crowds at each meeting. The • hall was decorated most artistically with evergreens, ilowers, thanks-offer-ings of fruit, vegetables, and produce. The band aud company singers added to the effect of the musical effort. For to-night a musical meeting is an- ' Do.iuced, aad for to-morrow night a sale . of gifts.

"The children of the South Sea Islands arc better off spiritually than the people of your backblocks, twenty, thirty, and forty miles away from New Plymouth. The spiritual condition of these hack-block inhabitants is very sad indeed, , . . And people have a love for the brown heathen, and will contribute willingly to funds for their spiritual amelioration, but. strangely enough, the same people will not give a penny towards the uplifting of their own kith arid kin in the back-blocks of Tarauaki.—Archdeacon Cole at St. Mary's last evening.

The Secretary of the New Plymouth Trotting Club informs us that there is every possibility of His Excellency the Governor being present at the Club's first aunual trotting meeting on oth April next. The Recreation Ground Committee will lvold a fete in the Recreation Grounds that day, and the Trotting Club, is anxious to obtain the T.J.C. racecourse for its inaugural meeting. The Jockey Club has hitherto declined to allow the trotting people to use the course, but, in view of the exceptional circumstances this year, it is hoped that a satisfactory agreement will be arrived at.

A Chinese market gardener named Win Ki, or "Wan Keo," as ho was often called during his long residence in New Plymouth, was found dead in his hut al Te Hcinii ou Saturday afternoon. He had been ailing for some time from heart disease, and had been attended by Dr. Walker, who nave a certificate of death. The old fellow was a favourite with a large number of people, on account of his happy and generous disposition. He arrived in the colony over 30 years ago. The funeral yesterday was attended by a large number of celestials.

A number of schemes having for their object, municipal retrenchment, will probably be submitted at the Boiongh Council meeting to-night, during consideration of Cr. Brooking's vague notice of motion. It is now stated that the original scheme of the movers for re-adjusting the Borough staff has been considerably modified, and probably the move will now he in the direction of dispensing with the services of a separate officer as sanitary inspector. Humour has it that one amendment, amongst others, will be in the direction of dispensing with the Borough engineer. On the whole tonight's proceedings promise to be interesting. Several ratepayers have tannounccd their intention of attending he injtftiujf. Itopin; to h.> pMvi.l.vl with a little diversion,

The local teachers' weekly training classes opened on Saturday, when the students took lessons in Agriculture under Mr Green; carton and cardboard, Mr Blair; bricklaying and paperwork (kindergarten), Mrs Dowliug. Teachers who desire to keep right up-to-date in their profession, and to attain success i;i the examinations, should attend these classes. It is as well, too, to take the course of instruction from the commencement, for, of course, thorough knowledge of the preliminary instruction is necessary to grasp the later subjects treated. Generally speaking, the Taranaki teachers make the most of these opportunities, but the attendance could with advantage be largely increased. Next Saturday theoretical agriculture will be treated by Mr J. Dromgool, B.Sc, of Strat. ford, in the Central School, New Plymouth.

There are hundreds of people in New Plymouth who arc not aware of the wealth of scenic beauty at "Aotea," Mr E. Sole's residence on the Avenueroad, but there arc to-day a few hundred less than there were before the Garrison Band concert, held in the ground on Sunday afternoon. Even the NewPlyinouth Recreation Grounds, far famed as they arc, can hardly provide such a galaxy of ferns as is nestled here in a bend of the Henui stream. Imagine seven or eight acres of rather steep ground, completely sheltered and hemmed m by hills, covered with luxuriant puugas, karakas, ferns of all kinds, and native trees in endless variety—a veritable hunting ground for botanists. At the foot ripples tho Henui stream, almost hidden by the wealth of verdure, and the bush interlaced with paths, rustic bridges, streamlets, and ponds; imagine a pleasant warm day, a crowd of gaily dressed people strolling around, up and down, and then the strains of the Garrison Baud's best music stealing through the leafy avenues, and you have a slight idea of the eujoymcut afforded yesterday, Messrs Sole Bros, are deserving of the greatest praise in preserving this piece of bush intact, and for allowing the public to use it on these occasions. J