LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 13 March 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A court iu Philadelphia lias decided that a wife may search licr husband'.pockets, but that lie has no legal right to look iu his wife's pocket-book without her permission.

Mr George L. HoUou, MiperintcniVjiil ol the Derby Desk Company's factory at Boston, has asked for an injunction lo prevent his wife ringing him up continually on the telephone.

During the past month JtDD 17s (id has been collected by the dog-tax ranger and £22 7s (id at the Council ollice ; £122 Ws iu all, compared with about iMO la,si year. The collector reports that only about 15 guineas are unaccounted for.

The ratepayers of Xew I'lynioutli are lo be commended for the interest they are now displaying in borough affairs. On Monday night nearly twenty attended the Borough Council meeting, attracted by the expectation ol some more light bsing thrown an the slate of the borough finances. They evinced a keen interest in the business, ft is a pity that such an attendance is a rarity.

The liev. J. N. Buttle conducted the service al the Old People's Home 011 Sunday evening, when several visitors were present besides the inmates. Amongst (hose present was Mr Tiseh, the Chairman of the Charitable Aid Board. At the (dose of the service. Mr Parrar expressed to Mr Buttle the appreciation of the rev. gentleman's services and thanked him for the interest he had displayed in arranging for the supply of preachers fur the service. The Chairman and the members of the Hoard were pleased the service had been established. In reply Mr Buttle stated thilt it had always been a pleasure to himself and the lay readers to attend al the Homo wl conduct the services.

I' m' I hose who spend money openhiindcdlv, as well as for that larger class whose purchases are controlled by Ihe strictest noniy, the Mel bimnic Clothing Company provides the best value-. Men's llannols 2s men > shins Is Ild. men's denims lis ;ld. men's underpants Is lid. Come and invcsligalc.--Ai>rr.

A speciality is made of Ladies' Hair | Dressing aud Ladies' Toilet necessities [at the Eguiont Hairdressiug .Saloon, Kginont street. A very line showing of Indies' sundries offered. The proprietary have wade quite a reputation lor llicir skilful ami phasing attention to this depurtment.—Aim,

Tile ocuuu liucr Papauui is at present loading frozen meat in the roadstead off Waitara. The record number oE packages of butler handled in one day this season at the Moturoa Freezing Works was 143 boxes. Lottie Davies, a negress, Las just died at Galveston, Texas, al Uio age ot 107. Her husl>aml, James Davies, who survives her, is 115 years old, and they have more than 300 living descendants,

It was stated that Emily Hurt, who was sentenced at Westminster to a month's hard labour for stealing a sovereign from a soldier, swallowed the coin, and washed it down with a bottle of lemonade. Programmes have been issued for the Taranaki Golf Championship Meeting to lie held at Easier. There are twelve events, including a. Taranaki Amateur Championship, a Ladies' Medal Handicap, and a Continuous Putting Match, Only members of clubs affiliated to the New Zealand Golf Council can lake part.

At the New Plymouth Borough Council meeting on Monday night the Mayor (Mr 1!. Cock) went somewhat fully into the financial position of the Borough, and submitted estimates to show that the position is not by any means so bad as some "street corner scallywags and newspapers have endeavored to show it," Owing to pressure on our space, the article has been crowded out of this issue.

At the New Plymouth S.M. Court sitting ou Monday, judgment by default was entered in the following cases, with costs: Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr Standish) v. Edward Carroll, of Wliangamomona, claim for £35 3s yd rent, costs £1 lis; Collier and Company (Mr VV. L. Fiuherbert) v. Philip Tenant, of Mokoia, claim £22 Os 7d, cost £3; John Roberts v. liobert Morris, of Pungarehu, £3 Is 3d, costs 7s.

The motion introduced at the last meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council by Councillor Brooking, in the direction of reducing the staff, was, he said, brought forward with regret, , as he considered the Council had collected an efficient and enthusiastic office and engineering stuff that could not be excelled in the colony. If the position arose that one of the officers had to be dispensed with, it would not be the fault of. any of the officials themselves.

The Christcliurch Museum, which is ouc of the finest 111 the world, is in quest of a Maori " sinker " and a " I'ernpounder." Hearing that in the New Plymouth Museum there arc two of the former and several pounders, the authorities have written, offering to exchange for these a set of moa bones. The letter cauic before the last meeting of the Borough Council, the governing body of the New Plymouth Museum, and it was considered that it would be " good business " to secure a complete 1110 a skeleton. If the Museum has any spare spcciineus as stated, the exchange will be authorised:

The first Court eases arising out of the refusal of settlers to pay to the Tarauaki County Council the Eltham l!oad special rate of jjd 111 tho £ on a loan of £2OO, were called 011 at the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court 011 Monday morning. Mr Roy appeared for the Council. Mr E. Bartou, of Hawera, counsel for defendants (W. F. R. Coombridgo and Samuel T. Cox) asked for six weeks' adjournment, but plaintiff's solicitor objected, and judgment was entered up for payment of £1 Os 3d and Os, costs against COOlll- - and £2 Os 7d, costs 9s against the other defendant.

Whilst the Premier was in Auckland, the New Zealand Government offered to place the Tutauokai at the disposal of the French Government and the, French Consul at Auckland to proceed to Tahiti to take foodstuffs and other assistance to tlic natives there, who suffered from the recent disaster. At New Plymouth, as Mr Seddoit was passing through en route to Foxton, he received a telegram from the French Consul at Auckland to the effect that whilst expressing the wannest thanks of the Government of the French Republic to the New Zealand Government for its generous offer to send the .steamer, it had been ascertained that, fortunately, tlic position at Tahiti was not as bad as had been reported, and that consequently any special assistance was not required.

What 11 lot of pleasure would be lost if contributors to papers always thought before they wrote! This pithy reflection is occasioned by reading the suggestion that women should henceforth retain their maiden names, attached by a hyphen, in front of their married names. This would, it is urged, prevent them sinking their identity. No doubt it would. It would —after a few generations—also prevent them from being able to sign their names. Take Miss Smith who marries Mr Brown • she becomes Mrs Smith-Brown. Her daughter, Miss Smith-Brown, becomes engaged to the sou of Mrs Grccn-Robiuson (nee Green). The unfortunate girl suddenly realises that she will shortly have to sign her name Emily Victoria SmithBrown - Green - Robinson. Will her daughter ever face the prospect of a wedding, and call herself , But space forbids.—Exchange.

"We fire told tlie British '■ cheer" is (lie Jinest tiling in the world of noises, ami it is ail iiuniitioiial iliiug to lose it. Which is fudge, as most casual asscrlions ai'e, writes " Tohunga" in tlie " Mew Zealaud Heralil" Tlie British '' cheer" is the most tremendous of proofs that wo arc racially a silent people, and tliat making wiid noises is alien to 11s, It is a meaningless sound adopted from an absolutely foreign and distant race at a comparatively recent period, and its very form shows that it is the result of organised inculcation and not spontaneous. More lliau this, tlie English shircsman rarely uses it, while the townsman is perpetually practising it. And the shiresnian is the old brt'cd, uumoderiiizcd, unwealtencd, and unchanged, while the townsman is the neurotic child of a neurotic age and a dying generation. It isn't English at all, this '• hurrah" of ours, hut Asiatic—a cry learned by English Crusaders from the Moslem and taken up because we had nothing much of our own. The older Saxon yell, the " aie, aic," was a mere passing interlude to a race which fought silently and sullenly and regarded the display of the emotions with scorn. And when we adopted tlie " hurrah" as our national cry, as our meaningless iiational cry, we took it simply because it sounded well.

A-gentleman with a horse and trap, a full supply of Smalltalk and pleasant milliners, has been driving a thriving trade in the country district of Taranaki lately. Another part of his stock-in-trade, besides those enumerated abftve, are some line samples of ololh* ing and drapery, and a big stock of shoddy suit lengths. Armed with the above commodities, he has booked big orders from several settlers. Quills", worth Oil, were quoted at os; tow Is, shop value 2s :ld, could be pur-* chased at ild; shirts, cheap at :1s lid. were sold at a shilling each; halfcrown lines of stockings, lor sixpence, or a lew pence more ; and other lines in proportion. Ashe correctly stated, the shopkeepers "simply couldn't dream of selling ut llie same price," and I here was litl lc wonder that (here was a good brisk business among folks who knew good cheap stulf when they saw it' Then the settlers started toiliilg their town drapers of their bar. gams, and invited them to sell at the same prices. Kxplnnalions were asked, ■•Oil, you come out and see the stuff youi'sell, was the fanners' challenge. One draper said he would do so.

" But you can only see Ihe suit length, Ihe oilier st nil is only ordered, AVe paid !<!s lid, and a guinea I'.ir the suit lengths, ill hard cash." .Now it is alleged thai the suit lmgllis are dear at half the price, aud that the parcel of hosiery, clothing, and other goods may turn up some day—and they may not. At any rate, farmers will not suffer al all from the naming contained in the above remarks.

Mr Johnstono's motto at Roading mis '■ England expects that overy mau will do liis duty, ami that every foreigner shall pay his duty." The infant prodigy who wallowed u small bicycle Hie other day, am] underwent a successful operation is now referred to in medical circles as the appendicyclist. . A hon belonging to Mr T. Tanner, of Great Soniert'ord, Wiltz, has laid an egg weighing I'ioz. After being broken it was found to contain another perfect Mr Langinan, of Wcstown, Now Plymouth, who is noted for the products of his orchard, has this season had a wonderful crop of passion fruit off one of his trees, there beiug as much fruit as there are leaves. The oyer-laden tree excites the admiration of all who see it.

11l reference to tlic paragraph in yesterday's issue, relating to the New Plymouth Trotting Club's meeting, it s'.ioukl be stated tlve application to the Tiiranaki Joekey Club for the use of its course and conveniences is being made by tho Recreation Grounds Improvement Committee, The Star Sports Committee lias decided to extend the time for receiving nominations from the 21st to the '2Bth March. A. committee has been appointed to make special train arrangements. A married women's race is added to the programme, the prizes being a chest of tea and a 50lb bag of Hour. Monday was a busy day at the Moturoa Grading Works. The usual fortnightly shipment was handled, 12,000 boxes of butter and 700 crates of ohecse being taken by the Corinna. Besides this 107 parcels of dairy butter were received and graded.

During the hearing of a poaching ease at the Holbeach Petty Sessions, it was stated that at Gedney Drove End (Lines.) a club has been formed by certain of the villegcrs, by which the expenses of defendants in these cases were paid, the members contributing a certain sum each.

A woman witness at an inquest at Stepney on an old man and his wifo, who died suddenly, protested against the doctor's evidence that the room was dirty. "They were the cleanest old couple in Stepney," the .aid. " They always washed their hands before going to bed." A dwarf, Mm. high, was summoned in Philadelphia for being drunk and disorderly and challenging a man twice his height to a fight in tlic street. The Magistrate sentenced him to twentyfour hours' imprisonment, adding, " That's quite long enough for a short in 111 like yoil'"

An interesting innovation in connection with the manoeuvres of the South Notts. Hussars was the introduction of motor-bicycles. Instructions have been given that men may attend on motorbicycles to the number of three per squadron, and they will receive the same pay as mounted men.

The Japanese training squadron, consisting of the Matsushima, Itsukashiiua, and Hashidatc, is now on its way to Australia. Tho squadron, which is under the command of RearAdmiral Skimamura, left Yokosuka, the Japanese naval headquarters, 011 Februajy 17th, it being the intention to proceed along tho Corean and Chinese coasts, thence to Manila, and the ejstcrn coast of Australia. It will be remembered that these vessels visited Australia a little over two years ago. The cruise is solely for the purpose of training the cadets who form the crews,

According to gossip iu London thoatrical circles, Mrs Brown Potter received the other day, through her solicitor, a request that she would use some other name in future, this being desired by Mrs James Brown Potter, a New York society woman, who is the wife of the actress's former husband. The matter was discussed in London bclwccn the legal representatives of ■ olli parties. The actress's solicitor is said to have pointed out thai the name had acquired the value of a trademark, and as such must be paid for. His client had 110 objection to change it for some other, but could not be induced to do so for less than £SOOO cash.

The tardy construction of the Nortl Island Main Trunk line was diseussei by the Chamber of Commerce at Wei liugton. No resolution on the subjee was passed, but there was a genera expression of opinion that the Govern nicnt is not making that measure 0 progress which tho importance of tin great undertaking demands. Member! went further, and declared their ad herence to the principle that the tw< great trunk lines now in course of con slruction—the Midland and the Nortl Island Main Trunk—should be com pleted at the earliest possible date work 011 subsidiary lines being aban doned for the time being. Notice wai taken of the fact that the Govcrnmen could not get sufficient meu for e.xpcdi tiously pushing on the line iu this is land, but the Council, notwithstanding this fact, still believed that more niigh be done by the Government than it i: at present accomplishing.

Muil advices to hand from Tampa bring a terrible story of the sea. The ship Helen Thomas hail arrived there and landed John P. Williams, mate of the British schooner Sakata, who was the only survivor of the crew of eight men. The Sakata was 011 a voyage from Anapolis to Havana in ballast, and whou in latitude 29 N., longitude 80 W., during a heavy gale the ship was struck by a terrific wave, which threw her over on her beam ends, and before the crew had time to cut away the masts to right her she capsized, throwing Captain Lonlon and the whole of the crew into the water. Several of the men succeeded in scrambling on to the upturned vessel, but owing to cold and exposure they gradually lost consciousness, released their hold, and disappeared beneath the waves, until Williams was the only one left. He hail kept himself alive for four days by chewing a portion of his oilskin coat. When rescued by the boat's crew scut from the Helen Thomas he was almost at the point of death, and was fast losing consciousness.

The Auckland City Council has adopted the scheme of Mr Goodman, of the firm of Noycs Bros., Duiietlin, for tuc city electrical installation, obtaining power by utilising the heat from the city destructor, The Council was recommended to inslul an electricity generating plant in combination with the destructor, and to adopt as the system of distribution the three-wire direct current, with 110 volls between outer and neutral. A storage battery should be iu.stulled, so that the energy generated during the day could be fully utilised on Ihc lighting load. Mr Goodman recommended the Coun,-il to start slowly with a small installation, with a minimum capital outlay, it being considered belter to have a demand exceeding) the supply (1,,,,, t„ have a large plant and not sullicieul demand to provide a paying load, fl was recommended that ilie lirst iustallation consist of two 225 killowatt generating units, one boiler and one storage battery, togelhcr with the necessary auxiliaries steam and exhaust piping, etc. The charge should be one shilling per unit. The cost of the scheme adopted is estimated at C2o,2t);>, comprising t;)oi)i) for (lie building, £LO.S7(i for engines, generalot's, etc., and CIIII2I for overhead feeders and distributing mains.

uhhtmo soon criiiii) him, A lew doses of liheutiio soon cured Mr, p™. Colledge, the. well-known Wellington master mariner. lie writes:—"l was attacked with rheumatic gout. My feet were much swolleu, and so very painful Unit I had to keep in bed. Hearing of your cure for gout, I sent for a bottle of Itum'jio, and after taking a few doses the effect was magical—the severe pain left and the swelling disappeared. I was soon on my feet again and able lo go to work." Ivheumo is sold every where til -'s lid ami Is (hi u bolilg