LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 15 March 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Auckland-Sail Francisco despatch of the 10th February arrived iu London on the 1:1 th inst.

A new regulation affecting postal carriers has been gaze l ted. In future a letter-carrier of the second grade must have served 10 years in the department or class before being eligible for promotion in the second class.

A Maori employed at a flaxmill near Kangiora, while placing the belt ou a moving pulley, last week, was caught by the shirt sleeves and thrown down. His right arm was much lacerated, and his legs aud body bruised.

Eleven pure-bred Angora goats have been liberated on Motuara Island, opposite Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound, bv the Department of Agriculture, and with the previous Angoras liberated these will form the nucleus of the Government flock.

Football is no new game amongsi the Chinese. It is not, of course played according to association rules but it resembles in many ways the gooi' old English game. A wicker basket i; substituted for the leather football and the game is to carry this basket into the opponent's end of the town This is often accomplished by stealth as well as by brute force. There an no goals, and no half-linie, but tin gamti is continued until one side ha> accomplished its purpose, and often lasts for days.

Tlic Government apiarist, Mr Tsaac Hopkins, iluring an address he dcdolivcrcd at Wyndhain, said the lice induslry in Southland, as compared with oilier parts of the colony, was in a very backward condition. Of something like 1000colonics of hees that he had inspected, about 58 per cent were contained in ordinary box hives worked on the sniplnir pit system, The proportion of box hives in the rest of the colony was only about It! per cent, but no doubt in a season or two, now that interest iu the industry has been awakened, that defect would be remedied to a large extent.

A merry jest is circulating through the police stations in New Zealand (says the "Lyltclton Times"). A detective in one of the four chief centres, it is alleged, imagined he was on the trail of a burglar who had broken into a house. The investigator noticed a tingcr-print on a piece of furniture in the place which the desperado visited, and, hoping that this might give lum n clue, he had the article submitted to an expert. The examiner's verdict was [hat the print hail been impressed all right, but the linger belonged to the detective who had set himself to catch the thief.

A " ncck-aud-ncck " race is being run between Melbourne ready-to-wear tailor-made suits and 10-measure clothes. Melbourne suits arc carrying a light weight, alls (id. Custommade suits are labouring under killing imports, .Co to i'li Ills. Your horsesense will tell you what the result will be. The made-to-measure suil is bouuil to fall out of the race. How can it be otherwise 'i Melbourne styles arc the exact duplicate of expensive custom designs and the materials are proved to be the same. Next lime you're passing the show just examine them. — Advt.

At the last meeting of the Egmoul County Council (Opiiuake), a reijuest was received from (he Taranaki Hospital Board, asking that contributions be forwarded to end of March. One of the Councillors said he understood that the Council would not be represented on tlve next Board, as the Taranaki County Council were going to have all ilicir ridings represented, in which case Egmont County, which was at present only represented on sufferance, would be cut off. The opinion was expressed that as the Egmont County is a contributing body, they had a right to representation, and the Government will probably be communicated with on the matter.

Although the modern UiisMau woman has attained aspoeilic destination of her own, nolably in literature, medicine, and various branches of peda gogy, she still remains, in the truest sense of the word, an exemplary mother and the genius of her home. I'ulike her American sister, she has, with happily Jew exceptions, known how lo preserve her domesticity. Iu the upper and commercial classes, she not infrequently helps lo administer the estates, or as widow manage* the business of her deceased husband, and her voice is decisive as |.u the children's education, in nliich slfe constantly takes a part herself, Among the peasantry, woman, as head of a household, takes her place as an elective member of the village lnir or home rule commune. and she remains lo this day an adept in baking, preserving, spinning, weaving, and sewing.

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In this issue tlio Now Plymout Borougli Council iuviles temlors for annual supplies, and also for Hie sanitary contract for three years. Messrs Boou Bros, will, it is reported, be tlic first firm in New Plymouth to instal electric motive power. One thousand youug birds were reared at the Government Poultry Farm, Milton, during the past season, and 36,000 eggs were livid on the farm during the past eleven months. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society will exchange three pairs of mallard ducks for throe pairs of grey ducks from the New Plymouth ltccreation Grounds,

At a meeting of the New Plymouth Garrison Hand on Tuesday, Band Sergeant 11, Flail was presented with a silver hot water kettle and spirit lamp liy his fellow bandsmen on the occasion of his marriage. Altogether 13,1)72 bicycles were imported into New Zealand during 1905, the value being £81,830, while the imported material was valued as £'l2B,l>sS, the total in each case showing a large increase over that of any previous year.

During the past few days, which have been cu the warm side, several sharks have been seen in the water just oft the New Plymouth railway station. One, it is estimated, would measure close on 12ft,

At a meeting of the Opunake branch of the Farmers' Union it was resolved: " That in the opinion of this branch inoculation for the prcj vention of blackleg has done a considerable amount of good in this district." The head nailer at the Criterion Hotel, New Plymouth, had the misfortune to slip whilst engaged in his duties yesterday, and, in falling, broke his leg, He was removed to the hospital for treatment.

Police Inspector Kiely, of Wanganui, was at the Stratford races on Wednesday. It is whispered that he generally makes a point of attending this meeting, lest liupelinus ollicials should rush the local police into dilllcultics, and then leave them to extricate themselves as best they may. That business iu New Plymouth is not generally dull is shown by the fact that some of the shopkeepers are doing belter business than heretofore One draper informs us that his takings have, during the past two months, been substantially higher than they have been during tlie same two mouths of the previous year.

Several finds of moa bones and broken rnoa's eggs have been made on the Benmore Run (Woodsidc) recently by Mr Freoboru Parsons (says the " Kaikoura Star "). They are in such <1 uantity as to indicate that the moa must have existed there in considerable numbers.

Sarcastic par from Eketahuna Express :—"No fewer than ten divorce cases are set down for hearing at the sitting of the Supreme Court, which opened in Palinerston North ou Thursday. Yes, I'almerstou North is advancing! " The Hon. C. IT. Mills Mas four years a pupil teacher in New Zealand, but at the expiry of that time ho decided to cliango his occupation for something more remunerative. His first year's salary as a pupil teacher amounted to the munificent sum of £B.

The latest thing in sweets is Killengrey's royal Doneaster butterscotch, which is a favourite with the King and Prince of Wales. Mr Sykes has just received a fresh supply of the dainty, and elsewhere announces that free samples will hp given to all who call on him on Saturday next, the 17th inst. Dr Magkili, Government Bacteriologist and District Health Officer at Wellington (or, failing him, Mr Sehauer, Chief Solitary Inspector for the colony) has been requested to report on the New Plymouth Central Fire Brigade station drainage, aud will probably be in New Plymouth this week.

It should lie hardly necessary to remind our readers of St. Joseph's euchre prrty to be held in the schoolroom this ivening. Those who remember the excellent manner in which like parties wore conducted duriug lad winter will not, need to be told that they are assured of a good evening's enjoyment. The management is offering first and second prizes for both ladies and gentlemen, dropping the " booby" system, which is incentive to bad "instead of good play.

The usual practice of the chorus for the Messiah " and " Elijah " concert on Good Friday night w.is very poorly attended on Wednesday evening. As there are only about three more practice nights available, the [committee is considering whether it will be possible to drop the idea for the present, which, in the face of the engagement of Mr Hamilton llodges, is a pity. We hope that in the next few days the local singers will signify their intention of seeing the thing through. The "Hawke's Bay Herald" points out that Lionel Terry's opinion that a lethal chamber for those who are no longer of any use in the world, hits been held by many famous men. It was the opinion invariably entertained in the world that a mini whose life was a burden to liini might properly put an end to it. "If the house be smoky, said the Stoic philosopher, " quit it." The coming of Christianity gave a different value to life, but at all times men have lived who maintained the Stoic' view. Sir Thomas Moore, iu his " Utopia," actually lays down a procedure by which confirmed invalids and others might obtain permission to lay down their lives.

On Saturday next Mr New;tou King will hold an important sale of properties ill the estate of the lale Mrs Isabella Small. The properties consist of both freehold and leasehold, and are well situated. Most of the lots have buildings upon them which, with one exception, are let to good tenants, and are, therefore, revenue-producing, 'lo anyone desirous of procuring a freehold, or to the investor in search of a sound and increasingly valuable security, this is an opportunity which seldom offers, the terms of the will rendering it imperative that the estate shall he realised. Full particulars of the various lots may be obtained upon application to Mr Newton King, or Messrs Govett and Quilliain, solicitors ill the estate.

There is » quiet movement afoot in Liranaki that is likely to spread lo other districts. It is nothing less than a quiet boycot of cei'tain wholesale linns by retail dealers. It appears lliat some wholesale lirms send their travellers into country towns to do business with retailers.' They hook all the orders they eau, and at the same time do a sort of semi-wholesale, semiretai 1 trade with ltolelkeewrs, boarding, house keepers, ele. The relailers look upon lli is as poaching on their domains, and, without making any fuss or complaint, ihcy will withdraw their patronage Irom (hose lirms who do this duplicate class of iraile, and reserve their orders I'm' (hose establishments who confine their business to bona fide wholesale buyers whose business it is Mail. A " Lule Ist" is being prepared, and some wholesale houses will shortly begin to wonder why orders ure falling of. Tliey will cease to wonder if they read tins paragrsmh, says the" Kltham Argus."

MEKIT KEWAlltJtil) Dl COUIIT OF .UISTICB. tlie good qualities and success of Sandeh and Sons' Kucamti'Ti xtiiact have brought out many imilatioiis, and one ease was just tried'in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before his Hoiu.r Chief Justice Sir J, Madden, K.C. ete. His honor, in giving judgment, said that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not, permissive to imitate any of its feature*, Kcsttalninir imitfvtovs : perpetually from doing so, hu ordered them lo pay all osts. AVe publi' h this to afford the people an opportunity of protecting themselves, and I securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Suppemp Court of Victoria, and by many authorities dini„(j t||elast IU years to be a preparation of genuine merit, via. TiiJi (jnxiMNii St>'will &"Hoks Pl'llji V Ol.Vi'lMi Jit'C'ALVl't'l JiiliiAt/'I,