LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8061, 16 March 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Rcakes, Assistaut Chief A'ctcriuarian, is still conducting blackleg - innoenlatiou in this province. Mr A. G. Simms, Government pomologist, is at present inspecting orchards in Taranaki. He will visit i the Tarata district in the course of a few days, and will combiue with Ikwork of inspection that of giving instruction in spraying, etc. Farmers and gardeners iu this dis. trict who have saved their potato crops by spraying, arc requested to scud in " their names to this office. The spray- ' ing has proved efficacious iu several i instances where the work was thorough, j and it will be interesting to note these cases. " It isn't the calf with blackleg in his system that ' passes out' from • blackleg inoculation, but the next chap ' on which the syringe is used. The syringes oaght to be sterilised after ' every operation. I wouldn't let the Government inoculate any calves of mine," said a farmer from the Stratford district in the afternoon tram to New Plymouth on Thursday, At Inglcwood yesterday, Messrs Crozier and Pennington were brought before the S.M. Court on a charge of a breach of the Taranaki County traffic bye-laws by using unlicensed vehicles on the .Junction road between Inglcwood and Tarata. Mr Roy prosecuted on behalf of the Council. Mr H. Thompson, instructed by .Messrs Weston and Weston, asked for an adjournment for the reasons that sufficient time had not been given to prepare the defence, and that the cases were of the nature of a test of the validity of the bye-laws, and thus ample time must he given. Mr Roy consented to an adjournment, provided Ihe cases canto on in a reasonable time, and the ' hearing wits set down for Monday week. ■ A settler at Akiira, who has had some experience of the potato blight \ in Ireland, and now finds it cropping it]) again in his own garden, says that ' the Irish and New Zealand blight are identical. His opinion is that the blight is atmospheric, and that on cer- > tain nights—especially those on which • there is a heavy fall of dew—the tops ■ of the potatoes become impregnated, f and the infection travels to the tuber. He has little faith in spraying, or iu f any remedy, and is somewhat of a . fatalist as regards his crop. The germ . in the vapour inoculates the top of the s potato, and nothing, iu his opinion, can save the tuber. ' In common with those in other districts, the crops on the Taieri (Olago) » have suffered considerably this year J from the backward season. In the low-lying land around the southern ■ part of the plain the had effects of the f wet weather tire plainly noticeable, f while weeds, iu the shape of wild tttrf nips, Canadian thistles, and docks, , were never more iu evidence. In the j finer soil of the West Taieri district, a s much better state of things prevails, } and some of the crops are looking very . line. On tie whole, however, they tire . not up to the standard of previous 0 years. The turnips on this part of j the plain are also looking very well, iu most cases completely covering the 1 ground. A good start has been made s with the harvesting. 1 People were looking for excitement - at Stratford on Wednesday, when C'ona stable Ryan and Mr Harry Kivell, doB puted by the Racing Club, went to t shift a bookmaker and his clerk from j an adjoining section. The " bookie" had erected a temporary stand outside ' the Club's property, which ho stated he held on lease, and from his post of vantage transacted his business with the 0 people on the racecourse, possibly | through agents, by a preconcerted code. 1 The Racing Club officials obtaiued ;. authority from the owner to eject ;1 him from the property, and an infory mation was sworn to that effect. The ■ bookmakers, however, were apparently [ certain of their ground, and refused to P budge. To bring them wi'.hin reach of . the law, hands were laid on them, and g they declined to be pushed oft—thoy .j resisted. Tlten the racing officials and ' the police withdrew, and the bookmaker and his clerk went on pencilling. ' The incident should provide an interest - ' ing court case. t RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS. 1 Don't waste your money by the pur- • chase of liniment or pills which at the ' best only afford temporary relief. Go • to the root of the trouble and expel the 3 uric acid (the real cause of rheumatism) t from your system. This you can only l do by taking a medicine which drive's i out the uric acid. Rlieumo will, do . this for you, and you will be surprised . to lind the wonderful cure effected by . taking a few doses. Read the publislij ed testimonials from leading citizens all over New Zealand in favour of Rhenmo, and try it for yourself. Sold by all eltemisls and stores tit 2s (Id and ■ls fid per bottle. A special train conveyed a large number of members of the Masonic - craft from New Plymouth, luglewood, ; and Mtdhirst, to Stratford on Thursi day night, on the occasion of the iu- - stallation of the new Worshipful t Master, Dro. A. K. Smart. Grand s Superintendent F. P. Corkill conducted , the ceremonies, which were most im- j j pressivc. There was a large atteudance of visiling brethren, who were] treated with lavish hospitality by the Stratford fraternity.