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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8095, 27 April 1906, Page 4

i. !.• veil known that the surface of the globe has its regions of greater and less stability. The chief seismic regions are—Japan and the Aleutians to the north and the Phillipines to the south; Central America, the Caribbean Soi, Chiii, and Peru; Greece, Italy, aud Asia Minor, and so forth. Between the Alaska-Aleutian system and the coast of California is a pretty stable region, and earthquakes are infrequent ; but from Cape Mendocino southwards liability to shock increases.

E. i.•ything is too warlike now at the scb-'ols, or at least sucn ' 8 " le opinion of Airs Dougherty, who received scant support of a motion at the Education Board meeting to adopt the International Peace Association's proposal to have pupils at tltt-judjools instructed on matters pertaining to the Hague Con fereiice. The anniversary of the establishment of I lie Peace Conference is approaching, aud the Association suggests that on that day, May J Bth, the teacl. .*>• should make mention-of it, and lili-jtv ns ,ui vantages, with a view to educating the children to favour this means of settling international troubles. It will be a long day, we think, ere the s h )olb •ys adopt arbitration in place of the recognised iisticuffs in levelling up t le disputes of school life.

The Eltham "Argus" says:—Mr W. N. Jenkins, of Upper Stewart road, who is at present at Motorui, lias sent down to Mrs Jenkins a photograph of the monument that, was erected to MiEdwin Bainbridge, the tourist who met his death by the Taiawera volcanic eruption in 1886. The monument is a handsome column, and has engraved upon ono side at the base the last words written by Mr Bainbridge. They were as follows: " This is the most awful moment of my life. I cannot tell when I may he called upon to meet ray God. i i'l.i Ihuukful that I find His strength sufficient for me. We are under a heavy tu.l lrom the volcano." On anolhrr side of the base Mr Bainbridge's prtr it has been let iato the stone and <u'cr.'d with glass. Mr Bainbridge was a relative of Mrs Jenkins.

One of the strangest cargoes ever put into the hold of an uawiii-guiug vessel recently arrived in Lumiiin. It consisted of a large number of large bags of dried flies, and was delivered to Messrs Newth, Ouymcr and Co., corn merchants, of Belvedere road. The flies eame from Brazil, and are' to bo retailed as food for chickens, birds hi captivity, and fishes,. Tiny w<-iv caught on the Biver Amazon, by Brazilians, who, floating down -the stream' in boats, use large nets to s-iioo in the millions of insects which circle in dense clouds just above the water. When captured they are killed, dried thoroughly in the sun, and packed in bags ready for shipment. A considerable number of people are engaged in this novel industry.

Butter faking is facilit.ilcd by the practices of some New Zealand dairymen, according to the colonj 's Produce Commissioner in London (Mr H. C. Cameron). He states in a communication to Mr Kinsclla, Dairy Commissioner, that "there appears to be a lack of support given by the butter producers in New Zealand to the efforts that are being made here on their behalf. This year there has been, at last, a very considerable supply of fresh butter made by them, and shipped from the colony. The supply of this fresh butter greatly helps the perpetration of the frauds of which the New Zealand producers complain. It is readily purchased by ' fakers' for the purpose of manipulation and adulteration. It seems surprising that butter-makers in this colony, who ask for assistance in improving the market here for the sale of their butter, should at the same time be doing what is necessary to encourage the continuance of these frauds, and so frustrate our efforts for their welfare, and hinder the improvement they demand/'