LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8107, 11 May 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Garrison Band's postponed concert, which should have boeu held on Monday night, will take place on the Esplanade rotunda this evoning. ,

The destruction of the Colonial Bank books has been deferred until after the sitting of the Appeal Court; Mr Braund to give security for £75 costs.

A new soluble salt of strychnine is slated to be available for poisoning small birds this season, one of its qualifications being that it is said to be devoid of smell.

" There is too great a desire nowadays on the part of lazy parents and indolent persons to cast their responsibility on over-worked school teachers." —Eketahuna " Express."

William Wilson, who was found drunk on .Wednesday night, was brought before the Justices on Thursday morning, and fined 10s and costs ; in default 48 hours' .inprisonment, He was given until Saturday in which to I find the money.

A reminder is given of the clearing sale of furniture to be held by Mr Newton King to-morrow on account of Mr H. Shotlander, Devon street West. Anyone wanting household furniture will do well to attend this sale, as everything is practically new and will be Bold without reserve.

On Wednesday next Mr Newton King will told an unreserved sale of furniture on account of Mrs F. W. Watts, at her residence, Vivian street. The furniture is really a superior lot, amongst the items being an excellent easy chair in saddle-bag cloth, extra large chest of drawers, splendid duchess suite, and a quantity of silver-ware. Full particulars are advertised in another column.

One of the objections made by the natives to the Maori census enumerators was that the pakeha wanted to count up all the Maoris with the object of seeing how many they would have to shoot. Another great objection was the fear of taxation. At Kihitu one old woman objected to having her name entered, but it was done without her consent, and the enumerators then proceeded to enter the children, when she ordered them to hide in the corn; and then might have been witnessed the spectacle of two enumerators in chaso of six pieaninies, who, after a smart sprint for safety, will still figure in the census returns.

A pleasant ceremony took place at the hall, Bell Block, on Tuesday evening, when the ladies and gentlemen of tho dancing class presented Mrs Monk with two silver mounted scent bottles, in recognition of her valuable assistance to tho class in supplying music at their meetings. Mr Harold Street made tho presentation, and speaking for every member of the class, thanked Mrs Monk for her great services as a musician. Mrs Monk was surprised and pleased to receive such a nice present, and was glad her music had satisfied the members of the class.

" One interested " writes" The question of the road to the Henwood railway station which has been before Parliament, and on which a final answer has been given by the Railway Department, requires a little more publicity as the road is vory much wanted. I have boen informed that £2O will purchase the required land, and certainly it is rathor much to expect the owner of the property to be at the whole expense of providing for the wants of many settlers. How would it do for the people who would most benefit by tho road to olub together and by subscriptions or otherwise raise the money? The road would not requiro to be formed or metalled, and the only further expense would be putting up a few chains of fencing, which is a matter that could be arranged, I think, with the landowner."

Felix Tanner is at it again. Says the Nelson " Colonist": —Mr Felix Tanner, of "Ark fame," has constructed a model of his proposed which he purposes to sail to Lyttolton, and exhibit at the Christchurch Exhibition. The model is about nine feet long, but the vessel, when completed, will measure 35 feet. Il will have a "barrel" body, and Mr Tanner claims that it will be so strong and buoyant that it will be practically impossible tc break up or upset. The saloon and engine rooms will bo roomy and lofty, and the space between the deck and the " barrel" body will consist of water-tight compartments, as will be the bulk heads. Mr Tanner claims that his craft could be dropped overboard from a vessel with safety, and if carried on to the side of a vessel by a heavy sea would rebound without being injured. The craft will be fitted witli an oil engine, and will have two masts, which can be raised or lowered, as required. Mr Tanner will be pleased to show the model to anyone making application.

For ten years before his death at Kingston, says a rocent English paper, a man named Joseph Knight had not eaten aay food. Elevon years ago, while on board the yacht Eliba, at Gosport, he accidentally drank some detergent in mistake for portor, with the result thai his gullet and othor internal organs were destroyed. He was removed from the yacht to a man-of-war in Gosport Harbour, whore first aid was given him, and afterwards was placed in the hands of an able surgeon, who not only saved his life, but also enabled him to live for more than ten years in compirative comfort by means of feeding through a tube in his side, leading directly to his stomach. Wheeling about the town in a bath chair, poor Knight was always an ob-. ject of sympathy to residents aqd visitors. It is remarkable that though unable to eat, he could always enjoy a smoke. He was about forty years of age at his death.

A tragedy, dating back to the Bronze Age which terminated in Great Britain about 500 8.C., has been discovered by the members of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club in the courso of an exploration of Littondnle Cave, near the village of Arjicliffc Various portions of a human skeleton \yere fouud, including the skull, some being buried in stalagmite, and all bearing evidence of extrcme age. Professor Boyd Dawkins, to whom the skull was submitted, believes it belonged to a female Celt, who probably lived towards the termination of the Bronze Age, says tho correspondent of the Yorkshiro "Observer." She was {apparently about forty years of age, and was not good looking, for her upper teeth projected and her nose stood nearly at right angles to her face. Tho owner of the nkiili probably met her death from a blow by some sharp-pointed weapon, as there is a small irregularily shaped hoie, penetrating the inner table of the skull, Probably the blow did not prove instantly fatal, and she crawled up the eavo to its Innermost recesses to die, the position in whioh the bones were found precluding the idea of a burial.

No chemist, who sought in vast ages The phantom Philosopher's Stone, Has handed down that which assuages The throat trouble always so prone. Till Woods, after thirty years' trial, In tests both exhaustive and sure, Discovered a charm to defy all— Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

iSvery billet lias its billet,, All the bow-wows have their days, {f I liijcl a hook I'd fill it up With 0. T, PUNCH'S praise. MR WOLLAND'S TESTIMONY. Mr W. Wollatid, butcher, Tory street, 'Wellington, is another who bears testimony to the marvellous powers of Rhcumo in curing rheumatism. He writes:—" I suffered severely from rheumatism until I tried your Rheumo. Since that I have recommended it to many, with very good results." Rheumo, if given a fair trial, wil| cure you of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, and kindred diseases. It neutralises and drives out the iinc. acid, which is flic real cause of- the disease. Try it. Sold everywhere, 2s 6d I and 4s 64 % bottle,

Waitara will shortly be lit by electricity, a Wanganui firm having contracted to provide the power.

The Garrison Band's honorary members' list added £35 14s to the funds Inst year.

It is probable that the Taranaki Garrison Band will attend the big Exhibition Contest at Christchurch. Tlie trip is estimated to cost about £IOO.

Mr R, Cock, who has just retired from the New Plymouth Mayoralty after three years service, is to be presented to-day with an address from the burgesses of New Plymouth. A large attendance of the signatories is desired.

Judging by the difficulty experienced in obtaining justices to preside at sittings of the Magistrate's Court in various towns—and New Plymouth is no exception to the rule—the " great unpaid" are anxious to adorn their names with the " J.P." suffix without taking their share of the duties entailed. Frequently it takes nearly half an hour to obtain a couple of justices to exeroise these onerous and honorary duties for about a quarter of an hour.

The annual report, presented by the committee at the Wednesday night's meeting ot the Garrison Band, mentioned, inter alia, the want of system in the practice-room, and asked that all members should take their share of the work of cleaning up, etc., instead of leaving it all to tho " willing horses." The Bandmaster's report dealt with the same matter, and pointed out forcibly the need for improvement in this direction.

The euchre party in St. Joseph's schoolroom last night was one of the most enjoyable of tho series, All the tables were occupied, and there were many others present who did not join in the play. The ladies' first prize, a pretty silver-mounted scent Dottle, was won by Miss Evelyn Russell, and Miss Vera Jury secured the three afternoon tea plates ofEered for second. Mr Carter secured tho gentlemen's first trophy, a silver mounted pencil-case, and Mr P. Jury took a fancy cup and saucer with the second honors. An enjoyable dance followed, Mr McShea acting as M.C. The music, gratuitously supplied, was voted first-class.