LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8135, 15 June 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki Agricultural Society enrolled nearly a dozen members at the conclusion of their Inglcwood meeting.

The Dunedin Drainage Board, after a long sitting in committee, decided not to accept any of the applications received for the position oE engineer.— Press Association.

The following telegram was despatched to the Acting-Premier yesterday: Members of the New Plymouth branch of the National Irish League tender sympathy with Mrs Seddon and family. (Signed) J. McKenna.

As the Tukapa third team was re turning trom'lnglewood on Thursday night, they are reported to have had a narrow escape from being run down by a train at a. level crossing. At the Taranaki County Council meeting on Thursday in a letter to the Council, Mr J. B. Roy, the Council's solicitor paid a tribute to the efficient assistance given by the clerk (Mr Ellis) in compiling and tabulating matters in connection with the re ;ent rating cases before the Court.

Why is Cr. Andrews like a boy who Las eaten a vast amount o{ plnmpudding? Because Le doesen't want any (Aloore).—Conundrum propounded by one of the councillors at the Taranaki Council meeting on Thursday, when dealing with Cr. Andrews' pe scheroo -the ' sacking ' of the Omata riding f )reman, Mr Moore.

There's nothing new under the sun, we are told. Many years ago, (Le Tai'iinaki Agricultural Society used to hold meetings of members at Bell Block, Omatn, and Oakurit. The practice was discontinued for a time, and the socioty fell back. Let us hope that the re-commencement of the practice will soon rejuvenate and improve the society.

In speaking of the milking competitions recently inaugurated by fin Taranaki Agricultural Society, Mr W. Ainbury stated at the Tnglewood farmers' meeting on Wednesday night that these had cerfninly done some good, but il would be impossible to obtain any reliable comparison of the various breeds of milch cows until the society had permanent grounds of ils own, where the competing cattle could be kept for ten days or more, and all fed and treated alike in a normal fashion. Tt had been ascertained that in the last competition the cows had been fed in a style that would ruin any farmer if put into general practice. It is as well to explain that the most pampered cow, who had brewer's grains, her own milk, and all sorts of things to eat in order that her milk production might be increased, died, her calf following suit.

For one month only, E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., are selling bicycles and accessories at wholesale prices. Don't slop and think the matter over for a month ; it will then be too late. Buy right away.—Aiivt. A little O. T. I'll NCI r, In a liltlc water hot; A sound refreshing sleep, I Yes, that is what I got.