LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8149, 5 July 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

+■ Timber for bridge work in connection with the railway deviation is already arriving at New Plymouth. The magnet that drew the crowds to Morey's store last week was the great price clipping. Read advertisement. The recently-formed Titnaru Motor 'Bus Company has just purchased two 'buses from an Auckland lirm, and it intends to start themrunn'ngin August n->t. The heavy seas running during the pist few days have proved the necessity lor the recent work of strengthening the rubble wall along the sea front of the New Plymouth railway station Good progress is being made with the erection of the new premises for the Bank of Neiv South Wales _ al Inglewood. The building is of brick, and will he a handsome architectural addition to the town. In response to numerous applications to inspect the furniture which is to bo sold by Mr Newton King, at tinDrill Hall on Friday, arrangements have been made whereby the public will be enabled to do so to-day and tomorrow morning. A correspondent asks to be informed of the reason why he has to pay Is Id per pound for factory butter in New Plymouth, when the dairy companies are only receiving 101s per cwt., or lid per pound in the London market, after paying freight and charges. Perhaps some dairy company secretary will oxplain. The quality of the lacteal fluid now being retailed by the Inglewood milk vendors is said to have deteriorated recently, aid the increased transp ircncy is attributed to the capious rainfall. Housewives are voicing their complamts, and tuerc is some prospect of the inspector intervening to moderate the amount of water leaking into the caas,

" There is one lliing T can say with regard to Taranalii butchers, and it is beautifully kept clean and sweet, a credit to them." The unsolicited teslim#uial of Mr Rowan, Inspector, over heard in a conversation at Inglcwood on Wednesday.

" The People's Market," was crowded on Wednesday when Mr G. Livingston conducted kis first auction sale. A large number of the people were present out of curiosity, of course, but nevertheless a fair amount of merchandise changed hands. The mart sales will be held regularly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The suggestion of Cr. Wilson that a suburban station should be provided in the railway deviation scheme is meeting with considerable support. Only those who live in the East end, and who are regularly usiug the railway, can appreciate the value of the Eliot street station, which is used by a very large section of the community We would like to see some concerted action taken in this mutter, unless the authorities make known their intentions.

Boys, big and little, haye amused themselves for some time in partly destroying the building erected by the Beach Bathing Club, on the Esplanade, near the Terminus Hotel before any proper bathing facilities were provided locally. A meeting of members of the club will be held this evening in the Town Hall to consider the question of disposing of the shed, which is hardly required now, owing to tho erection of the municipal baths. On Wednesday, Mrs Petch, who liyes between Frankley and Carrington roads, showed to the Taranaki Petroleum Company, a tin of semi-congealed petroleum, which had been obtained from her place. The discovery of tin petroleum is valuable, inasmuch as ii shows that the petroleum field is a b'g one and that the oil prospec's in the district are as strong as fiey arc encouraging. The Taranaki Petroleum Company has boring rights over this particular property. The properties of tho sample are being analysed by Mr D. Teed, sour.

Intelligence lias reached England via the Knited Slates of the loss of the schooner Tahitienna and nine of h-r crew, including Captain Baxter, which occured in the South Pacific Ocean, two survivors being reciied after spenlmg five days on :i raft. The schoon >r was lioimd to one of the islands in the I'autoto Archipelago, and the crew o f eleven men had to abandon her in a sinking condition. So hurriedly did they have to construct the raft that they had no provisions or water The raft was so small that the men hud to take turns in hanging their legs in the sea to make more room for their huddled comrades. The weather was hot. and the lack of water led to terr'fic suffering. On the second day on the raft the parched and hungry manners were surrounded by hundreds of man eating sharks, which simply swarme I round (he little raft, and "made ferocious snaps at the legs of the sailors as they hung over the side. Finally one tremendous monster made a plunge for Captain Baxter, und, securing one of his legs, dragged him into tha sea belo o I lie horrified gaze of his companions, who were pr werlcss to render him help. I'o add to the horror of the scene they saw tkeir mister devoured by the sharks. On the following day the cook and cabin boy died from exposure and cxl<:nisi.i ( n. aud six others subsequently perished after terrible suffering, caused by thirst, hunger, and exposure. Ifow the remaining hvo men managed to survive for five days items a miracle. One of them was almost insane when picked up, aud several days elapsed before he could speak. Mes.-rs W. H a id A. M. Garry, the we"-':i;owu uiclion r and flulaguts of Elthani, advertise a list of choice properties at present m their hands for disposal. Messrs McGarry, whose reputation ns 1 nl agents is almost colonial, have had some difficulty in overtaking clients' business in this direction, and in order to g've the lan I business fuller attention, have dis posed of their aurtionceriii j and w'n ■■ mid spirit connection. The firm are now devoting their whole energies to the laud, and clients may with eQ;h' denco entrust their CQmmissip.s lg Messrs MuGurry,

Three Biimliam School hoys liave been arrested at Christchurcli for ibsc nulmg. One is aliened to be responsible far several burglaries and ihefts recentiy. On the motion of Mr FiUherbcrt, His Honor Mr Justice Edwards lias !ranlcd probate of the will of the late Mr .1, W. Jemison, of Frankley road, deceased, to his father, Mr William Jemison, the executor therein anpointed.. We would draw the attention of our country readers to the new idea in niail order business which is contained in the new advertisement of Mr C. Carter, of the people's grocery establishment, Devon street, New Plymouth.

At this season of the year it is essential, to ensure good health and comfort, that a mm be warmly clad with vvell-fitting garments. Mr W. T. Hojkhain, the Cash Clothier at the corner of Brougham and Devon streets, Now Plymouth, is fully stocked with ill the articles requirod, which are to be had at prices that are bound to catch, What promises to he one of the richest strikes ever made in the mining history of the world has been turned up on Holyoke Creek, just north of Nome, and within a stone's throw of the famous Portland Beach •it Klondyke The mine is owned by Denhart, Bard and Nixon, two of A'liom, it is claimed, took out 47,000 dollars in one day. When bed rock tvas struck one portion of it was nearly one inch thick with pure virgin gold. The winter eloan-up on the Denhart, Bard, and Nixon claim aggregates about a million dollars.

Several Taranaki farmers have been on the look-out for land in the Waikato lately. Some have returned disappointed, without buying, finding the prices too high in many instances. The trouble has been that these farmers were piloted around by itinerant agents, who were asking too high prices for the land. These disappointed and other buyers can obtain whatsoever quantity, quality, or area, by consulting Messrs frost and Kowe, of Morrinsville, Wai-

iiato, who make no exaggerated reports to intending buyers, and are a reputable firm. Mr P. De la Haye, of the only electro-plating establishment in tlie province, situate in Devon street, near the Bed House Hotel, is just nosv showing a multitude of articles in his window tliat have been replated. The work speaks for itself, and will bear inspection. The cost of re-plating old electro-plated ware is small compared with the price of new articles, When •e plated by Mr De la Haye, the articles are as good as new." Hccently a sixteen-year old boy named Sydney Pearson very pluckily assisted two mounted policemen in tini'aldhurst district (Christchurch) al considerable personal risk, in the capture of a person of unsound mind al large with a loaded gun. Inspector Gillies, who was greatly impressed with the boy's plucky behaviour, brought it under the notice of Commissioner Dinnic, and as a result he was able a day or two ago to baud to the lad a cheque for £5 as a reward, which he considers was well deserved. The m ranted constables have also been complimented by the Department for their behaviour. According to the Salvation Army publication " Victory," the Army's i total expenditure on behalf of social work in Australia for the year was ■ 4/90,634. Of this amount, £38,524 was ; recouped from sales and earnings of the . various institutions; £10,478 was contributed by the State Governments in ■ capitation fees for boys and girls, rescue : grants, etc,; £2550, donations collected [ locally, chiefly by personal canvass by r the officers of the respective homes towards meeting their expenses; £22011 received at headquarters from public ' appeals and donations specially for > social work. The £IBOO working de- ■ liciency for the year was covered by a s;raut from headquarters' funds. The

ligurcs supplied give striking exemplification of some— though not all—of the -t — 1 —~l' WMm A rmv. whpse appeals fof help should meet with liberal response. An English lady, horrified, as most Englishwomen find it their duty to be, at the independent manners and lax style of scrvico shown by Australian

domestics (says a Sydney paper) said ■ she had thought of a better way. She '■ not a piece of raw material ia the shape ' of a pleasant, inexperier ecu girl. In a ' few months she had beco ae a splendid 1 waitress and obliging attendant. Then ! slu> gave notiee. Being sueh a good waitress, she thought a tea-room career i awaited her. At the first tea-room at i which she applied, the manager said he - had 150 applicants already on his ' books. The girl went to another teaI room, and was told that 400 girls were , waiting, or rather, wanting to wait. ; She then returned to her former mis- ' tress, whom she found occupied in ! training more " raw material"

" Boys will be boys," but if boys will throw stones, then boys will get into trouble. Quite recently the insulators on the poles of the New Plymouth municipal electric lighting system were found to be demimshing, having evidently been made targets of by some boys who m a y eventually graduate into first-rate marksmen. Loss of borough property, and dami-e to the lighting system, woke up f hc authorities, and the nextlads flight "'»»»£, at the insulators we-e fro ight before Ihe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday miming. There were two of them, ore a little older than the other, mid they weiv asked to explain why tiny Mircw stones in tho The younger was concerned only because o far he had hit no one, whilst the ilder boy explained that they hid been ■inning at liirds in the lupines. An -■ld age pensioner living in a w' a'e on 'he Esplanade gavi evidence that the lids lud annoyed him with their pyanks, and tho S.M. lectured the bi; ger boy for setting his companion « bad example. H< wirncd the p.ii' that if they or any other boys oime tiefore him on a similar charge in the Future they would be verv severely dealt with. As tlrs was a first offence he would infiiet lines of only 20s and costs on the elder and 5s and costs on 'lie yotiagcr delinquent, 20s costs in eicli eise. A fortnight was allowed in which to pay the lines.

Twenly-iune yoinu ladies, neatly uniformed in dark blue blouse anil short skirt, with light blue collars, tie. and hairstrings, and white fronts, lined up in front of the instructor, Mr W. lards, at (he Whitdey Hall on Wednesday night. They were the me nbers of the ladies' gymnasium class, and (hey had iuvilel their lad v. friends to come along and watch them so through tfiri • orlinary practice The presence of a male Press rjpresen tative at the commencement of the proceedings caused some concern for a while, but by the time the class h.'d been lined up and "numbered off." •iiul Mr Ambury had concluded his opening remarks, the gymnas's had quite settled to their work, and paid no attention to the galhric<. Mr \rabury explained to the onlookers that no great gymnastic exhibition was nroposed, but more I v a display of the ordinary work of the class, which would probably remove any misapprehension abo'it the supposed risky nature of Hie gymnastic tarns taught. lie referred to Ihe great benefits accruing from gymnastic t'nining "nablum the girls the be ter lo fight the battle of life from the'r possession if good health and vigour. He complimented Mr Lints on the absolute lisciplino maintained, especially in succeeding in persuading the girls to " abstain from talking, a difficult thins For n woman, but good discipline " The class started with a well.executed march and wand drill, and then went right through all sorts of useful exercises, the neatness and perfect lime rellecling credit on pupils and instructor alike. For Bronchial Coughs and Colds. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 61 •nd 2s (id per bottle. A dainty little lunch, With a glass of 0. T. PUNCH, the acme of perfection, I Po fear of pouttttdwlipo,