LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8182, 15 August 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The electrical class at the New Plymouth Technisal School opcn3 to-night at 7.1-5. The Auckland representative hockey team meet Turanaki on the New Plymouth raceooiirst on Saturday Thursday night's thunderstorm appears to have been particularly severe in central Taranaki. At Matapu two cows were found dead near a wire fence, having evidently been killed by lightning. The Maori population of Taranaki provincial district is 3,090, of whom 907 arc under 15 years. Ten years ago the total iras 3,057, including BG2 children. In 1878 the figures were 3,312 and 830, but this includes a large number of natives from other districts who were then staying at Parihaka. A letter received by a lady in Wellington this lveek from England was addressed "Miss , Potato street (tor Murphy-street), Windy Citv, God's Own Country." The London Post Office officials hud written across the face of the letter, "Try New Zealand." In our report on Monday of an interview with Mr G. Spencer Clapham respecting tho question of reciprocity with the United States, the duty on manufactured woollen goods was inadvertently stated at 175 per cent. The maximum American duty on such iii'li.'les is 125 per cent. Notwithstanding the inclement weather last niglit, St. Mary's Hall was packed to the doors oa the occasion of the concert in aid of the Western Park baziar funds. Mr lluno presided and a splendid program no was submitted. Encores were numerous and were graciously responded to. Detailed report is crowded out of this

The pr.vale lighting connections with the New Plymouth electric installation total 89 at present, equal to 2050 eight c.p. lamps. Applications have been received for 08 new connections, equal to 2500 eight c.p. lights. Two 0-li.p. motors have been installed in the town. Revenue from current sold in July amounted to £9O 2s 6d, of which £33 (is 8d was for street and town hall lighting In a private letter, a lady at present in Chicago writes to a southern journal: The packers here are in a fearful fright. I doubt if there is any exaggeration on the subject in England. A friend of mine who investigated the matter for a sanitary league, says that not half has been told. I know that when my father had an interest in a packing house, he would not allow us to use in our home one thing from his Own packing-liouse. He made a raid one day on my " bachelor's cupboard " at Vassar, and threw away tins of "devilled" ham, etc., and said, "If you knew how such things were made, you'd as soon devour sewage! "

In the last eleven years the number oE butter factories m New Zealand has increased from 91 to 229. Those in Taranaki increased from 37 in 189(5 to 89 in 1900, in Wellington from 15 to 35, and in Auckland from 10 to 58. In 1890 there were 79 cheese factories in New Zealand. This number increased to 91 in 1900, but fell to 77 three years later, and has scarcely regained its former level. The development in cheese factories has been uhielly in Wellington. There were only nine in that province in 1890, while to-day there are 21. In Otago and Southland in the same period they shrank from 37 to 30. There arc now in the whole country 550 private dairies for butter, and 75 for cheese, The packing Louses for milled butter number 212. The Education Department has received from the City and Guild's of London Institute the specimens of work forwarded for this colony for the Exhibition held by the Institute in 1905, A case containing the specimens of plumbing forwarded from tho New Plymouth technical classes is now on its way. In connection with the exhibit from New Zealand the following is an extract from » letter received by the Department from the Superintendent of the Institute: "I take this opportunity ot thanking you for having forwarded spechneni. . . I may mentiou that they have been included in a supplementary exhibition which was held at Liverpool and was visned by a large number of persons." The well-known eyesight and spectacle specialist, Mr A. Green, D.S.A.O, of Auckland, is now on a visit to New Plymouth, and may bo consulted daily from 31st August at the consulting room in Messrs Bcw ley and Grilliths' premises, Devon street. Mr Green needs no introduction to this district, wdiere there are many people who can gratefully pomt to him as having given them renewed sight. Anyone who is suffering from defective vision, and who require tho use of spectacles, cannot do bolter than call at ance upon Mr Green, who has come fully prepared to deal with any stage or kind of eye trouble. Sufferers would do well to remomher that where the eye requires attention delay is dangerous, and that an opportunity does not often occur of consulting a first-class specialist, If you have the faintest suspicion that your eyes are not just right, that your glasses don't suit your sight, if you have to hold a newspap r further from you than you should, or you cannot see at a distance, or if you sulfcr from headaches, painful bbodshot eyes, inflamed eyelids, crossod eyes, etc., then do not go to the average optician or spectacle seller, as he is unable to distinguish botwocn optbal lefects and diseases, but consult a ?ood eyesight specialist, who will ' thoroughly examine your eyes and 1 ;'ive you good glasses, which will improve and strenghthen the sight. The \ .lplic nerves will secure rest, headaches null thus bo prevented, and there will do an absence of dizziness,—Advt. A daintv little lunch, With a glass of O.T. PUNCH, Is the acme of perfection, N'o fear of conlradictioi), [