LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 8 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Daily News will be published 10-moiiow. king s lj.rihday, as usual. Cliuich noi,ees 01 bunuay's -civices must, howevei, be handed in at the olhce not laicr than noon to day.

Tue trustees of the Wueen street fun live Methodist Chuich ate concluding the quest on ol adopting the e.ccuiC l.giil as all illuininaut instead ot gas. When uie new chuich was erected the management nad this idea .11 view, and Hie gas lutings in>i,illeu wcic ol a temporal}' natuie. In view 01 the tell day's miss.oll to be held '-1.0i.1y, and tile annual conleience winch mk-s p ,iLt in Januaiy, the uus.ces consider that some ne alls inu-i be adapted to '.ower tile teniperjt'ne 01 tile building cur ng advices. 'f'he two C"ii-fabl's stationed at TaUiape ale sa.d '0 work veiy liaul ! in cuier 10 keep the town in a decent s.ate of soiji.ety. The average luynbci of men .ocked up pel niuiita ill the bu h iiieiiopuiis is u. tne total for tile jcar I'eat. ng 140. FOl 1 Ml' ue' k 1 jt-.eil Oe■ 1 iljei i,"i. 15 "Deer -inkeis " v.i'ii- Mile led in the cells, w heii' they wet'' packed like fioie.i mutton, tine i'ailuipe J.l'.Jias s a t 011 the JJeiicii lou Lines during die piesent year, and it is stated thai ill 1 uiifequence of enforced neglect of hi-> btisniss, he is petitioning-the Slate re mijui e htm for h- loss,

Air Thus. Sum-, fomvily of the H,.ik;i'b, who ]i;;s jll t irtiniK'd f t om a v.-T lo the Old Counlry. li'markili.il Jill' 1!<*ll' 1! Jx:llJ as ' mice <C.I I 1 L' ( iiid 'll .N«• \v Ziaaiul li'' l;e t 'J '• In !r| i. i hi.- in,!f ' v i• \ aiui cn-

*U!lip ll' 'll a' llohil a!'' JIM [ V-'llouS . 11 ■■ i -.j . o; tin' i Ne,\ ian l >r s uiio -a > ihi -y wou'd hke ; a lining in I- inland. and it it wi re \\u{ j );[ h.s l.iiii'ly h :> uld li.ive b r eu tempted io -lay in t ii" Old Laeci. Mr Some -a\ > >■ <'i"! an i ' uhui al Sand w J h:n filty mie- ul Lund m U II uj.« fur 11"in X'- l l .' Aiv i>' t 'acre, h>ityjj!'Uitd lamb* tea h . lai -heep (to' 10 75 • and t'.it Tie !»• aie <'<|ua.ly high pi ices for p' i ii!Jiy. Tli na lai in«T is 10--iji, l .' iiji'liojj!- tlnu'.igh leu adojiting up io da' -• ne i lodi . ]|r ;:5V<■ n<.l» d i[> Sur hiiefd m< at ma, kcl f<»r a wrek. and he ram-" to ihe conclusion ■ li-it 'he (."\-i iii ru-ii! would have io >: i a*,! l ■ meal I ke buM :, r,. .liiiunigh (. aiOe' b'li y 'he bull 1') ma: k't • iiei is jv >{ so troeii in eomjilaia of a- ilea,, i- in ]'i.',arc! io iiw.i'ii meal. 'I h'a^ands ■■l maid'enm ai ■ oai'd! ng In: m a p' udti'-e. f'HK UKI.IiUkITV Oi- SANDKK AND SON'S Pi'kK YOI.ATiI.H y.UCAI.VPTI KXTKAUr. is univ<-i>ally acknowledgad Royalty 11 >n« it. a'"' 1 1 1■ • enure medical pro- !• vpv !1 |ia . adt |) .1 I'd i' •• l[ e. lrn:i :! raj. 'piaiig up uuhout num--1 '"'i '1 'i' !:■' <"-t of ; i■. l :a—all my|e;l I aei- ' wa- an "1| |'- j. , ( [ lhe 'MiM':!"' and mv.wo v. ui'dei tlu' •4:05.-' ,| r n . us... of Sand";- and i p i'a;':oi- n S mder and S-'ii- - ins.i iutr'l ..n n ill'- Su(.M<'me C<-iill «.f Victori t. h" ; ni'r he; Chief Jipnce Sii J. Mad' !,, n. K. C. M, (r. err., anr! a" 'he tied a <wo;n of munterfe'ts on am ount of tho inital'mn pretdiH': d. vho\\s what rare i> refpiirod '•> r>hinin an arii'le thai is scicntifl- ( ,d;v and approved of. As Mich is solely endorsed and reromTHE GFATTXE SAXOER AND SON'S PURE YOMTTT.E EUCALYPTI pXTJiACT,

Tin.' Sierra rjirivi-'d at San Fian-j ciVcj (in int* Oih insr. at 5 a.m. 1 i Ik; ililprtivenKni \\Ulk* ai. tu<J Rii- ! cieaiiun (liouiuW pn-<-"ed apace. Tin- | main wa-.k iiom me L ard-en- j j.tiic l i- ii'iw 1 o traffic, aucl 1 tin' public NiMild u-c iii<* new onUance in (iJb*-t-siie< I, or Uu 1 Car-rington-rnad enuance. Wi mil and Nolan hold their monthly wool, skins and 11 id'- -aW ' U'Steiday. There \va- a ivpie-sen.a- i 1 \v a.t'ndanec and iup prices urn: obtained. Several ui w.'ol were fa. 111,rs evidentl> n'ali* thai it pays them uj sell luca ly lauor than lo incur die ehaiyc.-; connected wuli shipping, <ac. The >ak will take place un Wednesday, Do ember sill.

Cop.eo of die leaflet- bolted by/he eoimn t.e? fc/r disiubutinn in tai u*ands a', the Taianaki lixhibMon court ar" to hand, and wo have no doubt the iaeis therein sei out will um ethei than be beneficial to the provi'ice. One of tin- leaiiet-' t;dv-;s lite ;>i 111 of a -concise account of the aiea, soil, c mate, pnyjoa ieauues, UKlu-trics, etc., en uie proy.nce. 1 iic-, n)-uen by Mr W. j. l J cnn, pre.-ciits n a small compa.« a mo t comprehensive account of uie piovince. The other is a one-page leallet of a similar character prepared by Mr \V . U. Malone. which give- in a well-ttibulated form figures showing the extent of ifie mdu-tr.es, the grazing capacity and pr ce of land, statistics of expo! is, live stock, etc. Hugh Price Hughes used to stigmatise the i'.miling of Methodist m.lusters to a rigid three years' limn in their appointments a* "itineracy run niad,' : says the Sydney Telegraph. Many old-fashioned Mothodisis : n Ausualia imagine that the stability of their church depends on the con linuance of this eecle-iastieai madness. But sine; Methodist union an extended term has been tried in many circuits in the Commonwealth, and there ;s fear in conservative quartcis les: tiiis shou'd become widespread. In the synods tile question has been reopened and discussed. The reactionary party has met with a check, and itineracy become sane is nowlikely to remain the policy of Methodism in extended min sterial appointments.

In the course of his annual report Uv Government V.ticulturisi writes : .—"1 am pleased to report that the wine making industry is still making rapi' stiiclos in the nortnern distncts, and this season some of the vineyard* learned since my arrival have com!' nto b aiing. A marked incroasr n the area in bearing wi 1 take place from now onwards an the extensive new vincyaids beg n to yield fruit. This season there has been a marked 'mpiovement on last year, the crops all round being very heavy and i lie output of wine fuily 50 per cent. higher (hull in any pre v on* year. Tliew.ne produced is also of a much better quality, and it is gratifying to note that ihe pubhe is now acquaing a healthy taste for pure light wines. Tacre is now a good and increasing demand for these, and consequently a hopeful future for those settlor's engaged in the industry/' A Southern Fanners 1 Union (say* ihe Free Lancej lately let off steam about the "swagger," and said he ought to be supposed. lie ate people s "tucker," he frightened women, irj didn't work, he was the beginning uf a professional tramp class, and so on. Another farmer, who probabiy d.dn't mind hand.ng out an occasional ha f loaf, said tue swagger was a good institution. Most of the faun ers who wanted labouiers recruit'd uinn from the roads, and the swagger was s'mply a benediction compared to book canvas.-w, inspectors, life instance agents, and other worrysv'ine pm-ons who cha-ed laimers round the turnip paddocks and ins sled on din ng with them, and lr«-quenily slept in Me best bed. Anybody who has lived in the country wou v d rather two swaggers than one insurance ng'ent, and 12 swagger* with a s;x day' appetite each, than a/i inspector wlio believes he know> ragwoii from apple bhxsom or foo-t----rot from a iailway bridge.

Th>' Alexandra Cavalry. Wanganui, celebiaied the 25th anniversary ot their iorniation on .Monday. The event is 01 moie than uHial interest; sa>> the .New Zealand Herald, in the light of me circumstances undei which the squadron was recruited. The sth of November is a so the 25th ann versary of Parihaka Day, when all .New Zealand was thrown into a state of violent excitement by the outbieak of the native trouble. From north and south volunteers proceeded uj Taianaki, and inc/uded among diem wa- the Alexandra Cavaliy. njio, almost to a man, ic-poniled to iive call ol" the lion. John lirycCj then Defence Minister for vo.untecis. It was a blood.ess victory the troops achieved, but had we not shown To \\ luti what we euuid do, and the great force at our command, the whole counuy might have burst into a blaze like that of IS6S. Thanks to Mr liryce, once and for all the native .rouljie came to an end. For-some time past many of the old Paiihaka members have urged the old skipper to have a reunion on Parihaka in order to bring together old comrades, and have a chat over the past.

"The subject of potato-spraying is again brought to the front' by a bullet.ll from an American experimental otai.un, giving the results of seventy d.stinci experiments, and showing vhu va ue of a good coat of Bordeaux mixture on potato fol.age. In the fourth year of tne ten-year test at Geneva three applications of Bordeaux increased the yield at the rate ol iu/ bushels per acre, and five applications ix<ji bushels. At Riverhead the corresponding gainwere 31 1-3 bushels and Hi bushels ic'irciivviy. In thirteen experiments conducted by tanners under stat 011 supcivision spraying incieased die yield 011 106 acres 7750 bu-<hc--, at a cost of 70S dollars; and in lifty other tanjieis' experiments, not under station supervision, the average gain oil 407 acies was 59J bushel-, per acre. in other tests at the station the regular-1 me-Bordeaux mixture was found superior to the soda Bordeaux. No injury resulted from the use of two pounds of Paris gleen to one quint of aisemtu of soda nock solut.oll to the ijui'iv with Bordeaux. Bordeaux mixture made with very cu'id water produced no unfavourable effect on potato plants,"

| l\li C. E. Reilringer, speaki g at ill' 1 Pr'mitive Methods Church on | j'uesdav evening, a>k<d "ran \\i: d<> anything m reach (he non chuieh e.oi lie went un to say 4hat he knew of several people who sa d they had nin been ill a place of worship fur year-, and had never been invited to attend one. lie invited sugges lions a> to ihe best way of inducing ilit:*e people m attend tlu- chuich. Mi Ootid suggested the di>tribulion 'racts as in Auckland, where the t.hiMian Endeavour had done good w-rk by th's means. Mr Upton, ulr.h'-t agreeing that tract-. would ■'<> *onie good. considered m;ny of the church folk wou . b 'ack'ng in tli' 1 - necessuy courage to e..- .> nake the d;-i. ibution. Ibeli fl vc,l more work could be done hy the church mem her* "keeping- ;in open" and M>iaking to Ihe people. Th"re was not enough zeal ;im«mg the folk n ■h : .s church. Mrs Upton suggested a >mall , ; rmy ol' ladies lo make a h"'u ■to hnu-c visit. On the pnnciph- of keeping the substance and leaving tile shadow to look afl<T hMl", apparenily, Mr Pepperi"! mid the congregation thai there was ived fur tie' church lo lake move trouble in keeping ih" people that already attended the sejvice ; . Whist other i'liuiclk's iiad officials deputed lo at : olid io visitors and to iegu!ar wor •h|] > k r-=, ihnv were regular atim--1 d.iiii > in th*> c'.unch who in long Vng >'■ iih had ivver beenvpoken to by a ' lain o member afier service. "Tlicr-'s a i;re,ii deal." h- 1 said. "to (!1111f* n^id' l before we g" «Hil s »de io ; n more people." The ne "ling resolved nto a l'co?nli' .lee (if the to endeavour o pay m.oio a'tention to this pha s c <H ciiurch attendance.