LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 10 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The North v. South cricket match, which should have been played at ilawcra on Er day, wat abandoned on ..(.count of the weather. Mr Joseph Robinson, of S.ntfrrcl. who is home on vacatrn f.ir.i ih c Lhimd'n University, say-; that th 's wtr, for the tust time n tie iitstory of the Un vcisity the annua! tilt;'' of the Arc students was a strictly teeioml function, and that it was one 0' the be t and most enjowb!" annua gather ngs tluv have (ver nad.

We read of all sor.s of dev ces to cure kick ng- cows. Like balkv horses, kicking cows are usually mad' .. '■i; the nun who handle them. The be-t device we have l; y, r 'een is to pu- a nn.g n the floor over head and with a halter en the cow draw her niacl up pretty taut. She cannot kick very well in this portion and the beauty 0 f t , s shc doeß not knQW uha . it is that prevent-; her as she s ; -on conns to know if a stiap is buckled about he,- log-.. Exchange. We have often had 'nstanc.es re'ated 10 11; of the ,1 fficully that exists in S'j.natuics to natve leases,

m -omc blocks the number being- over ;oo (says the Kawhia Settler). A Eawhia res'dent lately instructed his ■'■ lienor to search the title „f a block of ii) acres on the Harbour, and was amazed when he was infoimcd that -here were 91 nat ve s in the block! I he soiciior suavely wrote; "I think you must have made a mistake in the block, as surely you would not have 'in' heart to face the herculean task !'' I'hi- solioior was quite right.

UmniPiu.ng o n the Taranaki Petroleum Co.. the Auckland Observer »ays a most deplorable aspect is the unseemly uranglng- that it going- on amongst the shareholders in Tarn-' eak 1 . From the very first an atiiititle of what to out-iders seems rank stupidity was taken up, and this has been continued ever since. The management of the Taranaki Peiioletim 0 1 Company wili sooner or later have to be moved to Wellington or Auckland, for the intel'ig-cnce available local y ■ s killed with p-tty jealousy and bckering- It is a pity, or there is no doubt that the success of the company will mean a great deal for the future of Taranaki. According to the report of the Re-gistrar-General for Ireland, centenarian- abound :n that country. Among tin; d aths registered'ln 1905 wete 613 poisons staled to have been 95 years or tipwaids— 27a males and 355 females, of these 152 (03 males and 6y temales)jvere returned as having ben aged ioo years and upwards, inc. Register-General explains that in UK' absence of public Words for remote periods absolute verification of tie- ages of any old persons is not obta,nab.'e, but secondary inqu ties having been made as regards persons icuiincd during some recent years as centenarians, it was found in almost every instance that so far as the reg'strars couid ascertain the age was correctly stated.

Sir John Logan Campbell, the "J'ather of Auckland," who on Satmday last entered upon his ooth year, statu.- that he has never been sick in. h.s life and has never had the tootha'he. Speaking to an Auckland Star reporter last week he said : "Uhen I landed in Auckland in the e..i.y part of IS4o—long time ago, eh .'—l took up my quarters at first down at Brown s Island. There was a house there, certainly, but many a t nu have J unrolled myself from my h a ket in the morning, when travelling in the bush, and wrung about a bucket out of it. And yet 1 have never suffered any ill effects from that son of experience. I suppose it is that 1 have a strong circulation, and U jusl made the effect the -anie as a waim bath wou.'d be far weaker folk. Wet through! 1 wonder how manv t mes I luive been wet through. Aye, and slept in my wet clothes. Oh, will, 1 was foitunate in having a constitution to withstand it."

A friglitiul murder was committed 11 .\'cw y/ork on September 27th. T-he toiy is thus bneily told in cable mesages to London papers :—A luictcen-.>iai-oid boy, named Aaron Ashgiven. nu-- cunfes.-ed to t.ie inu.uVr of a is oi other, wlio-e headless, dismembcrtd t)"dy was iouikl in some e.uaval.uim

near the ilud-on liver. Tne cr.me w.,s one ul the most liorr.bie in Kew 101k police annals. Immediately alter his arrest the inspector paced inm m a char, where measurements were taken under the Beiiillon system. The boy imagined that he was about to be electrocuted, and howled for mercy. lie told tlie story of his d,a bohcal deed. He siew his brother while ask-, p, devoted two hours 10 ciot.ng h m up with a butcher's knife, scattered the Hands and fee; all round the laiiway yards, wrapped the trunk in a ncu.-paper, and buned Jt at dawn 111 a hole, put the head ..n a valise, weighted it with bits of iron, and threw it far into the river.

A shocking double uagedy occurred at fveilor, ,\ .S.W ~ last month. \\il•tam Man-field, a well-known fanner, and his S on, William, agid seven years, weic drowned in a detp creek. Mansricd and his son, together w th a lad named i'h.f.p Hill, \ vurc driving <n a buggy anu, in order to reach tlieir destination, had to cross a deep cieek, wh.ch was flooded owing to recent rains. The fattier and son were sming on the front of the vehicle, wli.ie Hill nas in the back seat, and was leading another hor.-e by means of a rope. immediately the vehicle entered the creek it was overturned by the water, and tne occupants weie thrown out. Mansfie d and his son were swept downstream, and botli were drowned. The lad Hill was moie tonunate. He r e ia .ned his hold ol die rope with which he was leading ill'-- extra horse. The animal swam ashoio, pulling Hill after it. The I ■ad was utile i.,e wo rs e for his a tl-J vunuie. l'i lL . p„j 1C( . succeeded in .ecovering the bodies.

Tor tiie first tune in the history of our datiy industry, says the Dairv Unnin ssionei, i n his annual repoit, a can be sa d that the carnage of the season's butter from a I northern ports for transhipment at Wellington nas been placed on a saiisfactoiy basis. Riacticaiiy the whole of the cargoes have reached Wellington in a frozen condition throughout the season. In former seasons, tho butter from New i'lymouth and Palea was shipped ,o Wellington by steamers fitted w.th retngeiat.ng machinery, but this was 11 ot so with the Auck and but or, wh.ch nad 10 smnd the longer journey with- 1 on the advantage of a refrigerator to ktcp it cool. However at the begin-; n ng of the season kjoj-O arrangements, were made h> use the Coriiuia,

winch i~ hued with a freezing plant, to carry boih the Auckland and New l'.ymuuth cargoes to Wellington .1- oe.e large shipment, to connect will) the fortnightly steamer for London. Jhi- change from the old order 1 f'Uings has proved advantageous in a l , c. neeri.ed, and resulted in the btUK'i' b" tig held a t a lower temperature m iiansit, boide, obviating the ri-k »t having the b u tt t . r rejected by the •ngineer- ot Hie Home stealers on account of its being at \v lieh a iMiipciaiure at the time of e-ni-,op-ulent. The conditions of Hie packages in coastal .shipments was, a s a ■ule, very fair.

Rev. T. G. lirook will preach both nioning and even ng at Whitelcv I lunch on .Sunday; Rev. VY'-Hams at Souili load 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Cainnglon road tu 2.30. WHAT A WELL KNOWN BREED EK THINKS Of SVKKS'S DRENCH.

llr. G. W. 11.-slop, manager of Mr N-w-:, n Kind's \\'i ],,\v Vale Stud l-'aim vrilcs ~n June 3 oth, ~,,/,; ■■Dear Sir,—l-"ii,- the pa<t three wars v-.,- hnv,, us, ,1 SYKKS'S DkENCiI ex i"ii H-i-iv 1,,r the f-„-„, animals willa' -i;i,-rv ri- u hs. in one panic ■i' -.1 i as.- ill- i,-nils, were si'i pris'iig. '■i:i' "f a ve'uable purebred l-'risian li-'-'eii, iicM'.-r which aborted. S v , KI'.S'S DRENCH w.i- administei- ; J- a-id llie iie.ini.il washed wilh Rial 'I; eg H'-iilis. Health and natura 1 *"«■'"<-' ' "'i inimcdi.iic'v fo hnvul.' isiem-d) Go. \Y. Ilesiop, Manager. New en king, >«q., t', c owner of \\ How-vale Stud Farm, is an import■i "f pun- bred l-'rish-i,, Il„|stein dairy Mil-'; if rn'Jking- -train, arid has al ready had many przos placed to his <rcli; gaining at various show' ih-ouulo-it the eolonv. five ehaiiiph.n -I" :-s iv.eiilv f,,ur firsts, and eigh' -ee.nrh, r- ill ---lock f,„ ni a bovc farm. SYKES'S DRENCH is used br .■'■arly all the stud farms in New Zca'■'■■rd, prire i' 6 per packet, 16/ per tl"?e n from All Storekeepers, ,

The West End v. Esmionl A'lllage j ■"■>:-..! miiluli will commence at I,*) p.'.'. sharp, at Yi'esi. End groiintl tins afternoon. P Si liko tliom. The children's dance li i i It:ivlll3' proceeded an hour on Frid'V night before some of the youngsters commenced lo enquire the wherea •.■.nils of supper-time. The Swimming Carnival which was .-i h:ive eventuated lit the municipal ■ ilis yesterday, had, in common with .ii -<t oilier functions, to be postponed I on icuount of the weather. The coming sculling match between injury and Webb is evoking intense merest at Wauganui. The "Chroiiicle" ■ports that quite a number of ini'cstcd spectators have lieen gatlierngonthe river bank diring the past i'.'.v days with the object of seeing '.he renowned Stanbury indulge in a spin. ■Statibury usually goes out about 11 in tin! ninrmng, and again at about 4in the afternoon, and as Webb generally goes out about the same time, judges of sculling arc given an opportunity of comparing the styles of the two men.

Mountain picnicking- was at a d'sccmnt on Er.day. The fiist party to reach the radius line gate en rouic to the North Egmi.nl house did so in a thick rain. Nevcrthele s tiny pushed "n, the ran gradually inciia- ng to a torr"et'al downpour. Prefining a little oxcrci e, three members of the party tramped : he last uyo mi cs through sleet and snow. At the house snow was falling, and it fell without ceas'ng all day, so that when the time tame for departure n the afternoon the gjound was • coveted to a depth of six inches. The ■ track was in firt-class order, ••uiiiriK--1 ing'y good when the recent rains are i taker, into consideration. Mr and - Mr? Morr s did cvirytlrng- to make ■ the stay at the house enjoyable, and : ably succeeded. The day though uni expectedly damp and co d, was vojy ; pleasantly spent, and at an altitude - of some 3000 ft tlie loyal subjects of - H's Majesty drank "to many happy - returns.'-' Less venturesome folk - del not enter the reserve, but spent - the day at Mr Cash's house, just out- , side the radius line, returning late in 5 the evening.