LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81891, 20 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A lady lawyer, with the LL.I3. dogiec, is running a luu-iuum ui the Kxhibiiiifii. i ti<' fm Ongad"' h'Ui. nifjiibcis' ip>(nlirct.d |,y Mr Docknil. aniiiUnal lu *1 in* pioc<cd- ul Ihe li i c Iji i; i i 1.4, ba I am l line 'I .() j\iji. N. « xp.JiM-, ul' ball /. 15 1M 0. Kavin-; a in I ,prjfit <4 -114 0/, winch -urn "I money j\l is U'.a.krill has haiuk'd ovui lo the cap- • aiji <>!' tlic fij\J Inigadc. liii* i?> tlie amuunt yet collected Kt tinbnM"d^. A y- umo man William Allied 1 i.dlmend. i«-sidnig a; i'utiiliu, was .jih-sieiJ on Thuisday allejiuoii i;y (.oiistabl" 1 Rely »n ivu> charges, ;»11' id huis-' scaling and aiv>ther ol hieakij.g and n: i-r.ng and stealing •: i iit; Vil'ir- Kin Ka:i 01 (.1 Co| re-p(;il-dw:-. iic p iKi'ly \va- ic- <■< I.y I u-MMiir k"!l>. Th" ac- < u-< d v.a- ijt• ugh. ~i |<:i,joiu, and ! -1 Hi i!h- lv al !:.(k-up. On I'JltkiV Jll"t|:i]l!; !.f UitS Up i,.Mr C. itapinai!. J.l\, and r>'iiii!»idfd to appi-ai" ni >..-v iMyjnouHi ,'ii l'uoday. jdth in.-i. iiu-dayj. rfiK cr:r.khritv of saxdfr sows I'lki; volatilk :. L t.AIA I'TI 1 X'i KA( T. :■< univ»'i>;dly a'-kn<".\ledg.-d Rnyalty 1-'>d»is it. and tin- eniiie ncnbcal prni r k-" n h is adupicd its u-e. Imil;'! :«nsprang up w»ih«nu num- ! • 1 'l .!'■ 1 11 < -i (if liit'ni—all -iyl«-d ' i-.*naf- an oi| f.<is,od up'nj 1-a 'nistiaand unwaiv, undt"- th-' ; • ' i<i '' i <•! San-'!:! - and Son--' 1 "piua!l n. Sander and ins?i an ai ill.> Supr'-mc (Vur t \" f V'.-ln.j,. b'fow )v* li'.n-.v Chief j:!-"ee Sir J. Mndd-'ii. K. C. M. G. 1 f and a- die trial a *\vh;t t»".*:fifd Inat la 1 had 10 stnjj the use i.- r r.cuntcrle ts on acmjiu 11 the irritat'"Mi produced. This show-; what (-pre H rerpiired 'm nht;iin ;m article that is scientifically nnd a(iprnved of. As is s(»Vly endorsed and rccomniMtded. VHF. GFNrTVF SANDER AND SON'S PI 'RF, VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT,

"Four good-looking sons in the family. '' This, acortling to the ''ivi! ! tuiivaiu Times," is liic last scntcnc-' j i in ail advertisement applying, for a gir. for a dairy farm, which ! appears in a New Zealand paper. j A billiard match has been arrang- ' ed to take place on Thursday evening- next at 0 iVleara's I;ot<T, between M |mmutt, the Australasian champion, and Mr F. ties Forges, who is generally admitted to be the finest exponent of tlie game in Opunake, if not in Taranaki. The game. 1to bij 1000 up, and the local champion is conceded Goo points.—(Opunaku eot respondent.)

Say» the Hawcra "Star"Some people are singularly unfurmnat.: with horses and gigs. One local gentleman wonders when his bad 1m l; is going to end. He has had a number of accidents whilst driving this year, and though lie has escaped personal injury, he has hud his pocket affected to the extent of seven stnash-ed-up gigs. He was unlucky enough to liavc two gigs considerably damaged bitaveea> here and Opunake last week.

Negroes in the United States own and manage thirty-two banks—all in the South—with a total capital t!f £70,000. The deposits amount to .£28.3,000. A colored woman is head ot a bank in Virginia. An ingenious idea was hit upon by one of these banks, which feared a run upon it. All the depositors were asked to a gorgeous banquet. At the end of the proceedings the negroes felt so comfortable that they were sure the bank was alright, and tlie threatened run was averted.

Theie is an emporium for babies at the Exhibition, a lady being in charge ol this institution, and if tlie children happen to get into the ''lost properly" department they will be extiibited whore their mother will be able t u identify them. Not crediting human nature with the same maternal instincts as the brute creation, the Exhibition authorities have decided to number all babies taken in at the baby emporium, so that their 1 mothers will know which is which when they come to claim their own.

Mr Tiscli has given notice to move at next meeting ol the Taranaki Hospital Board that, provided the| medical superintendent and the matron are of opinion that the working of the hospital will not be impaiied, a nurse be allowed to undertake private musing, a feo of £2 2/ per week 10 be cliaiged. This will only be allowed when a private nurse is not obtainable. Mr Tiscli is of opinion that this uill be of benefit to the nurse, as she w r ill be thrown on her own responsibility more mail at the hospital, where there is every convenience.

Two remarkable animals, best de-' scribed as Wreak nave arlived in Melbourne from London. Both are circus attractions, and yarry heavy insurances. Linus li. is a rich chestnut, oight years old, with ail amber main and tail. His mane on each side is a little over 13ft, wnilc his tail mcasuics i2t'r. His purchase price was £2OOO. The companion beast is an even greater cuiiusity, being bred from a zebra and a high-class mare. Its markings are beautifully c\ear, and br want of classification it is called a zebru.

Ihe Representation Com mi iter: is now silting to divide the colony into e ecioral districts on the basis of last census, and its first step is to apojtion the seventy-Six European members c f the House of Representatives between the two islands an the basis of population. When the numbers have been lixed each commissioner will go to work separately i 0 make the alterations in the electoral districts ' necessitated by tlie increase or decrease of population in each electorate. A Pi ess message yesterday stated that the committee had allotted 41 seats to the. North Island and 32 <0 the South, a gain of three seals to tile North Island.

R< porting 011 ihe non-success of the attempt to annihilate the Christehurch dust with calcium chloride, the Chiislchurch city surveyor writes: "Six hundredweight was put 011 each 10 chains in 600 glljns ( ,f water. This was done 011 Friday afternoon. On Snturlay 1 could see no difference between the treated and untreated streets. On Monday morning the dust was Hying just as badly 011 these as any pans of the streets. The cost of tho materia! for 10 chailis amounted to £2 14/, at fy p cr ion. This sum would have watered the 10 chains in Oxford Terrace four times per day for 12 days, allowing 18/ per day for the waier-cart teams and driver."

Religious (duration was touched upon by Sir John (joist (who was reeentjy Minister of Education in the House of Comnmsj iii conversation with an interviewer in Chiistchurcli. He said tlu-re were only two possible \v s.erns of dealing' with religious iustructiutt in schools. One was to teaeh 110 religion at all; the oilier to teach al; religious. People in England were trying 10 find a compromise that never could be found. 1 liey were groping in lho dark for a kind ol religious instruction thai would satisfy everybody. There was a strong feeling at Home that thcte should be some kind af religious instruction in the schools. The objections raised were purely platform and Parliamentary objections. There was no diflj#uhy wnutever with the teachers. At present the vast majority of the schools at Home gave religious instruction,

ileteiuiig >o the political leaders, the Alasterton "Times" says: "The Premier is supposed to be a little indiltereuL 10 the caies and w'orries of oliice. lie pusscssci a tide, is said to have acquired great wealth, and quite in a position to enjoy life outside the political fold. 01 cjuise lie may like to make one at the Premiers Cunlerence next year, but it is iloubttul whether he ui.l, after that eveiii, be anxious to retain his present lugu position. 111 the meantime he 1- training ihre e new colts, Messrs iMcXnb, Fowlds, and Millar, and it is a moot question whether they are worth training-. Is our future political leader to be either a MciN'ab, a I'owlds, or a Millar:' At present 'he colony is not in line with either of the trio, and is unprepared to take them seriously,i Better a mediocrity .ike the Hon. Hall-Jones, who is fairly safe, even if he be not brilliant. Ii is unfortunate that at the Small Exhibition in the Parliamentary Building.: there are really ro distinguished men at the present time. There are, undoubtedly, many able public men in the colony, but either the electors won't have'tlicm, or they lefuse to serve the electors. 1 his is an era of second-rate men 111 ■air political annals. There is hardly a member in the House who can make a speech in rcallv good Engii li."

Mr llealey, formeily of Taiianui Distiic High Schoal. was sent by the l-.duealii.ii Dujird to relieve ,it I'apaknin, which place has <i:in.- pronnnently belitie the public ,! .i-.e in ei,nncction wi h tile sad ni ri'y there ■ -,1 c,ed, Mr llealv, writing io a Taiianui friend, states that wiien lie "prn'-d the school he was suiuiised t;i it tire iiiuv mi-ih' tlically the seiieol on'! been conducted by die |a;e Mr R'liiiie. On looking rduitd lie found -■veial rathii <lever and liesi- he found to be tin- work »f ih» 'ice le ielu-r, who evident y wits a rne-,-haiiieal genius. All the maps were lilted on rollers, anil could be pulled up and down as blinds. The bluolVend was hung rn hinges, and behind one of these was a teh-pho'ie. a hi.': 1 he could hear everything th.it "n- '-aid in iho porch. ul rIIt aI \ a\s ihf schuo is beautifully tfroi--t'ed inside, and things go like do. k tk. Another ingtnious alfaii- is a ■l ; ck iittid up to ring a bell a< i)..v>. 't - i-, t. ,tiiil mo. Tlie srhool earlon is iu splendid condiiion : ,iad last I all I oil]- -, the 1) 1 id? of (he d'S : i' t—--1 'ile a.cl diuin band, eontaiiiing "• I' l 'l'-tiiinii'iils, all of which I'layid by the siliool (Id di-i-n. enl- a- well a< boys. Kyiih-'ntly Mr Ki tiiiie was an .ill-round man for he d-stiirt, and will lie sadly missed. THK IiKST I'IU.S.

Mr 11. Kine,. of Mangorei. says: "I u ed over [\vm tons of "SUCRO'S'N'I-'." for lopping off pigs and am Midi satisfied with results. The urer .11 the lliglowoed Bacon Facory •'ated lie conskleral my pigs ■mongsi the be-t he received."—Full par icluars from J. B, MaoEwan and Co., New Plymouth,

The tender of Messrs Boon Bros, has been accepted for the erection of tiie new Meihedist paisonage. I It is estimated that during the la-l 100 yeais 4000 lives, 200 ships, and X-0,000,000 have been expended jn efforts.to reach the North Pole. There was a short sitting of the S.M. Court at New Plymouth on Monday, before Mr T. Hutchison, judgment for plaintiff was given ill a claim by Dr. Goude (Mr Roy), of Waitara, for fees, and for T. R. Ford (Mr Fitzherbeiv), of Wailaa, claim £3 10/, against John Cardinal, of Auckland. Judgment for defendant was given in the Waitara case, Wilson v. Wilson, a matrimonial dispute. in which the wife was complainant.

To make a casual promise to give anottier a half-sharu in a speculation and then to find the division to be worth a sum reaching four figures, is a promise that all men would not be found willing to redeem. But such a premise was made and redeemed by the lucky winner of the 1 "double" on the New Zealand Cup (Mr J. Heslop, of Matapu, South Taranaki), on Saturday last, wncn he received a cheque for £2060, half of which sum 110 immediately presented to Mr W. McL'Dowie, a neighbour, in fulfilment of a promise made when he wired his lucky pound away. Mr Heslop, wno enjoys the reputation of being one of 'he "whitest" of men, is a member of the Taranaki Land Board, and enjoys the distinction of having been a member of Parliament for one of the shortest periods on rocord, i.e., three days. He stood for the I'atea seat some years ago, was elected by a few votes, but 011 a recount being made he was defeated on tlie casting vole of the Returning Officer. Mr Haselden, his opponent, afterwards lost the teat over a technicality.