LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81894, 26 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The S.S. Rarawa mis-es her trip 1 j Ouehunga 011 loth December and Hum Oncnunga on nth December, as she goes on tne slip at Wellington tor cleaning purposes. It is stated thai Mr W. Jury, of uie Masonic Stables, New Plymouth, who is tlie contractor for tne New Plymouth to Opuuake mail service, will take over Mr Uughsun's coaching pj.ant, and will Himself drive one of the coaches. A number of critical ratepayers were taking measurements inside the I'apuae tunnel the other day when the stoaeciusaer came along Hie road. There was a general scuttle out ol ttie tunnel, but beyond dislodging a liale dust the Heavy engine and plant made no impression on the ru.'t of the tunnel.

There 13 an indication on the pa-t of some people to belittle the work done and the tuals and priva.ions faced by the, Tarauaki pioneers in the early days. Mr C. L. Bellringer mentioned this in the course of his hi.-toiy uf Tc llenui Church the other day, and stated that such statements made him feelveiy strongly when he remembered how many of the old settlers had paid with their blood thc price of loyalty to home and family.

"Jut like the facility suppliers," said a gentleman on i'riday in reference to the smalt attendance at the meeting of the Onuua tiding ratepayers. "They have plenty of tall; at the facility in the mornings, and promise and threaten tu do all sorts of tilings at Ihe annual shareholder,' meetings. Dm when tnc time canies ihiy'ry quiet a- lambs. There'; bam ctiiougli giowling hete lately about ciiiinly affair* ij h, lV e raised a crowded meeting.'' Speaking from ihe chair. Mr V. J. Morris said thai to some people no doubt the proceedings wde di-appoiniing, fn r he had heard talk of the possibility of a ''ring'' being formed in older to allow ratepayers to work off their cxcitrrtH'm'

Spiking at 'l r Ile„ui on Thursday. Mr (.'. K. Beliiingrr remarked that tin. I'iiniiiive Methodist Church had always been tin open-air church. Winn he rent'inhered that th r church Wit- formed by llio-e who had been fore d otti of another denomination becau-e they would insist on street pleaching a century ago, it seemed somewhat strange that the Bishop of Ch'islchurch should now exhort hin.hosiers to go info the highways and buvays. 1.. v : -.,, i| r irony „('' [',„,,. and Bishop Julius's utterance seemed 10 justify the stand taken by the fa-'h'-rs of tlii- denomination, who had ■itne af'er tini.- hj:, 11 violently treated whilst conducting sendees in the open air ,-nd"-:vuiing la uiku the gusli, I to tin- masses.

If vou want vour furniture removed he. .I'cpU- I'-e N-w Zea'a d Exprcsr (.Vmuany who make a special crcehll'y. r.xocd'l a;;ly and rcom mie-fei-.luie of this da-.s of work, and who at- also able to supply fos'-elass dry iterate accommodation.—Advt.

Members of the Equitable Bitihlin? Society of New Plymouth (First and Second Groups), live notified that subscriptions will be due and pivnh'c today (Monday) at Ihe Secretary's Office, (JuiTie-otiTut, from i) n.m. to 12.3 ft, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.ru,, and 7 p.m. to i) p.m.—Advt,

The Borougli Council meets this evening. The Chief Postmaster ndvises that mails for the Chatham Islands close at Lyttelton on December Ist, at 8 p.m. It is stated that as a result of the Hon. Mr Me-Nab's reorganisation of the Department of Agriculture, the stock inspectors and veterinary surgeons will all be transferred to fresh stations. A Palmerston business man nj re guested settlement of a small account evntly was told that tit-blur " could a ,t possible settle up just now," as he " was saving up to go to ike Exhibition."

The New Plymouth public was well ] entered for on Sunday afternoon, the i Military Band giving a concert at 1 Western Park and the Austral Band i on Marslancl Hill. There were large 1 numbers of appreciative listeners, i Of the prisoners recoired into the ■ gaols of the colony last year 2l(j were unable to read or write, 70 could only read, 561)4 could read and write, and 20 only are described as possessing superior education. The official sheep returns show that there were 111,509 in the Kawera county on April 30, 1900, as against 96,725 on the corresponding date in 1905. Patea county had 231,413 as against 208,774, Eguiont county 4673 as against 4207, and Stratford county 90,371 as against 81,861, *JThe Minister for Lands (Mr McNab) goes North from Wellington today (Monday) in connection with the Government's land campaign He has arranged to speak at Onehunga on Tuesday, Otakuhu on Wednesday, Cieyeden on h'riday, the 30th instant, and Papalcura un Saturday, Ist pn.x, Hawke's Bay Education Board is advised that the Department has granted £4500 for a new technical school at Napier. Tenders will be called for the work immediately. Rubber is steadily increasing- 'in value owing- to the growth of the automobile, bicycle, and electrical industries, and this year's crop for the whole world is estimated at 75,000 tons, valued it ,£24,000,000. The freezing- companies anticipate that lambs in th e Wellington district will come forward this year at least a fortnight earlier than usual, and fat sheep will also come in earlier. The rt-iult is due to the unsually warm ; and open season and th e abundance ! 0; early feed.

The Dunedin Star was recent y shown a curiosity in the shape of a duck's egg with a complete egg in the inside. The egg was obiainer! 111 die ordinary way of business from a grocery csiablishmcm in Georgest'eet, and was boiled and served up tor a well-known citizen's breakfast. A devil fish has been harpooned Insome of the occupants of a gasoline launch at Arkansas Pass, Texas whicn towed the boat 18 miles out to sea. The fiSi was killed after a nght, which lasted four hours. h weighed nearly 30 oolb, and was 25ft ling and Bft across, it took w men lo land it.

Hie waini diizzling rains of Friday and Saturday had a stimulating effect on pastures and field crops, and the dull weather succeeding gave the lain every opportunity of soaking in well. The growth ih tlfc coastal districts during the past week or so has been almost phenomenal. Saturday night's heavy showers were welcome.

An editor of a country paper in the boutji Island thus humorously bi Is farewell to Ins readers :--<The bailifi is waiting for U s in the next room "we have no opportunity to be pathetic Major Nabem savs we are "anted and must go. Delinquent subscribers, you have much to answer tor. Heaven may forgive yuu bm j never can."

\ lien we get down to essentials, lie Hee chu.eiu. s are one,- said Mr l~ L. llellringor o fl Tliursduy, and he propnesicd that ere long all tl, e b?, < ; i U, ;' dlCin , this country „wu be amalgamated. Rev. Bouning humorously remarked a little :at, r on that tney had the fire (Salvation A11...VJ and the water (Baptists) m-c----enough" lh ° WWk ShUUkl be t ' ds - v

Hie lollowmg is the return for one Mi c ™' lU "y °f "« dairy cow, Maud, Shorllioiii cross breed," as registered uc the Government experimental tarra: The milk yield wa s 4'jolb; test, 3 . 4; butler far, ,t,.G; at ordinary tactory rates, 10 |d; value 1 buuer tat, ia/o; value at skim miik a id per ga.lon, ijS- total amount, inc Highest mdking per dav "•is /4ib; lowest, bulb; daily average, 7oib. —Levin Farmer. At Friday's meeting at Oafcura Mr Andrews, a member of the Tarauaki Loyalty Council, complained that he uad not noticed the account passed in payment for the Tapuao tunnel contract. Mr Tate, the chairman .1 Wc council, was naturally somewhat surprised ai tii e hostile attitude taken up by Mr Andrews, but let the meeting think, if it wanted to, that the Omata ruling members had been 'urposely kept m the dark, merely mentioning ih a t, the account was put tnrougn in the ordinary way. He might have mentioned that certain members probably miss a good dea <'t tho council's business for they generally seem to be conducting a committee meeting of some sort at their end of tho table. And then there's a squeal raised if members representing other districts, keen after manage to secure a goodly amount of expenditure on thencounty roads. Mr Pitt W as one of those politicians or the old school who have been gradually drilling out tit' Parliament in

leceut years, » a ys the Observer. H ls poluical experience dales back to tne "seventies," and he took paif in the historical storm stonewall of ISSI that was notable for the infliction of a Vy hue upon- Mr Gisbornc, when ne failed to obev the mandates of the chair. His retention of the old methods of studied foimaliiy was one of the features of the Upper House procedure. Whenever Mr Pitt rose at the end of the day's work to move the adjournment of the Council, he would always begin with the formal "Sir' in exactly tii e same tone and manner as if h 0 were prefacing an important ministerial announcement. By his unvarying tone of courtesy in debate, he set something like the same example lo th c Council as did Sir William Russell to all the recent (louse of Representatives until the last Election.