LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81894, 27 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'hi M ii'lay Me T. llut-thi-"!i. S.M. <ii-ink.oil 11:e infouna- ■">" »itli c; ueliy ~,'11,l animal in a'l i»i,"..i; ii 10 lie on tin- roadside for -"ine time, -tillering fi, m bioken 'i ll*' uia.uisuase oeld i|„„ j; not be, 11 piovcd Iha 1 cruel v was lau-ed. and caused intentional"}-.

i lie (.liiel Gove, 11111' lit Yeierinarlan lues v.iitien 11iaianaki County Council in recommend the issue ui ;i s]'iu^iit-eiing lieeu-e ta ill.' Taranaki Cu-Opcratiu- Bacon C mpany, us the premise, weic b-ino' d .is a tie n ex i-.ict d 'pol. 10, ? > hii h ■' 1 e!•. killed ■„ .Nov. I' -moult all.lt Oil's. ill:' actual sl.iu- elerluaise in [he company's b ,: '' n lai .oiv b-'iito u-isl for soiling bulk-, lode-. el( .

'i i:e (.11) niu-t li,t\e filled. Since Tliuiwla; s aniile the lack jf - upei vision of l.ie ,\ew l'lyiiiou'li ni' d ' ii|;ply a]ijieaied, m»n of lie el 1 iVI- ttd'e h iikinj; lot' "lie m.u) V.lio li.i-l ••ivra i n 101111.it inn about the -tale of iaeit- cnau. Tile . 111< manage'' wa- Hoi iaelined in j )r re'tieint t oiueiniiii; the mail' r, aid 111.id" sane e-us ie remarks ab an tiie ,-t.ai.' o! -orn:■ ol ihe coats alo'ieaid, i'..11.!:' 1 ■ 11Vil to be so careful ihai. si! . " li'i eo: b:' found in the fu'ui'c. i i -s 0 t!(.■;! fies' < !e.:a coa 1 sap--11 :i 1 ia' ! I'e abattoir af-er ,1 eoiip :• ' I diHS.

A eat --a!e n| b o:sii,)' - and bI'PCI-, «lli h -In il'ii lie of : ])■. ei.d int-'ret. i- ani'.ounc d by the M "Ib»urne Clotliipjf C<>. Tlv (inn's boot' depart mi nt iie.s bif .i c mp'elely ve-, oiganised. and to c-'pe witth their' fa-1 growing bu 'ni'Ss siveral alterations in their ptemises have been no de, chief jf which is a separate entrance pivini;" access from Devon iSiKet. To mark the event a l/g reor,u'aiiisaii"n sale js keino- held, ccmmop.cinir this mornuiK- Buyers are prjmisprl many it'nsatinnal bargains, i—Adyt'i

Excellent' progress is being made I uilu Ihe work i>f improving the R«cica ion Spoi'is Ground. A new en .ran.e is now 1 j'111 K made horn Luir-det-suvot, and it is not expected this means of ingress will be ready for sev'-ral >,recks yet. There «.,'as a very g'.od attendance at the WliiteK'v llali on Monday nignt en the occasion of the return visit of the Austral Lasses' Band- An interesting and varied programme was submitted, consisting o( msiium"n.al items by the band, and vocal items by the glee party, seme of ti.e renditions being particularly pleasing. The engineer rep-n'ted to the ' Council on Monday night thai Mr ; Nicholls declined to do anything in luc direction of ameliorating the smoke nuisance, until compelled to ' do so by a by-law wine" will deal with all nuisances of the kind in the ■ borough instead of only one man being singled out to effect improvements.

The Waitaia case, Wilson v. Wilson. was decided in the S.M. C™rt on Monday morning, Mr Hutchison holding that Ui,.; charge of pcisis-en cruehv preferred by the complainant against her husband was not proved. The evidence was convincing, however. on the charge of wuful neglet to provide proper maintenance, and an Older was made for the paymen. of ,£1 i>er week. A New Plymouth resident was nearly carried on to Auckland las night. He was busy talking to a passenger, whom he was seeing off, and apparently took 110 notice i;t uk warning whistles. lie turned to ge off, but found to his surprise thatherc were several yards of space between the boat and whart. lie thereupon rushed to an officer, woo had the boat swung back to enable the unwilling passenger to land.

A fatmer from O'-ago went to Cluistchurch to see the Exhibition. He engaged a room at a hotel, and just as he was turning in asked the waiter the hours for meals. ''We have breakfast from eignt to 'en, Sir," was 'he reply; "lunch from twelve to two; afternoon tea from two-thirty to five, and dinner at halfpast six." "Hut, 1 say," exclaimed the farmer, "when wil. I have time to see the Exhibition ?" The Justice Department has reason to believe ihat a large number ol declarations which require to be taken before a justice of the peace are signed and witnessed m blank, this particularly with regard to declarations used for Customs purposes. One or iwo in>tanccs were recently b: ought under the notice of the Department; and it is understood tne Minister lakco action w respect, to the next case which comes to his j knowledge-

They scent to do things in a neisurelv'fashion at the Thames. There was the case uf the poor «sherman tUowncd other day under peculiar circumstances. It »as known thai something had happened to his boat, but tile authorities don't ssem to liavo bothered themselves very much about it until it was too late. Even when ilie body was brought ashore it doe, not to luivc bt-'cn exommou hj) <i doctor for iiours &w tircly■ it would be wrong' to accuse the authorities of inhumanity, but tney certainly appear to have shown a want of promptitude and eneigj. I The it is a plant a native of Borneo, which is known as the clock p.ant. The name is derived from the action of the sun's rays on the leaves, whico are three in number —a large one extending forward, with two small one* at the base pointing sideways. These coming in contact with the sun s rays, oscillate like the pendulum of a "clock, the large eaf moving upwards and downwards, going its lull length every forty-five minutes, thc smaller leaves moving towards the larger, completing the distance forward and backward every forty-five minutes, feus resembling the hour and minute hands of a c.oek. In discussing the dropping of the Land Bil. last session, thc New Zealand correspondent of Dalgcty's Review states: ''An additional reason, whicn many believe to be the real secret of the jettisoning of the ineasuig, is tiiat Sir Joseph Ward 's a freeholder, and expressed himseli in clear terms at the last election. The pronounced views of Ihe present Premier were rea.ly the reason why the late Mr Seddoit balanced himself on tlu' rail in dealing •with the land question. In his speech abandoning the Bill, the Premier announced that it would be re-introduced next session and be treated as an urgent matter. No doubt it will reappear next year, but the terms and conditions are .ikely to be very much modified.'' Thevo were some excellent separator butter exhibits at the llawera show. The first prize was won by the Tikoraogi Co-Opcrativo Facility manager i\l r \\. Richards, w r ho is to be congratulated upon his success. It is worthy of note that the likorangi factory is 0110 of the oldest in the colony, and though the machinery is not as up-to-date as most fac.orics, thc article turned out compares more than favourably with that of the modern factories, which says much for the ability of the manager. The second prize was also won by a Northern Taranaki company, viz., the Maketawa factory's manager, Mr G. L. Johnston, another successful butter-maker. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Kgmont Lodge, 1.0.0. F., ■was held last evening, N.G. Bro. 11. H. Ford presiding. An unusually large amount- of correspondence was received and dealt with. A lctte.r was received from the Rev. F. G.

Evans, Vicar of St. Mary's, notifying a service to be held next Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock, and requesting the attendance of the Lodge members. Tin; Kev. 11. A. 1-lavcll will be the ol'liciating minister. Correspondence was received ft am the Registrar of Friendly Societies, who torv. aided a copy of the proposed l-'i'iend.y Societies Act. One candidate wjs pioposed for luembersiup. The nest quarterly meeting will be held oil Thursday December 20th, instead of Monday, December 24U1. "Moderate" writes: —The season of festivities is again wilh us ; bringing in its train the round of shows, spoils, race meetings, etc., each of which will in its turn bring together, as in the past, the pakena ai'-'J the Maori, each bent 011 participating to tlw lull in the enjoyment of tin. many and varied good things provided a t tjics.; gatherings. Oi 111 esc, rt'freslirnenti of a liquid us we 1 as of a solid charade! will be conspicuus. No doubt one of tin; loims whi< 11 tlicliquidrcficshincnts will lake wi 1 be represented by a booth for 'he sale of spirituous and fermented liquors, in respect of this item, and haying regal d to the ttnjileasant occurrences which have in tlie past arisen at local gatherings, and which nave in no small degree marred many a day's enjoyment, ( |tte mainly to the indiscriminate supply of liquor ami want ol proper supervision at the booth, it is a fitting" opportunity lo make reference to this subject and to express the. hope o a i- jse who may, during' the foi'lliromng s 'ason, have in their hands the p: ivi egc of toiiducling liquor booths m tiiis dis--11 icl will personally supervise tlie-e aril vigoiotislv observe the law respecting ihe sale ol liquor:.; gi-nelal'y, and especially to those in reaped 'if whom the law is well defined. Muth 'inipiovemciii in this direction is needed if sobriety and good onl;;r are to prevail, and it wil. reflect most favourably on all gatherings to conte if ihe law in the direction referred to is eoinplicd wi'li.

THE CELEBRITY Ok SANDER AND COX'S t'UHK VOI.ATU E EUCALYPTI liX'J RAC'r: in universally acknowledged Royalty honors il, and the entire medical piob sen n has adopted its u-e. Imitations sprang up without numbej The latest of them—all styled "Lxiraets I ' —was an oil fuisicd upon llie 'nisiino and unwarv, undi't' the tiu""vst misuic "t Saiuier aud buns' if'puratioii. Sander and Sons : jnstjtuteri an action ai the Supreme Court of Victoria, before his honor Ch'of justice Sir J. Madden, K. C. M. G. fie and lit 1 he trial a Mvori} witness testified that lie had to stop the use of counterfeits on account of the irritation produced. This shows what care is required to Obtain an article that is scientifically tosted and approved of. such is solely endorsed and mendedTHE GENUINE SANDER AND SON'S PURE VOLATILE EUCAt-

1 lie promoters ol' the proposed now Wellington morning paper are negotiating for the purchase of tile \V<:!iug'on Times. Judgment by default was given at the S.M. Court on Monday morning in the following civil actions:—West (Mr I itzherbert) v. G. 'l'app, jy/, costs £i 13/6; Chew Chong v. Arthur llopkiuson, uj/, costs 5/; Hooker and Company (Mr Wilkes) v . E. M. Smith, £1 0/6, costs 5/.

Mr 1 1 . Bcllringer has given notice to move at next, meeting that tne Borough Council make a contribution of /,'too to the Taranaki Education Board "for the purpose of encouraging the formation or increasing the efficiency of technical classes." Another way of contributing to the cost of erection of the New Plymouth Technical School. The Mayor, however, declares that he would rather await legislation to enable a straight-out vote to be made. "There's no doubt that we have to cope with the dust nuisance. The present means of doing so are an absolute disgrace. The cart we have is a reic of the dark ages; they w'ouldnt have it in a back bush township." So said Cr. Bcllringer at 7 Boioug-h Council meeting on Monday night in objecting to the proposal of the Works Committee to "ave the Nl«,v Plymouth water-cart repaired. I n the jumble of motions and amendments, rambling and out-of-ordcr discussions at this stage the Councils decision was not obtainable.

When Constable Woods was promotijd to Foxton it was prophesied his services locally would be much missed, for h e has .always been ready and most useful as interpreter in cases preferred against Maoris, sav■ng the expense of engaging- an interpreter. The authorities seem to have got out of the habit of engaging a licensed interpreter for Court work during his stay here, so when a Maori came up for theft 011 Monj.day morning, and no interpreter apI Birred, tile magistrate dismissed the information.

Mr J. Clarke, secretary of the Rceication, Sports Ground Committee, asked the Borough Council 011 Monday night to remove the signboard now lying on the footpath out-side tiie old Eginont Mill in Cunie-street to the corner of Gilbert and Liardet streets, directing tile people to the new entrance to the Recreation Grounds.—The W'otks Committee recommended that the request be acceded to, and this was done.

Mr Black, in charge of the borough electric lighting ins.allation, in asking I lie Borough Council to dispense with fortnightly repot'.a from iiini, slated: ''Tlieie is not generally anything to report ; and as (he Press "C----portcrs use veiy little discietion it is nut desirable to say very much." \\ lien the matter came before the Borough Council, Cr. F. Bellringcr <ivas rather surprised, and paid a warm tribute to the Jocal Press fur Its discretion. The. Mayor said it was evidently an unintentional slip on tiie part of the engineer. Mr Black's only explanation was that lie had not known the letter would come before the open Council. We would like Mr Black to point out how and when the Press reporters used indiscretion in regard to the electric light reports. Mr Black perhaps oveilouks the fact that the electiic works belong to the people, and that the owners have a right to know how' matters are progressing. So far as we arc concerned, tlicy will be kept posted up in regard 'to what is on the move electrically, even if the publicity does not meet with the approbation of Mr Black, who should remember that tlio:-e >,vho pay the piper have a right to call the tune they want played.