LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 18 January 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to apologise to sonic ol "iir coiiu.ry readers oil' the railway line for the bile delivery of Inei'r papers yesterday. This wn's owing to a siiinll mishap iu U„. mechanical <[,.. partnient which look some lilt e time lo remedy—lime though that meant the missing of ,1m iirst train.

I Work on the railway deviation pro I'njMjrort in f(-n-l.rm-lni K tin; Jlonui l!fll«»i ami t.liot streets. , liaiiamis aiv very cheap in Wc'lui(mi at present. Tlii' bulk of tiio "< ' l'niit is New /.■alami .■-'■"■"•». ">»1 steamers aiv arrivim; con slantly jr.ua •\lotueka. Xrlsni'i. anil elsewhere with 1,,,-m,. Colisie,lllnollts. The dry weather has of t-mirsi. made a l.y demand for .-uecii cut fniil. Tile o'd cooperative socicfv faded out of oxislciee ,>;, Woiliicxdav af.crnoi.ii. when tin. last niiTtin- of share, holders was i..|,|. .\lr .1. i\. t'onniir. I'liairiiia-i of da-.-olms. pre'sMiii". \ir T. (I Ke!-ey. li<|iii,la(or. presented his report, and the society's allair, »■«,. Thi' Wakat , .\i-us stall's I ha,. I!a. Mliiti. "Kin;;' .MalnHa's private s ereproven,,• it to (h,; under carria-c of »';;'»!"■ and look a snociallv eoi, <lnicl.',l vehicle down to' tl„. iv\l„l,i lion at t'hiVtchurcl,. has !„■,.„ o,ior„d '.•I.VHI for thi' pa,cut i-iL'hls, which in ■'II prolial.ility n,' will accept.

The lindin" of Ihe missing I>:<tc> of Uio murdered I'apakaio -,-iinol loono-. Mr \Y. 11. Kciinie. :l,a- uol only i','\ivn! interest in that slili uu reviled, mys.er.ons Ira-.edv, lull has i- to a "nod deal of c< lleul "]'■'■■> lii ni'-i- in which tli,' invi-li ;;alioii W ; conduct,.,! | |V (],<• poli.-. It i- np-nV a'lo-.'d dial thr inws i .'-'alio,, was hadlv lnm-lc,! Iron, Ih,, siori. a,'.il leal urn-, muddlnm wa, ~liov.ii in <i«-;ilisiu will, the li.uoTpiiuN on the window lhruue.li whioh Ih,. 'iiui-ili'r"|- siinod access lo Ki'imir's l/isl work, in a willi- article, one "f tho Cantcrluirv papers discussed Hi" udeiicd oriicllv of sport. The, uriliT Unit if there were auv eriiollv in lishia" tin: worm had a van-

V- I <"i*". He is spitted (Ml 11 liook, lld d,:wil inln suit wilier and half <ln,wn,>d, iml.lc.l up invl iuimlleil in -i',' if li.- is Mill II'IV". Iff limm Mild drowned some in,,,v. and liimllv sn:!|.. I"'d nt I'.v iiiitiiml <•!"• 's with vrrv slurp teeth. Til,- HTil-.T ills,, deill'l wuli tin, ruse .if lli„ nv>(,.r. which is ! suiil'mred nlivi'. iil|,| |,nii,|,.,l „n| ll,af I all N„\V /cullll|,| !,-W||(i„„ ,|;,,',11" ! uilli rt-u-ltv i„ annua!-, in sjmr, i', i 1.11-.1-I nil Klipllsll Ic.rislilllOU ,|,.;llillvilli "wild animals i,,' ~i|,livi!v." -I't ! will In' admitted/' said 1 lie ur.t t. ' "llml a '-wall„wcd nvsti'i- is an aiii- | mill 'in captivity.' -ill win-lli.-r \v i- j '.il wild allium" within the incanpiv. ; iif 111,' Act is auullicr iiiiittcr alio ' ",0(ll,'l\"

Tlie Auckland Methodist City Mission Band will pay a visit to New plymouth at tin; end of next week, awl will probably take part in the Whileley Memorial Church services on Hie ijlh inst.

Visitors t to the breakwater on Thursday 'located the fouiidationstone, laid on 7th February, IKS I, bv Mr Frederick Alonzo Carringfoi'i. There arc prolmbly hundreds of townsfolk who have never seen tire stone.

In addition to the particulars given on Thursilay concerning the wealth of Court W-nircka (Foresters), we are informed that the whole of the funds are invested to such atlvanta-;. ihnt the total looses to date have been only M>:,. .Messrs Footc, '('. Avcy .mil Colli" are the trustees.

Farmers in the New Plymouth and surrounding district were not, sow to take advantage of the line weather of Wednesday and Thursday, and most of the ripened grain crops are now in the stook. The violds are reported to be fairly good, ilad the wet weather continued, Some of the crops would have been ruined. Today the. Primitive Methodist, Conference closes at 7,110 pan in the Cueon-strcet Church bv holding an Open Session. Jt has lic-n decided by Conference to continue Hie opening services of the new Pitzrov Church next Snndav. when the 'iievs. 11. .1. kiddle and .1. Denning will pr-aci morning and evening respectively. -Mr T. lliichanuu, town clerk at Waitara, interviewed his Wbr.siiip the Miiivor of New l'lyinouiii on Tuesday, ami asked him to'(ledum a public holiday on February (itli. the date ot Lie ■farnnuki regatta at Waitara. Mr UockriH rcpied that lie could not declare a holiday, and expect it to lie observed, except upon receipt o, the requisition from the niwiispcopie.

We are a-ked to point, out lo our loiTcspondent in Timrsday morning's ■-sue that in the Carnegie library there will be a magazine room in addition 10 tin- newspaper reading room, so Hint ids comparison of the 'sizes id (lie present and pi'epo-oil re.!,ling rooms is hardly fair. At present, the same apartment.

i.Mcssrs Co'lisonj (Limited)', one of the largest and oldest linns of wholeale wine and spirit nicieliniiis in South .'•l'rhn. '.-lopped payment ..» November

■>' i. The liabilities arc estimated at .".g'ulUli:, . Aftar investigation, if was found, two 'davs later, lliat the firm, instead of being unsound, had a credit, of .C."i(>,l)U(>. and application was made lo have the biinkruptcy withdrawn.

'flic weather inning interfered with Hie projeeied visit of the lllglewoo.l llra.ss Hand -to the .Mountain House. .Mr 11. 11. Xichulls has again extended to the band an invitation to a picnic nt his expense. The trip has now 1 1 arranged for Silndn.v. g'l'l.li in,-t. "All Illglowi ' had in.'ended Icing present last Sunday and a large number of .New Plymouth people had planned a visit at tile same lime. It is expected 'that a big crowd will go. woaihor permitting, on this oecas'ou.

The dairying industry is steadily 011 the increase in Tar.iuaki. J-.acn previous one. The Cardiff Co-opera live Jlitiry Company is paving out CMU to suppliers' for Decembers milk, as against CKi.Ti for the corresponding liioiltli in l!) o.>; l.owgurtll Clli-17. 11s again t .am, whilst the I'uniwliiikaii. Iluikania and .M.ikaliu factories are paying out Oi!>2, CM'.). and CtiUll flespectkely. Stratford JVst.

The cru-iide against gambling 111 Ausfradii took an extraordinarv I urn the other dav at Quiiidi, New' South Wales. At the New Year sports, reports a correspondent of the JXi.lv Tclograph. the police stopped the throwing at the wicket, contest on the ground that, it was n game of chance! After this, remarks the Telegraph. Hi" suburban resident who runs f-„- his morning '(raiii with 110 coruiutv of catching it. can hardly complain if lie is stopped bv Hie police.

(,)ue-tion,d ni Christ church whether lie had received any reports wile re spec, to the allegeil abuse of child labor in some of the dairying ,I,'si r'cts. the lion. .1. A Mi'lar said: "There rs ;i good deal of truth in the staleiuent. Still, there is a good ile.ll of e iii-'.-ra ■■'"<'> in H-too. That tie re |-,s 'b....,,

a good deal of child labor goii,.. on is cbary prowl from tlj„. "vid'enee I have—Unit is in country dklnct "■'ore i-i rigard to nieinbers of famii,.being used f„ r „.|„.js ~(■ , ;|l (M) .| V ~,.., The latest reports show Mm.' there lias been drawn to (lie mutter. Th" subject will be coiisiderel bo ,|„. (;„. ceiviug further report,-." 'file lirsl issue of Tine llookfedow. ami Australasian Liiornrv 'lievie'w'Mm'' '•'■''' l' forwarded by Hie'odilo,-! Mr V (-;. Stephens, who forma,, yv,,„'s ',,",,' ''"(■ ted the liulletii,',-, •■i;',.,| p..,„. „ The new publication is attraci "y d\gntup. HIC coyer desiei, being pnnieu ,: " . ■'l'!"'"pr:i!le fur an An-tra iuu lUblu-alion. The content,-, wi: | ,„, louii'l generally inicroslii,.,. i,;ou.,h ]"' ■•".'■ »'t"H.I.-.l toiippc,,' l 0 b,,,*, '"M-I-- Hi.- opening iiiiicle. on ,\us ' racier, thoio.h i| „i||',,,,'l ' ,' |l ,'.!.' l ' V'^ 'iicverd i,f eliissieaf eiluci'i'li.,,',' "'q !|'. kooktellow is illnsl ruled the,." 0,..'i.' ! " Ihe issue to hnud l,eiii„- devolell" ,', . t h!|,.| n 'l"' 0lllia '"", «f .1 sries of '■• in ■!■ '-ch,.; ,h " 1 '"' '■'•=>"«-<-' ■ Taken al-o-0i;,,.,' lb" I'.ookfelow is „ hie-hlc s-'uis -,.' Unit' the''-d.h,,- n l Ziri.'vil..s. iiil,Sm

'I - '"' -Viiglieaii I'niled Sniidnv schools picnic Hiis lie:<l on Tliiir.-dav ,',l Moiu ''''"-. rcholars. teachers and'parents ol "'(' Inglewood. I.e , „,, "iiitava. JHi ii !(l , k . y ltxr \ s ,; "■ s (•«'«' I'lyinoiilh). Wi-lown. M'oluroii and ()„ 1!li:l |,,ki„,, .„„., T| country children arrived ],." tj, . ,',,, '"r.' H-.-iin, ~„„| wti-c l-it-e,,' i„ .<•" ■Ma it's, when. „ sluut „.„ j,, ~'.,': lu'l'l- -M'terwiirds'tiiey ,„■„,.,„. , ,', v train to Mottn-oa iUlt \ j-,,,'. .| , ..„',' ,1,,r "'' (l »' 'lev Hi.- brcl-wte «l"»-vesa,„l beiici, wore a,, ioiiisnn ,y S.S. ('o,np!l's''sie;,,,:,.,- ' r aii .„"™ »■«■- '» I"'", and the inspection of Mm icssel proved' a never fiiiline s„u:ce ot mleresl. (j m . of the steamer, |,„.,i s was also ~1,101,1 nt the disponl „f the

diver also created no -ligh, „„'i '"' interest. Pai-iini,, „,, s „..,,,,,, He vcntiiiesoiue. and tlie his, M,e-, m ""s bathed i,,„| "paildled" .-,1,,,,..- t 1.,. sands, li'shed from H„. ,•„,.,., ,',,,,,,,'p water, and wliarf, or wandered ~|,.'„, around the siguafsli,ti,in Sa'Pi,., . Mu | i'o«'ing: bonis, and .Mr Kings ' „il launch were crowded on 1-,-ip -if li'ip around ll„. ilinrbouit . The <;' Ire'shnienl arraiigeuu nts and 1!,,. ,-.„.; i'l.es 11 Horded by the Ibiihv.u ' 1),.,,■',,-| "lent, were i„ nil respects 'exeolleul, mid it is safe to sir Unit hearty en joyniciif was the r.ile. Tic Military

till'.' Of il burglar Nvitll boot, "' '|'lic »>"n arrested .. ilvi . hi, „„,!„. '.,. Ti . i'"'"-'"iy- cn.isi.ii,],.;.!„,!;:'■ ami Sviimiis aniicd ill l!i,. wai,-;,!,,.,,,-. '"'loi-.- ."i o'clock witli ll„. oi-5,,,,,,. "i'nik.iiMV,! I„. lw , t [,».-,,_ (lH ,; slated that st t>,,,lt II tpuirf ,-i- p,,,! .', '"•I" making thi.ir wav ,|ii;otlv l,v (1,,, darkest spoU ahum '(iivslmin s'| ~,,„i towards .Will Terrace. On,. „, [[,,.' men carried a large 1ran,,,,. \ aL , Af . I it closely watching mid loii.nvi,,,, llll'Hl ill 1111(1 about dill'l-rollt s|,-,...|.; Owens attracted Ih<> ultmiliim „r Sv immds, wlin rap;,lK- w ,i„„,i „ ;i | ;„. suspect will, tn,. hair.' iu„| called „,„,„ l»m t« halt. Th,. ni.-.n at on,-,. dropI""l »* l"i»l<-« and ran ,-,»,-„-. wi-.', •niUonds in pursuit. |„ til,- backvn'rd of a house in (|„. hine ||„, ,„.,„ .;,„,, pel, faced his piuvuci-. mid Ihriisf his lell hand iulo /,j s ~,,;,(; pocket. |{,. fore he i-i.uld will,haw lr< liiin.l Sv •""»« fii'aspcd his wrisl. Mini held 'it 'mill Hie MlTiVill ,11 DwelK Til" Iwo "Hi"'''" forced hiii, I „.„ hi", hands. ■'"'l " "Ih-illsh 1m11d,,;,.-' l-cvulv-r. loaded iii live „r i !s s i x chambers, fell lo the ;:i-.,un,1. The bag. when ope'u '■' l "I Hi'' l'»hce stalion, w.ts found t" he packed will, a valid v of goods. '".M'ked "Shic-hiw Mlld 't'olnpain.' '•i't'T <>" 'I mis div-ov.-rcd teal (,„. yrem'isesi „f 51,i,.,-I|,w ami < ',.,„,:pai, v. (-humors and out litters, in Hindi,.y nighl. Drawers, fixtures, and 'boxes I'ii'l l«'>'H "peiied. and th.. e„„|„„| s ; bUercd over the ||,„,r. an,l (lie ~,„,.h 1 in Hi" bag were identilioil as lun-i-,- | iccn taken from the preiii'scs. I (

The conduct last night o[ sonic members of the Guards Volunteer Company at the Army Barracks was very objectionable, and a course of fatigue duly thai wou'd require their presence in camp at nights would dn them no harm, and save the uniform they don't adorn from disgrace. The North lament Mountain House committee is obtaining estimates of the cost of material for a stable mi I

a bath r,,(im t„ he erected at the house. A charge will In ule for the use of eneli, when completed, ami Ihcv should be the means of raising considerable revenue.

Tin- Danuevirke Advocate states that 11.0 Auckland syndicate who are developing the .Maliarahara copper mine are pushing ..,1 actively with their operations. .Mr Coliliincli, who lias the contract Lo 01 up the old drive, has lii-s part of the business well in hand, a,though the work is proving a In He more diilieult than was at first nnln-ipaieil. The prospects, however, are so ciieuurngqig that Hie sviulicnti. 1 has applied for the base of an additional ail) acres of land, and their faith is so groat that they have subscribed the whole of the required capital themselves.

A si.ov i--- current that, a certain fanner lend a disturbance among.-t his sheep one night some little time li.n-k. and suspecting tint dogs were Ihe cause culled out, for his gun. Alter some delay li:s son appealed. "Have vmi put a charge in?'' a-ko:l the farmer. 'Acs.' she's loaded." was I lie repiv. Then out from ti:o cover of a hedge bounded a voting man, who made rcc-.-rd time out of range. The iiarud-r dad not conre to interfere with the sheep, but on a more romantic mission, and evidently thought the gun was being obtained to protest nge.iii-t his frequent visits.

The advocates of tie single, tax in Wellington are very active at present, and street meetings are being held in the evenings. At a meeting on Saturdnv night the principal speaker declared thai, all (lie products of labor were deteriorating in va no. The "111 ire weallll of the globe, he said. had lo be renew, d every- few years while laud v.ilii's were growing all the time. lie appealed to the bystanders in ioiu the light for a sub staniinl increase i„ the land tax. and a reduction of luxation on the 11 cessrir.es of life. /.'nither outdoor meet im.-, will Ire held during Urn summer months. 'file address pre-oiilcd 'by ;tbe Wi iieev .Memorial Church of' Meih-odi'-l ; i„ the Primitive Methodist Con ferenee was a,- follow: -"This meet ing of oliiecrs of the above Church tender y.m greetings and U'll'.-i thai, the deliberations of your Conference, n.av not only be of great benefit to your Church as a whole, but a .lis Fuel gain to this community. As a ■,-isler Church, we extend t'o vou a bear.y welcome to Ihe town and ap pieeinte the oppiirlmi.lv lens nll'orded for I'rnleri.ul grinding, and we would even dare to' lame Hint the lime is not far distant when Ihe wider spirit of bivihorhoo.l , m \ the letter undi-rsianding at presold existing bile, e-n (1,... Churches may find i.s I'll h'.l eon.- u,i!.mn in ill- free churches of this e li'nuv becoming' one Church and one people. We trust, that, the con noxional year upon which vou have now entered may be full of blessing

The sawmilling in.iustiv is very brisk along the Main Trunk' knie. An enormous quantity of timber has ln-n consigned from 'the Tainapo district, of late, and there are quite a number of mills 10 be erected in the new cen-t-res—in 'liiviiiiiir.cn-, Waiourii. Olnikune. and furiher on. 'flic Taihape I'o-.-t -a.is Mr Irvine, the manager of the llaiiuovirke S.iwniilliug Company, intends panting a milt iu line bush at Tin.iiigu lore. 'Mr Irvine expects thai nt the end of six months the company's No. 2 null will have cut out in llnwko's flay, and this will be removed to Tur.'ingarere. Messrs I'roii-e Uros.. of Levin, intend placing a mil: at Turangarere at an early dale, capable of cutting an enormous qii-tnlily per diem, 'and Air W. C. Clements, iii making all preparations to have 11 plant of hug,, proportions erected at the .same nlace. At (Ilia kune, Mcts Cam,nan and Co. are putting in a plain capnli'e of culling iio.oiiuii per dav. Too plant will in elude planers, and all modern machinery wi 1 be installed. This wellknown linn have milling rights ex-1-iiiling over !!()(ll) acres. ' This plant will be up to,bit" in every particular. 11l Will be Mini,-il- lo some of the id,nt- in the Uaiknto. which regu, iarly .hip ii|> to .-> l daily. Milie is inspect nig s„:ne 'bit!, in the 'vi ci-i'iv o, Mi.taroa. and ii is almost eneih licit arrangement-- wil' be do eililely decided lil.oll for the ncqiti siiion' of ii lai-g'e tract of niltlilble bush.