LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 22 January 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ino J'ai-nnaki l-.-ii-oleiini Companv li»s decided ;„ j„si,| electric light ,'„ the derricks at iloluroa. The Taraual.i (luerds ar- li'ino- a match at Ihnvera la,lav Willi ' the \\anganui itulis, the t am- beiiej -J.il Mr K-wley ,-..p m . is shares i„ Iho .New Alpine (1..M. Company have few of the' cooler a'lotled i.', T-iia naki ,-u,: now lel'i. -f' loieje-h ,:,o| 1 '; t^icl/hrieeeiy 1 !,! "ler" Hi' tin- „-.:ip. had been Hoi, o;S reforr. I i, env v,-.n to Anuenia. II"' dragoman of .be polish Consul ale at lia ; ..,iad esplaimd that the came ~f Armenia on a map i- forbidden in Turk,.;,. Owing to the fact that the Ma"is Irate had to att-ud J„. li,-,. inou'esl at Waitara. on Moialav. iheCmrt l.ii.-i----ness at Xew I'lymoioh was left in an unfinished state. A charge of assault, arising out of a ipiarrel' at the gas a bicycle, tugeiieer with a partlyheard civil action, will be taken th'i, morning. Mr Anriree,- Cinregie ha- replied :.o IJie letter sent by ti„, T„w-„ clerk in has seen and approved the plans of of which 'he promi-ed LiiOU, he will make ariangenienls for jirwrres-s payments whilst Hi. Inih|iii!i"is | u ,i,;., erected.

At the SAI. Coin- on Alonday given in flie%a<c,s; Al. Jones (Air \'-likes) v. A. .11. Alar;in, claim £■' !>/<>, eoMs in/: (;,.„. Kanisou v . N. C. Ilenu.'ll. claim UIUO 1(1/:;, w >ts V_."i '"/: I'- !■:. Lane v. .io'-oph deliver, claim C>. costs (1/. ivvrrnl cases v.er" I'oulc.-sed, adjourned or si ruck "I"- and lii-' cum- ||. (;„„dacre (ileasis l!oy and U'il.-onl v. Francis Herry (Mr Filziierberl I. claim OVi Nl.'ii. wa- jieviiv iK-aid and ndj nnuo I nil t!i., ino.iiiiig.

J)nriiig_llu.ji..,ii-iiw of the diuakenMaoris in ii„- local Coiii'l'"tiie'othe'' "ay. Hcrg-auf llaiidivll remarked that -liice llev K ,\. the Maori aiissionary, nail Icfl, t!,,. di»trie(, the /Moris had been -oing down. U n ,i| be reiae,nl,.-r,,l (i, : ,i |;,, v l!,, n|;|l(t j, it<f

a a:aive litis unhr-uee for goo.i, \,': was not by preaching at then,.'but li.'" lm lull uiiflcivdaiidiiig of ih.mi, ;--:iiiine fact, and a liiv. iu'terc-t that '■'•' hept (hem under c-nlrol ||i-, bii.-iii'w day was Naturdav, as a nr,' He was (he shepherd who watched his ilne.ky dock and prevented tironi from gelling drunk and n.,i,,y. I.ieensees „i "K li'at no 'ifiei'l'.'ii ■"';', any higher in ineir own and Mr- pa- '■''"■'- etiiiial'o.i. i-, u , ,|„, nI | JM a'-'ila-rdii-. aAl.ongh p„1, :i ,. 1v a-l,ed '"' r'-oi'd",' Lei,- d.'cr-ion, Ihe ■•lu'.rking, amt succ„-dui miuiMer '" ll'Jorua. v,!n;re he is dome; opiallv

li,! ' ''' >l' ; et the Depa.it nial 110- '' i; '"'■ revi-11,;.. lie- lalualio:, roll,, •"M preparing new „„,... | 1:ls „ H ~„. <"> >a'ua i,u. Hi- .Vloa l!oai["n.'.',iro''j ha.c ~1 n„. cm otf pr-paring the '" l! '■"■ ihai iiiMr.e, «„.. (;:;:,. i„r V--1 Mr C!iall!i|..y ,1.-., til, ■<] as "the w. 1-: v.iiiialion ever made." \„ol,li '-' |-M1:11|...d i,O( ~(!!„- i„ ;, |,„;,,| '"■ " If.-.- pah,,- wax the extent ol >vork iiiv..'v...l in ,„iii,v of (1,,. valuali"»-;. V.i.i ' a i!.i-,| ;.•;;.!•,.„, ~,1 ~ ,|, -r- to ,;,!.- lb" V.-IIKT do",-., i||,. |vMl-i.--'1 in Lad v.-.-iDier. Mr r|,anii-v n-:!.b- ■ '. :i«V|r Hi en U„. subject. ,le ' ; '-: ,; - I l '.-"- 'ie.ii- own clerk e.,,1,1 m-!-- a beit-r valnatioa for LIU. i'i'b.. ,!.!■■■:: I voaldiri do it. anv- I 1 •■ '■ la- >.v ..-in. cm inn,.,! Ihe

-■ ! ' i c,..r. v. :■ ridiculous and mUeii. For inlaiice. the lllliaiprovcd vabi- -I .-a., -in- I'ir.ii i„ oi-ler lo eel a ro.ol. laving the indii-.lrv ~,■' the' man who -laicrl bis 0 (, Mr rhamnoy con leaded .!0,l lb,. „„i-„|„..„,.,| vaine oi hi- land v,.i, ih,. ,„•;.■,. he paid for i! in its i.a.iiral slal-. pl„s |l„. a„„„i„| ..I' money -p-ni In- (lie <:,,.-.-i-nosnt in givin.'-' '- to 11. The Valualiail Act he .l-sci-ibed as -Hi,, vol.enesl Act ever passed in .N■*■.., Zealand." IIInid iienr.l thai \alucis were now vaVa in- land fi'oin photographs submitted. He moved that the aecoun, 1.,. ~.: , |, Air Trimble niovcd ar, ain-iab-.i.-ai Ihnt. In the opinion or Hi- Hoard, lii-char-e for mahiiig (he new valualion roll is excessive, anil thai the Winlion Dcpiirtiireiit lie asked for a re, duction of (he account. The lioanl. liowcicr. seemed ill no mood for soft measures, and carried the original aiotiou,

The Vi-ntm-a loft San Francisco en 'the filth at' 7 a.m. The West Coast Refrigerating Works (Pafca) shipped for December 17,'1:i0 boxes of butter and 3552 cases ol: cheese. A farmer at Okinawa, who hud hi calves inoculated recently, states that : several of the best have since died. . He considers th.it the Government I should ermpensate for such losses.— 1 Hawera Star. I The London College, of Music W iil ; hold practical music examination, j„ , New I'lymoutli to-dav. J Jr. Thomas 1 0l Auckland, is the examiner. This i Is the first practical examination held . I iicro in connection with the London I College.

The I.i« -family" „f ~|,i,d,y„ placed by the Hospital Hoard in oiiafo of Miss Ovendon, on the Wale road, will ''!' "'"'," "■ ' rai< - r '» ■lauuary :11. Cast year the chairman instituted a pie "■<■■ which all of the children enjoyed »»d this seems likely l„ becon'ie' -ii annual affair.

Mr Huigiss. roprconling (ho ].>. >m,nl (o„,,ty Council on the Taranak, H"sp"al P. d. mentioned on Mon day that his Council was keenly an preeiative of the action of (lie Ta'ranaki County Council in giving |.> m<in |. county a rcprcs- 'illative. He staled that on valuation basis Kginonl was not entitle;! to a member, and couid not alloct the v.o.ing at all. Tiie Tarnuaki Council could please itself whether Lginnnt had a say ov not.

The "Windsor" Christmas issue, a copy of which we are in receipt of) is a sumptuous double number. A per usal of us many attractive iwos proves that Hie very high standard of excellence associated with this magazine has been admirably maintained. The art section 'has twenty beautiful pictures by W. (L Orchard son, It.A. With its many all-round delightful features, no better shillingsworth is available.

A contemporary says: '-On a population basis Lltham has a licensed noiise for every 44,1 people. Strutlord has one for every 423 and Hawera runs a hotel for every ;sus people, lint the West Coast'must be the haunt of millionaires (or it may be the opposite), for at Dimmer it only reipiires ley jie.oplo to keep a hotel going, at Ross 82 can do it, and at Ivuniara there is a licensed house for each S2 of the population, panoy a hotel for every M 0 r the population! Deduct women and children, and what extraordinary figures we get."

Tin' limit [ .C 200) which the New Zealand law places on the expenses of Parliamentary candidates, looks small indeed betide the expenses ol candidates at Home. A return issued recently shows how expensive a business is seeking a political career m the Old Country" 'The 1273 candidates who sought political honors ill •buuiary la-', panl-or their parties for them— Cl.ltili.S.'iti Lis 2d lor the privi ego. Lach vote cost on an average 4s I'/jd and the average cost per candidate was .C'Jlti.

Townspeople are to be asked to sign a reposition lo His Worship the Mayor for a public holiday in New Plymouth on Wednesday, 1-Vbruarv (S, the date of the Wai'tara regalia. Whilst it may be urged that holidays are becoming very frequent, it is equally safe'to say that hundreds of resideills nil! appreciate the oppor

annual regatta on the rivr. And as Iho Waitar.i people recently helped one of our bi« functions bv 'declaring a public holiday to suit' New Plymouth convenience, ihey may nalurall\' expect a return of tile compliment.

j We are.informed that some rather smart individuals are working this I di-h'ici. say Uo I'almevfon .Standard. ~ It is n'doged tliat their modus operandi t . is as follow,-:—Settlers' places are visited and their wives asked to give order,- for such lines as hosiery, towels, etc, at ridiculously low prices; tin goods, they are informed, will be delivered later im. iJefore departing, however, the hawker produces unite casually some 'serge wmch the housee wile is templed to buy. tire price, it i, . being unusually !„',.„ and out "l a'.proportion lo the quality o|' the , ™;«™'- made -, gojll ,rails ; action over the serge, the hawker pro , '' ,,: ' ; '" <" 111" xt residence, the orders ,"••>» hooked i;, the lirst instance not '•eiiig g.yen another thought. lIV l'': : > ' V |,i ; !ili ' "<" i" Iravehingnlrough , L /" l " 1 ''"' <>ast di-irict. wmcss-Tak 1 '■■' < I'-h'phoee lines; j „„«.,.,»,/,'■ : . ,'." I:1 "! 'i ,illl ' '' network of lehohono 1 ■•'■"■' H'o'ii Waipir,. to 0re1... j,', ,;„,, ■ ]•■>>■ "[ I'Vnty. A.I oivned and erect, d ■" vlil " "t and h()i..n-s'tead'ol'",'|iv"'^ -' ai all Will be Couneet-d by |,'h-pho.|e'' - >™' m '»'" i-omplel.ld a. far'as '">"; y.'iitiiig to be put'iip. Al'present there are ■".) eonneeiio,,,, wi„v|, j I'".' is wvll do;'e.'a.al . "' ll »' '"'l- Very .Irortly'th, J;, V s Aporaliaina Tannaere, of Tuparoa. ]'o- ' 1» Jvonei-e, of ttangitukia, and Hone Waitoa, ot Te Araroa. will have tin , """I"" experienc of being able to I'oninmO'.Mlc willi en-ry member of , \ U '" r . '''"lWtiuni, .Mr Ajarana -yita, .d.11.K,, reckons that the -\gatiporos lane now |o o miles of ; l ;,l , u l ; h " ue "«■ ™=t ~,r over The l'ullnwuij! letter from a w<\l known ivsid.ml came before the .Hospital .board lueiitinir on Monday—"As a,, ;,!„„,,( ~,„„,.-. s „ n . v .- ov 'o the llospual lor a period vxten,)- <».!,' over several years, I hay, been a *oii>ta,t admire- of the manner in which the institution | M s been man aged in the interests of the sick and inaiined member,; of our community, i"" 1 '«' i'-'li- that as a district wo ii-iM' cause to ii-ol proud and tliank■"l that such high skill in both the I'l'oli'ssionul and nuking „tair ) llls been at all limes available for tho.se who '""-''h'd i|. lint my peivonal e.xperi-'•»<-e during the pa-t few weeks of the """I '-'. lo«.l training ~.( , ,,t s gieal credit on everyone concerned m •'»• management. The wisdom of ■ '! r . '•" il, ' d "i deciding that under certain conditions a nurse may le temporarily available f uu diuie," out■'"le the institution itself also deserves special laciitioa, especially ..nest tn-ere ,s Mich a dearth „f pri\ai, nui'oes m our eonnnunity." I'nder the Heading -l'i, o p,,,„. -Mae-l-l,- 11 ••!<(<:„. J1,,!;,.:,;,- ~-,.;(,,. ((| I'ori in tne sTar bat' the oiV„;!,'■,.,'\^"

, """' "" ll ' l '- <■»'• <>kaiawu nil i,. V,',',' ""' V .-' V K , ' l^, iul for luoo c-iili. incnl and Uislriluili'd hv ih- Ntnii'k -N'"«-, I. should S ar t!i,-(' (lr, Okainwi pah would have about 10 fat <(.-«„<' ■'■'"l lazy auult males, am) (!,,,,,', ~?, strong men own 1-Kii) aces i„ „„'. "l""k.of Hi. 1.,-L land i„ Teraaaki, Hi.-.v haic mi ,i,i,.r,1 i„ ■.,„.,,,, 3ma | ( •■r • liun-. Nicy r , t . v .,.,„ u,,,,,. _, f .vat collected by the |.„Wic J ni-ce. and yet tl.cy !uv g ra t„i'„U',„- .* Ihl wain of caljbage j,1 ;i „,,,. T ,.„ h . a lazy man is jrvat.-ful r»r s , M ,'n ' ; ,"'''™' s - Arconln,;,; !„ |;„. , ,„, '■'"''•<■ was .ally our man who refused |" tilk- tin- plant,', mid |„. w;ls ~ , ha. Exactly. || c ua -, worki,,- from <ia.il.ghl to dark tu earn the ivnl to pa.\ tin- |)<ior Uuori, and had no time to paint c.il>uiigen. Mow to point out till- misplaced gelieiosilv of tilt.. C'u\ornii,cnt and Air Mrack. I , n i.,j lt mciilion that ihe Ukaiawa Alaoris I'"'; I '.'- and ion »{ ->, p T Lag, a'fact

Aecoi-ilin-- t„ Jl,. i|. 'jjscli, (here i:

j ■■■ great danger that lhe Old feop'e'l j ll.one will become "100 cheap.'' Ap ! plications for adinission were ive..:' . I '"■"'■" peopi" who could manure a I '-"'''l' liicii-elyes, illld, beside." (bis wa, Ihv fact that nianv of the inI i-ieC- .-eemed t,, laive 'an idea that i Hi".y could lo„ve the shelter provid-d j I'"' Oiein, have a "booze.- and (hen i i-'-uni to the iiomc „■;„.;, H„. cash ran i '■ |ll - And ill- saiin: tiling applied in a villain measure to a,'l jdiarilalile ei.i. As a seaport, New i'lynmulli was a place i„ which the paupers and scnuhelpless people gravitated. There was no home between |„ Tt , IM ,.i Wet ln-lon. M , ,|„.se ~v „ h 1,,.. hil| | ,„ take the aged „ n ,| „,.,,,|v ,-,,,,„ ~ u „. v large slivteh 01 eoimtry. Anotii.-V fruit iiil source o( imnale, 11,1, the hospitals, patients siill'eriiig- fi-..m elirou ie and incurable diseases being "passed over the fence to the home." Mr Tiscli stated that it was exev.-din-'v irapiobable that the home would over ho enlarged, and it feomed to him that when tl>- aceonimoda'iion proy.-d insullieient (lie IJoard would probably iiaye to accept the dictum of several other boards tnat a man in receipt ol an old age pension was not a destitute I poison. ,'

"A disgrace to the Court and another nail in the collin of the Cmu-ili iit-ion and Arbitration Act."—Tin- s. e rotary of the union on the Wellington ooaehworkcrs' award.

At the Pe,"roieum Company's No. 2 bore yesterday over 2M(I of easing wics brought up, and Wing op •rations, it is expected, will he"resumed next week.-

Two members of one of tin- local volunteer corps were too boistoioiis on Saturdiiy evi'uing, and, a'; a resti t. will have to appear before the I'our; on ii charge of having- behaved m a disorderly manner. Koiilenls all along the railway line are anxious that the. New Plymouth fo'k should make a move in 'the di rection of obtaining special trains for the New l'lvmouth poiforiuanco of the the "Bosses o' the Hani" Hand. 'This wonderful combination appear in only one town in TiiViiimki, and railway facilities should bring to New Plymouth one of the largest crowds 'it has ov.-r eon. The major is on-.- that should he taken up at once. As demonstrating the tr.'nd of though! among the progressive .Maoris of the King Country, ii, may be inler. e-sliug to ipioto a speech' made l.v Anaru bkelono. a"t I lie recent Maori celebrations at lliingali ki:-s"Mcn. women, and children, we are bore to celi'brale the matrimony according to the customs of the pa'kcm, and' the. pleasing thought arises in me that we are, day by day. drawing nearer to our pakeha friends. We have her.' union between two coup'os; union bo tween distinct callings; likely union with the Waikato, and a'possible union between the Maori people. The pakeha has shown that unionism makes for benelieial development and the general 'happiness of the people.''

Some little lime ago, Mr Harbor, ol Waikanae, sulTered a very severe loss of stock in a most extraordinary man her. One morning, on going round his farm, ho discovered no less than six cows lying dead,and very soon after several other animals succumbed, until al last no loss than eighteen line beasts lay stTif, from no apparent cause. Sir Harbor secured the service of an export "vet.," who on care fill examination discovered that the animals had died from the elfects ol swallowing white lead. It was then discovered that a quantity of whit; lead had been left in such a position that the animals could reach it, ami lliis had caused the mischief. The loss was a \cry serious one to Mi Jau-bor.— Mail,

An exciting incident occurred recently on tlie Waiiii Cold Alining Company's line at Waihi. Tnree small timber trucks escaped from No. 1 shall, and sped at a tonilic rate along lire down grade, Mirough the town, gateei'ing momentum every yard, 'the engineer of an engine approaching from Waikiuo with 'till empty quartz trucks sighted the runaway trucks about a qnarler m' a mile away coming towards him. AiWieipating a serious collision he immediate,'',' reversed his engine, and went fud speed astern, The ru.,away trucks, which were going about a mile a minute, however, caught up to the train, be low the Taurunga crossing, but, under the circumstances, the impact was only -slight, and practically no damage was done. Hy the engineer's presence of mind a serious accident was averted.

Oik> of ilio features at the "Wonderland'' enlerlainnioiil at the 10\hibi lion is the reccntly-introduc .( lighting down ii wire rope from a sixstoivv burning building, and rescuing a young women, whom lie carries : .HU.i|io]ii|fd by her waistbelt. Tin' feat, was sue ccsfmly pcrforiwed „ M Saturday night,, on which occasion (lie rop',broke, when Lliu performers wove ;\l a height of from ,i„ j« f, Ti , ,•,.„.„ the ground. JJolii wciv rend, red 1111 conscious liy the shock. The man is nil right now, hut, \ lie woman was taken to a private boarding-house and attended to. Her injuries are not he lieved to be serious. The girl's identity has been closely guarded She performed in a mask, as did the lire man. Tile girl is believed to be from Wellington. She declined to di.-elo.-e tier real name, lest she should l'ri"htcn her family.

An accident that had a wlal fTinuvition happened here about, lri'f pasi six o'clock on s.' u ( ur.i:! v cvenimwrites our Opnnake ■■i.riv-.j,i,ii 1 1...,r' A .Maori earned Manna, of IMiaVna' was gillopmg along the main street '"«»1'<1 J IN'* Home, ae,-o,Mpa.,ie,| l,y iU , "tiler nalne. when h;s boys, b'.dleu ami swerved w i, tMl opposite y n - (>,.,. L which (ruek"yianu' in with ~" r " I,m ' l; «* i" bring him to the Krouml'. where he expired ,„ a ~,.,. lew minutes without >-.-abiin'<

eouscimisiicss. J),. .\lorri„„n wis sent ,or, l, Ut „,i a| . r j V al ~,,,,1,! 1)llh . Fouount-e life , xlj „ ct . 1 lckman, who was immediately on the seen,, of (l„. am'deui. eouye Vl -l the body lo Miller's Hotel, to await tn.e luipiesi. 'l'he Maoris .oes-ut wauled to take the 1,.,dy to pihama tor the usual t'angi, and'ii, looked -'s if there would be 'trouble, but Constable Hickman, wiio is a pa.stniasler in dealing with tile natives, soon right cd matters. An iiiqucd was held on .Sunday morning before Mr \ jl Aloore, .I.l'. After the body had been identified the iinpiest V rai -id journed.

I'our lads who wen; n-lLshiii" oil' th, breakwater o„ Sunday rail an e.xperi eiiee which they will not l'or-ret fur i long time. ]» tile niomiii,;.' (i,,, st .,

Was calm and there was prai-tica ! ly u. Wind. The lads took their 'boil around, th,] head of the breakwn :'••] and ancliored on the sea side of hmi Hock. 'About 11.yo a still' breezi eame iiji oil' tlic and. which warn..,] the youtns to make for shore. Th, boat ran quickly before the wind tin tit oil the breakwater, when the row ers turned her "Head in shore. Foi quite an nour the boat was about sti tionary, the wind being 10 0 stroii" fm the juvenik! uiuscles at the oars Vir-d out. the boys tried to run across the hay and effect a landing near the town, but the wind increased and for two or three hours they had a stern but Uo, the boa' getting gradually further away from shore. Hvcniti. ally a lisliing buat, under sad, ~.„„., „. and the, oceujian.s being iiiade iieipi.iint--0(1 with the lads' plight, ran out, and after a lot of ■■lacking" threw out a line, which was cauglu by thy bovs. and the shore was made ill safety. * ''