LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Star Football Club's juniors met j last, night, and decided to hold a dance in the Brougham street Hall on .May 2.

The Xeu- Plymouth High School closes for a three weeks' vacation on .May 2nd, resuming ou May :27th. The Wellington-Naples despatch of tile St'n .March arrived in London on the 1-1 tb inst.

"I would advise you as a brigade to hang on lo the ladies, and don't let go of l hem till you get Ilia Hill through." - Cr. Browne at the Fire Brigade dinner the other night.

The man Whittle, who lias been incarcerated for some weeks in the New Plymoiuh gaol ou a charge of desertion from a warship, is to be taken to Wellington to-day, when he will be handed over to the naval authorities.

It should be mentioned that the captain of the New Plymouth Fire ISrigaile is elected onlv once in three years, and this is not an election vear.'llence the name of Captain Fred.' Ilellringer was not included in the published list of uiiicers appointed tit the brigade's annual

A well-known authority from the district having traversed by'the main trunk line informs us that (he northern nee lion of the railway wiil easily be liuished by the cud of (he present vear. and there is little room for doubt' that tlr two ends will be linked hv the end"of HUM. as promised by the' Minister for I'uhlic Works.

No other town in NT,-w Zealand has probably mad" such uipi.i advancem- it (luring the pa-t. fie/ years as Hastings Its borough liminces are consequently in n. most nourishing condition. The incoming council wiil be in a position to reduce the general rates by oil in the t, or to pay oft" the whole of the overdraft, oi to expend £ISOO in permanent works, and then have ample funds; >o provide for ordinary expenditure.

Mr Parker said at the (ire brigade function Hint he looked upon a lire brigade decoration with the same reverence, honor, and respect as on a decoration From the army or navy. For courage, general heroism, true manliness, and self-sacriiice. he considered lireincn second to none in the world.

A party of local people, organised bv Mrs O'Driscoll, visited the Old People's Home on Wednesday night, and entertained the old folk for a couple of hours with songs,instrumental items and duiubell cx-crciscs. Supper was served, and Mr Farrur, the manager, returned thanks on behalf of the inmates. The visitors were: Mrs O'Driscoll, Mr* H. Moon, Misses Fuller (2) and Nicholls, Messrs Courtney, Fuller, Mclsanc anil Eliot.

Get busy! To-day, not to-morrow, is the accepted time. If you would, be a success, be one. No one is stopping

you. Your bands and feet are not'tied. You nO'd not wait till some one drives up in a 40-horse-powir automobile and invites you to ride with him to fame ami giory. Hard work and a, little common sense will do the trick. Get busy!— Our Companion, The New Plymouth Fire Brigade has some enthusiasts on lis roll. During the past year there were 31 musters, and three members attended every one of these. Captain Bellvinger Foreman lioberts, and Fireman W. Saddler had a full record of attendance, and Foreman Clark, Fireman J. Way, if. 11. Ford, anil Tempers missed only one parade during the year. Several others notchad 20, 2S, 2/. and 2<j attendance?,, and the average roll call vas 20 one third members—an excellent record.

The "star" decoration amongst fire brigades denotes the completion of 25 years' service. A speaker at the dinner on Tuesday said the period should be reduced lo 2(1 years, for if an ablebodied man of about .10 years of age joined the brigade, he was generally ready to retire long before his 25 years were saved.

The Wnng.inui Municipal gas works had a net profit for tno year just ended of £!B(i4. this successful result having uc-.Mi obtained after making up £4OO truni-ferrod at the beginning of the year for the relief of rates, and £4lO for re newal of retorts. The surplus profits actually wove £2075. The assets increased by .Oil), and the liabilities decreased by Cil!) during the year, Sales of gas increased by 10 per cent, Sergt.-Major Arinitage writes: With reference to the gear tit the, ride range your informant is at fault. With the exception' of No. 3 target, which was erected by the now defunct North Killc Association, and the iron target plates, which are the property of tbe Kiflcs, or on charge to them, the remainder is the joint, property, if such rubbish is worth calling property. Communism in this case is an utter failure, and the sooner a dissolution of partnership takes place the better.

Wednesday morning was evidently an unlucky time for iiorse-ilesh. A steed that was grazing along the roadside on the High School hill fell down the bank and broke its leg, necessitating its being shot, Messrs Gaiiilln and Co.'s butcher's cart was taken along Mt. Edgeiiinbe street at it rather rapid rate, the horse having cleared out whilst the lad in charge was getting into the vehie'e. A telegraph post ended the gallop, but neither horse nor cart was seriously damaged. One of Mr Eiddell's butcher's earls also came to grief somewhere hi I he east ward, a shaft being snapped oil' short.

Those of our readers who have the gift of pronunciation abnormally developed may have a try at this word: Lhmfairpwlllgwogeryehwyrndrobwll-llaii-disiliogogogoch. ■ This is the name of a parish on the Angleiea side, of Menai bridge, which is the only name and is ii) everyday use, all ill one. word, without any break or pause. The natives called the place Llanfair, but as there are other IJiinfairs in Wales, the name is generally written "Llanfair, !'.(}." The literal transalion is, "The Church of Saint Mary in a hollow of a white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and to St. Disilio Chinch near lo a red cave." The word is described as ''the greatest jawbreaker," and "llije Englishman's cure for lockjaw," printed slips bearing the name being quite a general item in .the stock o,f stationers' shops in South Wales.

Complaints have been made to us that exreeSsive cab fares are charged ill New Plymouth. Here arc a few instances:

Town centre to about a hundred yards over the borough boundary, three, persons, two frijis, after hours, 12s (id; bylaw chaises, one shilling within the borough and sixpence for any part of half a mile outside, for two persons; extra person sixpence in the borough, and sixpence outside; doubiu fares charged at night, makes the regulation fare (is. Instance number two: Conveying two people from a house in the borough to meet express, four shillings; regulation fare, one shilling, double because the cab was used before eight o'clock, two shillings. .Instance number three: 'Two ladies from Devon street, in the borough, to raiiway station to meet express, live shillings; correct fare two shilling's. Instance number four: Three passengers from hospital to railway station, mid-day train, three shillings; rtjgula'tion charge, one shilling and sixpence. Enquiries made on the call rank elicited the information that the cabmen ha ■ .- special rate of one shilling l>or pa ";er during the day to or from tnti: ■■ at the railway station, and that ',he by-law rates were only applicable to a iab taken from the rank or plying for hire in the street. Cabs engaged from the stables are held to be under special cmtract, ami not under the by-laws sca'ie. At the same time one uf the drivers reckoned that some of the charges quoted above were "a bit strong-" For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' (Ireat Peppermint Cure. Is (ill and 2s (id.

Footlv'i'lcrs will (hid their wants well oaier/il for at 'the Melbourne. Splendid sclal toe hoots—not too heavy—lO/fl; stockings, 1/11, 2/3, knickers 2/0, strapped jersevs, all sizes, in club colors, 2/(i, •2/11, 3/11 to 4/6.

Prom the manufacturer In von, that's the motto at "The Kash,'' a'big savin-; in every line: no middleman's pro/it on their floods. Ten dozen umbrellas just landed from England we are selling at lis lid. :is lid. 4s lid, -Is lid, up to 12s lid. Men's Tweed Caps, Is; Hoys' Tunic Suits, Ss ltd-. Doys' Overcoats, Ss (Id; Men's Oilskins. Ill's (Id; Good Heavy lings, -Is lid; Brief lings, 7s (id; .Men's Overcoats, ±-,s: Men's Pviilllias, -Is lid; Men's Neglige Shirts, lis lid, nt the money-saving store. "The Kash." Devon street, just below Nolan and Wilson's, Auction Mart, New Plymouth.—Advl. The Melbourne Clothing Co. is the cheapest and best house in Taranaki for boys' top coats. 8/3 up to 9/; men's raincoats, 19/0, 29/6, 39/0; boys' oilskins coats, 7/11; men's oilskins, 10/0, IV9, 21/. Woods! Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never falls. Is (id and 2s 6d.