LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 May 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday :•( noon:—Moderate to strong soulh-cast-erly winds; glass rise; probably frost. The young man Campbell, whr> was injured by a 'bus wheel passing across his body on Saturday, is doing well at ihe hospital. The local branch of St. John's Ambulance Association has arranged for Dr. I.ratliam to deliver lectures to ladies during the winter at first aid elapses to be held everv Thursday evening from Uune Ultli. J)r. iVyllie will give a course on "home nursing," commencing on Tuesday, .lime 11th.

The owner of the Burlington tea rooms informs us lh.it she is not ill any way responsible for the collection of iliist and dirl in ill- dress circle ticketbox of the Theatre Royal, as a local in yesterday's issue might' imply. The tea rooms have no connection with ihe Theatre.

At a meeting of employers at Xew I'lymoulh last evening. .Mr.' 11. Goodacre presiding, it was decided 10 resuscitate the Tradesmen's Association. A committee was set up to interview employers of the town with it view to ascertaining the extent of the support forthcoming, and to draft rules, etc., and to reI port to a general meeting to be held ill a fortnight's time.

At the S.M. Court on Wednesday morning the Truant Inspector .Mr. A. Hooker, proceeded against a number of 'pan »is for hating failed to send their children to school in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act. Joseph Kennington pleaded guilty with regard to irregular attendance of two children, and was ordered to pay costs. Henry Crann was fined os and costs. George Knight produced a medical certificate, and the ce.se was dismissed. A charge against Waiter Kendall was dismissed, the child being over age. A gay I.oilnrio, whose culling would not indicate such propensities, is at present L-.ld aside for repairs as a result of an encounter with an enraged husband. If appears that the latter had gone out for the evening, but, having come suspicious of the conduct of his home during his absence, returned unexpectedly, and at an awkward moment — for the other fellow. The next few minutes were devoted to lively deeds, and the sanctity of the home vindicated in a fashion extremely unpleasant. It is hardly likely that the matter will end there, though as yet we have not heard of any impending action for assault. Mr. Okey met the settlers at Upper Kent Road on Tuesday night. On the motion of Mr. Warren, the chairman, it was resolved—-"That this meeting of settlers at Upper Kent Road urge upon the Xew Plymouth Harbor Board the necessity of extending tlio Breakwater so as (o allow ocean steamers to trade at the port, and for this purpose we hereby agree to support any measure (!iii4 will give to the Board the necessary power to increase the borrowing powers ' io CIIOO.OOO. AVe also agree to vote for a special rate as security for such loan; ! the chairman of this meeting to forward a ropy of this resolution to the? chairman of the Board."

Charlie Waitara, said to be Te Whiti's right-hand man in Farihaka, was one of the Maori defendants in the liquor cases yesterday. The native was rather surprised that he was fined, for he had intended adding an explanation in extenuation of his plea of "guilty." The Magistrate, however, declined to hear the explanation. It appears that Charlie's shave of the business was that he took charge of the "waipiro" when it was landed in the village, and with some assistance served it out in such a fashion that no drunkenness followed, and the tangi was a very quiet affair. He had intended telling the Court that had the same quantity of liquor been consumed by the same number of wdiite people there would not have been the same good

md.'i-. lie was probably about right, and he is certainly to he commended for preventing scenes of debauchery at Parihaka. At the same.,time he must have known full well that he was breaking the law. Waitara and lluiga, a native acting under his instructions in serving out the liquor, were making their way

mil. of Court after the hearing, when Sergeant Haddrelt intervened, and told Ihcni lo "pay up or go to gaol." Waitara determined not to pay, and, apprehensive ' Unit Iho police might take the fines liy force passed his cash to another native, and declined to pay. Friends offered to pay for him, lint lie declined. "We friends now," ho said, "but you pay the line for me, we not friends to-morrow." lie was going to gaol on principle. Both "look it out," in the righteous cause, and

will probably be banqueted on their re-

The wet weather experienced during the last few days is seriously impeding work on the Main. Trunk railways (says the Taihape News), The workmen rise at an early hour to join the train, which leaves Taihape at 4.15 a.m., and on reaching the scene of their labors, they find the day quite unlit to work, with the result, that they have to obey a right-about movement, board the train, and return to their homes to await the chance of an improvement in the weather next day. These fruitless trips are, of frequent occurrence. Happily, Mr. I'uikerf made the most of the fine weatlior at his disposal, and before the advent of the winter rains succeeded in laying the rails to the Bangltaua station. The points have been put in to enable shunting operations to ba carried on. This will permit urgent goods to be railed to ami discharged at this station. Now that the main road through the bu.-h is practically blocked the residents of the Vt'ainiarino need not fear a famine in provisions, as Mr. Furkct will be prepared to haul all necessaries to Eangitnu, from which point of the line there is a good metal road to Ohakune and Kaetihi. Workmen arc busily engaged mi tailing the road leading to the station yard. This work it is expected will take three or four weeks to complete, and until this work is out of hand the DeIpartnieitl will not l w prepared to haul ordinary goods to Kangitaua. It was at one time thought that the rails were likely lo hall at this station for some time, but that conjecture has been dispelled. 'I he work of rail-laying is being vigorously proceeded with, and the rails are laid several chains past tiie Kangitaua railway station, and will be extended as the weather permits. With ordinary weather the rails should be laid into the Ohakune si a lion yard by July next.