GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 15 July 1907, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

Aii unrehearsed incident relieved the tension ol the tragic Mene in "lluuum ] it >t night, .-ays a recent is>ue of the l'Vilding Star. After the end of the performance, when the hride had been shot dead, the curuiu was raised j three times in response to a general request. lint tin* performers were not prepaid for the third exposure, and as the cuitain rorc. the 'dead ' bride was being assisted to her icei, and there was a general air of geniality and lmrry amongst what had. a moment before, ocen a very solemn scene.

Speaking at the PaliMtwton vaictlirtory gatlicniiK held in his honor on Thursday nigln, Mr 11. I-. |„| L . oral manager of the linuk ol Xeiv Zeaaiul, --aid that jiint at Liu- present time lalmerston Xorth did „ut possess the best of names in other parts of the colony. This was entirely due. however, t" the fact that a number of small trailers. attracted by hearing of the business being done in the town, settled there, „iid (hen. for various reasons tailed. As a matter of fact, he consider-' t'l that the town was becoming one of 1 100' W / I , '* t , i " , U . k ' to 'leal with. Jn , ' iau k -t daily turnover was UWlim, while now it whs .tf>o,Ollll, and Ms opinion was that this rise would continue.

We learn tluit one outstanding failure of the past dairying season on this eoast (says tile AVanganui 'Herald) has ■een the large millibar of calve- killed. ■ hose knocked oi: .lie head at bir'li " c, "o 'or til ■ whole of the West Coast stock district. As dairy farmer* pic*, ed out the worst of their calves for lestrnetjon, this has resulted in a much ter ela-s of animal comitifr un f or milking than formerly, though there is si ill room for considerable improvement. While the large amount cf slaughter appears at /irst sight to he a dead l«,s momentarily, W e are informed that tins is not redly s „. The skinalone sold at about 3s (id each, while there has been a gain in ,„iik saved, it being the custom to keep the s:lv ,, ( i eahes with the cow for some d.ivsafier ' ,Il " Ul - 1,1 addition, the carcases have Jheeii available for feeding pigs, which ha\e been filing at good prices, particuhirly pork</,-s, for whil-h there wis previously little demand. In fact, prim to i his year porkers could hardly oe -old at all, while now, when killed'and «'iit Home chilled, tli ( . v are wor.li about \i[ per I'd dead weight.