LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 15 July 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Captain Edwin wired and noon on Saturday:—Southerly strong winds to gale; glass rise; tides high; sea heavy; rain probable and weather cold.

Mr T. B. Cnnnp has received intimation from the Registrar of the Supreme Court that the proceedings against Fred Fontanella in the Coronation Hotel (ElthanO case have been discontinued by the Crown,

There are 115,713 landholders in New Zealand, of whom pay land tax. More than one-fifth of the latter pay less than CI each, aud more than one-third l'2 each. This means that of the 1)00,000 people in New Zealand only 10,000 aro affected to the extent of more than L'2 each ln r the land tax.

The suppliers to the Dairy Union creamery at Woolville have decided not to go in for altering their creamery to a cheese factory. The decision was come to by in.nv than a two to one majority vote of suppliers, with more than that proportion of cows. The feeling is that the loss 011 by-products would not be 'compensated by the increased price in butler fat. :iiiit that cheese Is too speculative it venture to give up'a fair ccrtaintv for.

An interesting card case was handed in to the Judge in Divorce during the hearing of the ease Quinn v. Quinn. in Sydney recently. The husband said his wife gave him the curd two or three years ago, and said, 'Tfere you are; here's a permission card for yoit. Put it in your pocket.'' He said, ''This is not .a very nice tiling to carry about." and she repded, "It's nothing.'' The card was headed. "Permit," and rail:—"This is to certify (hat f, .Mrs R. J. Quinn, the legal-ly-wedded wife of Robert John Quinn, do hereby permit my husband lo go where he pleases, and when he pleases; and 1 furthermore permit liim to keep anil enjoy the company of any lady or ladies he sees lit, as 1 know he is judge. I Mailt liim to enjoy life, as he will be a long time dead." The card was signed "Gertrude E. Quinn." The husband. in reply lo His Honor, said he did not look upon the thing as a joke, though his wife had said it was a joke. 'lt is no joke," he added, ''for a woman to give him permission iu that way." "f suppose you had some row before that?" queried his Honor. " can't say whether we had or not, but we may have had," replied I lie respondent, who said he had not taken advantage of the permission given him.

A contributor to the Wairarapa Time;* says:—Sonic time ngo a Wairarapa mag nate ran down and severely injured a working man's wife with his motor car. I lii' poor woman was laid up for a considerable I inc. and the doctor's hill, with medicine from the chemist, readied £2."). the husband pleaded with the magnate that lie should puv these expenses, but tiie magnate refused, because he said the accident was caused through the woman's negligence, lie would offer nothing, and it (lie workman was ,-,ot satisfied—well, lie had his remedy in the law. Mudi to his surprise the magnate was taken at his word, and in a court case an tiuleelmg 'beak' mulcted him in :C4!I las, the full extent of the damages asked for, I he magnate determined to appeal to the t ourt, and confided this determination to tlic workman's solicitor. "\on can't," was the reply. 'AYhvy'' "Because I knew that would lie vour game il you lost t lie ease, and 1 purpose ly made the claim 5s less than £SO, which is the minimum on which one can | couldn't stand seeing that poor woman lose her damages in law i costs, you know, not even to salve your wounded feelings and depleted pocket." he magnate was that overcome that he nearly I ell ,bnvn .|| was (| M , |j rg t me that he ha 1 met. a. lawyer who was not on the side ot the big battalions. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. 11l- famous .SANDER AND SONS' lU, l '. YOUTH.],; KTOALYPTI K<. was proved bv experts at tae Supreme Court of Victoria to posses curative properties ppcnJ.' -rlv its ow',l, nnd to be lue-liciml'v a 1- hiely sa'e. iflVetivc and reliabi..' ,\.r interna! use. iheiefore, do not aggravate your complaint by the use of one of the many crude eucalyptus oils wiilcli are not? palmed oil as "Extracts," or under fancy names, but insist upon the UliNI INK SANDER AND SONS' ECCAI,\ !M I EXTRACT nnd reject all others. wrinkles, sunburn, pimples, blackheads. freckles, cracked hands, dry and ml! 'inc.! skin use SANDER AND SONS' St PEifTU SKIN VOOD. No la ly >hou!d bo without it. Allays irritatnn': brings beauty to every face and liaad. J K (id (name of chemist) or chemiots and .siore?.

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I lie directors of (lie New Zealand j Dairy Union are continuing their crusade against f lie conversion of butter factories under their juristdicLion to cheese factories. On Wednesday night a molding was held at Tokomavn, during which the chairman spoke at length upon the position of the union. lie said the liabilities ol the union outside the capital account had been reduced to close upon C7OOO, while the assols were worth over (.'30,(1(10. All the plants were in lirstclass condition, and (lie tinances were never stronger. As at Ashurst ami Kairanga the suppliers present decided to continue butter-making.

lively citizen of Glasgow win he "a I l'i'ood man th' day." Thai a fi.-.tmcr | drawing I'eet of water should steam down the Clyde, iu a S4ft channel is a remarkable tribute to Scottish energy. The Clyde as Nature left it was a' small stream. The people of (.'la-gow have made if a deep water channel which can accommodate the largest ship nfloat. It is a told ot a Yankee and a .Scotchman arguing about the respective merits of the .Mississipi and Clyde thai the Yankee instanced with pride the great waterway as compared lo'thc Scotch "ditch," which dretv the reply that "God A'miehty made yours; we made ain oorsels."