LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 19 August 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Capt. Udwin wired on Saturday:— Moderate southerly winds; glass rise slowly.

The Telegraph Office advise that they are instructed not to accept any truflic for the United Stdtes. Bamfield advised that after 2 p.m. on Saturday no trallic for the United States could pass over their lines pend-1 ing the settlement of the strike in tluat country. The lock-out applies to Honolulu, West Indies and South America by all routes except Bermuda and the Commercial Azores. British and Canadian traflic is unaffected,

Great inconvenience is continually being caused & section of the public through the non-provision of a parcels box fit tin* post office. Tlie receptacles at present provided little more than allow the passing of a decent-sized newspjijHT, and an ordinary parcel cannot Ik? posted at all after the office closes. Attention having now been directed to the lack of aiiy. facilities for tills purpose,. it 5* lioped the matter will receive attention.

Owing to the calving season being earlier there is more activity at the Kltham dairy factory this year than at the corresponding period last year. y ays the Argus. From next week onl wards milk will Im> received every day. There "vvil! be about 2HO Mippliers this 'season. and of these 125 are now sendins/ milk. The present production is about 15 boxes ;i day, and this may be inspected to increase rapidly.

There's always a feast of bargains at "The Kash." Hint reliable store )n Devon street, New Plymouth. Reliable dependably honest g->ods to be had th"iv. oil at the very lowest prices. Among the b-renins are men's en.di mere :-ox Is. men's Leftvy woollen singlets 3s (id! men's heavy mackintoshtM. men's ovevcoaN im'irs dun garers 21s. lu»avy hvt-ed shirts 3s ]!d full-size llannel singlets 2s 3d.hoys' caps jfld, hoys' brakes boys' suits 8s fid, 0s (id, 10s iid, boys' knickers 2s lid hoys' mackintoshes 12s fid, boys' overcoats Rs fid Os fid, 10;; fid. men's C'Sli mere singlets 3s (id- These are a few prieea picked nut at random, and nevfc time you're wanting anything in mens >r boys' wear, look up that reliable, store "The Kash."—Advt.

The Tanuuki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meets to day.

i Tho arrangement made by Mr Humphrieß'for the Press and oilieial visiters ut the football match on Saturday were I very thoughtful and fully appreciated.

As the result of the visit of the Auckland junior football representatives the funds of U'.e Recreation Sports (iround are enriched by two guineas. The manager and selector were immensely [pleased with the new ground.

A gentleman living within a hundred, miles of New Plymouth, struck with a. Midden desire to save his ha'pence, rode out to Motuvoa on a waggon on fctoU, urday, raflier than pay his legitimate' 'bus fare. Eggs are dear and fragile, lie had three dozen broken ones with him when he arrived at his destination. Moral: Economy is an excellent law to betray people into expense.

The Council of the Tnranaki Chamber of Commerce on Friday night passed a resolution urging the Government to admit tools, appliances and casing required by petroleum prospectors free of duly. Hitherto these goods have had to pay live per cent. Customs duty, and under the new laviiT is ruised to -0 per cent., which means that the cost 1o the importers will be increased by *22 per cent, in 1001 the various printing estab-

lishments in New Zealand paid in wages .C284,«U0 J and in I'JOG £400,812, representing an increase in the gross amount of about 41 per cent, hi 11)01 the average annual wage of each employee was t!!)l; in ISXJIj it was JCIO3- —an increase of 13 per cent per capita. Amongst seventy classes of industries dealt with in the last census the printing section occupies the second highest position in respect of the total wages paid. In the Wesleyan Church, lnglewood, on Wednesday, Miss Eva Emily Batenuin, late of Dovedale, Nelson, was united in matrimony to Mr A. V. Schwieters, of Bristol Road* lnglewood. The bride was attired in a dress of cream figured voile, trimmed with vuched satin ribbon and cream lace and carried a pretty shower bouquet. She was given away by her grandmother. Mrs John Win, also ut' Nelson. The; bridesmaids were Mi.ves Beatrice Sehwieters and Myrtle Xisbot. Jlr Charlie Sehwieters was best man, ami Mr. Fred. Baigent groomsman.

Yesterday aftcviioon Mr W. llealy weal lu the hospital to see a patient, leaving his horse ami trap outside the hospital gate. Returning about four o'clock neither Uic vehicle nor the horse could bo seeu. IIi». traced the wheel murks towards the la'ankley road,where I he met Mr T. Carrington, 011 horseback. I lie told him of his loss, and Mr Carrington followed the tracks, eventually coming up with a trap in which wore three boy*. TTe saw that the vehicle was Mr llealy's. and made theiu turn biv-k towards town. When he again met the owner of the trap, lie set down two ot' the lads, and brought the driver io the police station. There were found in the trap a pea rifle, sonic ship's biscuits, and ?>lind cord. The boy. who gave his name ass Dixon, and later admitted that his name was Waller, tells a story that he was picked up by his two companions, and another lad named Darby, who left at Granville's corner to go home. He himself had been out all day, or from 0 o'clock, having taken a message from liis mother to Moturoa. The episode looks as though the lads had quite made up their minds to go out on a miniature 'Xed Kelly" expedition, which was fortunately nipped in the bud. The police are making enquiries, and the lads will probably be charged with the theft of the horse and trap. Waller savs- he knows nothing of the ' rille or the other goods, but believes 1 they belonged to his mates.