GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 September 1907, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

Some time after the memorable naval conllict in the Japan Sea, a number of Duucdin gentlemen, impressed by the great skill displayed by the Japanese Admiral, decided to show their admiration to liiiu. A warmly congratulatory illuminated addict w.is prepared, alia this and a handsome silver casket wera in due course sent to Japan through the iiritish Ambassador at Tokiu lot Admit a i Togo's acceptance. Admiral Togo has now replied:—"Allow me Id lender my n.ust sincere thanks for the very kind address in recognition of the slight sen ices i rendered my coaulcy during the late war. The beautiful silver casket 1 shall ever treasure as a memento of the kindly feelings shown towards me by uuseen friends beyond tlie seas, i beg to request you to do me the favor of accepting my portrait, of which herewith i present one as a slight token of my gratitude to each oi the gentlemen who have been good enough to sign the address." It seems not unlikely that in the near future Germany may scud over a conquering football team to Kngland (writes an Englishman in Leipzig to Uie Daily -Mail). The game is now played more lliau ever in Germany, and, what is more, played regularly all through this year, including summer, on many ground in the big towns. The majority of our football "sportsmen" are eo' itciit with paying gate-money and W'.aduu" others play; here the youl S plays the game himself, and onc considers that the "Springi /0 | ib -> VI largely composed of Boers f lUd Germans and also the physical strength and intellectuality of the a\. e rage German, and the practice they f myu aII tllc y( ., u . round, it is surely t'.me for our young to play football, au'j. uot merely watjh others do so. Mulches are now reported every day in \hv papers, as ours are in England, uu-der '•Fussball."

Tho Britisl'. hen hid £0,500,000 worth of eggs last year, acording to Jlr Edward Brown, tile secretary of the Natiouul l'oultry Conference. He estimated (he poultry population of the country at 24,(100,000. A Danish delegate to the conference said there were about 800 egg and poultry societies in Denmark, and a member who brought in a bad egg was lined as. When small holdings increased, poultry keeping increased. Mr Varney Carter commented on the Briton's liking for brown or tinted eggs. If poultry keepers would increase ihe number of these they could easily get another penny on the dozen for them. The conference by resolution asked the Government to give further financial assistance to the poultry industry,