LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 4 October 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Supreme Court sessions were brought to a dose yesterday. The Railway euchre party this evening is lo be held in the Drill Hall, and the] proceeds are in aid of the Recreation Sports Ground. A good attendance is expected. j A mail (for correspondence specially addressed) for Canada, United States of America, Continent oi Europe and United Kingdom, per s.s Kazembe, from Auckland, elos's at the local post office this evening at 7 o'clock. That lying clock at the railway station again! A correspondent suggests that it" should be dismantled and in its place erected an alarum bell, lo be rung five minutes before the departure of every train. Yesterday in the Supreme Court Mr Roy said lie wanted something "placed on "record." His Honor didn't proceed to take a note of the matter, but said he had no doubt that Mr. Roy could arrange with the gentlemen—and he glanced at the Press table—who were doing the recording. The Raliotu correspondent of the Opunake Times slates:—lt is the intention of the Maoris, at the next Road Board election, to nominate a candidate of their own. A native said: "Te Poard he make us pay all te same te pakeha; knpai, we have te vote, and te Maori he nit at te table like a big man, and when his cousin or brother want te stone or te drain cleaned, te Maori he get up and say 'yes.' I tink that te good law." A correspondent writes:—ln a local yesterday it was stated that at one stage of the deliberations of the Grand Jury in the Opunake case it was proposed to amend the charge to one of assault, deleting reference to the riotous assembly. This implies that there was only one count in the indictment. That implication is quite wrong, because, as may be seen from your published copy ■if the indictment, it contained two distinct counts, one charging a riot, the other an assault, on either or both of which it would have been competent for the Grand Jury (o have brought in a true bill—if, of course, they thought that the evidence established either one or other of these charges. Mr. (!. W. Browne presided over a moderately attended meeting of residents at Vogeltown on Wednesday night to consider the advisability of purchasing a site and erecting a hail. The intention is, should the building be erected, lo use it for school purposes. A subcommittee, consisting of Messrs CockBrowne, Carter, Crockett, and Laurent was appointed to canvass the district for subscriptions. Messrs. Cock and Browne were appointed to meet the Carrington Road Board witn a view of ascertaining if any assistance may be counted upon from that direction. About ,C2O was subscribed in the room. M". G. W. Browne was elected chairman of the committee, and Mr. McArthur secretary. The movement is being enthusiastically taken up. A rather amusing incident in connection with the land business occurred recently, when a Taranaki farmer whose property had been placed indirectly into the hands of a local agent for sale, came to Wangamii for the races. In company with a number of Taranakiitcs he got into touch with the same agent, who proceeded to elaborate upon the wonderful fattening capacity of a certain farm up the coast, which' he endeavored to sell lo him. The smiles which appi-arc-d upon the faces of the agent's audience as the details of the property were by rtogrews unfolded gradually broadened until Ihev culminated in hilarious 'aughler, when il was sren beyond doubt that the agent was endeavoring to sell the visitor his own property—Wangamii Herald.

The best known store in Tiiraniiki for boys' and men's clothing is '-The Kash," that store just below Wilson and Nolan's Auction Mart. They've always a nice selection on hand, and they ' sell them at very mode rate prices. Their Conway suits at 0s (Id for boys of 5 to 8 years are well worth seeing, and then they've one a grade higher, costing 12s Cd. Among their large stock are some washing blouses from 2s lid, and also some crash washing suits in the Conway shape costing from 0s lid. Norfolk suits tliev have in plenty, ranging from 8s lid' to 32s (Set; and they have fiem in a variety of tweeds and worsteds. Hoys' stockings they also do well, showinjr thm from Is per pair. Three garment suits they have from 1 Is (id upwards, in tweeds and worsteds. .Men's suits they have from 21s upwards, but the suit they prefer to sell you is ''The PrcstwoU" suit, ranging 'from 4fls Oil to 59s Od. There's firstclass labor put in these, suits, therefore von set the very best its possible to procure in ready-made clothing. ''The K.ish." jusl below Wilson and Nolan's Auction' Mart, New Dynioutl)—Advt. |

A start has been made with the erection of the drinking-trough near the Harrington-Victoria-road corner. It's a seasonable action. I The genuine Tavanaki rain set in yesterday morning, and throughout the whole day prevented the slightest chance of a, dust-storm. Rain fell consistently the day through. At the end of last year there were 2075 children in the industrial schools of the Dominion, an increase of 122 over the number at the end of the previous year. It took six special trains to convey the 100,000 homing pigeons to Worcester one Saturday morning recently to be liberated at the railway station in the young birds race. The hampers extended hundreds of yards along the platforms and away up the sidings. At times the sky seemed dark with birds. As yet, we understand, no decision has been arrived at as to the possible further prosecutions in the Opunake "tarring and feathering" cases, but it is quite on the cards that the Crown, now

that the full facts of the proceedings before the Grand .Jury which prompted the throwing out of the bill are known, will express itself as perfectly satisfied. In this connection we venture to predict that a number of newspapers who rushed into print in condemnation of the jury's action without understanding any of the facts of the case will recognise that their remarks were uncalled-for. A decided mix-up took place at the Palmerston Hospital- the other day. Two male patients, with considerable facial resemblance, died on Thursday last, and preparations were made for the interment of the bodies, the remains being placed in the mortuary. By some mistake one body was conveyed by the undertaker to the late residence of one of the deceased for burial. . A relative ,of the other man arrived from Lyttelton and went to view the body left in the Hospital mortuary, when it was discovered that an exchange had been made. Further inquiry resulted in the mistakes beiug rectified, and the funerals took place in due order.—Star. The Hawera Star hears that the Native Department and the Health Department are jointly considering the question of establishing a native hostelry in Hawera, and that the purpose In view is to provide an institution al which sick natives may be received medically treated and nursed, and nl which, also, ratives who are not sicl, may find a resting place. It is ex pected that a i'arliamcntary vote wil be proposed this session. It is understood that the Government propose ti subsidise mcJi"al men at Hawera, Man aia, and Pa tea to look after the healtl of the natives, and if a suitable instittr tion could be established it would bi made inciden'.ally a training place a which Maori girls might be taugh ; something of the art of nursing. Tirol'' . is a feeling that a great waste of na , tive life, especially infant life, is goinj , on which ought to be checked, i The AVellington Post says:—Mr Bei • Tillett is here again—the Ben and th , Tillett, the whole Ben Tillett and nc 1 tiring but the Ben Tillett. But that i . a lot. Mr Tillett is a bomb fired ovc ; the sea. The moment he fell upon th ) Auckland coast he exploded. . . H t is a tempestuous orator. He can undei >' take to give a history of the whole ir i dustrial world while you wait—just I minute. It is a dreadful world, saj - Ben. It is a place where there is r tendency among the workers to "Iran e on and be satisfied with, small advar f tages," and this trait disgusts Ben. H ;, wants to punch "bloated capital" in tl I large neck, and found an Empire whci n work will lie added to the list < n deadly sins. In his desire for a mi e lenium by the stroke of a pen or s swing if an arm, he forgets that sol y progress is made slowly 'lush« y fall by little and little," is a Scriptur it raying, and the corollary is "Ye sha :s rise by little and little." Incidental '0 Mr Tillett makes the usual affirmath ie about the "rich land and glorious c' :- male," but declares that New Zealan r- ers are too stereotyped, too smug it content. It does not please Ben ie find us content; that is a sin, accor id ing to his code, and he will therefo set us on to one another. Ben pron ses to amuse the people, even if '. leaves them no wiser than they we before his advent.