LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 13 December 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The approaches Id the new Waiuakaiho bridge are now being widened and fenced. To-day (Friday) is the last div for payment of land-tax without incurring the ten per cent, penalty. " The mills of God grind slowly, tait j those of Parliament grind more slowly still."—Extract from Mr. C. K. Major's remarks at Waitara on Wednesday I night. j Mr. and Mrs. 1). Teed narrowly escaped injury as the result, of a trap aeI cident yesterday. Their gig collided with anotser whilst travelling along the road at Fit/.roy, ami they were thrown out, fortunately without injury.

The work of constructing ihi- passenger platform at the new Kitaroy II ig station at. Strandon, just below JJevon road, is proceeding. Tin* earthwork is about, ready, ami tlie retaining wall comi plete. A nasly accident occurred the other evening to Harold, the little son ol Mr. Jl. (lardiner. 110 was miming downhill and IVU on a broken bottle, gushing h.is arm badly, lie is now in the hospital, ami is reported to he progressing favourably. On the motiou of ilr. (Juilliaui (Covett & Quilliam), probate of the will of the late William Walker has been granted by the Supreme Court of New Zealand to ,lohu A very: mid of the will of the late .Mrs- Julia Puflin to the Very . Rev. Dean McKeuna.

A speaker at Wednesday night's Waitara jubilation snid that tlianks were due to the Hon. Oliver Samuel, whose opposition to the Waitara Uarliour JSill had "made the light more keen, the interest. more absorbing, and the victory more sweet."

From the publishers, .Messrs. CasseU & Co., London, we have received a copy of a new monthly magazine for girls, called ''The dill's ticalm." It is an excellent production, eont lining, besides a serial story, short stories by popular writers, and articles and interesting matter suitable for girls .

Mr. W. K. Wilson, of Waitara, is going in for poultry-raising on a largo scale, lie will at lirst confine himself to White Leghorns and Minorcas, and Indian Runner ducks. lie has taken about thirty acres of land, and will.' probably run hundreds of birds. We are credibly informed that he his a standing order for all Ihe table birds he can produce. Jlr. Wilson may also be expected to furnish a good number of entries for the various poultry shows. Koine early foot-passengers along the Carrington road narrowly missed ;m unpleasant shower bath' 011 Tuesday morning. One of the employees 011 (lie dining-car of the express train threw out sonio ships just as the train was crossing the overhead bridge which spans the Carrington road, and the stull' splashed all over the ironwork. In the interests of decency some discretion should be used in the disposal of rubhish and refuse from the trains. He have to acknowledge receipt of a copy of " Colonial Gardening," a booklet just issued by air. William bevy, of Waikumete, Auckland. The author'does not pretend to write from a scientific standpoint; he frankly acknowledges he knows little, about science, but treats his subject from a practical knowledge gained from thirty-six years' successful gardening. The booklet is full of valuable advice, and to ;imateur gardeners should be well worth Ihe nominal sum [ it can be purchased for, namely, two . shillings.

Liouteliai.V-Colonel I'auchop, C-iIXI., inspected (the headquarters toiitpan'jesand (iarrison li.ind yesterday afloniooa. Excepting the Imml, the muster was only fair. Alter inspection the companies were marched to the .-iimlliilis at Fit;-., l'oy. wlieiv a iact.e.il scheme wis carried "lit. 11l the evening (111. colonel lc(11! red on the nsiiiwii'vres of the afteriioeu. and cxpnvscd pie-Mire with t!i" way they had I.ecu carried our. jle also gave all aildress on " lefantry in attack." The school of instruction will be continued to-night.