LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 314, 13 January 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

swr l I ub h ' ls IM!CU fo ™e<l in Stratford to promote a local snorts meeting on St. Patrick's Day. By an unintentional transposition of figures in our report on Friday „f the. latepayei-i' meeting, it was made to appear that in the past nillc |llontbs tj _ (i v IT,™ , !f ht I,a,i <' il ™ <, <l « »et profit of xilo. the correct figures were i'2lo. The Socialists „f Wellington will forward to Mrs Iveir Harclie shortly a handsome escritoire in New Zealand woods. During his stay in jfew Zealand Mr ivii llardie lias refused all offers of presentations having intrinsic value

During shunting operations in the Inglewood railway yard on Friday morning a collision derailed five trucks and smashed one of the moveable houses for railway workmen. No great damage was done, and the delay caused was

lie dropped mlo a i oPi ,] p ro( i„ cc fi rm > rt office. One of the staff approached tlic counter, and enquired tlic culler's business, "[-ve pot a hide, here." lie said. The clerk looked at him, as though to observe the hide visible was a good, healthy, sun-tanned one. Then it struck him that the farmer was dealing with tho hide and skin department. The clerk wasn't very keen alw.i't it, either. Couldn't »te seller take it to the skin store. ',ll the ordinary way? It really looked as though he didn't'like handling hides, and the farmer was quick enough to olfcerve this. "Oh, if s a sweet onp," he ejaculated. The clerk smiled, dubiously. "It's sweet. Tt's a cowhide. You can keep it here a day or two, and it won't do any harm. It's onlv been dead a couple of days." And deliverv was taken. Then he explained how the hide had become saleable. One of the best cows in his dairy had tried to Bwallow a sharp piece of bone, and it got stuck in the throat. For three or four days he notieed there was something wrong, but it was not until the expiration of that time that the. farmer ventured to investigate. The bone would not stir up or down. And so the cow-hide was brought (o town for sale. "X lose £0 or so for her milk without losing the cow, too," he said, as he turned away from the counter.

There's a shop in New Plymouth called "The Kash." Just about everybody in Taranaki knows this shop, and everybody knows it'fl just below Nolan's auction mart in Devon-street. They've a splendid lot of men's and boys' clothing there, and you can rely upon getting honest, dependable goods' at a moderate figure. They have a suit called "The Prestwell," which is specially made for them, and is favorablv known throughout Taranaki. The "prices run from Ms Cd to Css, and many people mistake them for five-guinea suits. Hoys' clothing they do well, and they have just landed about CO Conway suits, the prices ranging from 13s Cd to 27s 6d. Norfolk suits they have from 10s Cd to 30s, sailoi suits from 4s 3d to forget to pay them a to atlsfled.— '

The Strafford school excursion to the j seaside is. fixed for February 13th, from Waiouru in the morning and evening a beautiful view is obtained of Mount Egmont in, its solitary majestic grandeur, says Mr Robert Spence, of Stratford, who has just returned from a trip inland. ■The Maketawa dairy factory is now turning out 12cwt, of butter daily. The supply, which has been very irregular right through the season, is on the decline. Tests have been lower than usual, but with the diminishing quantity these will probably improve.

Numerous complaints have recently been lodged with the District Health Officer regarding the poor quality of bread and Hour in Wellington and other districts as far north as Taranaki. Attention has been drawn to the matter in several eases, with good results. At a meeting of the Egmont County Council on Friday the following resolution was carried in regard to the proposed electrical tramway:—''That meetings of ratepayers be, called at Pihama, Rahotu, Opunake and Awatnna; that the area over which the proposals are to take effect lie all that part of the county east of Kalmi road; and that the clerk be instructed to prepare figures relating to the rate to be levied."

''With the New Zealand market ruled by the Home and Australian markets,! where the crops are not coming up to expectations, you can reckon (remarked a local business man to a Dunedin Star reporter on Tuesday) that flour and bread will be very dear again this year." This is certainly not good newß for the housewife. The Rongotea Dairy Company have put in a special pasteurising plant for making a starter, which is working very satisfactorily, and has no doubt a good deal to do with the excellent grading done by the factory at present, they having received 92'/ 3 to V'J points for some of their latest consignments.

The present spell of dry weather is admirably suited to the farmers who are harvesting. But it is not hailed with the same satisfaction by those who iiave turnips sown. Several fields of turnips have been in for a couple of weeks without a drop of rain. Klsewhere the dry weather is encouraging the "fly" pest.

A parly of Hawera residents propose leaving Hawera on Wednesday next in a motor car en route for Auckland through the Northern Hot Lakes district. They intend going as far as Wanganui the first day, Woodville the second day, and Napier the third. From then onward until Auckland is reached travelling will be slower, as some time is to lie devoted to fishing and sight-seeing.

Two of the cables crossing Cook Strait are at present in a faulty condition. One of them had been bo for more than a fortnight, but the defect in the other only became manifest a day or two ago. Repairs will be effected almost immediately, and it is not expected that the public will suffer any great serious inconvenience. Two new cables were laid some time ago.

In a few cases on the Wuimatc Plains, South Taranaki, the reaper has been at work on the cereal crops, but the harvesting operations will not be general for a week or ten days yet. The oats and l>arley crops throughout the district are looking particularly well and will yield excellently, with the exception of those crops which were put in late in the season. The barley especially will provide magnificent cropping. "I've never seen the crops better," remarked an old settler of the district. The ears are full and the straw shows strong growth. —Witness.

A funeral under such extraordinary and disgraceful circumstances aa to be sensational occurred at Manakau recently, and is the general topic of conversation in the district. Owing to arrangements not being faithfully carried out at an earlier hour, the funeral took place about 8 p.m., when the minister who conducted the funeral read the service by the light of a carriage lamp. The grave which had been prepared was found too small to admit the coffin, and had to be hurriedly enlarged, while a disgraceful anil painful scene occurred nt the graveside, owing to tho behaviour of one of those present.

A story is going the rounds that a visitor whilst spending lus holidays in Taranaki district thought he would try his hand at milking. It is hard to say what was the cause of the accident, but probably his long nails dug into the cow's teats. In the twinkling of an eye a smart young man was seen rolling in the byre. A cow's leg was lashing out quicker than lightning. A tin bucket struck the man violently in the ribs and smashed a couple. The town visitor Spent New Year's Day in bed and occupied his time cursing cows. When he gets out of bed he intends to write vigorous articles to "the Wellington Evening Post on the iniquities of child slavery in Taranaki.—Stratford Post.

Mr Walter Symes, M.P., has received the following letter in reply to a communication sent by him with regard to the Stratford-Ongaruc railway:—"January 6th, 1008—Stratford-Ongarue railway.—Goods traffic to Huiroa. Dear Sir, —I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 14th ultimo, asking that goods trains should be run over the above railway from Douglas ft. Huiroa, for the purpose of conveying settlers' goods and produce until this line is handed over to the Railway Department for regular traffic, and in reply have pleasure in informing you that arrangements have already been made fov the working of goods traffic to and from Huiroa on the conditions to be observed in similar circumstances. Any settlers or others having goods to be conveyed in either direction, should communicate with the stationmastcr at Stratford. I have the honor to be, Robert McNab, for the acting-Minister for Public Works."

Christmas in Victoria must have been very unpleasant. The Observatory in Melbourne recorded nt as the hottest Christmas in its experience. On Christmas morning the weather was ideal, but at noon came a scorching, dust-laden wind, which attained a velocity of fortythree miles an hour. The temperature of the day and early evening ranged from OOdeg to lOMeg 3min in the shade, and at no time during the night did it fall below 75deg. Some of the country places recorded higher temperatures. Four recorded 103dcg and three lOOdeg. liutherglen touched ll)7deg, Charlto-i 108deg, Bculah lOMeg, Hopetown llOdeg. \\ ytlveproof llldeg, and Horsham attaining the bad eminence of 113deg. On Boxing Day the temperature in Melbourne ranged from 87deg to 100 do Bmin between nine and live, and the day was even more unpleasant than Christ-' ma.s_D.iy. In the evening rain fell, and continued without intermission for thirty hours, 4V,in being recorded in that time, fn twenty-four hours 301 points fell, a record in Melbourne foDecember, and being only once beaten in any month—namely, April, 1880— when 450 points fell in twenty-four hours. Strangely enough, Port Darwin reported that Christmas Day was so cool that facing Hie regulation Christmas dinner was a pleasure instead of a task.

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