LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 322, 23 January 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A lady at Raglan recently gave birth to a child with hands containing five fingers, besides thumbs. The digits are to be removed. lirigham Voung is "not in it" with the CiTiuan .lew Mined Lyne, who has been ariv.-ted at Aberdeen oil a charge of demanding one of his wives at Bristol of t2(l(K>. ]ie is reported to have been married to one hundred women. J 'liking of holidays and the seaside, a gentleman from inland states that he brought his wife and young hopeful to Xew Plymouth on the day of the Agricultural Society's supplementary show. Whilst here lie titt -d them out with boot,, and found the prnes so much lower than in his own town that he saved money even after pa\ing the whole of his train expenses. The following letters received from places beyond the colon v are lyiii" at the Chief l'ost Ollicc. New Plymouth:— •Mr* A. Jiisley, Miss Hutkland/P. Chissel, Dolan and Jnsley, Harold Harvey, L. Hurie and Co.. <;. Hutchison, C. Klin«er H. A. Langdon, Murdoch Mackny, Kenneth Munro, Murray and Co., M.' Ketzel, Mrs Rynian, Mrs ,1. Simpson. Thos.' Walker, 'l'. C. L, AVeiske, Fred.' White, and I'rank hcelhoitse. Picture-books for the benelii of travellers are kept in the Paris police-stations. l It frequently occur* that foreigners lose things which they are unable to describe, because of their unfaniiliarity with the' I'rciH, language. The picture-books contain representations of various articles. and the inquirer has only to turn the leaves and point out the illustralioiw which resemble the property which lie has lost.

"A monster record number of splendid magazine literature" is the only description 1 hat can lie applied to the DccemU'r part ol the popular ami favorite Wind"ir Magazine. f (iri i )Plu . (vn t j |<? (■overs ale MO pages of reading and illustration-, which include fifteen splendidly-, olored plate*. The Windsor has given great Christ nunilwrs, but he 1:1117 issue eiTipses all that has gone before. It is indeed a magnificent shilImgsworlh. and no one should miss se;i (*oj)v. The most remarkable burglar-proof -all' Hi the world lia.- iu-l been p|a r ed | in a bank at Xcwbnrg Island. At night I If.' safe 1- Inwci Pcl by cables into "an 'lliprc unable metallic-lined -aib vault of masonri and concrete. After rcachiti" tlx* iH.itom it is fastened down bv mm' <;re steel lugs, operated by a' tviole nne-lock. l nlil these lugs are released 'Utonialieally al a desired time, no hn"an aieney can raise the safe, and to 1 'l'rough a mass «f st one and ouerete which measures inft. |,v lilfl. T."' ,iv "="»itf would wreck the »ui!<hn«r witlmnt making thn anfo availl»lo.

The most euiious almshouse in En"ill" 1 i, St. Mary's Hospital. at ChiclicsI<m\ Hi,.,-,. „],] |j vo . u ,(„ a ]] v 'I the elumdi. a fine ~l,] ,]atiii" I.wh. it ( „.i, rinill i y ** ' ,!, t MizaMli hirno.] it info •in almshouse to endure as lon<r as alms, house- i'\'is|. The „],! ladies have («•„ nral I'ttlc rooms eaeh. down the sides Hi.- main ehureh. will, windows lookm" "ii lite frarden. They ( . M , 1, I,mi 1 eoal >ll [ipl V. I;Ifr)11 1 1? r.lll'!". Wat"!' Vl V' I,npel unices arc. I'ld. Mm (lion- stalls n re liea utifn] Iv • ■jirvi'il <>!.! oak. tlio original seats tha' no monk, used.

There tvd= a well attended meelin™ of ladies yesterday afternoon to ponsidor tin- proposal to arrange a Hosniti) Siitnnbv and Sunday To raise funds for Hm' \uv l'lvmonth Tfospitnl. Mrs. DocKrill. Hi,. Mayoress, presided. Mr. 1- llel!riii._ter. iininn. and Mr. Leppnr. -ecretarv. ot tlie Hospital Ronrd wore mvseni. February Ist and 2nd wove (lie dates fixe,l for the effort, and th» •MPTin.. ; IKnir imlii ronmi'ttee. diviiliii'; (lie town into s«e<iims and i •|||,iili„-r !l„. ~n ~0 [ Mr. Str.ke-- iv:i. aiiiiointed seiretarv and J ii';i-in--r. { minings were appointed |lo eolle.t siiliserintions at Waitara. T're. nui. Inolewond. Kalinin. and Okato. |l de-ided to liold llie final meeli'if* •v 1.0,1 all iviDiiiv lo assist are reouesfed 'o attend and receive their eontrihutionlinves mid hnd«es. It was lliat the massed di.frii-t hands would "lav in tlie TWro.itinn (".'rounds for tlie Stmdiv aft>rnoon demonstration, and it v is dci ided to rpoiiest permission of tlio Board to charge silver coin admission.

Fires are spreading rapidly in the country beyond Wlmngamomona. At n mooting of the Hibernian Society last night, it was decided that »SI. Patv licks Day should j,o celebrated hi a fitting manner.

• M * B ' aho P.- t ' l "' promoter nf (lie TSoatnig thin, stiitos tlint sonic sailing racefi are to be contested at the harbor next Thursday.

1 lie Union Steam Ship Company lias if" 1 very kindly placed tile Takapuin it (lie disposal if,,. Stratford School niiimiliee lor Ihe seaside excursion at Ae "' I lvn, "uth on lull February.

We Jiahotu corespondent of the Opu k mil r PB , ; olnar ' <S: —"The color li„* not drawn m this locality, a» a local' leSidont is building a shop to thcordei" of a Maori for occupation by a Chinar 1

\* I!? afl( ' r " on 'i nWw from the New Plymouth Bon ting Club went (ft «ni ara to secure some prnetiee in one f ''"ring whnleboats, inl preparation for the IV.iitnra regatta. tlie framing () f the picture presented Dy the Kducation Board to Mr XV. Monkhouse is a splendid piece of work, and I lie frame is typical of New Zeii. land, composed of N'ew Zealand wootk. he principal wood is rimu, and there me inlaid strips of rata, koe koe. puriri, pukatca, and rnva rewa; the whole lx* mg beautifully jointed and polished. Mi , h. Dingle was tlie frnmer. A lew monllis ago the Kducation aid decided to abolish the snllix "road" ll the name of many of the schools which have taken the names of the roads ojj which they are situated. Thus the Salisbury road .school became thf Salisbury school, and so on. There was a dillicully, however, in dcalmg with tlie h thani road school, near Opunake, lor the deletion of the word "road" would bring about confusion with the • Ilium school. The school committer tlieie has now recommended that thf name be changed from "Kltham road' |> .Maiigahunie." which is the nan.r "t a stream close by 11,e school. Th, l-ducat,on Board adopted the sugwstior at yesterday's meeting.