LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 40, 6 February 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tin' est) Voted by the Licensed ! \ ictiialier- A-r-oeiation to Lhc Uecreai tion Sport- CiMiind on Tue-day was not j an additional vote, but the second pav- | incut of the lllili previously voted. ; Tii.' t eineiei v Committee are desirous i of removing several piuus insigims trees i from the eemevery, ami we arc ask''d ! to mention (bat the chairman of the . j eommittee tCouncillor Collisl u'ouhl lie ! pleaded to hear of any one desirous of ! j removing the same for firewood. 1 Writing (.if the toun of Creynioutli. [ I tlie Star -ay- that it is advancing with : le;ip- and hnioids, I'roperly hi|s doubled I ill value within tlie pa-t few years, and j is -till advancing. A different class of ' ; building- is being erected. Substantial • j brick edifice- are taking the place <if the j "goMtield buildings' of year- ago. A ! number ot large wholesale <'„tabli.-h-J nteul.s are being elected, and everything ; indicates lhat fireyntoiilli is looked upon 1 an on - of the more important centres i of population in the Dominion, j The Seciviary of the Tarauaki ilos- ! ['ital Hoard yesterday received tin l fulfil leg ai;o!i\molt- letler from "liesie- : vo!ci:t": Kindly jiiio i, i;d io (he \l.to:'i l».y patient who gave tlircepenco to the ; 'llo-jijt.il Saturday' l-'inid, -lamps for 'I and -I." I i|e apt Hibliea'l ijuotaiiitiis are as under: "And lie looked up and 1 -a'n tile rie!, ail',| el-lil|;j t !|-'i f liifl- ' ie.to I lie lie.,-my. And be -aw aUn a ;ceriain pour widow easting in thither ino mile-. And ile -aid, .if a truth I ! - a \ unto \ou that tiii- ]ioor widow hath j ca-[ in more than ihe.v all. For all | ihe-e hive of their abundance cast in I unto the offering* of Cod; but she of : 1.-' i Ijaih ea-t in all the living ] ; lhat she had.-'' ' J '< A ge:ii ieinati long ffmnecietl with tlie j \:■ i J'.li!"irl Lil the JJoniinioll to jlliplilt: j ; into lie' liairy iai-lin.-e. lid]- a j i pretty good ,tory aboiii what is done j with our butler, lie says he bad an i i introduction to one man in the btisine-s. I i wit!: whom he afterwards became fairly i I friendly, and he asked till- trailer one j ' day what he -old the New Zealand l>ui- \ j l.ei i," liaipiie.i that is to -ay. did tie ! I sell H !!,. predlVe of {Cru Zealand'? I I lie indignant reply. "ivieai ! t: is tire -en-oil tor Uanirdi. I sell il a- j 11 1 ni-ii; wlieti il i. t lie aea-oti for l|l-a<. j I -e'l ii a- Iri-h: and when II ir. ili-' -■■:| on for Ail-tr.ili.iii. I -ell ii a- AnII alian. I never beard of New Zealand j J i'W|,l as part „f Ausi ralia." The isanie ! old -lory every time. No adverti-ing. | >o'. any rate, not the I liou-andlh part i 1 »t wl, :l Mien might ti> he. !

-\ h-tti-r. -igr.",i llaM.nn.'*' ii:H •' I'l"' i i"''d in lie- L'indiiii Time- uji the -'ilo.-ci .if iViMi.n- in Yew /o'iliiirl. ' 'I iv writer -;iy-: "Mv obje<-i i 1 : 1 1 hi'' j»i• <■ i.ll ;i!t-nii-in of voar I.. the -y-11* in 5m \, m v Zrahnd. v.lni-h !»•>- lecn in i'| k'raiinn iluring the j'ii:<• yea: 1 -. 1 think Hie New Zeai.in'l -y-'.'-iii ha- not u-invoi iiearly M»fleii'iil aiienlio.i i;i thi« n.nmiy. h -!n'ii!i! lie bonu* in mind that this M-siem v. i- dvl ; l)v!"a!i'ly <ln»-Olj |>y an A*<emblv which i*- pndiably tln- moM thoroughly ;>v->uand democrat);- in lite world. . . . . Kwr\t liing i- d«»no openly. and 1 ii" i'iiMi<- are iutcreMed in ih;» paymi''!!- 'l'"''' 1 '" *"here due. The t.dJo\\ v J by i\-,ilt.i wlijrli appear fo he nf a .••nniuragiiig nutinc. I ie-re ha- lifv-n > di-tind adv-u'.r-e in the gen-f-Mi ll,iit'l ! Ml tt.r Cotiinuinit v. -t i-= a net {hut lt,o nunU»er <ii person- « lainiint? dim- iia- de- j (n-ii-ed i'i'OiM |.i 'IJ fM r eeiit. of pr>r- I !iy ''in,- valuable I'e-i- \ ii-r." cf Hi; l v*. -tr-in if: tint pen-hm-i ai'« j ■') hi ir;.':i<-r;i 1 e -.iviny-. I)y ihh ! nn k nn> thrift i> encouraged. The rule- \ 7nd <'Kre!»tinn- have lieen most thorough- j Iv vz-ivk.'d out. and will repay study. | ''in- liijm'ir-J 'i ii-n U thorniigh and O'-o- I riniirai. iin' (O-L only amounting to 1% I n-r i;i ii-. oi the amount ot pOn-10/ls j

A well-attended meeting of tlio Laliot('^B, t-nion was -held last nighi, and routine luisinoss transacted. The following letters rnriwd from plaees hoyond ilic colony are lying at I lie L'liief LV>st OHice, New l'lynioutii:

■I. LUton, Thomas Thompson. Tlio Stratford Hospital Hoard has appointed \U chairman, Mr. CI. A. -Marchant, and secretary, Mr 11. N, Liardel., to attend a conference of the ilawera, .Stratford ;uid New Plymouth Hoard* concerning the new Hospital Board. A health officer recently informed a young htdy that she wa-< at liberty to leave a house which had been isolated on account of an outbreak of an injections disease, but warned her tiiat I she musi not take any of her clothes i with her. t'ndcr these circumstance* I sli t i elected to remain.

Uev. F. (;. Evans brought with him on his relnvn from Englund recently «. very interesting little volume, containing the verses ••John, in no less I ban 4\)l\ different languages, into which the Hible, or portion of it, has been Iranslated. Another unique volume which he lias in his possession is a copy | of 'Mhe breeches Hible, M for the reason ihat according to its version Adam and F.ve made breeches, and not aprons, of lig-lcaves. Vet we talk of "reform drei-'M The I'-capcd prisoner Thompson is still ;it large. There are reports that lie was eirly yesterday morning in the vicinity of the Veale road, so it is evii dent that lie successfully passed through the cordon of watchers placed near the gaol during the previous night. A camp on the Franklev road reports the loss ol some food, which points to the fact that Thompson is jjot doing the thing bv halves. His trousers were found by Gaoler Millington in some bushes in the gully at the rear of the gaol, and it is surmised that he obtained a change of garb there.

Kev. Evans, in opening his remarks at the Bible Society meetiug last night, said that ministers ami clergymen sometimes obtained gratifying encouragement. Then the meeting listened, expecting tn hear the old, old story from •ionic sermon or speech of his some sinner had been brought to repentance, lb' went on. "I received encouragement ihe other day. A man came to me, and he said, 'Air Evans, I like your sermons *o much. They're so short.'" The reverend gentleman went en to say that a good deal of credit was due *.o ihose people who say what tliey have to say in a few words.

At a meeting of the local branch of the Hibernian Society last night a committee was set up to make arrangement? for the celebration of St. "Patrick's Day (March 17th) in New Ply;inouth. The celebration will probably take the form of a banquet. The matter is being warmly taken up by the members of the Society, and the after-speeches will probably touch upon tho condition of Ireland at the present; day. Since ATr. Devlin's visit to the town there has been no public expression of opinion on these miiliers, tjo lhal !h" Irishmen of the province will look forward to this as an event of impevt;t"acc.

A local ItouM' ageiii informed a repreM*ntative Mi' this paper yesterday that there was an almost si-ar-eity of iioiu-fs for v.-ntinu. During the two hours before noon he had no less than ten enquiries from home-hunters. In this connection one of the latter brigade relatfs' that, he enquired the other day concerning a bou.-v* wi'h a "to-le;" card ill the window. The owner admitted that he wa> looking for a tenant, but looked agha-f. when :he would-be tenant said he was a, marri"d man with a funily ef children. Probably he is looking for a :, /oo." or baeh'dors' troupe, to take the premises.

Mr. .1. J!. Ilinc. r*li;i.inijj n of the Toko M-bool committee. lin*-, forwarded a letter to the Stratford school committee, on behalf <a the Toko mmiool committee, asking eo operation in |*i'ntuOtiii<r n scheme. tin* object of which is tho presentation i»r a piano to the Stratford Hospital." Kvery school in the hospital district will be invited to assist, ami the desire of the promoters is to mike it a special school children's When the mnounl i* subscribed. it is proposed to hnvn a silver plate, suitably inscribed. li\c,l to llu* instrument, and it is anticipated that bv donations of one shilling and under, ample funds will bo obtained.—Post.

Mankind has nought outjnany inventions fur the destruction ot tlie rabbit, and the latest has been patented and s H>on 10 be |>lared on the market by Mr. K. 11. lUmWTWeston. of Cotteabrook. Middleman!) (reports the Otago Daily Time.-1. It i* i-nlb-d "the HAY. ra libit - e.vli'iniinator," and consists of a brass cylinder containing bi>ulphate of carbon. At the foot of the cylinder a long tube protrudes at light angles, at the extremity.of which a jet of bisulphate ot earbni] is at the will of tlie manipulator. The tube is inserted into liie hole-; ami the action is instantaneous. The ail air is simplicity itself, and does not gel out of order. It is easily portable. only weighing 7%1b. and there is no Mitell ami no waste. The all'air before being perfected was tried by the Department of Agriculture, which even then pronounced it a success. The spray in ejected to a distance of 21ft, which ensures the discharge getting in as far a> possible, although burrows are never straight.

According to an American consular report from Chemnitz, the Cernian Empire produces annually 5.0211,000,000 gall"i)i 111 cows'milk, valued at £81,000,000, and li>,K.">o,ol)U gallons of goat*' milk. I lie Consul says a comparison may aptly be made witli Ocrmanv's annual prudtieP'g iron valued at £46.000,000, or her annual coal output of £80,920.000. Tiie Consul also deals with tlie advantages c.f delivering frozen milk, and says that exhaustive experiments have shown conclusively that pure milk, when frozen, preserves ITS original properties unchanged for weeks. Vrtweu specimens kept for over, i, month in a refrigerating room showed on thawing absolutely no alteration in taste, while the fact'of a considerable diminution in the number of bacteria present was clearly established. Important also is the circumstance that while frozen the cream reevenly diffused throughout tiie solidified mass, which is nob ttie. ea-o when milk is kepi at a low temperature in tlk> liquid state.

tor the Now Zealand professional championship sporU meeting to be held on the licerciition Snorts Crouud on \\'C||ncsd iv, 2lith (febi'tiary, very large , entries have already been received, over j SI) per cent, nf tip, nominations being j irom otber parts of the colony than | lar.iijakj, us-ur|ng, in cumpetilors alone, | a large inllux nf visitors. The half-milu Handicap his drawn- 18 entries, the niije li.'itdica|i 17, the Sheffield 2.1, the Hin yarda New Zealand championship (i, the d-tiiyds championship 8, and the mile championship 8, five have already nominated for tlie novice cycle race, 16 lor the mile, Hi for (he mile and a-hnlf, and 16 lor the Wheel Race. Altogether up till last night 111.-, entries had'been received, but with the number still to , t iiiv,!. ii,e total sliuulii not lie lar nliort of "toll. The nominations for tlie cham-pion-hip events do not close jor a few day— yet, and e o od tiel(ls aye expected in I lie-,- races, '[he nni joi ity of th P entries tfoni the Sou Hi Isiaiidarc still to arrive, Those already received give promis,. of providing the iiost athletic eon-le-ts e.cr witnessed in TaranaUi, and jn-tificst (be Caledonian Society's confidence of offering an attractive programme. ■ 1 1:1 V 3)

j At ;i inciting of the Recreation Sports ! < J romxJ mooting lust night, further im- | lu Mm' sports, to i riwt the nnjuh-ementj of t lie Caledonian j Horiely were decided on, The traek h j to dally attention under an expen. and already pvomlKen to he enMly liie host flat grass track in Ihe colony, j Tlii' open drain* around the outside of [ Hie traek are to he filled in with cinder i and Imvl'. and a new drain-pipe line is to lie laid from thp' water ping in the eimtro of (he "round to the main driin. for tj-,0 ejectpc lighting tjrc erect Mii, aiid arrangements have linn i-nmpicied for tlie use of additional arc Jight*. The grounds will Hist 1m? il» j Imninalftl for the hand contest , and snhihe Caledonian Society purpose holding |wo elect vie light sports meetings during March. The eommittee last night aho made arrangements in; iljo 'j/iivelirr-e j,f J( ii ft , and u-hitlf tQ !I i'l'flei', and a" pony lawn mower "for the ground. Additional sealing accommodation !■= Mill required, and the committee would gladly heay front intending donors.

Tf yon 1 1, vow a £3 ) 10 t e into tlic fire it ]:!:■■ awfu] extravnpjanoe, yet von m.tv li,, wasHnt; many pounds every venr by ii'ing an Mfviov separator, and lliink noliiin™ of it. Tin an "Alfa-T.aval" aii'l iKitf iioiv vuht )ianl< balance will !<vi>\v l>v ils savings. Tlw former leakage «■!« iiirii tiefome very appnrcut to von, 1-lie ! 'Alfa-f,aval" will cut your liillis for vcpalrs, oils, etc., in halves. Hall a million dairymen scattered all over the world are'llndina the "Alfa1/aval" .Separator the liest investment i hey ever made in-dairnnff. Mi<zlit this not, he true wifl, von too? Cataloane ''T'' m.iik'il fie,, mi anMli.-ation. Pole as"iils for X.nv Zealand, Ktrutliers mid Co., T,| : l„ Main-strqet, I'aliiicrstou Korih. (irinitlis and Oo„ >oir 'riymonth, Local Af>eniß.

A ClnisU'huvt'h iiew.Hpaper porrospon-J deni lifts up liis voieo. «gainst "natnrt*: study" in the sdiool.s, and what He ilie present di'ploralde system of pjmiary education. "Our public school children," he says, ''are expected to acquire a snialiering of knowledge in a multitude of subjects without really becoming proficient in any one of them. The allimportant 'Three JtV are neglected, that lhe children may watch the teachers exhibit the harrowing spectacle of butterHie*, mollis, ground apiders, and other creature-; suffering intense agony, the creatures being kept for day* in boxes and tins and allowed to slowly die. Anyway. this is what occurs in a school I know, so 1 suppose the practice is general. A nice object-lesson for little children, to be sure! Then, again, boys in the third aud fourth standards are taught to humbug about with fancycolored crayons, drawing llowcrs. This is how the time is wasted, necessitating home lessons."

A red tape record has been established by the French Colonial Department, says Lc Malin. Bome oigfneen months ago the (Jovernor of Martinique, found tliat he needed some pins and a corkscrew in his ollice. lie sent for hi<s secretary and asked him to get them. The secretary pointed out that any such expenditure must be sanctioned by the Ministry of the Colonies. The Governor accordingly telegraphed to Paris, "tPlease >< k nd at once I'/Mb of pins and two corkscrews." The Minister sent the telegram to the accountants' department "for approximate estimate of the outlay to be incurred." The chief accountant noted that in bis opinion the expense would be excessive, observing that hi* wife did not use so many pins 1 even for her most elaborate dresses. So he sent the telegram and the note to tho director of the political department, who drew up a long aud, on the whole, favorable report of Iho flovernor's character, and thought the request for the pins was ren 6 onnWo if they were not purchased- at an exorbitant figure. The dossier went next to the commission of purchases, which was divided as to whether the pin* should ho bought by private contract or otherwise. Finally the Minister sanctioned the expenditure, and after more jounieyings the dossier returned to the commission orpurchases, which was given a free hand. By this lime the Governor's telegram had been travelling for fourteen months, and was buried in the midst of 2427 documents concerning it, while the pins in the bundle were nearly as numerous as those the Governor needed.