LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 64, 5 March 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Yesterday morning the delegates to the Baker,' Conference were late in arriving at the [dace of meeting, and were linetl 2s till each. The lines totalis V\ Its lid. and this amount was voted to the Recreation Sports Ground Committee to [iruviile a row of seats.

[ Tlie Central School picnic will take j place to-day in (he licercatiou Grounds. I commencing ai 1.30 p.m. The Park Hoard an,l the Sport- Cround Committee have tjivrii ihe free use of the grounds, and. in view of ihe fact that 1 iu-re is ii liiii-ioii tee. the public lire a-keil In be particularly careful to >ee that the shrubs and terraces receive fair treatment. Ihe amusements include boating on the lake, motor car rides, swimming and foot races, and Ihe u-ual picnic games, The (Jarrison Hand i- expected in be present.

| "That i, the fruit of having ili-putes | settled bv Conciliation Board- and Ari bitration' Hunts who know nothing about the trade/' said Mr. Denlmd at the bakers" conference yoslcvday when ,i. delegate had lieen referring to one of the t reipieni iucpmli'ti— in the awards. ;Mr. Kcllow . president of the I'llion. staled that in Wellington the bakers had a "'depute- b d" of their own. compii-ed of Hie president and secretary of »„ M.i-ier Bakers" Union, and of the liper.Hiv..." T'nioii. will, power to call ill an independent umpire if reipiired.

•10TN THE Alt MY (if lho--e who have tested the wonderful curative virtue* of Dr. Sheldon's Magic tie T/inimenl. 11 gives ,|„ick relief and s|«erty cure whenever applied 'to a burn, blister, bruise or pain or sore of niiv nature. Accept no substitute. Price Is Oil ,nnd 3s. Obtainable everywhere.

Oho of tlie witnesses before the Con-, dilution Board in the agricultural lal>orcrs' dispute, Canterbury, on being askul if he wove a Socialist, replied: "Xi>; 1 used to lie, but T have saved a little money since then." As demonstrating the systematic m-'"-

ner in which tile Ashburtou Count;. I Council is combating the small bird nm sanco, it may lie mentioned that since November, 11107, it lias purchased »» fewer llnit :WI,!>!KI eggs and heads, ill .1 co.-t oi lis per hundred. A little .Maori lad got out 01 his ilepili in the Wnitara river near the boatslml,. 011 SiiUivdiiy morning, and would a-.-oi-edly have lieen drowned lint lor l lie action ol Mr. t'lif. Talis win', realising the (danger, waded in up to his neck and I graced Hie little fellow, who had Mink ] for the la;t lime. The rescued hoy was soon himself again.--ilail. The Taraimki Master Bakcr>' As.-oci-a I ion entertained the conference delegates last night al a social in Hie JSrotigliam street lnil). There was a good attendance, and tlui evening pissed oil very cnjoyably. Tlie musical programnie included Songs Wy Ui'csdli.i Bishop ,anil Cartheiv. Messrs lindd, »<'iir. and jimr., and Harris; recitation by Mr Thomson, and violin solo J liv Mr Locseh, who also played for the dancing.

A pa'inful at Went happem'il to » guard on the mid-day train from \\ mgu--11 ni to llawcra on Tuesday, says the i'utea I're.ss. As the brain approached Wuverlcy, in slowing down it caused the heavv side door of the van to slide for'warii. and the guard who was looking out, had his head caught between llic iieavy door and the nail. Some eyewitnesses on the station rushed to the unfortunate man's assistance, and the sufferer was taken into the waiting-room nlierc til staid was rendered: then despite a nasty gash oil the side of t lie head and the ear, the guard proceeded cheerfully with his duly. The Taranaki Licensing Committee held its quarterly meeting yesterday morning, the following being present: - Messrs 11. 8. l-'itzhcrhcrt, S.M. (chairman), W. Ambury. J. S. McKellar, \Y. L. Newman, H. Okey, M.P., and .). !.'■ Connett. The police report on all hotels in the district was very salislaclory, and the committee made conipH ineiitary reference to this Mate of affairs. 'There were, no applications .- deal with.

It will probably .come as a great surprise to the general public to learn thai the cost of the delivery of bread in New i'lyinoulh is 1 >/ a il per 41b loaf, or %d per 21b loaf; in Duncdiu l'/»d to 1%-1; in Cliristchurch, just on Id; in Wellinglo l'/n. It is estimated that the cost of delivery has increased by -!0 per cent, owing to the advance in the cost of horse-fecd. vehicles, repairs to carts and harness, and other details. At Kairli" a baker delivers til loaves I .vice daily in a district necessitating 40 miles travelling. Only the possession of the mat contract enabled him to do this, o course.

During the past fortnight an officer .-! the Government Geological Department has been engaged in his professional capacity examining the strata, formation, and outcrops on the ranges around Mount r.ginont, with a view to advising: the Government whether or not prospecting should be permitted in the National Vark for Iho gold reefs that are

said to exist. Naturally ii is impossible to get any information from official sources yet. but enough is known to enable us 'to assure our readers that the qiic-1 lias been imvlhing but frailIc.s. and the official report will be awaited willi considerable interest.

The topic of conversation was Madame Clara Hull One man was a worshipper of this celebrated finger, and so enthusiastic as to resent the. slightest opposition. The other twitted him, asserting holly that the lady was not the great artist that she was cracked up to be. '-What.?" said Hie worshipper, "do yon say she can't sing? I tell you when a woman can stand up in front of thKing and sing till the tears come into his eyes, and he takes the ring oil' his finger and puts it. round her neck, can't she sing';" The question isn't answered vei. but the enthusiastic supporter, sliould not find the greatest difficulty in proving his nationality.

The business of the New Plymouth Harbor Hoard is of considerable interest to the whole of Taranaki, at all events those, portions of it which are alfected bv rates, and farmers and tradesmen should take a live interest in the Harbor Hoard proposals which aiy being laid before them, says the Kllhain Argus in an editorial.. If an efficient deepwater hirbor is obtainable at New Plymouth without incurring too heavy a luirdcn upon the ratepayers, then every effort should be made to secure the harbor. If such a harbor as we desire were situated at New Plymouth it would

save thousands of pounds annually to this district. If sliips of oven six or eight thousand tons burden could be moored alongside lie New Plymouth breakwater great savings would be effected. Taranaki merchants and importers would direct that their goods be shipped io Xcw Plymouth and thus save (.he coastal freights. The saving thus made would benefit all classes of the community because the natural competition between tradesmen would so regulate prices that the consumer would obtain Ihe benefit. Sot only that, but the arrival and departure of big ships from Xew Plymouth would increase the demand for labor, additional storage accommodation would have to he erected, train services would have to be increased and there would be an all-round increase in the volume of business. There can be no two opinions as to the-desir-nbility of having a deep-water harbor at New Plymouth. Whnl is now necessary is that it he proved to the satisfaction of the ratepayers that this great boon can be obtained without additional burdens on the ratepayers. The supporters of the proposed Bill are sanguine, not only that there will he, no additional rates, but that the now proposals really mean the extinction of the rate at an early date—a consummation devoutly to bi> wished.