LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 94, 9 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'l'hat good apples can lie grown in Xew Plymouth is evidenced by :i sample that. \vc have received from .Mr. .lolr.i Hook, of Fitzroy. They are of the cooking variety, and of uncommon size, heinv. three-quar'tors of a pound ill woiglil. The trees hearing them were grown by Mr. Hook from seed.

The annual statement of accounts of the Tarauaki Comitv Council at .'list March showed that the county fund was overdrawn by .Ci'.MS lis at the bank. The overdraft is divided among the ridings as follows:- Jlo.ii, C\->n !7s Id: Wailara. CliH-'i His ."id; Omnia. .IM:IS7 lis :ld.

The high wind of Hie pasl few days has piled up the sand mid dust in .sheltered corners ami doorways. Husinespcoplo have managed In keep their shopfronl, clean, but it was left to the borough stall' to clear the accuinuhlteii sand from the footpath in front of Ihe I'osl (lllicc Another example of the favored-nation treatment.

A rille match will be fired at Waitara on Saturday between the Taranaki Rifles' Saturday team and the Wiiitar.i Killes. The town men will be represented bv Sergeant Black. C'orpl. Arniitage, llugler Okey, Privates Dale, Davios, Marett. Whitmore, and .Mr. Willis (lion.

uember). The team will travel by the li.W train.

The Railway Department having neglected to reply tu the application for special train arrangements, it is probable that the Oddfellows will have to

abandon the proposal to hold a monster church parade in the Recreation Spurts Uround on Kasler Sunday in connection with the A.M.C. meeting.' The idea was to have had special trains from Hawera that day, so that all the Taranaki lodges could be fully represented. According to the recent- legislation affecting bee-keeping, it is necessary that all hives should lie shifted by the middle of Hiis month. To move bees now means considerable loss, and tit least one beekeeper says h 0 might just as well kill the lot straightaway, and he intends to do it. Before he does so he ought to see the local inspector, for it is hardly likely that such a thing was contemplated by the Act.

A local horticulturist, in conversation with a member of the News stall' yesterday, suggested that the Horticultural Society should now arrange > ,l,u - ' ssllc! its schedule, including in it a fairly substantial prize for the best-kept colt ago garden. The ground, he pointed oul, is now lying fallow, and it is the very time at which to improve the arrangement- of the gardens. This would b:> done iu many cases if there, were a pros|iect of winning a prize, lie also

suggested that some encouragement should be given to the schoolehihlrm by offering prizes for the best-kept school garden, this class to lie judged by the Education Board's instructor. One of the best "April fool" stories we have heard in connection with Wednesday last was narrated to us yes-

teniae. The joker was a member of » local'wholesale iivm, ami the unhappy victim one of the licensed carriers. Obedient to instructions, the carrier re-

paired unto the warehouse and was despatched to the Egmont Brewery for a cask of compressed air! The carrier unsuspectingly carried out. his orders. ■Md presented the message at th ■» brewery. How the man at that end of the story kept a straight face is somewhat of a marvel, but he managed it, and promised to have the cask ready in about an hour. And the victim duly reported Ibis to his employer's. Next!

Willi a view of extending the usefulness of the New Plymouth Technical School, arrangements were made some time ago for the attendance of children from Inglewood, the pupils arriving by Ibe morning train aim leaving again by the 1.40 p.m. train. This was found unworkable on account of Hie loss of time. The Inglewood school cominittcs and those of the surrounding schools conferred, and decided to make an ell'orl to have a couple of rooms creeled at Inglewood in which this advanced iu--1 ruction could be given. Concerts and socials were held, and each committee raised its quota. Tlien the (lovcrnmoni was asked for a subsidy, the Education Hoard supporting the application. The Education Department has now advised that OH) will be available for the purpose.

At the Police Court yesterday morning. V. 11. lll'ittain, Noxious Weeds inspector, proceeded against William Heals, charging him with having failed to continue to clear blackberry, gorse and lir l on part section ±2. lot ,">, Paritutu S.D., as provided by section !> of the Noxious Weeds Act. I!UM>. lie pleaded guilty ami was convicted and lined Ids and'cosls. The police charged T. V. (ieiirge witlt procuring liquor during the currency ol a prohibition order. He was lined li>s and 7s costs. A lad mimed Leslie Walsli was charged with desertion from the steamer Harawa,aul with the theft of ,f8 -Is (id from John ICron Uoth on the Harnwa. He was discharged under the provisions of the Juvenile Ull'enders' Act, IllOli, the money found on accused to be restored Hi Koth.

The amount o£ fruit grown locally is now fairly considerable, hut there is a market for only the best of it. In many other districts jam and preserving factories have been set up, and these create a demand for the less perfect specimens of truit. A local orchardist suggests that Taranaki should grow .1 much larger amount of apples and other large fruits, and states, that in the "early days" orchards were very productive indeed. There is no doubt that there are grown in the New Plymouth and Waitara district fruit equal to anv imported, but many of the orchards are not kept as they ought to be, for tho simple reason that the local demand is not satisfactory. Ife suggests that the growers should form an association and erect a factory where the surplus fruit could be manufactured into jams and preserves, instead of being fed to the pigs, as is now too often the case.

The lad Walsh, who was arrested the other day on charges of theft of £8 Is (id from one of his mates on the Tarawa, and of his desertion from the steamer, is an Australian, When he came, before the S.II. yesterday, Captain Norbury offered to take the youth back to Auckland if he were discharged. The, case of desertion was dismissed, as tin accused .had not really deserted when arrested. The Magistrate, Mr H. rf. Fitzherliert, talked to the erring one like a father. He warned the boy that lie

had entered on a career which if persisted in would bring very great unbappincss On his parents and disgrace

upon himself. Tin- S.M. said he had seen letters from the hoy's parent*.

which indicated that lie hail bad a good home, and that lie had run awav from a really good position. Probably this was the result of reading- some of those books of adventure which so appealed to boys. But the c.«apadc had caused his father and mother great anxiety, and bad made his mother ill. 'l<his

touched a soft, spot in the lad's heart and gave an opportunity for the tea'> to How. They had Iwcii nearly welling over from sheer nervousness, ilis Wo, - -hip traced the bov's career until !,-■ brought him l.i the llaiawa and In his I licit of i lev. oslcn.ihlv 1,.1- the purpo-<. of linaiicing hi- id line Inline, hopiii._< voiiic da v to re|iiiv the m.incv mil „l hi- earnings. || ( . «•„„ „)„,] |„', was not compelled in this country lo brand the lad as a criminal, and said be wouhj extend to him the benefit of the Juvenile lUVenilers' Act. The boy was discharged, and advised to return to Ilis parents. All of the money but 13s had been recovered, and an 'order was made for its return to the person from whom it was stolen.

As (be nights grow cold your thoughts will turn to feet-covering. Buy bedsocks. They are just the thing for coll nippy nights. Clean, white, aiul soft as down, you will always have them once you use tlicm. Try a pair: 2s (id a pailis our price for such novel feet-warmers. —White and Sons, Devon-street.—Advt.

Who are sustaining losses from abortion are surely unfair to their own interests if they neglect the use of remedies that are reasonably sure to eradicate these troubles from their herds. Many stock-owners have, trice", dieiiclrjs cf various kinds, xnd have found them useless. Hundreds who have had this experience have sent for Svkcs's Drench ami Sykes's Animal Abortion Cure, sometimes as a last resort, and have lonnd them effective. Better use these remedies first, before wasting time and money experimenting. They are doing the work. They arc saving money for others. They wi 1 .! nave money for von. —Advt.

j THK UN'I.Y SfiVAPATOu . '■ j WOULD. The "Melnlle" is the eniy =,.;..■ , .made with enamelled bowl casing ui., | mill; i.nd cream outlets. Of coursr i\\ - j lieniitiful hard glazed finish on the parts I hat come in contact with the mill; musi give the MMolte" an immense ad vanraw over other separators !u the matter ■f cleanliness. The difference hotwecf. ,! '■'ii'-lled bowl of a \HeloUe" ,-.111! "("■■V ma'-hines is a« great as 1,..|»« a •hin.i Ui-enp and a 'in pannikin We also claim that the "Melolto" is the "fropst separator to turn. That's beer se it is made on an entirely different j principle. We could explain this to you L. A. Nolan and Co. (late Wilson and Nolan), agenU. Ne '■' Plymouth,

Five cornet-players in the Hastings l»i"d have left. Hint district since the New l'l.viiinutti contest.

"it's the woman that keeps the man's heart bright. I wouldn't be a bachelor for anything. \ oung men, get married; but—mini! whom vou marry."—A "cm from las; i,ig„i s lecture. ' °

It is Mated that already seeds to the Vil »'c of CI) have been distributed by the aid of Stale loans in the Wellington. Manawatu.and Wairarapa districts. Sonic of the applications have been made for seeds lo a value of Willi.

We are pleased lo notice that the liolaiul Catholic ( ml, is keeping its eve to the cultivation of oratory. °A donor | has given lo the club executive a gold medal to be competed for on the Sililli May pro.x. It is open to all club members not professional speakers. As though in answer to the charge levelled at him by a correspondent in\ yesterday's issue, the Uev. James Flanagan said last night: ".Money! 1 could i come tu New Zealand and in two years bo independent by the mere exercise of my gills. I'm not here for making money. . . . My life is open before

the Umpire. If yoii want to know who ■iaines Flanagan is, write to vour (lovernor, JUinl I'lunkel. He'll tell you whether I'm worthy. Mr. 11. Allen. Keut-roail, writes:—"l!.. the paragraph appearing in your 'Tuesday morning's issue to the effect thai

some of the Kent-road idiots had destroyed the fence ill the eight-mile, peg, 1 would beg to inform you that the peg

in i|iiestiou is nowhere near the Kentroad, and would also remind you that Kent-road is not entirely composed of idiots, as your account would lead one to suppose." We would be sorry to think that all the people of Kent road were idiots. '

There were amazing coincidences in connection with impiesls held on two men at the Loudon hospital recently by Mr. Wynne Iv Baxter. Both men were named George Lee. Both were windowcleaners. Both were fatally injured by falling from windows. Both were taken to the London hospital. Both accidents occurred ill li o'clock on Saturday afternoon, liolli men died on Sunday. The cause id' dentil in each case was fracture of Ihe skull. The inquests on both men were held on the same afternoon, by the same coroner, and with the same jury. The men were not. related to one another, due man was 30 and the other 41 years old.

At a railway station recently a train was just moving out when a gentleman rushed across (he platform lo jump in. The guard saw him, ran up, seized him. and, pulling him back, said: "Why, 1 probably saved your life, sir; it's most dangerous lo get on a train when in motion." Presently the guard's van came along, and the guard was just gliding on in that graceful manner peculiar to all guards when the aforementioned gentleman rushed up and pulled him back by the coat tails, exclaiming: "1:011 have saved my lif-.i, guard; I must save yours!" ' That guard's face as the train went oil' without him was a picture to liehold. Referring to the cash system lieing introduced by bakers, the Wellington Post says: "If the people—the honest people—arc wise, they will welcome the coupon; it will be lictter for themselves as well as the bakers. It is one of the breadmaker's complaints that the bad debts, on top of the price of horse feed, makes his business precarious. Individuals of light conscience have made the Infill' heavy for (he persons whose rule of life is 'Live and. let live.' Wise people deal whenever possible for cash. Paying for cash promptly teaches the betid of a family to be' careful with money. The believer in cash lives more at ease than a credit person of similar income, and has a much" better balance at the end oi the year.''

A slory of a medical man who drank millions of typhoid bacilli by mistake was told in an Knglish Court recently. Dr. Thresh, an authority on typhoid, said the typhoid bacillus was so minute that the number of bacilli in a drop or water might equal the whole population of the world. ''l have swallowed millions of them," he declared cheerfully.

"How did you lik 0 tliomi" inquired the judge with evident curiosity. "Well," the doctor replied, "for three weeks I enjoyed the pleasure of imagination, and when those three weeks bad passed and nothing happened I felt happy. The thing occurred accidentally. I was testing water which was said to contain typhoid bacilli. The weather was very hot, and one day I swallowed a glass of water. Then I'discovered I had drunlc the water m which I had put the typhoid germs."

Speaking at a great temperance meeting at Christchuich on .Monday night. Mr. 11. D. Hertford saiu that it was estimated by a liquor organ in Vienna that in eighteen months the amount of alcohol consumed in the world was of such value that all the gold coin in the world would be required to purchase it. In New Zealand, in the past U7 years, as much money had been spent oil alcohol as would have built all the railways, redeemed the whole of the public debt, and left a balance which would have carried on the function of government for another year. Last year the money paid to men and hoys engaged in all the manufacturing industries of the Dominion was just a few thousands more than was spent in alcohol, the sum of which was equal in value to all the butter, cheese, and frozen meat exported during the year. The same amount. spent in alcohol was three times as great as all the local rates levied and collected by all the local bodies in the Dominion in one year.

The Tiger, which was ripped in halves in the collision last Friday, was a twinscrew torpedo-boat destroyer of -100 tons and an indicated horse-power ofMOO. She was quartered at Portsmouth, and retained for the Home licet as a tender to the torpedo depot ship Hccla. She was in charge of Lieutenant and Commander W. E. Middleton. Accidents to torpedo-boats have unfortunately not been infrequent. On 17th April, 1906, a torpedo-boat was rammed and sunk by the Ardent off Malta. A month later another torpedo-boat capsized off Damiefat, four of the crew being drowned. The destroyers Leopard and Boyne were hi collision on 29th August, 1905, but there was no loss of life. On loth January, 1903, the torpedo-boat destroyer Oswell was run down hy the cruiser Pioneer while manoeuvring in Corfu Channel without lights, fifteen lives being lost. In 1903 the Prince George, one of the vessels engaged in the present manoeuvres, was rammed by the Hannibal, but the damage sustained was not j very serious.

.Some misappreiiensioii seems to prevail in the minds of a few people us to die probable outcome of the proposed New Plymouth harlior loan, writes a correspondent to the Opunnku Times. There are some in the vicinity of Opirimki' who advocate standing aloof from •New Plymouth; let their proposal lie killed; the object of which is to make the.New Plymouth Board exempt all this diitrict from a future rate. They coui end Unit New Plymouth wants a loan

lii spend o" the breakwater, and that if they lind the southern portion is lik;--I ly In block the loan thev will cut them "ill of the rating area rather than run lhe risk of being defeated with the loan. Now, if 1 thought that would be the case, 1 would be agreeable to light against the present Bill, as it would be what we are equitably entitled to—to be free from rate. But Ido not dream for one moment that such Utop. iunisni will eventuate. From what II can gather from persona well versed on harbor matters is this: That if the present Dill is rejected the old loan will be renewed on a three-farthing security - I a level rate over the whole area. Tlici i the Board will raise; another loan for I

■ Inirljor improvements, ami levy u ra'e . over as much area as they tliink th -v can pull a majority. Therefore this end of Ik. district will not be in an improved position, except that instead .11 paying the present rate of y,d 1 believe it will be a fraction, less—which would last while Mount Kgmont continues ti throw a cold shiver over the struggling ratepayers, lint it is infinitely bettor lor all parlies lo acijuiesee in the proposals of the present Bill (30 w-Ml ■thought out by Messrs Maxwell and McLean), which fixes a rate over this district of one-thirteenth of a penny, with a probability of it not being collected for eight, years, and perhaps not thou. I consider this is the best treatment we are likely to get from New Plymouth, thanks to Mr. Maxwell, and by j asking for better terms we will eventually get worse.

I It you want your furniture removed I carefully, expeditiously, and economically, employ (he New' Zealand Express Company. Ud., who make a special I future of I his class of work, and who are also able to supply first-class dry storage, accommodation. Customs work in all its branches.—Advt.

A big improvement on the ordinary I oilskin coal is (he canvas slicker coal, j now beiusr largely shown by the .Mel- • bourne Clothing Company. In appear- | i.nce the coat is a. dull yellow and well adapted for its purpose, it is made of stout American duck and fashioned either for riding or walking. J(, ]s claimed for this coat that it is absolutely impervious to water and that it has none of the common defects eharac- J teristic of oilcoats. Fanners and others are advised tu give it a trial.—Advt.