LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The express train last night from south was iin exceptionally long oil", picked with passengers, the majority of whom detrained here. A poll was taken at Kitham ou Wednesday on a proposal to borrow Cb.in.) for footpath, water, and drainage ex tension within the borough. The proposal was carried by OH votes to 01, very little interest being taken in the I polling.

Large numbers of the delegates to he Oddfellows' Biennial Movable Conference arrived by last night's express. Die Nelson delegates, who were expected by that train., will not reach here till to-night, the Nelson steamer having iuis-ed the express at Wellington, A United States special census report shows that in ten years the number of women employed iu various occupations has increased'from Ji,712,141 to 5,007.000, the total engaged in the law being 1010 against 200; while there are 340 i •'clergymen," compared with 114.') tei years ago.

Om- of the features of the Recreation KionmU at present is a line red gum he ( . in full bloom. Rather, it should be in full tlowcr. but the visitors are stripping it. 'J'he chances of cultivating tlowvrs would sevm io be remote. We would like to see one of the despoiling thieves dealt with by a magistrate. How to Succeed.—A novel recipe is j given in a letter scut from an English tanner at Pokcno. New Zealand, to the Hereford Times. Advising young English farmers to ftke up land in New Zealand, he says. "Th<. U'st way is to work first for a big farmer; then marry hi*, daughter." Messrs. Goldwater Bros., wine and spirit merchants, have forwarded us an excellent desk diary issued by Messrs. Andrew Usher and Co., the well-known distillers, of Edinburgh. The "get-up" is excellent, the. book containing many

fine illustrations, besides several pages of interesting sporting and athleti? records. frequenters of the wharf had an port unit v yesterday of a-certaining the natatorial capabilities of a sheep. A wellproportioned hogget on the wharf endeavored to clear the space which separated him from some of his confreres on the deck of the Uarawa. but he miscalculated the distance and fell into sea. from which hj,. was rescued aboui twenty minutes later, during which time lie managed almost to -wim to shore.

It i- likely that one of the most interesting features iu the gala week on tiie occasion of the American lleeC-vi-it to Auckland will In* the great Maori Hui in Victoria Park. King M.v hnta, who is in Auckland, has expressed him-elf a* highly enthusiastic, lie believes that a natives' gathering could held in Auckland on a scale,a* has never been known before. As' representative of the original owners of the soil, it would be a pleasure to welcome the fleet, and that pleasure would be -hared by |Js people.

A family settled in the Forty .Mile Bush had a somewhat unique experience in buying a farm (says the Wellington iv.sf> correspondent). At that time they were in the old Country, and. having read a great deal about the lan.l laws in New Zealand, they got into communication with a linn of laud agents, who sent along a list 0) properties to choose from. The intending emigrant selected a farm in the description of which it said "tram runs right past the house/' On reaching their selection they found their tramline wa- a "bu-h tram and for many a month they were heart broken over the wild country they had landed in. They have long since got owe Dial feeling, and now rejoice nr jio—e.-sijig on,, of the best dairy farm-' iu the "Kortv Mile.''

It i> to bo regret tod that .such a young district as Stratiord possesses—\\v «.l;i not know whether they are youths or men--Mmir characters who, if they per--i<t in their present * of evil prae tiers, will find themselves within the walU of a prison at no distant dale (ni\> the INi>t). For realms be,| known to thein>-e|vcs. tlie->c miserean's hav,. tor >onic time p,i-t been boring uitli an augur through the lion;ot tin* 'I own I lall. (lur side Die hall i- very open. which ha- all'orded lli:»»e eliiirartn's an opportunity of getting underm-atli 11ii* building and rr\in_» on Ihriv w»n-K «»l destruction; bul a >n» |>ir*ion i- rjil'-rliiirii da> to who Ihe pe ■- !'<•! l';l 1«Ill'", ;Uld it -hcelrd home. tw or thri" 1 year-/ M. U )| will Ji]hl»;ili]\ bo ili<- penalty. \Y<- underhand 111Mellntil'M t hniili ha* ;t 1-ii h:id a nniu bcr of hole* bored t the lloor h\ the -.in-.

A -oliciiui'. who represented \v lleng. a t hinaman arrived at s Police fmirt of jMTiiiit oveicrowdin" in his and neglecting to have tlw place properly ventilated, said his client spoke very imperfect English. "Doe* hey" said the .Magistrate, " I .seem to remember him as having acted as interpreter here on many occasions.' U hen the London County Council inspectors visited tlie boarding-house at 1 p.m. olle day, it was stated, they I'-und in a room licensed for four persons. three Cliinainen in one bed, two in another, two in a third, and one -landing up. the day was line, the windows were clo>ed, making the air foufcand -tully. After midnight ill l ' lollnwiug day (he inspectors visited the premie. and W e V e kept wailing at the door about Iwenty minutes, during which time they ufi'e continually knock ing. When admitted they found eight prilllydre->ed Chinamen on the root. Ihe 'u«d* had in'cii occupied. As \,y | lleng had hcen twice prcviou*lv imiu- j victed. he wa- ordered to pav a line I or CI I. with c:; co^n.

-\i, iiiti',i-iia- anuouiiii'inenl ',vamade liy Air. Ctilli. k i New South W ales i>y\ i'iin,neat I'rinte, ). at (lie annual picnic 111 the I i,ivern,ne„t' printing olliee. at 1 'abarita. i|,. .(.,,,,,1 ,| l:l( fl . w „ f t | lu|n "i the Department, had. behind the

-I-I'iie-. pi,illie,lily achieved natural color photography, and he was only wailing for apparatus to arrive from the iMd Country i„ order to put t|„. w „rl< iieiore the general public on a lar' r e -'■ He. For live years he had been, closely "plugging awav'' at the new art, lor the pa-t tlirec year- p.ntieularlv ;<<td li.- and ibe ..|Vn r-r- m ilie Depart • nignt ;i--ociat ei| Willi 111 mi had produi'cd i'-ill!- wliji-li woiilii iiwaken -eutimcnH "I pi'id«*, j t!e,i -u re. ami inicre.-t, i M tl, • I I'h' ''l the Male of New South W'ille-i. tA].phiu-e). Tln-n- absolutely no ri"lv about it m'>w. lie had sent a member of hi- >talV to Mount Koxiu-ko, who h;id brought hack Til) exquisite pictures, showing the color.- of Nature absolutely as they were. When the pitbli,fiiw the photographs it would be realised what a great result had been achieved on lines which were scarcely known in th ( . world a> yet. nllhough tliey ha 1 been introduced in Cermaiiy. (Applause!. l-'ew had attempted the work oiiNide the te<duiical sclmols of Herlin. lie wanled the Coverjiment to under--tami ; nal iu printing; olliee could follow in the -lep- of tin- highest trained expect, ibat coum be brought forward. (Applause). In due course he would a*k the member- of the .Ministry to attend and see what had l>een gained, and what could b<> done with the new art in the future. (Applause).

cut the Panama Canal!" Sraitl I'm-Ie S.i in. -You'll mm- we bJiall! \W- r-luill: no hliam; A- Mile'- I am lint .[initio Winter linn-. I «nr For .mil m\,\< Wl . do I lun ••a-'- tin- workman'- wheezinei'l' <ir<Ml I'l'ini' iniinl tjirc.*' Id

A TIIIKI) AM) TKSTKI) MII,KI\C MACIIIXK. Iln'l'r is only nix* prarlicjiJ milking! HiailuiH- - thr Il is 111.- ..nlv machine thai lias ell'erli\-|\ ,-lnnd Hie i I li'st. of |)iai'lii-al work day afler day lor over li,i' \c;ii>. Think what a is taken in a new niaeliine. -M I'M-I I wo yr.irs' trial hy |»rae(ic:tl IriiM'V-. i- Im*ii('■<' i( N lor ><m to cv.'H c, iN claims. The K. ( '" U II nly maeliiii.- that Inn jimvi'd in l»f- non injtivion* I<> (ln v rows. ]»ccaii-<' ils (Jiilii-s I'afenl breaks down fhe daitueron-!. sin-lion liv inlet I in;* ai:* in I lie same manner a- doei (lip calf. ■ f. I'. Al:ieKwan :Mid Co., Ud.. sole a;-enN, Kginont-sfrpM. New Plymouth. '

Th e wealth of the iioth-childs aL pre- | »vnt is estimated at €100,000,000, and I is believed to have doubled within lh.» , past twenty years. It is calculated thai in seventy yars more they will possej l 1fi.000,000,000, an aminuiL thai can | hardly lie conceived. I In Miss Klsie baker the village of J Xether L'ern» probably possesses ill,' youngest church organist in the king I dom. She U oulv twelve years old, but I she has had charge of the instrument lor over two years, and has proved herself a inosi ellicieitt mu>ician. The position is an honorary one. Ihoma- I'nllin, vvlio was the steer.sniaii of the troopship Uirkenhcad when she went ilowu in Simon's Bay, South Africa, in 187y>, with a loss of i.jO lives hn> dieil at Jlristol. lie ninety-live years old. Collin was born on jLu.S. I'itt, paraded ;ts a sailor at ( L Uieen Victoria's accession, was in the Naval JJn-

gade at the Crimea, and fought in the : China war. 11,, ieit tlie service ill 1871 as quartermaster. Jie was in charge ol the lifeboat from the Birkenhead which picked up thirty-Lwu survivors and lauded them in Fish l>ay, and he was subsequently commcuded at the court-martial inquiry. For the Tahora Hiding of the new j W hangamomoua County Messrs. Eric lloberison and Thomas Brown will con - ] test the seat, in the Central Riding ! (which elects two members). Messrs. !. B. Anderson, K. Anderson, and W. A. McCutchan have been nominated. Strathmore Hiding, which elects three members. has Messrs. A. Meredith, John Diggans, C. 11. Finuerty, T. Mcllroy. I. Dromgool, J. M. Junes, and Michael O'Neill to choose from, while the Pohokura Riding has returned Mr. Robert McCluggage unopposed. The Returning Ollieer (Mr. James Sexton) gives notice of poll on 22nd April.

It is otiite true that Sir Joseph Ward has declared against revolutionary socialism, but he has been a prominent member of all the Governments thai hav L » given us substantial instalmentof State socialism during tlw past fifteen "or sixteen years, ill* lias very largely extended the underlying principle of socialism in the State railways, the Stati, telegraphs, and the State post office; he is practically responsible for the creation of the State lending departments 1)C lias assisted in establishing the Slat 1 Kire Insurance Department, the State Labor Department, the State Agricultural Department, tlie State Land Purchasing Department, thj. State Indus tries and Commerce DeparLment, and ? score of other State departments that are ministering to the needs of the mas: of the people. The Conservatives, ot Die other band, have opposed every om o! these excursions in State socialism and would terminate them even now i they could obtain any eneouragemen from the electors.—byttelton Times.

Oregon pine is likely to«play an important part in building operations in the Dominion in the future, writes the "Dominion's'' Wairarapa correspondent; that is, if we are to judge hy the statements of the Wellington timber merchants, By buying iu big quantities, the limber is cheaper thau ordinary building rimu. and importations now au» ' very large. The trade ill the past few year- has grown tremendously, when it i> remembered that only about three years ago the lirst shipment of Oregon pine was landed in Wellington, and purely as a speculation by a Wellington business man, who shipped a cargo of a million feet in order that hi- vessel should not corn,, back empty. The earg > was lirst unsuccessfully offered to a Wellington timber merchant at 8s (Id per hundred feet, but in less than a year the whole ship loail was sold, and ilk* speculator cleared 10- per hundred fee' on his outlay. He thus made C.VHid clear profit. Since then the trade in Oregon pine has almost boomed; so much so that the timber is appearing in jh,»countrv districts of New Zealand for building purposes.

The services at Whitelev Menioriai ( bnrc.b on Sunday will be conducted by the Rev. T. O. Brooke. Special sermons for Eastertide will be preached and appriate music rendered by the choir. Strangers are cordially invited.—Advt.