LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 104, 23 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'lire English mail de.-palehcd lioi Wellington, via Urmdi-i. on Kith Marrl ai lived in l„,lul.ni ~» Hie Kith ii,M.

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I'liliuei'-loii being held on the ordinary 'line of [lie Kdiicatiou Hoard's June one week earlier limn n-ual.

In the Supreme Court (in rliainli.'rs) uprm Hi,. motion of Mr. A. Jl. liia Hoii.ir Mv. .lu-lic.. Kdivunls. on t'n•• I 1 llli in~L, yi-iiiileil proliato of (In- will of I lie Int.' Martha .lu„ ( . 0 to Kilward .\i:i,--H'll. I lit' .'M'l-nlnr naui.M in 11„. will. '"'"'■'• ■«■■■ si -,-1i,,„|.. in il„. Taranaki .■r-. I- - . ••—i-iii»■ t—. .ui,l ■>■■; pupil teacher,. "1- H 7 t.-:l.-ll.T- in ~11. '|'l„. ,-„|| j,,,,,,. I»'i' i- .Vi!ili. ami H„. -.uvr.i-v alti-mlan,--I.'IM year «'.i- -I-Jlii. Thirtv voars ion, Hi,, iiiiinl,,.). „r m-liool- Win'-'.'i. Theri u,.|,. il h,.„,| i<M,.|„.|-. ; ami 1 pupil li.|i<.|ii'ix a |.,,;,l „f :;■> I,'a<-li<-i--. I 11,..r ( . v.nv ilm-ii TJil . liil.li in on tin- I i,.11-. with an ,i V( .r,i»v alieinlanre oi I

I I'lii' .iiiniial r.purt ot tin. ,liuirnian nl ! Mi,- l-:,liirati„n ISnanl .-tutt- that I lie to I , oi|iK ut tho lioanl from all „,mw la?t V'ai- "ere ■>< :;,!. i, lt .l„Hv,. Nt '-'»;j 17- M l>r,„ielu forward fro,,, llii' pivvimi. i,.;ir. Tin. fmiil- were ,-x----1"'- 'I a- imi<li.|. : - A,lii,ini,|iati,,ii. lM7:la 11l- lil: 1.-;t.-li--i--' -al.uir- „n,| all.,uaiKT,. CIK.CI2 |:|, .-„h inrideiila I ~s . pen-.'- nl' -.'l i~. >:i:;r. II- -j,I: -,.,-,,n,l ail nlneali..n. el::iill 1.-i-: iirin.ial ami leellllieill. LT.777 !l< 111 i1.1i1i",.. i.-_'., s- S,l: loavimj a ,1,-liMi „f i.tj;, |; s TIIK 13 iKAI'S' TKST. | ITHitii years is a loll;.' test. ])o Von L-niiw of rnv other drench Iliat Inn Uvn j csted for lifliv,, years? I)„ von l.unw j that :iftor li!|i.,'ii yearsof I)n.ii,'li i- ii-.,.i| li'v ovrr '.in p: riVnt rf Hi,. dairy farm,a-, nl Now Zealand'; I \Mioi, von l.iiv Divrc!, v ,„ i,„v I Hi- drench Ihal li:n 1,,.,., i i.-iod >,. ~v.'r fifteen years ami is. use,! ly ~1 ••■,..,,.■.. siv dairv tVmer=. f>ii'l i( !,.-.i,,.r f n Inn- the V.il? liomcuinor I'ifl! v.Vai yon l.uy Sjyke-'s Drw l ' '.„u "i 'v .!,-• bc.:t

The B-M.C. meeting of Oddfellows yes. terday decided to cable to the Victorian Premier expressing its sympathy with the victims of the railway disaster.

The advertisement lately appearing in this paper calling for returns under the

■and and Income' Assessment Act, IiHHI, ci'er.s to returns of land and mortgages inly, lielnriis of income- will bo called or later.

fn connection with the meeting of the Moa Company's shareholders on Saturday we an- informed that, had the vote of lio-conliileiire in the directorate not been carried, the majority of the Kaimala shareholders had made lup their minds, anil also made preliniinarv arrangements, to secede from the AIO.I Dairy Company, establishing 11 new eonipauy at Kaimata.

.1.11 inquest was held at Slratlunore on Tuesday evening, the Stratford Post reports, before ilr. (i. \V. Calvert, .LP.. Acting Coroner, oil ihc. body of David I Aloore. found dead in an outhouse early on Tuesday morning. J)r. Paget made a post mortem examination, and pronounced death to be due to heart failure, j The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. Con stable Ryan has been unable to discovei

any relatives. j 'The following lenders have been accepted by the Taranaki County Council: Contract 112, 4(10 yards boulders Mountain Road, -J. Tarry, 7s; No. IRI. -1011 vards Raton Factory depot, Swan iV dames, os -Id; No. 114, 500 Chain Rridge depot. Swan &, dames, ss; No. 115, 501) yards Alangorei depot, (.!. Sole, ss; No. "l 1(1. 7511 vards W'aitarii Borough to Bed Block lliill, 11. Jell'rey, 5s Oil; No. 117, 750 yards Waiwakaiiio' to Bell Block

Hall, T. Parkin, 2s ad to 3s 3d; No. lIS, 850 yards Afountain, Alanutahi, and Richmond Roads, 11. Jeffrey. Confusion is often caused by the great

similarity of names of two societies of Oddfellows in the Dominion. There is

a Manchester Unity, known as t'ic 1.0.0. F., or, in exteiiso, 1.0.0-F., M.l , by which name they arc registered. The American Order, known in the early days u s the 1.0.0. F., A.C., is now briefly registered as tile "J.0.0.F." This is often found to be very inconvenient, and an effort is to be made, upon the initiative of the New •Zealand Branch of the .Manchester Unity, to have the abbreviations made more distinctive. Wanganui people intend approaching the Government in the hope of obtaining a second express train daily between that town and Wellington. Their main wason (according to an exchange) is that when the mail train for Wellington reaches Aramolio Junction it is already

crowded, and passengers joining it at that point have a fractional chance of

getting a comfortable, scat. Two expresses are run (luring the Christmas holidays, and the Chamber of Com-

merce lias decided to ask- the Railway Deparlinenl. if these trains could not be, continued throughout the year.. Th" idea is that the extra train .Ihunld leave Wanganui at 7.40 a.m., and that the extra train from the capital should start at 12 noon.

Ai the annual dinner of the New fly luouili Fire Uiigade on Tuesday evening Fireman 11. Ford remarked on the improved times registered in brigade competitions of recent years as compared with the records of the "old timers.' An "old timer," in the person of exFireman Cork (now of Durban, South Africa), challenged the remark, and told tlie assemblage that the better records were owing tn more up-to-date appliances. The speaker waxed humorous. "I ii'ineiuber," he stated, "taking part in one competition which I am not likely lo forget. I was wearing a very thin suit, and in the ladder competition I was making good time. The woodwork of that ladder was decidedly rii"gcd. Nevertheless, 1 slipped down in'my best style. For the next lonnight I was ' kept busy taking out splnters!"

Abuiii a month agn a slmlent at the Technical School lost his bicycle lamp, tools, and pump from bis bicycle which he had lefl standing outside the building. Arrangements were then made for the housing of bicycles. The same stu;iUnt. writing to the director of technical education, under date April 15th, complained of the theft of the" trout of his acetylene lamp, and a small parcel from his bicycle, which was in tliii apartment set' aside for it. "Evidently.' he writes, "the thief is among the students. Aly disgust' at the whole business has overcome my ardor for learning, and I shall therefore discontinue attending the clas-es. I trust that, in view of Ihe losses I have suslained. the Technical School Committee ~,11 sec its way clear lo refund my fees."-the chairman of the Hoard has i.,|."ii 1 In- matter up and is making en-

Tauranga, seems determined to get into direct touch with Wellington. Mr. W. Courtney, speaking at Die last meet. hw of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, said he hail had live inquiries about Tauranga from Wellington people, and believed two of these would come up to Tauranga. lie had also interviewed Hie manager of the Union Company. He spoke of the .advantages which would result from steamer communication with Wellington. Mr. Hislop, May. or of Wellington, had offered to preside at a meeting which he (Mr. Courtney) contemplated holding ill Wellington next month, for the purpose of laying before the public the many advantages which the Tauranga district offered for settlement. The Chamber finally authorised Mr. Courtney to wait oil the Wellington Chamber of Commerce with reference to steamship coiiununicatioii with the South, and any other matters bearing on the welfare of the Tauranga district.

A writer in the Christchureh Star seems to think that Auckhuiders lake themselves too seriously. lie remarks: "New Zealand is a suburb of Auckland; at least, so the Aueklandei's seem to think. For gross, undiluted, spirited ami llatly irrele\aut parochialism the northern city takes all the cakes in the Dominion and most of the confectionery in the Commonwealth, Keceiillv sonic irresponsible person attempted to'set lire to the house of the -Mayor of Auckland. The case would have been dismissed in any ordinary paper with a gentle paragraph of thirty lines explaining the incident to the general public. But being the Mayor of Auckland who was concerned, the event, in the eyes of the Auckland Press, assume,! international importance, and the Pres s Association agent at once telegraphed a message ot Killl words to the papers in other centres, Heaven help the community when there is a doglight in Queen Street or a. dust storm in u lc Karangahape Road." ° '

We have to thank Mr. Thomas heritor the March number „f the Windsor Magazine, which is a notably varied issue, containing anoUier story complete ,„ t|„. „ m , „„,„!„.,. in jSil . ,-jj,. belt arkers fascinating new series ot episodes Irom contemporary history ill Ulna, a, as well as the fourth exhilarating adventure m finance of Robert Burr's ingenious young nobleman, Lord 5i,,,,,', lyigi. Coinplclo stories bv authors „i sue, varied accomplishment .... Fl ,. d j,. MMllte. I- r.-l ucrs |;, V ,. 1X , . | „,, >l , p| , ... •Mill, Urine Agnu.s. .„,,] .lei,. |'„ „. „ 111k ,.' Ih'/',,,',!',' 1 :" 1 '""' '"" l ' A '' [ "'. m ' li ""> : ""' I Jjvi r i!iriii,:"h',"::;! ,, ;; l ;:i ,, '! , l ;: " ''•'"'"'g (specially i.'itcrcNlin , .„.. count, of the approaching v j s ji f (, American ||„ t) . •■ More "u.0,,, "~" ;'»<i "Xl.e Exploration ( „ ' ( "„br!, , ' l,1 « ">'l feature of II„. numb,.,- ', include"' "'" B ' U, ' k '" - Ml ' '■™ '"" ' from history and literature" o (he ~,t recent portraits,, ilisJlM . .1" si\, May Edward.

. Mort ,|csi,,,l,|, UIU | ol , ibJ w . ! :',,:;:ssi,:irji;::;r! ':■ , 0 ' ; ,x, - |, ""'-e for warmth •ind street wear; delaines for (,• ..... S ::! l . i,iin,^ ~uwf " r "---' r.LI»l.ll ttl',l]. J],,.,,, ,„ .] oiln-r styles of goods fo, othe ner m.m*. However, ~„„ h;m . l 0 ~.„ (h j o; appreciate all the styh, and elfeets "lutes are showing.—Advt.

f THINK IT OVER. " Sl.rel.v good old Bnudle ua, uot , r ,. : lt V tu k ' i,u •-'■ MX'""!' (o her owner; ' but nianv cows' owners 5,.,.„, i ir i' I ... W ~ lIIIUK -'• Wv (,■„„( you arc „ol one of this "■'■"•■ " >»n are, ask yourself these • 'P I mil-: Am 1 givm„ mv ~m vs ~ -I"ai'c deal! Am I smiring alftbo >;;.' ie,r niilk eonkins. „,. a„, , deH'>'lately u.ldllig a 1,,,, part ~f it , )f U '" : "'; ' ""»'«■ a" "-\"lra-l„val"er „ ■'l'.n.itoi you are waslmg from il to all I"''' "•in- "I your mill; pro|ii s . |,; V( , n . •-I';".'!'"-'-'' -.«»■' "»"'" are ~|re,ls same (lung. \i| ly nut t;lI . ( , s ' (( , |( ';","" '" ■"';'" V " ""'•Alf.i-N.val" cream a.' compared In ka\- "" t " llo '' S I you a,y now. the separator will pay " f ' -"■■' '';•""'" t"-»l'ri.. B . so vvhvdnlav Ihc matter 7j ( means just so niueh ■ money lost il von do. Catnloi>u<. "T" miilcd free. Sole New Zealand'agents ! M-i-on. Strulher, and Co.. |,l,|„ Mai,,. ■■"''■'■ North. ]■;. ciiHths and i <>., New Plymouth, locy! agents,

Of the immigrants who arrived by the. Jonic 011 Tuesday, fourteen were booked to New Plymouth. Four were nominated, seven assisted, and three paid their own lares.

•Anything that turns out well is laid to the credit of the borough councillors. For any mistake the Mayor has to take 1 lie blame. ~s|,ecinlly at election times," said Mr. Ijoasby last nglil. Ue has evidently been "behind the scenes."

Proposing the health of (he King at n recent banquet in New Plymouth con dueled on temperance lines, the pro-pii-er gravely referred to our Sovereign as "His lioyal Highness tlie. King," and a iiiomenl later mentioned that his "actions had been tampered with justice." As though Id make amends, he next, referred to His Alajeslv as "the King of Kings." What he would havj -aid at a banquet that was not run on temperance lines is left to the imagination.

'The Marine JVpurlinenl Clues not an ticipate that the demand for ruck oyslei.s (luring the coming season will exceed iIUJUu suck-. The beds ill the Ray i>l Islands and at the Ureal Harrier and on Wailieki: Island are looking better than nicy have d.oie tur years, and lire department is advi-ed by its experlß tluil 211.0U11 sacks of oyslers tan be lakea from those localities' without depleting Hie supply to any extent. Orders for the oyslers will be taken at any LTistoiu-hoti-e in the Dominion, and will be promptly lided. The price ai Auckland w,ll lie lis (id per sack, customers to pay Hie freight from that port. The Chief Inspector of Fisheries (Air. L. b'. Aysun) will leave Wellington for the .North un Friday to superintend operations when the 'oyster beds arc opened under State control on Friday of next 1 week, Ist Alay.

There is a very undesirable class of men in Wellington at tne present lime, according to a member 01 the police force. Aiany of thcin were practically marooned, but the Gaming and lotteries Act .vinciiunic.it -u, luur, "nas given them enough .sail to start to work to windward ul the law. At one time there was an offence known as "place belling''; 11 a man iiioiinicd a ~ox at a racecourse and "called the odds ' no was liable to a severe penally. Now, any individual may bet with impunity at a race meeting within a city or borough, provided the sport is being conducted on private property. 01 course, the racing authorities b.no power to eject anyone who they find is not a lit person to be on the course. "The ordinary race club," said the member of the force, "won't license crooked fellows'—but they have their chances. A spieler could swing a bag on his .shoulder and go to some meeting, and either bet or pretend to bet. If ha was arrested for having insufficient lawful visible means of support he could swear he iuu.de .1-50 at the races. \\h, a lh.: changes 111 the British C.ibiiii were announced on i-lth April, in,, name of the new Under-Secretary for the Colonies was omitted, an onuV

siuu due, no doubt, to a elip during retransmission 01 the cable message u'oni Ausliaiia. Australian panel's w baud I j-day show tliat Mr. Cnurchill's successor is Licutcnant-Colonc. .1. E. B. Seclv, Parliamentary Under-Secretary ! ivr 'me Colonics. Colonel Sccly, win*' was born in IHIiS, has own member lor the Abercroiuby D.visun of Liverpool since IUUIS. prior to which, lor six years, h e sat for the Isle of Wight. Educated at Jlarrow ami irinity College, Cambridge, he was called to the Jiar (Inner Temple) in 18117. For some time lie has commanded the Hampshire Carabineers. In IHUO-01 h e served wtli the Imperial leoinanry in South Africa, being mentioned in despatches and receiving the IJueen's medal and the D.S.O. Like Ins predecessor ill the Colonial Uuder-Secro-tarysliip, Colonel Seely left the Conservative party because on some points he found himself in disagreement with its principles. Willi New Zealand about to embark, upon an expenditure of .IiIOII,UUII for irrigation in Central Olagn, it is interesting to learn from an engineer lately in th°e service of the Transvaal Governmeiit what the .South African colony hopes to do in this direction. Mr. 11. lirown, a West Coaster who went to South Al'rca for engineering experience seven years ago, has returned to the Dominion, and gave a Times representative some lnlorinaton about the work in whcll he had been engaged. The sum of .Cu'U.UOU is being spent by the Transvaalcrs simply in surveys and exploration for' irrigation schemes. The investigations are being carried out by Mr. W. S. Strange, lormerly UnderSecretary for Public Works in India, anil it is intended to allocate .C 400,000 of a live-million loan now being raised in London to carry out the irrigation schemes he will recommend. Large areas of the Northern Transvaal, thirsting for water, will probably b c irrigated within live years, and the scheme will be enormously extended if it proves—as it is expected it will—that cotton-growing can lie carried on successfully. Tobacco .cultivation is also being encouraged in the Northern Transvaal, the Milner administration, which preceded the representative constitution, having estab-li-hed at Tzaiieen a tobacco factory with, ; machinery to turn out 10,000 cigarettes ; a day.

The iron thread across Africa from end to end is still strong way from completion (says the Sydney Morning Herald). A Queenslandcr writes from Broken Hill, Central Africa, a name reminiscent, of New South Wales, ft is the present terminus of the line, a point 2(114 miles from Capetown. The writer gives a glimpe of life and train .travel ill the rapidly less darkening continent. There the mind must deal in distances if it is to grasp things at all. In Australia the longest uniform line is less than a thousand miles. In Africa yon have to cover league upon league with the same outlook before a change comrs. The Hex Hirer Mountains are not unlike the TooWuomba Ranges, though they are steeper and treeless. From Capetown to the Hex the country is lough, the sheer ranges being devoid of vegetation, but the veldts between ;ii'e cultivated. In the stage before Matching there are no trees, only kopjes, breaking the plain. Between here and Broken Hill are trees, never alwve 40ft high. The trains, however, [ are comfortable. The gauge is 3ft (Jin, similar to Queensland. All the cars arc of the corridor type, and no more than four passenger* are allowed in each compartment. The same seat is retained throughout, and it is possible to sleep on it. Another and a sadder feature of the journey is the frequency of vestiges of ihe Boer war. These take the shape ot blockhouses, trenches, and cemeteries. Most of the graves are marked with a plain iron cross painted white, but some have beautiful tombstones sent by.

friends and relations. Stones remain to show the site of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital, near which is a cemetery said lo'coiitain oOlin soldiers. Buluway'o is a fairly big but scattered town, with several good buildings, and the only point of interest before Broken Hill.