LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 110, 30 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

\h,lr.iv..,(,i llilNlllillA home i- „|lVi.,l l,y tli.- liovcriiineiir lor the di-covery within thi' l)uminion "i ;i deposit i.| marketable iiiini'i'iii phosphate- C.-iiid if mi hind .hi which (!»• I'rown is entitled In thi' i|i'|insil : if on other lam!. Vestcrdav afternoon jh-. ||. s. Fitz hcrliert. S.M.. ami n,,. j„sii,.,.s Hindi' mi investiealion ;it tin- »aol eoiiiciiiini: Hi,' one inmalc of tin' pri-.un ward deeded to lialiilual ollondcrs. Their ivmiiiiiii'iiiltUiiiii will li,' forwarded to Hi,' Mini,|,., ~f Justice. There is • tliivcrnnii'iit Doparliiieni which U vi'i-y unlikely to make; nianv had debts, reports the llawcra Star. A n-iili-iit of lln worn wrote asking w hi' supplied willi a certain artic-Jr, and was infoi-iiH'd that the cost would lie twopence (iiicliidui.; postage), and tlial if licit iiniimnl were forwarded Die article would he posted. It cost a penny In convey the inforinatioii. The .MinUter of the Interim- at Ottawa reports Unit, the iniiiiifirntiuii into Canada lor the ten months ended 31st 1 -tinman- last -liuu- an increase of -i'l per cent. „v,.,. the eoirespundiii"; period of the la* I iNcal year. The capilal invcslcil iii industries is Slll.lllltl.imil diillars | Cllili.SllltJllllll. an illcreaKc of S(i per cent, in live veil-. The iiunihcr of employes increased i:j per cent., and the watte- pnid increased •i:i per cent, in the -ame p-riml.

A daring and ingenious alteiiint |,, e-eape war mini,, h'v a mucin laic „n I tlic )ii".lil of Slli March ~i the 1,,,,,. j pri-on. near Lille i Frame i. lie.. ~r the I prisoner-, n danuennt- criiiiinal. "o| inli for a l.ille iii'iii. A liiinilicr of conviets wen. lifting the basket on a earl, when the inr.pccl>>r in charge n.,1 i.-.-il Ihal i! ap| n-d In 1,,. im hcav.. lie t,.M Ihll I'llllVict- l.i pill il ,|',«ll, but I!:,' -I',',, refused, and he called for h.-lp. i >■• • ~f the L-aolers I,'lc the lid III„. M . «l,"i-.-iipi.n the eoiiviel in-id- .-ill hi-anil lien !•- I. le, I-", with :i Ul-w fv...„ a b,if... Ihe man »n- ,--, pl ,ir-.1. and 11,.. ■;»»■> who were !„'lpi„. : hini i„ escape have heen severely piuii-Jic.l.

Suburban properties seem to be in brisk demand just now, so long as yendors' figures are at all reasonable. "I don't dielike my husband, but disliking him and living with him are two dill'erenl tilings," said a witness in a separation order case yesterday afternoon. The Edtieati n Department has nolilied the Joduca:iou lioaixl that funds will Ik' available for a teacher's residence at Alakahu and for alteration* and repairs to the Te Kiri and I'ihama residences. The-details of the grocers' scheme, to encourage ea-'h trading will be made public to-morrow. A schedule has lieen adopied by which tile rash ptircliascr will receive a tangible advantage over his long-winded colleague. The lladley I'ctndeum Company has ' engaged a second driller for the work, of developing the lands held by them, and he will arrive here during next week. The electric light has been in-

stalled ill t ho <'<iiii|iiiii,v's Carrington road 1)0 l'C. YeMenlny morning Mr. 11. S. Kit/herberl. S.M.. indicted a line of CI and <"ii.-ls upon .1. Williamson, of Wnilai'n, for proceeding to sea without proper life-saving appliances. The proocculion iiros.. out of Llic foundering of the Nora Jirudshmv on the Waitara bar. We arc informed thai the borough councillor-' supposition concerning Wai-mann-street is incorrect. The street has been closed, Inn lias not been handed over to the Sash and Door Company, as j alleged, their small oflice and stacks of tiniJier being on the ground merely on sull'ci'ance. The Whiteley Memorial Church is receiving a much-needed coat of paint. The congregation lias undertaken Uie work of arranging for a monster bazaar in Easter week, 11109, to raise funds for the extinction of the trust debt and circuit deibt. The target is £SOO. Other means will be aduptcd with the same object in view. The recently-reported purchase of Air. Soreiison's farm on the Smart road by an Auckland investor is confirmed. The purchaser is Air. 1\ A. iludley, on behalf of foreigir capital, and it is intended to take steps to work the kaolin deposits on the properly. The attempt to float I a loc-al company to work the deposits

was not completed when the option over the land expired". There are several aspirants for the , vacancies on the Carrington Koad . Board, tailing from both the ''lop end" and t| u . "lower end." A poll is pracs tically assured. Another extraordinary vacancy on the Board is likely to occur shorth, Mr. F. W. Court, on,, of the present members, having sold his property and decided to take a trip, probably to America. At Tuesd-.iy night's special meeting of the lLawera. Borough Council an application was received from the trustees of Piketl and Wilkie asking for further time in which to complete the Sotilhroad portion of tlte boundary road eontract. In reply t«s query the engineer said he thought the trustees should be given a month's extension. Councillor .Morrissey mined that, the request of the trustees lie granted. Councillor Toy seconded the motion, which was carried. Figures, they say, can be made to prove anything. Yesterday's Mayoral election returns have one or tiwo peculiarities, llr. Tisch's majority of 170 is exactly the number of votes polled Ih the west ward. There are over three I hundred names more on the east ward roll than the central yet the central polled exactly three hundred more than its bigger brother. The leading candidate secured more votes than his two opponents and Mr. Informal put together. The Maoris from the Waikato and Mokau districts now on the way to Parihaka hawe been resting for a day or two at Tarcrcari (Mangaone). They start to-day lor Puniho en route for Parilnika to hold a tangi over the graves of the late chief,, Tbhu and To Wliiti, and afterwards to hold a big meeting! with a vieiw of reconciling the Tohu ant Tq Whiti factions. H is also likely that they will proceed to elect a chief. These Maoris were unable to attend the tangis at the time of the late prophets' deaths. An rcitham tradesman was this week the victim of a cheque swindle, the Argus reports, for till Ills drawn by a Kaponga tradesman. When it was afterwards paid into the hank the bank ollicial discovered that it had been manipulated and had originally been draiwn for CI Ids but had been altered to .till Ills. As n res,ill of enquiries made by Constable Wade a map named P. Piieher ha~ been arrested at AJaiigaouoko on the Main Trunk line and. will be sent to Kllliam on a charge) of forging the cheque. The "guinea-pigging'' system is run for all it is worth in New Plymouth. Keccntly "His Worship the Mayor" has ligured on some lists of vice-presidents, but the secretaries have been in a quandary as to the most likely man. to ' approach with the intimation that he is now entitled to the honor of contributing a guinea or two to the funds of the club or institution concerned. At the expiration of the time prescribed by municipal etiquette those applications for a slice of the honorarium cake will be despatched to Mr. Tisch. _ And of such is the kingdom of vice-presidents! Sir Joseph Ward ha H .becn on tour in, Central Otago, accompanied by several members of 'Parliament representing Imjlli sides of the House. One of the M.P.'s is rcpoi'teii to have spoken as follows: "tie was free to admit that Sir Joseph Ward was one of the ablest men iii the Dominion and his energy, lawfulness, ami resource stamped him as one of the greatest men who had ye'.-i filled the position of Premier in New Zealand." These words did not come from a supporter, but from an Opposition member, Mr. Donald Reiil. who represent,, Taieri, the constituency formerly represented by the lion. Air. Carncross. At the Tariki householders' annual meeting twenty-two put in an appearance. Mr. Jcniisott, in speaking of the work of the school committee during the past year, said they had devoted much time and had had lengthy correspondence with the Education Board re the erection of a master's residence at Tariki. The Board's architect had reported that C7O would lie required to make the old house at Waipuku "fairly habitable," and that the Board was not. in favor of this being done. The matter wis now in the hands of the Kdncation Department, and there was every hope that the residence which bad been so much needed for a long time would be built during the co.nhig winter.—Own correspondent. The New Plymouth High School ei ilowiirents on the Mauaia road, which | formed the subject of much litigation a few years ago, were discussed at the. Manaia householders' meeting on. Monday, when Mr. Dan Hughes entered his pvot.c-l against the Yeiil* being used-for seen darv education purposes in New Plymouth, lie is reported in the "Witness" to have stated that the endow-

merits wi'vo going to the rich nin" , - i children, while the children i» that ilikid wore being M:«i-v<ml so far a* cdu- , ~; I| i„n:il advantages won- ."M,-,r,HMI . . .■ -|-ti.- 1.-ti.l.-n.-v "I H "v "•"- I" «'.'<■>• f.iv the i-iiv iiuin'< i-liild. -\ resolution r -was carried asking tJio Education l'>»."'d i to ii-c its endeavors to secure a pui'lio-i ~!' Hi,, revenue. Mr. ?.. C. Bobbins also . referred lo thi* matter at Haw-era the i same evening, ami it was decided to endeavor to secure some of Hip revenue, with tlio object of establishing a high ] school in llawcra. DON"!' WAIT TILL TO-MORROW. It's liltlo colds that grow into big ■ colils. tlic big colds that end in consumption and (loath. Don't wait till tomorrow to euro Die little colds, for one dose of Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption will l>roa!u up a cold if taken at Hie beginning. Dr. Sir. .don's New Discovery is a sate end never-failing remedy. Price j U lid and .I°. Obtainable everywhere. The A.B.C. Boot Company are holding

I theirannualdisposingsale. A few prices: ! Gents' glace kid bals, 10s (id per pair; ■lirome half?, light, 9s 6d; chrome shooters, heavy, 13s (Id; boys' c'irome !>als. 79 3d; men's carpet slippers, 2s (id; I lad ; r ;t since button boots, 10s fie"; gla=e slirv.i. button, 5s 6d lelt slippers, 10d; caroct slippers, Is; children's slippers fell. 7d per pair; football boots (liar-J toes), 10s 3d; the famous All-Blnk with waterproof toes, stubbs as ordered, with or without heels; gents' shoot'is (heavy). 7s fid, 10s lid; gents' halmorals, 7- lid.'lis (id j stockyard knee boots 1 . All good* greatly reduced. Call surly. A.1'.0. Moot Company, Devon-street.— Advt.

Whit.' and Sous' coltrctinns of dress , :(>nil K are always on (he increase as j each venr rolls on. The charming new j i-allcins that, have arrived for this | niitumn and coming winter are no cx- | ocpHoii to tli„ rule-as choice as they I Inve ever had before. And there's al- | w:ivs a continual range nf trlmming ri to I maMi Ihe material, that for beanie ! and variety are hard lo excel. Ladies | who aporeciale the necessity of making an eariv -.'lf'('(.i.)ii and securing first I pick w.mld do well to look nt While i and Sons' assnrtmcnl, Uvt,. | , AV Is" (Ire.at "Peppermint. Cure for l | C-i.c Irs and colds never fiils, Is Od and | I!-: to 4s lid.—Advt.