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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-tl'Nl'au 1 hui! ° rCl, f ilnls rclurn «l !,ei n „ n i, . u ' J ,a * l then- " >' phenomena! crop and high prices. f l "' -Mayoral installation "«■ C 0,,,,,.;'; ih^'niorniiig. l l ''"'' at 111 o'clock J'wl. arrived at l.ondon ou t|„.' ~~.l''"'-h"d » .■Hilton ,-ia I;™, :!:r t '""lit o| I 1,., I [|(^ , "'V' I! - V one Ii" ,r~ m ||„, , i-j., |_. ~ '""-Uliicks Uler, | V be 1 "nioJia (lie speHaelc j„ ||(l In"! V/, Hie lead o a hcelbariLiw ,„ t |, conipani,,,, aihe rear The cause was a' cooKwg which, beinj: too cumbersome ami heavy tor jmckhorses. had to J„in (he manner indicated. Ilurimj the progivss 0 f Hi,, journey, a number oi lines, lb,. I,,, was u .,|| ail| l halts had to be called lo nil I he conveyance clear of the mud.

An iimiHial and inkMiual content ire- ' |, ;' rU ' „„ Momlav j in llMwcra, Where stone i'J

J o,n " lor ij lt . metalling c<mlraets A sioiir-jiapp,.! named .1. WhiU'ombc, ioi a uagvr, to break a two^ ;\ ;1 Mi ot Uws time Dial) tlinr »tlkt Happen*. nil experienced hand* ;i i t | u . work. The t lucm- men broke their heap m two i, (>nrs u>n IHinuU^

ami their opponent then required about' a quarter ot an liom- liuish hi* metal, another >lo]|f.- m ,pp r , w |,«, wi(nes.M>d the eonlesi -aid iliat il would undoubtedly

have resulted (liil'erently it' the ■ |iiantilv | <)> metal 1,. he broken had been Uire'e | j yard* intend ~| t\v o . I

hvi-iy ~| r:l | nr l |.'vi'l.,|ii Ml .|it lias Iwi -trii l ly „f -Alm-Lnv;,!" ori , rin M'l'l Hl'orl. \\ „„|,| i,,. , ;,i n|l „i in „ <l>ini.> l.wlii.v imumfn.-liiml ""I cxi-c|iliiin, Iml mm. full,in Hi,. Willi,, .if I In- -jMI;! 1,.mi1." •|'|„. v ll ;» "f'ftinnl iilra- or iValnr.- in ,vns! riK-t i. >ll, ,uiil simply nt ili.-c ||i ; ,t , v |,j,.|, .■X|lim] "Alf.l Ijiixa!" |l;l 11' 111 - 1,.; i VI- I'l'iT 111 t ln-11l.J-I» that till. very j]i ,>|ii arc hardy ei|ii;il In tin. "Alfa-Liva!" m I

| filillc <lf ll'll yfatN Tllll- tin- on||' nl I Ill'lU-til-ill <.||il'il'l|C'V hcMVl.Cll tl|,. Uival" mill til,, lust I)f ivoitlil-li,. oomI |x-linjr separator- is stili rui'tlii'i' wi,j. ''"'■' l. f'J-i'-itii: iln- ".\lt;t-l,:tv,il" iikii'liin,.. faral.ovc mill hovmiil t|„, of r-oiiip.-titi<.ii from anything els,. j„ shape uf ;t i-'i'cnhi -cparator. (alaloi.iie '■' l'" ui:i ileii free. Si. Ii- New Zealand S'lni! ;tml Co.. iii-.-lrt'rl, f'nliiii-r-tmi North. 'iritlilh-. jhiil New I'hinoutli. agents.

The following is the result of the ele." tioii of three mem hers of the Carrington ltoiid Board held yesterday:—C. Cartel' 52. A. C. liinnie 47, J. .Mi-Arthur 37, ami .U Ileal)' 2ij. The first tJuec were declared elected.

Oal H ety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, hay,, received advice by cable from their London ullice stating that an interim dividend o! 'is per shale lias been declared for 1 c lmlF-yea r ending lIIM I.):' I'cniber lasl. being at the ''ate of 0 per cent, per anuuni.

Dalgetv and Uo. f Ltd., Jilelihuim, sold by jiunlic auction on Saturday, on account of tlie tjsliitc of the late'A. Herd, twciily acres of land near (irovetowi at Irom L'!) oto £10.3 per acre, the averiijre pricv being .Clui jn'r acre, which conMiilutes a record price iur such laud in Marlborough.

Referring lo tnc issue of the compiled Mamies, |.)r, Kindlay told a Lyttell>'ii Tinie> reporter he thought the statutes would i»u ready lor issue this year, and the whole of the Zealand n ta!uii's would be available in live handy | volumes by the end of the H-ssion.. Tli',. 1 work uuutd lie iva!ly a gi'eal achievement, and wouhl be of innnense convenience both to the profession and the public.

The Union Company's steamer liotoinahaaa, for taany years the greyhound ol tlie ileet, made her last appearance in Wcllingon harbor last week, for some considerable time at least, she is to proceed from Lyttdtoii to Australia to join the .Melliourne-ljauneeston Service. Ihe liotoinaliana lias for nearly ->U years been ill the intercolonial and

coastal trade, It is probably not genorally known that (lie llotonialiana Has the lirst steel steamer ever built.

ihe increased valuation in the CarnnnUm road district, is .C30,0U0, and of this mercuric no less than is horne bv Vogtdtown. The rest ot the r< 'l ( w<led only to the extent oi t ] le I)U t eimu ., no doubt, ol the popularity of tlie *ubuil». about a large increase in tlie number of houses, due in turn to Lhc enjoyed in the shape of tile : borough water supply and electric iigin | sysipm, street lighting, gas services, and a 'bus service.

Among ihe competitors in the .\iartinborough bicycle road raw la-t Thursday aHernooj] was one of the Chinamen of that town. AJore than ordinary interest I was taken in thi rt competitor, and a large crowd awaited the arrival of

"•/<diii,' who came in some time after tlie race had been won. The Chinaman was well settled soon after the start, but be never gave in, and plugged along tlie. whole distance, which he covered in two hours and twenty minutes, lor his meritorious work '"John" was decorated with a leather medal containing a silver button centre, Jrom the young lellow* of the town, who regarded it as a good piece of fun. Tlie Chinaman was so pleased with the present that he took the donors along and ".shouted" for them.—News.

A large and representative meeting of ratepayers of tile Franklcy lioad l)i--triet attended the annual meeting at the -i lioolhou.-ie on Monday evening." l Mr. 11. okey. M.l'., presided. The balancesheet. of the past vent' was read and adopted, being considered very satisfactory. A resolution was moved, "That the chairman and .Ml'. Newell be a deputation lo ronfer with the delegates from the Klliot and Carrington Road Boards to consider the i[iiehtion of forming the road districts into a county. The question of lighting tin- road with electric light was fully discussed, and the fidlow ing resolution was carried unanimously:—"'That the Board be requested i lo take necessary for lighting the road."' A resolution was moved ex pressing appreciation of the services of Mr. ('hobvill Hilling, who lias lieeii a most valued member of the Road Hoard tor ;t number of years.

Mr. MclMiir. father of the two boy - who uerc drowned in tin* Olago Heads colli-ioli, stales that the night was calm and clear. There was no reason lo apprehend danger, but he and his wife remained on Ihe lookout all Saturday night, anil only heard the new* at !> a.m. on Sunday. Mr. MePlice added: "There's one tdiing' about it we shall always remember. Onr youngest little chap was a regular little chap for singing. He was always at it. ami as the boat moved away from the jetty and the boys wore saving good-bye this wee chap struck no one of tlie songs that he had learned at the St. Clair school: Mother, good night, my work is done: I go to rest wit'h the sotting sun; But not to wake with the morning light, So, dearc-t mother, a long good-night. "IVrlinps yon know the son".'' Mr. Mi l'lice saiil. "il i-s about a dying boy. and as our little chap sang it his mother joined ill and sang it with him."

Tlie milkman often accused of obtaining milk from the pump, but iu (irrmaity milk is really obtained, if not from a pump, from an automatic machine. The Municipal .Journal state* that in the courtyard adjoining several schools in flennany automatic inacliines have been placed for supplying tlie -cliolars with either hot. or cold milk. After placing the coin required in the machine, a cup made of waterproof paper lulls out of an opening; then «i pedal is pressed down ami the cup filled with pure milk, either iiot or cold a* desired. The heating is done inside automatically by liquid fuel. The cleansing" and rinsing of the tanks am] tube:* through which the milk runs h also done automatically. Kvery person vccivc- a flesh cup, and only the best inspected milk is used. The machines already in have proved so successful that it is intended to iiwtal many more adjacent to the otlier schools in the Herman Knipire. At the annual meeting of ratepayers in ilie On ringtoii-roail district last night it was decided, by an overwhelming majority, to again apply to the Taranaki County Council to arrange for the lighting of Victoria-road and the Short-laud-street cutting, the Council deducting the co*t from the subsidy granted to the Board. A resolution was passed with a view of representing to the Go- , vcinment the desirability of amending ihe Road Hoards Act rsO as to empower road boards to expend funds in street lighting. The matter of forming a lire brigade was referred to Messrs. 11. W. 1 Browne, K Okey, and M. Ilealy to collect information and report to a meeting a fortnight hence. Delegates ivre appointed to confer with delegates of other (suburban road districts with a view of securing lower rating. The chairman, Mr. C. Carter, returned t banks for the eonlidence expressed by ratepayers when they re-elected him to the Hoard sit the top of the poll, and he in turn moveifr votes of thanks to tin- solicitors and stall'. There was an attendance of about thirty ratepayers, despite the very wet weather.

I ii exchange say*:- There comes li'om the Canary Inlands the story of a cruel carnival joke for .->nch it apparently I inn t be regarded—the victims of whieii are to be pitied. On Shrove Tuesday twenty young men of Las Talmas decided In army themselves as Indians, and a tradesman n:im«»d »«ranci>eo Abw/o t<> prepare I hem a coal ot pain! which should give I ln-ui Ihe rcgul;i r n-d-l-iin hm\ Krainl-m >meared their fact's with a luaguilicent copper (•mil in.':', on whim he painted all soils of iiiM-'K 't'liif. disguise obtained sUeli j brillianl success that on Ash Wednesday eighly other inhabitants. Hocking lo I'VaneweoV *hop, asked him to meta- j I nmrphose them similarly. When the I i carnival lun was over the people started to remove their paint, but, to their horror. they could make no impression ou | il. They applied to a chemist for assistance, but all the comfort the man of ncieiice could give them was to the effect thai a corrosive had been mixed with the latooing matter, and they "would remain all their lives disligurod. The North Auimcans in their fury resolved to have ;it lea-f Alonzo's sculp, but. warned in time, he had already made his escape from Las Palmas to Bayonne.

Don't rim lh<> rhanee.s of live minutes' j exposure to a >hower. It may send you t<> a doctor and your liat to the rummage iieap, (let a new umbrella. We I h.iw a lot of ladies' and •rcnN' urn- | brellas with correct mountings and in keeping with the covers. Call and .<vo I hem next time you're down town.— \\ bile and Sons, Devon-street.—Advt.

Willi their alteration* all done n««l their new plant installed, that enterprising Nothing store "The Kasli" ot New Plyinoiiih, i R in a better-position Iban ever to supply their well-known "Prest-well" suite. They're making tliese suits themselves, and customers enn rely upon getting an up-to-date ready-to-wear suit at. a moderate price. These ''Prestwell' 5 suits are specially lai!ored. stylishly nil. and nicely made, and it would be wortli your while to •rive them a call the next time you're wanting a suit.—Advt,

[ Without a doubt the top-coats show\v: fhw season at Hie Melbourne Clothing Company are the finest value ever exhibited by ihis firm. For 2fis or 20s fid one may gel a serviceable useful coat, while :50s dd will liny a cplendioly-(nihov-d rninproof (op-eoat that is .imply unmnleliable. You'll be wanting a coal soon. Why not go along and see the variety.—Advt.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 115, 6 May 1908, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 115, 6 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 115, 6 May 1908, Page 2

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