The Daily News MONDAY, MAY 11. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 119, 11 May 1908, Page 2

The Daily News MONDAY, MAY 11.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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The liorougli Ci.iineil eon.uiiing il„ ' i 01 -«»'»'-ilwl A>soi'jatiui 'l . u,, a , lo whether a peualLv en 1,11 "-'led for oierdue water rate's oin N "le Hie borough.

Willi"; .i""' ,"' anli), s ""cuilcrs " the inflowing extracts from t l,,U|,| 's stut In the Ikimui'li , ¥'">'<■ - ollicc to iii^p,. L . t01 . KvollsT—"'•that li-allie i. k.-pi' oir sU - 1 . 1 . 1 j..,,. ; ' I""«>K.cui« OFeii<lers'°; -lo have »""■} i>„ owners ui' motor-cars goiii" * Ul'Hl raw. runii'l corner*, and U) pi ° tute rn all cases without delay."

K.h' "" Kil, S '"M, "I Stratford on i"(l.i). iom,' ll i'j by th,. National Dairy -ssociaHon ami attc-uJed by represent " ' - 0l , ! lost 01 the larger Taranaki ,' i hnt?' 'f "' U(k,ciJl ' tl recommend • i butter lactones to ship by tlio lieu ""f 'tcaiucr at least J r cvnt t, I le butler then in store and to continue shipments as shall seem desirable.

m l il • ■ * U " l ' of "Oilier • Hi the lowering ol the temperature of f .f- 11 ha * l )ut , 311 «•»•! to surf-bathing I loi this season, but a .warning regardii)" the presence of sliark B along tlie coast at jnesent may not come amiss. Yesteulay a iormidable-looking brute aft 1 length andoft in girth was caughl n i • in a Chinese iishWnans net. the monster, after being Undid posed lor a number of amateiu photographers who were in the Vicinity. ut

One of the Uaikato Maoris returning " H;« meeting at I'arihaka was ac- 1 ll' t ;Y'' VV Pl . vlnouUl «» Saturday. lo„tated that many meetings had been held with a view to electing a successor " the lain l.e Uliiti. Tliere were sevii.i aspnants lor the honor, among tlieni iK-ing I'c Wherowhero (lion Halm a s brother) and Taare Waitara (T" Whitis son-in-law), but the assembled natives were unable to arrive at a decision 'the principal .jualilioatiou desired by the meeting -seems to be fluency I o speech similar to thai possessed by the ate prophets and chiefs Total and J-e \\hiti.

. tune S n.,i s remark, were made by -Mi. . I'. .lames, .5.. U., when dealing Willi truancy , lim . s at Paiiiatua last week. Ills Worship pointed out that parents who did not send their children to school regularly were not acting fairly bv their ollspring. He enlarged on the advantages or education, and expressed surprise that anv parent should be rt o short-sig'lued as to keep his children away from school every now an 1 then, and thus handicap them in after life. The -Magistrate made it quite clear that: parents who deliberately penalised their children in that way would receive no consideration at his"hands—and in some cases he indicted the maximum penally allowed by the Act. One mail who had to answer three information.; with respect lo one of bis Imvs was lined ItK and costs 7-s. on each charge. A I'resbylerian. minister at Ararat recently pleached Irom the pulpit tin the liist Verse of the third chapter of Isaiah. 11 Inch read-: 'Who is this that from Edoni with dyed garments from itoziah:' the le.\t was accepted a- .1 tip for the Sydney Cup by a number of l:ldie„ at Ararat, who backed tlie horse Dyed (iarments. The horse won the race. The incident is referred to in strong terms in the current issue of the Official organ of the I'resbylerian Church, the ".Messenger." which sav*: It appear- that some who heard the noble message saw nothing in it but a l'eicreiice to a racehorse. Divine power and majesty produced no other eileci upon those Mirdid souls than to suggest, a betting transaction. These people who would play pranks at a mot her - de.'.thbed, ami dance a hornpipe to tln' t blare ot the la>t trunipc;. We are not very hopeful of their repentance, but we wish them to understand that they ],ave drawn upon themselves the scorn oi honest men. and merited the sternest rebuke of the I liurcli.'

All important question tu lh,. profession U;, s referred to l,v ,\Jr. JuUee C'uuper at Wellington on Satwdav, a .wire, when lie gave an ail opinion uii an application to have -Ur. i utnam. a ,oliuitor. admitted a- a barrister. Mr. I'm U am was admitted a solicitor m IDltt, ] )Ut ] Md IlUl ljmi jn l'laetlee on |„ s UWII f ur , riii[l r I), I '/"' 1 ' 8 ' lulvill t' Iwu up to the »l l.«l( Ml the employ of Hell, Cullv. 'i l. and .\ljeix act my . ls manaj;ill ,. In , , th " u "' 111111 ,I(J t being restricted to departmental work, but to all classes ot loyal work. ihe question was whether <i gentleman who had continuously l'ur a Jieriod of live years alter admission, occupied ill relation to one partner ot a legal linn tlie position JiHed durin-r that period li.v Putnam could lie said to , '"-' OII •'""ng that period managing j , U \ '' 80 '" ll "r within the meaninul the Act. ills Honor thought, in coils ruing the .Statute, that he must hold theie could Ik- only oik* managing clerk In respect of a solictor's business, ami tiiat ilie words "managing clerk to a solicitor" iinibt lie construed in the case ol a. linn 01 -ol lei tors as uicanTno file managing clerk to the firm of solicitors. Mr. Justice Cooper added that he would ->e glad to have the question decided Indie lull Court, if ill-. Putnam wished. ' in conneel'on with the suit brought ' t Londou HO ' ic itor, '•Must ihonias Caradoc Korn- for XI 1,01)" lor i lk . gl , (i Jllls( . rep'Lntaon 1 1 1 id ay morning last, t], e following j' J i «t Kerry's doings are of inoo? i " arn r eJ in - Ne "' Zealand in ■ •"' 11 which wan iill eiwards wrecked on the coast of he .Soutl, Island. Kerry, Captain .Mumtold (who was m charge of the vaclit) and brie i-rcke, one of th,. crew, wee arrested and charged with cousplrin" lo lose !!"• mbi. winch il was alleged wa., insured lor an anioiint far exceeding her value, and from which it was said nianv ol the liltiugs had been reniovej. The charge la,ie,l, and Kern- -ailwequcnlly sued Lloyd's for the insurance nnmcv. and won his case. Kerry's latest venture is iu connection with tUo South Atlantic Xrading Companv. London. Hie company was formed lo acquire ail exclusive license -ypintcl |, v J|f s Majesty King Kdwar.l VII. to Thomas' I.a radix- Kerry,'' and lo lake over Ihat geiitleiiian's yacht, Ihe I'.indora. An exlracl Iron, ihc Mm-niiig |.ea,l,-r -riling "mi 11... "I'|e:-! - !hi-' vi-iiiiire make,, uit.-r,--! in- (-(M.tiiiM : - "'J'),,. ~a s. ,'" 1 ' «;x|»larsi»ioii mi.l ii.tveniiire," it is ~ai«l. "is 0n,,, more doiiionMrale'd iu the lati-i undertaking ju-l explained bv the |inblication of ilie prospectus of the South Atlantic Irading Company whii-li has been f(.iriiicd lor gathering guano from Inaccessible If land. Xiglitingal.. Island, nnil Cough Island, which an"all

within Inii ling- distance of the lonely Isle of Tii-t:iu (I A(-iihl)ii. In the intervals »f giiiMio-fjiitbt-riiig" tiio company will limit f<»r x.ji]* ; m 4 i whales. . . .

,M ' n '. v ■ • ■ Was born in New Zealand. Hint troni boyhood had a prottv ta-te 1.. - adventures and exploit, in out--01 lie* way col lier, ~f 11„, ||,. was i|„. ii,,t white man to peaetrat" 'he niy~ierie- oi .Wu he has '"id niiin.v liaini-10-liaiiil cncnuniei'- with savage-. i,Jir| i,il<'" look lli, place in :l l|llelle of ,vliir,„ 1„ be eaten by cannibal-. Kerry. However, managed to escape. . . . The Pandora has had alnie-t as eventful a history as her owner. t;|ic wa- <>riiiin;iUy ,\ Tivitisli etULlioal. an,t. a„ ll,e ?.s. Vew port, represented tlie lirilisli (|,,vcrn incut at tln> opening of tlie Suez I IheU site was 0 i„ |' o |ai' I • ion. Later Mr. "Coals of I'aislev, I turned her into a yacht, painted licr cream, and sohl lier In Mr. Kerry,''

Members nf 1 Jio Kquit »l)Ic Building Society of New Plymoulli (Kirsfc aml Second flrmtps) arc nolifind tlial subscriptions will he due and payable today at 1h« Secretary's OfTioo, Ciirricstreet, from !) a.m. to from 1 p.TJi. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 1) p.m.- Advl. IUUKED \<)VM SHIN'S, Well. Iry Dr. NMdon',< Lini- , input. It will ;j\v;iv ;>ll Un> jkuh I and siili'iH'- 1 -. ; n<l yon will f<>r«:<'f ;iil iibout il. ( eVorywliKlv. j AViUjniu a (lonia flic ;. i} ■ < i»:i { >lm*w- ' injj t.bi« on a' tin* MHlmiirm' t'luili J iii{f ( , «un|i;u!y ;n»- tin- tiiif-.f viiln" t-vr t-\hil»if<*rl \>\ (hi.-, linn. ; >v ijJ (MM' '»j-i «' »fl -<• TV t< f f -••*!" 111 ni,||,l wsli!" <i<i win \,u y M .1,5i,11,j i'lilmvil r, 111 r ]»r' >f i V I <.p-o;i I. J., j -imply nini];iii'li;il'!". Y< n'P !n;i rnnt «nmi. W'tv r.'»\ ;in<i si ,■ 1 the variety.—Advl.

I'or April tlie sale of the municipal electric current realised £2UB, exclusive O] Die public lighting.

the lUectric Lighting Committee asks authority for the borough engineer and the electrical engineer to confer, with a view to bringing down a scheme to increase ihc jmssiiru of watei at the powerhouse.

At to-night', IJorougJi Council meeting some ligiit is, to bu riliotl upon the fi'cH'nl, claim u[ a pork butc'licr on account of some pork which was sent liiin ii'ojn the and whidi ho alleged was unlit tor human consumption.

1 In* crowd was luryo, tin* music Tlit* wind was keen, the wet, at t he (iarritson Hands coneerl yesterday aHerjioon. .Sonw «.»t the seats Mi*fJif*U'd in tile Kspianade improvejuent; M-henii' would luive been mOsl welcome.

Owing io the dislocation of tlie -•h-ainer traUii- consequent upon the "'air ot ihc AlauuUau \mv. (he Penguin did not arrive ;tl the breakwater on Saturday till about midnight, and the tw»a! port i niiu was delayed till that huitr. l Ui' 'lVjiguin left sliortly bc)0!«i I a.m. on the return journey.

lh>' >teep |);ii|| lS in Gilbert-street nnd oil either side of tin. lii haw been coated with .uTi'ciuugs, ami the boys' toboggan sliite no longer exists. Then; h one. however, in Liu- big ciming on tiie Yiciovia-nrnd near Short la ml-r>treet, ami when this jd attended tu by the Cai'riiigton I'oad Board [lodeslriiius will be able to \\hv t he jootjmth in wut weather instead ul' taking to the roadway. A Ciisbunie visitor to New Plymouth ! on Saturday slated that he wanted to see a certain shop. "I've heard about it so olten from the commercial travel* lur# that 1 "vruiit to see it. They tell ine it « the best-arranged shop, and with the best-kept stock, in Aew Zealand." And, alter a visit lie said, "They're right." A Jealher in the cap oi someone.. but the wearer ot tin. 1 cap Uuesn't know anything of thi rt incident,

Hie lawn tennis tournament* held here during tlw Christinas and .New lour vacation were generally admitted to be most successfully managed. The results arc very satisfactory. The iVw Zealand ebaiiiiuouship meotiug netted n prolit of 10s (id, which is to he equally divided between the New Zealand and Taranaki associations, The Taranaki tournament resulted in a wrolil ol ,C>7 lis -Id, which will be handed oyer to the .New Plymouth Clulj. In addition the club receives £2L as rent for I the courts.

A meeting of the Band Contest Committee was field at Chrisfchureh on Wednesday evening. A cable message was received from Mr. W. Short, L.It.A.M., slating his willingness to adjudicate. The Smith island Association decided to hold a, contest about the second week in December, and that two test selections ■ be oblained for eaeli grade, and one test liuireh fur both grades. The prizes suggested are:—A grade: £l5O iirst, £7O second, C.~>!) third. 1! grade: C 75 first, .030 second, ll."> third. Marching competition: C.'lll first, -CIO second, L 5 tliird.

During the past- month there were slaughtered for local consumption at tile -\vw Plymouth abattoirs ISO cows, 45 bullocks, 33 calves, 573 sheep, 1U lambs, lli-1 pigs. Compared with the corresponding period last year there was an increase in the number of calves killed of 12 and pigs 14. Cattle decreased by 3, sheep 82, and lambs 38. Two head of cattle, two sheep, and one pig were condemned. There were slaughtered for export 370 cows, 13 bullocks, 107 bulls, and 0 calve,4. making a total of 4!lli head. Twenty-three head of cattle had been condemned and two calves. Fees and rents for the month amounted to :C220

New Plymouth poodle scarcely expected that I hey were to be affected liy the result of the Pnhnerston North Mayoralty election. That election wan fought to a ureal extent. and tne late Mayor rejrei e<l, on acrount of Ins treatment, or Mr. \V. \Y, Smith, then in charge of the Palmerston North municipal gardens, and now curat or of tlie New Plymouth Recreation. (irounds. Jt ,was greatly against the will of tin* people, it would seem. that he left the town., and now ihat the old Mayor has gone Mr. Smith has, we hear, received an invitation to return. Whilst preferring to remain eounected with New Plymouth and its beauliful grounds, he is not likely to decline an otTer which means an advance of about .-tint 1 a year to him, and :'t is extremely probable that we .will Jose his services. Those who regularly or fre'pientlv visit our beautiful domain will have noticed the improvement since Mr. Smilh took charge, and will appreciate hi.- worth, more particularly if they have had a chance of ascertaining the extent of hits knowledge ot New Zi»aland H'ora mid fauna. It seems to us that if he is worth a certain salary to Pahnerston, he is well worth it to Now Plymouth, and wo would like to see some ell'ort made to retain his services. This is a matter which may well occupy, the attention to-night of the Mayor and borough councillors.