LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 121, 13 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I'l'f l;.'!ueati„„ i io . u .,. irl , ""»• "-I".* the schnol, along the cUI. Advice w„s received locally vvsfer,!,, * H '' r »< Unit II ■ had a.h'a,,.,, , i^ttr i ( aB ! w " ,Mt - now h- r " .'"■"■'■ | 'igt'>n iioad has now been ],„,.,( H1()l t!|( , |a) will be rcnmecl imineji' ilalf-a-d0,,.,, shopkeeper, i„ Xw ~,,.. "'<"'" du- placing to their credit t j„. '•.""'l' 1 "Wry remark, „f , 1 ~.,' in!,, sto'ck^""'" 1 a '"' "1" ''■' n ' , '"'-.' , > «.- that some of tlic mining companies in |.-,,si ti,.,,,,, llMll il'bi'-iilly in obtaining labor ' j,, ■sonic ea-es a - high as lis per day 1, „ but the-e were cxcepiionall

A^t.in.oMl,,u,stn, l e, ) un will!,, I.W at A,-w Plymouth „„ Fri,lav next ~ 1 ' !: <,,1 ". < " !'-' '* *mall. Th,.,,. "i* one ™''l actum, |;„| K . rl Dnrlinj; v ,.,5,,s ,s |, lope, claim „f UJI 4s i|,| ful . „„ )U , Vs : r"""'" 1 l " '«• ■'»«■ 1" l-l.- fl in respe'cl 10. parinor-hip ,„•„,„.,,y. Tl„. only ", , 1 " ,M1 "" '- "' plication for a &C K ,,, " y " v ~n,*rt * rt One of ll„. new 1';,,-:. ,„,!!,.,. , |h ;i l'ailnay ilii,.,-,.,. || ( . IM ill,'!| "„|, I ,'.'',|,!„,',' from th,. van of a tmii. which |„. „,, |-"l,l,m« „„,l ~,i,gl lt Urn „,„,.,. | lillin „',.. £■■'"' 1.- Ham. The „„•„ broke iTwnv ,'" tl "' l 1" ' 1"' «1'» l»ok ihom in <*<"■(.,., l.„i 1.i,„, brought then, hack.

All ul,l., 1f .,. (H-ii-i,,,,,.,- „.„„,.,, 1.',-,,,,.,.;,,. ";''" r »;" ' ■I-*.!,,. 1■„.,,„! v.." Tiny ,1,,,,], ,„,.„„„„,,,,. ,„.; ~,„; |o ':'",,"•""■ •)'> ""i"'*' win i„. i„.|.i ■'»- Mi 1,,,,..,),,. |j„-..,l M!( l.„ as v.TV lli-ll-•y n-iM.,-1,,1. 11, i_i„„,i ,„ i, ilv ', in .V'l-oii tin- many U'u- ■] ■, | ..I ■ i.. th.._..=.ri>- .i,..v«. ■«„■.! ,. ilril :.n .'... i.;,.,-.:;;-m_ bom;/ the iir-i t „ c .| Ml ,,„ !,„!„,!.,,. TIIF. "L.K.c." CIVI-S SATIM'.\M'I(>\ Me-,s,s. M.iiit.ui mill IVur.-o. .if .Uiv wHltown. urit,. : -\Vc l,;i vr (1,,-,.,, "L.K.f!." m.-uhiiios in ir—«-. mul lire nn'lkin.L' 111 l cow-. \\" ( . f;in milk

this minilicr in -1 houis 20 minutes, while there niv nnlv throe of u< to ,|., j tliis wort. We in,-' lullv .atisli,.,! with l'"lh the ttvl .ni.l .|ii.Hitity of milk. One I ;:i.'H( is -tin- short lime tin- j eoTVs ill* sliUMlillLMll Ihr >||,.,|. Iln's l.c-illir only lull I ho time n- ( |iiir,..| for lmnl-eon-ei|l|el|(lv tll<! <,r, V , liiu-c more timr ill the |iadilw-k. Wo ;,re yov feetly sitMieil with the m.ichiiios." Wrile I'm- full imrti.-iilnr-. :\tu\ li,( „r *silHieil ii-.0-s in M.-n-Kwiiii nml C«.. 1,1,1., pole agent*, Xo,.v Plymouth. '

Says yesterday's "Dominion":— Xara- 1 naki Petroleum shares display a slightly better tone, with buyers at Us and sellers at 7s.

The Gymnasium Club has elected .Miss I. Iluwcil captain of the ladies' classes, and .Miss I. llooker treasurer; and ilr. S. okuy eaptam of the men's classes.

An unusual ,ight was witnessed the I other morning -a dog .whieli had eviI deiitly in straitened times acquired a | ta.-lc for fruit was seen (says the Advocate) satisfying his appetite with a bunch of grapes. How he obtained 1 them was a mystery to his Owner.

i U was staled at .Monday uight' H meet- ■ ing of the .Stratford Borough Council | j thai the deputation to wail on Sir Joseph | iwud witli reference to the .Mount Kgiiiiiiit and SlraU'ordDngarue railways would be tlie largest and most representative tl.at had ever interviewed a .Minister of Hie Crown—at any rate, in ■j.araiiaki.—l'ost.

.Uui-Miilion's L'ii-tui'i-s attrai'leil ;i good iiiiilii-iKi- again lust night. The perform-iiiu-i', mliii-h was givatiy anprei-iiiluil. v.cnt oil without a liitili. A fc-aluiv u> tin' oiogi'iiinnii- was ilit- singing or Miss liOi-i'iiiiii' Taiislev, uliosi- pk-asing i-on-ti-iilto vok-o is w'i-1) known to 'J'aruiiaks iUiiiii'iii-i's. Tin- company play al HawiT:i tu-niglil. anil aHi'i-Wiiiils at StvulI'oril ami Ingli-wooil.

A lew years !ij;o, ,ays thu Duiieilin Star, applhanta lor enrolment iiii tlnpolice were so numerous that many "I those applying were fortunate if they wore accepted. Times and t-iauni-il.nui • have changed sincu then, and ul. presenttin: greatest ditlieully is experienced in ; getting men to go in, nolwitlisiinding . the fact that recently the rate of pay . was increased.

In Ihe .UagirUraie's Court vc»tcrdav morning, .before Mr. It. JS. r'ity.liorberl, S.M., judgment was given liy delault in the following eases:—West' Australian Hardwood Company (.Mr. Kerr) v. Pikett & Wilkie, claim .O) 17s Hd. and costs C 4 lis; Auckland Clothing Company (ilr. Wright) v.,). Courtney, claim Ci 12s, and costs 10s; Janu'tj Smith (Mr. Grey) v. J. T. iloir, cluini t.j Os till, and costs ;Cl 3s Oct. A motor-car travelling at a high rate ! ol speed caused a trap accident at Mottiroa yesterday luortiing, luit particulars are not available. Utcr in the day the car made an unsuccessful attempt to carry away the concrete parapet of the W'eiekino bridge (in the -Main South road. The accident occurred owing to t ]]■■-• roadway being blocked by a Maori's tart. The. Maori hays "to pakolia fault," but the motorists allege that the Maori pulled across the road at the last moment.

Harry Kuiueuschncider, alias Key Drayton, was charged at the Magistrate's Court, Elthmu, yesterday with a breach of the Marriage Act in' thai he did on 25th December, 1007. falsely declare before the Registrar of Marriages that he was a. bachelor, whereas he had I been married at Sydney mi Sth February, 101(5. Constable \'\ ado asked for a remand lor eight days. This ivn» gniiilod. Hail wn« lixeel at CI 11(1 in l-..5-ii.<'..|'s own recognisances and Iwo -ei-iiril!"s of i:lt|i| each. Messrs. T. .1. Nicholas, of Foildiug. and T. N. Blackhall, .I.IVs, Occupied the Ijench. "Pram-pusher'' iwrites:—"lf our new Mayor (.Mr. Tiseh) wishes to gain the uudving gratitude of the women Of-New I'lvn lb be can do so by having crossings erected over the water-tables of the main streets. II is really disgraceful that so little lias been dime in this respect by the Council. To women folk it means a great labor and inconvenience to have to drag and push prams and go-carts over the. water-tables. Besides, to pedestrians of mature age, it means a big ell'ort. 1 hope the matter will be taken up by other of your readers and the Council urged to make this much-needed improvement."

A News reporter had just crossed the Devon-lirougham-.slreet crossing yesterday afternoon when he was hailed by an elderly gentleman, who asked that some notice should be taken of the reckless riding of a bevy of four young women. They were cyclists, and seemed to be riding tor dear life, or for a wager And they whizzed down the llroughamstreet hill and acros* Devon-street. He was passing, and one of them came within a few inches of him. He was able, to gel mil of the. way. but only by a hair's breadth. Seeing'thai drivers oi vehicles niu.-t walk their horses round street corners it is hardly fair that these careless girls should be given enlire charge of the road,

YWiliii" to a Wellington friend. Mr. S. Turner, who has vi-iled New Zealand Wilier and liilcv. Lid., dairy produce merchants, of Manchester, states that the famine in better at Home was caused by drought in Ireland. Finland, and Siberia, together with the shortage from the colonies, attributable to the same cause. Mr. Turner buys on consignment, so he can be forgiven Tor writing: "The factories in New Zealand who -olu and ignored inv advice will have lost enormously. It will pay them to eoiiMgn at a loss for the next live years to gain such an advantage as they would have gained by consigning this year,"

Two burglary attempts were made at Waitgra'on, Monday night. The premises of Messrs. Simpson & llellier. hairdressers, eto.. were liroken into. The burglar tried to gain admission by the front door, but failed. A window at the rear of the shop was broken, and an unsuccessful attempt made to open it. Eventually a bar on the back door was forced, tint as nothing has been found to lie missing, it is surmised that Ihe delinquent was disturbed at his work. Mr. A. A. Atkins' cycle shop was also entered, the entry being effected through a window in the workroom, the inside doors of which the burglar found locked, so did not puivilic his search further. The work is believed to be that of an amateur.

It is.commonly asserted that the days of chivalry, when knights did and died for their "ladyes fayre," are past. In the face of an experience which betel a local knight a few days since, we differ from this view. A wedding was in progress at a country residence. A young lady ami a gentli-man, arrived simultaneously at a stream which had to be crossed by means of a narrow •shaky loir. The l u i v expressed fear, and the knight gallantly prolfered »■'■ sistance in conducting her safely almij the narrow way He thoughtfully toon »»''• band in his and stepped bravely lorlh. The pair arrived above uiiii lo?,n" : , "r" " ,,: '"« <"'^ k ' J tu Hs •limbic burden ami strained ami creakI- "glU* downfall, and -her,, is the elm I .V-lie let ~, the la,|y' s kand and fell '"o lie stream, leaving the Jadv safe. --Wa.rarapa, Age. J-n!' 1 "* '" ,Vl ' n""-' 1 "* 1 ".vwoutli of a to C m -o'n" a i , l V r U,S t,SCa l'°- -filing ■>lip Ocean, winch arrived at i'hih 'elji.a. barely escaped destruction t

'''',' many tons. The lie wit! 1 7 ,,, « 1h,! ! 111 l' ■tow ,tl,the sea, and many of the crow hi came ,11 Iron, the effects of the <, a , «'"H-h. Captain |j,.„kerf declares, w,f„ld l,!,v< - aspliyxiated (lien hud thev not sought -1,1-Itc- below decks. The „- u I ;;"."' : ' i 1","' 1 i,! 'J 1 '- atmosphere for more

"I"""-;''.' """" tl ' s . <"« l "hen the cap- ;"";"" 1 l " sl .ventured on deckthcv ','"" 1 'i ■•<»»■€.«■,! .w-itl. a peculiar browii- !|: ./""';''' f*l> roll from the .sky. ■ i "llowwl, according t0 Captain ': •,','-' " " Wl ' r of l)li,zill S meteors, «l'"-h rail rtl.olll the vessel in I"' ."'""mug fashion, (1,, ~l,<.l lo tii«.n„i, •islmg several inimit,.s. Tl lo g,,,, about 'I"! vc-wl became phosphorescent, and, ■'... till :i- I Ik. eye cuhl sec. dazzling » UP-te ol every color ,1an,,,l about on ! j " sea H„. remarkable sight, accord '"•A l» '.be log of tliu Ocean, .was witn \ 3 ";- | "" l; »' !»'■ niormn K of I!" Maivh. while Hi,. steamer was in l: " > ' , "* ,< ' •' i!, -'« "»"li an,l lunjriniile 7J.-*7 j

One can hardly be ,a,'d to have "done'' ,M ' -'y ,i: -~ *" l!ot»i- ill lie has at lean ,■'•l' "'<' "»'''<•'! village al Wairoa an». »'«' ii shown the devaslali,,,, wrouglit there and at other places in tie same locality by (he Tarawera eruption, llur. very lew care to include an ascent of I a ran,Ta itsell in the programme. A parly Iron, ~orlh Shore-including Mi.

' .■ , -■«.... . -.i..i ■ IllCllKlllljr ,l[|. "»'l N !'"- Half.' and Miss Uarvcv;l.mhc,l io the top „f Hn, volcallo ( | ur . i"g lie- weck.uml what the)'naw is thus dc>,Til.ed by one of t|„, ln . .. X | |t , s!(i( , s "' lar.iwei-n. which are lijimfi in height, arc ciivvred with scoria, there being

l"'ii''ticiilly not a blade ~f vegetation, iM "' ""• < ' ,n " ll ls '■ still' one. but when "' i ll ' 1 a«'''Oiiiplished, the reward is great, the view tß'nig unexcelled. From '"' '"l' " "•'"'""''l us. though one could ';'•" '■'» the Wand. The liav of Plentv ■l l "; , " ""d to be at one's feet. RuaI"""" i "" 1 P| '"»:-'a''ii'« were covered in

■now. Had it been a goo.l ,la,-, Egmollt ■onl,| nave been seen. too. We had n good .lew ol jiiujio and (lie geysers shaming aI. Wairakei; Koloiiiahana and

til-, sleaming dills were beneath us. All,i::clh, r the view was superb. One has ii., 'ilra what lb,- crater i< like until one ha- been to it It e.\tcn,l s for four miles, and is over llldnft dee|i, the side* being ipiite precipitous. Jn |,|. u . os the ground is si ill steaming. T| w w ],ol<. I rip only cost CI l s each, and it was dccidi'dly the best night in the district—which is saying a lot."

Woman's ingenuity with a hairpin, I and her invincibility when armed with 1 I a hatpin, are well known. A new iuiple- I nient has now been added to the feminine equipment—a pair of rubber shoes. 1 I Four persons were entangled in the coils' I

of a live wire in New York. No one dared to help tlieni until a young girl came along, took off her rubbers, and I using llic-m as gloves, handled the wire skilfully and safely. When she had tied i it round a telegraph pole, she walked quietly away, after having refused to

give her name. The President of the United States gets a salary uf .tIU.OOO a year, to which Congress added £o(ll)l) a year tor i travelling expenses. This addition was the direct outcome of the aroused pub-

lie sentiment against transportation ] I abuses. It was not considered proper j that the President should travel in special trains furnished by the railway companies, without cost to him or the

(ioveriimeiit. Mr. Boosevelt announced that in future he would accept no | transportation favor, from railroads, I and nm H ii-s ilicivupon made the appr,,i I priation, or the President would have ■ neeii obliged to stay at home or pay the | i expenses ~( hi, trip out „f Ids private

lands. In tiie good old days, before the United Stales became a worldPower and Washington a world-capital, the President was able to save a com-' tollable -iim out of his salary of JMOOO a year. Life was simpler ' then, and fewer social demands upon the Chief Executive. Hut now, Mr. Roosevelt, wild a salary of £1.5,000, must draw upon his private income to pay for the elnborate functions which marl; his Administration.