LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 126, 19 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next meeting of the Taraaaki Hospital Hoard will bo held 011 Friday, .lone 4th. Tin uniy chairman, Mr. J. Brown, j visils 1 in- famous Tapuae to-day to settle 1 he fencing dispute.

The following unique application for a slaughlering license has been received 1 by a clerk of a local body iu Tarauaki: ••'Herewith I enclose postal note for l f K not tor you to b'Oozc up a.s you generally do. but to buy nie a nice Inand- [ new s] ;l nghtC|. license as the old one is getting worn onl ;fttd it lakes me nil

my time to slaughter at. all with it." | In his reserved judgment iu the case ill which Mr. Home, 1111 instructor iu I lie I Wellington Technical School, was eharg ed with assaulting a liov bv beating bun with a cane, Mr. liidcleli, S.M., held that there was an excess of punishment amounting to assault, but not sufficient to warrant a conviction against defendant. The latter, however, was ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution, amounting to £3 12s.

The parent of one of the hospital patients has forwarded to the Board a most appreciative letter, in which she says: Nothing could exceed the care | and attention she received. She cannon speak highly enough of the kindness shown to her by the matron and the nursing stall'. To their efforts, indeed, is in a great measure due the recovery she has made. ... "I feel it to be

only right to express my appreciation of the benefits we hiive received in the j New Plymouth Hospital, and high opinion of the matron and nurses. We have received a copy of the hrsl issue of "Good Cheer-New Zea and s Popular Home Journal," an excellently gut-up publication of pajz's, devoted to facts, fashion, fun and fiction, and intended essentially to provide a monthly budget of bright ami entertaining home reading for the people of the Dominion. If is admirably illii - tratcd, the pictures being especially line

and quite up lo Mie standard ol the best 'Knglish publications. 'Goodj Clicci.' with a gratis pattern each month, is issued for the remarkably low subsciiption of 2s (id per month, including postage, and judging by the number before us the proprietors evidently intend _ to give their readers a splendid half-a-crown's worth. It marks a new departure in New Zealand iournalislic e'dcrprise, ami we heartily commend it 1° the favor and patronage of our readers. A meeting of the Wanganni Chambei I of Commerce was held yesterday to pio-

test against the reply of the Minister for Railways grunting only half the additional wharf-sited accommodation asked for. Strong exception was taken to his prediction that the trade of the poit would sutler by the completion of the. I Main Trunk line, the opinions unanimously expressed being that 110 port on the coast would benefit to a greater extent, as the differences of length of the lines from Wanganni to Auckland and Wellington to Taihape, Marlon and Ohakune, were largely in favor of Wanganni. Figures were quoted showing that the trade of the port had largely

increased, fully justifying the accommodation asked for. It was constantly happening Hint vessels were hung up for several days, unable to discharge their cargo for lack of accommodation, and the trouble is likely to be still further accentuated in the future. Mr. Tlogan, M.P.. sent a strongly-worded protest to the Minister, pointing out the above facts, aud the Cliambcr passed a similar resolution Great dissatisfaction is felt. Town and country business people are suO'ering inconvenience and loss through the delay in discharging

cargoes. The obstinacy of. the lia'lway Department is much condemned. A progressive policy, quite in accord with the industry which it serves, has marked the operations of the liguiont Box Company (Eltham), pays the Havera Star. Eight from its inception the concern lias been a farmers' one, and i 1 s close, association with the dairy industry is of paramount importance to the 'Taranaki district. During the present season for the December month( about three weeks' work) 27.4.11 butter boxes were made and 111,725 cheese cases. it has been the practice previously to close down during the winter months, owing to the increased output the factory will probably be kept going all the year. As an instance of what a saving the ownership of such concerns means to the dairy farmers, it is stated that timber firms near Auckland are charging Is 3d for butter boxes und Is 3d for cheese cases, whereas the prices charged by the Kgniont concern are 11 y.A and Is 2d respectively. What a saving of 3d per box means to the industry in Taranaki may be gathered from the fact that the Egmont Company's output of boxes and cases last year was equal to 271,000 boxes. What the manager of this company considers a unique feature in the Dominion with reference, to co-opera-tive companies is that it now rims timber yards in conjunction with the box business. This is expected to be highly advantageous to farmers. The company iiave their own bush, -work their own mills, and the timber is then sent to their up-to-date box factory at Eltham, where the boxes are manufactured. Practically all the dairy companies are shareholders and receive their supply of boxes from the Egmont Company. With reference to the New Plymoul n Harbor Bill, llr. J. Marx writes to the liltham Argus as follows:— I The Bill having been adopted by a majority of the New Plymouth ] [arbor Board is now being advertised with a view to its early introduction to Parliament. It is scarcely necessary for me to go fully into harbor matters in this letter. I will briefly refer to the late Harbor Board election for the llawem ward, in that election 1 stood as opposed to the New Plymouth Harbor Bill, while mi opponent favored the measure. Prior to the election, it will be remembered Mr. McLean (late representative of the Han-era ward) and' Mr. Maxwell held a series of meetings in this ward. The i 1 meetings were in most cases poorly at- 1 tended, the result, however, being tllaf, ■

in the majority of meetings (lie. motions in favor of tile Bill were carried, Taking into account the .small number of ratepayers in the aggregate who attended Messrs. McLean and Maxwell's meetings. followed by the emphatic reversal as shown by my return, I contend that at present there is nothing to warrant the promoters of the Bill assuming that the llawera ward favors tile measure. Under the peculiar circumstances tin' only course npen to me (and ]' am adopting ,t) is to roll Hi,. Hawen, ward | mtepfiveiN to«e(hor at tlio various ecutree, viz., Eltliam, MaimaloUi, Kapo„.m. Kupuni. Okinawa. uu.l jhmaia. at which meeting-; 1 will endeavor |„ |,(.|'nre ratepayers the true position as regards Iho proposed measure. The ratepayers ot fins ward have a right, to look- to me to give them tlie opportunity of adopting the only course now open to them, viz., arrangements for organised opposition to the Bill when in the ilouse. The meetings i am calling will

give that Ojiportnnily. To get effective , . "jWigent decision on this matter !' 18 lul P«r&tive that ratepayers attend i he meetings. Tf the majority decide in favor 0 f accepting the further liabiU.iio furtlier action will be necessarv will ( ] lf for me w|li | ( , represent»o ' liaweia. ward to assist in the "U'eful expenditure of tho borrowed I cl . v I halt the necessary ir-

rangements can be made to oppose ue ,1 «'ould gladly avoid the "i». 11 Oiilde, and expense the course I •mi adopting will entail, but I can see Jl ° °+i it 1,10 J u,o P u » (, il Xew Plv-1 mouth Jlarbor BilJ is a,, important mea-

siire and calculated to be verv 1 tTrnlM, " 0 1 , i f" k eWy nei'dllior 'h I U ' l ' ave " l " ■ vollr ■i.lm ! d chancea llre thl| t be will l,e I l fie same policy. '•/ advertisement in another column r.V : "' c '. i,(lvis «l that the Uev. James iiiiiffau will p a y a return visit to New l.vmotilh on Wednesd.lv, May 2711, « hen he will deliver his farewell lecture.' • n.ipshols m (Slums." The b'' ti|i e Will illustrated with ala roe ""I' 1 '" 1 ' '» lim,.light views depicting • -"Melon islumi 111o.—Advt.

| ' j V 1 .'' ;,n ' ''Xa tuples of Aielboiiriie J img ( n„)p;,„y price-cut ting:—Bova' I x *'" "\«'uoals, worth 12s lid, now 7s !hl |o _"•> «M; mens stylish tweed rain • -i* bil, ivurlli men's no?j?n ! -;'7 V vV, ( ; a ! hlcst styles, rem ll!, i' pockety deep collars, tailorni.i'le, ..ft- h ( |; heavy saddle tweed """ V ■ '■ '"I: MiniU moleskins l " 1 ' v ""•••• «v.-»r, ,Vi 11,1. Wliv rav more'.' A.li i. • 1 • i:ai;kro vour shins. Well. Ir.v !)i'. Magnetic Lini- I me,.l. II will away a'll the pain I nnd stillness, r.id you will forget nil I about it. Obtainable everywhere. I

ihe Land Board meets to-day, laranaki Petroleum shares are quoted at 7s in Wellington.

Jacob Marx is to address a meet- 1 ing of ratepayers on the question of the New Plymouth Harbor Bill at Ell!m»i to-morrow night. The Crown Dairy Company hau bold the last oi its J'iiranaki dairy lactone*, tliiil at Opnnake, t<> llh* -upplicr.s, who liave formed themselves into a co-opera-tive company. Tlii.s wa-s the Crown's lirist factory, ami they purchased it from a co-operativr company. A report way current in town yesterday ( >a\ s Monday'* Wellington Dominion), said to be on privati-ly cabled advice, thai the Australian, W, Squires, who wan beaten in America by T. Burn.-. champion pugilist of the world nas ni turn defeated the American in >i 22-rouml «-onti>l in London.

A local resident who has just returned I from the Blenheim district sayn the settlers there would be very glad of ' some of the; rain that our people are apt to complain about. Tlicy have not had a good lain, lie say>, tor eight months, ami the tommy is very dry and pa relied. A crowbar has to be uned in linking post-hole.-. Ail the country south of Wanganui. he says, looks dry and poor as compared with the verdant slope* of Taranaki.

The Kgmont Lodge, No. 112, J.0.G.T., held its usual weekly session last evening. IUo. «L C. I.egg, C.T., presided over a large attendance oi members. One candidate was initiated. Sister Mrs. Lcgg, representative at the No-Licensj Convention recently held in Palmemton .North, presented a report, which was duly received. During the evening the brothers entertained the sisters to a , quoit match aud supper, and Bro. JohnI ston gave several records on the phonograph.

'Sensational rumor.; have been in circulation during tin: past lew days in Mangaweku will) reference to tin; reported laid of .ui'ld li'Mi'ing nuartz. From inquiries made tlie "Settler*' understands (lie recent heavy llood in the Kawatau river brought down u lot of boulders from the Kualiine Ranges, amongst tliem being uoine Jim; specimensof ipiartz. It was in one of these the gold was found. A-Manguweka syndicate is being formed to send out a prospeeling party early in the spring. One uflernuun la*t. week the crowd in front of lliu post ollice (tile Dunediu. j St;ir says) saw an incident somewhat out (if the common. Men and women

were striving (0 hoard .. ear that had just pulled up, when one of the weaker sex called out: "Ladies, the ttentleineo Kcem lo be in a hurry —don't stand lu their way." The humor of the suggestion met with a ready response; the lords of creation entered and took the seats, and when the rush had suicided Ihe women 1 ed in, one by one, to the odd corners of the vehicle. Who says that the days of chivalry are pasty

Prime Mini-dor. speaking at Kaikoura last week, predicted that in the matter of wireless telegraphy, in a year or two the Dominion would be as Inr advanced in this respect as ally other country. At prescni they were only waiting to be sure that Ihe.v hail tile n:<:,4 modern instruments. In a yea) or two he hoped to be able to send a message through the air to the people of Kaikoura. Provision should also be made to compel steamers carrying passengers round the New Zealand coasts and to Australia to carry the means of communicating with the land by wireless telegraphy.

Yesterday morning, in the Magistrate's Court, Henry F. Callaghan pleaded guiltv to a charge of drunkenness, and was lined £l, in default 24 hours' imprUonment. lie also pleaded guilty to a charge that lie was an habitual drunkard. Mr. T. S. Weeton appeared and pleaded for lenient treatment in the interests of the accused's wife «iul chil--dreii. The Magistrate said that no doubt the punishment of the accused would recoil on the family, and lie pointed out to the delinquent the, seriousness of his position and the consequences that must- follow a continuation of the habit. He warned Oalltagnan that if he were again charged with this oil'encc lie would In; sent to the Pakatoa Inebriates' Home for a term.

grounded upon the Waitara people's action in taking his part against tlie Hoard. -Mr. O'Sullivan made an appeal for an alteration of the decision.—Mr. McDonald moved that the Board pay 7s fid a week, on condition that the man is properly cared for by the Waitara people. Mr. O'Sullivan seconded. Ihis was lost.—-Lipon the motion of Messrs. Brown and Andrews it was decided to inform Mr. Buchanan that the lioartl could not alter its previous decision.

The auction sale of pictures from the brush of the well-known artist, Mr. E. W. Christmas, eventuated at Hooker's sample rooms yesterday. The sale was well attended, but bidding not overbrisk. The following oils were disposed of at prices in buyers' favor: —"Loch Long,'' Scotland; "Lake Eotorua," front llincnioa's Bath; ''On Lake RotOrua," "llanitirana Springs," liotorua; "Lake Uotoiti," ''.Sunset,'' and "l.iirl on lliver Bank." The water colors, '-The Qpcy .Sea," and ''Large's Peak," Te Awm, also found buyers. Presumably the catalogue comprised too many ambitious studies to find favor with buyers. A number of the pictures were subsequently sold privately. The exhibition is to be continued to-day, when Mr. Christmas will be in attendance. Very low reserves have been placed oil the remaining canvases, and these should easily find local buyers. Mr. .1. Buchanan, on behalf of several residents of Waitara, asked the Hospital Board yesterday to reconsider its decision to stop the charitable allowance to "Alec the (Steele.'' The old mail was crotchety, perhaps, but he had been in the Old People* Home before, and refused to go back there so long as the present manager was there. Since last meeting the old man had been enabled lo live by the generosity of some of the Waitara townspeople, but it was not a fair charge upon the community. If the Board would renew the 7s a weekthere were people in. Waitara who would erect him a home and have the old fellow decently attended to. He complained that. "Alec" had been lor three months without, receiving his relief. The secretary said that the Board was providing what the Waitara people were paying for—a. home for the indigent. (living preferential treatment in this' case would establish a dangerous precedent. Air. Buchanan said that the police would never have a. chance of taking "Alee the Greek" as a vagrant, however anxious the constable should

Iw to do so. Mr. Andrew's asked if the triends of the old man were prepared to guarantee the Board against expenses of illness. Mr. Buchanan said there would be no risk of that. Personally he would like to the man in the Home, which would be the best place for him, if he could only be persuaded to come. The old chap was too proud even to get naturalised to qualify for the old-age pension. Mr. Brown' con- , sidered that Alec's obstinacy was