LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 130, 23 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Seltlcr.-, on the Maligaeliu road, near J ulutawa. are applying |,,r I lie erection oi a school. Air. lieyunhk nuiia«-r of [he Iviii,. • ■'bb- lluaid. at J,U„,|| vc,teniae - V able jucag,.. ' ' ' epideu.i.- „f a | J'cui-'"■"l-e I'oail ha. exhausted itsell, and the il'llool j|;i «, beeil 'i I. 'J he J>e 1111, ■ 11, j | st .||„„| lr p,ii|-, ;l ||,| i.<i--1 in!■ iit will have to -tand over ior Hi" |M e-i-ll [, 11,,, K.lue.itiuii Ueparlllleiil li.mu- uolilied Hi,,it has no fund-, I'N .liable lor )u« \\oi k. Tile secretary „|- (1,,. Tai-.iiul.i |i clll |. try Society. Mr. \Y. n. Sehlierike. has illel will] coll-.idej.,,|,|,. j,, lor ineiiili'-iV i.»iu ami J in- tlie Nut lii-r>in i hl; show. A nH-riifi'i of delevyl t-, 1 t'illll virion?, nirlirc cl'il)li;!'ji' clulk ill ;t U'l al'l>MHif New Plymouth ueeMed nil Thur-ikly i 1 veiliny lo l'nnil an asocial inn. wili; Mr. A. Jlookev :i* MM-vt'hn'y pro trni. tournament fi\l nwill lie arranged -horllv.

?dr. -I. diivei" of llie opnnake New Plymouth (-»>•,\e|». hri:Uj«ht in jejday a .-n.iill bov ol wiM >1 ra wherries 'Jill llt'l'ed t'ni:;i ;i K;Ulk IHMV tile TiuiiU'U i re,ini:'i'v on the Sonlli riM'l. The fniii. thounli ,I; 1.1 <! i: 11 illit I iv-e. i- fllllv )ipe and ri'-h-ltavoreil.

\YV»o.lt/ PeppermiiU Cure for roughs and Colds never fails. Is fid and 2s Gd.

The fuapeka election has been fixed for June —Pivss wire. The receipts from the two toll-gates in tbe llawera county average about C2 lis fid per day. An Ashbmton farmer has threshed a six-acre crop of clover seed, for which lie received €B3 17s lid.

A meeting to consider Hie question of •Vilaliliahiu}- a Young Men's Club ill New Plymouth will probably be called next week. Over lift v have intimated their willingness to join the cblb. Waverify farmers state thai Hie prospers at tile present time are more favorable to beef than mutton, now that the price of wool is so low. Many of them are going in extensively for fattening cattle, in preference to holding sheep.—Pate* Press. At a meeting, attended by sixteen persons, held at Matigaloki 'on Thursday evening in connection with the Harbor Hill, the following motion was carried: "That this meeting of ratepayers is opposed to the Xew Plymouth Harbor Jlill. 1 ' Mr. .Marx was the principal speaker at the meeting.

*J lie Taranuki Chamber nf Commerce and the Nim\* Plymouth ]!«*tnil«»rs ? Associjition miiiniiuuu.sjy drciilcil to i?1»-

servo Umpire Day as a holiday, ai'l eoiiM-i|Uenlly on Monday the shop* 01 .New Plymouth will be dosed. The PniUM- of Vales' l.ii'lhday, old Mm. will not. be observed as a holiday loealiy. Tli«» Kdiu-iiiioji I'.oard lias rpreivml >peeii»ien wall sli'eels of the Ten Coiitata\>diueuts and for simple aiimeut>. Should the J)oard decide to uxliibit the commandments on the wal'.s of schoolrooms in the country districts, and the children attempt lo act up to

them, tlnne will be friction between parents and pupils, for the command concerning tlic {Sabbath Day is honored more in the breach than the ol>K*rv-aw-o. upon the dairy farm. 'i.ln3 iirst cars for the 31 ain Trunk railway expresses, four largie mail vans, have been completed at lVlotn* workshops. They are substantial-looking, and much more bulky in appearance than tbe ordinary passenger coaches, as their width, 7ft loin, is greater than that of the standard type, ami comes closely to the maximum which can be

safely permitted on railways of tile Xew Zealand guage. They are fifty feet long, ami their height from rail level is lift 3in. Vsing the word "justice" as the basis of his remark* at the Kmpire Day function yenterday, the Rev. T. (.J. Jlrooke said that the British Kmpire was great because it. was bused on justice. As an illustration he isaid that when the British people came to these inlands they treated the Maoris justly, purchasing every inch of ground that they took from the owners of the soil. The two or three school-children who were listening swallowed the fact as enunciated, but tln-iv was a smiling dissent amongst many of the adults whom the speaker liad placed al his back.

An Knglish newspaper recently invited a discussion in its columns on "Whul type of woman dues ;> man like ii'v-f?' and a writer in the paper has summarised the that ensued. The rc>ult Wiis m'Osi Miece-sful, for during several weeks the question evidently absorbed a large number of reader-, ulio rushed to express their views. One opinion largely shared was that a man is hardly iapable of realising the type Of woman he likes best before he is -10. in most this is too hvte, and it therefore only remains for him to put up with the woman he has. At a spiritual seance recently, a man burn into tears when the medium described wry accurately a tall blue-eyed >pirit ,■.landing by him. with light side-wiii-kei's and his hair parted in the centre. "Do you know hiin'r'' inquired a man in a sympathetic whisper. "Know hint'/ I should think I do." replied the unhappy man, wiping his eyes. "He was engaged to my wife. If he hadn't died he would have been her husband instead of me. Oh, (ieorge, George!*' he murmured, in a voice choked with emotion, "why did urn leave tikis world

Some innovation iu the use of tile rabbit as an article of commerce are to be made by Mr. Rupert Clarke at Sunburv (Victoria). lie has established a factory on his estate where rabbits of all sizes and weights are purchased from 40 trappers, who are paid throughout the year at a lixed scale, which secures them against market fluctuations, and does away with rejects. For the first tim<' the ears and leg- will be utilised lor the manufacture of glue. The heads are hoi led doujl tu feed pigs, and the -kins will also he used. The output will probably reaeh .'lllilU pairs daily, and I lie hulk are intended for the London market.

Dr. IV-ner. h \wll-kno\vn professor of Mitgery of Rcilin University, writing to tin- Oartenlanhe, says that surgery is making such jirogress that operations

considered impossible three or four years ago a.re now no longer regarded as exceptional, lie. quite looks forward

to the time nlnai surgeons will be able lo attach an artilii-ial arm or leg to tile body in place of amputated limbs. Jfe goes eien further, ami says that in future surgeons will lind no dilliculty iu attaching a beheaded head to the trunk,

provided the operation be carried out expeditiously enough. The perspective oi possibilities, says t'rofeSsor i'osner, is enough to make one dizzy.

Though already in possession of much of a fortune of fully £12,000 left her by the death ol her father, Mrs. Louis Meek, a young widow, continues to

work as a waitress in a local family; hotel in Los Angeles, and declares she ha-s no idea ot quitting or doing anything else. Tile legacy consists of .£3OOO cash, which she has received, and two houses and lots so close to the heart

of London that their value mav be much more than is estimated. Mrs. Meeks says she will keep the principal, and devote Uic interest and money she can earn with her own hands to cha.ritv. She was married at 17 and in weeds at 1«.

It is suggested that the Agricultural Society should make a move in the direction of raising funds for the erection ol a dairying room at (lie „\ew .Plymouth Technical School. The Education Hoard's application for was refused by tile Department, on I'll" grounds (hat .New Plymouth lias, in th... opinion ol the authorities, been sullicieutl) provided lor in the matter of facilities lor technical education. The letter which brought (he refusal slated t'lat any further buildings should be erected out of money raised by local subscriptions and the subsidy of '.CI for I't payable thereon. In a dairying district such as this the dairying instruction should be of incalculable value, and the farmers ought to take info consideration ihe matter of uvoviding the facilities thenisclves.

'The pupils of the Central and Cour-lenay-strcct schools must have had a surfeit, of patriotism and loyalty and speech-making yesterday afternoon. The tirst contingent, consisting of the little mites from the infant school, mar shaded on St. Michael's Square at a qunrler to J oVluck. and the lea eh its bad keep >Utmliug there until further order* came. When the llag had hd'ii persuaded to unfurl itself at the top of the pole ami flu; chairman and headmaster had imparted lu the youngsters some patriotic fervor, they were temporarily dismissed, after having *tuod there for an hour ami ten minutes at a .stretch. fn a few minutes ihey were recalled l>y a rslflill whistle, and three more *peeche*> burning with zualuiis devotion to the Kmpire and th - llag, were hurled at the long-suil'ering school-ehildven, who made no secret of the fact that tliey were considerably bored ami very tired. Then I key were 1 given a few moments' respite before the lie v. T. 0. Brooke made Ins speech. It was (Im'ii 3.-IO p.m.. and he remarked on lln* fact that the children had stood there for an hour. .\s a matter of fact, it wiii"! ifiirly two hours. The remainin,~ speakers >a'id nhal they had lo say in fairly succinct addresses. and the wearied wee mite* were despatched immouurds ;i< ten minutes to I o'clock, or about au lumr Inter than usual.

Kmpire l)«»y will In.' celebrated at \\biieb>y Uiuvh to - morrow, the pl'eaeher for tii«. % |,iy lieill# the lio\ r . T. <!. I'.rn'ikc. Si.ilij«u-(>; "The of tin.' Kiii*»": evening. "His ( 111w h uml Kmpive." S(ranyt-Tfj are cordially welcomed.—Advt.

A* tin 1 #venm«j> grow colder. Uie more yuur Uioiig'hls will turn to heavier bed covering. While planning your purchases, think <>i Whites', l)ei<Hi si i There's u splendid assortment in lln-ii' bedding <Lc|iavtnii'iit. It is flllrd willi tin- choicest kinds oi' bhtnkeLs. .Hid eider-down from beginning to end. Witney blankets, from 10s U| to IMS (id; real Kl-oU-Ij blankets, 21s lo :M-s (excellent value) j Kaiapoi blankets al lowest rates; eider downs 10s fid lo SU: jugs, GGin by (loin, Usi (id to lis lid each.—Advt,

r iln! Jlclbourne make a specialty of tnilor-nuule suite for youths as well a* for men. The present showing of worsted and tweed suits is superb, and in style, material, fit, and finish they're quite the i-qual of bespoke jjooils at double the price. Special window display* of these suits daily. Come iuhl >ee what they're like,—Advt,