LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 131, 25 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tin' motor 'l.n- r.in several nips i>n Saturday afternoon between town anil Fitzroy, out and in. tlii- journey occupying about twenty minutes.

We have it mi faily reliable autliorily llint a- a result ot negotiations now in progreiss one of the leading bout aiul -lioe businesses in New Plymouth will be changing hands shortly, and in that event tlie proprietor intends launching out in Auckland cily.

As a result of the low values of wool, it is stated that there is scarcely a farmer in the Manawatu district who lias drawn nu the bank for advance? oil wool forwarded to Loudon but will have to refund part of hi,-, advances, his return being less than was estimated. An enthusiastic meeting was held in Xcw Plymouth on .Saturday. The chairman: "You've all heard the motion. Those in favor of its adoption, say 'Aye'." Not a murmur. "Those against, say -No.'" Another stolid silence. "The 'ayes' have it." And tliey had it. In view of the decision of the ratepayers' meeting on Friday evening, Councillor Atlkuii liii« given notice to move at next meeting of the Taranaki County Council to rescind the resolution authorising.the payment of .CiliO subsidy to the Eliot, Frankloy, and Carringtou road districts. A boy cycling round I lie Currie-Dcvuii-.street' comer ou Saturday afternoon became Hush-red by the fact that two expresses and a number of footpassengers seemed inclined to contest the crossing, so of the several evils he chose tin- least and eh,\rg"d a pedestrian. Neither of the two was injured.

"Why.'' once asked Mr. Uoyd-C.eorge. "what is th-- i-.f of -ending lo our colonies our best blood and sinew if we are to be left with the dro-s'; And what a piece of presumption to dump the dross upon the colonics, keeping tile good for ourselu'-! Let us lirsf elevate the masses, and leaven up the. lump, so that when Britain's -oils pour across the seas the old Mother and he,- daughter Slates will both have cause for gratitude.'' Discipline is evidently a strong point at the Central School. Alacrity in obedience was displayed on Friday after noon. During a couple of respites in the round of speeches the children were given their liberty, and, as usual with the juveniles, they were soon scattered about the playground, singly and in knots. A shrill blast of Mr." bempscv\ wlii-dle placed (hem all on the alert, and in a remarkable brief space of time the wli.-b- of them relumed t„ (heir former place, in ill.- ranks. Although the Chora i--.ul is pretty ninthly just now, us might be expected, it is' really in better order than for some seasons past. Mr. J, Hewer, the Whangamoinona coach proprietor, informs the Stratford I'o*t ilmt (here are no bad holes to negotiate, anil the journey can l« mfcly made. Very good progress is being made by .Mr. Cameron with his metalling contract, and the tinverninenl men are rcporled t 0 he doing good work. Altogether, from what we can gather, things are better managed on the road this winter.

A lOwn-inan u a - i-oiiver-in;; ( |„. ot | l( . r . ilay villi k»'.v of I hi' fiii-miii!.' coiiiiimiiilv. mill I In.' lull; .irii'ji'il to ihiirviii" mill C-nnpi-ratinll, 1 lit- hill,-]- !it;l t injj that in hi- exprrien.-e In- Imil found jn-opi-ii-lnn-i-omjiiiiii.-- «avi' the -;iti-fiuii<,ii. Hi' al--> e\pre--ed mi iininvoniniile

opinion in 1 ihi- liam-oi-k tester, who-e litres -,-„ii|,| |„. i,,!,,.,! j llsl , ls t i„. y liknl.'' Il<- advmn-ed his own ease-. \iav. ii- u siiiijilii-i- in a eo-operatii'-ilairviiij; eoinpany In- i.'.-l was i'ii a par with two iillu-v fanners wlio-p |,eid~ hi-vc 'inferior In lii-. I nili'i- the previous proprietary hi- |e-t liail alwavbeen ar tin' t'ip. Mill, a load ~!' (uo point- I'j-fpiu iinv otlii.T. 'Ye-." -milod Uii' dweller in tin- i.nvii. -Inn. von see. ihi'V cailil I'aki' tin- u--ts a- thev liked.'' And tin' -abject was <-hane.i'tl. Wliili- and Son- Inn,- rerenUv ad-leil In their slocks i,f „",„1 linens aiul da.n-a-ks. wliii-li. uiviu.u tu t!i,. removal id' ! tile 'lnly, an' lie-in,; ,i'taili.,l at l,ij,- Vediuliiin- nil jiu-t prices. T!i" Melbourne (i.thin;.' Cmnaiiy niaki' a specially of lail'ir-made -nit* for yonUis a- well as for men. The prcsenl of wor-ted and (wecil suits is -npcrb. and in sly],-, material, lit. mid lini-h iln-v'ri- ;ni;,- the c.pial of bespoke -.-noils at i1n.1!,!- the pl-i,-,-. Speeial „in-•l-'W ,li-plav„ of \] lr>{ . soils dailv. Come mid -i'i- what thev'ie like. A.lvl. I'-ATIKKO YOl'U SHINS. Well try Dr. Slir-lilon'p Maipiclic Linimeiil. It will take away all the pain ami stiffness, rnd yon will forget ail about it. ÜblaiLalil- everywhere, I

The .-um of £30'5.727 was expended in the last iiiiuiK'ial year oil the purchase of elates for settlement. To Ami cost LT13.917, Olckaikc .C!) 7 :359. Mangalahi .Ci'J.i&l, and Kanakanac t.44,904.

A speaker at Uiu Stratford hospital proceedings yesterday remarked that the friendly society of Taranaki have contributed considerable, sums of money lo the funds of the various hospitals of the province, though they were under no obligation to do so.

At Stratford yesterday, Mr. U. A. Marclraiit, a member of the Hospital Hoard, .-dated that the cost of the local hospital building* and equipment had been .DHOO. and that the extent of the ])i-esent debt was £2OOO. The hospital, we might add, is one nf the most complete and up-to-date for its size in the Dominion.

Owing lo au unfortunate accident during the operations connected with the -hutting "IV of the water at the petroleum bore at Moluroa, a portion of ca-ing became detached in the bore, lieyoiul again delaying operations, the incident is not regarded as in any way serious. On Saiurdav afternoon, Ike lost portion wa.s .secured with the rods, and the work of drawing the pipe- will probably be commenced to-day. It is expected that the ]p ipes will be recoupled in a day or two. and the work of shutting off tile water again resumed. The literary ami debating branch of the recently-formed Roland Catholic Club appears to be thriving. Xo 'ess than live gold and silver medals have already been donated to it. for competition during the ensuing season. The first of the competitions for these prizes will lie held on Tuesday evening, when a gold medal presented by Father Macmanus will be competed for. On this occasion each entrant will be allowed to sjieak for fifteen minutes on any subject he chooses. The judges will be Dean McKcnna, Dr. McCle'land. and Mr. A. H. Johnstone.

Crossing the Atlantic last summer with Mark Twain, a fellow-passenger asked his opinion of the prohibition law. His reply was very, characteristic and very humorous. "I am a friend of temperance, and want it to succeed," he said, "but I don't think prohibition is practicable, l am s orry to learn that the Germans have just 'invented a method of making lirandy out of sawdust. Xow, what chance will prohibition have when a until can take a rip saw and go and get drunk with a fence rail? What is the good of prohibition if a man is aide to make braudv smashes out of the shingles on his roo'f, or if he can get delirium tremens bv drinking the legs oil 1 his kitchen chairs?

Writing to the Optmake Times on the rival harbor proposals, Mr A. Voullaire of Riverlea, say*:_McS,srs. Moore and Co. are very considerate, to exclude the township of Kapmiga from their proposed Opunake Harbor Hoard area m consequence of opposition in that quarter. if || I( . SI , gentlemen knew anything of the district, thev would have perceived that lli'e whole Kapouga riding of the Ellhani cuiutl.y is up b, arms against, tl,,ni. W' are not so dead against. Hie Xew llyinoiith scheme, as we are interested in the Moluroa works. :im |, ~t u |] events, we prefer to deal with Hie devil y know, before we have anythiiif, (0 do Willi the one we don't. I „i V( . ,-„„ bur warning that we. here in "iiivcrl-t and Kaponga will do evervUiiii" we le gaily can to wreck Messrs. Moore ami scheme il not lcfl out,

"'riling concerning the Queensland •;;- pure ase of Mr. Scrimgeour, to" '""'.'J "{ ot W <"HI llawkc's Bay, in conjunction with Mr. Hugh U o,ss, ol Victoria, a Wanarujia correspondent savs I is claimed to be one of the biggest '""' 'I; 1 ""- recorded in the histoid of '>" "r la "'l- *'"' P'"l"'rty i„ question <»"P"ses Kevcrul important estates, '""' ''"■crs about l'iiii square miles. H possesses a mintage of .",0 mil,., i„ the ■Uaciiityrc and lallandoo riven, '|'l l( . Mat,o,is were sold as going concerns, »-.1. sheep, cattle, aud horses. The price l""l is understood to have been something near C2(lll,l.|]|). .\|,-. ,Sc,in,geo„r "•': "J",, I "'''" "''.'■ K''cat length of time 'Hit ot llawkc's liay. ami previously he was a well-known settl,.,- in oia-o "•here his knowledge „|' land and stock lironglu him well-deserved success. An important proposal was made to the Academy of Science* at Raris by M <le la (.'rye. w|,o advanced a scheme 'or the siiiiiilianeons transmission by ""'.''. '''.''VJnipliy ot signals at noon pery ship i„ , |„. w -,„.|,| Ml'i.'-.l with wire' the l-.HVeI '10w,.,, wire! - station, from a height of about ft. had a zone „f couiiiiiiiiiiiitinii bracing „iosf of the Mediterranean and part „| the Atlantic. He thought that it „ jrriat wireless station were ercclcdon the high,,f point ol leuei-ill',. it Houi,| have within its radius tl„. greater part of the world's wilier surface. The Academy appTfiiitcd a spcr-ial coiiiniission under M. Beqiieivl to examine the possibility 0 f the si-heme. which, if practicable, would be ot great service to navigation. .M. p o j„. care, the eminent mathematician, said that he saw no unconquerable material objection to the scheme.

The importance of providing rugs for their dairy cow rt is not yet fully recognised by many fanners. Co'ws are turned into cold wet paddocks, where there is little or no shelter, week after week during the winter months. How much this affects the milk supply it is rather dillieult to state delinitelv, but one farmer who lias provided ruins for his herd states (hat it makes a dill'ereuce of about U per cow during the season. Even if it only made a difference of ,t:2 per row it would still be money well spent, as a rug should easily last three or four seasons. Cows that are continually exposed to the cold cannot possibly g iv c . ti lc quantity of milk they otherwise would. il H the food taken under those conditions is practically all used lor hcat-protlueing purposes.' and there remains \i~ry little with which to produce milk. Apart from that, however, it would abundantly pay in (lie improved condition of the cows, which would be very apparent.

It has been decided by the Marine Department to add tea. sugar, tobacco, and pipes to the stores at the various depots which it has established" on Ihe outlying islands fur the beuelit of shipwrecked sailors. There arc now ten depots, distribute,! u , follows:—Auckland Islands, four; Campbell Island, one; Anlipodes, one; Bounties, one; Kennadecs, two (one on Curtis Island and the other on MeCaulcy island): three Kings, one. The provisions at each depot on the Southern Islands include lidUlb of biscuit (cabin bread) and loulb of beef dripping, and there are also medicines, a gun and cartridges, niatches, 1:! suits of warm clothing. 12 pairs of warm boots, 12 woollen singlets. 12 shirts, 12 pairs (hick drawers, fishing lines, lish hooks, etc. 11.M.5. Pegasus took another supply of stores for the depot at the Antipodes, and provisions for the depots on the other southern outlying islands will be taken liv the llinemoa. Forty-live tins of biscuits were not touched bv the shipwrecked crew of llie president Felix Faiire during their -iijonrn in the Antipodes. Ii any ~f Ihe oil-liearjng lands of Mew Zealand luni out fo be profitable, it will be an excellent thing, for to strike oil is to strike wealth, the Roumanian oillields show what wealth there 7s in such enterprises. According to a consular report, the lolal area'of the Roumanian petroleum fields is computed to be about l,,Son.lllin acres. According to Ihe exploitation carried out up to "the present, it is estimated that one acre of oil-bearing land has produced an average mil put of Jli.l tons. Assuming the extent of ihe oil-bearing land, to be at the lowest reasonable computation titm.DDli acre,, only, and the output per acre on an average only (WHO tons, the petroleum resources of Roiimaiiia. will amount to no less Hum .1.111)0,111)11.11011 lons, which at a net price of 12s per ton represents a value of C2.lilO,IKIII.(loil. During the hist forty years (In- exploitation tin,; hardly icac||, :l l [||.<|<M,(KM tons. so Hut ihe supply will he seen (o be practically incxhaiistihl,... There is today nearly WO.OOO.Iiili) sterling invested in the Roumanian petroleum' industry, the exploitation of which is carried oil by means of the most modern and perfected mechanical appliances. j

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