LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 134, 28 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

! The halt-holiday will be observed as u-ual in .New IMymouLh aflernoun. Schools in the Tanuiaki Education J)islri(-t will dost? on Juno lllth for the midwinter holidays, re-assi'inbliug on .hi\y Oth. In his remarks at. the I'osMHlice cereluuiiy yesterday Mr. 11. Okey. M.l\. intimated that ho intended addressing his constituents in the course of a few weeks. 'lhc Government are still in negotiation with Mr. Joshua Jone ri for the a l '- <jui>ition of his Mokuu estate of (J5 ; ol}0 acres. It is expected a decision in respect to tlie matter will Ik>. arrived at ?lmrtly. There was a very lar<re attendance ol members ;»t a meeting of the )o>:al electoral branch of the Liberal and LaLM>r Federation lact at -\\hicli th'' president of the Federation, INI* Jo-epli Ward, was present by invitation. Contrary to tile confidently c.\pte<" ■'! prognostications by Sonic people, ilie l'lntniir lias not made his vi-h a " 1 iiiiin I illy'' out; ill connection with (h ■ selection of candidates (or the tortlituminyr election. The market is consc. ijuoutly still over-tucked. There was a large attendance of tue public at tin' auction sale of ltuihliiiy sections on Ciirriugton roml In-it night, tin' bidding did not reach the upsets, but several of the sections were disposed of privately alter the sale. Jt is expected the remainder will be disposed of during the next few days. Tile lCgmont Village school committee has forwarded to the Kducation j'.oard the resolution of the annual meeting of hou-eholders drawing attention 10 tin' increasing dilliculty in lindiiiy a siiHicicnt number of qualified householders willing (o hi on a school committee, and l'eeo lending the Jioaril to take steps to reduce tin* number of members of school committees bv at least two. At tile lioanl meeting yesterday it was decided to circularise tile committee to obtain ,i general exprc«ion of opinion upon the matter.

"The department lias improved thv| laying capacities of tin. 1,1 1( [ H i H charge by ."pO per cent, in Hiitc years." >a,vs .Mr. I). I). Hyde. eliiel' iI H , try Department. "We ln„l a big demand hi!' Miir stock last ;iu,| ;1 linger i!:-iiianil fur in our -I'.ik "I pullet, i, ah,l'M deplet ei|. \Ve keep tile lie-t fur lll'eeil ing pur|i-e"s. [,n| liule-s t lify gi\e u- JIKI eggs fn r t),,. lir-t six ninntlis the;,- are ca-F aside. A lev, years ago birds that laid ltm eggs in a year would have been , niisidcrleil good enough to breed from." l he Theatre lloyal was well tilled last niglii. when the J'ev, Flanagan gave Ills illu-t rated lecture mi Uuiilou shun life, lhe I.lla jisfnii, shown gave a very real-i-t ie idea m lhe terrible coiiilition of things obtaining in the slums of the great metropolis ami of the herculean nature oi ilic work entailed in lec-lnini-ini; 1 lie unfortunate submerged. The leeturer's plain, unvarnished recital ot his experiences «a„ n- interesting a.:-, in many ea«.e«. it \va> in.tr. as it did. tear- into the eyes of a fjreal many uf tlvo<e pre-ent. one and <»J il. i- .-life to siy. hit the luiildinjr with a >en-e ot' and thanl<l'tilne» that their lots were east, not in the lihn-k nn:irtei\ of or ;iny oi' the other eounlvies of Ur- old \V«»r|r|. hut in this land of plenty and liberty. At the enne!u>ion of hi* ad* dre>-. the reverend gentleman, who was niovt. attentively lisiened to. was aeeordetl a hearty vote of thanks

Sec what ca-h will do at the A.H.C. I'.oO, Co.:—Dents' kip shooters, nailed. 7s Od; dents' Halm'orals, wide-lilting, 7s (id; Scotch grain water-proof knee boots (for tile stockvanl), 22- Mil; gelds' (hmcing shoe-, (is (id; ladies' fell slippers, Is; chiMiens'. "(I; goloshes "s (id; footholds', ,V (id: gum boots, lis (ii|; hiilies' "lace shoes, us (id. (iolf liOols la ol'd'T. All parcels carriage paid.- .\dvt. A lillle nu'i 11 i'|t|ie.l in the r-]in[),

And s;iid. "Now. you l> f . sure 1 1) jji\ n Hie u)ial. I a-k )i'i' |»o)>. Tliat'< Womk* (Jival IVppt'nninl Cun-. ! t * - n" ii- i<> trr ;w.>] f-Mvo < >ll Itir oilier K»r n i ;i>ii ji|H, hn.tr- \ 1 1 ' ■ 1;•'i 11 iit uvmi!. '[' ■ i.-j-v t f ' !' 1 ii r >M k (jU \ \V <' av - --11u..- ; .V il.l :i : INir.il 17-, ; 1 \ ;| j. ■ !;.* lit!' juiet—White and feons.—

It U .s stilted that there arc no rahbits on tliu Chatham Islands. Two skeletons of rabbits have bwn found, but it in thought that they arc the remains of jh'U. pign ami eattle. apparently, are the only wild animals mi the island*. The eat the yoim# lambs and the cattli l destroy the vegetation. A peculiar incident occurred ;it the Ohristeliurdi police station last week. A woman called and .said that she had thrown her jacket over her bicycle, and in doing so had jerked her purse out of her pocket. She tru.-ted that the police would he able to iiud her purse. A full description of the content*; was jyiven, the -owner sjithat a worn yold was in the purse. During the evening a purse wa* left at the police station containing a sum of money corresponding exactly with that described as in the. missing purse and also a worn ring. The (hat was handed to the police was found in w tram-car. and the station sergeant is st.il wondering how a purse lost from a bicycle couhl have been found in a ! tram.

-Madame lluzki. widow of a captain who was killed at Port Arthur, lias brought a civil action against Mine. Stoessel to recover the silin ot 1200. On the death of her husband .Madame Ku/.ki left I'ovt Arthur, ami presented her two cows to Madame Stoe-sel, on the understanding that the milk should be given to the sick and wounded. She now alleges that -Madame fcstoe**el sold the milk to her own profit at 2s a bottle,. and 011 the day before the capitulation offered the animals for sale to a tradesman, named tiuvorolf, who, however, refused to make a bargain with her, as he suspected that surrender was imminent. According to the original version of the story, Madame Stoessel*! had forty cows, which she fed on heath, j soiling the milk at 2s per bottle. | 'lhe Premier, accompanied by Mr. 1\ Hellringer (chairman), Mr. Lepper (secretary). his Worship the Mayor, and the town members of the Hospital Uoard, paid a visit to the Hospital and Old People's Home about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The party was received at the Hospital by the matron (Miss I3ro\vn) ami Drs. Leathani and Walker, and conducted over the institution. Sir Jotscph evinced a kindly interest in the patients in the wards, and particularly in the children and babes. The Nurses' Home was and then a visdt was paid to th- 1 Old People's Home, Mr. and Mrs. Turrar showing the visitors over the institution. Sir Joseph addressed the inmates in lhe social room, coiigintulaling them oil their apparent ■ good iiea.tli ami their splendid surroundings. The -old fellows accorded the Premier three 1 winding cheers, after which he was introduced idividu illy t" the vet era lb. A vUil in tae (••mai:- section of the ins'titutien, ami a ch;u \yith 1 he old ladies, concluded the ceremony.

A ease of impudent imposture \va» inquired into hy a Christchurch Truth reporter last week. It appear* that a well-educated and plausible woman, about 3f> years of age, defrauded a member of the building trad;.' in Chri.stchureh of some by representing that she had a large sum of money iu trust, it is further jilhged that, by the same nutans, she persuaded a local lady to negotiate with a firm of land and estate agents with a view to becoming the proprietress of a private hotel or accommodation house, stating that she would finance the concern, il the lady would manage it. According to the particulars gi<aned, a repre.-entati\e of the lirn.| .-pent some days iu driving the two about, showing them what he thought prove suitable to their requirements. Then, so the story goes, the alleged importer, after defrauding the lady of her watch, Jefi somewhat hurriedly for the south, and thence for Australia. It is believed that the watch was ultimately recovered from a pawnshop. 'lhe hdliMving resolution wa»s passed at ye-terdayV meeting of the Whaugamoimma Cowiilv Council:—"Thai as the i'onleretice on tlie -3th instant provided lor -by law between the Stratford and \\ haug.iiuoiNnua County Councils for adpMnenl >f accuuitis U-tween the two couniio. was hastily and without due coiiisideratioii termiualed by the former bnd\. agaiiM the protect and without tiie -auction of the Whangamoniona l onnty Council, at a Mage iu the pro feeding- wlk'u neither friction nor deadlock had arisen, and by a resolution of the Stratford County Council jiuw acknowledged by them to be ultra vires, ami a- it i« imperative that the require-m-.'i'U ul' the ■■■[ ilutv. framed among ot!i -r thing- lor the institution and control of -ncli conferences. mu-t be compiled with, this Council, in its desire for an amicable understanding, suggests •». lenewal of negotiation*, naming Wednesday. 10th dune next, at 11 a.m., in Stratford, as a convenient time and , place for such renewal, and requests from the chairman of the Stratford County Council earliest information of the consent or otherwise of his Council to the proposal." In reference to the complaint from Inglc.wood that the Premier yesterday passed through Inglewood per motor ear on his way to Xew Plymouth, regardless of a deputation that is alleged to have been waiting for him. the Press Association telegram notifying the apparent discourtesy was brought under the Premier's notice yesterday evening, and he immediately despatched a telegram t<> the .Mayor uf Ingluwood regretting the circumstance, and stating that, had he known a deputation was waiting fbr liiin, and even though he was considerably behind his due time at New Plymouth, he would have broken his jouroy with pleasure. He had not been inad'j awaro i.>f (he deputation, however, but would be pleased to meet tho deputation on Thursday morning when on his way to \\ ell'ngl.on. Mr. .Lnnings also referred i.j L lie mailer yesterday afternoon. when he tm-nt'oued the; subjects tjiat. were to It: 1 '" bc-v; Jirou<rii! forward by Hip depm-«»i.M.s. - iii- - Ibid :irvangeinents had urii-inali-.- r. !i;; . tf tlie assumption that Sir' Joseph ivas tu make tile journey by train.

A ii"t:i" UU ,i example 0 f how t]ie time Alim.sl ci-rt „f the Crown is fivijuoiitiy wasted l\v deputations was instanced yesterday in New XMvmouth, when a well-known and prosperous settler interviewed the Premier about twopence! In ntating his cas<» he said he was a borrower from the Advances to Settlers Department. and his interest amounted fo .CIS per half-year, less '/, per cent, if paid promptly— CHi Ids. His great grievance was that lhe Department had charged him Uli His 2d on the first occasion, and by half-yearly increments his interest had now been brought up to Clli r>d. Ilr claimed (hat if the increase were continued at the same ratio during the currency of the loan, tho penny rises would cvcntuallv hav<> amounted to ten shillings! The Premier, preserving an admirable outward ealm. inquired whether the tight-listed one had a*kedl an explanation from the Deparl ment. lie had. but was unable to undeistaml the (inures supplied. ( ■Oiuteously Sir Joseph informed his "cheap-money deputation" tlniL he was quite certain there was >oine good rea--'»u lor il : tin- Department would not "bleed" him of twopence! .And there an- people wln» Wonder why Ministers at time- look worried ami irritable.