LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 149, 15 June 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Maugatoki Dairy Company has paid liy s d for butter-fat for nine months this season. Kesidcnts in Sydney and Melbourne are called upon to pay Horn Is M to Is ud per lb lor their choicest brands of butter. The English mail despatched Ifrom Wellington via Naples on die Ist May arrived at London on the afternoon of the ,7th instant. A public meeting to consider the question of the Nelson scheme regard- ■ ing Bible-reading in schools will be held in the Town Hall tomorrow evening at S o'clock. A meeting of shareholders of the Taianaki Uacou Company confirmed the resolution of 23rd May "That the Taianaki Co-operative Bacon Company, Ltd., be wound up voluntarily." We are desired to correct the report of our Kent Koad correspondent, who stated thai Miss Kale Smith was bridesmaid at the recent marriage of Miss Kuse Walker. She was not bridesmaid, simply a witness. The prophet Kua has left Poverty Bay with eighteen followers en route for Wellington. It is understood he is going to present a petition to the Government regarding prospecting in the L'rcwcra country. "The Prince Chap" comedy-drama is to be played at New Plymouth on Ist July by Mr. 11. It. Huberts' company, which has just concluded a very successful season in Duuedin and is touring die Dominion. Clergyman, to reporter, on a recent '■ .Monday: "1 saw you at church last ' niglil. 1 thought you'd have published 1 some of my remarks against Sunday 1 labor." Reporter: "1 couldn't, you see, without breaking the Sabbath*." The | answer didn't appear to be satisfactory. '. A petition bearing fourteen hundred . signatures has been forwarded io the -Minister for Justice asking for the rc- ( mission of the sentence passed on ( Clempson for having altered a school L [ certilieate in order to make it appear x that'he was quaiilicd to enter the railt way service.

.Maoris are. rapidly dying down the coast, and tangis are very frequent. At (Itaki during the past few days two deaths have occurred (says a contemporary). The next few months promise to be very hard ou the natives, as they have, neither crops nor money—due to the prevalence of tangis. The .Mayor of Wangaiiui has given notice to move tlie following motion at the next meeting of the Borough Council:—"That in die opinion of this Council municipalities should be given such an increase of their powers as will enable them to undertake the supplv of the necessaries of life to their inhabitants at the cheapest possible rate, and that this resolution be forwarded as a remit to the forthcoming Municipal Conference." An example worthy to be followed in every town in tin- Dominion has been shown by .Mr. I'. \. Lcthbridgc.of Feilding, who has ollcrcd to the Education . Board the. free use of 20 acres of land as an adjunct to the Feildmg Technical '. School. Mr. I.ellibridge will also assist . m tillage operations on the laud, which will be used by the agricultural stu- . dents at the Feilding Technical School . for the_ practical part of their work, l and will also serve as a demonstration . station for school teachers. The Board, ; in aec.-pling the use of the laud, decided to send a letter of appreciation of .Mr. . I.ethbridge's generous oiler. It is under- , stood that Mr. Lothbridgc has also of- . fered a similar area to the Agricultural t Department for use as an experimental . station.

The Minister for Railways, in reply to the complaints 01. Air. f. 11. Davcy. A1.1'., about railway'material being imported instead of being made in New Zealand, say s that the engine rods, dale boxes, and springs imported are for a HO-ton engine lor use on the Alain Trunk line. Tit:- rods are steel forgings obtained from special makers. No siil-h steel is obtainable in New Zealand. The axle-boxes are »lecl castings only sullieiently machined to prove their'soundness. The finishing work and titling is to he done at Addington. The springs have been made mi the ~„lonv, hut owing In pressure of work here it is considered advisable to import or this occasion. In ordering the material troni Home the safeguarding „f the publie had to some extent been considered.

| Immigrant farm labor is u„( entirely I what it seems. A receul arrival was employed by a farini'ii ill the Fortv-Mile ] Bush. He was candid, and admitted that his farming experience had been 1 gained in a. .Manchester cotton mill. The tanner was net surprised, therefore, when the. young man asked him what breed of cows those were in the uncovered shed (referring to the pigs in a sty) and what those things were growing in the held 1 ,(meaning potatoes). But when the "new chum" was set to dig the garden, after being given a lesson in digging, and piled up a heap of soil to a height of several feet, leaving a trench round it, the farmer, more in pity than in anger, gave liiiu a good square meal, a week's wages, and an introduction to the next-door neighbor. An unpleasant incidem is reported to have occurred at Galveston. (Texas) on St. -Patrick's Day. In honor of the occasion, Captain Moore, of the steamer llowth Head, owned by the Ulster Shipping Company, hoisted on the mainmast the Irish Hag, with the Stars and Stripes lloating beneath it. The attention of the authorities was attracted by this breach of international etiquette, and the Collector of Customs ordered Captain .Moore to haul down the offending emblem. This the captain at first refused to (In, whereupon the .American ollieial threatened to ask the assistance of a gunboat in the harbor to enforce his demand, (seeing that his retiisal might entail serious consequences, the skipper had the Hag low- j ered. explaining that no insult to the American Hag had been intended. "Will Mr. JJarx tell us on what grounds he i, opposing the New Plymouth Harbor Hoard Hill?'' This qucsI ion is asked by a correspondent of the Elthani Argus. It j s well known, lie says, that the country members of the Hoard have for a loiig time been endeavoring to have the position of the ratepayers improved, and the proposed Hill contains all that they thought reasonable and necessary. "lint .Mr. .Marx, who has just lately replaced an old and respected member of the Board, Air. -McLean, seems to think differently; therefore will li, : . tell us exaciiv on what points he think, these gentlemen have erred in their endeavors on behalf of the ratepayers, and ill what way he thinks he could have done better? Of course. I know what Air. Marx has said ajmut increased liability, so it is quite unnecessary for him to refer to that. We all know that our liability is just the rate and no more. A one-farthing rate is better than a three-farthing one." The latest in connection with so-called practical joking took place at (InMounted liilb-s' camp on Tuesday nighl. when a parly of young fellows trespassed on the property lent for the occasion and interfered with the tents. The pegs of one were pulled up, and another one was lieing similarly treated when a trooper came out of 'the tent, anil the invader made a bolt, for the river, getting a bath in crossing it. Some of the troopers wenl out after the men. ami one returned to camp with a nasty cut over the eye. After running over the country for some time the troopers and men returned to camp —minus the one who had crossed the river—and the captain had them lined up and their names taken. A sergeant and some troopers were then instructed ' to march the men oil' the ground. The , next dav thev were told to sign an i iipology or else they would have to face . the Stipendiary .Magistrate. They wise- i ly decided lo sign the apology, which I was an easy way out of the difficulty.— 1 Djmnake Times. < If you want your furniture rc,moved > :arefully, expeditiously, and cconomie- ' ally, employ the New Zealand Exp."*Sß Company, Ltd., who make a special feature of this dass of work, and who | ire also able to supply first-class dry storage accommodation. Customs work , In all its branches.— Advt.

Did you nver realise the great danger of neglecting yourself in the matter of winter clothing? It's a very vital question to you, as your health is far more precious to you than anything else in the world. Once begin to be careless ibout putting on proper underclothing, and you are laying yourself open to every ill. Hood substantial warm underclothing, and, when driving, a good overcoat, plenty of fresh air, and we'll defy you (o catch cold, Don't put off getting your winter's supplies, but go slr-ight to "The Kasli" in Devon-street, Yew Plymouth, and ask to see their stock of underpants and singlets afc 3s lid, and then see their "PrestwelP overcoats at 4.15, and you'll be one of the most comfortable men in Taranaki DAISY'S LITTLE TROUBLES. Baby's cough, if not attended to, often results in crimp and other serious (roubles. Always keep a bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Now Discovery handy, and be prepared. Every bottle guaranteed. Obtainable everywhere. |