LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 153, 19 June 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The woman llaikie. charged with ill poi-onine of the man l'rown in Sydney is identical I-ays the ••Xewslelter" with .lane Smith, who thrice stood he trial for the poi-oning of a pussonge (the voiiiir man Conwav. of Dunedin aboard the Talune when rininiin; be tweeu New Zealand and Svdncv. .Lan Smii It i who wa- a rc-idont of Itavenl.ounir. DuiK'iliui wa- pui <ui her tri-i bv tin- Cn.wn dure time-, and on eac orra-ion the jurv disa-rced.

The Wellington l'o,( states "that llh (ioverninenl; intends shortly to adopt i iiKuo vigorous policy of road-construe tiiin tliitn nas, obtained for some year p.-i-il. In addition to oilier ordinan vole- fur mads, a special fund o .Cion.iiwi a vear i- to lie devoted to l!ic

niakiii'.' »f r»ad- which are lo be show! ..„ a map a- tin- work proceeds. As r pari of this iic-iv vigoiou- road-construe under cnii-idcraiioii a proposal to do vole a considerable -uin \earlv to tin v,id"iiin- of bridle-track, 'lo drayroa.i width."

Now Zealand ha, all it. prineipH mountain., of inter"-! to (ouri-i- ami -icju seer- perm -ally reserved by special Acis cif |ln- Legislature or bv nolii-i oi" the Onzclle. X„ r,.w,. r t |,an -i.TTT.^uj acre, have I n -o reserved, including l'ginonl. T!k!i±2 a.ic: Tongariro, Kimpeliu, and — Xgauruhoc . IK.2SS acr •> ; 11.mk,.,- chPb'r. :js.imiii ~.ivs: Ta,mia Park (Mount. Cookj, D7.8P11 acres; Avthur's Pa,s, lollljUO acre-: (l(ira Ooi'".' '"•' ■■•re>: WV-l ( Vi.,.1 <v.„mU. hid'.,l--ing lake-, inlel,. river,, mountain-, and lorests. 2.2:tii.01K) acres. The object .; re-erving these spot- ] lils | M {„ .„.,.. serve all Ihe Xev. Zealand A!,,!,," ll„ra '""I I'' render tli.-n, ;i.•.•.■--i!■],- lo the j 'oiiri-i. YZ. Times. "'!<"_ unanimous vcrdi-t ..f the crowds ; '' : -lock at ■•The 'Melbourne-';' | tweed lar'Vs' lldi'lu'e'ii-s^s'tl gieai -,!e and verify' these \'.,icc.s:Add. The rainv davs arc here. Alw;ivs have an umbrella ready. If you haven't any. buy one at White and Sons'. They have a lot. of ladies' and gents' at very moderate prices.—Advt.

liiimor had it Hint the linkers in Wellington were growing tired of coupons, itud were going hack to credit. Truly, a startling rumor, in view of the fact that not long ago an enthusiastic chorus was raised by the members of the Master Bakers' Union in approval of the coupon system and gratification at its success, luiuiirios by a Dominion representative proved that rumor was a lying jade. The system is still in vogue -cash, coupons, or nothing— and working very well. "If credit is being given,' said one master baker, "it is either by a supplier who is not a member of the I liiion, or by an employee of a member lot the Union without the hitler's knowledge—and lie cannot keep that up long.''

A large langi has just, been concluded at Mokai (Auckland) over the body of Aliuinai lo Paerata, whu recently died there. The deceased woman was a chieftainess of high rank, and was famous in .Maori history as taking part in the tiattlc of Orakau, in the Waikato, against the British troops. After ltewi gave his deliant reply to the British ultimatum to surrender—namely, "We will light on for ever, and ever, and ever!'' the ollicer, Major Mail', then re.(Uesled llial the women and cMalrcn should come out of the pa, so as not to I .-a killed, 'then Ahunidi te Paeiata, I who was a young woman, jumped on th, | parapet, and also hurled at the British ! iho historical reply—namely, "Where our falhers and brothers die, here we

also shall die." So Major Mair retired, and Hie siege went on with lierce determination on both sides. Ahumai had one of her lingers shot off, anothor bullet passed through the palm of her hand, and two mure bullets pierced the body, yet she still fought on till the British troops ultimately won the battle, aftW. ..real loss. Ahumai was about 8-1 years of age.