LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 183, 24 July 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow's ii-inil wi-rkly supplement will contain many iiilcr-Mme; I'i-atiircs. Included in the 'literary eoliiinns is a continuation of the Mauri legend concerning lliuciuoa and Tutauekai. I'iid-r "The Storyteller" appears the story of "The Second Mrs. Ogilvii'." and other short tali-, provide interesting reading. An iiil.er'--ling aecomit of the lliirht of an ai-n.pliiiie i- given. "The World of Spoil." contains matter up-to-date in (he sporting world, and "Household IliuU - ' for the home will be found of interest "Another Crop of Howlers." "A lioyal Kumance," and '•Morganatic Marriages,'' together with a large quantify of general mutter, make the number an interesting one.

Tin' Kiigli-di mail despatched I'rimi Wellington via .Naples on Iho I'ilh -hi::!; arrived in London mi the iinirniiijr of t!ii! UOtli instant. The movement in I'niiiamcnl In restrict the sale of rlilorodyne lias ri-snln-il in Mr. T. Wilford, cine of the movers. re ueiviu" a pathetic- letter from a Kapt.-r resident. The writer luijics that everywill lie done to "■wijii- this curse oiuE of Sew Zealand." His ease, he said, \\fts that ol' mnnv others. His wife was addicted to the'driifr. and as a result. after tliirlv wars S|n'nl in gelling a home toother, lie had lieen involved in trouble, and had had in mortgage his property. He, hud tried every rems.ly under the sun, 'l'he victims of the dins suffered from "1111 sorts of imagining. and toolc their husbands to i'ourl." ",\h wife." he ooneludes. "lies in front of me almost at death's door, liilecl up win elilorndyiie. 1 don't know the ininu'e she may pass away. In Hod's name do your litniii.-t for I he sake of hiiinanil.-." Mrs, J. Monvick, Liroy street, Short land, NX, says: "Some time ago when my litHn hCy had his hands severely Inirnt, Hanson and Co. recoin mended me to try Clianilierl.nn's fain Ualm. I applied the liniuienf a:.- soon as possible and after a few applications the pain disappeared and his hands healed without scars. Since then I have used Chamberlain's Pant Balm for j headache, toothache, and rheumatism and I iind that it always gives relief. I can recommend it to anyone wanting ~ good family liniment.'' For sale liv all chemists and storekeeper". 11 I I WET FKET Often result in a heavy cold, neglect of which means pneumonia or consumption. A positive preventative of these ills is JJr. Sheldon's New iJiscovcry for coughs, colds, ami consumption. Small dose. Measatit to take. Every hottle guaranteed. Obtainable everywhere. 2

"When you condemn the Maori for his bad habits,'' ays the Rev. F. A.Bennett, of liotorua, "please remember ilia I, it is 201)0 years since the pale-: elia race indulged in cannibal feasts, bill, only lil'ty years ago since the Maori did no. The pakeki is not without his vices, don't forget thai; and when reproving ours please remember we are only iO years old, while you are 200 A' years.''

Edward liulwcr l.ylton Dickens, the youngest son of Charles Dickens, is a member of Parliament in Australia. Not long ago, in the course of ; , speech, he was frequently interrupted by a snappis'h member named Willis. "Mil Speaker," said Mr Dickens, turning t,o tile chair, "it may be remembered by some present, that my father coined ail expression which attained some pop-ularity--'lSarkis is willin'.' The circumstances to-day are such that 1 am strongly tempted to reverse the phrase and say, ■ Willis is barkiu'.' The retort was effective.

Arbor Day was unite a red-letter day at the Cpper Kent School. In response to the committee's appeal, gifts of trees and shrubs were in abundance. Parents anil children gave great assistance to the eoiiiiuitl.ee iii the planting. Afternoon lea was supplied bv the ladies in the school. The chairman (Mr. Rowlands, in a brief speech, thanked nil who had

helped in any way to make it a success, and said that great credit was due to Miss Stewart, the teacher, for the Interest and help she had given. Stewart suitably replied, thus ending a most enjoyable day. It*is not, often that one hears ot a thief having the temerity to "go through" the belongings of a member of the police force, but "this occurred the other evening in Wellington tsavs the "Times" 1 ). C'hiel-Detective McJlveiicy, of the Police Commissioner's stall', was staying at a hotel on Lnnjhtou (,)uay, preparatory to paying a visit lo the West Coast, and was occupying a room near to the terrace entrance. Two of his portmanteaux, which were packed all ready for the journey with articles valued 'at about ' £3O, 'wov removed I by sonic unauthorised individual, who must surely have experienced unpleas-

ant feelings when he discovered that on top of the contents of each bag was a pair of handcuffs.

According to the l'usi, the credulous tourist, after witnessing the spouting of Waimnngu and steeping his soul in the moonlight on Wfiikaremoana, proudly lakes home a Brummagem tiki at a Mew Zealand price, which is considerably above the original cost of the goods in Birmingham. Sensible New Zealauders have Ion;; known, of course, that ".Mauri curios" have been imported in bulk into this country and sold at a handsome profit to travellers anxious to have a "real genuine memento" of these romantic islands. The tourist buys a greenstone god which he believes was once worn worshipfully by a famous rangalira; that is good for I lie tourist and good for Birmingham and good for the local middleman. A little faith makes the tiki wholly -Maori to the purchaser. A dark-haired Cingalese, yclept the unoricntal name of (j. 11. Johns, stepped info the d"rk ill the Auckland Police Court (says the Star) on the count of being a vagrant, and regard eil everything with dull eyes as he, lean! with languorous indifference against (he rail. Whether his hold fill life were less I linn his desire to live was not easv In detrnnine from the outwardness of lhin«s, hut Sergeant llc/i----drv explained I hat since the arrival of Julius lo this country four or five years ago the declination of his health and fortune iiad been rapid, lie was now dving from consumption, and that night was' found lying; cold, wet, and hungry on a sera|> iron heap. The magistrate decided that; a week's remand for prcliniiitarv medical attention was Hie best thing'fur the friendless »,,eu.

The conscientious i.abits of an Otago stationmasler made him a miserable man in the recent. Hoods. The waters, /laving submerged the country at Allanlun, the water crept up steadily towards the railway station, which stands on higher ground, converting it into an island. Inch l>v inch it rose, covering the sleepers, 'then the rails, and dually rising to the level of the platform, and overllowcil it. As Wiere were no trains running, the stationmasler sent away his subordinate, who either waded or swam to his home. Still the water continued to rise till it trickled in through (he door, and Hooded the Moors of the olliccs. The stationmasler still stuck to his post, but at 11.1.i a.m. lie scut the following message lo Duncdin:—"Am standing in Sin. of water. Await instructions." The reply sent was:—"(Jo home immediately." ' The licv. C. (I. Ledger, vicar of Tupsley, Herefordshire, who had temporary charge of St. Matthew's Church in, Auckland during liis visit (~ Xcw Zealand, has returned to England full of admiration for l ln- wonderful progress which -V«w Zealand has made in \']i brief career. The Dominion i, far ahead of other parts of the world, in, his opinion, and so all'ords manv useful, object-lessons. On the question of the

relative cost of I'uiiig in England and | New Zealand. Mr Ledger believes that. J if a man is of a really thrifty disposition 'he could save more in \cw Zealand than in L'nglaud, Iml must exercise, his self-control to do so. Still, he returned from the Dominion feeling that the) artisan in good employment in England could get more for his uiotiev in kingland than he could get for 'his larger wages in New Zealand. Mr Ledger' found very little alcoholic intemperance in New Zealand. The people struck", him as being great water and tea. drinkers. The Stale schools seemed to him to be very good. The Snndii v schools were fairly vigorous in the towns, hut nol more than li\e per cent, of the children in the coimtrv districts knew the Lord's Prayer, according to Mi; Ledger. It also struck him that children in New Zealand have no nurserv life. They live wilh the adults, ail'd are talked lo as if flicv were adults,, with the result that they are neither" shy nor impudent, but "talk like Utile men and women upon every subject in lile." Their imaginations and sense of fun are cultivated. Mr Ledgers thought the climate of New Zealand* was very fine, but just as uncertain as the English climate,

hi a letter received by a Woodvilh resident from Mr. Vealc, now on a visii to Kurope, the following occurs:—''Las week Mr. siml Mrs. Harold Novell am Mrs. Voalo anil I left for Copenliagei via Hook of Holland. WV stayed t\v< days in Openliiij-cni. and .Mr. Luvell an. I wont nut to Itoskildo, the old Dauisl capital, the lir.-t day, (.„ inspect a liacni factory and e» K place. On 111 /ollowiiiK .lay we went l<i llaHer, an went all lliroiijrh the largest factory ii Denmark, namely, the Tril'ulieum; als inspect injj o I''l In'usual size lactone After this «e inspected other l.aeou an e;:--;:r.ii|in.u and pai-kin;; places. I »i le.ne my remark, on these places mi'.. I r.) in n. I'xcrpt |u sav that we liu\' nof iiinjr l» learn from the factories. Tli farms ale inten.elv < nI Li v ;l t.-.1. the farm er.-> wnrkiii}.' li.n- hours, and lalior i elieap. Cows are all tethered and inilkein Hie field. There are verv few lu'dee. It is almost dead level country. 'l'ln size of the fa mis is from lid ti 5(1 acre-, and iiine-teiilhs of the farmer: are lieeholdeis. Kinni the position o Hie two countries each has. its owl: prolili-iu to work out, and (lie wavs ol one would not be |ii-acticalile in' tie other. 'l'll- breed of cows ill Denmark U nearly all reil Danish; in Holland anil (lerniany nearly al 1 Hollaiiil-Fresian. The country is verv prettv anil well wooded. This is particularly the case with liennanv. Tattle here are selling remarkably well. Fifteen to eighteen-

niontli steers CV2 Ids to U4 each. .1 good row till lo .tij, (iiid soon. Calves jnsl. born have been making 50s eneli, and ii cow iind Ciill' that would fetch about C> or less in New Zealand ,Cl."> Ills to CI7 Ills each. There are 47 millions of mouths to feed in Croat Britain, consequently there is u market for nil produce. Our distance precludes our sharing a liflle in the prices ruling."

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Whether resulting from a sprain or from rheumatic pains, there is nothing so good for a lame shoulder as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Apply it freely and ruli the parts vigorously'at each application and a quick-, cure is certain, i'or sale by all chemists tnd storckefpSI'S, )H

A fancy dress football match is being arranged in aid of the esplanade extension fund. A social evening in connection with the New .Plymouth United Cvmuasiuu Club look place in Hie Whil'clcy Hall last evening, 'There were over a liuadml persons present, Air. MacDiarniM presiding. A programme of musical items was submitted and much enjoyed, the affair ill every respect being a'great success. Tin- liailway Social Club's plain and fancy dress ball last night in the Jlrougliain-strcot Hall was largely attended, so iuueli so that the floor was uncomfortably crowded for dancing. There were more fancy costumes than are usually seen, and many of these were decidedly attractive, besides being distinctly original. The floor was in good order, and -Mrs. (Jeorge (piano) and Mr. li. 11. Saunders (cornet) supplied capital music. Supper was provided in abundance. Mr. .1. Uoskiu acted as JI.C. The dance was one of the most enjoyable functions held in the town during the current dancing season,

Sport is entirely running away with tile growing \oaths of our Dominion; they know nothing and care less, their one object is to watch the clock until "knock-off lime,'' and then away to the nearest corner to "talk" football ami pledge the toast of the lirsl player whose named is mentioned, and inter alia l"> relate, beyond all contradiction, exactly how the losing team lost and how his inclusion at that particular moment would have secured victory for the side upon which his superior knowledge had been brought into play. If merely reasonable space was given to the nine hundred and ninety-nine games and some extended space dedicated lo important matches, hero-worship would be less in evidence, and work would occasionally occupv the attention of our growing youth's, together with a natural desire to excel in that work, but which feeling is at present entirely obliterated, and very greatlv so. by the servile attention pa ill aml'lir'ominen'ce given lo the unending round of sport in which our young colonials grow up to manhood—lnglewood Uecoi'd.