LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 190, 1 August 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no teachers' woodwork classes at Stratford to-day. Mr. 11. iPurdic, of Waitara road, his purchased from Air. A. Alexander the well-known Clydesdale stallion Ulenroy. This horse will be at the service of breeders during the coming season. The borough engineer has estimated that it will cost .t-li to repair the streets damaged recently by carting metal on to Victoria road. In discussing the liability of the Cairiiiglon Koad Board to put the streets in order again the suburbanites rellect that the Borough Council found the bottom of the l'endarves street metal a few weeks igo when carting stone for its portion of the road renewal.

The Borough Council's steam roller has been engaged during the past couple of days in rolling down the new nieUl on the Victoria road. The Cairiugten Koad Board has, now practically completed the making of the footpaths, anil this work will without doubt be fully appreciated when wet weather again sets in. For the past few months it has been no easy matter to negotiate the' path in rainy weather.

Intense farming in the llawera district—Fronting on the youth road : s a little plot of ploughed ground—a few acres. In the middle of it is a, huge signboard notifying all and sundry that "this crop was grown from Blank's seeds." The "crop" consisted of two dogs, about a dozen or more pigs of various sizes, a few horses, and about forty head of sheep. Not a bad sort of a crop, cither. A local resident makes the suggestion that the attention of the police should on Saturdays be directed to the shoulders oi some of the horses driven into town. He alleges that last Saturday he saw a poor brute of a horse in evident pain, screwing its body so throw the load on to one shoulder. The other was padded with sacking, and there were not wanting signs that the horse was unfit to be worked. Upon his making a remark to a bystander he was assured that the case was by no means a solitary one. The Railway euchre party and dance, held last night, was a huge success. -No less than 30 took part in the euchre tournament. The first ladies' prize was won by Mrs. L. Caliaghan, • with 13 games, and the second by Mrs. Coburu, after playing oil' with Mrs. J. Noddcr. The first gent's prize was annexed by Mr. Reirdon, with H games, the second prize going to Mr. G. Bruce. Dancing was kept up until about 2 a.m. The floor was in tip-top order. A handsome dressing case was presented to Mrs. George by patrons and the committee of the Social Club, in recognition of her musical Services. Messrs J. Hoskin and E. King were M.sC. The New Plymouth Club rooms arc

now practically ready for occupation, and will be open to members from today. The rooms are most comfortably furnished and on a much .more lavish scale than most nieni-

bers might anticipate, and th-' work of the committee and the local cabinetmakers will no doubt be fully appreciated. The official opening of the cldb takes place on Tuesday evening, when a concert will he given in the social room. The secretary, Mr. A. Humphries, will be in attendance at the rooms to-day to receive subscriptions, which are now due. A telephone has been installed, and also a letter-box at the Post Office for the convenience of members. The bazaar and sale of work in aid <,f the trust fund of the Queen-street Primitive Methodist Church, opened by the Mayor (Mr. G. Tiseh) in the Foresters' Hall on Thursday, and organised by the ladies' guilds in connection with the church, was very successful. There was a large attendance in both the afternoon and evening, and excellent business was done. The stalls were in charge of the following:—Linen stall, No. 1, Mesdaiues C. Beilriuger and White and Miss Kenyon; No. 2, Mesdames Andrews and Guy; fancy stall, Mrs. Moverley, Misses Guy and Irene Bellringer; sweets, Misses A. Ecale, M. Guy, G. Moon, and K. White; refreshments, Mesdames W. Moon, Tunbridge, Lepine, and Miss liassett; competitions, Messrs. G. White and C. Pcppcrell. During the evening several vocal and instrumental selections were rendered.

The agreement now in force between the Dairy Employees' Union and the Dairy Employers' Union in the Taranaki provincial district expired yesterday, the i::s( day of the month (says the Eltham Argils). No agreement has been arrived

at to take its place, and the negotiations lor a, fresh agreement are suspended meantime, pending a ballot of members of the Employees' Union whether they will insist on compulsory unionism. The Employees' Union maintains that the agreement, although it never went before the Arbitration Court, has all the force of an award, and must therefore remain in force until a new agreement is arranged, according to the provisions of the Arbitration Act. A case has been brought under the. notice of the Union, mid is at present occupying its attention, where the chairman of the directorate of a dairy company has evidently acted on the assumption that the agreement had no force after to-day. During the sittiug of the Timber Conference in Wellington last week some statements were made by building contractors that Oregon pine was a much stronger than o.b. (ordinary building) riniu, and was therefore more suitable for heavy joists in big buildings. Mr. Geo. Bartholomew, who was present at the conference as a representative of the Hawke's Bay sawmillers, questioned the statement, and asked if any test had been made. It was found that this

had not been done, and arrangements were made forthwith for holding a private competitive test between the two timbers. The test look place at Mr. Robertson's foundry, Wellington. Hydraulic pressure was applied, and beams of Oregon pine am! rimu respectively were submitted. The imported timber broke at a pressure of 1501bs to the square inch, while the o.b. rimu was still unbroken at 2101bs to the square

inch. The result, of the test will naturally he hailed with delight by (he sawmillers, who stale flie.y can supply all the rimu required at the price now being paid for Oregon pine. The usual fortnightly meeting of the

Whitelcy Baud of Hope was hold last ovciihiy before a good audience. Mr. K Challorlon was in tlii' chair. .Miss Hun-,..

opened with a pianoforte solo. "Alice." This was folliiwt-il by a song by Miss Traccy Carter, entitled 'Why won't (hey

Phiv with Me?" A recitation by Lendall I Rui'ul, "i Have a Little Daughter," was f very nicely given. The chairman's address was listened to very attentively, lie gave, an account of when lie first I joined the Rand of Hope, and showed the card given him upon his initiation. This had been framed for nothing by a gentleman sympathiser, who also framed the cards'uf all the children who joined at that meeting. Other interesting memories were given, grouped round the. motto of "Peace and Plenty is the. Reward of Temperance/' Miss Johnson and Mr. Roberts gave a duet on (he violin and whistle, and Master Willie Oliver recited "Call My Brother Back." A recitation by Doris Lawn, and a pianoforte duet by the Misses Herbert and Crisp, brought a very interesting mooting to a close, •liidging by the increased attendances, the interest in the Baud of Hope movement is growing.

The services at Whileley Memorial Church to-morrow will be conducted by the llev. T. G. Brooke, and the subjests will be—Morning, "The Benefits of' Receiving Christ"; and evening, "Betrayed, and for what?" At the evening service Mr. Brooke will continue his monthly addresses lo voung people. Visitors cordially invited.—Advl.

There will be a baptismal service in the Baptist Church I orrow evening. An address will be ~'iven mi "Tin.. Conversion and Mapli-un „f the Ethiopn;,,, Eunuch." Kvervl.o.lr hcarlilv welcome. . -A.M. Mr. C. L. Toiiiliusoii. n .vrc(arv Mechanics Jnslitule, Xorlhamploii. ' W.A.. , savs: "I would not be without a i.otll.' of' v.uii- Grand Couel, 1!,.,,„.,| v ~| .„ IV I lime. J le- the w..r,l ••-rami" fearles-- i

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