LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 198, 11 August 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

It is rumored in Dunediii that the State will buy and work a coal mine i'l Otago. Last night Acting-.Mayor Bcllringer dismissed "the Council school at about Iwcntv-live minutes to nine o'clock. T'hv reporters accorded, him a vote of thanks. As the result of a '•tin-kettliiig" celebration at I'oxten. two young men were lined C2 and Ills respectively, and costs, for insulting behaviour anil resisting Hie Nilletv-live additional men fornu'd the police lo''"' la-1 year: llicir nationalities and religion being as lollows: - Nalioiiaitil'.s: New Zealand-born. 4!'.; \ustrnlians. I:!: Irish. 10: English, 10: Scotch. 9; South African. 1. Religions: Church of Kmiland. :!«: liomau Catholics 27: I'rcbvfcriaiis 2-1: .Wesleyans, 4. jleliiodists.' 3; liaplist. 1. ■ filro-i" serviceable, and subtly--Ihev-reVteciivcs \W.Y,: will de,irihe a material that lias been very much m Memand this season. Corded velveteens hi I many a want. Tliev will make n lady s sown, a girl's dress, or a boy's tunic. White and Sons have a stock m eolois drab, rel, and brown, wliie'n was 2s oil per yard. The sale price to clear is Is ' _Advt.

The jurymen in the Bray-brook (Victoria) railway accident inquest are to be paid at the rate of two guineas per day. The total amount distributed amongst the nine jurors for their 38 attendances will be £720. Holmaii Hunt's famous picture, ''The Light of the World," which has been presented to the Dean and Chapter of St. l'aut's iliy Mr, Charles Booth, was formally unveiled and dedicated in the cathedral on sth June. It is the last replica of the picture which the artist painted, and, us Canon -Scott Holland I pointed out, he sought to emphasise in his work the human, rather than the ecclesiastical, element. "In Uawci-.i we have some astonisi,-

ing things," remarked the Rev. Mr. Shaw at the Manaia Presbyterian Church, apropos of the lack of church attendance. "Boots arc sold that keep out the rain six days in the week but let it through on the seventh; umbrellas are numerous that are rainproof all tun week bill are pierced by raindrops on Sunday; people me to be found who readily catch a cold on a Sunday night ill church but escape the dire calamity if they are sitting in-the dress circle, at Ihc theatre during the week." l-ater on he remarked Unit it was not right any din! institution should claim the whole of the attention of llie people to cue exclusion of everything else.

Writing to the Danuevirke Advocate, Mr. D. Monro, of Weber, says:-A pari-I'l-aiih appeared in your paper inviting discussion on the nion from Mi:. Thomas A. Drvee,: as to liow long a period sin. e | the nma became extinct. 1 am Iu ly ol the same opinion as the late Mr. Coluiiso, that there has been no live tnoa Ml NewZealand for 'the lust four hundred years. It is well known that bones will keep mvsewed in clay and sand for, 1 may sav, thousands o'f years. Further, 1 entirely disagree with Mr. Percy ,Snu,h that the Maoris landed in New Zealand four hundred years ago. 1 am fully o the opinion that the period when the Maoris landed would be about fifteen hundred years ago. _ _

A campaign in support of -no diniKs between meals" has recently been inaugurated in (treat Britain. No Jewel than 21)0.000 peuple have already sign- l this semi-teetotal pledge. Members solemnly promise to abstain from mtoxicatin'c liquor except at midday and evenin,,- meals. The pledge it is contended is "of special value to clerks, commercial travellers, managers, buyers, dealer, and all who are engaged iu business pursuits Many who are not prepared to become teetotallers are glad to sign the i Semi-Teetotal Pledge, recognising that treat" lead to heavy expense and ol health and are fruitful sources of in em-p'orT-e. The Karl of Roberts » patron of the no-drinks-bctween-meals league. Koine live years ago says the Standard, a young man, who had occas >n to call for letters at a post olhce in the Wairarapa for himself, undertook -he deMverv of a registered letter lor a friend'of his. His friend not being a« ;.nom e onhisr l duiT. ) helcft.twitlithe

~,„„lc of tin- house. "Some time aitei hi-, tv.K-ii.l informed Him that he had not .uit the letter, mul uiiou making <'"• ( onirics at the house the people «l.s----c aimed any knowledge of the letter, as the Id lev contained ,C 3 lie paid the 'mount to hi, friend rather than Una ' ,houldl.ean.vdoubCa s toh. S ,ona u es in the rn.lt.-r. Now, nf live years, the missmg lettci has lu - rn ,.d lip .it'll"' house at which the young ma" left H, having lain restfullj all Unit time. he.hiiul a picture, w.heie it had been placed for safety. A considerable industry in being l>ui;t up iii the United .States in the manufacture of galulith, or milk stone, which is cheaper than celluloid, and is imiiiullaunnable. The stone is made of milk. The raw material is skimmed milk liom the lave co-operative dairies. To this in luge 3 tanks is added rennet, eoagulaiiu.r the casein, which is pressed, dried, and powdered, ami freed from its cheesy odour by repeated washing,. »nd lm 1. is hardened by a chemical. The product is more brilliant, more solid, and a tnlle heavier than celluloid. It is as easy to work as wouil, and can be made into a „ lC at variety of articles, such as conuis, hairpins, piano keys, buttons, knife Inmlle-s umbrella handles, backs lor blushes, paper knives, dominoes, inlaid oni uiienls for lurniture, and almost ,inj .object ro.|uirJiig solidity and line p0115,,. It, can be given any color or made to imitate marble, coral, tortoise-shell, etc.

The Agricultural Society's Committee , He.-.,. .uomhi,,. Amongst the I bi';,!,-- tn ■"■ :orVvam anil U.,- ■ cussed is-the matter of holding J horse ■ parade under llie auspices o[ the S.i----i cietv. 'in this connection, we would sug- ■ m-.-.L should the 'parade of stallions lc . M-cn-ul ui.iiii, the date should be con-sie-mblv earlier than last year's. IVi ,iii parade, in which only ten horses ; ,ook part, was held on September 28t'.i. ihis was foo late for many of the ow.ievs of mares. Already stallions piJ- ■ pi-ielors are canvassing supporl, and . wares are being promised before. Hi.' I owners of them have had an opporiunt ilv of weiii" the animals that are to ne at the service of breeders. If the parade is to be made of the greatest use to - breeders, it should he held at a date ' that will give them n chance of seeing i "trotted out" the stallions allotted i» ■ stand in this district for the season. - There are several fresh sires, we iiiuler- ,' stand, and doubtless farmers and other - owners would like to see them carlv, i before committing themselves. ; The Dairy Commissioner, Mr. D. Cudi die-, speaking at the farmers' dinner at ' Kimbolton on Wednesday night, said ' that in New Zealand the dairying industry was not perhaps so large as wool, ' meat, or gold, but the inlluence was | more, widely felt than any of those 1 three. The export lust, year of butter ' and cheese amounted to .t;;2,.'!50,000, a * result largely due to the efforts of the " farmers themselves, lie paid a. tribute ' to the co-operative movement in the in--1 dustrv, the members of wkich went to '' a great deal of trouble in meeting the ; demands of the times, and gave a hearty : respond to the advice of the Agncul- ' lural Department's experts. This was 1 well, because it showed that our farmers ' were preparing to meet, the opporluni- ; ties that would come to them in the ■ markets of the Old World. His recent ' visit to England and Kurope showed him ' that New Zealand butter -.producers ; would have splendid markets in the ' future if they made a good article. Good prices for hiitLcr were sure to prevail. New Zealand was most fortunate in liiivin« a set. of men as factory managers that made' for future success. If land went up in price, dairymen could get . better cattle, and there was no doubt ' whatever of I lie success of the dairying i industry in New Zealand. Some few weeks ago Messrs. (iainliu and Co. .complained Ural hides received : from the abattoirs were badly damaged, and made a claim lor coiupcnsa- , tion. The Council admitted the claim, i and decided to collect mis amount from t'ho abattoir manager. Last night -the iSoroitgii Council received a letter from ■ Messrs. Claudia aud Co. withdrawing! their claim. They stated they had ' nuvcr before had hides damaged to such an extent, and believed thai aiicniion Inning been called to the fact, it was very unlikely to recur. C'r. Browne moved that tire letter be referred to .Mr Koakes. for the matter was now oile between Messrs. Camlin and ,Co. and Mr. flcakcs. It was not every nun that was as philanthropic as-this, having its goods spoiled and foregoing a claim for reimbursement. Cr. Cattle;,- took a iliifercnl, view, and movnj that the mallei- lie referred lo tire, abattoir couimiUce, who should endeavor to ascertain for what reason the claim was now withdrawn. Or. West seconded. C'r. Mills lavoivd C'r. Jjrowne's idea, depreca'ing the dragging up of this thing mom ll after month. The Acting Mayor said that (Jr. jjrownc's idea seemed to be, that tin- Council should insist upon the payment of the line, and h-ave it, to .Messrs. Camlin and Co. to refund, the amount lo Mr. Keakc-< if they saw lit, Cr. Mills said that this would lie ridiculous. Tilm letter was referred lo the abattoirs committee. MOUNTAINS Oh' COLD. According to old log-ends, exist in the fabled hind of El Dorado; L>ut all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the loss of health and life, so i'kely to happen as the result of ravages of that fatal disease called consumption. 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