LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 213, 2 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Cape Egiuont- Co-operative Dairy Factory Company, Pungarehu, received during July 81,0701b of milk, yielding 35501b of butler-fat, for which il-11 13s lOd was paid to suppliers. In the -Magistrate's Court yesterday a claim was made for the price of a horse sold ami delivered in January, 1007. Counsel for defendant suggested Hint I lie claim should be amended, for the unfortunate horse had passed away into the bolter land some time before that.

Messrs. A. McKeown, llickey, Hifglison, Young, and A. 11. Moore ])roci'eded to Wellington yesterday morning on business connected with the Opunake Harbor Bill. As reported from committee the Bill reduces the Opunake territory to a "renter extent than asked for by Hie opponents. It is not known (says the Star) whether there is any possibility of alteration by the House.

lit is understood that a motor 'bus, service is to be established between 11aweraaad Opunake at once, says the local Slav. 111.; question has been wider consideration by Air. Jlolliugworlli for some time. He has been strongly of opinion that Uie concern would pay. In company with Mr. Manning, he has now obtained an omnibus which will carry nine passengers. There will be protection from the weather, and lu». page will lie provided for on the roof.. In reference to the Tarauaki County

"bridge loan'' for the purpose of prjviding funds for the reconstruction of bridges, Mr. J. B. Hoy, county solicitor, advises that, in his opinion, in the event of the moneys granted being found iusullicieut, the County Council can apply to the Minister of Finance, and he may, under the express provisions of sub-sec-tions i and 3 of section US of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1001, and without reference to or consent of the ralepayers, giant to the Council a further amount up to 10 per cent, of the sum originally authorised by the ratepayers to be borrowed. Vnder the express authority of sub-section 3 the Coun'y Council can make a special rate as security for the interest and other charges in respect of suck further loan, and under sub-section 4 such special rate may be levied ns a part of or in addition to the special rate levied in respect of tlu original loan.

lUfvrrini; to the Olympian gjmu'd tlii' "Standard of Empire' says:—A year or two ago the Briton, in Jiis reaction against the oiil loity self-con-' lidence, was inclined to grow unduly despondent, and to think that evea as a sportsman and an athlete ihe was a little played out. The fact was, lie had taught all the world to enjoj' physical recreation, and the newcomers tllirew theinselves into it with all the zest of youth. Jlnt the teach ers woke up, and, in fact, had not really gone to sleep, and the present' contests at the Stadium and elsewhere have shown that, against the best men the world can send, the subjects of King Kdward can still hold their own. The Americans have led at Hisley in rille-shooting. largely owing to the excellence of tlheir weapons; but Great Britain and Canada are not far behind. A Scotsman at Wimbledon frailly disposed of the German Evoitz- | heim, who had carried all before him to the last round of tflie tennis- chain' pionship. And on i«« running track Great Britain has done splendidly, even against the superbly trained Americans, who carry scientific preparation for athletes to a pitch unknown in any other country. One result of the fine exhibition of the Seaadinav. | ian gymnnsts is likely to be a considerable impetus to gymnastic and calistlicuic study in Great Britain, just as tllie performance of the Belgians and Italians at the Horse fallow will cause more nH.eiii.irai to be paid to the riding-school in the future.