LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 278, 18 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lite Lnglish mail despatched from here 011 October 1) arrived at Londua oil November Kith.

An encounter between a stag a:id a motor car lately occurred at Killarnev. The occupants of the car were the tiaikwar a,„| Maharajah of Kapiikula. lieturning from a drive from (Ileifarili after nightfall through the forest, ~-itii two powerful acetylene ga s lamps alight ill front, their passage was disputed "by a line red deer, which charged full lift, at the radiator. The impetus 01 Ihe charge and impact with tin- ear resulted in the instantaneous death of the animal. The. car received but little injury.

Jt is estimated by tin' New York Mail that twenty million Americans change their residence for week nr more every year limine;- t)„. vacation season, aml tliiil in making the change they spend in railroad fit res. board. recreative amusement s. and incidental . .-..111.)1iin-i more limn three humlrnl million dollars. The vacation liahit lias S''"«n U|l during the Inst forly years, in great measure sine., tlie Centennial Imposition of IST li. Xo other eonntrv all-' proadrcs the I'mted Status in its 'summer phenomena.

Die strongest note in tile New Id '.i for November is its fiction, in which department the editor is evidently Striving to maintain a very high standard. One charming storv i s from the pen of a .daughter of "Hop," the most turnout, caricaturist in Australia, whilst "A Woman's < t *nest" is a modern fnb'e with an old moral. Next to tile lietion come the fashions, wliieh are particularly usetul. Included are free paper palterns of various garments, and a number ot pages of designs , showing the very latest and best things in the world of dress. Next eonie the housekeeper's pages, replete with advice and directions oil a wore of subjects, such as cookery, furnishing, making and mending, alii practical advice This Australasian magazine fo r women continues to be a wonderful si.xpeim'orth, and easily loads all [lie imported women's journals.

. A -Mastcrtoiiian ( JIF. \V. Temple), has> just returned from a trip to tl"' Old ( oinitry. told a I'res.s representative that the Old Country was passing through a very .serious crisis, j>nd .it wrts hard to »ee how it was goin.r to f?ct out of it. What wit it the „ir-iu-,ployed, tin- Licensing Hj]i, and the \\ omens SuH'rage imitation, he considered the h,ngli>Ji (iovermnent had .the bigger. jiui to crack of any (.iowrn.niiMii in tin* world. Not onlv in Mug,land, I.m, j a Anieiicii. (i-miany ,France, th,. labor <jii:-,tion was a verv .serious one. and what was going to be .the outcome of this problem "it was .hard, to foresee. Xo doubt, continued ,the speaker, there was a. lot of poverty 1,1 Knghind. but although one did not Jike to speak positively on (his •/subject, to his mind it n , N |,j |„, ;i||,, v j. Med a good deal. The great factor in < niatter. j n t | 1(l mnnufac;turing centres, was the drinking habits ,of the people, and again the diiinpin" <>f cheap foreign st«|V on the KiHisli market. I

A now dredger (the Mawhera) whkli was laum-iied in England reeontlv hv Messrs. William 5i,,,,,,,, <- 0 . (1 „ sos lllillly *, M vinl ten l ores. It j, ~f -1,. twin -e,e„- -well. bucket. .-Miction illlil ,| 'sella I, LT* type. Mini , Vi |. constructed i',,r the Uri'.vnifjuth llarbo'n Hoard. Jt was launched with ( ||| i|. machinery on board complete rcadv foi work under 1 Jn- supervision of ,\ir J| Raymond. inspecting engineer (o tin (ireymouth Harbor Hoard, Xcw Zen land. J lie bull ami machinery liav: bora built to Movd's class. Til bucket ladder is arranged :-;o that tli buckets can dredge close ii|, to qua walls, and also cut out in drv land channel for 1 lie dredger's own 'notation The discharging pump is arranged t receive and deliver through y lon ; length of Uoaling and shore pipes. Til profiling power is provided by l,wo set of si 1('(' • ('•( i ( |( Ict)s j';i engines, oa.-li driving it- own propel!,;,' ■Steam is supplied by tuo eel boil -r I for a Working pressure of Iflijlb. fh propelling engines ;irc ; ,| su jin-jimr,. for driving the bucket chain at hv dill'ereiit. speeds, ami the suction ~u discharging pu either i,i conjunct ion with til,, buckets or ;se|,ar.it.'-Jv :i required. The engine-room nnxilinr out lit includes independent automat: Iced pumps, bilge pumps, service pumpcirculating pumps, condensed, IVed-hcal or. and lilter. Independent steam hoigears are provided both for bolder an suet inn pipe. Tli wi.iches a bow :r,id stern are exceptionally shorn The new dredge for f|,e Xcw Plvinnut; Harbour may be of the same pattern

What does "L.k'.li." mean? Why, it means Lawrence -Kennedy-! I i I lies, which i- t!ie name oi ilie bc-i milking machine in lie world. No ulher is •'just, as good.' 5 I hi- fact- is recognised In- farmers, and enquiries are ring ' in from all -ourccs. A re you still hand-milking, or are you dissati-licd wiib your present | machine'/ Drop lis a po-l-canl for full ' |»aitii-uliir-s anil a li-i of names of salis-l tied user-. William -l.ib-un. I-;-,,.. Ma-! 1 1 ;ijiti, stales: "The L.K.<":. Milker is giving every -atisfacliou. . . . My test | is good, so also my weight of milk. 1 I must liiive a|io(!it'r machine before nest j season." full particulars will hi: sent-1 po-t free. .1. It. MicKwati and Co.. Ltd.. | -ob' agents. Kgmont-slrect. New Ply-I inoutli. _ }? I*'P?

During the reproduction of the Burns-Squires boxing contest at the Theatre Royal this evening, Dili Squires will spar four friendly rounds with a well-known lucal boxer.

tleaeral regret is felt ill Uaw era at the projected removal of ill'. Fatla, the statioiuuaster, and a petition has been very readily signed asking the authorities to re-consider the matter if possible.—Star.

The full returns nf the polling in con I ncction with the harbor loan proposals are not vet available,, the returns of) two of tile small polling places not yd, I having been received. At Manaia. the! seal of the old opposition, the voting I was: For, 1(14; against, 12. i Antiquarians have been excited over' the liml of a farmer ill County Tyrone, Ireland. When digging he unearthed a large inscribed stone, 7ft long, 3ft ilin broad, and 2ft tiin thick. It was covered with hieroglyphics, which, it ithough t, may date from 400 ll.(J. Smaller inscribed stones .have beeii! found in the same locality.

During recent years (.says a coatemporary) there lias been wholesale destruction of kangaroos throughout the Commonwealth, and it has been said that ere long an Australian, in order to see the typical animal of his conn* try, will have to go to England. .Mr. Walter Kolhschild ;il Tring Park has one of the iinost collection of kangaroos in the world.

■Several elector* unexpectedly found themselves disfranchised yesterday when they went to vote. Expecting to lie out of the district, they took ut al:<enL volers' permits, and, returning sooner than they expected, they destroyed their permits. -Some of them made representations, to the returning ollieer, and oll'ered to sign declarations that the permits would not be used. Then they were allowed to vote. Among these was Mr. \V. T. .Jennings.

The Mother-General of the Order of Gray Nuns, who is sixty-nine years of age, is about to make a remarkable journey into the Canadian far north to inspect the mission centres. She will make a tour embracing 2000 miles of travel, most of it of an exceedingly arduous character. The country through which she will journey is unprovided with railroads, and dog trains and canoes will be used as the chief means of conveyance.

A new shell of immense power has recently been tried during tin* naval gunnery experiment at Toulon. The trials (says the Central News Paris correspondent) were made with the armored hulk of the Admiral Duperre as a target, and the. cll'eet of the new shell was extraordinary, the armor being pierced at w range of 0000 metres, and the shell penetrating into the stokehold. The shells, which are charged with 40 kilogrammes of erosive, a new explosive derived from phenol, are !h" invention of (General Perruchon.

When a funeral party arrived at Symonds street cemetery, Auckland, some days ago the burial place of the deceased was found to be occupied by a blacksmith's shop, erected in Coninetion with the cemetery bridge works. The mourners were not all able to sta-wl inside tile structure, and those who ,lid to do so had to scramble in behind two forges. The grave had heen opened through the llooring, a portion of which had to be torn up, so that the excavation could be made. The cit vironment came as a shock to the mourners. Owing to representations made, th'e smithy has been removed.

The co-operation of a numlior of gentleman in Sydney lias been secured with regard to the tin deposits at Stcw'arl IMand. They liave taken nn option ovey 100 acres, and a verv capable expert ill tin is to lift sent' from Sydney to thoroughly examine the lode lormation, to make a series of assuvs from various parts of the lode, und to take out a bulk parcel to be treated in Sydney. If this should prove good enough a very strong company will lie floated for the purpose of treating til'.' ore on a large scale. There is (says a;i exchange) plenty of money available for any reasonable mining venture.

Over forty years ago a young woman left the liiu-np district, Lancashire, aim emigrated to America, where she married. A sister whom she left at tiacup soon lost trace of her. After all th' years, the sister lately tried to find out tile address of her relative, but e.verv expedient failed. At last she wrote to President Roosevelt, asking him to help her iu the search, For six months no reply came; then a letter bcarinir the Presidential seal was delivered to* 3 Iter, and enclosed in it was file address of the long-lost sister. No doubt President Kosseyelt decided that he could do iT. and did it; but what agencies were set to work and at what cost can only he conjectured.

Professor Mctclinikoll', Hie eiiiinent bacteriologist. oj' I'aris. says that it 1? easier to pivvent an attack of cholera than an ordinary cold. This reassuring statement was made during an interview regarding the possibility of thu present cholera epidemic in llussia extending to France and other parts of huropc. Prolessor MetchnikotT says there is nothing to fear if the proper precautions are taken. These precautions are exceedingly simple. Inasmuch as cholera bacteria arc destroyed at a temperature uf 140dcg Fahrenheit, boiled water and hot food render persons practically immune, lie advises the liberal use of hot water for washing and for rinsing the mouth, and scrupulous cleanliness with regard to clothing and surroundings. If these conditions are complied with, there is 110 chance of cholera gaining a foothold. Professor .Metehm'koll' -pends the greater part ot the lime in his laboratory, surrounded by tidies containing cholera germs. lie even eats there, his meals consisting or hot tea and toast, placed .side by side, with ihe test tubes. "This proves," lie said to the interviewer, "that there is nothing to Icar from cholera germs if the simple rules I. have enumerated are complied with.