LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 284, 25 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to apologise to our Carrington ruiicl subscribers for the non-delivery of their papers yesterday. It was ,lu'i' to an unforeseen circumstance. We have taken measures to prevent the repetition of a similar irregularity. The English mail despatched from here on October 10 arrived in London on the 22nd inst. Townspeople are asked to display their limiting on all ilag-poles to-day to give the place a holiday appearance. W'e have to thank the (iovernment for a copy of that valuable reference hook, the Official Year JJook for lilOS. A chance for JSill Squires Mr Bruntnell said last night that the temperance cause has need for a few good sanctilicd punchers. ' I

', H is rumored that the Railway Department intends to lake the (lining-ear oil' the mail trains to and from New Plymouth after the end of the year. During October the Cape Egiuoiif (V opcartive Dairy Co. received !)07,!)4!Mbs of milk, containing :il,4li!llbs „f butterfat. The amount advanced to .suppliers was .U1723 Ss 3d. In the S.M. Court yesterday morning only one civil case was heard.' judgment by ddault being given j u the case of the Coniuiissioner of Taxes v. Cecilia Todd, claim XJU J s 7d and costs 15s, Kev. S. S. Osborne, supervisor, informs us that there are 2.3 candidates for the University examinations to he held in St. Andrew's selioolroom next month. Of these 21 are for matriculation, and four for junior scholarships.

Kcsidents in the locality are, it. is .said, contemplating some organised opposition to the llorough Councils scheme of reducing the width of the Devon .street footpaths near the llenui bridge. It is urged that the extra width i„ the loadway is not required, aad that the Council's treasury is not j u such a state as to warrant expenditure in unnecessary street works. hn co •etion wiili the proposed presentation to Hie Hun, \y. Ilall-.lunes prior to bis departure from Xew Zealand to take up his duties as High Commissioner in bonilou, the Mayor"(Mr (; Tisch) has received a telegram from I the Mayor of Wellington asking if \,. w Plymouth will contribute, and to what extent, to the object. As Mr. Hislop asks for a reply by Thursday, this does not give Mr. TisclT much time to ascertain the feeling of the public.

Major Siindford, of the Xo. 1 Battalion «f the public school cadets, informs us that the Mayor, .Mr. 11. Tisch, Ims, as promised by hint at the Umpire Day celebrations, purchased a very fine silver cup, which is to be competed for annually by the buglers ( ,f the battalion. The cup is to form a challenge trophy, which cannot be won outri«ht. Major Sandford intends to obtain, if possible, a championship |,dt tor battalion iiui-s! ling. A peculiar ca-e wa- heard in the Arniidalc i.N.S.W.i Police Court „„ the I lllfji iii,t.. when Alexander Simpson and John lliidsiui. carpenters, were charged with pursuing their ordinarv vocation on the Lord's Day. The delinquents each pleaded guilty, and were lined as, in default one hour in the stocks. There are no stocks in AniiiiHile, and Hie Court was in a quandary, as (be two men, on Hie advice of their solicitor, left the Court without pa\ing I lie as tin- alternative could not be enforced.

For reliability, for keeping its color, for wear ami style, in hats, got a Woodrow. "Tlie Kasli," that reliable store in Devon-stivel. lave every shape ami size in stock, ami will be pleased (o show you ono at any li'iio. Prices 10s Si. I superior quality Us lid —and worth I every penny of the monoy-to'i— Advt I Mr W. Cl. Wockner. Toowoomh;,, I Qut'ensUiiKf, writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a" excellent remedy. I I have bci'ji siillVriiijr from a severe cold for tin- last two months, and it has effected a cure. If is a pleasure for me i to recommend it tii anyone with a bad ' I cold."' This is the opinion of one r.i I the oldest and most respected residents I of Toowoomba.and Jas been voluntarily i 'given in f-'»od fi'"' l that others might Frv Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and I (~' benefited as he was. For sale by all | chemists and storekeepers.

'J'aranaki Petroleum shares are quoted at as (id on the Wellington sharemarket.

An. Association wire from Stratford tales that a, lire at 1 a.m. yesterday id considerable damage to Nurse IcQuay's private hospital. The patients verc safely removed. The loss is covircd by insurance.

In one of Jiis addresses to the Avon electors on Saturday, Mr. (.!. W. Russell said that when he lived at Riecarton he tried an experiment with ten acres of land he leased there. One year he fanned eight and a-half, and from that' area he obtained all the milk, butter, fruit, and vegetables that he required for his family, and £«7 worth of produce. It cost about | £ls to get that result.

The Inspector of Police, Christehureh, has informed the City Council that he is willing to enforce the by-law regarding the obstruction of Cathedral Square by mass meetings. He will bring a test case if evidence is procurable, lie suggests that the by-law be amended so as to prohibit meetings without the permission of the Council. He considers it absurd that the by-law should allow a constable to "move on'' a man in >i street and not in the Square. The matter has been referred to the l!y-la\vs Committee.

Recently ,t local resident, upon returning home from an afternoon walk, found that the house had been entered and some jewellery, including a diamond ring, stolen. A couple of weeks elapsed before the police were communicated with. In less than two days Constable Mel vor had tracked the culprit, a brother of the lad who stole a saddle the other day from the fitzroy railway station. This boy, an under-sized youngster of fourteen years, has confessed to the theft, and' stales that lie gave the ring to a man who has since, left for Sydney, the recipient knowing that it wa-. stolen property. The youngster is entitled to be fried in the Juvenile Court, and will probably be reprimanded. With a boys' Court there seems to be need fur a boys' penitentiary, with punishment devised to meet the oll'cucc and the age of the youthful criminals.

The depression in the limber trade reported lrom Invercargill U not likely to lie experienced in tie Northern industry (<:ns the Auckland llcraldi. The decision of Invereargiil sawmillers to reduce the output h. at least one-third,

and clout! down tin l mills on sth December, is attributed by one leading Aucklsuid wiwiniller to the large iiiip<it'tatioii of Oregon to such places as Ouneiliu, Christchureh, and Lytteltou, whjt'li formerly were large customers tor the rimu timber supplied by the Invercargill yards. H is admitted that the Auckland sawmiliing trade is not quite so good as it was, but several of the large linns have a good many orders on tlieir books at the present time. It must also be recollected that Auckland is the centre of the kauri timber industry, and kauri, being one of the best timbers in the world, is always i-n demand. So lung as kauri is available in the district there will be no great depression in the Auckland limber market. It is prophesied, however, that in ten years' time kauri will no longer be available. Martin Lund, a San Francisco diver, had a desperate fight with a large octopus while searching the hold of a sunken vessel. Soon after lie had descended, the octopus seized his leg below the knee with a tentacle five inches in diameter. Almost immediately another tentacle encircled his thigh. The diver chopped frantically at the beast with his knife, and signalled to be raised to the surface. Two more tentacles slid out of the. darkness, one of which gripped Lund's neck. The efforts of the men on the surface to raise hiin threatened to drag off his helmet, and he was compelled to signal them to dosi.st. Lund, who had only bis left hand free, fought like a madman, hacking at the tentacles until he partially crippled the enemy. With a final effort the octopus drew Diuid to its nth, and the diver repeatedly drove his knife into its head until it was dead. When Lir.id was dragged to the surface lie was in ■ a fainting condition. The octopus was afterwards raised, and was placed on exhibition.

Surf-bathing and shark seaasous synchronise at Sydney. The Water Police who patrolled, the coast recently in search of tidings of the crew of the Gilt, who are now supposed to have, been drowned, report that the coast in the vicinity of Broken Day is teeming with sharks. Schools are seen ranging in number from four to live to about thirl v or forty sharks, resting on the top of the water with the dorsal lin projecting. Most of them were small, but a few monsters of the man-eating tvpe were included. Bfrndi seems to be (lie sharks' favorite beach, and quite a number have been noticed close inshore, and even in the sun'. (In Friihiv hi-t a -hark measiirimr 7fl .raised about on the border ! of the -urf. and delied a number of wmild-be balhcrs to enter the wafer. Tin- r\!>ert shark-liters who captured a number from the beach last sum r have been informed of the sharks' earlv advent this season, and war has been declared against the monsters, and as a re-nit smite exciting work is promised on the beach at Bondi at night. The cigarette has made wonderful headway in popularity in the navv, says the Wellington Post, referring "to the Australasian squadron, now in Wellington waters. Subject to the linnncial resources of t| K , bluejacket, the Powerful canteen will sell from 1500 to 3000 cigarettes a day, The pipe: smoker is rapidly becoming extinct,- except among the older men. Those who do not draw the ship's tobacco—which is issued pure and in the leaf- at Is per pound, have that amount credited to their accounts. How much dues a warship spend when in port? It is very difficult to estimate in the absence of information which is obtainable except through the Admiralty itself. Hut the canteen alone of a big ship like the Powerful will leave behind her some C.'lOO'in a week for the purchase of eggs, butter, fruit, cheese, tinned goods, bacon, and other articles. If eggs go beyond Id each (he bluejacket will deny himself to some extent, but at (hat price from Sill) to 100 eggs a day will be ~a ( en on the lower deck of a big ship, and 1001b of butter will go with the eggs.

A Wellington business, man wrote I ' Sir Joseph Ward on November 17. point nig out that the trade lie was idcntiliei with was restricted bv reason of th difficulty of raising loniis on real estate mi matter how "gilt edged" the sccurit' might be. Tile writer suggested Ilia the Public Trustee might be empowers to publicly announce in England am perhaps in Australia, that lie was auth orised by Hie Government to receive moneys fur the purpose of lendhg then "" mortgage of real estate in the Do minion. It was further suggested thai I lie individual sums so receivable should be .CotlO on loan for a minimum of live years, at 4 per cent., interest to be paid (piarterly. Th,. (iovernment, under the scheme, would be required to guarantee the security for all monev Unit. It is a coincidence thai since the letter was written a question m ,s asked in the House of Commons concerning the nclvisaldeness of giving small investors facilities for investing in remunerative colonial Governments, while making it plain that the colonial Governments, not ■ the Home Government, guaranteed such securities. Mr. llobliouse, on behalf of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, replied that such lacilities ought to be provided by the colonial Governments.

•Air. I'.. It. Lcmare, tlic distinguished organist, who made himself so popular in Australia and New Zealand a vear or two ago. evidently foun<l the trip disastrous for ihis domestic happiness. At any rate, he appeared as respondent in the London Divorce Court recently liefore s„; II (lurell Panics. The petitioner, Elsie I'iancis l.einare. was married I" respondent in 10,02. at St. Margaret'?. V\c-tiiiiiistcr. and toured through America and Australia , v j t ]| |„. r husband, who was giving concerts. In I HOT. the l ,H " i " l "'r IV;l HI in Australia, and her hnshand iviimicd Home alone. Later

on .Mr-. Li'inare relumed Home. The organi-t. however, had changed his mind, and 1 rented his wife with considerable coolne-s. cveutuallv declining to live with her. The result of this was tint 1"'"' <lln f-' s were instituted for restitution ol conjugal rights a decree for which wns granted as reeenllv as M.iv 1 of this year. Evidence was ealled to -how that -ince that date I lie husband, who gave the St. I'aneras Hotel a - an nddres-. -aid thai "his whole happiness was wrapped up in another woman." That this was so was proved hv the reception clerk at the hotel, who'produced I lie books, showing that the respondent and u lady had sUyed there as man and wife. Airs. Lcniara recognising the writing in the hook as thai; of her husband.

COBAIi, N.S.W. j Mr John F. flow, saddler, Marshall- \ street, Cnbar, X.S.W.. writes as follows: i j "1 have used Or., Sheldon's Digestive 1 Tabules, and consider no man in the I bush should lie without them, tis it mat-1 ters not what kind of food one eats, the j Tabules do away villi any semblance of' indigestion. 1 have recommended thorn to scores of peopli-. with the best re-i suits." Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules are an unequalled preparation for the) cure of indigestion and all stomach) troubles. Price 2s Od per tin, Obta ; n-| able everywhere. j

A lady in Woodville has just received •i otter lrom some friends of hers who settled on land in the Darling Downs district within the last twelve month* ll'ey all wish they were hack in the Dominion again, for the drought has I'een on lor some lime, feed is verv ■scarce, and sheep are dying j„ huntlrtds. —l!.xuitiiiicr. An idea of the huge number of motorcars in use i„ England may he obtained from a le ter seal by Sir .Martin Con"ily ,?„;!, "'"" I "'' KM '- Ju ' litiUL '* "'at over 4000 motors were garaged at Folkestone, Kent, on the August bank holiday. ".Most of the ears," he says, "came irom outside Kent, ami brought money into Kent. It is not unlikely that they spent some £lO apiece in the countrv. At that rate Kent proliied to the tune of some £40,000 in three days.

Referring to the gratifying advance in wool, the Christehureh Press thus refers to the outlook for the first Christehureh sale: "The season here has been most favorable, and though the back-country wool when it comes on to the market, may show a "break," due to the severe frost and snow experienced last winter, the wool from the lower country should show all the condition to be expected in a season when grass has been plentiful and dust conspicuous by its absence." A Kiiiiiioiioii resident who has just returned from a trip up the North Jsiand Main Trunk line witnessed a characteristic incident, at Waiuru (says the Star). A passenger dropped a brown paper parcel on one of the station platforms, and out rolled several bottles of whisky. As the pas-cngcr was journeying into a prohibited area the King Country—the guard would not allow him to proceed with the parcel—and a separation could not be cll'ected. So the travelling grogshop was left behind.

At the last meeting <if the Utag.. Dairymen's Association. 11w president (Mr." D. 'T. ]\»yj reported on his visit to Wellington in connection will) the dairying l'egiilntioiig, and said hi' strongly approved of the regulations since the alterations had been made. He staled that the Minister of Lands had been asked, and had agreed, that the regulations should not he brought into force until those interested had been given ample time to consider them. Mr. Hoy said that the regulations as amended would be of immense benefit to the industry and satisfactory to those engaged in dairying. These remarks were endorsed by the other members of the association ol the' meeting. According to Sir William Crookes, in l!);il the production of wheat will be miequal to the increase of the world's population, and the world will find itself face to face with a condition of things, on which Multhus based his great argument, if there is not some compensatory influence. A Transatlantic writer now suggests that we should take more advantage of the reserve food in the sea, and use to n greater extent edible weeds, hi the suggestion as to eating these weeds there is not much new, for Asiatics have for centuries availed themselves of the supply offered by thu sea. Seaweed found oil' the coasts of Scotland and Ireland has been utilised for food purposes —that is to say, after they have been manufactured. Some, of the accounts given in foreign newspapers of the reception of the American fleet in Sydney are as extraordinary as they are amusing. Dates, names, and events are wonderfully mixed up, and the "yams" that are foisted ujion unsuspecting readers reveal extraordinary imaginative powers on the part of the writers. The following from the report published in the l'eking and Tientsin Times of what occurred when Admiral Spcrry's squadron will be read with keen appreciation in Australia:—"When Admiral Sperry on the llagship Nebraska entered the harbor he was saluted by, a roar of guns from the. secret fortifications. Immediately the people let free thousands of native eagles. The booming of the guns drove the birds seawards, covering the remainder of the Heel, and producing a most extraordinary effect, which was hailed with uproarious cheers from the seamen of the Yankee licet." When Australia one day goes in earnest into the question of immigration she will probably extend her operations (says the London correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph) beyond the llritish islands on to the Continent. The ease with which a desirable class of Continental emigrant is obtained is strikingly demonstrated in n fascinatim' book just published, "Home Life h Italy." Writing of the influence which the American continent has obtained up■>n the mind of the simple people of Italy, the authoress says: "Kvcn high ibove us in the Apennines, where you night fancy the name of America is a nytli, the sturdy lad of U. who trudges >y your mule, (ells how next month he s to start on a solitary journev to join lis brother in llueuos Acres, ll'is father s dead: his mother keeps on the little arm up there among the beech trees n a brave struggle to bring up the rest if the young family. This boy's eyes parkle as lie thinks of the great world jeyond the seas."