LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 286, 27 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the election of members <,i' [\ w JK . W nainmte West County (Maimia> Uikjs place oil Nth December, and the first meeting on 15th December.

A strong hint to the Tai-.maUi Agricultural Society. Air. K J). <)-r' u ,?j (l . jvho, with .Mr. Hugh (lill.es, Uli : thoroughbred and light classes and the ■ring event's, has been judging for 20 jcais al agricultural shows and never yet experienced a wet da v.

Ihe schools the Taranaki Kducaon D'str.ct «,11 dose for the summer i .ten lion on Friday, lSlh December, reopening on 2.)Ui .(ainiary. lUOU in attempt was made at yesterday's meeting by Jli'bSis. Morison and Holers to e\tend tile holidays by u week, but oniy ilr. Adlam supported them. tiattoid 1 ost that the Kilties Hand which is to appear in New Plymouth oil Ihursday afternoon and even,',,.".next Pt ' rfo " mlllcu in Stafford at a later date, we have been asked to asm,r t " n' 1 ,"! 10 ' W® U,ilt is not the slightest possibility of tt perfoimanee being given there The follow-' ng telegram was received yesterday fiom Jlr. Power, the lOlties' manager' Ao arrangements of any kind Imvc been niade .Stratford for the anne-iV for us t I K u U ' S ' and U h '"'Possible foi 113 to play there.- The Kilties' management dcs,,,. that this announcement be made public m order lliat ,Stratford people who wish l(J a wrform a nee of the band may not be disappointtile band appearing in

i A ,, Kl> '' , of il "l"-"' t ' 1 »« to farmers was •wi.wn h at ti,, , ils t siuing ,; f -Jammi .Magistrate's Court, when W. J. U. ileyman. a farmer „f | !o wan road, «as prosecute,!.. „a ,1,, j,,f, in „ation of htoek I nspeetor y. l'ur i,-., oil -fitli October a H<nvcd swine to feed "n "'eat not cooked as provided IV,r under tin- Stock Act. Mr. Marlon npr; l'»t defendant lias not present, although he telegiapliei. ail admission of <milt -\fr ■■"""T " f evidence," tl '; u u " ,l " i the pigs in a pa j. d'xk feeding oil the decomposed carcases ih if ii'"' being such tlt.it „ini lallhig away. .\J r . Juliibull, .'s.M., eonvi.-ted defendant, and filled him , CI, witJi eojifs Us Od and w'tniss." l ' X,,enseS £S

N,me month, , , ri|[r St Nicholas I, While the great battleship Dieadnouglit was at Malta, one ( ,f the seamen divers Weill down to clear her propeller from some tlot-ani that had become entangled, and he failed to c ome T,U,' l '• ,l . all T.' l tl,!lt Of the M«lcships (|ivi- r -i iverc ashore, and grave concern was felt on u, L , j r , t")' tin- missing worker. Signals bv telephone anil lifeline were sent below' without vaij. X'Jie worst was feared when some big I,rushes and other took came loatmg to the siinacc, a»d thereupon 0 navigating lieutenant sent asl/ore I aan urgent message for one of the other , d'vers 1 |,e llliU , immediately, and went below, only L o come up full of indignation. "Why that fellow's been asleep all this time,"' lie said wrathfully. it was true. The man had just had his lunch, and, iindin" the work much less serious than he hail thought, Jie finished it in a lew minutes ami then sat comfortably on one of the giant blades ol tin- J)reailnouuhtt's propeller and went to ,|ee|., v.itli inquisitive /Mies swarming around him, attracted by the dazzling searchlight on his breast.

Shop on 11 cash basi(. ?jid see what you save every ;ime at the A.13.C. Hoot Company's stocidaking sale. The usu-i I price is named first in each instance, j the lower prices being tor cash:—Ladies' fjliii'e and button shoes. 16 g fld, 13s G-j; laditw' glace Derby shoes, ids (id, 13s Gd; ladies' giaco [acq and button shoes, 7s 0.: 03 (id; ladies' tan kid 10 to 20 per cent, off; penis' boj ciilf Derby bftb, 31a, JOs Gif; gouts' shooters, 7s (id, 10.5 (id. Us 0(1; gents' bjl a (wide fitting), 10s 6J, 7s Cd; ladies' gijm boots, 12s 6(1, 10s Cd. A..8.C. mail order (iepai'tir.ojjt; all parcels carriage paid.—Advt. Mr W. 0. Wockncr, Toowoomba, Queensland!, wiilr.s: " Chamberlain's Cough Kcnicdy is uu excellent remedy. I have been sull'oriifg from a severe eok| for the last two months, and it has ell'ected a cure. It is a pleasure for me In recommend It to anyone with a bad told." This is the opinion of one c.i the oldest and most respected residents I of Toowoomba. and jas been voluntarily I given in good fnitii that others might try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and be benefited a<< he was. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers,

Beer and philanthropy evidently go hand in hand in the uo-liecusc district of Mataura, judging liy the following advfcrtseuient appearing in one of the Gore journals! between Mandeville and Oore. Reward, two gallons of beer or donation to hospital, on returning same to - Oamaru stone is travelling • oversow. Vancouver is acquiring a taste for the limestone that is so easy to manipulate, a'iid white slabs are beginning to brightly dot the city. Vancouver asks for about u hundred tons of Oamaru stone ft jnouU'li, and (says Mr, Alley to the Post) the trade can be worked up to a thousand tons a moatli. The hides of 225 steers were utilised in making what is said to be the largest belt in the world. The Dempster sawmill, Taeona (U.S.A.), shelters the phenomenon. Only the centres of the hides were used, and each of tlies:- was stretched for weeks to insure uniform strength in all parts. The belt is 114 ft long, Bft wide, and three-ply tliick. It wei"Us over 2.3001 b.

"A very valuable variety of rape,'' says nu agricultural niilhnr'ity, "largely used at Home is the giant rough leaf ' rape. .Mr, \Y. Low tie. principal of the Lincoln College, who lias had experience of it in Scotland, considers that its introduction into this country would liil a long-felt want. Its strong pout is that, sown ill tile autumn, it provides splendid feed in the early spring. The best way to sow- it is iu a mixture, with, say, oats. Where turnips fail it is an excellent substitute. Several New Zealand fanners haw arranged with a New Zealand seed agency for a supply of seed of this valuable rape fur experimental purposes."

"Artificial lamb chops'' are alleged to he among the latest developments hi America. Dr. 11. \V. Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of tile United States, in a lecture on •• What Pure food Means," is reported to have (said: '"One day last winter someone sent to my house by mistake some artificial lamb chops—hones on which meat cut from just behind the ear lifid Ibec]' threaded very carefully to make them appear like lamb chops. It is all right to sell old bones as Did bones or meat from behind the ear liy its proper name, but. hi sell a combination of uld bones and meat from behind the ear as lamb chops is a rank deception, It is a violation of the i>riue-ip:vs of ethics ill trade."

The people of the Dominion will hear with extreme satisfaction (savs the Dun edin Star) that although the Hon. W. P. Reeves will in a few weeks vacate the position that he lias so long, and favorably filled, his services and unique experience will stall be at the disposal of the Government. He lias been offered, and lias accepted, the position of financial adviser to the Dominion at a salary, we believe, ot £-100 per annum, and will be to the High Commissioner and the Government what the Crown agents were to the colonies in the. early days of responsible government. Being persona grata to the authorities of Threadneedle street, nn.d to those who speak with authority in the places where the captains jf finance congregate most, Mr. llceves will always be able to safely guide tlie Government in matters of liaut linanee. We also understand thatt the lion. W. Hall-Jones, 011 assuming his new position, will have the advantage of | being assisted by one of the ablest and most popular members of the Dominion Civil Service.