LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 302, 17 December 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Of 111. one of the big Swiss lace maiui'aelories there is a new machine whicM 'threads one thousand needles a minute, 'ties the .knot for each, cuts the thread off at a uniform length, and then carVies the needle along and sticks it into n cushion ready for use. Primary school pupils who have gained proficiency ccrtilicates in Standard \7„ and are not over lifteen years of age on December 1 preceding their adniissiou, are entitled to two yearn' free tuition at the New Plymouth High School or the Stratford District liiy-ij School. Parents interested should at once communicate with the principal of either of the schools mculioncd. In addition to the proficiency eerlilientc the parents should furnish the principal with satisfactory evidence of the pupil*' age. and evidence of good character. , NOBTii CAKLTON, VIO. 1

J HiirTave, 527, Drunimond-sti'cet. North. CaHlou, Melbourne. Vic, writes: 'Last muter 1 was siill'erlng about two months with a very severe cold. 1 could hardly speak above a wlnspcr-m fajt, Boine'ofiny Wends said I would lose my voice altogether. After trying about half-a-dozen remedies. L chanced to see ,\n advertisement of Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery. I tried it. and used four bottle--, 'which completely cured me. Since then I have recommended it to lots of people, with fi"od results, f have three children, and whenever they got colds, Dr. Sheldon's New is the stuff for them." Dr. Sheldon s New Dhrovcrv for Coughs and Colds is an unequalled preparation for the.cure of nil Chest Complain!* nun Lung rroulil,*. Price Is Od and 3; per bottle, Obtain- ) «Ue cvetywlicre. _ i _..„ . .

The Government Buildings are undergoing spring cleaning, the painters being inside and out. A new honors board, beautifully carved by Air. Geo. lioverley, will be unveiled at the High School dispersing ceremony this afternoon. AH the members of the Land Board were present at Tuesday's meeting. In our report wo omitted the name of Mr. J. B. C'onnctt, who was present. The Education Board yesterday declined to interfere with the school holiUays already arranged for the Christmas 'vacation, but will look into the matter during the year. Some visitors went to Parihaka on ,', Sunday, and ail the. .Maoris they sawi , were two wahines and two children. ~ They said all the others were on the beach or in the hush at work. A new , order of things exists since the demise , of the prophet, and the inhabitants of , the .Maori city have now to do a little , more toil.—Opunake Times. , A resolution bus been passed by the • Oroua Licensed Victuallers' Association ' as follows: "That, this Associaiio-i tenders its heartfelt sympathy to those hotelkeepcrs and their wives 'and families who have been ruined by the carrying of no-license, and regrets that 'i law which confiscates properly without compensation should be on the statutes of New Zealand, it being contrary to the best traditions of British justice." There is at present staying at tin Waioknra paii, Manaia, an interesting visitor, Julia, .sometimes i-aHcd* '''tlw't Grace Darling of New Zealand." In the year lSbll she assisted in saving the crew of the Delaware, a deed recognised by the people of Nelson by the gift of ] a watch, still in her possession. An ae- [ count of the heroic act is printed in "Saunders' History of New Zealand," page 117. The story also appears in Standard IV. Longman's Headers, used ' by school pupils with the approval of I Education Boards.—Star. 1 There is no! the least chance that I . shall see another election (writes Dr r li. 11. Jilackwell to an Auckland , but 1 should view with perfect equan- :. iuiii.y tlie adoption of no-license . throughout New Zealand. It would V merely involve a return to the habits t and manners which prevailed in my .. youth among tlie middle classes in the ~ country districts. As for the small |] quantity of spirits required for mediee "mal purposes, it could be procured at ,j the chemist's, as tinctures are obtahL, cd now, by a medical prescription. s, Cider, sherry, currant, gooseberry, rhuu barb, damson, elder and cherry wines ~! all form very agreeable drinks, and ,j would lie absolutely sufficient for table A use. I have tasted gooseberry wine it made and bottled in New Zealand, as is good as any champagne I ever drank, t. The Minister of Justice (Hon. James ;r Mrtiowan) was reminded by a Wairaiii rapa Daily Times reporter of the mine n. Minister's statement that the question 5- of compensating liallinen, and the rchv ■>c fives of Andersen, who was convicted th of the W'estport murder through perer jury by a witness, would be considered is by' Cabinet. Mr McGowan does nol it favor the proposal in the slightest de re gree. So far as he knew, there was ,le nothing in tho evidence to justify an) ly compensation being paid. The Stale, hi lie declared, should not be called upon t( pay.compensation on account of some body having given false evidence. 1 the State or the police had done any thing wrong, that would be anoth/ ;n matter, but he had yet to learn tiin , K l such was the ease. The State must di m what was right and fair to all, but th ._ mere fact that these men were charge 'l„. by the State with a crime did not en 1,",, title them to compensation. Theyniighl ] K under certain circumstances, be so er me titled ; but he had yet to learn till m t such circumstances existed in the cas ; 'jH under notice. He was, however, quit l 1 (, open to conviction.

The contractor, for the metalling of the Rnwhitiroa road has a camp out near the I'ati'a river where he boards the (men "engaged on the road, or "tuckers" them, to use his own term. Some of the men wdio have found it advisable to leave the work in a big hurry after being on it a short time haw drawn their full pay and made oil, forgetting to pay for their board. The contractor does not like it. Hastily summoned from the street on Saturday afternoon to the meeting of the Eltbam County Council to explain his grievance he lilied this doorway of the Council Chamber and with a'lighted match in one hand and a cigar in the other he put his case thus, with suitable jestu-es of match and cigar : ''lt's not a bit of use. I'm not going to stand it any longer. If yon want men to work out there have a camp of your own. You're not going to tucker them in my camp. T make nothing out of my men for tucker, in fad I lose by if. but that's another matter to these fellows who don't pay. I'm a tenner out anvwav. I chucked one bloke in the river and he left.'" A councillor remarked that the men went to the camp for (heir own convenience. The conlractor : "There is no convenience there for them, and I won't have them after this. 1 won't be imposed on. and I won't dicker them. 1 I ell you, fair and sipiarc, and I won't do it any more." No action was taken, as it was considered the mailer was a private one between the men and the contractor.— Argus.