LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 320, 11 January 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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There seem- to he some probability j that a defence cadvl, corps will be es- j tablished in Xew i'lymouth, foiniing an ( iiucruii'diary force between the school I cadels anil the volunteer companies. ■ Major Snndford, who made this announcement on Friday evening, said he was noi at liberty to publish any particulars as yet. The want of such a recruiting ground has more than one; been mentioned by the ollicers commandln« the local volunteer corps, and doubtless the movement, when thoroughly set afooi. will receive 'their hearty support. South Taranaki local bodies seem fond of that nivalis.uelorv and obsolete system of raising nituiev, namely, the tollgate. At a recent meeting of representative* 'of lb.' Klibain and Hawe.a Countv Councils the following resolution was 'adopted:—"That application be made to the Kaupokoiiui and the T. L. .101 l Dairy Companies for a subsidy, and failing a reasonable amount being offered" the Eltham County Council will lie requested to erect a toll-gate to the east of the Waingongoro river on the | Sheet, road, all moneys derived from such gate, less expenses,' to be divided between the two bodies for expenditure on | the road." A further resolution agreed lo was that the llawera County Council be requested to remove the Okaiawa Xoruianby road gate to about IT. T. I.ysaght's corner. For eight days £23 has been taken at the Eltliam toll-gate anil CI 14s (id at the Rivcrlca gal". Speaking al the annual meeting of til. faramiki tiillc Association on rnuay evening l.iculeiiiUit-Coloiiel Ukcy reierr-,-d lo ilie. iniporlance aud value ol rillestiooi.iug as a reason why the public, should loyally assist any association of individuals working for the encouragement of rille shooting. A good rille-sliot, said the Colonel, was an. invaluable asset , to the Dominion. Uiile shooting was the niosl important part of a soldier's training, and the part which look the longest to learn. If every man knew how to handle a rille and shoot straight it would not take long to " lick him into shape" by teaching him all the urni ne would require to know in the event of ' trouble arising. Any war of the luture ■ would come quickly, and it would be

over quickly, anil n a man mm io taught how' lo shoot as well as how learn his drill, the chances were that t war would be over before his prepa lion was complete. 11 has been decided by the Xo-Lieeii party al ilnnukau, where reduction v, recently carried, to nominate a ticl for tile licensing committee, election, lie held next JJareh. At a meeting In recently lo consider this question (sta tiie Auckland Star) a sub-coniiiiittee vappointed to select suitable men tisci didates. At the name time, the opin was expressed by some of the iiiemli IliaL it would be wise to open up ue, tuitions with the "other side" with t view lo a compromise, thereby sav the cosl of the. election. Some of I inure enthusiastic workers spoke stro Jy against the •suggestion, and argi that the temperance people, ought to able to elect a. licensing committee wh would be pledged to dose the maxim number (-1) of hotels, and also lo reft »;i iiceoinnioilatiiin license at the n saleyanls in connection with the all toil's al Otahubn. The resolution ui.iuiiiali' temperance candidates w carried by -20 to I. ilr. .1. 11. ilinc, M.l'., who has men communication «ith the .Minister llailways urging the erection of a ladi waiting-room al Douglas staiion, has ceived ihe following reply from the J pait.uicnl: -"Head ollice, W'ollingt Illlth December, 11I0S.—Sir,—With ret' once to your letter of liHh instant n ing that a Indie-- - waiting-room sboi be"provided at Douglas station, I ha tile honor by direction of the Minis! of Railways to inform von that it anticipated that the line will be opci; beyond lliiiroa early in the coining ye. when there will be practically no passi ger trafiic from Douglas station, these circumstances the Minister regri that lie cannot see his way to author any expenditure in the direction desin I have, etc., T. lionayne, General 31a 1 : ger." Mr nine informs the Post it is 1 intention to have a map prepared slio ing the Minister what a large .distri the Douglas station will always sen which he thinks should convince t Minister that the request is very neci sary. Also that the large block'of la: lying behind Puniwhakau (some. 70,11 acres), which the Stratford County ai lloroiigb Councils have persistently as ed to be made available for settlem'cr would also find Douglas its nearest st tion. The chamois ivhieli were liborati near the Hermitage, Mount Cook, aboi two years since, seem to be holding tin own (says the Otago Daily Times). Tin have been seen on several occasions the interval, and on Saturday last fiuii Murphy, while coining down'the Hook: Valley with some visitors saw one i Hie chamois. It was very close to 1.1 party, and rapidly made its wav som distance up the hill, but returned to 11 tower ground as soon as the party ha passed the spot where it was fe'ediii; Mr. McDonald, who is in charge of tt llei'iuitage. gives a graphic aecounl n he liberation of (he chamois when the ivere sent up to tlio district. They wei .aken down lo the point of the 'mom nin where tourists are taken across Hi looker river in a wire cage, and on lh loor of the boxes in which they wer 'onlineil during their voyage from Em ipe being opened they 'caine out wili liesitatinii. With a slighllv hewil In-cil look I hey seiinncl their Mirmiiml ngs. ami apparently recognising some hing familiar in tlie sleep'in lain siili ii'sido tlicin. they uiaile (wo or Hum nick jumps into Ihe air and lied wit! I'eed up the nearest spur. It was r." orteil some time since that a voinu baiuois bad been seen with .tlie herd" 'lie animals were a gift lo the Domiiiior vin the Kmperor of Austria. Captain Stamlish. vice-prcsideul o| '>' Hovnl X.Z. Association of lI.M 'dermis, lias received the followin" Her from Captain Lewes, of 11.M.K, aiiibri'in :-"Dear Sir,—l have received air kind Idler and the souvenir sent ■ me by (he lioynl Xew Zealand Asso"lhui of lI.M. Veterans, and T desire thank your Association, and parlicurly the Veterans of Tarannkl, verv ■ai'lily for (he kind thought. 1 can sure your members that T shall treaie Ihe copy of the Encyclopaedia of ■w Zealand as a memento of Ihe visit id lo lI.M. ship trliieh I have the nor lo command, by veterans who ve bel|ied lo make 'the Kmpirfi and • name of Britain the power it is tov ill tlie world and who. in honorable I irenienl. by their dignity, loyally. 1 devotion to tlie Crown, 'set siich a .' example lo the young members „f British Dominions. 1 regret the it nas taken at ciinsiileral'le risk aid cb trouble, but il was therefore the re appreciated by myself and Ihe ■ers and tlie shin's company of the nln-ian, and I Hank the Taranaki erans sincerely for if and the very isurable reminder of it with which itve been prescntrd. T trust that I fortune may a I tend the members your Association.—Believe me, dear yours very sincerely. A'aughati j i's. Captain." 'e have smashed prices down and ■'you these:—Ladies' ten four-bar ] '•', 7s lid; ladies' tan glace liar s. Ms Od; Indies' tun g'aee button s, 14s 0,1 to 20s; children's tan bar a (10 to 13), 5s lid; gents' lml- | ils. 8s Od; gents' shooter-tights, (Id; gents' glace kid wide welts, | Id to 20s; gents' tan boots in glace T willow calf: ladies' gdaee button V i. 5s (Id: children's sandals, 2s 6d; cttes in black, tan, and white from 1.—A.P..0. Boot Company, Devon- A i.—Advt. '.; ~ 'l,.

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