LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 325, 18 January 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is reported that sonic natives lately found on the beaeh near Oaomii a lump of ambergris, of which it is said one lias sold his share fur £2O. For 3,(i(52,2781b5. of milk supplied during December month llawera Dairy Company pay out this jnonth CUT It "s ■ld lo !);> suppliers, at the rate of Is per lb. butler-fat. The Jlangorej Co-operative Dairy to. received during December 2.:104,4281b5. of milk of an average test of 11.78, yielding 87,3301b5. of Imttei'-fat. Suppliers received £3457 Is 3d.

On Monday afternoon (the lluhotu , :orrcspondent of the Opunake Times' (lutes) there was u big fall of earth, from the mountain in the direction of the Ououni river, and lire dust from it was seen several miles distant. To celebrate the Tarminki victory an Opposition banquet is to lie tendered .Messrs Okey, Hine, Dive, Pcarce, ll.P's. and the leader of the Opposition, in the Opera House, at Hawcra, on Tuesday, I'Yliruary t.

Presiding at a paraile of donkeys at J Belfast, Dr. Owicr, I'roleslani Bishop of Down, was frcipicntly interrupted by tile animals in a speech in which lie extolled the virtues of donkeys. At lentil tin remarked-" I do not lliink this is first eaeore I liave got to my speech." i Tin. irallie returns on the W'cllingioii-Napicr-Xcw Plvnioulli section of railway during tin' four-ivcckly period cud- ! cd'Decern Ucr o amounted lo C(i:i.:iU4 i 10s, against 1u4,07.> lis the lonvspuiiding period of the [irevious year. Passengers accounted for- C21,<i'.17 :Ss Hit, auifgoods C.'i.-|,()81 Is H)d.

In the Magistrate's L'liuvi o;i Satuvdnv morning, before Mr. 11. S. Kitzhe'rbcrl, S.M.. Dr. K..1. domic, who is charged Willi the murder of -Mrs. Klenncr,°of Waitara. wits further remanded until Saturday, 23rd insl. Mr. 'J'. S. Weston, frown Prosecutor, slated Dial accused was in ■» very weak slate, ami unable lo ill lend the court. Il was probable. Hint ii fmiliiT remand would be asked for on the 23rd. If. as stilled liy H«' mover and seconder of a resolution passed li.v Hie Borough Council (says the Stratford Post) requesting that more sheep truck acroiiiuiocliilion he provided era the "\Va-uganui-Xcw! I'lvni li-Wailnm section, olllv I'ourteen shc."p ti licks are provided lo 'fulfil the re.|iiii'i'!iienls of Taranaki, then representations were not made, hy anv means too soon. Sheep are vapidly increasing in numbers ill this province, ami lands upon which till recently a dieep never trod arc now carrying many head. The Department might well appreciate this filet, and conscipionth provide more sheep trucks for use on this section of the railway. A writer in the Woodville Ivxamiuei referring to the progress of Xew Ply uoiilli and inciilentally Taranaki, says: -The province of Taranaki is one whiid nas been going ahead by leaps am mumls for years past—ever sine'" tin Hitler business found its feet and beg"! o develop into 11m most important 01 iitiall farm industries in the Dominion \ splendid tract of soil, and a rainfa] ■quallv splendid frcim the dairy fanners ,oinl'of view, have made it a distric ituddeil with small fnrius, creumcric: mil co-operative factories. The rrsul s shown in the fact that while the ex mrts from the three principal ports \'ew Plymouth, Waitara, and I'nl.ea n S»n were worth COT.()(«), in 1!>»7 Hie; mil increased fifteen fold—to CI,«S, 00.

Yesterday Lieutenant Kaox and Mr. C. \V. I'aliner. accompanied liv several members of the N'avy league, visited the Xorlli Kgmont Mountain ICoiw. The local members of the parly were Hie Mavor (Mr. ("!. Tisch), Messrs. F. (i. k'inihell, C. T. Mills, K. W. Saudford. W. IT. Beadle, J. Avery. .Tames Mnr*v. A. T. Moore, and Master Kimbell. The guests were delighted with the trip. Lieutenant" Knox stating that he had been in all the countries of the world with tire exception of Greece, ami had never enjoyed better scenery. I''" went further and declared thai the late Tom Bracken's phrase "Clod's Own Country" was, in his opinion, fiil'lv warranted by what lie had seen of this Dominion. New Zrnlaiidvi's. he thought, could not fully appreciate the beauties and blessings of this country. Particulars of the extent to uliich visitors are attracted to Dawson's Kails Mountain TTouse were supplied by Mr. St. Clair (caretaker) to the Ha worn Chamber of Commerce as follow: -BUM, KWt; 1(111-1, 1270; l!IO.j, 2008; Willi. 17(11; BW7. 2118; BIOS, 21182. This information was obtained by the Chamber in view of a request lo the Government to take over control of Hie Kails and creel an np-todato accommodation house. The Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts informed the Chamber tlnil in cases where jiriv.it:• enterprise or public bodies were giving sati-fac-lion in catering for visitors the Government bad no desire lr. ?t,cp In and replace such. Tn connection with the Kgmont Domain, the quest ion of the Government erecting and cnntrolliiiL' the 'accommodation house there had been previously considered, and it was deemed inadvisable for the Government lo do "so wliile the Domain is under the direct control of a Board.- Star.