LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 327, 20 January 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lust evening a Minn uanici llieliard Valentine l'adford was arrested, on warrant from (Jishorne. by Constable MeIvor. for failing lo comply with a Court order.

iTlle dangers of over-studv are excinj.lilied in the ease of .Mr. KM. Ily.iwn. a , man of 30 years of ii«r, who recently j resigned a position nu the Invoicargill' stall' of the lunik of Xew Zealand, and whose body was found in the Waihopai ' river on Wednesday morning. He had studied hard, and 'had received word llml. lie had passed iii all his subjects. , when he lirok" down mentally, with the sad result related.

I J-i responding to the toast of his Ihcallh at a gathering in Napier mi Kri'day, the lion. A. W. Hogg said [hat his elevation to the Ministry had come to him totally unsought, lii accepting Hie position lie did not seek anything in the way of emolument f„r himself, hut he desired lo leave a record behind him of

lasting benelil to the people. He was very -lad that he had ben appointed to ih,- .position in charge of roads and bridges, as li.v means of ljiis department lie would be able to leave monuments which would lie of bejielit to the settlers. lie had some knowledge of what.a settler's life was, having lived in Australian bush long before coining to Xew Zcala"id. He knew what the settlers had to put up with in places where there was n o communication with the outer world; where they saw the same faces day after day, and living became a dreary monotony. He wished to remove this isolation by. mailing the back-blocks.

[ There was a. young maid of North Shore Her life she could hardly endure Till she tried Laxo-Tonic, It made good health chronic, You, too, fihould a sample procure. liAXONVTONIO PIUS. r loy s d and Is Od,-

Mails for United Kingdom an.l ContiiK'iit despatched from here on llptraIter JOlli, arrived in Loudon un Jajunuy 18lh. a result of the ministrations of 11 small host of painters., the various offices in tin- C-overnment Jiuihlings arc: now looking Jit for wliito men to work in.

It. is understood, that Hit .Mauri professional football team which went over ! to Australia, last season intends touring Croat Dritain this year, anil it is slated that the negotiations are well forward. Conversing with a " Xcws '' representative Mr. I-I. A. Parker, the wellknown lawn teams player, declared that he had never played better tennis than in the Taranaki championship doubles on Hominy, and he felt that only once previously had he played as well. "Colliers are tlio hravest men on earth," declared a juryman when a gallant rescue in a mine was described al a Mexborough (England) inquest. '']

have never known a miner who would not risk his life for a mate,'' said the coroner.

l-'ricncls of .Mr. Charles'lbirkUind, formerly of llawera. will W glad lo hear | of his success in America at high diving. The Star learns that he proposes to give exhibitions in New Zealand next year; and that he dives various heights I extending from ;jl)i'l to ll.'ifl into wat -r by .V/,,ft deep.

The members of the Taranaki Land Hoard will make their trip to the Taranaki liiutrr'.aiid during r'cbinarv. probably bavin- New Plymouth on the 17th'. At present if is intended to go via Stratford and Whanganioinona to '.M-angaroa. where the route will be lint plied mil. The idea is to visit Matiere, Taumaninui. Aria arid Te Kuili.

Tin? resignation of .Mr. T. I!. McCon nell from the loniliietorship of the Garrison Hand has made it impossible for the band to take, part in the band con-1 test at Hastings. The money collected towards the contest expenses will probably be expended in the purchase of new instruments and the enlargement of the bandroom. and an announcement will oo made to the subscribers accordingly. The Whitelcy .Memorial Sunday School's picnic is to be held this year on Mr. \Y. 11. Saxton's properly on the Carrington road. There is a nice open lieal for races and games, and pretty piece of native shelter hush. The teachers met last ir,»!n ami made final aria iig.'incnts for the picnic, in anticipation of a large attendance, 'liuses run right to the gate, ami return after the picnic.

Among Ada Crossley's treasures is a Ivre-bird fashioned in diamonds, which was presented to her by the musicians of .Melbourne. The late Queen Victoria presented her with a gold enamel star, while other notable gifts include a gold etruscan bracelet from Miss Marie CorI'lli. a ring from Madame Pufti, and a gold lucky* beau set with diamonds givoa To her by Madame Altai when Madame Crosslcy toured with her in 181)5. Says the Wellington Times:—"There i.s sciircelv one branch of the public service in which abuses have not grown up in the fat and careless years, which can be remedied only by a searching and fearless examination precedent to the weeding out of the best of drones and a ,-cueral rehabilitation on practical business liue-s. The task is a thankless and unpleasant one. but it has got to be faced, or, rather, the. longer it is neglected the worse it will be for the reputations of those upon whom the responsibility devolves," Tn the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. IT. S. r'itzhcrbe'.t, S.M.. judgment was given by default ia the following cases:—A. M. Williams (Mr. Wright) v. Miss Boss, claim €1 3s aucl costs (is; FranklcigU Park Intension Land Company (Mr. Cntilliain) v. Jesse .fames Hills, claim Co and costs His; same v. W. J. C. lllaekstock, claim X.5 and costs 17s; same v. <!. I). Hamerton, claim Co and costs IDs; T. Hilling (Mr, (!. Oi'cy) v. C. Parker, claim Cl2 Ills and costs C2 2s (id; Xewton King (Mr. Crev) v. .lames Ogilvic, claim .C3S (is and costs c.'l Is; ¥.. (Irilliths and Co. (Mr. ynilliiini) v..(. ,1. Cillics. claim Clli 4s Del. costs tl 15s (id. The recent billiard mulch in Sydney between Liudrum (chanvpion of Australia) and young (liny (who recently toured New Zealand) has resulted ill a win for the latter by 4W-I3 points, or (i4,'l more than the handicap conceded bv Ijimlrum. Cray made a number of breaks over the centurv. his best effort being :i!)5 (3!>3 oil' the red), which constitutes a world's record oil' the red. The boy lias accomplished another wonderful feat by putting up a break of 0,')4. which constitutes the Australian billiard record. Oorge (tray is only sixteen years old, and has been playing for only three years, his sole tutor lieiii" his father, flarrv Orav.

If is expected (savs (he Auckland Herald) that the eight sleeping ears for the Main Trunk line will be completed by the date lixeil for (lie commencement of the through, service. Six of the cars are certain to be read v. and the other two will probably also be available. There will be two en each train, giving accommodation for forty persons. During the clavliinc these cars will be used as ordinary lirst-class carriages, and will seat about a-Uiiril as many more passengers as sleepi7ig accommodation is provided for. It, is thought that (he cost will be about IP- or 12s (id per berth for the journey from Wellington to Auckland, or vice versa.

An exciting motor adventure befel a South Wairarapa car-owner last week. He took his car out for a run, and induced his companion, who had never been in a car In-fore, to take the wheel and drive the car. Speed was increased to about 2.") miles an hour, when the motorist drew his companion's attention to some interesting feature ill the landscape. Turning his head to look, the driver also turned the steering-wheel, and before either of them could"realise what had happened they were seated' on the grass in a, roadside paddock, tincar puffing and snorting triumphantly, but standing still. Looking behind them, they discovered that they had dashed right through a seven-wired fence, broken two posts and all the wires, and had escaped without the slightest damape to themselves or the cnr. An c.x-Xcw Zealand journalist, writing from Loudon under date November 211(1", sacs:—"The unemployed ipicsliou is horrible. If make- one almost weep to go home ill Hue evenings hen- and be assailed on, all sides hy erics of poverty. Thiglanfl seems lo take a pride in exhibiting her cripples, beggars and paupers for the admiration of forch-ners who seem I o compose the greater ~art of the population of the West End. . . flow terribly slow England is. The people are cpiile Oriental in their laziness. It

is singly impossible to get anything done promptly. To-morrow seems In !«' n word of greater potency with the English tlinii.willi the Maoris. . . The English have shown a shockingly bad spirit over their defeats in football boll) here and in New Zealand. 51V idea of English fair-play and English sportsmanship has lioon altogether shuttered. The English are undoubtedly tin. best spoilsmen in the world, when they are winiiia... lml they are the worst possible losers. The whole secret is their laziness anil their habit of believing that if anybody persistently beats them, beyond douhi. they inn»l he playing a I'onl game.''

11l <-01111.-CllO|l H-Ull till- stillHHClll. attributed to til,- sailors of I lie American licet that one of their greatest impressions was ill,- licking of six of them by I on,, r.vitisln-i- i„ New' Zealand. Ih,- nnlv tiling Unit approached a light was 11,',. (lag business i M .\n.-kliiinl. It was reported nt til., time (hut a Cuit,.,! States, sailor* seeing ,|„, ,«,.„., ~„,, Stripes uml tin Hliion -liti-U Wnvill" together, placed i|„, former above llw hitter. A Mriiisl, bluejacket came ali>n«. climbed the pole, ami reversed tin- posT- I tions. "An angry rmir went, up from several liuiulre,! Ainerieau throats and | as the lirilislier dropped lo the ground, | (lie Ainerieau who had lieeu onVinallv responsible f,„. thl , [maUl , n|s | l( . (l ~, I'ini. The Jack Tur knew how to use Ins fists, however, and the Ainerieau went down like a loir. Several monikers "f the Heel patrol picked their man in. and hu-tleil him away, while a crowd of citizens surrounded (lie lirilislier For a while it looked as though a riot was iiirmitic-iif id tliwe was in nneasv feel-

»>!,' in dii' air. About 7011 Anion'™ns "Mil a liii-fr,. 01W( | „,- ui.j,;,], ( ]IIS ~.,,„, slll'Sflll!.' IlllOllt (1,,.' «-,.| K . pf (||f, f riU .. lSi A tin,, clioi-,1 of |1„, R<m ,| f,. ( .|i„ K , v ],i,. h iH-i'Viilleil. liowovor. lin-ii<.,| Hie situation fi'inii on,, of j.iMvi(v to tlint of oiHliiKi-

"SMI. A llllll'jili'kl-t. Irtlsllill!; IIS WHY nloiijr Un- street „|| „!„:,<., -Imolii.,. Imp. |)ily lo himself, unci waving Uio'"stars and Stripes to tlic accompaniment nf liis own music, took in lite siluation ill a glance. Ola inhering up llio polo with ninnkev-like agility. In. thrust his (lii« inlii Hie socket from ivliioli tlio other Irannei'etle had boon tot:,. alongside tlio I'nioii .Hick, iiml tin- two colors mingled t<i;:i'tli"r again. From liia vantage mound he drawled out with a lwppv UiigtY hvaiijr. 'Urn-*. T wiess this I, just how it ought lo ho. Vol one above tlic other, but side l, v side.' Instantly thi< scene was changed. Tlio tension £«vc way to lijtlit-hearleilness, and cheer npoii cliccr iiuiy through the air," Me?,, why pay live guineas a suit to tailors when yon can get the same tiling splendidly cut and finished at the Melbourne, for a couple of pounds less. Wo j can fit you.—Advt.

Dr Koch says that the precautions aken against tuberculosis in .S'ew I'ork ire almost ideally complete, 'flic uotili:atiou and registration or' nil eases arc ■ompulsory. Of 40,000 estimated eoniiiniptives in the city three-fourths are aider (he surveillance of the Health Deiinrtincnt. Free bacteriological examination of sputa is made in suspected :'asrs. Lectures are given in public schools, and pour consumptives are provided with free treatment by municipal doctors and nurses, either in their homes or at clinics. The hero of Ladysmith is a believer in compulsory training. Speaking at London recently under the auspices of National Service League, Sir George White, V.C., said that Great Jiritain us a nation was responsible for one-fourth of Hie population of the globe yet with that terrible responsibility'she had an army less than that of Switzerland. At present, with a population of 43,1)1X1,01)0, Kngland to-day had a smaller army than in 180.1, and with M,OoU,UOO people ; and if Unit was thought satisfactory ho was not satisfied. They had now to contend I not with armies, but with nations in

iii'mt. M. Leopold Siitlo, rcpresontin;,' I'athe. i Krores. tin' famous kiiicinalographic firiiv of Paris, who was in \Vclli-,-i<j-ioii last . week, has just come fiom the Solomon ' 1.-.!,uii|s. win-re lII' was very successful in gel ting iinii|iii' plmtoyin[jltit- records. In an interview: with a "Dominion" ru-! pi rter M. Sutto said that when lie retunii'il from tin' interior to Tulaga, he | airanged a 'fake'' attack on a white nun'- vamp. Tin- natives creep on the hut. lire it. and though the inmates make a .gallant ilefenee. they are all sjicareil to death in the course of a demoniacal scene. M. Sutto was assured liy the natives that the method adopted was just, how they, do perform such deeds in reality. It made his llesli creep to hear it. and all through he kept any islanders in his vicinity in front of liim. It was good advice never let a Solomon [slander get hcliind you. II r. .lack T»:ilun, the American novelist, was one of the "fakers" who defended the hut!

Apart from inevitable fluctuations of Icmaml for labor in occasional indusrii'S and occasional localities, labor is n great demand all over the Dominion imlcr conditions which should lie. a mat,cr of honest pride to all New Zcaanders (writes the Aucklandi Herald). >o far from there being any dearth of ■inployinenl, the country urgently needs ivillinp workers to develop her resources, mil thus to add to tli« notable proslerily. Whichever way one turns there is room for expansion, opportunity for the employment of labor and capital, idle land Killing for development, par-

liallv-scttled districts demanding greater facilities of every kind. Only a very foolish man will assert that a nation of one million in a country capable of supporting in comfort many times that number is injured by the arrival nf fellow-colonist's. As a matter of fact, if we, do not get the help of many British hands we, shall lie, unable to refuse entrance to Asiatics. Those who raise objections to British immigration are pro-Asia lie, agistors in effect, however, anti-Asiatic they may consider themselves. The oldest inhabitant of Wellington died on Monday (says the Dominion). His age, which might have been anything over 100 years, was unknown, but he had lived for about 25 years in one of the tuatara lizard cases in the Dominion Museum, and was one of the

original tuatarns given to Unit institution. He was apparently very old when lie was taken from one of the Brothers Islands and placed in the museum, for since that day lie lias not shown a sign of increasing age or growth, lie was sn old that he had lost the usual dorsal riil<;<' of spines, and lie was almost toothless, lie lived the simple life with idle companion, captured at the same time as himself, and apparently of about equal antiquity, r'or a quarter of a century he had borne a stoical ['xistetk'c in the glass case, feeding in the summer on small pieees of meat given them once a fortnight, with blowHies for a treat, and hibernating ihrougli the winter; The director of Ibe museum stales that they never flowed joy or sorrow or any other sort if emotion during that long |>eriod, but ;he scaly companion of the deceased ■cptile appeared genuinely distressed vheu the dead body was removed from ho ease. The tuatarn lizard which is me of the most ancient creatures exant on the earth, is no longer extant m tile mainland of New Zealand, excpt in a captive state, but still snrives on some of the adjacent islands, 'he great age which is nllriliuted to lifse reptiles may bo largely due to the act that no one ever saw one exhibit ny particular sign of growth; perhaps heir uniquely sluggish habits are conueive to longevity. An accident; which might have been Headed with verv serious Results to ilr. island' Holt mid Mr. Maxwell, of Hie Holt Company, occurred at himarii on Wednesday night, during the yerfiii'inuiHi' of "The limit .Millionaire.'' I'he, accident occurred in the last net in lie seine which introduces a race beween two motor-ears. The llrst car rot across- the stage safely, but the pursuing car, (In- occupants of which were Mr. island Holt and Mr. Maxwell, got nit of hand, and instead of stopping in the middle of the singe made straight 'or the footlights. Mr. Maxwell jumped an I. on tn the footlights and tried to hold the car. Mr. Holt stuck to the itocring-whcol, and with the car dashed iver into the stalls.- The ear turned a lunrplele somersault with Mr. Holt underneath, and fell with a terrific crash into the. stalls. How Mr. Holt escaped serious injury is a mystery, for the ear luul to be lifted clear before the popular .rctor-maiiagcr could be. dragged from underneath. It was then discovered that Mr. Holt had received a severe shaking, a cut on the. forehead, and a bruised shoulder. The accident caused something of a panic, particularly in the front stalls, where, ladies screamed and limited, In the pit forms were broken by people trying to get to the windows. The oivhestra-rail was .smashed, and the musician, who was playing the doublebass had a narrow escape, the ear rolling almost on top of him. The ear was lifted back on to the stage and the plav proceeded as if nothing unusual had happened. Mr. Holt, who had had .smv], ,1 narrow escape, met with a great reception on his reappearance. A doctor ■lttendcil to ,b.| s injuries, anil advised him not to attend 'the theatre on the blowing evening. Mr. Holt spent rather a bad nigh| f but he is 'expected to he quite recovered in a few days. This is the. second .occasion on which Mr. Holt has met with a similar aceilent. In Adelaide, a few months ago, luring the performance of "The White Heather,'' while ridiitpr a. bicycle, hi toppled over into (lie stalls, receiving njuries which kept him confined to hi' room for a fortnight. It is pleasing to observe that in iminv 'Hits of the Xorth Island special effort; ire being made to preserve to posterity lie names and deeds of those whi ought and died for the rights of tin iakeh;i in Xmv Zealand in the davs o lie Maori wars. Within recent iimecry ninny graves have been loealei a dilated parN, and steps taken f„i heir care in the future The palhetii creiimnv hj, x,. u . l>| vllmu)h nn T j mi . s -ay hist, should awaken interest local I v nil it is to be hoped that efforts wi'l ie made to hair (lie new rcsting-pla,-, if those of Taranaki's early defender uitably marked. The Marslnnd [lll nemorial. shortly t„ be erected, wil orm a lasting monument of the win nit the duty „f the present gencratioi anuof he said to have been fulfllre. mill all Ihe soldiers' graves have beei ocated mid suitably marked. The lia if l'lenly Times, lii'd recent issue give >:irticuh;rs of Hie steps being take iv the Tauiaiiga Borough Council t mprove the old military eomelerv i hat town, and the following excerpt rom the report, which was adoptee vill no doubt he of interest to man if our readers:—"l.—Thai a inonuincn ie erected nl a cost of about i_x> com ileled; that :i suitable inscription am he names of the nine men of the (iStl )urha,a Light Tnfautry, who were killei n action be engraved' on one face: lb mines of nine sailors and (limner Wall ind the ships (o which Ihey belonged i;i another face; the name of Sergrau lefl's. and aiy other authentic mimes o hose who wore killed at Whakiiinariiin, m u third side. -2.--That Ihe eoniinittci 'iideavour to trace from regimental re ords or otherwise the names of am ithers of Ihe Imperial troops who were filled in action and whose names havi Kit been recorded, and if successful, nih ■licse names to the list. 3.--Tliai. tin lllrd I,'egimeiit obelisk be repaired b> i competent mason, and the iuserip ion and Iwo lists of names now fallinr .o decay be re-engraved upon marble n- brass tablets and affixed thereto I.—That the whole group of head board.ie strengthened where necessary, reminted and re-written. 5. —The com uittee further recommend that the ticket fence between the Imperial troops ind the colonial troops' graves be re noved. and also the picket fence round

Colonel Eraser's monument." Existence mav lie summed up thus: ] Up till thirty—live. After thirty—liver. And tlien—just living.—!!. Ilieliens. Life need not lie miserable after von are thirty years is sluggish and refuses to perforin ! is functions, take a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets and you will • live anew. I For sale by all chemists and storekocp-i er«. i