LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 6, 1 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Jl will lie just like tin- llcrrea I inn (' I'f .'[Mills Hoard. Oil,. JIUII .HUM', along our month and uiaki-s 11 path. Xi-xl month anotliiT comes along and pinnls it with lriw.--.Jlr, (i. ,\V. Jirowm-V illustration of his objection to the mouth-about system of visit in.- i d ittecs for the library.

At a meeting of the Library Committee on Kridn.v night, Mr. Browne asked Mow i( was Unit so few seienec books were taken nut during the year. Mr. Illltchell saiil Hie reus,,,, Tile science books neve obsolete - "a ile liision and ;i snare." It transpired Hint most of llieni were I raiisfciTed to the lilirary from the old I'id vi ini.-i I Council, which prompted tile Mayor's suggestion to hand llieiu over to the museum.

A railway employee, conversing with | a News reporter the other day, said that there was no doubt that there were many "wasters" in I lie workshops and other branches of the railway service. Jiut there were ;iI.-o inanv "(toil men, who were being tarred with the wasters' brush. Ile related that ill one of the North island workshops ho had seen the nieir engaged in a faille of cards and "two-up" during working hours.

A very valuable gift to the reference portion of the Xew Plymouth library has been made by Mr. \V. It. Skinner. Ho told the subscribers present at Friday night's mooting: that upon visiting the late Colonel 7n:ipp shortly before his death, the old gentleman presented him with complete records of the Taralialii war from day to day. including orders of the day, and so on. Mr. Skinner felt that these records were reallv of public interest and public property, and now that the town had a lircproof building lie had great pleasure in presenting these old papers to the library. The .Mayor, 011 behalf of Hie committee, accepted the gift.

The danger of 1 lie present stale of tlio railway crossing at- Wnitara road wa* shown in a minor degree In the Waiiara bowlers returning from New Plymouth on Thursday eveni.ig. Tliev were travelling in a brake, and when about, twenlv varils from the crossing the engine's'wiiistlc suddenly sounded.

It seemed very near, and iwo of Hie young mid agile bowlers juntpml mil |of Hip vehicle and landed in the dusl. I whiles the driver whipped aloujv his team 'and pot over well in front, nf tin* train. 'Having attempted In pull up. it. inijTbt have been awkward. but, tho train •Iravels slowly up the liili. ami lluit ivrtainlr minimise* tho risk. Nevertheless, tho crossing is dangerous. and oiio of those limes there will In- an accident. When that, unfortunately happens, the. Railway Department will be criminally responsible, fur they have been asked to remedv the trouble limes without number.— Mail. ( Nurses' shoes, witlv rubber heels, re- (

(Inci'd tii 11(1 ill Uio Mi'llmihihc ; great boot anil shoe snle, now on. Leallier slippers. sewn solos. .'ls Sd pair; women's canvas slioes, leather soles. 2s lhl pail", ladies' IDs ful place kill shoes reduced to Ss lid: infants' tan orwliite soft, sole slippers Is pair; Smith's patent I "sliflo-etles" materially. rnUiml. Bargains for everyone. See windows.—

Xoininations fur tlie Xi'\v Plymouth •Harbour Hoard elections clo.-c on -Monday afternoon.

At tlio L'olicc Court on Saturday Dr. I (.Joode, charged with murder, was re|mamled to appeal' before llu- Magistrate | on Wednesday morning next.

The weather during tile past week or so has been simply marvellous, from tlie ! gardener's point of view. Sutton's turnip seeds planted on Monday were well up on Friday. The Sunday players on the Fitzro.v Bowling and Tennis Club's gri'en ami courts seem to have made an attempt to solve the dillieulty by joining Ihe Seventh Day AdventisU, for the name of this denomination looms large on the notice-boards.

A young man is to appear before the S.M. Court this morning on a charge of ill-treating a horse, lie rode the ani- , mal in from Omata 011 Saturday, anil it is alleged that the horse was shame fully used in tlie luawer ol punishment The police are taking action.

The amorous couple who slipped away from New Plymouth the other day have | been traced to Cliristchurch. Pursuit was eluded lor a time by the obi trick of taking out a railway ticket, and making the journey sonlh by si earner. The girl who figured in the elopement is onlv sixteen years obi: her abductor

jibii-il lueiil y-'"igln. Ilow much mure ia tu l)e heard about it just depends 011 circumstances.

Mr. 11. skinner nliunci at Friday night's meeting thill there was in the New I'lvmoutli library the vcrv first gilt made lo the towi. It was a copv o*l till' seventh or eighth edition of tlie Kncvclopacdia Hritaitniea. prcseuteil by ,\ir. dill, then -Mayor of old XMvnloUtil. to llle cili/.ens oi New Pl,\nioutli. I'poil his visit to Plymouth recently lie iiad the pleasure ot iiifoluliug the town clerk lliere ot this exist-

in» hoivloniit. lie was wry inrlu'iaU'd, but liad still the power oi speech. He wils. 11l fact. " solemnly drunk." And as he rolled • aijoss the road near New Plymouth Post Ollice. he came Lo an unsteady

stand before a local clergyman. " 'Sense me,'' lie said, with determined gravity, "can you inform me where the police station is located-:" The clergyman said •not ■ being a stranger in town, he didn t kno4 -Well." said the inebriate, as lu./lied away, " you are extremely fortunate! 1 '

A Im.. in eeli 11 u of natives i- to lie b»ld «l Taiporohcniii on tin; 18tli I'™*-. u linl representatives arc expected to bl ' l 1 wilt of all hapus between White Uil» unit Waitotara. The object of the giltli-i-iinj. is t" formulate a petition asking •that' till- West. Coast Kcscrvcs land should lie cut oil' from the native electorate so that the Maoris may have their names put on the pa Mia electoral roll. The Hawera Star is told that the Mauris concerned consider themselves practically unrepresented in Parliament nt the present time. Stratford will invade New Plymouth in full force on Thursday next. '1 he ,l«vllcr.s „f the inland town have cii K u Sed a special train of io tars and two eu-1-iiies to take them in. The Takapuua which the l iiion Company have ki.id.x ol'icim! ill tin' disposal of tin' Shatl"V(l tfrhnnl ("nmmillei' will leuvi 1 thi* wliilit

D.V. ;iifi w.r. !•:«> i>-'"- ll "V l ~x,,nxi„M. 'l'll. l Sti'iitforil lliiii.l. ■") Uron-. will l.rolml.ly i,woi,,|muy I »■ «" iMiriiun. Tlu 1 . C.mimittoe propose l,nii;<i,,., tli.'ir own milk, Usi, siipr, »nil proviiliii'' Hot. Wilier. The train will "''l'lvi' ut New IMviuoutli station irlimit in., nnd iTtuni at .) p.m. trust our friends I'roin Slrnll'oi-d will Imvi' 1111 enjoy,,l,lc ,b.v.

It j„ -not, often lhat a bankrupt receives the sympathy of Ins creditors; iisitii 11 v* il; i* Hit' rrversr. I>»L the exception that, proves Ihe rule wa, established at the meeting ol ere,litoi, held ill the estate of David I'cmiy. at the Manaia Courthouse on Wednesday (say* the local paper). Debtor encountered misfortune while fanning at. Otakelio about four years ago. A lire proved disastrous and then disease nll'lictcd his cattle. The losses thus sulVcred put liiiu behind, lie strove to meet his obligations, but the Hurdle was too great. So ■finally he. did the only thing possible hnder the circumstances. And the creditors knowing his position sympathised i,villi the bankrupt and sent liiiu back to (lis farm with a more cheerful outlook mi life.

The Central School buys who amused themselves one dinner-hour by picking the filling from'the names inscribed on the roll of deceased benefactors in the Recreation tirouads are not to be prosecuted after all. unless something goes wrong with the negotiations now in progress. It lias been agreed lhat the penally shall fall upon the pockets of the parents, anil, in all probability, upon that, portion of the nanirlitv bovs' ana loin v which -ecuis lo'ha'vc been

specialty ordained fur the reception of physical iiiiUiciii. The boys were >nppo>ed in lie having ;i swim at. the lime. ami. as stipulated by the linnrd. wen- in charge ul' a teacher at the time, liie school committee bciiiL; apparently re-pon-ilile for the conduei, of the lad> anil for damage done. Thi» total dam'aijr amounted to about four but tin- parenw have to pay more like four poimtN. Kxtca-ive preparat Mills arr being liimlf lIV 1 lII' IllCill Fld'nUsOHS fur Ihc reccplinn and enlertainnieiit of tlit- (Irand Lodge. which holds its iinnunl communication in New Plymouth. this being 11U' lirst occasion fur a yearly iiu-ctiln )>!• held in Taranaki. ' The coiumiinicatinii opens mi Wednesday. May |>r<»l>i(l>l.v in Hie Theatre, nnd will lie presided over hv his Excellency. ijSnl Pliiuket, (irand Master. The installation nf the (Irand .Muster anil investiture nf the (Irand (Wipers for next year will take place on the Wednesday night in the Drill, which is tin' only 'building siilliricntlv large fur such a function. The (irand Master, niciiilier.s of the Graim T.od.se, and other visitinjj; Masons have iieeii invited hv the De liurgh Adams Lodge of the Irish Constitution to ii garden party ill "Aiilcn," 1.0 lie given on Thursday afternoon. (In Thursday night the visitors will lie entertained to a Masonic social 'in the Drill Hall, the programme comprising a reception by llis Excellency the (Irand .Master, musical ami oilier items, supper anil dancing. Arrangements are being made for special trains to run from town as far as Tlawera on the nights of Wednesday nail Thursday, stopping at. all stations al which passengers may desire to nliglit.

1 When tlic. "mad artist" sLarlcd to talk in the J'olicc Court on Saturday niornit seemed tiuit lie was never 'to .slop. Ill' whs accused of the I heft »! a liar of iron from a Chinese laumlrv, «"d Ins e.xplanalion of the alle-red o f. Icnce was padded out to a l l; rribl.. ciigni. by digression into the liislory of * lMS J' l ' o "' category of discas-s |<ml injuries from wliic-Jj l„. claimed to ijtvc stillered i„ his , hly the 'lliat Hie man lived. Ily his own acvoinil l,e uas will, Oncral Cordon at Kiurloun, and IVkin, fuu w lit ll,r«n W h , Ali.vwiuia and was "lor s i.v months in ilw lied Sea witl, elephanls and camels." Niipwrcflis. stormiii" of forts. U.UIos, ■and ambuscades were all brushed up for Telercncc, ami then lie came lo 111' - lual business of (he Court. || c said it '"•as. all a joke, but I lie Celestial humdm,inn, Can Jmhi, was in deadly earest in bis description of bow the accused came into the laundry, seized a pieee »l iron, and after nsiajr uncomplimentary lan S ua ? e. Ihreatened to strike him. I hen he had left. throwin S ' away the 'bit of iron, wlneli in Ibe informal ion 'was said to be worth one si The J "evidence ot the police was tliaf tlic ac-

<■ll*o,l. Ooi'L'c Albert \\ T a,l!iam. was a ■pnbli.- Tinisnmr.. ~,1,1 Sorjroml- llail.lrell ■evii.ee, a ilesire lo protect the public 4roni liis peculiarities bv bavin" l.im tl.sl'.. considered tlio olt'eni'o too irilliii" . a '""inviclion, but iiuliont<•«! (heir | williii ! ri,ess („ |,. 1V1 , tl|l . :IPr . llsoll I.V examine,l. Willi a view lo |,l a <-iti K liini ■uiuler control. Wailliain was tlien eliav<ed will, beiMir a person wanilerii)" at ■lare'e. believed |u he a lunatic ami not •midcr proper control. lie was remanded ■for a week for medical Ircatnienl.

n- Taran.iki-slreol, \\ clnngfon. writes: is no qm-Kfio n about it- -l"'liambovl:iiti's Colic. Chnloin. and Diarrhoea licmcdy is a fine one. I have used it several times, and it always gives me immediate relief. Xnt long ago one of my carters came homo with a very severe attack of colic and diarrhoea, and if only tool; two doses of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Tiemedy to fix him up hi good shape. .1 never go away on a trip without a bottle of this medicine, for T find that change of water often affects one." For salo by all chemists and storekeepers. I

Just arrived, at Docki-ill's, Devon street, Central, Ftw Plymouth, an in dent of Allan's famous gents' boots, ah' C. and J. Clarke's superior ladies' boot and shoea. In stock, a large assortmen of tiie best ladies', {rents', and childra.i' colonial loots and' allocs by reliable makers, All the ahove nr» offered t' the public at prinss that can't Wtsn

The next time you feel bilious take r. dose of_ Chamberlain's Tablets and sec j how quickly the trouble will disappear. They cleanse aniT~invigorate the stomaoll ' and give one a relish for his meals. Tliey also regulate the liver and bowels. For sale by nil chemists and storekeepers.