LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 10, 5 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'I lie usual output of honey i„ die I'alinerston North district is thirty tons. I his year, owing to a.i unfavourable season. it will lie only six or seven to7ls. As a result, of something less than eighteen months' work, the Victorian Licenses lieiliieliou Hoard, working under Ihe new Licensing Act. has chiscil, in round numbers, ■><,., hotels, at a cost " r payment made in respect of each hotel is about C.-iOII.

It appears, -ays the Tinian, Herald, that the increased (Jovernment valuations are going to press more liardlv iqiou old age sinner-. A number of pensions were renewed in Timarii recently. and some had lo be reduced oil account of ihe property owned bv pensioners having increased in value.' Apropos of the Hawcra Hospital Hoard's decision to lower their fees for maintenance in the institution. Mr (I. A. Merchant said at last meeting of |he Slralford Hoard that the present fee of six shillings per diem, which did not bv any means cover the accual cost of maintenance. was a, reasonable charge lo a per-ou able lo pay. and a patient unable lo pay dill Wit pay. and that was tile end of it. Hence the ren-on for lowering the maintenance fees was dillicult to see.

That the process of pxtrnWinn of the (lax industry lias already coinme.iced is shown by the fad (hat while, in 1(1117. 147,111111 bales were graded, the ipiaulily in .11II1S jell to SO.llOll bales, and will probably show a furlher decrease (his year, owing to (lie lower prices nlifiiinalile rendering it impossible for some millers In carry Oil al (he present cost of prniluetion. fn September 111117 (here wciv

CHI mills a I work, while, in September inns, there were only 711 thai were able tn keep going. Anil il looks as if ~omc of these may have t,i rinse down vrrv shortly i( present conditions emitim:.'. The .present perilous condition of (lie industry shows ]iow a policy of trying to artilieiillly raise the ensi of a l oiiimoility thai lias tn cnillpele in lli: 1 world's markets with similar gnnds 1 'nut are produced in much larger i|naiili!ics in other count vie- where simitar cnmli(ions do lint exisl, must sooner or Inter, either break down or end in I lie de-lruc- j (io:t of lite industry.

• WAXT AW CAliliVfNf; DOXK? • If so, we have il stall' of eompelellt 'hand-. with vehicles siii(;ililc for all •kinds of work, al your disposal. ilmul, •[if nil kinds removed siifely ;iml sjvedily lo wherever de-ired. Parcels furwardetl in ntiv '.l-ltlvr— in Xew /ruin id nr aln'oad. I'liinltiii"c cinvlnllv removed ill our special vans.—\'.Z. KXTRKSS Co.. llrmigham Strect.-Advt. We have smashed prices down and ofl'er you these Ladies' ti-.n four-Imr shoes. 7s lid; ladies' tan jrlacc liar shoes, lfls fid; ladies' tar, frlaee tuition hoots, Us (id to 20s; children's tan liar shoos (10 to 13), !>s Ud: -rents' ha!ninrals. 8s fid; peats' slioolcr-tigliti. I.ls fill; gents' glare kid vide welts./ 15s fid to 20s; (rents' tan hoots in ftlace i and willow calf; ladies' gdaoe button slioes. 5s Cd; children's sandals. 2s Od; siioe-cttes i?i Mack-, tan. and white from !?s Cd.—A.TC.C. Boot Company,. Devon-1 street.—Advt

During January the vital statistics for Xew Plymouth were as follow: Births 27, deaths 10, marriages 7. In the Supreme Court, on the motion of -Mr. Quilliam (Uovett and Quilliam), probate of the will of Ihe late Captain Gibson, ha* been granud to his executor. John Gibson. Oil the 30th January, on the application of Mr. Justice Awards, prohato of the will of the laU* Joseph Whitaker was granted to Mrs. Charlotte Aim Whitaker, the executrix named in ihe avul One of the excursionist* from Stratford was unable to return home last night. He had had "a day out."' and,, attempting to argue the point wilh the stationmaster, ho was prevented from hoarding the tvaiu.

The Lketalnuui blacksmiths have notified that owing to the demands of farmers and general blacksmiths, and also on account of Ihe operation of the Workers' Compensation Act, tnev have decided to raise the price of shoeing. Local stable proprietors and carriers' am very wroth over the deeUion of the lo<*al blacksmiths to raise the price of shoeing. It is sta'eii tliat negotiations are being entered into witli an outsid<j blacksmith lo start business ia Xew LMymoulh.

Ihe (i;irrison Hand, under the baton oi .Mr. (J. 11. Saunders, gave Ihe fourth of the municipal concert* on the Ksplanade last night, when an appreciated programme was discoursed, me night was an ideal one for a concert, and l.h' n attendance, therefore, Inrge. Ihe following Wellington incident is related to the Kllh-im paper as being absolutely ini", A trade-man iied just finished a little repairing job as the clock struck five. His working time being up he would not gather up his tools until text morning, lie accordingly came next morning, collected the tools and put in a claim for an hour's time, and it h;id to be paid. This is rutting matters pvel.lv fine, but "the law allows it, and the Court awards it." At the annual meeting of the teachers of the Wliitelev Memorial Sunday School on Wednesday evening, Mr. 0. Carter was re-elected superintendent, Messrs.

W. Hooker a,id W. Okev secretaries, Mr. .1. Gibson treasurer. Miss Douglas tablet inspector and librarian. "Mr. Lee | Unllot assi-aaiit. Miss Caimel! organist, "Miss XV, I'obson pisiuist. Mrs. Douglas and Miss Sadler were re-elected superintendent and assistant superintendent respectively of Ihe junior school. The financial statement showed a credit balance of about The number oJ scholars on the roll is 17">. with an average attendance of 117, and the 'number of teachers 22, with an average attendance of 19.

There was an excellent attendance at I the beautiful grounds of Mr. Sole at | "Aolea" yesterday afternoon, when the choir of St. Mary's Church held their garden party. The grounds were looking their best, and in the sweltering h'-at of the day thu fern-clad shades of the dell were a welcome relief. Afternoon tea. was dispensed by the members of the choir all the afternoon, and the constant demands of the visitors for tea stlowed Tiow much appreciated it wa.s. The Garrison Baud played a wellselected programme of music, which was very acceptable, and served to while away the time pleasantly. Altogether the. function was very enjoyable and was a decided success.

Stratford's annual outing, which takes the form of a. visit to Now Plymouth harbor, was favored with beautiful weather yesterday 1 ? and as a consequence the nll'air was a great success. It is estimated that over 2000 made the trip, the great majority of whom proceeded to the port, where they spent a most pleasurable time in seeing "the sights" bathing in the water, tripping in the Takapuna, and general •■picnicking.'' In their arrangements for the comlorl and pleasure of the picnickers, the committee and their energetic secretary iMr. Sole) left nothing undone, their ellortis being facilitated and sec* , ondod in every way by the harbor officials. The vi.-y.tors left at about five I o clock, all apparently being well pleasI ed wit It the outing.

Three stowaway*, two girls and a man, was discovered on the Victoria during the trip across from Sydney to Auckland. One of the girls told a pathetic story. She said that she came from Kogarali. near Sydney, and that both her father and mother were dead. She bad been living with a brother, Intl owing to his ill-treatment of her she decided to run away, and having heard that t here wa* good prospect of employment in New Zealand she stoned away on the ship. The passengers on board subscribed Millicienl lo pay the passage of the two girls, and the money was handed over to Captain Kniw hisile. wit h the stipulation that tin* girU -dumb! place themselves in the care of the Salvation army authentic-, until emplovdieiit was Jound for (hem. On arrival at, Auckland the man slowawav paid his passage ami was sol at liberty."

Yisterday uiorniag M ( ssis. 11. I'. K:issell mill M. Lcppor. .lusticcs. presided owr ;t silting 01 tile I'oliee Court, where a young mail named frank Julian was ,-barged willi having caused a disturbance ia a railway carriage between Fitzrov and \ew Plymouth on December 21. The evidence showed Hint a light took- place in a second-class ,-arriago between ilefendant and ;i young man named Lord. I.ord had noi' been found yet, so a summons issued ngaiiisl, him 'had not been served. Kviilcncc slioweil that Lord insulted a. woman. On arrival at the Xew Plymouth station Hie parties concerned ail got out on to tile platform, where tile woman stride Lord. Apparently thinking that .liilian liail hit him, Lord tinned Mil struck defendant. Julian did not strike hack, hut grappled with Lord, and a struggle took place. The I tench considered that. Lord was the aggressor, and dismissed the case against Julian.

The Wilier polo match which was milioniiei'il for yesterilny afternoon did not eventuate, for tile very excellent reason that no application had been made to Hie r.orongh Council, as the controlling authority, for permission to hold the match ia the lininiiijiiii Villi*. The hour tixed was It.litl .p.m., ami when ii. is noted thai from 2 to -1 p.m. on Thursdays (till 4.30 on other week-days) the mere male is denied admission to the baths, it can readily be understood that the Council would have to make some announcement to the ladies before bundling ill amongst Llieni a couple nf teams of ducking and diving polo pla vers. Several of tile Slralford polo players turned up, and the ladies fell in with the desire of Mr. Morris the caretaker, that, they should dispense with the final fifteen minutes of their allotted time. «o that the menibi'rs nf Ihe very promising inland swimming club could have their dip in the briny.

I His not. generally known thai certain 1 persons—soldiers on iiMive >er\ice and mariners al sea-have the privily,. «»:' making valid wills Uy word of mouth, since, through the exigencies of their callings. th'ev mav hi* prevented from writing fh'.'ir "last will and testament." Tlie privilege exists, and sigliatiir,' is required. It became prominent in a recent ease hi Knghuid. when prohaic of a ma-ler mariner's will in her favour w.is applied fur hv hi:; widow. The application was opposed by ihechildt'eii. win) produced (lie steward "f the hoat, one Tlohert Chandler. Chandler stated that deceased had made a fresh will verbally, providing for his wife, and dividing ih.* property ann>m» ihe children. adding a heipiupt of " C2OO for thai -ood old man. t{<d,ert Chandl.-r." hurt her evidence, however, established Ihe fad that lh:> eaplain win of unsound mind at the time the second will wa« alleged lo hare heeii made. So! the Court decided a-aius(. Ihe children and •'that ;rood old man." and the writ.-? ten will in that instance held tfoorf.

' While balhing at Tahuna (lie oilier inorniiig. says the Nelson Hail, two | Young men from (he Tort had an cxciliag venture with a shark. Having swum on I a considerable dislanc'e from the

shore, one of ihc bathers raised-a shout of alarm as a shark twice brushed liini and conlinueil tn circle round llienij linlli bathers kept t,eelr yu'eseiue of mini!, anil, splashing and slinuting. Iliev cvciiluallv gu( into about three feel of walcr. where from exhaust ion they were obliged to wade. Tn their horror (hey round Ihcir asstlhini gelling more anI gressive. and the grev and Ma'k Ihmlv,

which was about eighl feet in length, circled vcrv close in. and was plaiulv \is'dile. Keeping their luces Inwards liini and splashing' vigorously. Iliev reached a bank where (he wnler was uo(, more Ihau a foot deep, where they losl sight of ttie shark ; but on crossing' the channel between the bank and (he shore (hey were again menaced, the shark apliroaihiilg (o within two nr (livee fee(. The splashing and shouting, however, appeared to lie ell'eclivo. and tlie bathers reached the shore sai'civ, (ml tiderlvcxhausled.

I A woman of Wonlloniunolno Asserted with emphasis, 'Tooli.'' j "I never net ill. I Laxo-Tniiic's my pill - Keen 'em luiuili'— (lip same as I do." ' LANO-TON'IO TILLS, ld'/.d and Is Oil- [ obtainable everywhere. YOTT CAN' OTCT IT CIIUAITER AT THE T.ED POST.