LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 18, 15 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Whiteley Memorial Church yesterday special in-inenioriam services in ' connection with the victims of the White Gill's murders were held. A full report will appear to-morrow. j A Press telegram stales that a fifth egg-laying competition is to lie Held at Lincoln College. Mr. John Sludholme iColdstreain) has given .111) in prize money for a third "Sludholme lest.' 1 The Cambrian deserter who was arrested the other day at Moluroa was taken to Auckland on Saturday night in charge of Constable Flanagan.* Ueckless riding is not confined to the cyclists. On Saturday night a young girl was crossing Devon Street to Whitaker's grocery, when a horseman dashed into her and felled her to the street, with such force as to render tier partially insensible for a time. Her eye received a nasty knock. The author of the mischief cleared out as fast as 'his horse could carry him.

The hundreds of children who thronged the excursion trains to New Plymouth on Thursday provided outsiders with ample opportunities of judging what the rising generation in Tarauaki is like (savs the Eltham Amis). One

of such critics who hails from America and who has seen a good tlotvl of tins world, and whoso duties, moreover, entail constant travelling over a large portion of New Zealand, spoke rapturously to a. representative of this journal about the line appearance which the children of this district presented. lie had read and heard a goo<i deal about the "child slavery" which is said by some people to exist on Tarauaki farms,but though he travelled all the way to New Plymouth, and look full note of the children along the way, ho' saw no evidences of "slavery" on their bright and healthy-looking faces. On the contrary, he proffered Hie opinion that never before had he seen such a, line lot of ruddyfaced, healthy-looking children, and he came to the conclusion that if they do get up early mid " spank a cow or two " the exercise does them more good than harm.