LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 49, 23 March 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Newton King has received the following cable from his Svdnev agent, re hides:—"Excited demand heavies." The directors of the Taranki Petroleum Company have forwarded the New , Plymouth. Five Brigade a cheque for £3, in recognition, of their services in connection with the recent lire nt :Xo. 2 bore. A llnal reminder is given of the. farcical comedy "J-.vnc," which is to be staged this evening by the Waitara Thespian Society in aid ot the Recreation ' Sports Uround. The Thespians have a splendid" reputation as a comedy com- ■ pany. and as they June ulrnady "played 1 this particular comedy on. live different occasions, to-night's performance should lie juHt about perfect. Letters addressed to the following lie at our office:— .Mr. F. 11. Slaudhopo, late of Oalcura; Mr. J. Coughlan, i.itc of Koru; Mr; L. 11. Morgan, late of Ngariki road, Opuiuko; Mr. Mcliee, Okato; Mr. ,S. E. Cony, late of Smart road; and Mr. W. J. Prentice, late of Mango-

rei. Wo will he pleased to receive pur- j ticulars from any of our readers of the j present address of any of the above, i A curious idea comes from Queens-1 laud. In future the, boxes containing! butter shippud from the colony to] (ireat liritain are to lie uiadc'of straw, and a company has been formed to work the business. Butter boxes hitherto have been made of pine, but the drain | upon this timber owing to the' heavy exports has lieen so severe that the wood is rapidly going l up in price. At present 3,000,000' boxes are used ill Australia

annually, costing £200,000. The new box wiil save the dairy industry about £40,000 -a year. For some reason or other, whether political or not we cannot say, exaggerated reports of trade depression are being circulated all over the Dominion. At Chiistchurch it lias recently been staled tdat several large drapery and millinery lino.- in the city have had to dismiss fairly large numbers of their employees. A Lyllelton Times reporter, however, upon enquiry found there was no truth in the reports; in fact, business was stated by the drapers to be as good as ever it wa's. The cash takings are up to the average and there 'has been no falling oil' in trade.

There was a singular scene at the Young town hall (writes the Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne Age). | A large crowd had gathered to view the biograph pictures of the BurnsJohnston light. The advertised prices of admission were 3s and 2s. A largo section ot the crowd refused to go in unless the cost of admission was reduced to Is. The bio.-ieope, representative declined to reduce the price, and the crowd posted pickets at the entrance to the hall mid at the ticket oliice. There were a few deserters, who were called "senilis." The police appeared, hut the crowd remained staunch. After the performance it was announced that the prices of admission on the second night would be 2s and Is.

A man who was suing a woman in a civil case at the Magistrate's Court was asked (reports .the Lyttclton Times) ii he knew the defendant was a., married woman with a separate estate. He replied: "I thought she "was married till "tlii? morning," Mr. Bishop remarked: "Well you must be sure. It is remarkable the number of eases that are call- | ed in this court where the defendants are. women that a. doubt arises at the last minute as to whether or not they are married." The plaintiff, with all seriousness, replied: "Yes. your Worship; ilmt it is very dillicult to get at the -truth about a woman." "Indeed," said Mr. Bishop; "I agree it is very dillicult; hut there must be no doubt in this court." l'aremata residents have heeu somewhat scandalised by an occurrence which, if not unique, is, fortunately, very unusual (says the Dominion). An old lady who has long resided in the.district was recently taken ill, and was admitted to tlie Wellington UOsnilu.l and placed in the ward for incurable cases. Scarcely was she installed there when the caretaker of the l'aremata cemetery received orders to open up the grave of her ■late linsband in preparation to receive another body. This was done immediately, and tlie gravedigger excavated down until he reached the coffin which had lain there some 20 years. The grave has now remained open about three weeks (according to a well-known settlor, who told the story to a Dominion reporter), and the old lady, now removed to the main hospital, was well enough to see visitors a day or two ago. There lias been a goDd deal of talk about the digging of the grave, and residents comment upon it as a very unseemly proceeding. Mr Charles Garliek, while journeying through a portion of the Urewera country, picked up (says the Opotiki Herald) several pieces of what he considered quartz, from the surface of the ground. Owing to the conflicting rumours regarding the gold bearing qualifies of the Urewera country, and to satisfy his own curiosity on the question, Mr Garliek forwarded the specimens to a friend at Waihi in order to have them tested. On Monday last Mr Garliek received a reply from his friend, to the effect that No, 1 specimen contained no gold ; No. 2, traces ; No. 3 10 grains, this was sufficient to satisfy him that gold did exist in that country, and he immediately set to work to

' make enquiries as to the result of the ; finds of certain prospectors. As a re--1 suit of liis investigations lie was informed, on good authority, that one prospec- ' tor had found several extensive reefs, of 1 gold-bearing quartz, me specimens from 1 which had been assayed and found \o contain gold in very prqfitable proportions. A correspondent forwards tr n, n _ nako Times a copy of the limes containing^a report of the official opemug of the 'ribre-Waikaka railway and go on to say , If to'kive railway connection witfti,, the next to I .by .lomff wh H the Waikaka settles diil-namcly, subscribing for debentures!

lor the greater portion of the amoun ri-quircd. Mnjht 1 suggest that you fljembcr should invite Mr W. Prase, M-V; who was largely responsible to; "'" '■oiiblruelioii of the Goro-Waikak; railway, to go t 0 your district and ex [ plum to the settlers at Opunake, Kapon ga, Ellhaiu and Ngairo, how the money was raised in .Southland for the railway Ihe saving to the roads of your district would l„. enormous and would lavcly help to defray interest o u tile debontares, I should like to think the Goveniment was going' to construct the line •oil its own bat,' but the Government lias so many pressing demands to m cet iruin districts far and near that it is well-nigh impossible to meet them n ||. For that reason, Opunake ami surrounding districts are likely to remain ,„ lt i„ the cold unless the residents show their own tangible faith in the undeiUkin.r l lv ! putting their hand. In their pockets"" fo'r I the time being ,„ l( i subscribing f„ r dchenlures. Some Opunake folk, r»r whose 'I" Us I entertain the greatest, respect. say 'give us a harlmur llrst and the rail- J Vll . v "'.'" ' "<' quickly.' I must revert >y saying -give us the railway, ami Ihc larhour will follow as night does day '

Thirteen Chines,, stowaway* who were | .seeking an entrance to Australia were I th«-ov,-ru.| at Olnni, eleven days ,„it I Iron, llmig Koiijr. , m „ a , ( , ( , ut voyage "I the turret steaiiiei- Orange ISruit'-li 'Ui« Aryiis ,l,.scril, oa graphimllv 'IV' character „t Hie liiding-nlaces ' frr,,. which they were disinterred : -"A (~,- I nWe siall.t they '■,, ,|,. unaccustomed liglit, with limbs swollen from ho yramp of *, days, taliu ,-,,„,, JKM.I to loot from their diet of raw We an.J potatoes, und londeuscd milk |iUi-k,.,l from holes iu the tins. The n'st four were found beneath a wood™ '""'"V, lying upon t|„, bare iroa of the Hill iibove the screw, with the toiiinc-a-tuiv at Hldeg. F,,],,-. T he • cubic airN'aco of the four was. less limn l()()ft. J Mi,- oth;.r mm, wie <lrag«c,i from „ hole which had be,.,, eut i, t the decking

<>l the slmvi-onin. Tlic plunks ha.l lice" I «mvii. so llmt u close cxiuiiiniitio! illicit Jin™ dotocli'cl „;. B llt ~,.,,„ u,,., I ■»• •'ills would liavc lie™ mistaken fo »' jumeil cuds „f tile hoards. Dowi

iH'iv njr.iiiist th,. Ilinililiiiif,', fm'ziiij! ■kin "f llio slii|, ft „i,s i>iU-]i cla-k, ami ■li« smell was almost imi'iidimilile--a ■jiilji-i-r-.s <lni was c. s i.i-ili--f t .l..jr,„, („ j t . li'iso wliii tauw what seasickness may

■.c. ul|i'\iiilnl ils fur ;is possible I,'v air iin.l Hi,. sttU-iilinns of tm> s, " Wi,r 'l- y I'»i-iii snni,. i,!,.,,, „f it, i n ■' .-iiiiKTiilin-.. ti ,1,-rrcs t,.1,,\v fivcysiiiff 1 '. 1"' •! wlinv movnunH is in. And slau.li.if. „,, „ vi.ii, ,lvm\in. s|i;ii(. Jess ihiin an nnlinarv subnrhiin '' illhr '• Vet 11„.5,. ~„.„ s 't„„ ( l it furl :!l diirs for thi- sake of eomm.r („ AllsIriilia." j

Indigcslion nearly ahvnvs disturbs the sleep, and js often Ik cause of insomnia. Many cases have been pcrma- | ncntly cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. j For sale by nil chemists and .storekeepers. You make preparations for a rainy I I day, (hen why not for a cold or attack I J oi niflueiua? You don't need to make. M'.-Uv preparations—merely invest in a iiottle of rimnhorlain's Cough Remedy l'or sale by all chemists and storekeen- , Ms, * I