DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 55, 30 March 1909, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS

STHATFOIID. (From Our Own Correspondent). The intention of the New Plymouth people to fittingly entertain the old pioneers meets with general approbation. We hear so much to-day of the hardy pioneers who go out to the backblocks with telephones, roads, and other scniicivilised equipments that it makes us think what sort of a time our forefathers had when they first settled in Taranaki.

Hi- Lordship Biship Xeligan arrivehere on Tuesday to hold a confirmation service, but leave- again ill the evening lor Auckland. His Hock are somewhat disappointed, as the Bishop is well liked amongst them, although only here a little. I understand they inteiid to give him a hearty welcome.

The new style in hats i- evidently appealing to our Maori sisters. I heard of one brown man. who had a commission to Inn his wife one of the ".Merry Widow" breed, but who could not remember the name, mi requested the niai; milliner to supply him with one of those "she glad he dead hats"! I hear the co-operative works have received instructions to tak,. on no more single men: married ones only need apply. This should relieve the charitable aid boards, a- in all cases half thmoney earned is scut to th t . wife of the co-operator.

Last week's Police Court news readcurious: Drunk, second offence, 40s or seven days' imprisonment; inciting to resist, to. or a month; tearing constable'unmentionables, :t()-; obscene language. to, or a munlli. These cases came before .f.P.'s. Later the Stipendiary Magistrate, for a very bad case of oh scene language, impose,) a fine of 2fls. Personally. 1 think it is a pity the law was not amended to make it rninpuisoriiy to gaol a man for filthy talk iti a public place. Sir .Joseph -cued heavily in his offer of an additional -slayer" for the Home Country. Anyhow, it is only an additional insurance on our produce for export and our goods tor import. The llarbo,. Board should feel glad, and if the financiers of tin- (lid Country arc not waiting at the docks for Messrs. King and' Council with that harbor loan, it will -nrprUc inc. They have the chance of their lives to coin- bail; and -ay. "Alone we did it!"

The recenl rise in tile price of wool inaketli glad the limn of the s'liccpfarnier. The only llv in his ointment is the price of th,. jumbucks for food. To -ell him he jjets about '2.1 per lb. but lo buy him hack in the chape of a log of mutton costs 7d per lb. The butchers snv it is Ihe Is chained at the abattoir- that does it. hut I am not much of a mathematician, so cannot say. Tli,. various laclorv directors meet here shortlv lo decide on what lo do with the winter butter. .Most of the contrails ~\pire on the :IM instant, which maketh glad'the heart of 111.' Iml ter merchant. I notice the -chool commitlvc liave, dried a vevv line shellcr-sheil on the school "rounds. I believe if is to he' used as „ gymnasium during the winter, to assist in entertaining the growing voutli of the town. It is to he hoped' they will take advantage of it- should a cluh he formed. The voice of the football lie--.nl will shortly echo through the land, and how we lost or won the match will he the one great topic. Mr. h. Hurry IVIIII has been On a wellearned holidav to Itotonia. and speaks very highly of the splendid arrange-: 111 uils for visitors ami the manner in which the (loverniuent conducts this famous resort.

Mr. Josvph Thomas, of Omul a, wis -elci-li-il by (!»■ school committee for tile luwtinii «'f lir-t n>*i*taiit master :it their mri'thii; "in Saturday liifrht.