LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 57, 1 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

n.™o«U.. We pabS, fn" ° r ( old tlio proceedings L if,' ' fu '."Port of «'«W n llpaficof of '•'JM,„li luon , ,\ " change The Lb S'""' l 0 the M»thcrl„d. ilie tecling thus expressed is one of tho »">«'vntablon s , e u of ihe Umpired one wl.-ieh (lie exchange of fla<i s a CTO s' the sea should ], c lp to preserve in the r hearts of the rising generation." Thei -ili-n-ui-y imlilUlu-x views „r the ,„,f„rli llK ' »r tile Hag. and has kiiullv forwarded us a few copies, which we will be pleased to hand over to parents of the local .-oliool-chihlren.

Jlr. T. I. Bollringor, town clerk, rate collector anil borough treasurer, has collected every penny of the rules ollectahle in 1808-I*. Xliis is a record tab. not only reflects the utmost credit ipon the persistent energy of the colcctor, but also upon the ratepayers ;encrally, and incidentally demonstrates he soundness of the town. The ltecreatiou Grounds Board was| ompelled by the unsuitable weather to Jmndon the lireworks display which hould iiavc been held in the grounds. The Board had made arrangements for : capital display, the details including lie lighting of the principal paths from ,he municipal lighting system. It is but meet that mention should iu made of the excellent manner in fhich the railway, trallie Was handled 'esterdtiy, the whole of the train arangements being such as none could avil <at in the slightest. The reserving f the lirst-clase compartment for the onveyance of veterans to the port was 11 aet that was tho subject of much ; ivorable comment amongst the old oiks.

The dairy export scasou, for -which contracts are made by the dairy companies, expires on the 31st instant, and those companies who soul outright have been fortunate (writes our Tikorangi correspondent). Dairymen are ratter anxious concerning the prospects for autumn butter, and I understand the National Dairy Association is convening a meeting" to be held at Stratford at au earlyl date to consider the position ami endeavor to arrange for eon- | ccrtcd action on the part of the prol dticers.

In the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday morning. lielore .Mr. 11. S. Fitzherbert, S.M.. judgment was given in the following eases "by default:—Taranaki Oil and Freehold Company (ilr. C. 11. Weston) v. A. N'. Johns (Waihi). claim £1! 12s 2d, and costs lis; C. H. lloiicylicld v. C. A. Duncan, claim CIS 15s 3d, ami costs £1 13s (id; Taranaki County Council (ilr. Roy) v. E. 0. .Meredith, claim ,C 3 15s, and costs ;Cl 8s; M. Johnson (Mr. Wright) v. 0. Bowie, claim .a lis 2d. and costs 10s; Taranaki County Council (Mr. Roy) v. William FitzroV. claim 12s Bd, and 5s costs; Newton King (Mr. Wright) v. Thomas Taylor, claim ;CS 3s 4d, and costs .El 3s Od. Judgment summons—Howe (Mr. Standi.*) v. J. A. Maisey, claim £2B Is. No appearance of judgment debtor, who was ordered to pay the full amount oi the debt within fourteen days, in default a month's imprisonment in the Wellington gaol. At a recent country sports meeting in Taranaki a joke was played 'on some ol the officials (says a contemporary).

As a well-dressed man of fair proportions passed through the gate, he asked if ho might open his book. "Well," said one of the men at the gate, "1 don't know, but I'll see the, secretary; you know it will liave to he kept iiuiet." It Koon got whispered about that there was a bookie present, but no one could find out what odds he was laying. II« then went to the secretary, whom he happened to knew, and asked him if he might open his book. The secretary stated that some of the committee had been to him, but that he could not de- | title it. "Oh, well I'm going to open it," said the man with the book, "and I will have your name in it, and nearly all or the committee's." The book turned out to he. the C.overnmeut valuation book, I and th« valuator had! their names, and j soon had .some particulars of their farms. The joke was enjoyed by all;

hut when a tew of the uninitiated'heard him Bay: "I'll pay out on the chop," they declared he was a bookie.

Deferring to yesterday's holidav ■niuddle the Stratford Post writes: " I'l appears that one town has been depending on the other oa the present occasion, and the result has been that no arrangement eould be arrived at. Stratford was willing to make a day of it, but because llawera did not see lit to join in, and as lnglewood was having a special washing day, and ICltham had a marriage feast of her own, »o to speak, our people wavered ami linally kept their shutters down, Perhaps by next year more unanimity will prevail, and some minor holiday will be relegated to the shades of oblivion in order that the most momentous period in the history of Taranaki may he recognised in the same manner as is done on the anniversaries of other provinces of the Dominion." The Post makes »

-u'ggestion that to obviate the increase of holidays the. Stratford school excursion might be merged into the anniversary celebrations. If it were possible to move Anniversary Day to the very sensible date chosen by St.ratfordit.es for their annual outing, the idea would be a good one, but the end of Mavch is rather late for the little toddlers' redletter day.