LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 71, 20 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlirre were only Lwu local :<]>j>lUantn fur the position of horoujrlj foreman out of flfly-tliriT appl'icali'ins. At (l Hid'tiiij,' of Hie Taranaki Itilles Hall Committee, held ho,t evening, preliminary arrangements were made for flic aniui.i] hall on .May :!4tii. Tlii' Mayor purposes calling a meeting of ladies to discuss the I'amlmdgc ladies' proposal u> raise funds Inwards Ihe cost of New Zealand's Drciuhnnghl. The -Mayor is moving in the matter ol Imviiiji the Marsluud Hill footbaths and surroundings put in order bel'oiv the unveiling of the nieinorial In- his Excellency the t.hivevnor. Mr i'oyle. Ihe gaoler is socking permission from the Prison l)e|iavtnient lor the work to lie done hy prison hlhor. I On Siitiirdiiv evening a vomijj man naiiK'd Todd, of Ihe Krankley Kmi'il, was cvr|ing rapidlv down the Frankly lioa.l footpath. „ili| collided with Mrs. V. .lolles. The lade «:i» llirown forcible to [he gromid. mil had her fare l.adlv bruised and lacerated. The cyclist was also hadly injured, and hulii parties are under the doctor's care.

A certain old dame, who i* w.di known to fame i For preferring a shoe to a cottage, Her childre-.i would spank ami to livebye would yank, ff (hey ever coniplaiwa] o[ ilieir pottagc! Now tlii.s fiTTo-s slie u'as wise, and it'.s safe to surmise Tn n household no strict and housowifcly. If a child had n cough it was treated right off. With Moods' Peppermint Cure—quick ami livt'ly, ]J

Tiic following amount* will lie jMiil out to-day to suppliers by the undermentioned* dairv f.ietorie's:--Stratford. IM.Iil:!: Xg.iirc. 'tIJBIS: Cardilf, 11.49.1; Lowg.ulli, .C 1,2.19; and Uiiikaina, .C 402. —Post.

The Hospital Hoard spent some time yesterday in perusing the li-t of accounts due for maintenance of patients in the hospital. Member, were giving the secretary a few "pointers" in regard to the standing of cevcrnl residents in the country districts who had pleaded inability to meet the charges. The secretary has instructions to sue. Whilst the Hospital Hoard was going through its list of overdue fees yesterday morning an interruption came in the shape of a request for the admission of a Chinaman into the ho-fatal. The chairman took the opportunity to remark that the Chinese hi Xew Plymouth had never allowed one of their number to become a burden on the ratepayers. Their hospital fees were always paid.

At a meeting of th ( . Taranaki Master Printers' Association last evening, the following resolution was unanimously passed: "That the members of the T.M.P.A. desire to convey to .Mr. Henry Weston, the proprietor of the Taranalii Herald, their heartfelt sympathy in respect of the great loss In- has sustained by reason of the destruction I'v fire of a portion of iiis premises mid the whole of his printing machinery."

The attention of the Minister of Justice is'tobe drawn to what the tiorougn 'Council considers i.s an inadequate police supervisiiin in Xew Plymouth. In moving in this direction last night Mr. F. (..'. Bellringei said that he had no intention of rellectmg upon the members of the local force, or the manner in which they carried out their duties, but it was ridiculous that a town of this size should so frequently have but. one constable on duty. There should be at least three.

Funny things are of times placed in the overhead rack in the railway carriages. Probably, however, the one about to he related is a record. (In a recent through trip from Wellington a thoughtful mother noted the ham-mock--like bottom of the rack, a:id came to the conclusion that it would make a nice sleeping place for baby. Whenever the little one became trouble-

some on (he trip, it was wrap|ied up in a copy of the Star, and put awav in the rack.'

••H..l.M.'' writes to the \'«\v Zealand Times as follows:--"Why is it Unit the Press eonl'r.niiilly stale '-Waugaiiui Harrison Uaml.' •Tarannki (lan-ison Baml,' •Napier (lai-rison Hand,' etc.* Now, if you consult any officer <if (lie Defence Force you will iiml that the Wellington distrie't extends to' Taranaki. Conse([iieiillv the Wanganui band being a volunteer band, its title should lie 2nd llnttalinn (Wellington) Band; Taranaki, if a volunteer hand, 3rd Battalion (Wellington), and so oil. There arc only five garrison lands in New Zealand, viz, Auckland. Wellington, Nelson, Chrisicdiureh, and Dnncdin. 'A rose liy any other name would smell as sweet.' If the Xurth Island Brass Bands Association made a rule to disqualify hands I who ilu net.state their proper designation, it would soon alter things." At last night's Uorough Council meeting the Mayor congratulated the engineer upon iiie success which had attended his work in draining the hollow between Devon and (lill streets, and (lover and Kliot streets. Tu the fa<e of the criticism levelled at the work bypeople who claimed to know, the result was oxecodingiv satisfactory. Cr. Browne said lie had heard the rumor of the unsafe state of the side-drive, and that il was leaking as badlv as ever. He linked I he engineer whether that'had come within the scope, of his recent in sped'on. The engineer said lie had heard Ihe ruinor himself on Friday, Iml, having absolute confidence in the stability of the work he had not inspected it until that morning. He had found it as he had expected to find it. just as safe and jusl us good as the dav he had completed it.