LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 72, 21 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Nominations of candidates for the municipal election of mayor and councillors, to be held on Wednesday next, close with the returning officer to-day. Mr. Newton Kimr. lias received the following cable from his Sydney agent re hides: ''Shade easier.'' Mr. E. A. (ioldiiij!. local representative, has received word from the London ColIce of Jlii-dc that one of his pupils, Mfes Mac Kathleen Hmves, has obtained 8S marks, therein- entitling her to a lirstclass certificate in the elementary theoretical grade.

I'ress criticism was it-elf criticised a little at Mondav night's llorough Conned meeting. Mr. Collis thought it unfair that the editor* should always lire oil their criticism at long range, hut they should come and blaze away at dose uuarters at the Council table. In his 15 years of service he had never seen a. newspaper man representing the bur-

At tin- S.il. Coin! yesterday morning judgment was entered by default in the following first's:— lnglcwooil Oil Boring and prospecting Co. (Mr. Weston) v. (Icorgc 11. Hrown. claim Ma 7* Kd, and costs JC\ Us lid; Newton King (Mr. Wrii'ht) v. Frederick \V. Minchin, claim fr> ° \'-y (ill and costs Ills. In the judgment summons, New Zealand Clothing Faclurv (Mr. Wright) v. R. Ross for a debt of ,C2 4* lid, nothing had been paid oil' the amount, and an order was made fur the payment of the debt within, seven days, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. One of the local fleet of fishing launches, while proceeding to the fishing banks yesterday, narrowly missed colliding with a huge water-logged log that was floating under the surface, of the water. Later on, when some miles out at sea, the occupants of the boat notice what they took to be a large boat thrown up on the beach at the buck of l'aritutu. On the run home the launch made an investigation of the object, which proved to liea huge tree with roots and branches attached. In all probabilitv this was the object which the Corjnna struck on her recent voyage, which caused a survey of the locality to lie made to clear up any doubt as to a pinnacle rock existing in the locality. The first practice of the newly inaugurated choral club was held at the Queen Street Church schoolroom on Monday evening. There were over thirty members present. A number were.unavoidably unable to attend. It is evident that when the society reaches its full strength it will be a strong one. Sehumau's ''(lipsy Life" was the work under rehearsal, and excellent progress was made. It is intended to render this work, supported by a full orchestra. A few remarks were made by Mr. Cornwall in his opening speech, in which the expressed the hoiie that the club would be the foundation of a strong town organisation. He thought that there was as good talent in the town as in otlur towns of the size, but the people, especially the. musical section of the community, wanted waking up from their lethargic state. It was a pity that other attempts with concerns of this kind had failed merely through the want of enthusiasm and support. He hoped that the members would work together to

sustain that enthusiasm now shown for the love of the work and for the benefit of the music-loving portion of the community. "You've been a successful litigant?'' queried .Mr. Johnstone of Mr. J. W. Harding, who'was in the witness-box in the S.M. Court yesterday morning. His answer was lost in the'louder interjection by his counsel, Mr. (Juilliam, of the statement: "Yes, successful in the ease brought by your client's brother-in-law. who claimed OI damages." And counsel added: "Being a. successful litigan< is but a proof that truth prevail*. ••Dm-* It V" shortly cut in Mr. Johnston-, mid there was more than a suspicion of contradiction in the question. "I'll open out on some of this man's litigation if you like." Mr. (Juilllam seemed ready to take up the challenge. "I don't mind," he said. Meanwhile the Magistrate was watching the brewing storm, and smiled as lie thought o? ■the days when he exploded mild fireworks in an endeavor to impress upon a client the keen interest he was taking and the ell'orts put forth ill his behalf. "Don't let's have any of that, please." he chimed in quietly, -We've got quite enough ( 0 do in this case without going into any others." Then the case proceeded smoothly for a time.

11l criticising some evidence purporting to have been taken in the Magistrate's Court at the Thames ami produced in the Tariki cattle case at the New I'lynioulh S.M. Court ycKterduy, Mr. QuilMam picked out the' following sentence: "Harding then agreed to undertake in Mr. Valentine's presence as a condition I precedent to tin- sale to me that if 1 would take 40 of the heifers," etc. This was the supposed story of a farmer, lie did not believe that the man ever said that at all. The phraseology was I such as would emanate from a solicitor's ollice, and it seemed to him that the evidence had been prepared and typewritten in a solicitor's ollice, and merely attested before the justices in the Court. He would rather 'lose a case than win on such tactics. Jlr. Johnstone objected to personalities being introduced, and took upon himself the whole blame, if there were any to take. The opposing counsel said his remark hud not been J intended for Mr. Johnstone, but for the solicitor who was actually concerned in taking the evidence. In'traversing the case the .Magistrate referred to "this matter, and said it was most improper course to take evidence in this manner unless, of course, counsel for each side was present.

Cattle-dealing is recognised as one of the most prolific producers of HUg.iliou. A series of "deals" between Joseph Ccorgc Uroivji. formerly of Tariki now residing at the Thames, and .lames White Harding, a cattle-dealer in the Tariki district, led to litigation, and alter several adjournments the ease came on yostcrjay. Harding claimed .CM. bain-ice due on accounts submitted; and ISrowit counter-claimed for £32 7s. Harding admitted C!il 14s lid but disputed K\« is lid. Mr. yuilliam appeared for Harding, and Mr. Johnstone for Brown. Brown alleged that Harding sold him 411 head of eattel at CI per head, guaranteeing, that at the end of the yvinter he would find purchasers tor them at Co a head. The market dropped, and (lie "ileal" resulted badly (or Drown, who. instead of claimin" for the full amount of (lie loss sustained, demanded to compensation. 11,. a | so ' claimed to have sold seven of the heifers back to Harding at. Ct a head in the spring. Harding ridiculed the idea of the guarantee, and ,<nid that if he had bought the cattle would fetch CI a head more three months from the date of «ilv lie would never have sold. 'Brown hought the heifers for his dairy herd and then decided not to milk ill the heifers S„ |„. sf ,|,| „, e „.,„,,, t a . I( , ~ j. | the best. As for the seven beasts puri chased In- !,,,„ f,. 01M |{,. o%vl| 01 ,| v l]||W I were heifer* and the price was £2 2s '"I- He admitted that a mare sold bv liim Hi Brown for £■>:, 1,,-ought only C'J at frown's clearing sale, ami that a cow which he had sold, to the former had !'■■«• blind teats. That, however, was •riwnsown ■•looli-oul." lie denied ever laving agreed („ pay compensation. The ~, ; /J'' 1 '" 1 " 1 "' '>»•<"■ of Harding for paid into Court;

10 •ipWS ANI) COUNTRY TRADERS I Ins •propositi,,,, sl.»ul,t interest v.iii' ou have goods arriving from l|n'ni»» itaujiy not g,t us to dear tl.om at Hie Ciwtmus for you mi arrival* We have an cxporiouicd stair at all ship,pi,i<r pomK ami c<u, (i 0 tl, e „. ork q „i,. k lv and \U ]illM ppltri(ls ; «W-, l«kc , to ym, without delay. Give us „ trial [with voum-xt import, and c-x„er!o„ec i lie benefit of our N "i lixpross Compauv, Ltd.—Advt A few items rlimiod from The Kash siijc Int: _ Men's dungarees 2s W. Ws c.,p, Sl | men's ruit- ',* •" Hie pound loAuhon m rn', sulci!? (no,d lio, lW | t 7, ll,| mcnM-ince*, S<l, men s .iii.l Irons' handkeichiefs 0 foi Is In V-" ( ' U J , , from '' ili - The Kash - ?«^l rnnic Ch<!Bt Complnjiw Woods'

Believed to be the oldest soldier in (he world, Andrei Schmidt, who is aged 120, and fought in the Napoleonic wars, has been granted a private audience by the Czar at.St. Petersburg. In spite of his immense age he bore himself proudly.

Some yields in connection with this season's crops have been almost exceptional. For example (says the Waira-i-apa Daily Times). Mr. Edward Haigh, of Oveytown, lias just taken 10 tons of onions from one acre. This prolific yield works out at something like £BO per acre as prices rule at present, if there be a stringency in the money market, the farmers, according to the testimony of many hi that district, hardly feci it as yet.

The moil who wore on llic Morning agree that the hardship* encountered on Hi* Xiuirml overshadowed anything that previous expeditionary parties had to face. The sledging work was made exceedingly dillicnlf l>v the fall of snow; the men 'had to "lift their feet like young horses.' 1 and it made their legs very tired. The .Morning sledging was done on solid ice, and was comparatively ea«y on the men. The lioating was also much more liillicull that on previous expedition--. The weather was rough, and the water froze on the men's clothes as soon as it struck them.

Writes a Wellington correspondent to a contemporary:-—"I had a glimpse of tragedy this morning. A child, apparently about four years old, was being conveyed in a traincur by a kindly constable in plain clothes, to some approved shelter. It had been rescued from the charge of some person who had undertaken to 'care' for it, and this individual had chained it up under the house by a dog-cliain, and otherwise ill-treated it. The poor little mite could not stand, and looked omaeiatod.nnd apathetic. It was a poor waif without name or known parentage. Probably more will be heard of the case shortly."

After spending three years in Uechuanaland, Mr. K. V. Mortcr,,a native of Christehurch, is about to return to Xcw Zealand. -''lf T saw the best of Uochii-1 analand," he says, "it* worst side must be very bad. You cannot carry on farming on an extensive scale and make much out of it, because there is no ready market; there are cattle diseases to bo contended M-ith, and the natives are not the peaceful angt'ls some people seem to think. If a man wants to live a proper, enjoyable life, give me Xew Zealand every lime before South Africa, there are a few Australians in Jiechuanaland I doing well out of gold by trading, hut when they have made enough tliey will get out of it."

A solution of the recurrent trouble between medical men and friendly society lodges is thus offered by "M.l>" Ml the Sydney Morning Heralds—'Toor people, cannot afford the fees of the medical profession, they being too high; lodges were founded for these; lodges should pay £1 a year to the medfeal man per head; persons bavin- from £2OO to £4W a year should be°ibl c to employ privately a medical man at 5s a visit by day and 7s fid at night; medical associations should investigate the current charge* made by medical men in hose cases Should my suggestions he thoroughly investigated by the medical profession a; ,d by the "friendly societies, an issue would soon he found for the trouble."

A sign of soundness iii trade j„ Auckland, despite the much talked of demessum in New Zealand, is the continuation m the scarcity of the smaller classes of house property (says the Xew Zealand J-icrald). tor those who make their Habitation in dwellings of fro,,, four to seven rooms the terrors of •• house-hun-ting have been in no way diminished (luring the past twelve months. The four-roomed cottages are stated iiy agents to he the most diiiiciilt to übtam. its very few houses of this size are being mult, live and six roomed reside>ice-' also command a steady demand, and houses of this class in desirable localities are very rarely untenanted, as in niost cases they are let to new tenants lielore the outgoing tenants have Riven up possession.

A few years ago Tiorra de| Fuegowas about the hist place in the world aIV person would mention as suitable for industrial settlement of nny kind. Yet to-day (says the Tiniaru liorald) Mr \ N. \\ iliiaius, 11 New Zealandcr, who has just returned from Pmita Arenas on Magellan Strait, states that there are live important factors dealing with meal products within a few miles of that town, lie states that the country has it wonderful future for the production of liotli wool and mutton, 'the wliolc of the Argentine territory of Tierra del J'uego and the southeniinost provinces of th" Chilian Republic, in spite of their hf.rh latitudes, are admiraldv adapted iTir sheep-runs. Indeed, one of the largest runs owned by a single company in the world is elose to Sandy l'oint. ' _ With respect to ,q,re S tniation on uarbor hoards, Sir Joseph Ward said to a deputation from the Chambers of loinmcrce Conference that he knew that there were people who advocated the election yt all members of harbour hoards. While it was right that some of tile members should he elected still m the general interest of the community he thought there slfould be some nominated members—(hear hear)-bo-eause these boards had enormous rcsnonmhili.es. There was scarcely „ harbor hoard that had not obtained very lar«e stuns of money from outside tins country, and those who lent the money did 60 under the boards a., lmy wm tullsti . tilled at the time the money was advanced. Therefore, if drastic chan"es were made in the constitution of the 'boards the lenders of the money mi"ht say that the change had weakened their securities. In respect to this matter He thought they might take it that the Government would be reasonable in the proposals they submitted to Parliament.

Ihc March number of The Navy, the journal of the Navy league, contains a r •iHaihle. article by its Berlin correspondent on the state of naval feelin.r ,„ t.ermany, and how it has been allected by the .Kings recent visit to Berlin. He writes:-" In Germany „ totally erroneous impression of British ideals has gained ground, solely owing to the vacillation displayed by Ministers and parties on naval and military policy j/ew Gcrmans doubt England's disposition to abandon the historic two-I'ower standard, and recent Ministerial declarations to the contrary are described here as mere sops to the fast dimiiiishiiy,, bi" navy elements in the electorate. " The sight of the favourite lagging behind is always an inspiriting one for the next man. and in this particular case the second man has on more than one occasion demonstrated his ability t„ clo>c up the gap with remarkable celerity kiltie courage or foresight is needed to predict that in tile event of another insuincient British ship-building progrnu : this year, fresh naval expansive measures will be introduced to the German people."

The ways of the confidence man are as unexpected as they are tricky. An unsuspecting boniface in I'aliiiersioii ;< i|„, latest wetim. A well-dressed gentle-manly-looking man, m whom appeared no guile, strolled up to the boniface in i|uestion a short time ago and literally beamed upon iiim. •■ Yes, you are the man." hi' said, after looking at him intently. •• Three years ago T (-.line to your house starving and penniless : vou took me in and fed me and gave me a clean bed to lie on ; I am ii) dill'erent circumstances now and wou|d like to repay you. Here is a half sovereign;' extending at the same time a golden coin of lh? realm. The proprietor of the hoarding-house did not remember (his particular stranger or (he incident alluded to, but as many people came to him from lime to time he concluded that he had forgotten the occurrence, and accepted tl|c half-sovereign. The stranger went away, bi|l returneil again in the course tit a few days. " lla,' he said, " I have come to stay' with von old fellow; can yon put nio'np?'' The proprietor could, lie put Hie genial stranger i|i his best room and looked after him ami ministered li> his wants for three whole weeks, lint the end was near. One day be of the genial aspect casually disappeared. He had obtained three weeks' board and lodging for Ilk Jusl now there Is n very iingrv man hi Palinerston North who is looking IV a genial si ranger with intent to i| o bodily liarm.—Standard.

■ &ISWS FOR MARRIED PEOPLE. Shifting is troublesome work, isn't it! ]sut you can minimise tho botlior considerably by getting the New Zealand Express Co. to move you. They'll lata down your furniture, pack it securely, anil deliver it safely cither locally or you contemplate shifting, see them and throughout the Dominion. If iieccs- | sary, they can store ft fur you. Tf get quotations. Ofllcc, Prougliam S'i. For lnlluenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/0 and 2/0. Chamberlain's Tablets have proved remarkably successful in curing* stomach troubles, biliousnens, and constipation. One man was cured of a bad stomach trouldo by these tablets after having spout many pounds for medicines and treatment, without, any permanent bene lit. In cases of constipation they nre mild and gentle in their action, ami tlicy, leave the bowels in a natural and'healthy condition. Tliey are easv to take and] pleasant in effect. Tiy them. You will.

llr. and slvs. 1". MuCiU'lh.v, of;.\lumiin, celebrated their golden wedding on l-'ri-dav. They were iniUTicil ill ilnwtli, Diililin, on April 111, IHSII, mid have live suns and one dniigh.er ihing. I'licy nnived in l.yttelton in the year they were married! anil, after living in Otiig" and on the West Coast, came In Alannia ill 1881.

It will he quite nine months ln't'ori- the Mamiwiitu line ran In' properly ei|iiippcd to cope with tin' heavy trnllic which will follow tin' contemplated diversion uf trnllii' from tlii' Wairarapa north of Manterlon. Tho. iipj>liiiiu-r-". rollinji stock, station organisation, and siding lines have to Ik' thoroughly levised ami very mucli ctxended. li»k anticipated th.it everything will lie ready before tin' summer'tripping "en""" "■>■< '»• The Tiinani lleraid gives a hint to I farmers who object In selling tlu-ir .heaviest hinihs 10 llie freezing co.iupanics for less money than lighter ones reiilise. According'to that paper ft well-known farmer sent a line of line big lamlis to fturnside recently. Hi' foinnl Ilia I big lamlis wore world more than 12s lid, so he put them inlii the fat sheep pens, anil solil Ihein as wethers at 17s (ill. The butchers, of course, iliil not | mind the weight, ami gave value for it. In New I'lyiiinuth (says the Labor Department's report for .March), the fact timt (.'1:2,0(10 passed through tic totalisator during the two days' racing ot the local chili surely proves that money was not as tight as was represented. The various retail trades arc all doing a verv regular business, and thci"' arc very 'few' complaints. The building trades, including carpentry, bricklaying, painting, and plumbing, arc still very slack, and there are a number of men out of work in these brandies. The boot-manufacturing shows an improvement since last report; all hands are now employed. Tailoring and dressmaking continue busy; good tadoresses arc in demand. A few. weeks ago three members of one family at «reeu Island, Mrs. Faaticr and her two daughters, were attacked with scarlet fever, and it makes and reading to record the death of two of them, and also of the nurse who attended the family. The mother fell a victim to the disease a short time ago, and tlie other day the two daughters were removed lo the Infectious Diseases Hospital. The case of Florence Margaret, a, promising girl of seventeen, was regarded as hopeless from the tirst, and she died on Sunday. The siurse (Miss Robertson) also contracted fever, and passed away the same day as the latter victim. The other Miss Fustier is making good progress, and good hope in entertained for her recovery. Mistj Bremncr, in charge ol\ihe Wojncn's Labor Bureau, reports in tlic Laiuor

Journal as follows:—"It is apparently next to impossible to get maids to go into the country. The position is very serious for women with young families who require Kelp urgently. .Maids are also showing a strong disinclination to engage in private service, preferring public places or institutions where the work is more defined, the hours shorter, and more liberty given in the way of holidays and time oil. It must not be assumed," Miss Kremncr continues, "that the demands on servants in private service are at all unreasonable, as in the majority of homes a weekly half-holiday is given, with generous pay and most of tho evenings off. The tendency k towards an improvement of the conditions under which the domestic works, Uood places are always available for the right class of girls."