LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 95, 18 May 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Xcwton King lias received the following cable from ins Sydney agent re hides, " Lights farthing higher'." The 5.17 train to Xew Plymouth ran into a mob of sheep at Tariki yesterday. About a dozen of the animals were killed.

At Webster Bros.' mart on Saturday a pen of White Leghorn pullets averaged 5s Od per head. There should be good money to the breeder at such a figure.

The Conciliation Hoard- will sit at the Xew Plymouth Courthouse on the 25th inst. in connection with the citation of the New Plymouth Jinrough Council in the slaughtermen's dispute.

Tlic weekly meeting of the Hope »f Kgmont Juvenile Temple InM night was opened by C. T. Bro. C. Crone, 'i'tur? wus .1 large atteiidnnrc of members, Hie enterlainnient I'M' the evening being provided by magic lantern.

ill a coniniunicittiun addressed by t'ie I secretary of tliu Hospital Board to th; [ local Board he says that " tin's board | cuimot recognise any onier lor admission that is not signed cither by a member of the Board, the secretary, or th . medical superintendent.'' The following item taken from a London paper, reads like it bit of Fennimure Coojkm-. -Crazy Snake, the chief of the Creek Indians who went On the hviirpnth in Oklahoma, was surrounded on .March .'lll by United .states troops, and oll'oed to surrender if he were guarantee,! a fair trial. His oiler was accepted."

The Kgiuont Lodge (No. 112) 1.0. G.T. held its weekly session in St, .Mary's Hall last night. Bro. c. \V. Martncll. C.T., presided. Two candidates were proposed. At 8 p.m. the lodge held one of its .popular sixpenny concerts, and a very enjoyable programme was given. Refreshments were lianded round, and the lodge closed with the usual ceremony.

Judging by present appearances, the I old and tottering structure yclept th Powderhaui Street bridge 'is getting tired of waiting for the municipal authorities to hew it down, so yesterday the eastern approach worked up a little landslide all on its own account, and in slipping carried away ami exposed tu view sonic very rotten limber. Last night the bridge'was lighted with ml lights as a danger signal. Ut. A. llaxwell, of the local railway stall', while out shooting at I'uniwhaka'u on Saturday, secured a line specimen of the kiwi. The bird was captured with- j out injury, and has been presented by .Mr. llaxwell to the Becrcation Ground Hoard. The kiwi, it is understood, will be placed in the pens at the Kccrcation Grounds, and should wove an attraction to those who have iiot before had an opportunity of seeing this strange and somewhat rare bird.

The medical superintendent, Dr. 11. B. Leathani, reported to the Hospital Board Tcsteriltiv that during the month theie liad been'admitted to the hospital :i« patients, and 38 had been discharged. There now remained -10 cases in til l hospital. Five had died. There had been twenty operation cases. On Hay 17 there it'ere four cases of scarlet fever. The hospital had been very busy, and three nurses hail been occupied in attendance on isolation cukes.

'The euchre jisirty and dance held in tin l Roland Jlall lusl evening was a decided success. About 20 tallies were occupied. Alias White won the first prize. | .Miss Kussell being second. .Mr. F. Doughley carried oir tlie first prize for gents, Mr. 1!. Walsh being second. When the floor was cleared, dancing; was indulged in till 1 a.m., the music being supplied liv Mrs: licorgc (piano) and ilr. W. ll'. Cl.ong (violin). Mr. ,1. A Clark carried out the duties of M.C, in a very capable planner. The Hospital Hoard held n short meeting yeslerday. all the member, being presenf. It was reported flint Or. Valintine intended conferring with tne Hoard shortly on I lie question of enlargement of the hospital, the stationill"? of a district nurse at I'ruii, and other matters. The usual reports were received anil adopted, and accounts amounting to UliOT Is I'd passed for I«iyim'iit. .Miss May O'Dimoghue, of Itainilton, applied to liavc her name placed on the list of probationers.

The Rev. R. Poole. Mdnoclial mission, ary from l ; iji, ilolivered !i lecture lant niglii in Whitelcy If sill, tnucliinjr upon tlic mission work (hero, the difficulties under which the missionaries labor, (he conditions ami eustoins of the people, and the educational facilities. The views were capitally exhibited by Mr. .f. C. "Morey, with ills limelight apparatus They were, however, allhoustli I very interesting, rather overlaid with comment—or. as one old jreiitlenian put if, with "letterpress"—wliicii dctrartcil I somewhat from the interest of the evenp*

WAflrtA. N.R.W. Mr. A. Skndder. Wnpfta. X.S.W.. J writes-as follows:—'T hove taken Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabulos f./r indi/jostion, anil found thorn splendid. I ri-opmnu'Tid them to all my friends." Dr. 1 Slii'lilnn'fl Digestive 'la'bules are an unequalled preparation for the cur? of Indisestion and all Stomaeh Troubles. Price 2« (Id per tin. Obtainable everywhere. ■

in many parts of the Wairarapa district, says the Age, potato crops of til..' DenvVnl variety have been badly atl'ei iod by the blight, and are rotting ill the ground. In some instances they are being ploughed in, as it would not pay to dig them.

There are at present in the Oil People's Home 32 inmates, of whom 27 are men and 5 women. There were three admissions during the past six weeks, one old man left, and nnoth r died. The discipline, reports the matron, is good, and the general health very fair.

Thefts of small coins from milk-jugs are becomming common in the suburbs of Christehurch. One householder who, on hearing footsteps in his back yard and going out to investigate, was .punched in the ear, and the thief made good his escape with the coppers intended for the milkman. The Pahiatua Herald hears that Mrs 0. L. Stokes, of Pahiatua, and her family are heirs to a tobacco estate i" New ■Orleans, lU.S.A. I Enquiries had beenmade for a number ol years lor the heirs to the estate, which, it is understood, has been leased by the American Government for a term of yv.us. A timid little man complained to the Willcsden magistrate that his wife hit him with a chopper and threatened to kill him. He was ininmeil that u stunnioiis against her would cost half a crown. " 1 have no money," he replied,

"but 1 shall jjo honiL aim ace n i can get it from my wife."

Quickly surrounding a building in Southwark, a party of policemen felt pretty sure of catching the burglar they were after, lie had been seen at the window of a warehouse in Warren's Yard by a carman. Steutliily the police proceeded to search. They found him in a horse trough, which was full of water, in the yard. He was dead.

The tailings-dump of the old smelters at Zeeban, Tasmania, are being overhauled with profitable results (says the Australian Mining Standard). Many large cakes of practically clean bullion are being, found, and these are being sack 1 ed, whilst other material, which is said to be worth .foil or .CliO 1 a- ton, is being forwarded in quantities to the Taamanian Smelting Company's works.

'• There are women doing things that you or I would nut do fur .ESOOO a year." said Dr, Mason, in eulogising the female nurses at the Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard meeting. Jt was, he said, the innate gentleness of women that made them move satisfactory nurses than men. In spite of one or two members of the board remarked, lie said if he were ill he would prefer a female nurse.

Tile extreme carelessness of a parent almost resulted in a fatal accident oa the railway near Mntiuiru, the other day. As the Waimea express was approaching a crossing, Driver Leisliman noticed something lying between the rails, which he was horrified to lind was a little boy. Tiie child was apparently asleep. Mr Leishman applied tiie emergency brakes and blew his whistle, fortunately stopping the train within a few yards of the child. Mr J. Schaell'er, of tile California I'nivcrsity, San Francisco, was a passenger by the Talune, which reached Wellington last week. He has come over to learn all he can about New Zealand Rugby football. When he returns he will coach the California, or Berkeley, team for their match against Stanford University, their old enemies (in a lootball sense), in November, This is an event for California which is regarded in the light of almost national importance.

The Taranaki Garrison liaml has not yet permanently engaged a conductor. Out of the applications received lor the position the band selected a man from India. Upon landing at Wellington lie was "snapped" for Petone. The second clioice was a man who had been advised to move to Xew I'lyinouth for the sake of his wife's health. Upon receiving the. appointment, and when commencing to make arrangements for departure, lie was advised that to move his wife in her present stiite of health was absolutely dangerous. Meanwhile, Mr. (!. 11. Saunders occupies the post. The Waikato Independent reports 'tba.t a 'i'c Arolia land agent has' just completed the sale of the Gorton 'Estate, a few miles from Cambridge, to Mr A. Hunter, of Rongotea, Mauawatu, while .Mr Hunter's farm at the latter place has been disposed of to Mr George 'Death. The two transactions, it is understood, involve about £40,000. The Gorton Estate was originally owned by tlie late Mr William lluekla'nd, and subsequently it became the property of Sir James Fcrgussan, an ex-Governor of Xew Zealand, who was killed some four years ago ill the, Jamaica earthquake.

A 'Household in Gore bad an interesting experience of which the ladies are not asking a repetition. A terrier raised a stoat which had found its wav into the garden, and the animal being hard pressed, darted into the dining room of the house to the consternation of the ladies and children present, who immediately called for male assistance. The terrier, however, followed nurd upon the stoat, which turned upon its pursuer, and springing for the throat, secured a hold which promised ill for the dog. The terrier, however, managed to twist the body of his quarry sufficiently to get a grip on the back.

A few weeks ago we made note of the fact that I'm Chinese residents of the Dominion did not allow their sick and aged to become it charge upon th. •Slate. 'A'he paragraph was written s the outcome of suiue. remarks made at the Hospital Board meeting in April, when a clergyman applied for a Celestial to lie-admitted. 'At yesterday's meeting the chairman reported that the man had been admitted, anil had died in the hospital, being about 70 years of age. His countrymen here paid the account for maintenance, and insisted on paying the full charge, refusing to avail themselves of the cash discount allowed for prompt payment. The EiirnpcniJ who looks wit'i contempt upon the nliiiond-eyed Celestial might paste this in his hat. Jlr. 11. Dempsey, headmaster of the Central School, has received from the flavor of Plymouth (England) the handsome Union -lack which has been se'it by the children ol the Kegellt Street School in that city in reciprocation ol the one forwarded by the Central School girls and boys last November. With the Hag lias been received a parrel ol views of Plymouth as well us photographs of the ceremony which took place when the New Plymouth flag was hoisted in old I'l.rmuntli. It is intended to have a celebration at the school on Monday next (Empire Day), wnen the new Hag will be formally received and hoisted. An appropriate programme is being prepared for the occasion by 11 r. Dempsey. who hopes that all parents will itiiike it convenient to lie present. The arrangements suggested by the headmaster will he submitted to the school , eonimiUee this evening. U is prnlmlil ■ that those pioneer settlers who hailed in the early days from old Plymouth will be asked to take part in tile ccrcinoiiv.