LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 104, 29 May 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Inglewood Record reports that the Kaimata branch of the Farmers' Union decided to pledge itself to heartily support any movement fo,- the establishment of a second freezing works in Tara.nnki. ft ie understood that preliminary .stcpis are being taken in the notation of a compauv to establish works at Mioturoa. Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, of ICllhhiu. a member of the Harbor Hoard, expresses tire opinion that the lioitrd -should give one of its leaseholds Hear the harbor a» a site for any such works, at a peppercorn rental. At ffawura. on Thursday M. A. Tnrnhull. S.'.M., gave judgment in the ease 11. F. liussvll, land "agent, New Plymouth, and I'. R. Wilkinson, land agent, Ha.wera. v. W. J. Laurent, fanner, Tokaora. Judgment was for flic defendant. -Star.

Last ovouiiifr the country teachers entertained tlicir confreres at a most enjoyable snt-iiil in the llroiigliiiiu Sireel hull. 'l'iiere was a good attendance, ladies prcdoiiiiiiiiliii;.'. as h usual in the teaching profession. .Mrs. Woods supplied excellent music, and Messrs. Stratford ami Wilkins were the M'sC. The secretarial duties were carried out by -Misses Andrews and llnicliin.

A meeting of representatives of local bodies (convened by Mr. (i. V. J'earcc, .M.l'.) n-iis held ill' Uawera on I'hursday afternoon to discuss the Opunakc railway question. Tile following resolution was eurried: "That the scheme as laid out by Mr. Pcarce. l>c approved of and laid before the local bodies with a view to sending a deputation to Wellington to support same." A representative gathering of natives of Taranaki took place at Taiporoheuui this week to discuss matters alleeting the. native race. One of the subjects dealt with was the question of Parliamentary representation, the natives affirming that .it was d"sirable that they should have a ]• '■■;• of their own for this coast. Dr. I'omare was present at the gathering, and gave the natives some useful advice on many mutters of livultlij including the care of babies—Uawera | Star

Owing to tin l insufficient arrangements made ;il the recent unveiling ceremony on Marslaud Hill, tlie line of veterans was broken by tlie crowd pushing from behind, ami several of them, princi|uilly navals, were not inspected by His Excellency the Governor. Captain Ntnndish has now received a letter from Lord Plunkct in which his Kxcelleney writes: —-Will you tell the veterans how deeply I regret that some of them—and not the least distinguished —were overlooked when 1 was inspect' ing their comrades at the unveiling of the \'ew Plymouth memorial. The lino muster of veterans present at Hint function added much to my pride at having taken part, in what will remain a feature of historic interest in connection with the Maori wars, and I heartily share with yon your regrets that, some of these brave men were however unintenlinnally'Mnot officially inspected by me.' 1

A cerlain young fellow of Hyde Determined that he'd suicide, But II"' pill baxo-Tonie I lUailc living harmonic. Xow—he couldn't be sick if he Irieil. 1 LAXrvrOXir: I'TM,S. lO'/.d and Is fid. —-Bullock & Johnston. Agents', Xc.v Plymouth. Why not use Chamberlain's Pain Balm wljeu yon have rheumatism? We feel s\i-.v tint the result will be prompt and satiisiaeiory. One application relieves the ivaiii. and many have been permanenilv cured by He use. Pain Balm is a liniment and is nupiicd externally to tin- affected parts. For sale hy all cbcnv hin and storekeepers.

Acting undor Instructions irom the | executive committee of the Borough. Council, the borough engineer mis jiri!parcd alternativi! sketch plans of a I structure to replace the tottering tiinbcr bridge in Powdcrham street. (Jm; of these is a re-infnrced concrete arch, with railway and footways, and the other scheme is to provide n concrct" culvert and filling. Five out of the .six assessors in the Conciliation Council dniw a guinea a day for travelling expenses, besides the fee paid to thcin us assessors. The sixth is Mr. F. C. J. Bellringer. a. local man, who givcsJ the country the benefit of his services. Thvse adjournments of the Council, whose business will occupy nearly a week here, are thus fairly expensive. The Commissioner'!; allowance, of course-, is on more bounteous lines. Whilst driving from New Plymouth on Thursday, Mr. \V. Birdling, of Waitara, and a friend luul a rather exciting experience. Soon after passing Bcli Block they met a mo'tgr ear. The horse was startled and swerved suddenly to one side, with the result that the gig was overturned. Mr. Birdling and lii 6 friend were thrown on to the road, but fortunately neither received any injury. The gig was only slightly damaged, and the journey was resumed after a brief delay. The girl Daisy Dixon, who was arrested on Thursday evening on a cliargj of theft, was brought before Messrs H. F. Russell and C. M. Lepper, Justices, yesterday morning, and charged with the theft of a silver-backed hand mirror and a silver-backed hairbrush from Mrs. Mabel France at the Terminus Hotel, , the property being \aiued al £4 l()s. This is the girl who was convicted oi \ Monday on a charge, of theft of money from a fellow employe at the Urosvc i nor Hotel. She lias been remanded until ■ Monday.

We have reliable authority for staling thai the new borough foreman, who took up his duties on May Ist., has received notice of the termination oi ms engagement. The cause of this action on the part of the borough council has not been disclosed,' and there are many men exercising their imagination in attributing reasons, It was decided in the street yesterday that a dctevmncd effort is to he made by a section of the council to re-instate Mr. S. Hooker in the position, but we give this statement for what it is worth.

An incident which was probably not intended for publication, occurred at the conc.lii.skm of the Conciliation Council's' business ycsterdtiy afternoon. The assessors and otltars connected with the Court wctc discussing the matter of the expenses of the assessors. Mr. Giles, the OoiiilmissioiKr, thought ho would like n little joke at the expense of the assessors representing the "bloated capitalists,' and suggested that they should forego their expenses. 3lr. Bust, the workers' representative, keenly enjoyed the suggestion. Mr. Croll, the assessor on behalf of Messrs T. ISortb'wick and Sons, was appealed to. With a side glance at the representative of the Union, lit said solemnly: "1 will agree, subject to the consent of my Union.'' Then the laugh came, and the "bloated capitalist" and the '■' horny-handed" laughed loud and long together. The school inspectors arc now allotting points for the state of the school- j grounds, and tJiese are read out with their inspection and examination reports to the Education Board meeting. On Tuesd'ay evening Mr. A. Morton criticised unfavorably the inspector*' allocation of marks to the Egmont Village and Lower Kent schools. He dilated upon the fine plantations and general arrangement of the grounds at .Egmont Village, representing, he said, the work Of years, yet only 50 marks were awarded, whilst Lower Kent got 02 for a little bit of flower-garden and an unsightly fence. It was explained by Mr. Ballantync that the marks were given for improvements during Uie year, not loj- the work of former years. Mr. Morton kept up tie attack) until Mr. Morison brought down the "house" with the query, "Can anyone tell me where Mr. Morton Mtcs?" Egmont Village folk will understand.