LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 16, 25 June 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. H. Willis, in charge of the Labor Bureau, asks that all married men willing to take Government road and railroad work in the country will leave their names at his office in Brougham Street.

A meeting Of the Taianaki Automobile Association was field on Tuuisdny evening, ft was decided to disband the association. It is understood Unit an effort will 'be made to re-establish an association on different lines.

A good deal lias been written of football crowds in outside centres this season, but the performance of a section of disappointed New Plymouth barrackers on the ltecreation Grounds yesterday easily eclipsed any' of this season's records. Ht was anything but sportsmanlike conduct to hoot wo leie.-ce aim line umpires.

A reminder is given of the public, meeting convened 'by tile Mayor for 4 o'clock 'this afternoon, with a view of arranging a suitable reception of Messrs. J. B. Connett and Newton King upon their return from their mission to England on behalf of the New Plymouth Harbor Board. The securing of the loan means a big thing for Taranaki, and there should he a big meeting. A Taranaki sheep-farmer had an unpleasant reminder the other day of the rapacious Jiabits of the hawk. One of his best ewes- had become fastened in a little gully, aud whilst lying there helpless it was savagely attacked by a hawk. Both eyes were plucked out. The probability is that the poor beast panted from the pain, and extended its tongue. The hawk returned to the attack, and tore out practically the whole of the tongue. The next step was to bite (pieces ,'out of the |amiua!'is jlij). The animal, wlien found by the owner, was in such a shocking state that it had to be immediately destroyed.