LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 127, 26 June 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ft is currently reported in political circles that the (lovermnciit recently received irom London i'.200,000 at 2 per cent for the use of the Advances to Settlers' Ollice. This money is being loaned out to small borrowers in suml not exceeding LJUO. Messrs. ,1. f). and Alex. Mitchell, ol Maiiain, leiL on Wednesday morning for Melbourne. They are taking with them two three-year-old and two two-venr-oht Clydesdale colts, all by Knight" of (he 'Hustle, and two thoroughbred ponies by St. Clements, one nf which is credited Willi being phenomenally last—Star.

A serious accident occurred the otlicr day to Master Roy Jlrarc, the ten-years-old son of Mr. ]{. J. Deare. He was playing about a building in process of erection next his home, and fell across one of the floor joists, sustaining iiiternal injuries. Th e little fellow suiter-1 ed (rrent pain, and is still in a serious condition.

I A very heavy thunderstorm was experienced in Palmerston on Wednesday night, accompanied by torrents of rain. Captain Hewitt, lion.' astronomer of th p Philosophical Society, reports the appearance of a moderate-sized group of sun spots on the sun's disc, and suggests that the storm was the result of thcr influence on meteorological conditions. At a largely-attended housenoioers' meeting, at Waverley on Monday night it was resolved to dcmitatinnlse the Town Board for the purpose of getting that body to raise funds to buy an; engine and appliances for the Fire Brigade. The question of raising a loan for a water and drainage scheme will also be brought under the notice of the Board.

An elderly mini named Henry Cock, engaged on (.he wharf at Moturoa by Ihe Railway Department, met with a nasty accident yesterday. While engaged in working the Corinna's cargo, i'nd standing on a truck, he stepped back and fell to the wharf, striking his head on the metals. Dr. Wylie was summoned, and ordered Cock's removal Lo the hospital.

Money is desperately scarce and yoi can't afford to miss any chance of saving it. Thciie figures are money-savers: ( Gents.'s chrome bals (usual price 15 s 0(1) 1 present price 8s Od; gent.'s grace bals (17s Od), 12s Od; men's heavy kip shooters (10s Gd),.lls Od; ladies' glace button boots (10=) Od), 10s Od; Indies' since laced hut ton. shoes (8s Od), 4s'lld; ladies' goloshes (4s 3d), 3s 3d.—A,BC Boot Co., New Plymouth,—Aivt, I

Auckland Herald on tlieiuHPHbb race, Mr. H. Cooinbcs, editor of the' Sydney neterec, said:— "Webb's performance was even better than I expected, and I am quite satisfled tliat he was a much better man than the bulk of Australian critics gave Mm credit for being. It can only be hoped that such a good sculler and fine sportsman will not be disheartened by defeat, and be lost to the sculling world, He m far too good a man for New Zealand to lose yet awhile. The Dominion, indeed, has three great scullers in Arnst, Webb, and Whckh."

A strange accident happened the other day at the residence of a settler, Mr. J. Woulds, at Kiritehere, near the Thames, Auckland. His eight-year-old son had found a detonator on the road, and {taking his younger Jirotlicr ami sister to see the ''fun," placed the cup on the fliime of a lighted candle, lhe result was a violent explosion. ! l he youthful experimenter was badly knocked about. His face was injured below the eyes, the tops of two fingers were blown off, and he received numerous wounds on the body and hands. His two companions were also injured. The Star reports that at the Hawera County Council meeting on Saturday the chairman condemned some ol the metal

recently obtained from the mountain. He showed councillors samples or the stuff, which he easily broke to pieces with his fingers, He suggested that river boulders near Tariki might be procured, but the county engineer (Mr. Montefiore) pointed out mat mere would be a difficulty about getting it at this iinve. of the year, for men did not care about working in the water during the winter. Getting it railed would be another trouble. The present

metal wns only used for maintenance. Inquiries are to be made if the boulders referred to can be obtained.