LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 166, 7 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A partially blind organ-grinder who used to receive the syinna:l,v of pedest'iaus in the main stive.', o; Wellington died recently, and the value of his estate k £2074.

A cob of corn grown at Blowering, New South Wales, contained 1534 grains, the number of rows being 2(1, will, 50 (-rains in each row. A sulk'grown in I lie same iieigliborhood had four cobs on it.

A peculiar rabbit was caught ill a trap at Hunbnry, near Parkcs. Xew South Wales, recently. The animal had ,i coat of fur several inches in lengtl). similar in texture to the wool of crossbred sheep. Kim malogvaph views of the recent remarkable aeroplane llight of M. Rleriot across (lie English Channel are alreadv on the way lo \ew Zealand, consigned 10 M(v=rs. Fuller ami Sons, of Welling t"n, v.ho intend exhibiting them, "ov klnemafograph, in the various theatres. 11 appears that .Mr. lien Fuller was in Hi* vicinity when lileriot steered I,l* machine through the air. and, reeognismg that (he Frenchman's successful feat marked an epoch in history, lost no time : " king arrangements for a series of pictures reviewing the llight.

Throiighoul the Motu district and right through to Opotiki there is a shortage of stock at the present time, and it is considered that the situation resulted from the abnormal slaughtering season that has just concluded. Fanner-, it is thought, have been inclined (0 rusli ton much stock through the _ freezing works, Mid the result is that' flicy are now unable to obtain suflicienl store stock, firuss is plentiful, ami ie some instances turnip crops are Iving uneaten. The ironv of it nil is i Hint store stock are now bringing better i licet' than freezers.

New Zealand i> being badly advor-'"-•--•I '» Australia even by some of its own commercial men, states Mr. V. V.. J.annic. "M.P., of Auckland, who arrived '■ i Wellington on Wednesday after a five ■leeks' holiday in the Commonwealth. The people there have been fully adi i-cd of a depression in New Zealand bv continued newspaper references to :ui exodus of unemployed to Australia. r.inl the impression is heightened hv the Xew Zeablnilei's he has .mentioned. "One 'ml to battle against it liy pointing to the value of our exports," said Mr. Baiime, "and the lowering of the price of money. I have pointed out that so far as the actual deficiency of money was concerned, it was caused mainly. • n my opinion, by land speculation, that our nosition is now perfectly healthy, '.mil that we were likelv li> improve." Mr. ISauine states that Xew South Wales' and Queensland, having had good -insiins, are exceedingly prosperous.

When ''The. K.ish" is on the job there's no mistaking it. They don't give you a nirnsre pennv or so on a few ar!ic'"s. but "ivc a good solid reduction r- TI round. -It's unite a treat to thrifty neonlc to ate some of their low prices. Their liots' knickers at Is lid, their ecavv wool ribbed sox at 9d, their rbbed uudernants at 3s 3d,'their bovs' oilskins at 7s Ud, and their men's oilskins at Os lid are splendid examples of what they do In men's wear.—A4vt.

The young man Moodv, who attempted to take lii« life by putting bis throat at Ureaui on Wednesday night after leaving a dance, was brought into tbe hospital yesterday afternoon.

It is believefl that Michael Louis, the seaman who lost his life at Foxton on Wednesday night, lias a son and daughter resident somewhere in this district, and anyone knowing (heir whereabouts

s requested to communicate with tlie ■oliee, who are endeavoring to locate rlicin.

At a meeting of the Taranaki Poultry Society's Committei! last night the work of the sliuw was review, mid the finances of the Society considered, the members in some cases lieing almost astounded at the size of debts due in several quarters for previous «hows. It was decided to hold the annual meeting in the Coffee Palate on Thursday, 19th inst.

Can Fun, arrested un a charge of smoking o])ium, and Joe Wall, another Chinese, arrested on a charge of having opium in his possession in a form suitable for smoking, were brought before Messrs Ci. Tiseh and C. 11. Leppcr in the Police Court yesterday morning and remanded until Monday- Both worn granted bail, (Jan Fun in his own recognisance of Ci) anil one surety of £25, and Joe Wall in liis own recognisance ol £.31) and two sureties of £ia each or one of £3O.

An elderly mail named Edward Janverau Norton Tavlor. fonnerlv a fla<'lieutenant under Lord Charles Ifcrcwfonl. who was arrested bv Detective Boddam on a charge of having on the, 2nd inst. obtained the sum of .CO Is (id from Messrs ttilmour and Clarke bv falsely representing that be was authorised by Messrs A. Cleave and Son, of Auckland, to collect accounts on their behalf, was brought up in the Police Court yesterday morning and remanded until Monday, to enable the informant to coine from Auckland.

A young man who is employed in a Government department lias got himself into a "nice scrape/' On Tuesday evening lie had about Ml, the property of his department, in his pocket, and'this seems to have made him lose his head. He took more drink than was good for lilm—in fact, so much that he could not find his way home, A family in Homestreet, returning from a theatre, were surprised to find that the young man , had mistaken their house for his home, and their kitchen for his' bedroom. When they entered the room tliey found that ue had divested himself of his clothing and was engaged in scattering the country's money about the floor. The police were sent for, and he was placed under arrest. A charge of being a rogue and a vagabond, having been found illegally on _ private premises, was preferred against him, but when the police heard 'lis story they decided to tender no evidence against him, and the ease was dismissed.