LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 178, 20 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A slight fall of .snow took place at llawera On Wednesday evening.

Then.' \a a considerable number of cases of scarletina i7i Xapier, states a Press wire.

"It is my firm opinion that new members of Parliament should spend the first year in travelling over the country."— The Hon. I{. AlcKenzie. at Kailangata.

Some idea, of the amount of work that is done by the Railway Department may be gathered from the fact that since the beginning of the year the Hon. J. 4. Millar, iw .Minister of Railways, has dealt with 110 fewer than fjliOO letters. 'J(he Egmont Lodge of Oddfellows held a euchre party and dance in the Foresters' llall last night. There were about 70 present. Miss Koberts won the ladies' prize, and Mr. Da 111 (after playing oil" with Messrs. N. West and L. Brabant) won the gents' prize. Dancing was indulged in after supper. Hiss l.eosch gave a song, Miss Oliver a recitation, and Mr. Robson a mouth organ solo. A very pleasant evening was spent.

I A little girl six years of age, named l Uose Smith, had a horrible experience at linntly. As she was proceeding homeward from school by herself, she was attacked by a ferocious cow that had managed to escape from a paddock. She was knocked down and severely mauled about, and had her iace somewhat damaged, as well as being bruisad about the body. 'Hie child was, when seen, in such a daxed condition that she could give 110 details, though her torn clothes gave a good idea of the rough treatment she iuul received. John Marshall, the man who threw iiiuiself into the Iluatoki on a recent Sunday afternoon, and previously attciiiplßfl tiiiieide at Italia, was before

the Court yesterday. A week's incarceration had probably proved to liini that prison life was not the game it was cracked up to lie, for lie elected to be dealt with summarily, despite his request a week ago for trial by jury. He. pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted suicide, and explained that he was miserable and melancholy 011 account of failure to secure employment, ■ and he got tired of kuoefcing about nnd i sleeping ill the open. The Magistrate f gave Marshall eome manly advice, and J the accused promised "not to do it j Again."' He was accordingly convicted nod ordered to come for sentence when | called upon. s

"Get it at 'The Kash,'" is always being heard about boys' and men's clothing. They're such a reliable firm to dea.l with, and the prices are always right. During their sale they arc ofi'er--1 itig some spiiendid bush rugs, sft long, at -4s fid the pair; men's dungarees,' Is 31, 2s Cd; aiea's isvercoats at halfm'ico; boys' braces, 3d; boys' knickers. Is lid; boys' white jerseys, Is. Look in any time you're passing and &ee these bargains.—Advt. Let the Melbourne measure you for vour next suit. Prices 45s to 08s od. You'll be

Tlie Yorkshire Penny Ua;ik has 70,000 depositors, the amount standing to their credit being just under .C 17,000,000.

. -A- resident of Masterton lost a caif i in an unusual manner. A post mortem examination resulted in the discovery that the animal hail swallowed si towel. When New Zealand was twenty years old—quite a respectable age—there had been printed concerning it less than 90 volumes, 200 pamphlets, and a hundred- ! weight of Parliamentary papers.

The death occurred on Tuesday in Wellington of Mr. Janit s liailiie, formerly a well-known figure in the Wailarupa, and one of the pioneers of the limber milling industry there and in the Forty-Mile Bush. Fur many years the deceased was a resident of Greytown, where he was very well known, but of late lias resided in Wellington. •Mr. Baiilie, who leaves a widow and family, was 7li years of age. A London correspondent states that Mr. I'. A. Vailc was able to announce recently that he has received a promise of £1250 with which to start his first Imperial travelling scholarship. The New Zealamler's scheme is the converse of the Rhodes Scholarship scheme. Instead of bringing young colonials to England, prdbably never to return home to settle, Mr. Vaile proposes to "choose" able Englishmen from England, and send them into every corner of the earth that it worth visiting." His scheme has been well received by the Press, the London Evening Standard being particularly encouraging.

Japan is the home of unconscious humor. What is perfectly s'erious to them appeals to us as irresistibly funny. For "Good morning" they say "Ohio.'' It is supposed that "Good-night" is "Liverpool." The real fun is contained in the signs of which the following are a few specimens' of mangled English as she is Japped—Over a ladies' tailor shop —"Draper, Milliner, and Ladies' Outfatter. The ribbons, the laces, the ve ; ls, the feelings" (frillings?). Laundry sian --"We most cleanly and carefully wash our customers with cheap prices as under. Ladies, eight shillings a hundred; gentlemen, seven shillings." A spiritualistic medium, by name Charles Bailey, is giving seances in Wellington. The New Zealand Times gives a detailed account of one of the seances, and it makes amusing reading. It seems as though Mr. Bailey lias fallen amongst Philistines, for the newspaper reporters are inclined to make fun of his efforts, in Spite of what looks like a bit of clover, conjuring. But the Times, in addition to poking fun at Bailey, publishes some interesting particulars of a court case heard in Melbourne when

Bailey was fined £5 and costs for "endeavoring to impose by false representations." Things in Wellington look only medium for the medium, and liis disciples will -need a lot of faith to stand by him now.—Exchange.

At a public meeting at Manchester not many weeks ago, the Rev. J. S. Wilson, of that city, is reported to have said in reference to the bad times:— "What is the use of people being promised a white robe In heaven if they cannot get a clean -shirt on earth? And yet there are ten thousand men in Manchester at the preset time who have not got a change of shirt, and there are twenty thousand without a chance to earn their bread here. A dog in the street is better off than an unemployed man in Manchester." If anything can render our own troubles more toJer&ble it is by comparing them with the greater troubles' ol other people. The pinch of poverty is a terrible thing. To realise how terrible it can be one must go to EngTanil when times are hard. One of the mos't striking applications of concrete is in respect to its use in boat-construction. The idea of building a concrete boat is, however. n'' 1 - a yew one. Lanibot, in 1850, built a boa.t of this material. About eleven years ago m America, D. 13. Banks built a twomasted schooner named the Gretch:n, Csft in length anil 16ft beam and drawing 14ft ol water, of concrete, reinforced oy multitudes Of small steel rods. This craft is said to be quite swift ill heavy weather, although somewhat slow in iight breezes., The Gretclien sails in salt water, having' been as far north as the vicinity of Hudson's Bay, and as far south as Capo Hatteras, if not farther. She was once driven o n the rocks off Cape Charles, but escaped without damage. About two years ago the Signori Gabellini, of Rome, built a rernforined concrete barge for salt water use in the neighboring waters. This vessel is of 15ft tons burden, and is said to have been quite successful.

A curious bequest by the late John Mason Cook, head of the firm of Tlioe. Cook and Sons, tourist agents, is about to be revealed in the approaching retirement of a Scotland Yard detective attached to one of the Central London ; stations. John Mason Cook died worth : £34(1,306, at Tornoycroft, Stoneygate, Leicester, on February 0, 1899. He made his will on -July 30, 1894. Some time afterwards he had occasion to 1m» specially grateful on behalf of the linn to this detective for smart work in protecting the agency, For reasons embodied in the police service regulations, he was unable to reward the oliicer as desired at the time. Ho made a codicil to his wM, dated September 27, ISHS. By that codicil the oflicer is invited to take a trip round the world at the expense of the firm as soo,i after retirement from the service as he may desire. The officer is not due to retire for many months yet, hut it is said that lie intends to uike good advantage of this curious reward for his services of long ago.

■Tlie late Mr. A. E. Remington, whose death was reported the other day, win torn at New Plymouth on July 28, 1850, but at ail early age went to the Old Country, where he was educated at a private school in Jersey, Channel Islands. Oil returning to New Zealand he took up residence at Bulls, subsequently removing to Huntorvillc where for many years he was a successful chemist. Mr. Remington was a prominent public man. From 1879 to 1890 he was a member of the Bulls Town Board, being chairman part of the time. He was also a member of the Kanpjitikci County Council from 1881 to 1891, and of the Wanganm Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards (from 1905 to 1900. In 1902 lie was elected member for Rangitikei, and was the occupant of the seat at the time of his death. 1" his public capacity Mr. Remington lived the strenuous life, throwing himself whole-heartedly into his duties. I'm fact he was recognised as one of the most energetic workers in the House of Representatives, and his untiring efforts on behalf of his electorate won him o'l more than one occasion public recognition at the hands of his constituents.

a Th® most severe criticism of Lord CnarltN Hereford that has appeared for . a long wlulo past is published in the . Observer, a London Sunday journal editcd with conspicuous ability by Mr. ,J. ]J. Garvin {writes a London correspondent) Alter referring to the wav Lord Charles 1 ? as nonplussed his admirers bv propos- | ,n £ 3- programme of Dreadnoughts - smaller than the present (Jovernment i* ■ • prepared to provide, the Observer pro* I » feeds;—"it is time to be plain, and to/ make an end of sentimentalism in this business. Under a strong sense of piuiic duty, we have exposed the utter weakness and inconsistency of Lord Charles neresford. We have resisted, without hesitation, the mob-clamor on behalf of ii music-hall hero. We have Jaughed at the preposterous claims made on his behalf. U'e have admitted his pluck. We. have denied his ability; and we have prophesied his eollap&'e. And we have done this not heedlessly—for the task has been painful indeed to anyone who has ever liked him—but because his sue-

cess would have meant the ruin of tliej Isflvy, Our view of liim figurehead I rather tlifw leader of fuetiou in -the Fieri ' —has been based upon the fact thai, Lord -Charles Beresford can be turned • inside out in any controversy whatever by any coo] and resolute antagonist. Ho is eloquent, and he can be kind; but he is a confused and superficial thinker. We gladly admit his past services, l,ut the part he lias lately played has been purely mlschiovousj and It has' exhibited all his defects. ifo contradict!? lihnsctf in every utterance. He lias not one atom of serious force and constructive ability. Jfe h the very last man to be pitted agaijis't Gorman thoroughness, whether in pence or war. It is our firm conviction thai if he were at the Admiralty lie would muddle its administration, and that if he has supreme command in action he would probably fail , and lose the Umpire. He would be remembered as the Sir Kedvers Buller of Die sea."

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