LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 21 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have our Labor legislation—a very plethora of it during the last two d<* cades.—Rev. Dr. Gibb. A prodigal son who had bolted from Pukekohe recently wired to his father thus: "Father, I am ready -whenever the calf is'." Father replied: "Calf dead; if you come back I will give you the hide." It is computed that 400,000 tons of soap is used every year in Great Britain, practically all of which finds its way into the sewage. If thiy could be Attracted its value would be from eiy.ht to ton million pounds.

In the Supreme Court, on the motion of Mr. Quilliam (CJovett and Quilliam),| probate of the will of the lafte John Carey, deceased, has been granted to .John James Carey and Patrick Carey, the executors named in the will. In connection with the borough loan polls to be taken on Wednesday next, electors enrolled on a residential qu:iMI iication have no vote, the voting being I confined to those enrolled as ratepayers or owners.

Shares in the Fanners* Co-operative Meat Freezing Company representing .€4OOO were taken up in the Dannevirke district, £20,000 in the Bush and Wairarapa districts, and £IOOO in the Manawatu.

No matter what economic trouble arises nowadays, all turn to the Government for relief. We seem to be all Socialists in this respect, that what we have we carefully keep guard over, but whatever is to be given away must come from the Government. Greymouth Argus.

The crematorium at the Karori cemetery, Wellington, is now practically ready for use, and when the necessary orders for the regulations have received the Government's approval—which is expected in (he course of a few days—the crematorium will fee ready to do its' work.

According to rumor, there is to be quite a considerable number of candidates for the seat rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Remington. Among the names mentioned are A. C. Mannington (Maagamahu), R. Smith, W. Meldrum, F. F. Hockly, George Hutchison, A. J. Joblin, and H. Canton. While at the beginning of the nineteenth century French was the first cf European languages, it now stands only fourth. French at the present day is 'spoken by 58,000,000 persons, German by 80,000,000, Russian by 85,000,000, and English by 116,000,000. It is not that French has lost ground, but that other languages have gained ground.