LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 235, 10 November 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A farmer at Te Horo, 111 the Manawatu district, secured IU2 per cent, of lambs from his llock. The bea't .of the Waimate Plains land is now quoted at from £45 to £SO an acre.

The Lauds Department will throw open for selection l(i,U8» acres 111 various parts of New Zealand during Uie present month.

No fewer than six wool-buyers, Messrs E. Beaumont, X. Uaggis, F. Myers, J. W'olfrun, T. i)avey, and J. Parker, arrived from Loudon by the Shaw-Savill steamer ionic.

'The Egmont Lodge, No. 112, 1.0. G.T., was held on Monday evening in St. .Mary's Hall, the C.T., I3ro. G. W. -Hart ndi, presiding over a good attendance. A capital programme was given by the members.

This/ lias been a splendid season for the rhododendrons oi all kinds. Air. Uuttimore has forwarded us a spray of the rhododendron fragrantiesima, which is described as "the queen of the rhododendrons." It is a beautiful white bloom, sull'used.with pink.

The Government is stationing a Maori nurse in Northern Taranaki with headquarters at the New Plymouth native hostelry. She will work among the in lives, especially among the women ai;o children. The nurse, who has had a thorough training and holds the highest nursing credentials, will arrive here Viy to-night's mail train. The Wairarapa Daily Times reports that a little daughter of Mrs Pikctt met with a painful accident at Lhu end of last week. The child by some means got

hold of a tin of caustic soda and alter getting il on her hands rubbed s'ome over her eyes. Medical attendance was at once called in and the pain as far as possible alleviated. Fortunately the eye-sight does not appear to be injured, although the eyelids are very badly burnt.

A correspondent; of a contemporary gives the following recipe for giving relief to horses and cattle pestered with Hies:—Boil for five minutes a good handful of laurel leaves in about 2lb of lard, grease a piece of cloth and rub the body of the animal before taking out to work. An assurance is given that not a fly will come near animals thus treated. It is stated that in Stras'sburg the butchers wash the walls round the doors and windows of their quarters with this mixture, and that it prevents Hies from entering.

At a well attended meeting of the "Society for the Health of Women and children," held last week for the purpose of introducing the new IMunket Nurse, Miss .McCarthy, to the committee, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to .Mr. 11. Okev, AM',, for the great assistance he rendered the delegates who attended t lie conference in Wellington hist month, in interviewing the Minister of Health «ii<l otherwise. A hearty vote of thanks was also passed to Sir. and Mrs. Smith, of the Imperial Hotel, for their great kindness to the late Plunket nurse during her stay at the hotel.

The Hope of Egmoiit Juvenile Temple, No. 25, 1.0. G.T., was held in St. Mary's Hall on Monday night. The new officers were installed by t?ie superintendent, Bro. N. T. Maunder, assisted by Bro. P. P.. Pepperell and Sis. D. Tnnbridge, as follows:—C.T., Sis. I. Onnett; V.T., Sifl D Eva; Mar., Bro. W. Blanchett; Dep. Mar., Sis. D. Mills; Chap., Sis. R. Aildrige; Treasurer, Sis. 11 Reid; Financial Secretary, Bro. A. Gleeson; RUT., Bn O. Crone; Sec., Bro. J. Rodi; A-*. Sec.. Bro. T. Crone; (uuird, Uro. W. Ewing; . Sentinel. Bro. N. Handler; Pianist, Sis ; Street. ' !

The Liardet street footpaths are getting their annual coat of tar and sand, but ou one side of the street only. This is the principal approach to the Kecreation Grounds, and just now, whilst there's! a beautifying aud tidviug-up craze on, and when our host ol' sum mer visitors Ims already sent along its vanguard, it might be as well to try a id make the street look reasonable decent. By the way, the removal of those everlasting heaps of weeds in front of and around the technical school, would be another good move, Imt that's not the borough council's business. I The Taranaki Agricultural Society Jia* I every reason to feel gratified aL the support that has been extended to the butter lat competition to be. held iu connection with the forthcoming show. It, will he the lirst oceuvioa on which the -ociely conducted such a. competition, jiud Ihe thirteen entries received are representative of the district as far as llnwera. inc competing cows are all grade Jersevs. Tour prizes of the value of C1I), 17,. jv W s , w i s wj)| be awarded. The cows will be in the possession of the society for nine daws, the test being made on the last four days.

Tile (1.-illill fllrlllighdv lllCetilljr (if l.oyal Efrniont Lodjrc. 1.0.0.F.. jf.U., was '"•1(1 nu Monday evening. In (h,. absence »f NX!. liro. Duller (through fanrlv -ickness), ]iro. C. A. Matliesnn, I'.f!., presided, beiny stiby P.l'.fi.Jf. 7!ro. 1!. llfxikor and his «rnnds(iu. Urn. An- (])(«' I looker (a rather unii|ue incident) l'.li. Urn. Wiillcr lfobcrts, of (hp Barrow Udge. liiiirland. ami Urn. Watson, of the • s '" BrMe's I'Ortjjc, Kngland, presented letters of recommendation and were no- I f carded the honors of (hp Order. Tlri I visitinir brethren suitably responded. I'.f!. liebcrts conies to Xe\y Zealand with Ipi'li recommendations from his todye and <1 -• i-V|-. I'ririr (n (he closing !'.(!. - flanked the brethren for the V'V kind reception accorded liiin and lie- idea-ant evening spent, and I" 1 '!'! ihif lie would be a regular att'l, ■' •vliMc a resident of Xeiv ply- I mou 1 is. • I

fll these days, u lieu it in' frequently remarked Unit (lie eulonial boy is cheeky ami ill-iiiiiiinered. il is worth while to note n lillle incident that occurred on one of our by streets Ihe oilier day. A lailv was walking :ilcni.sf the footpath, burdened with parcels which ineliided a paper l M g filled with bananas. Close bv was Ihe übiquitous small liny. The I Ini!! dropped, and it, burst, as paper hags have a knack of doiujv when one is in a hurry. Here was a chance for the small boy. He was s'oon in the thick of il. helping Ihe lnol;less lady. Contrary | lo (he expectation* of a passer-by. the j lud didn't pocket, any of the fruit, lint rolitclv handed it. lo its owner, and asI sisled her to get her belongings bundled i in'refher. She nft'ered him a banana for | Ins (rouble, but flie boy drew himself | "'i In his full lieicrhf of some three feet ; six inches and said proudly. ''Xo. Ilmnk yon. I'm a Central school bny, and we don't nerd t.o lie paid for doing little things like (lint. flood morning. Madam.'' Siibsequent enuuiries elicited I lie fact that for the past, six months nr so "mnnners" tinve nccii]iieil a lmimiiient nlacc in the f'enlral school eurri-, ciiluni. I, I.AOK or KXTCTifiY.

Tt vnu lacV energy, don't, relish your ford feel dull and eonstinated, all vot '"■ i d is n do«e of Oh'imberlain's Tablet'' Tfay Avill ninkc vnu feel like a. new man •and uivf vnu a healthy nnpetite. Thnv will (to von mnre, good than a 5s bott'e of Inni". Sold tv all chemists att'l 8t( rekeepers.

From enquiries made amongst lioliday-' makers on the bench yesterday, it seems certain that there will be large numbers of local camping parties at Moturoa | during the summer holidays. i The Clifton County Council las declined to contribute its £IOO annually for twenty years to the cost of re-erect-ing tile Wsiitarii, town bridge. The Council was favorable to the grant, but would not agree to the Mokau, Urenui, Wuihi, | and Tikorangi ridings being debited with their share of the contribution on the basis of rateable value.

The beach was thronged nil day ywster. d;n, along practically the whole seafront from Te Ilenui to Moturoa. There were fcores of picnicking parties from the inland towns and country districts, and seoreg of parties from the town. Children "paddled" from morning till evenin..', or rollicked aliout on the warm sand, whilst their elders did likewise in many cases, or, being more sedate, looked on. The seaside at Xeu- Plymouth is becoming more and more recognised us "the" place for a summer holiday.