LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 242, 18 November 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to the local Post, about twenty prominent business people of Stratford hare paid subscriptions and i undertake to support a proposed scheme for checking the giving of credit t.o "bud marks." "What 'ln you mean, you young rasI calr" exclaimed an irate' father in New Plymouth who had caught. his elevci-year-old son scribbling on the gatepost. "I'll make you pav for this" disfigurement by stopping the price of the J paint out of your pocket-money." ■["All right, dad," promptly retorted the lad, "but I'guess it will be jircltv poor paiutl" The value of a patch of kauri gum was illustrated recently in the north (says Hut Auckland Star), when a farmer with only II) acres of land was. engaged blasting out some stumps. Finding some gum, he started to dig. and got out some more. Finally he decided to get. the whole 1!) acres' ploughed, with Hie. result that he got, gum which realised .Colli), it being sold at £IOO a. ton. I STOP IT! * neglected cough or cold may lead to serious bronchial or lung (roubles. Don't | take cnanees, for Dr. Sheldon's New Dis. covcry for Coughs and Colds affords pa'fee( security from serious effects of a {' cold. Small dose. Pleasant to ta<c. Eicry bottle guaranteed. Obtainable n ■very where. • 1

Heavy rain set in last night, and at' time of writing to-day's cricketing prospects look "blue." Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent (via Brindisi), despatched on October Bth, arivrcd in Loudon on the 12th inst.

At the Magistrate's Court this morning the Tnranaki County Council will proceed against Mr. James Tarry for breach of traffic by-laws.

The llcautifying Association is receiv. " ing several donations of cash from pco- ' pic will), whilst unable to attend the \ hand concert tit 'Aoteii* on Sunday wish ? to help oil tile Association's work. 1 Mr. 0. Tisch, president of the Sa side Improvement Committee ami the Beautifying Association, acknowledges with thanks tile receipt of donations of £2 Ids for each of those organisations from 111'. C. Cartel'. Jlr Xcwtoii King received intimation yesterday that his Holfiteins exhibited at the Wanganui A. and P. show secured live lirsts anil two seconds, besides which Xazli'h (leni was adjudged champion cOw and lionny l!oy the champion hull. The president of the Horticultural Society. .Mr. 0. Tisch, accompanied the judges on their round of visits yesterday morning to the gardens entered for the cot tage garden competition. The judges wore Messrs W. W. Smith, 0. Cliff A. \V. Wood, and R. W. Sandford. At the monthly meeting of the Church | of England Men's Society laßt evening tli.- Kev. "Wilkinson gave a paper on 'Taste in Reading," which lie handled with considerable ability and success. An interesting discussion followed the ' delivery of the paper. ' At a meeting of the executive of the local branch of the Reform League last night it was decided to hold the annual meeting in about a fortnight's time. It was decided to invite Jlr. 11. Okev, JI.P., and Jrr. R. It. Martin, the dominion organiser, to attend, and to tlx the date to suit Mr. Okev's' convenience.

There was a large attendance at the South road hall last evening when Messrs. Collier and Co. gave a grand vocal and instrumental recital by the gramophone. The concert was much enjoyed and will result in a profit of about £7, which will be devoted to the West End and Erankley Road school prize funds. A youth told the Auckland Magistrate that lie would not care to work for a certain man, as he was said to bo a "hard boss." "Hard boss," said Mr. Kettle, S.M., "that is just what you want. There appears to be an idea prevailing amongst the colonial youth of the present day that they can work when they like and loaf when thoy like. What you want, my boy, is discipline. That is what young men lack to-day—-discipline. They want the maximum of luxury for the minimum of effort,' when the best thing for them ia good, hard, wholesome, honest work." A striking illustration of. the benefits

which accrue lo a person who joins a friendly society has been brought under the notice of the Wellington I'os't. In 1885 a resident of Wellington who belonged to Court Sir George Grey, Bowen, Ancient Order 01 l'oresiers, because Jii and went on tlie sick fund of the institution. He died in September of the present year, and up to that time he and his wile received from the lodge sums of money totalling £053 12a Bd, made up as follows:—Sick pay, £340 10s; grants out of benevolent fund, £2!)U Us (id; payments of contributions, £ll3 13s 2d. The lodge aso made a funeral allowance of £SO, bringing the total contributions up to £703 12s Bd.