LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 355, 5 April 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

11l a subleader yesterday we showed that Dr Walker is highly qualified to become superintendent of the hospital. Then the article, certainly without permission, continued: "We regard ii a» a most unfortunate circumstance tha.t we have in the district a man of Dr Walker's' attainments." We sincerely hope that Dr Walker laughed, with the rest of our readers at the error. Will he kindly delete the "un" and forgive us? The Mayor has convened a meeting of the Tramway Committee of the Borough Council for this evening. Yesterday a young man from Huirangi was, after medical examination, committed to the Porirua Asylum. " Yesterday Messrs. E. Dockrill, Fred. Bellringer, and T. €. List. Justices, revised the jury list for the district of Xew Plymouth. The Harbor Board's foreman, Mr. F. Henderson, will make a further attempt this morning to raise the Board's dredge, the "Tommy King," and is hopeful of success.

Mr. D. McAllum yesterday received a notification from the .Minister in charge of the department that an open season had been declared for cock, pheasants and California 11 quail between 14th May anl 14th June.

The little fishing launch -Mana, which broke away from her moorings at the harbor and sank during the recent gale, was washed up on the"beach vesterdiiv, after lengthy anil fruitless search. She has sustained lit lie damage. The big pine.- at the junction of the Devon line and G'enavon road near the \\ aiwakai.'io bvuige are to come down. Anyone who wants the wood can have the job, but he must do it in a manner satisfactory to the rklmg foreman.

The Borough Council can earn the gratitude of* motorists bv instructing its streets staff to fill up the depressron just at the "take-off" of Te Henui bridge. Approaching the bridge from the town end the bumping is sufficient almost to shake the mechanism of the ear out of gear.

The Taranaki County Council welcomes the suggestion of the president ot the Counties Association that the affiliated local bodies form themselves into an association or corporation with the view of insuring their workers in accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act. The Feihling Cricket Club, playing in the Manawatu Association, has now won the Barraud Cup three years in succession. The team was unbeaten this season, and was beaten only once in three years. Cricket is now over. The football club, which has won the Hankins Shield three years in succession, has again a strong team. The season is now open.—Feilding Press message. hen 'a motor-car and a dog get. mixed up it's generally a bit rough on the dog. Yesterday the county councillors were discussing "remits" to the Counties Conference. The two subjects uppermost in their minds were the regulation of the speed of motor vehicles and a uniform dog-tax, with improved methods of collection. They jumped from one subject to the other, and back again, with such rapidity and frequency that no decision was arrived at. R. J. Scott, the well-known wrestler. I of Stratford, on Tuesday night lodged a deposit of .-CSO in Wellington for a | wrestling match with Alex. Bain j (Hackensehmidt's wrestling partner). The contest will be under Lancashire rules, cateh-as-cateh-ean, and wrestled to a finish. It will take place in Weli lington in about three weeks' time. It j is expected that Oardiner, the clever | exponent of wrestling, and light-weight 1 champion of England, will give an exhibition as a "curtain-raiser" prior to the big match taking place. Gillies and Nalder brought their autumn horse fair to a close on Saturday. Horses came forward in more than catalogued numbers. The attendance of the public was' the largest in the experience of the firm. Horses met with a good demand, any likely sorts being taken by outside buyers. A fine gelding, the .property of Mr May (Elthnm) realised £33 after eager competition. Dr Harrison's horses' came forward in the pink of condition, and were much admired by the public. Every lot met with spirited bidding! The 2yo-year-olds were first offered, and the prices realised were as .follows: £22 ss', £lB, £32 (for a pair) £l6. £l3. All the horses realised what must be considered satisfactory prices—Star.

For Children's TTaekin" Consh at mVlit. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0. 2/0 Tf you ivant to soil piO|p f rtv in the "Daily News." Ji circulates throughout Tmaaki.

At a meeting last week of the Elthnm branch of the Farmers'' Union, it was resolved that a remit lie sent to the Provincial Conference urging it to take steps to initiate the formation of a milktesting association; that this is a matter of primary importance to this district and would do much to secure the sympathy of the farmers of this district with the Union.

Some people are known to be doubtful as to whether lucerne can be grown successfully in Taranaki. The Eltliam Argus says that -Mr. T. B. Crump has grown, and is growing, it very successfully on his property in King Edward street. Certainly his experiments have been on a small scale, but he is getting caiptal results, lie has the ground free of weeds, carefully prepared, the seed sown in drills, and he obtains a prolific crop.

Victoria is taking energetic steps to combat consumption. The municipalities are expected to prevent the spread of tho disease, and (he Government propose to found an institution of HHi beds for advanced cases. It is said that there are .iilO of those "foci of infection" in the metropolitan area alone. The Covernment propose to spend £IO.OOO on the erection and equipment of the institution, and to give £2500 a year (half the cost) for its maintenance, the municipalities to find the other half. Mr. E. A. Clements, the contractor at 1 the Waiwakaiho protective weir, has had a run of hard luok. Someone got away with his gum boots from the work, and he also lost his saddle and bridle. This was reported to the County Council yesterday. The chairman said that "the saddle and bridle have been placed in the hands of the police." To which ambiguous sentence C'r. Stevens promptly replied that in that case it ought to be easy onough to find them. The London County Council recently decided that cinematograph shows should 'be allowed on Sundays only when given by some recognised scc»ly or organisation unconnected -with the premises concerned, and not for private gain or bv way of trade. According to the Daily Mail. Mr. Montgomery, who moved an amendment in fawr of Sunday cinematographs providing employees were given a weekly rest day, said that 500,000 people patronised these places every Sunday. Mr. R. W. Peel said that the Municipal Reformers were determined to do nothing to encourage Sunday labor or weaken quiet and restful observance of the day.

A taxi-cab made its appearance yesterday morning on the ranks, and for the future will be found, when disengaged, on its stand in Egmont-street opposite Messrs. E. Griffith? and Co.'s seed warehouse. The "taxi" represents the latest, enterprise of Mr. W. A. .Jury, of the East End livery stables, and should soon have a brisk connection. The cab is painted and upholstered in dark maroon, and is very comfortable, with seating for four passengers. The motor is a lfl-12-h.p. De Dion, which is only another name for reliability. Mr. Jury has been fortunate in securing as driver Mr. T. Salter, who, from his long service with Dr. Leatham. has a second-to-none knowledge of the streets in the town and suburb*. The fares charged are the usual cab fares provided bv the borough by-laws.—Advt. The little differences which sometimes occur at the Ptiniho toll-gate, us reported in the letter of the gate-keeper to the county chairman the other day, were discussed at the i_oi;n:il meeting yesterday. Cr. Andrews reported one incident that tickled the councillors' risible faculties. On the morning of the Okato sports a Maori passing through the gate, tendered a cheque for 30s in payment of the toll charges. Mr. Taylor couldn't give the required change, but gave the man 2!)s (id, telling him lie would give him the remaining threepence when he returned home at night. But when the traveller demanded his threepence later in the il.'.y, the tollcollector said that it was some other Maori, and not the man who was making the claim. The Maori showed fight, and the collector discreetly retired into the toll-house. Duty called him out some time afterwards, and the Maori was there still. The collector still stuck to the threepence, and the Maori got away with 'his hat as a hostage.. Next day the hat was brought back and the threepence was paid the Maori. As many people have wondered just what Lord Kitchener thought of the New Zealand volunteer force as material for building up an army, a statement made t>v his Excellency the Governor at Port Chalmers is interesting, says the Ota go Daily Times. 'T had the privilege of spending a week in the company of Lord Kitchener," said Lord Plunket, "and he told me many things which I would like to tell you, but which I may not repeat. But one thing I will say. Lord Kitchener regarded the troops he saw in different places in this country as being material for absolutely magnificent soldiers. In some respects he though them almost perfectly adapted for the purpose in view. He said that if these men were trained as they ought to be trained, under his or some similar scheme, Xew Zealand would then have a force that might, cope with a highly-trained and disciplined forecthat, might be sent against the Dominion from finv .part of the world. Ts not any self-sacrifice worth while if it justifies an opinion like that?' The Countv, Council spent about an hour yesterday in a round-and-round-the-table discussion 011 the question of royalties payable on stone taken by the Council's contractors from streams running through private property. Several occupiers of land in the Moa riding wrote that they considered the usual royalty of threepence a yard was quite insufficient to compensate them for surface damage. In the discussion instances were brought forward in which contractors had done very considerable damage to fields by carting stone from the river to the road. The chairman said that the property-owners seemed to forget that up till a few years airo they often had to "whistle for their royalties," whilst now the Council was responsible for payment. It also transpired in the discussion that the general adoption of the sixpenny tariff would involve the Council in an annual extra expenditure of £3OO or £4OO n year. Tt was eventually resolved "that this Council recognises that threepence per yard is a fair price to pay for royalty, and that where land is damaged by carting stone occupiers requested to submit a statement of the damages." DR. SHELDON'S 'MAGNETIC UNI- j MEXT

Will relieve at once rheumatism. himbajro, lame haclca, cuts, bfuiscs or burns, and continued applications will effect a *i:re in a remarkably short, time. Price Is rt'l iirnl 3s. Obtainable everywhere. 4 People who have once used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoeo Remedy always keep a bottle in the house. It is the most successful remedy in the world for the cure of pains in the stomach. colic. cholera and dysontry. This remedv has cured more pain and suffering than any other medicine ever manufactured. *

There is a most satisfactory increa«« ill i .a* revenue at the Tuniho toll-gmie. l-'ro:n August last to the end of the year the fees ranged from £4l 14s 2d for ihe "first month to £4U its 9d in December, i'y February the earning® increased to COS 4s !ld, and last month .Mr Taylor collected no lew than £7l 14s. For the iirst three months of 1910 the t011.% brought in only about £'2s less than for the five preceding months. The total revenue <o far from thif source has been C4CHS Os 9d in eight months.

"Wry formal and dull" is in effect the ver.iiot plaintively pronounced by President Tafl. at the White House. "Nobody drops in on ine for a friendly visit now." iho President observed recent';.'. "A!! i;i• • calls are by appointment. and I suppose that this system cannot be changed.'' Mr. Taft had been for a '.'.a!!;, a:; I before returning to the White House jouk'd in at the Washington !'re-s Club, to whose members litdilated on the trials of a Presidential lite. He to':.! them that the duties of a, President wo- not nearly so intellectual as those of a .Judge, to which he wa» accustom*-.!. "Shaking hands and talkir.ir to people for three or four hours each morning has not impressed me a> real work,'' he said, ''and tlie only sustained intellectual exercise I now have is writing messages. It is at till l.ed-'.ime that I feel that rubbing shoulders with one's fellow-men exhaust* one's vitality." The President added humorously that one of his chief amusements is to observe the attitude of the people in the street towards him, how some pass him l\v without curiosity, while others nudge their friends and then, "with that degree, of reverenct we ail feci fur high oilice, shout, "llello, Taft!'"

Terrible hardships were experienced by the Anglican Bishop of Yukon and the Row C. F. -Johnson, a missionary, in mi attempt to travel from Fort MncPherson. at t>.» mouth of the Mackenzie river, to Dawson City. News of their adventures was brought by Bishop Stringer himself, who reached Dawson recently, after a journey of forty-seven days through the far northern wilds. It appears that the Bishop and his companion started from Fort MaePherson on September 1 with the intention of crossing the head of the Porcupine river in time to reach the Yukon with a canoe. The Bell river, emptying into the Porcupine river, was, however, already partly frozen. To proceed in these circumstances was impossible, and the travellers had accordingly to walk to Fort. MaePherson. For twenty-five days they trudged through blinding foes a;ul Arotic storms. They had very little food. For several days there *as onlv a handful of food for each man daily. Finally their supplies became exhausted. and they were compelled to take their mocassins from their feet and eat them. They were able then to walk only five or six miles a day, when they stumbled into\in Tndiau camp, where there were plenty of supplies. Their mocassins had kept them alive for several days. Each man lost ."iOlb in weight. Mr. Johnson remained at Fort MaePherson. but when the rivers were frozen solid the Bishop, -with two Indians, started for Dtwsnn. and got through with no further difficulty.