LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 371, 23 April 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

lii the Police Court yesterday morning, Xellie O'Nhea, who had been lined for drunkenness on the previous day, was again charged with insobriety, and was Jined 10s and costs. The State Guaranteed Advances Board has increased the grant to the Napier Borough Council for loan purposes from £35,000 to £08,250, about half the amount of the loan voted by the ratepayers last May. The state of the fishing industry (says the Xapier Teiegraph) may lie guaged from the fact that the He-tilt, Doto and Beatrice are laid up, the Pilot has been sold, and the Phantom sent to Wellington. • The Countess lel't 011 Saturday night on an experimental trip to the Bay of Plenty.

Cargo-broaching (says the Stratford Post) ia even ail'ecting the dairy industry. Recently the manager of the Cardiff Dairy Paetorv was informed by the Home agent that 011 the landing of a consignment of cheese at least one crate bore evidence of having been tampered with. A batten had been removed and a large hole scooped out of a cheese. It was pointed out that four-footed rats could have had 110 connection with the affair.

The action brought forward by the Official Assignee of C. E. Hvdc against the Sun Fire Insurance Company has been settled by the respective counsel, Mr. R. Spenee and Mr. H. P. liiclimoiul. The acition was for the recovery of £3!)i> in respect of certain policies, and was to have been heard before a special jury at Xew Plymouth. It lias been agreed that under nil circumstances the payment of £2OO bv the company constitutes a fair and honorable settlement, and the action will therefore be discontinued, each side payi'ig its own costs.

It is wholly unsatisfactory that some too! of a stronger mind may be dealt with as Cobnrn was on Saturday, v.'r.iie the arch-conspirator and the chief offender gets off scathless. hi the name of honest journalism and in the name of pure civilisation we demand that this pernicious evil shall be attacked at the roots and that Parliament shall be invited tn take measures, if legislation irequired to that end, to render prosecutions like C'oburu's unnecessary in future for the simple rea-on thai there will no longer be in existence the causes to set the law in motion.—Dunedin Star.

I'or tlir; e or four seasons (lie New Plymouth Tnited (J-ymnnsiinn Society was very successful and did good work. Last year, however, the sovietv lav dormant. Tt will be pleasing news to all those who taken ail interest, i i the very healthy exercise afforded bv gvmnastics to learn tiiat an effort is bein:: made bv .s-onin enthusiastic members to resuscitate the society, and is meeting with Mich support that it has been decided to hold a meeting for the purpose on Tuesday next. The meeting is to be held in the Whitelev Tlall. In addition to all old mcmlxM's and those new members who have notified their intention to join, it is hoped tlrnt. nil who take an interest in the movement will endeavor to aUond.

' The services in (Jneen Street Church tomorrow will be conducted by the Hev. John Xixon. Morning (at 11) subject: "'.Hie lieauty of (iod"; children's addresn, "(iintto. tiie Italian Painter." Evening (at ") subject: "The Lino of Least Resistance."—Ad vt.

At a meeting of the Equitable Building Society last night an appropriation of .Cl5O in t lie lirsi group was secured by Mr. A. Avery by ballot, and another £l3O by Mr. 11. McEwen, with the right to take up the next il 150 accrued. Three tenders were received for two appropriations of CI.VI each in the second group. One was sold at £4O His, and the second lor C 34 10s, this member having the right to take up the next accrued .i!l,">(Vat the same price. There were really t-ree ballots for JCIS(I each, in .Si'. 1 group, the holder of the winning marble only holding one share and being therefore eligible to take up only one of the two appropriations offered. Mr. McEwen took the remaining one. Similar conditions obtained in the tendering. The Agricultural Department had decided to take proceedings against some North Tiuanaki dairymen for incorporating excessive moisture in export butter. Upon being acquainted by Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., of the circumstances surrounding the alleged breaches—principally, that the dairymen concerned wore not in close proximity to freezing, •works or the busy centres, and that one of them was only a quarter per cent, above the legalised limit,- the Minister has informed him that the proceedings have been discontinued, and that the necessary apparatus for testing the nioisture content of export butter will be installed at Xew Plymouth, presumably at the Moturoa freezing works.. The establishment of a testing depot will effectively prevent the shipping of butter containing more than 10 per cent., of moisture.

A romance of real life (says the New York correspondent of Ihe Daily Mail), in which the heroine is Miss Bessie Goldie, one of the most popular of this season's debutantes, and the hero Mr. Antonio R. Guinaraes, a Brazilian millionaire. is causing intense delight among society in Pittsburg. For several months Mr. Guinaraes worked at a salary of M a week in the shops of the Westinghouse Electrical Company. He was desirous of proving that he could earn his own living, and at the same time of learning practical electrical work, which he could turn to good purpose at his mines and plantations at Rio Preto. Brazil. At a church meeting, where he was known only as ( a simple working man, he made the acquaintance of Miss Goldie. It was a case of love at first sight. 'Not untol after the pu?>lic announcement of the betrothal had Mis Goldie the slightest idea that her fiancee was other than a mechanic with his way to make in the world. Mt. Guinaraes then explained that it had always been his desire to find a lady willing to marry him for himself and not for his millions. Much curiosity has been expressed ax to how Powelka travelled on Saturday between Tokoinaru (where he said he was) and Aslihurst. We are now (says the Standard) in a position to place tbe facts of that interesting little walk before our readers. > Whilst in a cominunicaitive mood before leaving for Wellington Powelka said it was quite r>ght. that be wa* at Tokomaru on Saturday. He walked from there along the main road to the Fitzlierhert bridge, which he found in possession of a couple of men. It was dark at the time, consequently lie CMperieiwed no diUk'ulty in crawling along the water pipes (carried on the stringers outside the deck of the bridge) past the men on guard. Once the bridge ■w.is safely negotiated the rest was plain sailing. He walked up Fitzilierbert street to College street corner and then to the little store ill Ferguson street, where he purchased 'his cream crackers and cheese. From there he set out for Aslihurst. He Walked along the main road as k far as Stout v ( reek, and then forsook it for tbe paddocks, to which he stuck till his sate arrival at Ash hurst. The subsequent happenings are, of course, wellknown. The route selected bv Powelka during his long walk is fully characteristic of the daring displayed bv him all through the piece and to which a lot of < his Miccens must be attributed.