LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 69, 30 June 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At a meeting 'of householders held on 20th June, Messrs. J. Ducker (chairman), I A. Cassie, W. Rumball, T. Raven, and j 0. Magon were elected a committee for the Newall school. ; There is at present a iscarcity of teachers in the Taranaki Eaication|District. The Board has vacancies forltwo or three temporary teacher! but Were are none available to fill the^ositiois. "I don't follow this witness at all 1 can't understand what he's! saying} I suppose it's the local school dialect.imt I can't understand it."—A Jremarkiby Judge Chapman during yesterday's Supreme Court proceedings. I There is a cow at Wereroa farm with yielded £22 fls lfld in value of butlitrfat during last season. To show whaia valuable animal this one is, it mav je mentioned that 24 cows of the same hell only averaged £ll per head for tfe whole herd, so that this one particnlj cow may be said to be almost As profit able as two ordinary cows. t It is stated that the best pride receij ed for wool from the East Coalst nortj of Gisborne last season was for some sent Home by Maori co-onera five sheep owners. On the Weit Coaslj Maori co-operators enjoy the reputation of being among the biggest suppliers oj the dairy factories. On at leust oni farm thev milk by machinery, and onfl Maori milk cheque last season totalled £I3OO. (Referring to the recent railw? ,y accident at Koputaroa-; the Manawatu Daily' Times says that it is officially stated; that the cause of the derailment was the wrong setting of the points at I a loop.' They should have been set so/as'tp allow the train to so past'on the mairi track. Apparently they had been turnecl to allow another train to take the sid£ track, but had not been reversed for the express. A Departmental enquiry (will be held at once. I \

Wednesday, 20th July (Arbor Day), is to be Ivbserved as a public school holiday throughout the Dominion. LAn Inveroargill land agent Teports that never in his experience has he known Jnoney to be so plentiful as at present \ Applications for securities con-j sisting qf freehold property are coming in ever\! day, and interest will surely | come dojvn shortly. Trials 'were recently made by H.M.S. Pioneer With BSO tons of Paparoa coal. The experiments were thoroughly successful, and as a result the company lias, secured a contract for the supply of bunker coal to the warship, which is* now taking in? 400 tons. A, number of Ashburton sportsmen intend making a crusade against hares at an early date in the upper district. A hare drive, carried out on systematic lines, can be made a profitable pastime, as several thousands of hares are beinj; enquired for to fill an export order. It has been a custom at the close of bazaars to auction the goods left over, and this course was followed recently by an atheltic body in the Oamaru district, with the result that the police have determined to institute proceedings against them for conducting an auction after the. hours stipulated in an auctioneer's license.

It is a matter of common conversation in Port Chalmers that, as a result of investigations into the workings oi a branch department of a large business concern a number of dismissals have taken place, and that other changes are pending (says the Otago Daily Times). Among other reasons for the action taken, it is freely stated that, over a long period, charges have been made in cases for overtime when' those making them have been elsewhere than at work. The story of a little "scene" that oecured during the reception of Cabinet Ministers by King George at Marlborough House has found its way into the papers. It is said that while the King was discussing! the political situation with Mr. ■Winston Churchill, Secretary for Home Affairs, the latter "adopted strong controversial tones." The King, when ne realised that his views were being dissected in a House of Commons manner. Was unmistakably annoyed, and, addressing Mr. Churchill, is reported to have said, "Do not let us detain you from your constituents." •It is whispered that the last meeting of the Wellington Typographical Union was more like a Donnybrook fair than a gathering of gentlemen of the printers' craft (says the Wellington Times). Sonie of the more prominent speakers, it is reported, were "full of ink" (whatever that may mean), and this appears to have inspired them with more aggressiveness than is usually considered necessary, except in the New South Wales Parliament, for the purposes of debate. 'One speaker, who' curtly told another "Nobody takes you seriously," was induced to* re-consider the matter when he got one in the eye. Two of the orators were fined 5s without costs. Arrangements were made for a duel to lake place on Sunday morning, but neither principals nor seconds kept the appontraent.

Veiled references to a big scheme to thoroughly test for radium several of the claims at Orepuki which were recently thought to contain platinum and gold, have been leaking out despite the efforts of those interested to keep the matter a secret. Particulars under such, circumstances are practically impossible to ascertain, but a Southland Xews reporter managed to obtain on Saturday morning some idea of' the scheme in question. There was "something" in the wash of several claims, when tested at the time of the recent brief boom, which •baffled analysts, and samples were sent to 'Europe and Australia. The outcome, it is understood, lias been the formation of a .powerful company, almost all the capital of which is said to, be held by German and Victorian shareholders, only a small amount being held in the Bominion, and these few have kept the subject as secret as possible. It is further said that the erection of extensiveworks will be undertaken shortly an:' that the materialisation of the scheme has been delayed only by the time occupied 'by an expert Continental manager in obtaining his naturalisation papers. Messrs J. Heslop, Williams (2) and A. Bissett have just been oni a trip to the north of Auckland (says the Hawera Star). Speaking to a reporter, Mr. Heslop said lie had quite changed 'his opinion of the Bay of Islands country .since lib visit there six years ago. On this occasion he had the opportunity of waiving a more careful inspection, and ho-! .'tween'Whangarei and the Wairoa river - he was surprised to,find a lot of good dairying country. In quality it is not so uniform as South Taranaki, but there are patches of really good country. His ■opinion is that within the next ten years that part of the country will make more progress than any other in Xew Zealand. The party visited Kaikohe, which is, native territory, and includes some fine land. They were also at Opua, Kawa Kawa and 'Russell. The last-named place was the first European town in Xew Zealand and was the place of residence! of Governor Hobson. Talking of dairying methods, Mr. Heslop said~that years ago he advocated home separation and the collection of cream in this district,, but against him it was argued that pood' butter could not be made under.- that scheme. He found during his visit, however, that the factory which got first' ■prize for butter at the Auckland Shoiv ■ had made its product from hand-seuar- ; ated and factory collected cream. The! saving on the roads, said. Mr. Heslop, was one of the advantages of this me-1 thod. • I

At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board .a letter was received from Major F. W. iSandford, officer commanding the No. 1 Cadet Battalion, to the effect that during the visit of the late Governor (Lord Plunfcet) to New Plymouth he saw two companies of cadets under arms. On enquiry from Captain Mcllroy he learned that they were turned out as a guard of honor to His Excellency. No leave for this parade was asked. He had asked for an explanation from Captains Mellrov and Bocoek, whose replies were enclosed. There was no objection to a guard of honor, provided leave was obtained and the guard correctly paraded. The guard was paraded in a most improper way, bringing ridicule on those responsible. "Unfortunately," he concluded, "this is not the first occasion this year that breaches of discipline have occnrred." Cantain Mcllroy, commanding Central No.'l Company, replied that he paraded his command at the request of the chairman of the committee and of the headmaster. He was under the impression that each company was an independent command, and that its captain had the riffht to call a parade whenever he imight think fit, and he must plead ignorance of any regulation to the contrary. The reply of the officer in comImand of No. 2 Company (Captain Bojcock) was to the effect that he was unaware that it was necessary to obtain kuch leave. The Board, after discussing : .;he matter shortly, decided to obtain ixpert opinion on the subject, and it was ' ccordingly decided to submit the letters p Major McDonald, officer in command |f the cadets in the Dominion. 1 Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6. |or Chronic Chest Complaints, Wood'