LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 98, 3 August 1910, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TVIr. Hubert ColJyns, late of Levin, has purchased a 700-acre farm in the Inglewood district for £B4OO. It is understood that a new magazine is shortly to he published in Christchurch, the capital of the promoters being something like £IO,OOO. The Mayor, a 9 president of the Beautifying Association, is endeavoring to arrange for prison labor to carry out the improvements on Marsland Hill. Mr. F. Black, electrical tramway expert, inspected the proposed tramway route yesterday. He will meet the Tramways Committee on Thursday evening. The manager of a city firm entered his office with face clouded and brow wrinkled. Regarding the youth sternly, he said, "Boy, do you smoke cigarettes ?" "I d-do a 1-1-little, sir,'' stammered the lad. The manager regarded liim intently. "Then give me one,' he said. "I have left mine at home." The general meeting, of. members of the Park Tennis- and Croquet Club, for the adoption of rules, etc., will be held in the Town Hall next Tuesday evening. Members who have seen the work in progress on the courts :have expressed surprise at the extent of the excavation and earthwork required. "Such monstrosities as Kaiwarra, Ngahauranga, Petone, Pahautanui, Eeiko- : rangi" are now an object of aversion to Mr. Field (Ofcaki), who is asking the Government whether any steps are "being taken to carry out the provisions of the ■Nomenclature Committee of the House j in 1908, and when it is proposed to get rid of "these and similar disfigure- j jnents" i A runaway occurred in Morley street early yesterday morning, when a horse bolted with a gig. Crossing the Mangaotuku bridge, the vehicle collided with a Chinaman's cart, fortunately without injury to the occupants of either vehicle. The force of the collision liberated the horse from the gig shafts, and the gig was smashed, one wheel going into the stream below. It is stated that the horse has bolted three times quite recently. Interviewed by one of the London dailies, a prominent Australian blamC.3 the Admiralty for any backwardness that the Commonwealth has shown in naval matters. This gentleman points out that if the Admiralty had encouraged her to go ahead on her own lines, instead of worrying her and hampering every step she took, Australia would by now have had effective ships, all of which would have been -at the disposal of the British Government. A married woman, giving evidence at the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch, said that she went out to service and earned ten shillings a week, but was looking for a lighter place. Mr. Bishop expressed surprise at the statement, and said that he could not get a competent woman under £l' a week, and then he had to advertise for some time. "You could easily earn more than ten shillings a week," he added, "for everywhere we hear the cry about lack' of domestics, and the papers are full of it." Charges that a sum of £4,000,000 disappeared from the assets of the Pittsburg Washburn Flour Co., which went into the receiver's hands some time ago, caused a lively time at a meeting of the shareholders last month. The company is the largest retail flour business in the United (States, and is worked- with British capital. Mr. Glyn, the president 1 , | declared that the money had been lost in gambling in wheat. The shareholders are clamoring for the prosecution of the directors. A conference of working journalists will be opened in London, on September 9., Several delegates from Australia will be present, and it understood that Sir George Reid and Sir Wililam Hall-Jones will take part in the deliberations. King George has invited the members of the conference to Windsor Castle, and the Admiralty will arrange a naval review at Spitliead in their honor. It is re- ] ported, that the delegates will be invited to be present at the King's coronation next year. The Taranaki County Council has practically decided to purchase a road roller. The traffic on some of the roads is such that metal is ground to powder in a few 'weeks, and never has a ehance of forming into a good hard road. The Okato riding representative! remarked at .Monday's meeting that broken stone placed on the Main South Road about three weeks ago has not- consolidated at all, but has been pulverised by, the heavy waggon traffic. Had this stone been rolle in by a heavy steam roller it would doubtless 'have made a hard road, which would have stood for years. Mr. Gilruth, formerly Chief Inspector of Stock for New Zealand, occupies a splendid position in his profession in Australia, according to Mr. D. J. Nathan, who met Mr. Gilruth in Melbourne. "To show the interest being taken in agriculture and stock raising in Melbourne," Mr. Nathan went on, "the Melbourne City Council has given four to five acres of land, worth £25,000 to £30,000, for a veterinary college; the Government has given £16,000 for a building, and £4OOO for equipment: and a private donor has given £IOOO for a special room for Mr. Gilruth, all in order tliat there shall be in Melbourne the finest veterinary college south of the line.'' Mr. Nathan thought Mr. Gilruth's departure to work in Australia was a' great misfortune to New Zealand. A man named James Allardice died at Dannevirke albout a year ago leaving estate valued at £30,000. By his first wife, who divorced him for misconduct with his second wife, he had six children and his second matrimonial venture produced similar result, but only one of the second half dozen, the sixth child, was legitimate. When he died, Allardice left the whole of his estate to the second family, and action was brought before the Court of Appeal last week by members of the first family, who claimed a share in the estate. It transpired that the first wife had £l2O a year settled on her by the Divorce Court, and the Cbief Justice ordered £6O a year to be paid to one daughter, and £4O each to be paid to two others Leave to appeal to the Privy Council was granted.

About fourteen years ago the turnover of the Stratford Co-operative Dairy Co. was only £7000; now it is £70,000. The work of laying the heavy rails on the Toko line is now proceeding satisfactorily (reports the Stratford Post). Miss Xel'ie T,-,\ >:\ daughter of Mr. John Taylor, of the Fitzroy Store and Telegraph Office, mot with a nasty accident yesterday afternoon. She was opening a bottle of aerated water, when the .bottle burst. The sudden removal of the pressure caused her to fall forward on to the jagged edges of the hottie, with the result that she cut an artery badly. Her sister iniriiediatelv telephoned for Dr. Walker. Dr. Harrison, of Eltham, providentially happened to be in the office at the time writin" out a telegram, and at once making him" self known, rendered first aid and temporarily stopped the bleeding. As <iuiekly as possible Drs. Walker and Blackley arrived «nd attended to the sufferer, who is now on a fair way to recovery.