LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 10 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A youth named Herman Kluig, who deserted from the barque Viganella, was located by. the police and arrested on a farm near Lepperton by Detective Boddam and Constable Mclvor. He will remain in custody until an opportunity occurs of putting him aboard the vessel, as ordered by the Magistrate. The Taranaki County Council has for some time desired to obtain office and yard accommodation of its own, and latterly a committee has been inspecting various available sites near the centre of the town. The committee has decided to purchase the allotment in Robe street opposite the Courthouse. The country foreman who supervises the maintenance of the Victoria road is set the problem of inducing -water to run uphill, if he is to turn storm water from the metalled road into the side channel, j For some few chains the channel has! been paved with cobblestones, and the outside row of stones is higher than the adjacent roadway. The rain water which falls in the locality is only ordinary rain water,, and, instead of climbing into the water-table, it cuts a channe for itself just outside the place where it is supposed to go, and in doing so causes a good deal of damage. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was Iheld yesterday, Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., presiding. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following oases:—L. D. Nathan and Co., 'Ltd. (Mr. T. S. Weston) v. Joe Wah/ claim £6 9s 6d (costs £1 3s 6d); Bellringer Bros., Ltd. (Mr. Hutchen) v. C. M. Inman, £6 2s 5d (£1 5s 6d); George IPearce v. Frank Bree, £5 7s 6d (8s); John Hoskin (Mr. T. S. Weston) v. Alfred' Fawcett, lis 6d (ss); A.B.C. Boot and Shoe Co. ('Mr. Hutehen) v. Howard Edmund Russ. £3 2s 8d (10s); Isaac Aroa (Mr. T. iS. Weston) )v. Eric Harding, £2 15s (10s). Tn the judgment summons case of Standish and Standish v. Henry Wells, a debt of £ 1, lis, debtor was _ordered to pay the amount within a fortnight, in default a week's imprisonment.

Recently a fungoid growth affected guavas and Klondyke cosmos in some local gardens. Mr. 'W. A. Collis forwarded specimens of the diseased plants to the Department of Agriculture, and ■asked to be informed of the nature of the trouble and the best remedy for it. He is now informed that the cosmos are attacked; by Ibotrytis cinerea, and the guavas by clasterosporhim carpophelum, a common disease amongst guavas. The best way to combat it is to spray the guavas with a mixture of 61b. of sulphate of copper (bluestone), 61b. of lime, and 40 gallons of water. This mixture should! not be made any stronger. The cosmos fungoid will yield to spraying with a mixture of 41b. of sulphate of copper, 51b. lime, and 50 ga.lons of water. In spraying, eare shoiild be taken to avoid the tender portions of the plants, which are susceptible to burning by this I mixture.

The man in the streets will tell you that any "extras" ordered of a contractor on'a job will invalidate the penalty clause. According to Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert's decision in the case of Ooleman and Son v. Lewis Patterson, heard i in the local Magistrate's Court last TuesJ day, this is so only in certain circumstances. In this case the contractors sued for the balance of account due for alterations and additions to a building. .The defendant counter-claimed for an equal amount, made up of penalties for delay in completion. The contractors, in defending the counter-claim, alleged that the delay was due to the "extras" ordered. The Magistrate remarked that if the extras were ordered before the contract time expired, and were performed, the penalties were set at large, but it had not been shown that they were ordered during that time. Apparently the extras, which were trivial, were done after the completion of the contract. He could not see how he could hold that the delay in completion was caused 'by tlhe extras being ordered. Judgment was given for Coleman and Son for £2O, and for Patterson for £2O on the counter-claim, each side to pa-v its own costs. For chronic chest complaints, Woods-1 Great Peppermint Cure,' Is 6d, 2s *6d. *

Mr. IT. J. Hobbs' nomination for the vacant seat on the Borough Council is signed by tlio following: W. Weston, E. B. Kyngdon, L. B. Webster, Wm. S Gilbert, V. H. Beal, W. T. Coad, Thos. Fraijcis, John Johnson, Fred Newell, Artliur Owen, J nines u'.Noul, Frank Bacon, Mrs. Annie Yealo and ..lis. E. M. -Stohr. When performing an operation for an apparent abscess on an -Austrian at Te Kopuru hospital, Dr. Young, the new medical superintendent, extracted a ! three or four inch length of rubber tubzing, which, seemingly, had not been removed on the occasion of a former operation some months ago. iP-rofessor Park estimates the value of the metals, and minerals found in the Dominion to the end of MO!)-at the stupendous total of a hundred millions sterling. Of this value gold-contribu-ted _ £7">,OOO,000, coal £15.000.000. kauri gum, silver, copper, antimony, schcelite, manganese, and chromium .£l-0,000,000.

The "weaker" sex is supposed to have a monopoly of certain Christian names, and among them most people would certainly include ''Florence." When an illdividual with that "label" was called into the dock of a Court the other morning on a charge of drunkenness those present certainly expected to see a "lidy* - appear, but they were disappointed, for "Florence" was an Iri-hman! This appellation, so distinctively feminine in New Zealand, was once quite a -common masculine name in the Emerald Isle, and was probably originally enSome of the members of the Park Tennis Club looked unutterable things last night when it was stated that the local branch of the W.C.T.U. had written to the Pukekura Park Board asking that a clause be inserted in the lease of the courts to prohibit Sunday courts. The interference in the club's affairs was evidently not appreciated, because, as Mr. Rudd pointed out, the promoters had endeavoured to make it very plain from the outset that Sunday play would not be tolerated. With a view of putting the matter beyond doubt, a by-law was framed to moot the case. Some consternation wias caused amongst the members of a Kingslaml household the other day by a succession of noises 'being heard in a front room, the impression created being that there was a burglar on the premises, which were those of Mr. J. H. Frav. The occupants of the house were startled by a. noise being made on the piano in the room. The room was descended upon, and the only reward was the finding of a Tasmanian bush 'possum, playfully moving about on the instrument. Apparently the animal got down the chimney, and then found its way on to the open piano, but where it came from is a mystery.

Their marriage being opposed by the girl's parents, a Hamburg sailor and his sweetheart determined to commit suicide The couple accordingly went to a field outside the city with two pistols, sat down opposite each other, aimed at the other's hearts. They fired simultaneously (says the Daily Mail's correspondent), but only succeeded in wounding one another slightly. Then the police came up and arrested them. The lovers were tried and acquitted, but the Public Prosecutor appealed. Meanwhile the lovers had overcome their relatives' objections, and had become man and wife. The second trial took place, and the couple are spending their honeymoon in goal, for the man has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for attempted murder, and the woman to a fortnight's imprisonment for the same offence.

There was a moderate attendance last night at the special general meeting of the Park Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Mr. G. Tisch (vice-president), presiding. The rules of the New Plymouth Cluo, with, slight modifications, were adopted. The secretary was instructed to thank Messrs. Duncan and Davies for their donation of shrubs. The meeting was informed of the very satisfactory progress of the contract for the courts. It was decided to hold a social, and the arrangements were left in the hands of the committee. At a subsequent meeting, the committee decided to hold an invitation social at an early date in the Brougham street thall. Mr. S. L. Marks was appointed secretary to the social management, and Mrs. Dowling and Mr. Schnackenberg volunteered to look after the refreshments and the musical programme respectively.

The Timaru Post relates that there is at present residing in Timaru a man who has solved the problem of how to live cheaply. He lives on one shilling per diem, and according to his own statement and appearance, does it comfortably. He is a foreigner 'by birth. The "home" was built in Dunedin, and is practically a bunk-bed supported on wheels, and protected on top by a tarpaulin in ridged or tent formation. There is just sufficient room for the man to lie down comfortably. The cooking utensils handy show the nonlad is not above cooking his own meals, while the presence of newspapers and a flask or two demonstrate that lie is capable of both mental and physical enjoyment. The man is a labourer, and carries his home with him wherever he goes. His profession js that he enjoys life and can live as icomfortably on "s a week in Timaru or elsewhere as the average man can exist on £1 per week in a boarding house.

A further sti-etch of eight miles of Gis'borne railway has been opened for passenger traffic. The Poverty Bay Herald ....says that the newly-opened section was perhaps the most difficult •stage of the line met with up to that point, entailing much brain work and engineering skill. Otoko station, the present terminus of the line, is 31 miles from Gis'borne. The next important work will be the taking in hand of the big Otoko viaduct. Some of the formation work, preparatory to putting in the foundations, has already been commenced. The Herald points out that the road from Waihoku to Otoko, and from there on to Rakauroa, is in a very bad condition at present; it is almost impassable, and it is a sorry sight to watch three, four and five horses trying to pull a cart or dray while up to their bellies in mud. A man stated that he had about 20 bullocks to drag his dray, and they had pulled the dray completely off its wheels, and left the wheels behind in the mud. It appears, from reports, to be quite a frequent occurrence for teams to get bogged and leave all the spokes of the wheels in the mud, and the good progress being made with the railway is a great satisfaction to] settlers. It will be a great day when the line eventually reaches Eakauroa j and Motu.

The carpenter "saw" that his wife was ill; 'Tis "plane," said lie, you've caught a chill; Now, as a "rule," you look so strong, It worries me wlien something's wrong.. To cure these "cramps" and 1 that sore "chest," ; I'll "straight"-way do my "level" best. The best of "Woods" I will secure, | A bottle of his Great Peppermint Cure.

It is freely stated in political and military circles that conscription will be one of the issues in the next election campaign in, Britain. Mr. Edwards, an American rubber expert, has startled the British colony of Guiana by stating that he knows of the existence of a variety of rubber which has so far escaped the notice of local growers. It is magnificent, and is only found in the Guiana.

A medical man estimates that there are at least 2000 influenza cases under professional treatment in Dunedin at the present time. The Greymouth correspondent of the Dominion states that influenza is also very rife on the West Coast. Quite thirty per cent, of the population either have suffered or are suiiering from" the disagreeable visitation, and the disorganisation of business and affairs jhas naturally been considerable. " ■

"If ever England goes to war," said Lord Roberts to the Australian cadets, whom lie was entertaining in London, "we shall expect you to fight for us." "That we will!" chorused the young Australians with an enthusiasm and earnestness that quite impressed "Fighting Bobs." The distinguished veteran gave the lads a fine time, and they are all delighted at meeting the great soldier, of whom they had heard and read so much. The juvenile warriors are being treated with great hospitality, and fairly inundated with invitations to different places. "Sydney girls have a world-wide fame for their charm and grace and beauty," said Dr. Max Herz, at the New South W 7 ales capital, in the course of a lecture under the auspices of the Health Society. "Some of them are not really pretty; they only look that way. Their complexions are not always their own, their fine teeth are often third ones; but a good-natured observer, satisfied to look only, will generally admit that ■e general effect is pleasing. But the charm of the girls' good figures would be brought to perfection would they practice an upright carriage, and avoid the curved back and round shoulders." Leonard Jackson, a negro, charged with murdering a white woman, was burned at the stake at Texas bv a mob on June 20. The sheriff and "deputies were overpowered by a mob of over a hundred white people while taking their prisoner to the goal. The crowd seized the negro, who confessed to the murder under torture. He was then tied to a stake, brushwood was piled high above his head, and a torch was applied. As the flames darted up the mob cheered. Lord Islington, in officiating at the re-opening of the bazaar in aid of the Wellington Missions to Seamen, claimed that he addressed himself to the movement on 'behalf of seamen with a peculiar solicitude. Though he could not claim to be a sailor himself ( both his father and three generations before him spent the greater part of their lives on the sea, in the British Navy, ana he was proud to say all in tum attained the rank of admiral.