LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 120, 30 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man who some years ago had a fortune left him of £75,000, appeared before a meeting of his creditors in Invercargill last week. The New Zealand Shipping Co. have let a contract for the erection of a woolstore at Port Ahuriri. The store, which is to be completed by the beginning of the wool season, will provide space for some 3000 bales of wool. "My advice to you is to learn to fight so as to enable you to protect yourself," said Mr. Haselden, SM., at the Petone Court to a small hoy who said he was forbidden to fight; "and you may say that the magistrate toW you eo," added his Worship, News has been received privately in Rotorua that a London medico who has made a competency and is desirous of the comfortable sporting life of Rotorua, is coming out to set up a practice of his profession in Rotorua. The English doctor will arrive in Rotnrna early in December, "and will linve a bungalfiwfashioned house arranged for his work.

I It is understood, states the Fcilding Star, that Mr. F. F. Hockley (who unsuccessfully contested: the Rangitikei seat in the Opposition interest at the recent bye-election, will be the party's candidate at the general election next year. During the past month (says the Southland Times) the secretary of the Acclimatisation Society has taken delivery of 1133 hawke's 'heads at a cost of £l4 3s 3d. The Council pays 3d apiece for these proofs of the death of undesirable birds. The record for large families is claimed for Black Springs, a farming centre iu Oberon, west of the Blue Mountains, New !§outh Wales. Within a radius of five miles there aTe six landholders, whose families number eighty-two, ranging from babies to adults. *The respective numbers of children are as follows: 16, 15, 14, 13, 13, and 11. The parents of these children are still in robust health, and there have been no second marriages. One of the marvels of the last hundred years has >been the development of trade (between the overseas possessions of the Empire and Great Britain . A London wool catalogue, 82 vears old, announced the sale of "250* bales of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land wool." The catalogue contained 67 lots, and the sale occupied several days. The highest price paid was eVfed per lb. In May of this vear, 1910, the catalogue comprised 170,000 bales, and the sale lasted only 15 days. Considerable progress has 'been made with the plans for the fortification of the 'Panama Canal. A military hoard during the past winter has studied the subject on the spot. The Pacific end will be protescted by forts upon three small islands off the coast, and one on the mainland. At the Atlantic end there will ibe two forts on the mainland on

either side of the mouth of the canal. A garrison of 4000 men will be stationed j on the peninsula, and the forta will be manned by Coast Artillery Corps. iSiT Robert Baden-Powell, replying to a correspondent who asked his views on smoking among boys, wrote:—"No lioy ever smoked because he liked it; it is •horrid at first. A boy learns to smoke because he thinks it a very 'swagger' tiling to do; it makes him —so he thinks—look like a man, when in reality he only looks like a little ass. I think most fellows see that. now, and you very seldom see any but a regular 'stopper' smoking nowadays. Boys who want to sun weft and do well in games, as well as at their work, are not quite such fools as to smoke cheap cigarettes which they know are poison, and can do a lot of harm to their heart and mind." Z:r Robert Stout, iii his Sunday night address at the Unitarian Church, told some anecdotes about his recent travels that were not at all "goody-goody," but just_ plain story. For instance—he was talking about religious observances in , many lands—he described how he visited some Buddhist temples in Ceylon. His rickshaw man got tired with the pilgrimage from one temple to another, and for part of ,the journey hitched his shafts on to the back of a cab which was going the same way, and so-thanks to the friendly cabbie, who was also a Cingalese—relieved himself of some of the hard work. When New Zealand's Chief Justice had finished with his devoted slave, he asked him Avhat he was going to give the cab-driver. "Oh." he replied, 111 give him plenty drink at the hotel; that 11 please him, all right!" "But"! said Sir Robert, "surely he won't drink strong drink? J thought you Buddhists didn't drink?" "Oh, I don't drink, your highness,'; answered the rickshaw man, ■but he isn't a Budhist like me. He's a Christian like- me, and he'll take plenty of drink!" Dr. Rowley, of Timaru, who has just ibeen on a visit to America, says—Chicago has a population of nearly three mdlion souls. Owing to congested surface traffic in Chicago it was found necessary to open a subway for freight traffic. This connects with the basements of commercial houses, thus avoiding transportation through th« crowded streets and passes under the Chicago river eleven times. The public parks impress visitors to Chicago iby their size and beauty. They form magnificent pleasure grounds, where games of all kinds are carried on, curling and skating being favorite amusements in winter. Chicago is a city of "sky-scrapers," 6tate street, the principal thoroughfare being lined with buildings from nine to' twenty storeys high, the highest of which is the Masonic Tenfple. A new railway station of one of the trans-continental railroad companies, costing six million dollars, is now in course of erection. Jack-Knife" bridges cross State and other streets, and are lifted in mid-air to allow boats to pass up and down the nver. Chicago is well-equipped with large theatres, and moving piature entertainments are extremely popular. The "singing spark" system of wireless telegraphy now being installed on the I Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa, at Sydney, has of late been widely adopted I on numbers of foreign-going vessels, and some exceptional records have been achieved. The capacity of the Ulimaroa's station is only two kilowatts, which represents a very small factor of the total energy of the generator fitted on the vessel. Similar stations equipped on other vessels have exchanged communications in the daytime'at 650 miles, and at night time at 1300 miles. The singI ing. spark is the special feature of the system, and a, distinct individuality to each station. Once an operator has been in communication with a steamer, he will again immediately .recognise, through the particular musical tone, which steamer is sending the message. Another advantage of the system is that it is not interfered with by atmospheric disturbances, and this is a very important question in Australasian waters, where atmospheric disturbances are very considerable. A feature, also an advantage, is that of the multiple spark gap, which increases the efficiency from 20 to 70 per cent.; that is to say, it is possible to radiate 70 per cent, of the primary energy in the aerial. Consequently, due to these improvements, it is possible to work with a considerably smaller plant. It will he possible, where the shore stations are fitted round the coast, to communicate with vessels at any time. W.C.T.U.—The usual monthly meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Baptist Church, Gill street, on Wednesday next, August 31, at 2.30 p.m. Executive meet at 2 p.m.—Advt. A MYSTERIOUS EVENT. Many physicians seem to think it a mysterious event when their patientsrelieved and restored to health by Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds; but there is nothing mysterious about it. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery represents the latest knowledge of the day in the practice of the science of healing, and does not follow any of the oldfashioned methods of the materia medica. It goes right to the point of infection in all cases of throat and lung trouble, and by means that are all its own drives out the disease and heals the affected parte. It is a safe, pleasant, positive cure for all lung troubles. Try it. Price, le 6d and 3s. Obtainable everywhere. iScnd your orders for printing to the "Daily, News" Printery. Prices right and satisfaction guaranteed.

I All teams competing in tin ladies* hockey association tournament, except those from the West Coast are expected. to arrive at Nelson to-day whea they will be tendered a civic reception. The tournament commences to-morrow. ■ The Fiji banana plantations, damaged some time ago by hurricane, are not recovering as quickly as was expected, and the output to New Zealand will, probably not be up to the usual amount before Christmas time, or even later. The value of advertising. Mr. J. Hayden, manager of the Red Post Furnishing Co., showed us a letter yesterday from Katikati, in the Aucland province, ordering a sideboard similar to that advertised and illustrated by him in the Daily News, the medium which effected the sale. Mr. Hayden is a Arm believer in the motto "If a man's in business, he must be in the papers." The usual fortnightly meeting of theLoyal Egmont Ladge, 1.0.0. F., was held. last evening, Bro. W. Hooker, N.G., pre Biding. There was a fair attendance of members, and visiting members and* three candidates were initiated, one female and two males. By a singular coincidence, the lady member and one of the male members were born on the same day, April 25th. i At a recent meeting of dairy factory shareholders the question of butter-fat tests was under consideration, and it transpired that one of the dissatisfies. j suppliers was formerly a factory manager. This person, it was stated, whei questioned by a director of the company as to his own , experience, said that suppliers had called him a pig, a cow and' a dog, when in the testing room. Which goes to prove that testing a dairy factory supplier's milk for but-ter-fat test is not a very pleasant occupation.—Star.

The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward,. has received the following communication from his Excellency the Governor, Under date August 26th:— "On behalf [of her Excellency I desire to say how | much, Lady Islington appreciates the (warm welcome extended to her by the people of Wellington. Her Excellency I was particularly charmed with the reception accorded to her by the senior [girls frem the local State' schools, and I with the beautiful flowers presented to I her. Lady Islington would be glad if | you would have this message conveyed jto the schools that were represented at ; yesterday's function, with an expression of her thanks for the kind and cordial reception tendered her by the schools. (Signed)—lslington." The Prime Minister has forwarded this message to the education authorities a« requested. M the meeting last night in connection with the mountain hotel scheme, Mr. Collis was speaking of the severity of the gales experienced on the mountain, and remarked that the verandah of the present Mountain House had been partly demolished on two occasions. Mr. Govett said it had to be borne in mind, of course, that the hostelry would be frequented mostly in the summer months, to which Mr. Collis retorted that it was during the summer that the verandah catastrophe had occurred. Yesterday afternoon several members of the Beautifying Association met members of the municipal reserves committee and the borough engineer on Marsland Hill. There were present: His Worship the Mayor, Mr. G. Tisch, who is also president of the association, Messrs. W. D. Webster, R. C. Hughes, F. a J. Bellringer, J. Clarke, W. W. Smith, P. W. Sandford, and A. H. Kendall. It was decided to lay off a grad* ually ascending walk from the Robs Street entrance, reaching the summit on the eastern side, and to cut a similar path from near the Brougham street gate to the pines on the western side. A gang of prisoners has cleared the bill of weeds, etc., and will make a start on the earthwork this morning. A meeting of the Parle Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club committee was held last evening, Mr. M. Eudd presiding. A progress payment of £35 was authorised to be paid to the contractor for laying the courts, who was reported to ibe making an excellent job. The committee decided to place the order for grass seed with Mr. W. Rowe, and the secretary was authorised to arrange for the sowing. It was decided to apply to the Borough Council for a connection with the water mains, and to arrange for enclosing the courts with a high fence of wire netting. The committee decided to make a systematic personal canvass of members for subscriptions in order to meet the current heavy liabilities. A working bee was arranged for six o'clock this morning for hedgeplanting operations, and it was decided to invite members to assist in various works requiring attention on the grounds. The committee desire to emphasise that the courts ore being got ready for play as early as possible in this season, and that members' fees ,need to be paid promptly in order that jwork may go on without cessation, fencing, sowing, and fertilisers, together with the completion of the earthworks, will absorb every penny of the club's revenue this season, if not more. The number of eager applicants for sections in the Clandeboys settlement shows that the earth hunger in Canterj bury is just as keen to-day as it was a 'decade ago (remarks the Lyttelton times). Six small sections, averaging less than seventy acres in extent, attracted sixty-one 'applicants, who were prepared to pay high rentals for the right to till the soil, and, of course, fifty-five of them were "sent empty away." Incidentally, the demand for these sections proves the hollowness c* Mr. Massey's contention that the leasehold tenure is not acceptable to the men *who want to make homes for themselves on the land. The thirtythree years' lease did not prevent three score of them almost tumbling over one another in their efforts to secure a little farm. But this is not the point we wish to emphasise just now. The rush for sections in the Clandeboys settlement is simply a repetition of what has been occurring all over the country whenever similar land has been opened up by the State under the same conditions. ... We are afraid that the Government, with all its earnest desire to put people on the land, has been too ready to listen to the protests of the Opposition against interfering with, private estates until all the waste lands in the North Island are settled. Mr. C. E, Seabright, for some years prominent in New Plymouth swimming and boxing circles, and a very popular member of the railway staff, bis been nominated as a Taranald railway representative in the New Zealand Times second voting contest. As a resident ot Taranafci for the past 20 years, Md. Seaibright confidently looks to his many friends for practical support.—Advt

iln summer, when bat is out, A good catch Is the ball; ,Well stopped! we hear the people shout} | Well stopped! cTy one and all. [ln winter when I>loak winds endure A bad catch is a cold; Well stopped! with Woods' Great Pep--1 pevmint Cure! '" ' "* ■ '* . Well stopped! cry young and pld. . I ■ _«■