LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 166, 22 October 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to ;iu accident Lo our printing mueliiiu- early yesterday niorniug, auumbor of our aguuts and subscribers haul to go short of their papers. To them we Lender our sincere apologies. We desire to express our gratitude to tht Hooker Printing Company for their goodness in offering « s the use of. theii machinery, with which the present issue of the Xews is printed, and to Messrs. Ukey and Hollo for pushing on with the repair work, which will be completed to-day. We also desire to thank the proprietor of the Herald for his offer of assistance. Mr. A. I<\ Wilding, the lawn tennis champion, is engaged in writing a book on his favorite pastime. Kiwis have frequently of late been seen oil the property of Xlr. 1!. Bremer at Kavihaka, near '\Ya verier. Messrs l\. Keene and J. Keid, of Wellington, have disposed of their Riinningi station (00,(100 acres) in Hawke's Hay, to 'Mr. Thomas Ballin, of Christchureh.

An interesting opinion lias been given In a New York police magistrate to the eii'eet that the protruding end of lengthy lintpins .should be provided with corks or scabbard*. The ease was one of assault charged against a woman who wore hatpins 15 inches long. The Court ruled that they were dangerous, and it was cited that in Chicago such pins were prohibited by law. Complaints are rife concerning the ravages of the small birds in the vicinity of Te Aroha (status a correspondent) and there have been enquiries concerning the little German owls recently sent to Rotorua. If these birds are found to do all that is promised in the direction of reducing the sparrow population, the farmers in the Thames Valley will welcome their advent in the district.

According to the Stratford Tost, oll'iccis of the Stock Department are at present dealing with outbreaks of blackleg in Kaponga. Enquiries at the llawera office showed that the local officers were not acquainted with the matter, the Star reporter being informed that part of the Kaponga area was not in the ilawera district. It was satisfactory to know that these outbreaks arc of very rare occurrence.

A curious musical invention was seen by Mr. Harold Crcgson, the well-known New Zealand organist, while visiting the Brussels Inhibition. The invention is an automatic violin player, which supplies the pianoforte accompaniment as well, and, in Mr. Crcgson's opinion, it is a better example of the violin performance than the pianola is of the pianoforte. As may be imagined, the instrument is most complicated—it consists of four violins played by a circular bow. As showing how the American motor car manufacturers are commencing to exploit the Australasian market, it is worthy of mention that the, New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association, of Canterbury, has placed an order with the Overland Company for GO Overland cars of various models, delivery to be made in three shipments. Forty llnpp machines are also on order for this Christehurch firm. A largo number of these cars has likewise been ordered for Sydney and Melbourne. Good reports of the work of the dredge I'aritutu were heard at the Harbor Board meeting yesterday, and as showing the possibilities of the harbor in berthing deep-draught vessels the Board's engineer stated that in dredging opposite pile 12 he got down to a depth of 24 feet. "I might," he continued, "have got to 30 feet for all J know, but I did not try further than 24 feet." Mr. Marchant also informed members that once the rocky surface oi the bottom was broken, it was comparatively'easy work to continue deepening as required.

That Jack Johnson never will be defeated for the heavyweight championship of the world was the firm opinion of Ketchel, middleweight champion of the world (whose death was announced in our cable columns recently). "I am buying machinery for my farm," he said, "and am giving no thought to the fight game. I will get back into condition about December, and then purpose going after the best in sight that I can find, but not Johnson. Jack Johnson will never he defeated. The championship will die with him. He is a perfect fighting machine, and will take .good care to keep himself. The game is a little clouded right now, but will come back soon. I don't see many real good ones in sight at this time."

According to the Rotorua Times, the number of trout of sorts in Rotorua is almost incredible. During a thin-out drag by an official some time ago, one haul resulted in the capture of 850 fish, A second haul over the same ground produced over 400 victims. When such prodigious catches are made it must be remembered (the Times adds) that where one is caught half-a-dozen escape ; a clean haul is impossible owing to the nature of the bottom. This catch is of sizable fish, and yet the lake swarms with fry and iingerlings. It would be unwise to make any forecast of what will happen in the coming years, but more than ordinary care will have to be expended on our fishing or it will completely fail Rotorua. There is good ground for saying that Lord Kitchener would to-day have been Creat Britain's representative in Egypt but for the injudicious interference of Mr. Roosevelt in Anglo-Egyptian politics. The British Government had decided to replace 'Sir J. Eldon Gorst by the hero of Knartoum. A high official at Whitehall, who is persona grata with the Foreign Secretary, is responsible for this statement: "Do you know that Lord Kitchener very nearly went to Egypt as our diplomatic agent and Consul-General out there? But Mr. Roosevelt upset that arrangement. Everything had been fixed up; Lord Kitchener had heen offered the post and had accepted it. Then Mr. Roosevelt startled Kurope with his Guildhall speech, in which he laid down a course of action for us to pursue in Egypt—that we ought to be represented (here by a 'man of blood and iron.' Then the Government decided to keep fiorst where he is for the present, for it would never do for the 'British Government to lake their cue from an outsider—not even from an ex-President of the United States.

After the Moana cleared the heads on her last trip from Wellington to Sydney, she reported by Morse signal that a passenger for Lyttelton was aboard. It appears that the passenger was a Marton merchant who had travelled to Wellington with the intention of proceeding south for the purpose of visiting his father, whom he had not seen for some years. Without taking stock of the vessel he had boarded, the traveller made himself comfortable at the saloon dining-table, when he remarked casually to his neighbor that the vessel, which had sailed at 7.10 p.m., left early. The reply that, on the contrary, the departure had been delayed, led to the discovery that, instead of being bound for Lyttelton. as he supposed, the Marton liiiin was en route to Sydney. His consternation was intensified when he found that the Moana was two miles out from the Heads, and that it was impossible to put back. On arrival in Sydney the distressed passenger secured passage back and left for Auckland by the Wimmera on the following day.' The short trip originally contemplated, turned out to be a long and expensive one. MEN'S TAILORED SUITS. A VERY SMART SHOWING. You always expect something new and different at the Melbourne, and you are never disappointed. Therefore it is not surprising that our showing of men's summer tailored suits is as complete now as if it were late in December. This is characteristic of this store's preparedness. We arc showing at 40s 6d to 65s the handsomest assortment of tailormade suits at those prices in Taranaki. There is no doubt about this: our supremacy is unquestioned. The variety is inlinile. Swagger suits that are made to fit ami are the equal of custom-made flveguinea suits. The fabrics are fine worsteds, coatings and check vicunas in a variety of colorings beautifully blended °nd in good taste.

The price realised for the 3000 cases of American apples sold at a Wellington fruit mart last week was 12s per case. A passeuger by the Ruahine, who had £lB lodged in his belt, laid it down ab-sent-mindedly on the vessel at Wellington on Monday and the belt was stolen.

The death took place at Taurauga recently of Rapera te Kahuiapo, a chieftainess of the Arawa and Xgaiicraii"i tribes, aged I .)T years. She leaves two daughters, 12 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren. The Contemporary Review has a rather significant article by Saint Xihal Singh, in which he gives an Indian view of Japanese development. Emotionally-in-clined Asiatics, he says, once believed that Japan was to be their deliverer; now they begin to think they will only throw olf one yoke for another if Japan ever gets the upper hand in Asia. Japanese "protection" resolves itself into plunder, and her ruthless exploitation of Korea is, he declares, rapidly alienating Asiatics. In India the revulsion of feeling is specially strong. "The entire Orient i. s sitting at the feet of Japan in order lo become able to outwit that nation." Asia is showing unniisfakcable signs that she does not regard Japan as her possible leader.

At a meeting of parishioners of St. Mary's on Thursday evening it was re ported by the chairman (Mr. W. H. Skinner) that the vicar had accepted the oiler of the parishioners made at the previous meeting on sth inst., to provide £IOO per annum as an emolument for the oil'ice of Archdeacon of Tamnaki, who considered that the arrangement should be for a period of two years instead of three, as previously suggested. A letter was read from the secretary to the vestry of the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, saying that he thought ,au amount would bo subscribed in that parish for the fund, and that the niatlei will be brought before the vestry. A statement was submitted showing that a sum of about £l5O per annum could hi obtained for the necessary period, and it was resolved that the executive appointed at the previous meeting inform the vicar that the sum of £IOO per annum will be available. The executive committee will continue to act in that capacity, and Mr. \V. D. Webster was appointed treasurer of the fund.