LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 240, 16 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Fancy «oin<* to spend £IOOO for an arch at the Coronation, and only a miserable £2OO subsidy available for important works. Why, the hack-blocks settlers can whistle!"—Cr. Thompson at the Stratford County Council meeting yesterday. Country postmaster* generally prove equal to any emergency. At an out-back office yesterday the usual receptacle in which the letters are carried was evidently missing, for the mail arrived aboard the train in a sugar-bag, which had been liast.ily pressed into service. It was, however, neatly and correctly sealed up, with its destination plainly written on an attached label. At last month's meeting of the Stratford County Council the Telegraph Department requested the Council to submit suitable Maori names for new telephones at .Makara road, Stanley road creamery, and Stanley Road Post Office. The, following names were respectively recommended and forwarded, viz., Kahonri, Tepopo, and l'iakau. At yesterday's meeting a communication was received, asking that the meanings of the names submitted should be supplied. The chairman had replied that the names suggested were those of streams in the locality, lie could not. he said, submit the meanings, as there were no Maori ! scholars on the Council. "A satisfactory reply," remarked a councillor: "it is not "Tilways wise to enquire into the meanings of Maori names." . The goodness, of garner's Corsets is not all in the shape.—Advt. _

The number of patients admitted to the New Plymouth Hospital during January was 38; in the same period 34 were discharged. There were no deaths, and at present 36 remain in the institution. Twenty operations were performed.

The matron of the Old People's Home reports for the month ending 15th inst. that everything at the Home was progressing satisfactorily, discipline being excellent and the general health very good. There was one admission and one departure, and at present there are 28 males and 6 females in the Home. Mr Kennedy, member of the Taranaki Land Board, and also member ot the Taranaki Education Board, in conversation with ;i Te Kuiti Chronicle representative, expressed the opinion that something should be, done in the altering of education boundaries. The rapid rate at which settlement was taking place in the King Country was making it impossible for the Auckland Education Board to deal properly with outlying districts. A wealthy farmer, aged ninety-one years, named Kindor, was recently married to a young girl at Orsova, in Hungary. A large number oi his children by his two previous wives were present, but the venerable ■ bridegroom had to excuse to his wife the absence of his eldest son, aged seventy, as he happened to be celebrating his own betrothal on the same day. After the wedding Kindor led the dance in gallant style with bride, according to Hungarian custom.

In a letter to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, Dr. Malintine, Chief Health Officer, states in regard to the wish that he should attend a conference at Stratford of the Taranaki, Hawera and Stratford Boards in reference to the mairftenance of incurables, that he has work before him which will keep him in the South Island for another month, and therefore it would be impossible for him to make any appointment at present, but he would try and get to Taranaki early in March.

At the opening of a new district high school at Pukekohc, the leader of the Opposition, Mr Masscy, remarked upon the fact that a suggestion had been put forward in the direction of interfering with the free secular and compulsory system of education in New Zealand. "I do not say that the system we have is perfect,' ' ho said. "There is room for improvement in details, but I firmly stand for the principles of the system, and in that respect it must be adhered to."

Mount Etna has been in eruption again. Large quantities of lava were flung from the central crater to a height of more than 2000 ft. The mountain was agitated by subterranean rumblings, and trembled. There are enormous fissures in the sides of the volcano, and white and yellow smoke issued constantly from them. The population of the surrounding country werepanio-stricken, but the tradesmen at Naples were jubilant, as thousands of persons were hastening to the neighborhood to witness the spectacle. The value of a certificate given to plumbers on examination in the local technical classes as compared with that of the City of London Guild's was the subject of a case in the Magistrate's Court at Timaru yesterday, when a master plumber was sued for a penalty by the inspector of awards for paying the holder of a local certificate less than the award rate. Mr. V. G. Day, S.M., declined to decide the point, and advised reference to the Arbitration Court. Evidence was given that the workman sat first for the local examination and passed, but at the same time failed in the London examination.—Press telegram.

At the Stratford County Council meeting yesterday the chairman stated that the overdraft was now down to less than £I4OO. This was a splendid result of the response made by the settlers to the call for rates. There was, however, still £2500 unpaid, on which the 10 per cent, penalty was now due. According to a clause in the Act, it was now necessary to notify that this penalty was due and payable. It was accordingly resolved that this be done. Then the question was discussed as to taking steps to make those ratepayers in arrears pay up. Some councillors were of opinion that a little time should be allowed, as 10 per cent, was penalty enough. It was resolved that all rates unpaid on March 31 lie sued for without further notice.

The usual weekly meeting of the Egmont Lodge. No. 112, was held in St Mary's Hall last evening. Bro. Legg was elected Grand Lodge representative', with Bro. G. W. llartnell as alternative. The programme for the evening was "Re-union of past and present members." Programme: A pianoforte solo bv Mrs. Moverley; recitation, Bro. Hartnell. Bro. Legg spoke very encouragingly on the art of making new members, and urged all to do their level best in adding td the roll. Then followed a harp solo by Bro. Ricketts; recitation, Bro. C. Pepperell; and Bro. Maunder spoke on the injurious effect of adulterated patent; medicines. Bro. G. Hayden was secretary for the ensuing quarter; pianist, Sis. Street; assistant secretary; Sis. White. It was decided to hold the annual picnic at Mrs. Dyne's, Bell Block, in three weeks' time. The programme for next night will be short papers on "My experience of Good Templars." ! The barbers of New York have been" up in arms against the sale of safety razors of any kind as being inimical to the interests of what are termed "the tonsorial artists" of that city. So the latter recently met in conference, and sought t/) devise measures for coulteracting the dislocation of the shaving branch of their trade. Among the plans suggested was increased charges for hair-cuts. Customers who shaved themselves were to pay 3s instead of 7 1 /,o as usual. One alternative proposal wits to boycott self-shavers completely, and refuse to cut the hair of sncl'i miscreants. Over 1000 infuriated tonsorial artists conferred, and they spoke b\ reason of their alien origin, in divers tongues. The president of the conference adopted a lofty attitude, declaring that safty razors "fostered class hatred." ''e pointed out with emphasis a remedy largely within the reach of the barber practitioners themselves, because the faces of the men who shaved themselves, he declared, usually resembled the business side of a curry-comb. The conference adjourned without adopting a final plan for defeatig the enemy, nut; before postponing they thoughtfully increased the price of Christmas shaves in New York. They said that the increased price of soap warranted the increased charge. YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND

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