LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 264, 29 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first of the King George V. coinage will be the halfpenny. It is said that there are not many Edwardian halfpennies in circulation.

In 1873 Germany had 25,000,000 sheep. She has only 7.000,000 now. In the face of this, and a corresponding decline in other food animals, the people there are flocking to the towns and leaving the country.

A beef famine and dear mutton is predicted next year by man interested in the trade in Wellington, due to the wholesale slaughter of young cattle and the demand for stock in newly-opened country, and dry weather as far as mutton is concerned.

The sneak thief was at work again on Sunday. This time he forced an entry into the New Plymouth Bowling Club's pavilion. Breaking the lock off the cupboard, he helped himself to some cigaTettes, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to find anything of greater value.

A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held yesterday morning, before Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, S.M. John Adams, who was before the Court on Monday charged with drunkenness, was fined ss", in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for a similar offence. He was also fined 20s and costs 7s, in default 48 hours', for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.

Private advice was received in Palmerston last week that Mr. I. M. Greenaway, who some ten years ago acquired "Felton," the homestead station of the late James Tyson on the Darling Dowas, Southern Queensland, has disposed of the whole property of 40,000 acres at a very substantia) advance on the figure he gave for it. It is probable Mr. Greenaway will return to New Zealand and take up his permanent residence here. — Standard.

The celebratiou' of Anniversary Day this year appears to be causing considerable confusion, in New Plymouth, at all events. The ceremony of unveiling the obelisk to commemorate the arrival of the first settlers here is being held on Thursday, March 30, though the actual landing did not take place till the 31st. The business people, some offices and the schools are closing on Thursday, but the banks and Government offices will be open for business that day and closed the next.

Paradise ducks are extremely plentiful in the Mackenzie district. The dryness of the small lagoons and streams has caused the ducks to go further inland to the big lakes. The intention of the Minister to have a close season for the paradise duck is considered a mistake, says the Timaru Post, -ind it is claimed that the Minister, through not seeing the crowded condition of the lakes on his recent tour, is acting under a misapprehension, which a little solicited information from the settlors would have prevented.

At the sitting of the Arbitration Court yesterday before His Honor Mr. Justice Sim and Messrs. J. A. McCullough and Win. Scott, assessors, application was, made by the New Zealand Federated Boot Trade Industrial Association of Workers to have the award regarding female operatives extended to include the Egmont Boot Factory (Mr. Hal Goodacre). Mr. Whiting, secretary of the union, appeared in support. Mr. Goodacre objected to the application, and the case was adjourned until to-day. The court was occupied all day with the Marakopa case, which had not concluded when the court rose.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. IT. ft. Fitzherberl, judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following cases.—Standish and Standish v. Christian Johnstone, claim .-£3 15s (costs M)s); John f.'ravson (Mr. Hntcllen) v. Thomas Rcid Inch, claim 13s (id (costs ss); E. Dingle (Mr. Hutchen) v. Mohi te Whiti, costs las fld; W. Jenkinson and Co. (Mr. F. K. Wilson) v. Jeremiah O'Driscoll, claim £7 Is (costs £1 3s (id); Francis Montague Mills (Mr. F. K. Wilson) v. Jeremiah O'Driscoll, claim .£l2 15s (costs £1 lOs (id); Jas. McLeod v. Norman Leonard Findlay, claim £ls (costs CI 10s (id). In a judgment summons case, Walter Little (Mr. Johnstone) v. Xorman Lionel Findlay, claim '.£2 5s Sd, there was no appearance of judgment debtor, and an order was made for payment of amount within seven days, in default seven days' imprisonment. Til the judgment summons case, Edward Dingle (Mr. Hutclien) v. Herbert John Cornwall, claim £lB lis 3d, no order was made.

The annua] meeting of householders for tlie election of school committees throughout the Taranaki Education District takes place on Monday, April 24. The superintendent of the New Plymouth Volunteer l'ire Brigade desiris to acknowledge with thanks receipt of donations of £3 3s from the Union Bank and £2 2s from Jlr. A. S. Hasell.

There is more or le,s conjecture in everything, even in medicine. "We're just like the ehickeu in the egg looking at the light."—Thus Dr. McKen/.ie in giving evidence before the Arbitration Court yesterday.

The country i.s getting very dry again (says the Okaiawa correspondent of the Hawcra Star), and the splendid rains which we had a short time hack have disappeared from sight. The creeks arc just as low a.s they were before the rain came, and some of the settlers who depend on water for power are having an anxious time. The "oldest inhabitant" declares that the streams have been lower this year than ever previously.

The estimated cost of the new Kaupokonui factory, in concrete, is £5250. The loss by the fire, after allowing for the insurances, is about £4OOO. By building the new factory in concrete, instead of wood, it is estimated that there will be a saving of £37 10s per annum in insurance, the respective premium rates being 5s per £IOO for concrete and 25s for wood. Considering, in addition, that 1 per cent, will be ample allowance for depreciation on the concrete building, and also that the new factory will he up to date, with the most modern methods, it is estimated that the company will save from £4OOO to £SOOO a year.

At Mindanao, in the Philippine Inlands, a remarkable battle was recently fought in mid-air between a hawk and a snake. The hawk was 9een to flutter down from the top of the mountain, acting as if it had been wounded, and as it gradually approached nearer it could he seen that it was fighting with a snake, which was wrapped round its body, and was squeezing the life out of it. The struggle continued for probably half an hour, during whieh time it was seen that the hawkwas attacking the bird with its bill.. Eventually both hawk and snake fell to the ground, when they were found to he dead. Each had killed the other in their mid-air battle.

"Jerusalem is now practically a Jewish city," remarked the Rev. J. Mackenzie in the course of his lecture in St. Andrew's schoolroom. Christchurch, last week. It was destined to become increasingly so as the years rolled on, the lecturer continued. The Jews from all parte of Europe were pouring into Palestine by the thousands yearly. "We cannot understand to what this may lead," he said. "One thing is certain, and that is the treatment of the Jews in .their own land will be better than it has been hitherto. Constitutional government has been established in Turkey, and that means borrowing; the Jewish financiers of Europe will be able to make betters terms for their people than has been possible in the past." According to a writer in an English paper, the waltz is doomed to take its place as a relic of the past with Sir Roger de Coverley, the gallop and the barn dance. The new dance which is ousting the waltz is called the Boston. It is described as "a musical walk," with the simplest placings of the feet, varied wth sideway runs—"crabbing," as it is called—to the tunc of the two-step, but alive, charged, one might say, with the electricity of motion; and yet in spite of what might be expected from such fervor, no more graceful or fascinating dance has been witnessed for generations, Some dancers do a walk of four steps to the music of three, some run, and others creep, yet with the same impulse they move all round the rhythmic scene. Writing to the Lyttelton Times, Mr. B. Kent, of Auckland, says:—"Someone has kindly sent me your issue of March 10, in which there is a very valuable letter signed 'Ferrum,' relative to the. Parapara iron ore deposits. Much of the letter referred to is quite correct, but 'Ferrum's' scheme of erecting one blast furnace of 35 tons weekly capacity would result in financial loss. There is another and much better way, but it would require a capital of not less than €IOO,OOO. You could then make certain lines of finished iron now in excellent demand, as well as supply the pig-iron market. I am writing with full knowledge, having spent 10 years in the iron and steel trade of the North of England, and some few years ago I actually used about 200 tons of the Parapara orc'in the manufacture of pig-iron, bar and rod iron anil slack sheets, specimen pieces of which 1 have by me to-day. The result was eminently satisfactory—better, indeed, than Dr. Bell's figures—and without any doubt whatever the Parapara iron ore (not sand) deposit is the finest south of the line, and perhaps in the world, because beyond the ore there is first-class limestone, good cooking coal, and fire clay, all in the same locality, and none of these materials can be done without.

In the Hawera Magistrate's Court on Monday, before Messrs. J. O'Donnell, F. W. Wilkie and J. Brunette, .Fs.P., John Cecil Monteliorc was charged with, on February 21, (1) being drunk whilst travelling in a tirst-class railway carriage, (2) that he did unlawfully assault and beat Charles Francis Hill, stationmaster at Hawera; (3) that he did in a first-class carriage behave in an offensive milliner to the annoyance of other passengers; (4) that he did in a public place, Hawera railway station, use offensive language; (j) that he did in a firstolaxs carriage behave in a violent manner; (C) that he did assault the stationpiaster in a railway carriage. The hearing of (lie case occupied the whole of the day, and was adjourned till yesterday, when the Court decided to dismiss the informations alleging disorderly behaviour. Upon the charge of beharing in an offensive manner to the annoyance of passengers, defendant would be convicted and fined 20s and costs. Upon the charges of drunkenness defendant would ne given the benefit of the doubt, and the charge would be dismissed. As to the assault, defendant would be convicted and fined 20s. This matter could not be looked upon as trivial. It was a serious offence to take hold of an officer in the execution of his dntv. The Bench had let defendant down fairly lightly under the circumstances. The Court was engaged in the afternoon in the hearing of a charge of assault against defendant, alleged to have taken place after the occurrence in the railway .station.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That by using the Commercial Eucalyptus Oil, which is now bought up at'fld per lb weight and bottle, and, on account of the large profits, pushed, you arc exposing yourself to all the 'dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you-irritation of kidneys, intestinal tract and mucous membranes. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but vmi have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture.

Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years' experience and of special study, and it does what is .promised; it cures and heals without injuring the constitution, as the oilt on the. market frequently do. Therefore, protect yourself by rejecting other brands.