LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 291, 3 May 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The box plan for "Via Wireless" opens at Collier's at 8.30 a.m. this morning. A queue will be formed at 8 a.m. The Mayor of Timaru, Mr. Craigie, M.P., has announced that instead of the usual banquet in connection with his installation, he will spend the money on books for the public iibrary Press Association.

A public meeting in Auckland on Tuesday .night to arrange for the reception of the Home Rule envoys carried resolutions extending a welcome to the envoys; £420 was subscribed at the meeting for the Irish Parliamentary Fund.

According to a writer in the Hawera Star there are some 2500 farmers in Taranaki, and out of these but 300 are members of the Farmers' Union. The average farmer is, the writer declares, too lazy, too mean and too independent to join. A salutary sentence was passed at the Te Aroha Police Court on a man charged with assaulting a landlord, ÜBing obsenee language, and violently resisting the police, all of those who assisted in his arrest bearing marks of the prisoner's assault before he was safely in the lock-up. He was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. At a meeting of the Employers' Association executive yesterday afternoon the president reported that Mr. Win, Pryor, general secretary of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, would give an address in the Town Hall on Friday night to members of the Association and the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce. The subject will be "Industrial problems for business men." The Hon. T. Mackenzie, speaking at the opening of the Kaupokonui Dairy Factory, 011 Saturday, urged the necessity for improving the dairy herds. In consultation with Mr. Cuddie, he had learned that if the returns could be worked out on an average of lsOlbs of butter-fat from each cow they would increase the value of the Dominion dairy exports from £1,194,000 to £3,500,000, or by about two-thirds. At the annual meeting of the Taranaki Law Society the following officers were elected: —President, Mr. T. S. Weston; vice-president, Mr. T. C. Fookes (Stratford); hon. treasurer, Mr. F. E. Wilson; council, Messrs. ,T. B. Roy, D. Hutehen, A. H. Johnstone, R. C. Hughes, with officers ex officio; hon. auditor, Mr. A. Bewley; representative on the council of New Zealand Law Society, Mr. T. Shailer Weston; secretary, Mr. J. Terrv.

The Hon. Tlios. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, in conversation with a representative of the Patea Press, mentioned that the Department had secured a number of Ayrshires of a very gooa strain from the south. The herd was now at the Moumahaki farm, and would no doubt prove a profitable investment. He was well pleased with the look of the farm generally. He remarked that Mr. Dunlop, the Scottish Commissioner, had stated that the Moumahaki Farm was the best managed farm he had seen outside Scotland—a generous tribute to Mr. McConnell's capabilities as a scientific and practical farmer. The usual sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held before Mr. 11. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., yesterday morning, when judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following cases:—Newton King (Mr. Hutehen) v. Wm. Searle, costs i'l 10s; X. L. Findlay (Mr. R. C. Hughes) v. P. L. Harnitt, claim £sl His lOd, costs £3 15s Gd; Jas. McNeill (Mr. Hutehen) v. Arthur Hall, £ls Os (id, costs £1 13s Cd. In the judgment summons case, Hallenstein Bros. (Mr. Hutehen) v. Duncan McKay, there was no appearance of judgment debtor, and an order was made for pavemnt of the amount of debt, £4 17s Cd,' within seven days, or, in default, seven days' imprisonment, A correspondent from Taupo says:— "The fishing season, which closes here on May 31st, has been exceptionally interesting and successful, by reason of the large catches made. Parties which proceeded from the Terraces Hotel, Onekenekp, last week, had great luck. Being favored by the fact that the fish in Lake Taupo are just now making for the mouths of the various streams running into tile lake for spawning purposes, the anglers were enabled to bring back loaded baskets. The size of the fish of the rainbow species, Ims been commented upon very flatteringly by fishermen tourists, who say that they have not been able to secure such sport in any other part of the world, not even in the North American rivers. There is still a month to go before the fishing season ends here, and anglers are taking the fullest advantage of the limited time remaining at their disposal."

A mooting of the New Plymouth Employers' Association was held yesterday to discuss the question as to whether the holiday for the King's Birthday should be celebrated on Saturday, .Tune 3rd, the actual date, or on the following Monday. Mr. C. E. Baker, who presided, pointed out that though the Factories Act provided that other holidays might be altered, there was no provision for altering the King's Birthday, which must bo observed on its actual date. Factories, therefore, would have to close on the Saturday, and any employer of /emale labor and hoys under sixteen would have to give them a. whole holiday on the Saturday. After some slight discussion, it was resolved that the holiday be observed on the Monday. The question of the observance of a holiday on Mav 24th, Empire Day. was also brought forward. Owing to this holiday being so close to June 3rd, which was a compulsory holiday, it was resolved to recommend that Empire Day be not observed as a public holiday. ALL ARE UNITED Tn savin? that for all Stomach Troubles there is no remedy like Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules. Price 2s (Id per tin of 80 Tabules. Obtaittnblc everywhere.

The Moa Dairy Company has decided to purchase a site on the Lincoln road and erect and equip a creamery. The re-metalling of St. Atibvn-street from the borough's western boundary to the railway station has been completed The street has been metalled to its fu width and a capital road is the result. 1 A fine sight was witnessed at the Breakwater on Monday afternoon. A i charge of bla-ting gelatine was put down in a small depth ot water to loosen a large boulder. Upon ignition a column of water rose to a height of about a hundred feet, giving the appearance of a tremendous outburst from a geyser. Japan in busy with the development of her navy. A 40,000-ton battleship ia to be laid down shortly at Yokosuka. The largest Dreadnought of Japan is the Settsu, 20,800 tons, to have been launched during the present month. The new battleship will be armed with at least 14 guns. The official Gazette says Chenhai Bay has been added to the naval ports of Japan. A million pounds will be expended on fortifications and development there.

International politics, among other things, were discussed at the luncheon Rendered to the Hon. T. Mackenzie at Manaia on Saturday. Mv. Powdrell, chairman of directors of the Kaupokonui Dairy Co., predicted that when reciprocity comes into operation between Canada and the United States the latter would consume all the cheese that the former had for export, and this would have a good effect as far as New Zealand was concerned, and would give her greater control over the industry.

The bookmaker is like a cork. He is put down at one spot, and he bobs up serenely at another. A few months ago the virtuous Legislature, with the assistance of the Racing Clubs, robbed the caller of the odds of his respectable profession, and ordered him off the course. Now he appears upon the enclosure as usual, minus his bag, and he is not called upon to pay a license fee. In law the bookmaker is nonexistent. Consequently he cannot be barred from a course on suspicion that lite lays the odds. There is as much betting with the bookmaker to-day as there was a year ago, and the law is being openly and flagrantly defied.— Wairarapa Age. The following definition of the word "wowser" is given by the Melbourne Leader in answer to a correspondent, "Puzzled": "Our Rechabite visitor is not the only one puzzled by the origin and meaning of the word, and his explanation can be taken only as a humorous compliment to the energy of those who wish to impress their own views on other people. The meaning of the word may vary according to the user, but we should define wowser as a moral hypocrite, one who is ready to condone the sins he is inclined to, by damning those he has no mind to. Or, in other words, a sort of modern acribe and Pharisee, who places on other people's shoulders burdens too heavy to he borne."

A new substitute for butter litis been placed on the market in Western Bohemia. It contains no animal fats, but is manufactured from cocoanut oil, the yolk of eggs, and a small proportion of cream. Cocoanut oil has been used for some time in Europe in the manufacture of oleomargarine under various names, but in combination With lard' or other animal fats. The "vegetable" butter is prepared in two forms—soft and in firm cakes. It is shipped by parcels post from the factory in packages of lib. The claim is made that this butter substitute has an agreeable flavor, is not injurious to health, and is excellent for cooking purposes. It retails at 7d per lb. Creamery butter is sold at 17'/jd to 18d per lb, 'land butter," churned on the farm, for 15y 2 d to ll'VL.d, and the best imported Holstein butter for 20d to 20'/ 2 d.

There has been a groat deal of criticism of the borrowing pYomoted and carried through by the Government (savs the Hawera Star). Some of that criticism has been justifiable, some not so. But we do not know that objection lias been raised to borrowing for necessary works. It if be rejoined that it is begging the question to infer that the Opunake line is a npcessary work, wt reply: Let anyone who professes to know something about the Dominion be asked if he can point to any other stretch of country in New Zealand so fertile, so productive, so closely settled, as the YVaimate Plains, which is without a railway. On the other hand we suggest that such a person would have little difficulty in pointing to many districts in Canterbury, in Otago, in Southland, of far inferior character, which are well railed, and some of which are being still further railed. At Manaia on Saturday, the Hon. T. Mackenzie compared New Zealand's present prosperity with the depression of some years ago, and quoted from the latent reports of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association, Gear Heat Company, Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. ICaiapoi and Wellington Woollen Companies to show that the year had been a record one. It had, been said that capital was being driven from the country, and to show them what returns were actually being dorived from investments in the Dominion he would refer them to the Stock Exchange reports as published in the Otago Daily Times, and he would ask them to remember that it was not always the best paying concerns that I were found on tue market. Insurance companies paid 11, 13%, 17% and 32% per cent. Gas companies as high as 18% per cent., and Mr. T. E. Taylor had pointed out that the Christchurch Gas Company was not only paying 13% per cent, on £BO,OOO, but on another £IOO,OOO which had been added from the profits, and had further accumulations of £300,000. He found that out of sixty companies doing business only one was paying as low as 5 per cent, on preference shares, and probably in this case the dividend was kept 'down by the articles of association. The accumulated profits amounted to no less than twelve millions; but as some companies were doing business outside New Zealand as well it would be fair to reduce this 'by one-half. The national wealth had increased. In 1889 it stood at 217 millions and the debt at 89 millions, leaving the net wealth at 128 millions! Last year the public and private wealth was 537 millions and the debt 197 million*, making the net wealth 340 millions. During the last 21 years they had a net,credit of 10 millions a year to the good. With the figures he'had quoted no one could say that invested capital was not getting a fair return. YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That by using the Commercial Eucalyptus ON, which is now bought up at fld per lb weight and bottle, and, on account of the large profits, pushed, vou are exiting yourself to all the 'dangers to which the n«e of turpentine will expose roil irritation of kidneys, intestinal tract and mncoiw membranes. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER WTCALY?TI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, the remit of a special and careful manufacture.

Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 80 years' experience find ef special study, and it does what i.» promised; it cures and heals without iuiiirmg the constitution, as the oils on the market frequently do. Therefore, nmtpct yourself by rejecting other hnmda.