LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 304, 18 May 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wc have been asked to state that the J. S. McAllum, who was sued in the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, is not J. S. McAllum, of Okaiawu, and formerly manager of the Timaru (Oskura) creamery.

A Press message states that the Hutt Valley Tramways Board on Tuesday 'agreed to grant nine months' option to a Wellington Arm, acting on behalf of a London engineering firm, to build tramways in the Hutt Valley.

The Stratford branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., started on the road yesterday 519 head of bullocks and steers for several East Coast clients, and also railed yesterday morning 50 nice weaners for one of the same buyers.

If the local authorities have really begun a campaign against rats anfl disease, they might with advantage turn their attention to pigs' swill carts and the depots from which the swill is drawn. The characteristic odor will be a guide to investigators. The Lauderdale, which in the, first steamer to load in England for New Plymouth direct, has a large cargo of manures for Mr. Newton King, and 50 tons of machinery, etc., for the Ilidd Milking Machine Co. The direct shipment saves £1 per ton in freights. The Bell Block Hall was crowded on Tuesday evening, when a social was held in aid of the hall funds. Mrs. George's orchestra provided the music, extras being played by Misses Gribbon and Rundlc. There was a good sprinkling of town people present, and all seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly. "My opinion," said Mr. E. Maxwell when speaking on the Opunake railway, "is that we will not get the railway until the terminus question is entirely dropped. It creeps in every time. It came up at Hawera and Stratford. It stands to reason if everyone in Taranaki pulled together the unanimous power would be too strong for any Government to resist."

Something unusual in the shape ol traction work was accomplished in the Mataura district last week, wficn a traction engine drew into Gore with a load consisting of a five-roomed house, scullery, coalshed, horse-stall, and gig shed. A specially-built truck was made for the house, which was 28ft 6in by 12ft 3in, with 10ft studs, the other buildings being accommodated on two trucks. The load was brought a distance of 31 miles.

In the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. 11. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., Robert Hugh Earley was convicted and discharged for his first otlcnce of drunkenness within the past six months, but was fined 10s and costs 7s for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him. He was allowed a week for payment. Sergeant Dart prosecuted. Similar charges against Henry Fynes Callaghan were adjourned until Monday morning, on the application of Mr Gray, counsel for defendant.

"My experience and the experience of other judges has shown," said Mr. Justice Denniston on Tuesday morning, at| the Christchurch Supreme Court, "tliat in half the cases lor divorce on thu ground of desertion the date of the birth of the first child has shown that the marriages were compulsory. I am always gratified when a mother has the courage to accept the position and make the best of it rather than force her daughter into a marriage that will prove unhappy. Threats of criminal proceedings are often used to force on these marriages, which so often prove mistaken."

Egmont Lodge of Good Templars held their weekly meeting last evening, the Chief Templar (Bro. G. W. Hartnell) presiding. Greetings were received from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Lodge, Blenheim, and reciprocated. A special committee was set up to ascertain from the Defence Department what night the senior cadets will be meeting for drill; also to ascertain from the Territorial officers if the local corps will continue drilling on Wednesday evening; in view of considering the changing of the night for lodge meetings. The programme for the evening was "Officers to entertain." The various officers gave itemis of music, recitations, and readings, and a very pleasant evening was spent.

Thus the Melbourne Herald: Of sixtythree candidates who presented themselves at the monthly examination for admission to the Police force, only seven passed the educational and medical tests. Simple as it was, the former proved fatal to the hopes of most of the applicants. The ignorance displayed by some of the candidates was astounding. A passage was dictated, it was read to the men four times, and, in one of the papers, the first sentence appeared thus: "The poloice are not to arrest or necerily Interfere with any person or les some purcifio act has been kermilted from the law has been broken." This, it is said, was not much worse than a great many of the efforts made to reproduce the passage.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That t>y using the Commercial Eucalyptus Oil, which is now bought up at fld per lb weight and bottle, awl, on account of the large profits, pushed, you are 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 OENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manu facture. Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT em bodies 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 oils on the market frequently do. Therefore protect yourself by rejecting o t!: f- •

The Makctawa dairy factory's output is now twelve boxes every alternate day. The teats at the factory range from 4,2 to 5.8, and at the Durham road creamery from 4.1 to 5.6. The census figures show that Scotsmen refuse to increase and multiply. Jn the last decade Glasgow gained only 21,681) people, and this was a wonderful increase compared with Edinburgh's ztW, Dundee's 2712, and Aberdeen's WJK).

A newspaper reporter, describing the turning of a dog out of court by the Bench recently, detailed the occurrence as follows:—"The ejected canin«, as he was ignominiously dragged from the room, cast a glance at the magistrate so as to be able to identify him at home future time."

At the instance of Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., the Minister for Public Works has consented to refer the matter of the Mokau bridge to Cabinet for consideration. We understand that it is more than likely that the Government will shoulder the whole cost and that n substantial part of the cost will appear on this year's estimates. A shocking accident happened near Hobart (Tasmania) List week, whereby a young man named Critchley narrowly escaped an awful dealt. He was riding a bicycle, and when passing a fourhorse omnibus tue driver, in swinging his whip, caught the cyclist round the neck, dragging him right under the vehicle. He sustained internal injuries and his condition is critical.

Enthusiasm is at times a costly friend. A young man of Cmterton jo'njd lVe newly-formed' golf club, and practised "swings" with anything he could lay hands on. He went to call on a friend who kept golf clubs, and while animatedly talking to his hostess in the hall, he seized a club and demonstrated a tremendous drive, which finished up amongst the globes of the hall chandelier, which was shattered to bus. The prospects of a deep water harbor at New Plymouth have not entirely damped the ardor of the Patea Shipping Company, for it is having an additional steamer built (says the Eltham Argus). We are glad to notice this enterprising spirit, and we think it is justifiable. No matter what progress the New Plymouth harbor may make there will always be plenty of use for the Patea harbor, and it will long continue to be a very useful little port. A sad fatality in connection with the harem skirt is reported in an Australian paper. A young woman attired in this novel way was walking through the streets of Bcndigo. A crowd followed, and an elderly man was caught in the rush and pushed off the footpath. In falling his heau struck against the kerbstone. He was dazed, but did not appear to be seriously injured. A woman on the other side of the street was attracted by the crowd round the injured man, and recognised him as her misband and had him removed home. Early next morning he became unconscious and died.

It is sometimes stated that the tipping system in America is not so much in favor as on the Continent, but a glance at the amusing expenses account of an American senator's day trip to New York contradicts this idea. In a recent speech, Mr. McC'umber (the senator in question) gave the items in terms of agricultural produce, instead of money, thus: Cab to hotel, six bushels of oats; driver's tip, fifteen cabbages; liftboy's tip, two dozen eggs; bell-boy's tip, one and a half bushels of barley; breakfast, a quarter of a ton of hay; waiter's tip, two bushels of potatoes; lunch, one sheep; waiter's tip, one and a. haif bushels of carrots; dinner, four bushels of rye; waiter's tip, one bushel irf onions; and room, half a cartload of turnips.

An entirely unexpected, by grimly realistic, thrill of horror was added to a tragedy that was being played at the Opera House in Livermore, Kentucky, a few weeks ago. While the play was in progress a mob of armed citizens kiiddenly invaded the theatre, capturing a negro named William Potter, who was hiding in the theatre precincts, and who made an ineffectual attempt to bolt by way of the stage door, and after hanging him to a beam over the stage, riddled the body with bullets. Afterwards it transpired that Potter had killed a young white, and had been captured by the sheriff and put in the city gaol. Hearing the mob approaching, the warders took the black away to the Opera House lor safety, and sent a message for the sheriff, but before the latter and his posse could arrive the negro was dead.

It was a case of diamond cut diamond at a referendum meeting at Melbourne. Colonel McCay was pointing out that if the trade and commerce proposals were carried the Federal Government would be concerned in the purchase by a citizen of a bunch of carrots at his back gate. ''lts all right," loudly exclaimed a stalwart elector who was seated near the front. "The judge gave his decision, and —" "If the judge gave his decision," retorted Colonel McCay in a flash, "I do not understand wjiy yjoju are here." (Loud laughter.) The interjecter, nothing daunted, subsequently broke the thread of a lyrical argument by shouting, "Give me something I can understand." "I am not going to repeat the alphabet," answered Colonel McCay, and the interrupter again subsided for a period. At intervals, however, he endeavored to confound the speaker, but every time a ready retort crushed him. Apropos General Godley's recent visit to Wanganui, and his lucid explanation of the new defence scheme, a gentleman urges that the young Maoris should be given a place in the universal training scheme. At the present time, he says, the young natives, with but few exceptions, spend their time in loafing, cigarette-smoking, and. as he puts it, "doing anything but work." He considers that defence training would at least give them something to take a live interest in, would wean them for part of their time at least from their loafing habits, and he better for them morally as well as physically, besides providing a defence asset of considerable value. The gentleman in question has lived in close touch with the natives for practically a lifetime, is thoroughly familiar with them, and can give instances within his own personal knowledge of the harm resulting to the young Maoris by reason of their persistence in doing nothing.—Herald. APRIL BLANKET SALE.

Quaintities, varieties and Tdiues for this sale at tho Melbourne are beyond any attempt to compete with it. We don't tell trade secrets, but we don't mind letting customers know that, for various good and sufficient reasons, we obtained unusually low prices on the blankets bought for this sale. Stock up for winter. Nothing talks like price Here are figures. You'll not buy like this later! White blankets, single-bed size, 9a fid pair; double-bed size, 17s 6d pair. Heavy blue-grey blankets, singlebed, 8s 9d pair; three-quarter size, 12b (id pair. All-pure-wool N.Z. blankets, three-quarter-bed size, 17s 6d pair; full double-bed size, 21s pair. Fine white TCoslyn blankets, long fibre X.Z. wool assorted borders, good heavv weight three-quarter size, 18s fid; full double bed size, 24s 6d. High-grade blankets superfine merino long staple wool", snowy white, beautiful soft finish, with unooni n'oii border, full double-bed size, 27s fid; "vtrn large size, 32s fid. Above prices '"' f his a* l " ""'v. W.. reserve right of limiting quantflien Advt.