LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 336, 24 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Jurymen summoned for Monday for the Supreme Court have been notified that their attendance will not be required, the sessions having been brought to a conclusion. The appearance of the High School Cadets at the Recreation Grounds on Thursday was the subject of very favorable comment. Tliey inarched capitally, and looked smart in their khaki uniforms. The coronation illuminations at the Town Hall, which are the most effective yet attempted here, will no doubt draw a crowd again to-night. The display is the work of Mr. H. Black, the borough engineer, and his staff, who are to be congratulated on the effect secured.

Speaking at the laying of the foundation stone of King George's Hall on St. Germain's Square on Thursday, His Worship tlie Mayor gave some information concerning the manner in which the Square came to be the property ot the Taranaki Agricultural Society. The details had been supplied to Mr. Tisch by Mr. W. 11. Skinner. St. Germain's Square was originally laid off as an open square, and was named after Lord SI. Germain, whose seat was 'Tort Eliot." on the Tamar road, near Saltash, Cornwall. Lord S. Germain was a, prime move)' in the formation of the Plymouth Company and the foundation of New Plymouth. The family name was Eliot, after which Mount Eliot and Eliot street are called. The land was made over to the Agricultural Society by the Provincial Government in 1875 by an Act of the Provincial Cutncil, called the Taranaki Agricultural Society Trust Ordinance, 1575. In St. Germain's Square the Provincial Government erected a number of cottages in a hollow square for the accommodation of the refugees' families who had returned from Nelson, as well as for the families of military settlers. These were afterwards sold to the people going back on to the land. The preacher on Sunday night at, the Fiizioy Primitive Methodist Church will be the Rev. H. Sharp. A special invitation is given to young men and women In come. The service is bright, happy and helpful. Subject for the evening is, "Undily Exercise and Godliness." (T. Tim., -J-S.) A retiring collection will be taken up for one? who is in need—a deserving case. Scats free, and a hearty welcome—Advt.

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An operatic society has been formed at Waitara, A large transparency "E.lt." formed part of the decorations at the post office on Coronation Day! Hawkc's Bay is having a very mild winter so far. In consequence, the supply of feed is keeping up well, and farmers have been able to make capital progress with ploughing. Up to the present, says the Otago Daily Times, the harem skirt has not been in evidence on the streets of Dunedin, but a. venturesome young lady appeared in this latest creation of fashion at a public dance in Dunedin the other evening. Needless to say, both the costume and the wearer attracted considerable attention. The aggregation of areas is said to be proceeding apace in Wairarapa. Both in Eketahuna and Pahiatua small farms are becoming big farms, and the property of one man instead of two or three. This is evidenced by the fact that in Pahia County a net decrease of nearly 300 has taken place in the population within the last five years. The combined committees of the Star and Tukapa football clubs met last night and decided to play the Dan. O'Brien Shield match on Thursday, 29th inst., as a benefit to the widow and children of the late Mr. James Way, who had il>een intimately associated with football for many years. The junior match between the two chilis for the Dan. O'Brien Shield will be played as a "curtain raiser." ■ The taking of the census of the Maori population, whi h started in the second week in March has been concluded. The exact figures have not yet been compiled, but it is estimated that they will show an, increase of about 2000 over the figures for the census of IiMMS (45,731 against 43,143 in 1001). To some extent, probajily, the increase i» due to the more efficient methous of taking the census wtyck have been adopted, but the chief reason is said to be the natural increase of the population.

A car owned by a Lower Hutt resident and containing a chauffeur and four ladies, one of whom was driving, while travelling at a fast speed in the vicinity of Silvcrstream on Sunday afternoon, struck aji obstruction on a small bridge, and, crashing through a Gin by Gin railing turned a somersault into the stream below. Two of the ladies were thrqwn clear, but the driver and the chauffeur were pinned beneath the car, and completely submerged in water and mud. They were rescued by a pascr by and medically attended to. The opening session of the High School Debating Society was held last evening, Mr. Pridham, headmaster, presiding. Mr. R. Bayly moved a motion that a system of compulsory military training is beneficial to the Dominion, both morally and otherwise. The motion was seconded by B. Sinclair. Opposing the motion were C. Day, J. Grey, N. Little, Mander, Box, Leech, W. Ewing, Brown, Goss, HamWyn, Monteath, Kirkhy, Kelly, Campbell, C. Bacon, Bruce, Weston. Bnrkhardt, and 'Lcpper. Upwards of 40 boys were present. The motion was carried.

Auckland backs its professions of confidence in its own future in the most conclusive fashion by boldly undertaking large borrowing schemes. At the Inst meeting of the City Council it wa3 decided to seek authority from the ratepayers to borrow for the following purposes: Street improvements—£22s,ooo, to be allocated as follows: £150,000 for paving the main streets, and £75.000 for the improvement of the secondary streets. Waterworks extension— I'l/50,000, to include £04,000 for the Nihotapu Reservoir. £50,820 for new mains, and £20,000 for extending mains. Park—£22.ooo for the purchase of a Ponsonby Park, and the improvement of the property. Baths—£2o,ooo including £SOOO for baths at Ponsonby, £IO,OOO for baths at the foot of Hnhson street, and £SOOO for baths at Newton. Branch Library—£.'loo for a branch library at the corner of Symonds Street and Mount Kden Road. ''A Chinese coolie," said a missionary, "will carry 1071b 40 miles a day over difficult and mountainous roads. His pay will be 3d per day, and on this he will live well enough; eggs, for example, costing only Id dozen in inland China. There is no porter on earth equal to the Chinese coolie. The coolies who carry Szecheum tea into Tibet travel over snowichoked mountain passes 7000 ft above the sea with loads of 4321b of compressed tea on their patient backs. Salt, coal, calico, copper, and tea are carried by coolies, who with a load of 1071b, swings along at the rate of 40 miles a day. The accommodation coolie, with 1001b, does 30 miles. The various freight coolies, loaded respectively' with 2001b, 3001b, and 4001b, do 20, 15, and ten miles. Every one of these coolies smokes opium. 1 hate to go against tradition, I>ut opium smoking does very little harm in China. Certainly the harm it does is infinitesimal in comparison with the harm that strong drink doe* to us." Sir Kvni'st Khaekleton, back from a visit to Buda Pesth, where he has obtained a concession pecuniarily more valuable than a section of the Antartie circle, has a half-formed idea of writing a book chronicling episodes of his journeyings and doings on his lecturing campaign (writes Sir Henry Lucy in the Sydney Morning Herald). Judging from some of the stories he tells, it will be exceedingly attractive. One records an interview with the German Emperor during a visit of the explorer to Berlin. Before .being introduced to the Presence he was solemnly warned that, in the course of conversation, he was to carefully refrain from converting any statement the Emperor might put forward, for. as his tutor observed in a hushed voice, "His Imperial Majesty doesn't like it.' The interview proceeded without a hitch till the Emperor, always anxious for information, made inquiry as to the habits of white bears in the region of the South Pole. "There are no while bears there, vour Majesty," said Shackletoii. with'deep humility. "No white bears," exclaimed his Majesty, regarding the explorer 'with withering "lance, ''why not?" Bv this time Sir Ernest, awakened to his indiscretion, took refuge in silence declining to take on himself the duty of explaining the ways of inscrutable Providence.

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