LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 4, 29 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There seems to be a general consensus of opinion that the present cold snap is the worst experienced for a long time cast.

A Canon has been asking if there is any substitute for war which will call forth love of adventure, valour, heroism, and self-sacrifice; and somebody*has suggested matrimony.

A''professor says that we caii all remain young for ever by eating radium. Good! But it brings little help to most of us who desire perpetual youth. Before we can save enough money to have the first bite we would die of old ace.

The custodian of the Drill Hall writes:—There is no ammunition stored in the Drill Hall at present except a small quantity of blank extending from the Snider and Martini-Henry days onward. What your informant saw was probably empty boxes being sent back to store.

A Bombay solicitor recently received the following amusing letter from one of his native clerks:—"Honorable Sir, kindly excuse this poor servant from attending on your Honor's office this day, as I am suffering from the well-known disease commonly called ache of the interior economy, and I shall ever pray Your ever painful, Ram Chimdor. P.S.— 0 death, where is thy siing?" "A lot of little pill-boxes stuck one on the other," was how Mr. Halcombe described the Urenui teacher's residence last night. A request had been made by Mr. G. Pope, the headmaster, for additions to the residence. It was stated in the discussion that the roof was so low in part of the building that one could scarcely stand upright there. The Foreman is to report on the best means of effecting improvements. Referring.to holders of baronetcies in Zealand, the Palmerston Times quotes the familiar case of Sir Geo. Clifford, Bart., whose father was made a "BaTonet of Flaxbourne" (his Marlborough estate) as far back as July Ifi, ISB7, after having taken a prominent: part in securing Constitutional Government for hi» colony, anil bwn miulo Speaker of our first Parliament. Then there are. two baronets in Wellington-Sir Oswald Gibbos, a Civil Servant, and Sir Kenneth Douglas, a solicitor. At Palmerston there was Sir Charles Burdett, dentist; further north, Sir .Robert Lockhart, land agent. A NEW ZEALAND MDORBBMENT. In the home where there are yeung children Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is indispensable, as you will see by the following letter written by Mr. lobertt Bowman, Herekino, New' Zealand:—"T have found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to be fi certain cure for croup, and the only medicine I could get to cure my children of whooping «wph. It cured thpni of this disease after t had used all sorts and descriptions of other remedio«." Sold by all chemists and atore-

The fruit industry is gradually making headway. It is staled on good author ity that the Stoke (Nelson) Fruit Can ning Company made a profit of 30 per cent, in the first year's operations. Coal, it is believed iu payable quantities, has been found iu the Alfredton district. A lluwko's Bay syndicate is endeavoring to float a company for the purpose of ascertaining the extent of the find.

The month of May has played an important part in the life of Queen Mary. Hor birthday is on May 2(i; she was christened Mary, and always called May; in May she became betrothed to the Duke of Cornwall and York (now the King), and in May of hist year she suddenly found herself in the highest position in the land.

News about wireless telegraphy is reported in tho "Marconigraph," a new monthly devoted to wireless telegraphy. It is stated that the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers Rua-hine, Ruapehu, Rotorua, Turakina and Remuera are, to lie fitted with wireless telegraphic equipment. Wireless has also been used with good results in the Arctic icefields, 'j.ne Indian Government, it is announced, lias placed orders for two new Marconi ravalry sets to be used by sappers and miners for field telegraph work. A remarkable escape from what might easily have been a serious accident occurred in the Wairarapa. A lady wns driving a somewhat restive horse when a light scarf which she was wearing was carried away by the brisk breeze and became, entangled in the blinkers. The aniniab nt once took flight, and after some plunging, turned sli irply round and threw the lady and a young child that was with her heavily to the ground. The, horse, trap and occupants narrowly es ; caped falling over into a gravel pit. A storekeeper named Allan Yin, of Ohakune East, was lost in the bush when out pigeon-shooting. He went out with a companion on Thursday, and they succeeded in shooting a number of pigeons, after which they parted. The other man returned home safely, but Yin got lost in the dense bush and as night came on the whistles at Gamman's mill were sounded. Search parties were sent out and late the following day Yip was discovered in a very exhausted condition. Ho had thrown away his pigeons and gun and had quite.lost his bearings. Speaking of the viciousness of stags at certain seasons, Mr H. Walker, of the council of the Nelson Acclimatisation Society, said that a big stag with fine antlers had recently been killed at Rocklands (Buller), but not until it had practically disembowelled three cows. It I was caught in the act of slaying the third cow. run down, and killed."Another stag brought up by hand by Mr Waterhonse at Wakapauka, became so unruly as to be dangerous to passers-by and others, and had to bo disposed of. Members of the council also gave in-'' stances where stags had attacked horses at surveyors' camps. A fashionably-dressed woman, who appeared m connection with ,a separation case in the Auckland Magistrate's Court last Saturday," professed to be very indignant when Mr. C. C. kettle. S.M., in j seeking for a cause of domestic, infelicity, j said:—"There was a time when wives' would go into the country with their I husbands, and brave the hardships of the hack-blocks, but now, I am sorry to say, j many of them prefer to live in the towns i and enjoy themselves in gaiety and pleasure. Thank God, however,' there are still some women who are not afraid to endure hardships, and that is why this '• country is progressing." !

The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister ot Agriculture, in a short address at the Dairy Conference in Palmerston, referring to the fear of increased competition from butter last year from Australian competition, pointed out that it was not serious, as the importation of butter into Great Britain for 1908 totalled fi - 082,000, and for 1911 £24,493,000, an "increase of about 3% per cent., whereas the increased importation of mutton and lamb in one year was about 30 per cent being £7,800.000 for 1909 and £9800,000 for 1910, the increase largely being in Australian mutton and lamb. The Australian exportation to England in 1904 was a little over a quarter"of a million, namely, 300,000 carcases, and in 1910 this had reached 4,250,000 carcasses, or an increase of something like 1400 or 1000 per cent,, which into consumption at remunerative prices. Mr A. 11. Cockayne, the State Biologist, reports that the potato moth has been quits prevalent in tomatoes iu the Christchurch district. This is the first time that this insect has been recorded' as injurious to this crop in New Zealand. The fruit appears to be the portion of th« plant mainly attacked, but it is probable that the caterpillars will also be found feeding on the interior tissues Of the leaves, just as thev do in other colanaceous plants, notably the nightshade, poroporo. and botaceo. Unlike"the true tomato moth, the potato moth appears to prefer attacking the tomato when quite hard and green. Timely spraying with arsenate of lend (it is advised) as for the control of the codlin moth, should stop the potato moth from ever becoming a serious enemv of the tomato. Lea, of Tasmania, has'recorded this insect as attacking the tomato, but he says its effects are in general restrictot to the foliage. With the death of Mrs Nalibs, which took place recently at Pirongia. a link was broken with the verv early tinvs of New Zealand's history. ' She was the first white girl born in the Auckland province, though fourth in the list of births, as she has been preceded by three bovs. Seventy years ago. on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), her parents, Mr and Mrs ■ Charles Hill, settled in Auckland. On .August 28, their daughter Louisa (Mrs Nalibs) was born in a raupo whare. Lady ITohson was at that time in Auckland and personally interested herself in the welfare of the child. She was baptised in a raupo church, the forerunner ot St. Pauls, by the Rev. Mr Churton. and twenty-two years later, married to John Daley, of the Waikato Militia, at old St. Mary's, Mr Churton again 'officiating. Mrs Daley, with her husband, went to Pirongia to live, and eighteen months later their first child was born, he being the first lwy born within the boundaries of the Pirongia township or settlement. After the death of her husband, who was lost at sea, Mrs Daley married Sergeant Nabbs. of the Sixtieth King's Rova) Rifles. alMi of the Waikato militia, and after living at Pirongia for some little lime they bought laud at Mangapiko, being the first residents in that district. Mrs Nabbs was again widowed, and at the time of her death was living with tier daughter, Mrs Lowe, at Pirongia. AUSTRALIAN MEAT-EATER. Australians art sueh heavy meat-eat-ers that we are fast becoming a nation of dyspeptics, and it is telling on the general health of the country. Constipation is the fore-runner of this complaint, and if you hare any signs of it you should not hesitate t'o get a box of Chamberlain's Tablets at once. They are a positive cure for this comnlaint. Sold by all chemisti and storekeepers. GREAT OAKS FROM L'TTLE ACORNS fIROW That dread disease, consumption, has its commencement in a cold on the chest. Don't leave it until too late. Yon can promptly cure your cold with Dr. Sheldon'* New Di«covery. Price, Is 1 6d and 3i. ObkinaM* weiywhew.

J. Lyndon Tuinbull (also known as Lionel John Milsou) was arrested in Auckland yesterday and brought to New Plymouth by Detective Powell last night. Ho will lie asked at the Police Court this morning to answer live charges of issuing valueless cheques in New.Plymouth. Just before ihe dose of the Wellington Education Hoard's inoctinir on Tuesday Mr. \\. C. Buchanan, M.P.. sounded a note of alarm mi the subject of Mormonism. The Mormons, he *aid, had been very active in the I'irinoa district of late, and several of the. children attending the district State, school had been led away, and were now being taught by the .Mormons. He was afraid that the kind of instruction now being given was not -•rtisfaelory, and he rert that thi! board .-hould instruct one of its inspectors to p : , v a visit to Pirinoa school district, mid see for himself what was being done. 11 was pointed out that care would have to lie taken 'to see that there was no intrusion upon the. authority of the Kdncation Department. On tnat nndcr.sianding Mr. Buchanans suggestion was adopted.