LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 14, 11 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is definitely announced that Parliament will reassemble on July 27. The Dominion Winter Show closed on Saturday night. The attendance for the four days was 13,809, against 13,000 last* year.

Lambs have already made their appearance on the Boulder Bank run, Marlborough. This is believed to be a record in early lambing. An epidemic of typhoid has broken out among the Maoris living in the Funiho district. One or two cases have been brought into town for treatment at the hospital. At a meeting of the committee of the New Plymouth Boxing Association held in the Town Hall last night, the medals won at the recent tournament were presented to the successful competitors. Mr. L. 13. Webster was appointed the association's representative on the Sports Ground Committee. The association's next tournament will probably be held in October.

An accident occurred near Inglcwood on Saturday to Mr. Thos. Corney. He was engaged in fencing, and was crossing a stream on a fallen tree which served as a bridge, when a strong puff of wind caused him to lose his balance, and he fell into the bed of the stream, some twelve or fourteen feet below. He was brought in to the New Plymouth hospital. It is reported that when the Stratford Fire Brigade arrived at the scene of the fire at Mrs. Greig's boardinghouse in the early hours of Sunday morning some minutes were lost before the firemen could find the fire-plug, which had become covered up. In Nc«v Plymouth a visit of inspection of the fire-plugs is part of the firemen's drill, and if any plug is found to have become hidden by road metal or otherwise the borough authorities are very quickly told abfcut it.

A young man named Robertson had an unlooked-for bath at the breakwater yesterday mornim;. He and a companion named Hooker were walking along the wharf towards the Rarawa at nlKHit six o'clock, and in the darkness they M\ through a hole that had been left in the decking by the workers on the wharf extension. Hooker caught a pile before reaching the water, but Robertson fell into the sea. He escaped unhurt. Dangerous places of this kind should not be left unguarded.

A local resident who was anxious to communicate with Inglewood on Sunday was surprised to learn that, although other towns, such as Waitara and Stratford, could be "spoken," Inglewood was not connected. Upon enquiry being made of the Chief Postmaster yesterday, Mr. Dryden informed us that there were no Sunday hours of attendance at Inglewood, but that if the people thei;e were desirou.s of having such attendance arranged the Department would be prepared to consider an application in that direction.

Board is at a premium in Stratford, and another fire or two must make things very awkward for the single men and women who have gone there from other parts. It may end, of course, in a marriage and building boom, but it is more probable that workers will look up towns where good board is more easily obtainable. The position was fairly acute even before the Trocadcro fire. With that very large institution destroyed, and now another fairly spacious boardinghouse also, it is hard to see how these folk are to be housed, for we. are given to understand that the hotels have their fall quota.

Mr. Justice a'Beckett delivered at Melbourne a considered judgment in the notion brought by Walter H. Smith, of St. Kilda, against John Henry Tait and Xevin Tait, of Melbourne, proprietors of the "Follies" entertainment, at St. Kilda. Plaintiff asked for an injunction to restrain defendants from carrying on their entertainment in such manner as to be a nuisance to plaintiff in the peaceful enjoyment of bis residence, and he also asked for £IOOO as damages. Mr. Justice a'Beckett, in the course of hus judgment, said that the entertainment, was about as inoffensive as could be produced. There was, however, no doubt that snatches of songs, exclamations from the actors, commotion and shouting in the comic business, and the applause of the audience, could be heard in some rooms in plaintiff'* house and on his lawn. It was a case in which, though little harm had been done, much harm might be done if defendants were left at large, tie would give judgment for plaintiff for £5 damages and costs, and order that defendants, their agents and servants bo restrained from carrying ~on any performance or reliearsal in such a manner as to be a nuisance to plaintiff or tho inmates of his house.

1 A good story is being told of a business man In a township which is close ,to a Maori settlement. He had a number of account* outstanding against Maoris, and the amount was beginning to bother him. One day he reminded a big, burly native of his indebtedness, and requested a settlement. The Maori was very angry, and his language was choice. He threatened to pommel the poor little pakeha until bis face was so pulped that his own mother wouldn't know him. But the business man wasn't looking for trouble of that kind. Evidently thinking the pakeha was afraid, the Maori redoubled his energies, and his invective came forth in torrents. Then a cu<s word reflected on the European's parentage. This was more than he could stand. "All right, then." he said, as he squared wp to the big chap, "it's you or me for it." And they set to. The Maori was too fat, and he didn't know as many tricks as the smaller man. po he got a really good trouncing, and left. Before an hour had passed he was back again with a cheque for the full amount of his debt. But the" most remarkable effect of the encounter was to follow. In the next couple of weeks nearly every Maori in the locality called i» at the shop and -quared up! Wonder how this scheme would work with long-winded pakehas?

WONDERFUL VALUES IN MEN'S BOOTS. When the Melbourne Clothing Company inaugurated the system of only one price for (ill their men's high-grade boots increased sales were of course anticipated, but the measure of success attained has been so enormous that the firm's buying calculations have for some timo been completely upset. For months past no sooner' did ia shipment arrive than the lot were sold in a few days, and in consequence many customers were disappointed. To obviate a recurrence of this trouble the firm has placed exceptionally large orders for their now famous line of ]<i/<) boots for men. and shipments will arrive regularly every four weeks direct from the manufacturers in Northampton. England. At Ifi/fi the Melbourne offers "a genuine welled boot in box calf, willow calf or glace kid, splendidly made and highly finished, in seven different styles. In every ease -oles are solid, and may be had in thicknesses varying from % to % inches. Every pair stamped "welted" and warranted all leather. Come and see this wonderful line, the like of which you cannot buy elsewhere under 25/-.-Advt.

Three hundred sheep and seven horses were shipped by the Rarawa last night. The retail price of butter in Wellington was increased yesterday to Is 3d. per lb. Stratford is becoming notorious for liw, but no public enquiry has been held into any of the several serious conflagrations which have occurred there since Christmas.

'"You represent the County Council, and you're a member of this council. Where do we come in?" asked Cr. Mannix of the deputy-Mayor, Mr. G. \V. Browne, at the Borough Council meeting last night. The Council roared. Though the definite figures are not yet available, it is computed that when the barmaids' register is completed it will contain the names of one thousand women. Between ninety and one hundred applications for registration have yet to be finally dealt with, but it is believed that tho register will be ready for issue before the end of the month. Tho Victorian Game and Fisheries Department has come into possession of a swivel, or punt, gun of an old-time pattern. It is well over 10 feet in length, so that the barrel easily exceeds the maximum length of 3ft Gin allowed under the Game Acts. From its appearance the officials consider that it may have been in use for the destruction of water fowl on the Gippsland lakes for the past thirty years. Many such guns are known to oe use in various parts of the State. Fired from a boat by the pulling of a lanyard, the gun is capable of killing from fifty to one hundred ducks. From information received, the Department learned recently that the gun was being employed illegally for the destruction of game on Lake Victoria, and eventually the weapon was discovered by a constable, hidden carefully in tue scrub on the shores of the lake. The discovery was only made after a search of four days, in which the officer was assisted by local residents. The ownership of such a gun involves a considerable penalty. Some months ago the American schooner W. H. Talbot arrived in Brisbane (says the Observer) from Puget •ound, with a. big cargo of timber. Many residents made friends with Captain Knudson and his two pretty daughters, Sylvia and Agathe, who accompanied him on the voyage. Upon the discharge of her timber, Captain Knudson set sail for Newcastle to load coal for San Francisco, and after leaving the New South Wales port, but for the heroic action of Miss Sylvia Knudson it is questionable whether the vessel would have reached her destination. The W. H. Talbot, according to American files to hand, occupied 85 days on the voyage. She reached >San Francisco weather beaten, with sails torn and her jibboom carried away. It seems that early in February, soon after leaving Newcastle, her troubles began, and but for the prompt action of Captain Knudson's daughter at a critical moment, there is reason to think that the schooner might possibly have suffered worse. Members of the crew state Miat Miss Sylvia Knudson had taken practical command, and, with her sister to relieve her at the wheel in the alternate watches, had navigated successfully for fourteen days, miich of the time in the ( dirtiest of weather. According to the storieg told, when the storm hit the schooner Captain Knudson was confined' to his berth with illness. The sailors had all that they could do to save the sails, keep the rigging straightened, and attend to damaged spars. The mainmast itself was sprung. Miss Knudson 1 saw their plight and breasting the heaTy gale, took charge of the work of ' navigating. She brought the ship safely I through, and made good headway. A duel was fought last month in Berlin between Baron Oswald von Richtofcn. formerly an officer in the Uhlans of the Guard,- and Baron Wilhelm von Gaffron, also an officer of reserves. Baron von ! ■ Gaffron was mortally wounded in the encounter. . The dispute had its origin in money lent Baron von Richtofen twenty live years ago. When little more than a youth he, needing money, borrowed a sum of £l2oo from Baron von Gaffron. who stipulated that '£2ooo should be returned tc him within a year. In due time Baron von Bichtofen's elder brothers, one a judge and the other an official in the Foreign Office, who acted as his guardians, came to hear particulars of the transaction. They refused to pay this exorbitant rate of interest, and the \ debt was settled by the repayment oi ] the principal, with interest at the rate of ■ t> per cent, per annum. But the incident j becoming known, Baron von Gaffron was given the cold shoulder by society on the ground that he was a usurer. The latter, smarting under the social ostracism of which he was the subject, struck Baron von Bichtofen one day in a restaurant in Berlin. As an officer of Unserves, the latter laid the matter before a court of honor, who ruled that a duel must ensue. The conditions were three shots at fifteen paces. The meeting took place. There were only seven witnesses--the umpire, the two seconds on either side, and a couple of surgeons. Baron Gaffron fe]] shot in the chest, at the first discharge, and he died within an hour of reaching the hospital to which he was removed. Baron von Richtofen, on learning of tho death of his opponent, reported himself to the military authorities, lie will be tried by court-martial and almost as certainly be sentenced to detention in a fortress, probably for a short time only, owing to the fact that the duel was fought on the ruling of a military court of honor. There is no sign of any revulsion of popular feeling against ' duelling, notwithstanding the tragic conclusion of the meei'msr. The duel and the result are treated as a matter of course. PUFFS AND PANCAKES.

Hakcwell Pull's.—Required: One egg, its weight, in Hour, butter, caster sugar, and a teaspoonful of baking powder, short pastry, a little jam. Melt the butter, add the beaten egg, sugar and flour, beat all together, with the baking powder last. Line small baking tins with the pastry, put a teaspoonful of jam into eaeh and a dessertspoonful of the batter on the top. Bake in a good sharp oven for ten minutes, and serve when almost cold. For a change, substitute chocolate cream for the jam, and ice each tartlet with chocolate icing. Pancakes.—A quarter of a pound of flour, one egg, half a pint of milk, and a level twwpoonful of salt. Mix the Hour and salt in a basin; make a holo in the centre, and break the egg into it, or only the yolk, keeping back the white; add about two tablespoonfuls of the milk, and stir in some of the Hour very smoothly, adding more of the milk and flour till half the milk is used. Then beat the mixture thoroughly. Next.- stir in the rest of the milk and boat again. ,Now set it aside for two hours, as this much improves the result with aJI batters. Take the. white, heat it well now, and add it lightly to the mixture. Melt some good dripping, or butter, in the frying-pan till a blue smoke arises, pour in some of the batter, brown it on both sides, and serve with 'nutter and sugaT, with lemon or treacle. ' If you feel like enjoying a. cup of good, honest tea, try ' the "New Crescent" Blend at 2s per ]l>. Tt is a l«a that has won its way info the homes of the people. The flavor wins your favor; iU quality never varies, for it in blended by a connoiseuer. Your grocer is certain to have the "New Crescent" Mend tea,—Advt.

Mr. Rea-kes, Chief Government Veterinarian, will lecture on the "Prevention of Disease" in the Town Hal! to-night. The North 'Paranaki Hunt Club last night applied for and was granted permission to charge for admission ■to the racecourse reserve on September 7ill, the date of the chili's annua) race meeting. The Taraiiaki Jockey Club has already granted the use of its freehold property and buildings for that day. Mr. T. J. Kciikes, abattoir manager, wrote to the Borough Council last night that from a sanitary point of view a bath was a very necessary article to have in a slaughtering pls«:e, ''provided that it was used." [f one was placed at the abattoir, he had no doubt but that it would he "used during the warm weather." The Council referred the matter to the Abattoir Committee.

"Was this a matter of urgency!" asked the dc|mtv-Mayor last night" ot the borough engineer 'when he submitted his report Unit on a re-enl Sunday he had inspected a rubbis-h depot in company with Dr. Chesnev. of the Health Department. Mr. Kendall replied that it was urgent, inasmuch as the doctor wished to get away by the mail train on Monday morning. Cr. Ambury entered a strong protest against the engineer being employed in this way. Here was a man, whose time was paid for fiy the Government. "ITc eomes here once in a blue moon, arrives in New Plymouth on Saturday night, and he wants to get away again on Monday morning, so he carts the borough engineer and 1\ borough councillor round on Sunday to inspect a rubbish \>\t. I think" the Council's staff bus no business to he carted about in this way. It's an in/suit to the Council," Cr. Morey concurred, saving that the Council would have upheld the engineer in refusing to meet the Government official in this way. "Rear, hear," came from various councillors.

An exciting incident occurred in the milking yard of Mr H. Meikcns, Kelvin Grove (says the Brisbanft Courier). Miss K. Foster-Lynam, accompanied byMr Meikcn's son, aged nine years, were watching milking operations, when the boy climbed over the fence and began to tease a bull that was in the yard. Miss Foster- Uy nam, realising his' dangerous situation, at once jumped the fence and faced the infuriated animal with a stick. The bull charged full at her, and, though she tried to jump clear, she was thrown on her back. Before the animal could recharge again she had regained her feet and helped the boy. w) ln was half-dazed from fright, over'the fence. She then tore off her skirt, and making a dash for the bull, succeeded in landing it on his horns, and so blocked its vision, enabling her to get out of the animal's reach by jumping the fence. Beyond a severe shaking, shock, and torn elothing, both the young lady and the boy were unhurt. The only other occupant of the yard was Mrs Meikcns, who arrived in time to prevent the animal doing further mi.Hchief.