LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 30, 29 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was one drunk before the court yesterday morning, and he was convicted and discharged.

Some of the goods alleged to have been stolen out of the Auckland goods shed have been seized in Greymouth. There is every prospect of a doctor being permanently station in Whangamomona at the end of the present year. According to Professor Mills, who recently visited Masterton, no living man can either .spell or read' the English language correctly. An official return shows that 2900 miniature rifle clubs have bean established in Great Britain, with a total membership of more Uian 200,000.

Some of the Barnardo boys are doing well in Canada. One of them has forwarded' £2O to the guardians of Dover Workhouse, to enable his sister to be sent to him.

The Mayor of Invercnrgill, a few days ago, drove the first spike for the new system of electric traiinways. The system will involve" an expenditure 'of £75,000. «.«'.!

A private firm in Christchurch has undertaken to sweep the streets between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.. Shopkeepers arc falling in with the idea.

The Marlborough goldlifelds are not not doing so badly. One mine at Deep Creek recently gave a profit of £6O for the week. There is plenty of ore in ' sight. * ■

Perhaps few persons arc aware that advertising was in vogue in England over 250 years ago. It is said that one of the first advertisements was offering a reward for a lost horse, which was duly recovered.

The lathe presented to the Technical College was the gift of the Sash and Door Company, not of Mr. E. Snowta'!. whose name, as manager, was officially but erroneously supplied in this connection to our reporter.

A correspondent of a Wellington paper declares, that the lives and limbs of men, women and children are endangered daily in the city by careless or reckless drivers. He suggests that both motor-ears and motor .bicycles should be prohibited, from running at all on streets where the electric oars run.

Whilst the Works Committee of the Xew Plymouth Borough Council were meeting on Thursday night news was received of the death' of. Mr. T. K. Taylor. A resolution was passed tendering the heartfelt sympathy of the Council with Mrs. Taylor and family in their sad' bereavement. A telegram conveying the resolution was forwarded immediately. A somewhat similar telegram was forwarded to the Christchurch City Council.

.By our advertising columns it will he seen that there will be a Taylor Memorial service in the Theatre Royal at 8.13 p.m. to-morrow. The church choirs are requested to gather at the front. The hymns will be from Sankey's collection: "Rescue tlie Perishing," "Bare to he a Daniel," "Work for the Night is Coming." and "Peace. Perfect Peace." Mr. 0. 11. White will lead the choirs. We feel sure that such a service will appeal to all.

The plague isolation ''quarters' at the Auckland Wspital have been closed.

An old Taranaki residenfstates that such a mild winter as thev.-present has never been experienced for three or four decades.

The New Zealand import duty on apples was reduced by a half-penny per lb. on the 14fch inst., and the effect on importation is already apparent. The Warrimoo brought one thousand cases of the fruit from Hoba-rt to Dunedin last week, the average weekly consignment hitherto being about a third of that quantity. During the early hours of yesterday morning, as Mr. J. Lepine was returning home from his duties at the Taranaki Club, he was savagely assaulted >by some person unknown. Just as he reached the corner near Mr. Corner's residence at Devon street west someone struck him a violent blow on tho face, which dazed him for a few seconds. Whether more than one blow was struck Mr. Lepine does not know, and when he had somewhat recovered from the shock,jJie continued his ,\vay home without further molestation.

The Dutch Fair at Whitcley Hall was again well attended last night, and the evening provided was delightful. The hall seemed to grow prettier and prettier, and the music and singing were sweet and tuneful, the programme being compiled of very fresh and original items. The enunciation of soloists and chorus was particularly good, and the syllabic emphasis in portions of the 1 Zuyder Zee chorus by the Dutchman who rolled from the platform fairly brought down the house. The young people deserve hearty congratulations on the successful organisation. During a cross-examinnlion at the Petpne Police Oourt on Monday, says the Post, a witness aged, fifteen year, was asked if he were able to tell when a mian was intoxicated. He replied that he I could. Dr. McArthnr: "You are sure of I that?" Witness: "Yes." Dr. Mc Arthur: "Well, you would be a. useful associate ['to the Chief Justice, because he can't." | "You ore positive," he continued, "that 'you can tell when a man is under ttie . influence of liquor!" Witness: "Yes." I "Intoxicated?" "Yes." " Drunk?" "Yes." "Well, you're a budding Chief Justice!" At a meeting' of the Works Committee of the Borflugh Council held on Thursday night ife was decided to recommend the acceptance of the resignation of the borough engineer (Mr. Kendall), and that he l>c granted six weeks' leave of absence on fully pay; also that provided plans of the sewer wiwiections and water works were completed up to date he lie permitted to commence his lmve on, August 15. and After the expiration of six week's from that date his services with the Council be terminated; that Mr. C. E. Ski fa-op l>e appointed borough foyepnn and take over a-s from August 15" all duties now performed ,by the borough engineer, his remuneration to be. £4 4s per w«ek. In the meantime the, borough engineer is to afford Mr. Skitrop every facility of obtaining a complete insight' 'into the work of the engineer's department. The eleetriml engineer was extend the light mains in Hinc street from Cutfield road to Belt road.